1987 VFL Season: Sydney
These are the details of the premiership results for Sydney for the 1987 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used the SCG as their home ground, playing eleven matches there (eleven as hosts). The team finished the regular season in third place, securing a place in the finals series. After being defeated by Hawthorn in the qualifying final, Sydney were defeated by Melbourne in the first semi final, resulting in finishing in fourth place overall (adjusted for finals).
Team Details
Competition:
1987 VFL Season
Team:
Sydney
Club:
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 |