1987 VFL Season: Melbourne
These are the details of the premiership results for Melbourne for the 1987 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used the MCG as their home ground, playing fourteen matches there (ten as hosts and four as visitors). 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 the first semi final, Melbourne were defeated by Hawthorn in the preliminary final, resulting in finishing in third place overall (adjusted for finals).
Team Details
Competition:
1987 VFL Season
Team:
Melbourne
Club:
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 |