1987 VFL Season: Sydney
Season Team Details
Competition:
1987 VFL Season
Team:
Sydney
Home Ground:
SCG
Team Results
Ladder Position:
3rd (W-D-L: 15-0-7, P%: 129.5)
Finals Performance:
Defeated by Melbourne (Semi Final)
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bartholomaeus, Grant | #8 | 2 | 0 | R01-02 |
| Bayes, Mark | #30 | 23 | 38 | R01-09, R11-22, QF, SF |
| Bolton, David | #16 | 21 | 15 | R01-12, R16-22, QF, SF |
| Browning, Mark | #11 | 21 | 8 | R01-12, R15, R17-22, QF, SF |
| Byrne, Michael | #14 | 11 | 9 | R13-22, QF |
| Capper, Warwick | #39 | 23 | 103 | R01-22, QF |
| Carroll, Dennis | #7 | 20 | 6 | R01, R03-16, R18-20, QF, SF |
| Carter, Rod | #13 | 24 | 0 | R01-22, QF, SF |
| Coleman, Glenn | #23 | 15 | 8 | R01-03, R08, R11-16, R20-22, QF, SF |
| Cordy, Graeme | #28 | 10 | 5 | R07-15, R20 |
| Cordy, Neil | #29 | 19 | 0 | R04-06, R09-22, QF, SF |
| Hawke, Paul | #34 | 17 | 16 | R06-11, R13-20, R22, QF, SF |
| Healy, Gerard | #3 | 20 | 22 | R01-18, QF, SF |
| Henwood, Wayne | #9 | 24 | 3 | R01-22, QF, SF |
| Higgins, Leon | #47 | 1 | 0 | R21 |
| Holden, Craig | #22 | 23 | 4 | R01-22, SF |
| Ironmonger, John | #1 | 13 | 0 | R01-10, R22, QF, SF |
| Lloyd, Matthew | #18 | 1 | 0 | R07 |
| Mitchell, Barry | #10 | 20 | 37 | R01-12, R16-19, R21-22, QF, SF |
| Morwood, Tony | #21 | 23 | 46 | R01-13, R15-22, QF, SF |
| Murphy, David | #35 | 16 | 14 | R01-09, R13-17, R21, SF |
| Neagle, Merv | #4 | 18 | 15 | R01-03, R05, R08-15, R17-21, QF |
| Phyland, Michael | #31 | 5 | 2 | R10-11, R20-22 |
| Potter, Craig | #37 | 10 | 8 | R02-06, R10-14 |
| Quirk, Peter | #20 | 7 | 1 | R12-17, R19 |
| Roberts, Ian | #5 | 8 | 2 | R01-05, R22, QF, SF |
| Scott, Brett | #6 | 7 | 11 | R14, R17-20, R22, SF |
| Smith, Tony | #19 | 3 | 0 | R06-07, R09 |
| Thripp, Terry | #33 | 16 | 7 | R02, R04, R10-22, QF |
| Toohey, Bernard | #15 | 18 | 2 | R01, R03-08, R12-21, SF |
| Williams, Greg | #2 | 22 | 21 | R01-16, R18-19, R21-22, QF, SF |
| Wright, Stephen | #26 | 19 | 34 | R01-10, R16-22, QF, SF |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hafey, Tom | 24 | 15 | -0- | 9 | R01-22, QF, SF |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28/03/1987 | Round 1 | Collingwood | AWAY | WIN | SYDN by 91 | Tom Hafey | Dennis Carroll |
| 05/04/1987 | Round 2 | Footscray | HOME | WIN | SYDN by 108 | Tom Hafey | unknown |
| 12/04/1987 | Round 3 | West Coast | AWAY | WIN | SYDN by 27 | Tom Hafey | Dennis Carroll |
| 20/04/1987 | Round 4 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 47 | Tom Hafey | Dennis Carroll |
| 25/04/1987 | Round 5 | Richmond | AWAY | WIN | SYDN by 20 | Tom Hafey | Dennis Carroll |
| 01/05/1987 | Round 6 | Carlton | HOME | WIN | SYDN by 7 | Tom Hafey | Dennis Carroll |
| 10/05/1987 | Round 7 | Hawthorn | HOME | WIN | SYDN by 8 | Tom Hafey | Dennis Carroll |
| 15/05/1987 | Round 8 | Fitzroy | HOME | LOSS | FITZ by 29 | Tom Hafey | Dennis Carroll |
| 24/05/1987 | Round 9 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 25 | Tom Hafey | Dennis Carroll |
| 31/05/1987 | Round 10 | North Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | NMLB by 9 | Tom Hafey | Dennis Carroll |
| 07/06/1987 | Round 11 | Brisbane Bears | AWAY | WIN | SYDN by 73 | Tom Hafey | Dennis Carroll |
| 13/06/1987 | Round 12 | Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | SYDN by 36 | Tom Hafey | Dennis Carroll |
| 21/06/1987 | Round 13 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | SYDN by 59 | Tom Hafey | Dennis Carroll |
| 26/06/1987 | Round 14 | Collingwood | HOME | WIN | SYDN by 27 | Tom Hafey | Dennis Carroll |
| 04/07/1987 | Round 15 | Footscray | AWAY | WIN | SYDN by 33 | Tom Hafey | Dennis Carroll |
| 19/07/1987 | Round 16 | West Coast | HOME | WIN | SYDN by 130 | Tom Hafey | Dennis Carroll |
| 26/07/1987 | Round 17 | Essendon | HOME | WIN | SYDN by 163 | Tom Hafey | unknown |
| 31/07/1987 | Round 18 | Richmond | HOME | WIN | SYDN by 91 | Tom Hafey | Dennis Carroll |
| 08/08/1987 | Round 19 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 68 | Tom Hafey | Dennis Carroll |
| 15/08/1987 | Round 20 | Hawthorn | AWAY | LOSS | HWTH by 45 | Tom Hafey | Dennis Carroll |
| 23/08/1987 | Round 21 | Geelong | HOME | LOSS | GEEL by 9 | Tom Hafey | unknown |
| 29/08/1987 | Round 22 | Fitzroy | AWAY | WIN | SYDN by 8 | Tom Hafey | unknown |
| 05/09/1987 | Qualifying Final | Hawthorn | AWAY | LOSS | HWTH by 99 | Tom Hafey | Dennis Carroll |
| 13/09/1987 | Semi Final | Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | MELB by 76 | Tom Hafey | Dennis Carroll |