1987 VFL Season: Essendon
These are the details of the premiership results for Essendon for the 1987 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used Windy Hill as their home ground, playing eight matches there (eight as hosts). The team finished the regular season in ninth place.
Team Details
Competition:
1987 VFL Season
Team:
Essendon
Club:
Essendon
Home Ground:
Windy Hill
Team Results
Ladder Position:
9th (W-D-L: 9-1-12, P%: 89.5)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antrobus, Tony | #2 | 1 | 0 | R02 |
| Bailey, Dean | #31 | 15 | 7 | R01-13, R15-16 |
| Baker, Leon | #4 | 11 | 6 | R01-06, R08, R19-22 |
| Barnes, John | #20 | 6 | 9 | R06-09, R18-19 |
| Clark, Steven | #12 | 11 | 11 | R01-07, R09-10, R12, R14 |
| Clarke, Neil | #8 | 11 | 10 | R01-05, R07, R16-18, R20-21 |
| Considine, Ed | #37 | 9 | 4 | R03, R13-16, R19-22 |
| Cunningham, Daryl | #38 | 7 | 5 | R10-15, R17 |
| Daniher, Anthony | #6 | 4 | 3 | R01-02, R20, R22 |
| Daniher, Chris | #7 | 2 | 0 | R17-18 |
| Daniher, Terry | #5 | 22 | 30 | R01-22 |
| Duckworth, Bill | #22 | 14 | 15 | R05-10, R13-17, R19-21 |
| Elshaug, Tony | #14 | 7 | 7 | R01, R03, R06-08, R16-17 |
| Ezard, Alan | #15 | 17 | 34 | R01-05, R08-19 |
| Flood, David | #28 | 4 | 4 | R02-05 |
| Foulds, Garry | #10 | 20 | 8 | R01-14, R16, R18-22 |
| Francis, Peter | #17 | 15 | 2 | R01-03, R05-09, R11-17 |
| Hamilton, Paul | #16 | 19 | 1 | R01, R04-14, R16-22 |
| Harvey, Mark | #1 | 1 | 0 | R09 |
| Hawker, Glenn | #33 | 21 | 19 | R01-04, R06-22 |
| Heard, Shane | #9 | 17 | 1 | R01-07, R11-19, R21 |
| Johnston, David | #46 | 11 | 0 | R08, R10-12, R15-20, R22 |
| Keane, Gavin | #35 | 16 | 9 | R03-05, R07-12, R14-19, R22 |
| Madden, Simon | #27 | 14 | 9 | R09-22 |
| Merrett, Roger | #25 | 18 | 11 | R01-11, R13-18, R21 |
| Moore, Brendon | #56 | 1 | 0 | R22 |
| O'Donnell, Gary | #44 | 1 | 0 | R22 |
| Parker, Geoff | #11 | 1 | 0 | R15 |
| Salmon, Paul | #3 | 22 | 43 | R01-22 |
| Spencer, Trevor | #23 | 8 | 2 | R01, R12-15, R17, R20-21 |
| Sullivan, David | #19 | 5 | 8 | R13, R18-21 |
| Thompson, Mark | #26 | 18 | 16 | R02, R04-17, R20-22 |
| Vander Haar, Paul | #18 | 8 | 6 | R01-04, R06-07, R19, R22 |
| Wallis, Dean | #21 | 11 | 2 | R08-13, R18-22 |
| Walsh, Kevin | #30 | 17 | 5 | R01-12, R14-18 |
| Walsh, Nick | #29 | 8 | 1 | R04, R10-11, R18-22 |
| Watson, Tim | #32 | 7 | 5 | R05-06, R18-22 |
| Williams, Darren | #13 | 20 | 12 | R01-15, R18-22 |
| Winton, Brian | #24 | 20 | 1 | R01-17, R20-22 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheedy, Kevin | 22 | 9 | -1- | 12 | R01-22 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28/03/1987 | Round 1 | Footscray | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 59 | Kevin Sheedy | Terry Daniher |
| 04/04/1987 | Round 2 | West Coast | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 5 | Kevin Sheedy | Terry Daniher |
| 11/04/1987 | Round 3 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 46 | Kevin Sheedy | Terry Daniher |
| 20/04/1987 | Round 4 | Sydney | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 47 | Kevin Sheedy | Terry Daniher |
| 25/04/1987 | Round 5 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 54 | Kevin Sheedy | Terry Daniher |
| 02/05/1987 | Round 6 | Geelong | HOME | DRAW | drawn | Kevin Sheedy | Terry Daniher |
| 09/05/1987 | Round 7 | Fitzroy | AWAY | LOSS | FITZ by 25 | Kevin Sheedy | Terry Daniher |
| 16/05/1987 | Round 8 | Collingwood | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 26 | Kevin Sheedy | Terry Daniher |
| 23/05/1987 | Round 9 | Hawthorn | AWAY | LOSS | HWTH by 114 | Kevin Sheedy | Terry Daniher |
| 30/05/1987 | Round 10 | Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | MELB by 22 | Kevin Sheedy | Terry Daniher |
| 06/06/1987 | Round 11 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 15 | Kevin Sheedy | Terry Daniher |
| 12/06/1987 | Round 12 | North Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | NMLB by 36 | Kevin Sheedy | Terry Daniher |
| 20/06/1987 | Round 13 | Brisbane Bears | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 37 | Kevin Sheedy | Terry Daniher |
| 27/06/1987 | Round 14 | Footscray | HOME | LOSS | FOOT by 12 | Kevin Sheedy | Terry Daniher |
| 03/07/1987 | Round 15 | West Coast | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 28 | Kevin Sheedy | Terry Daniher |
| 11/07/1987 | Round 16 | Richmond | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 54 | Kevin Sheedy | Terry Daniher |
| 26/07/1987 | Round 17 | Sydney | AWAY | LOSS | SYDN by 163 | Kevin Sheedy | Terry Daniher |
| 01/08/1987 | Round 18 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CARL by 1 | Kevin Sheedy | Terry Daniher |
| 08/08/1987 | Round 19 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 27 | Kevin Sheedy | Terry Daniher |
| 15/08/1987 | Round 20 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 41 | Kevin Sheedy | Terry Daniher |
| 22/08/1987 | Round 21 | Hawthorn | HOME | LOSS | HWTH by 50 | Kevin Sheedy | Terry Daniher |
| 30/08/1987 | Round 22 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 5 | Kevin Sheedy | Terry Daniher |