1987 VFL Season: Melbourne
These are the details of the premiership results of Melbourne for the 1987 VFL season. The team finished the regular season in fifth place, securing a place in the finals series. After defeating North Melbourne in the elimination final and defeating Sydney in a semi final, Melbourne were defeated by Hawthorn in the preliminary final, resulting in finishing in third place overall (adjusted for finals).
Season Team Details
Competition:
1987 VFL Season
Team:
Melbourne
Home Ground:
MCG
Team Results
Ladder Position:
5th (W-D-L: 12-0-10, P%: 108.0)
Finals Performance:
Defeated by Hawthorn (Preliminary Final)
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bailey, Bret | #24 | 25 | 20 | R01-22, EF, SF, PF |
| Battiston, Adrian | #16 | 14 | 4 | R01-14 |
| Campbell, Tony | #40 | 6 | 7 | R01-02, R17, EF, SF, PF |
| Chiron, Dean | #29 | 8 | 1 | R16, R18-22, EF, PF |
| Connolly, Chris | #22 | 5 | 1 | R01-05 |
| Cordner, David | #28 | 1 | 0 | R05 |
| Dean, Warren | #23 | 19 | 17 | R01-10, R13-14, R16, R18-19, R22, EF, SF, PF |
| Eishold, Simon | #25 | 9 | 2 | R10, R15-16, R18-20, EF, SF, PF |
| Flower, Robert | #2 | 20 | 47 | R01-02, R07-09, R11-22, EF, SF, PF |
| Giles, Peter | #4 | 13 | 7 | R01-03, R06-14, R17 |
| Grinter, Rod | #14 | 18 | 2 | R02, R04-10, R13-21, PF |
| Healy, Greg | #33 | 23 | 29 | R01-04, R06-12, R14-22, EF, SF, PF |
| Hughes, Danny | #10 | 22 | 2 | R01-08, R12-22, EF, SF, PF |
| Icke, Stephen | #11 | 2 | 2 | R15, R17 |
| Jackson, Ricky | #45 | 14 | 25 | R04-05, R09-11, R16, R18-22, EF, SF, PF |
| Johnson, Alan | #9 | 9 | 6 | R01-03, R06-11 |
| Kiel, Peter | #29 | 1 | 0 | R05 |
| Kol, Nigel | #38 | 2 | 2 | R15, R17 |
| Koop, Doug | #39 | 17 | 5 | R03-06, R08-13, R15, R17, R20-22, EF, SF |
| Lovett, Brett | #17 | 16 | 1 | R01-03, R13-22, EF, SF, PF |
| Lovett, Glenn | #51 | 2 | 1 | R12, R18 |
| Lyon, Garry | #3 | 18 | 28 | R03-10, R12-17, R19-22 |
| Moore, Peter | #30 | 7 | 14 | R01, R03-05, R11-12, R17 |
| Newport, Stephen | #34 | 9 | 2 | R01-02, R11-12, R21-22, EF, SF, PF |
| O'Dwyer, Steven | #32 | 17 | 3 | R04, R06-08, R11-21, SF, PF |
| Payne, Paul | #19 | 5 | 1 | R04, R06-09 |
| Richards, Russell | #20 | 11 | 7 | R04-05, R09-15, R17, EF |
| Rugolo, Joseph | #26 | 2 | 0 | R03, R10 |
| Spalding, Earl | #35 | 24 | 6 | R01-16, R18-22, EF, SF, PF |
| Sparks, Bradley | #42 | 3 | 3 | R06-08 |
| Stretch, Steven | #18 | 24 | 9 | R01-02, R04-22, EF, SF, PF |
| Stynes, Jim | #37 | 13 | 15 | R03, R09-11, R16, R18-22, EF, SF, PF |
| Turner, Steve | #41 | 15 | 3 | R01-14, R22 |
| Viney, Todd | #12 | 16 | 9 | R01-05, R15-22, EF, SF, PF |
| White, Robin | #5 | 6 | 0 | R10-15 |
| Wight, Sean | #27 | 21 | 14 | R05-22, EF, SF, PF |
| Williams, David | #15 | 19 | 39 | R01-04, R06-07, R09, R13-22, EF, SF |
| Wilson, Brian | #7 | 21 | 23 | R01-03, R05-08, R11-22, SF, PF |
| Yeats, Graeme | #8 | 23 | 8 | R01-14, R16, R18-22, EF, SF, PF |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northey, John | 25 | 14 | -0- | 11 | R01-22, EF, SF, PF |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28/03/1987 | Round 1 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | MELB by 39 | John Northey | Robert Flower |
| 03/04/1987 | Round 2 | North Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | NMLB by 33 | John Northey | Robert Flower |
| 11/04/1987 | Round 3 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 34 | John Northey | Greg Healy |
| 18/04/1987 | Round 4 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | MELB by 47 | John Northey | Greg Healy |
| 26/04/1987 | Round 5 | Brisbane Bears | AWAY | LOSS | BRIB by 5 | John Northey | unknown |
| 02/05/1987 | Round 6 | Richmond | HOME | WIN | MELB by 41 | John Northey | Greg Healy |
| 09/05/1987 | Round 7 | Collingwood | HOME | WIN | MELB by 46 | John Northey | Robert Flower |
| 16/05/1987 | Round 8 | Footscray | HOME | LOSS | FOOT by 24 | John Northey | Robert Flower |
| 24/05/1987 | Round 9 | West Coast | AWAY | LOSS | WCST by 16 | John Northey | Robert Flower |
| 30/05/1987 | Round 10 | Essendon | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 22 | John Northey | Greg Healy |
| 08/06/1987 | Round 11 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CARL by 45 | John Northey | Robert Flower |
| 13/06/1987 | Round 12 | Sydney | HOME | LOSS | SYDN by 36 | John Northey | Robert Flower |
| 20/06/1987 | Round 13 | Hawthorn | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 13 | John Northey | Robert Flower |
| 27/06/1987 | Round 14 | Fitzroy | AWAY | LOSS | FITZ by 48 | John Northey | Robert Flower |
| 04/07/1987 | Round 15 | North Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | NMLB by 2 | John Northey | Robert Flower |
| 25/07/1987 | Round 16 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | MELB by 40 | John Northey | Robert Flower |
| 18/07/1987 | Round 17 | St Kilda | AWAY | LOSS | STKL by 46 | John Northey | Robert Flower |
| 01/08/1987 | Round 18 | Brisbane Bears | HOME | WIN | MELB by 54 | John Northey | Robert Flower |
| 08/08/1987 | Round 19 | Richmond | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 19 | John Northey | Robert Flower |
| 15/08/1987 | Round 20 | Collingwood | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 55 | John Northey | Robert Flower |
| 21/08/1987 | Round 21 | West Coast | HOME | WIN | MELB by 61 | John Northey | Robert Flower |
| 29/08/1987 | Round 22 | Footscray | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 15 | John Northey | Robert Flower |
| 06/09/1987 | Elimination Final | North Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 118 | John Northey | Robert Flower |
| 13/09/1987 | Semi Final | Sydney | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 76 | John Northey | Robert Flower |
| 19/09/1987 | Preliminary Final | Hawthorn | AWAY | LOSS | HWTH by 2 | John Northey | Robert Flower |
Ladder Chart
This chart is based on the nominal round, i.e. only one result (win, loss, draw, bye) per round, which may result in not being accurate from a chronological perspective. The positions during the finals series is determined via bespoke logic.