1987 VFL Season: Brisbane Bears
These are the details of the premiership results for the Brisbane Bears for the 1987 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used Carrara Stadium as their home ground, playing eleven matches there (eleven as hosts). The team finished the regular season in thirteenth place.
Team Details
Competition:
1987 VFL Season
Team:
Brisbane Bears
Club:
Brisbane Bears
Home Ground:
Carrara Stadium
Team Results
Ladder Position:
13th (W-D-L: 6-0-16, P%: 79.3)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Banfield, Peter | #12 | 20 | 9 | R01-10, R12-18, R20-22 |
| Beckett, Tony | #41 | 6 | 2 | R05-07, R09, R13-14 |
| Buckley, Mark | #21 | 4 | 2 | R04-05, R10-11 |
| Campbell, Matt | #25 | 22 | 5 | R01-22 |
| Carlson, Darren | #44 | 11 | 4 | R11-18, R20-22 |
| Cox, Darryl | #6 | 1 | 1 | R02 |
| Dickson, Dale | #6 | 7 | 0 | R01, R13-16, R19, R22 |
| Dunell, Frank | #7 | 4 | 0 | R03-06 |
| Duursma, Jamie | #24 | 1 | 0 | R21 |
| Edmond, Jim | #20 | 12 | 34 | R01-03, R05-08, R10-12, R21-22 |
| Evans, Craig | #4 | 2 | 2 | R12-13 |
| Fidge, John | #10 | 16 | 21 | R01-08, R10-11, R17-22 |
| Gaghan, Neil | #30 | 3 | 0 | R08, R10, R19 |
| Garton, Adam | #22 | 2 | 1 | R10-11 |
| Gibson, Michael | #38 | 9 | 1 | R12-18, R21-22 |
| Giffard, Allan | #33 | 1 | 0 | R09 |
| Glascott, Stuart | #26 | 4 | 0 | R19-22 |
| Hardie, Brad | #5 | 21 | 33 | R01-15, R17-22 |
| Harris, Ben | #49 | 10 | 6 | R05-09, R18-22 |
| Harris, Bernie | #13 | 20 | 23 | R01-03, R06-22 |
| Hein, Neil | #15 | 8 | 5 | R01-04, R11-12, R17, R20 |
| Judge, Ken | #35 | 8 | 13 | R15-22 |
| MacPherson, Rod | #16 | 7 | 3 | R08-09, R15-18, R20 |
| McCarthy, Michael | #9 | 19 | 9 | R01-10, R12-20 |
| Mickan, Mark | #1 | 22 | 12 | R01-22 |
| Norman, Rick | #34 | 1 | 0 | R04 |
| O'Brien, Cameron | #28 | 13 | 11 | R01-03, R06, R13-17, R19-22 |
| O'Keeffe, David | #31 | 16 | 13 | R01-04, R06-07, R09-12, R14-16, R18-19, R22 |
| Phillips, Brenton | #11 | 17 | 17 | R01-11, R13-14, R16-18, R22 |
| Raines, Geoff | #4 | 19 | 8 | R01, R04-17, R19-22 |
| Reynoldson, Steve | #3 | 18 | 4 | R01-18 |
| Richardson, Mike | #8 | 22 | 19 | R01-22 |
| Roberts, Mark | #27 | 14 | 0 | R01-05, R07-09, R11-13, R19-21 |
| Shaw, Gary | #29 | 6 | 5 | R02, R08-12 |
| Smith, Peter | #32 | 4 | 1 | R05-07, R14 |
| Stacey, Chris | #19 | 3 | 5 | R11-12, R19 |
| Walsh, Phil | #18 | 22 | 6 | R01-22 |
| Waterson, Chris | #17 | 18 | 1 | R01-05, R07-10, R13-16, R18-22 |
| Williams, Mark | #2 | 19 | 27 | R01-19 |
| Williams, Stephen | #36 | 4 | 1 | R03-04, R20-21 |
| Withers, Mark | #37 | 4 | 4 | R15-18 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knights, Peter | 22 | 6 | -0- | 16 | R01-22 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27/03/1987 | Round 1 | North Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | BRIB by 33 | Peter Knights | Mark Mickan |
| 04/04/1987 | Round 2 | Geelong | AWAY | WIN | BRIB by 19 | Peter Knights | Mark Mickan |
| 11/04/1987 | Round 3 | St Kilda | AWAY | LOSS | STKL by 50 | Peter Knights | Mark Mickan |
| 19/04/1987 | Round 4 | Fitzroy | HOME | LOSS | FITZ by 15 | Peter Knights | Mark Mickan |
| 26/04/1987 | Round 5 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | BRIB by 5 | Peter Knights | Mark Mickan |
| 02/05/1987 | Round 6 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 47 | Peter Knights | Mark Mickan |
| 08/05/1987 | Round 7 | West Coast | AWAY | LOSS | WCST by 19 | Peter Knights | Mark Mickan |
| 17/05/1987 | Round 8 | Richmond | HOME | WIN | BRIB by 35 | Peter Knights | Mark Mickan |
| 23/05/1987 | Round 9 | Footscray | AWAY | LOSS | FOOT by 32 | Peter Knights | Mark Mickan |
| 30/05/1987 | Round 10 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 103 | Peter Knights | Mark Mickan |
| 07/06/1987 | Round 11 | Sydney | HOME | LOSS | SYDN by 73 | Peter Knights | Mark Mickan |
| 14/06/1987 | Round 12 | Hawthorn | HOME | LOSS | HWTH by 95 | Peter Knights | Mark Mickan |
| 20/06/1987 | Round 13 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 37 | Peter Knights | Mark Mickan |
| 28/06/1987 | Round 14 | North Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | NMLB by 38 | Peter Knights | Mark Mickan |
| 05/07/1987 | Round 15 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | BRIB by 41 | Peter Knights | Mark Mickan |
| 12/07/1987 | Round 16 | St Kilda | HOME | LOSS | STKL by 28 | Peter Knights | Mark Mickan |
| 25/07/1987 | Round 17 | Fitzroy | AWAY | LOSS | FITZ by 25 | Peter Knights | Mark Mickan |
| 01/08/1987 | Round 18 | Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | MELB by 54 | Peter Knights | Mark Mickan |
| 09/08/1987 | Round 19 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 23 | Peter Knights | Mark Mickan |
| 16/08/1987 | Round 20 | West Coast | HOME | LOSS | WCST by 21 | Peter Knights | Mark Mickan |
| 23/08/1987 | Round 21 | Footscray | HOME | LOSS | FOOT by 82 | Peter Knights | Mark Mickan |
| 28/08/1987 | Round 22 | Richmond | AWAY | WIN | BRIB by 56 | Peter Knights | Mark Mickan |