1987 VFLR Season

These are the results for the 1987 season of the Victorian Football League Reserves (currently known as the Australian Football League Reserves).

It featured twenty-two rounds. It should be noted that teams did not necessarily play their matches following the same order as the nominal round numbers of those matches this season. Footscray Reserves were the minor premiers.

The season ended with a finals series following the McIntyre Final Five system. Carlton Reserves were the premiers, with Col Kinnear as the premiership coach.

Season Details

Name: 1987 VFLR Season
Teams: 12
Rounds: 22
Finals System: McIntyre Final Five System
Matches: 138

Team Details

Team Home Ground Coach (Appointed) Coach (Caretaker)
Carlton Reserves Princes Park Col Kinnear
Collingwood Reserves Victoria Park Paul Cranage
Essendon Reserves Windy Hill
Fitzroy Reserves Princes Park Bob Keddie
Footscray Reserves Western Oval
Geelong Reserves Kardinia Park Ian Nankervis
Hawthorn Reserves Princes Park
Melbourne Reserves MCG Greg Wells
North Melbourne Reserves MCG
Richmond Reserves MCG Peter Welsh
St Kilda Reserves Moorabbin Oval Stuart Trott Gary Colling
Sydney Reserves SCG David Spence

Season Results

Premiers: Carlton Reserves
Runners-Up: St Kilda Reserves
Minor Premiers: Footscray Reserves

Team Results

Minor Premiership Results

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA GF BF GA BA
Footscray Reserves 1st 18 -0- 4 72 144.0% 2,400 1,667 347 318 237 245
Hawthorn Reserves 2nd 15 -0- 7 60 136.5% 2,680 1,963 392 328 276 307
St Kilda Reserves 3rd 15 -0- 7 60 104.8% 2,453 2,340 361 287 342 288
Carlton Reserves 4th 14 -0- 8 56 126.7% 2,746 2,167 402 334 311 301
Geelong Reserves 5th 13 -0- 9 52 116.2% 2,420 2,082 358 272 302 270
North Melbourne Reserves 6th 12 -0- 10 48 123.5% 2,611 2,115 382 319 309 261
Fitzroy Reserves 7th 11 -0- 11 44 91.9% 2,508 2,730 363 330 406 294
Essendon Reserves 8th 10 -0- 12 40 93.9% 2,094 2,229 299 300 319 315
Melbourne Reserves 9th 9 -0- 13 36 97.5% 2,219 2,277 325 269 330 297
Collingwood Reserves 10th 6 -0- 16 24 84.1% 2,067 2,458 296 291 357 316
Richmond Reserves 11th 5 -0- 17 20 72.8% 1,989 2,732 292 237 394 368
Sydney Reserves 12th 4 -0- 18 16 58.5% 2,012 3,439 283 314 517 337

Overall Premiership Results

Team Position (Outcome)
Carlton Reserves 1st Premiers
St Kilda Reserves 2nd Runners-Up
Footscray Reserves 3rd Defeated by Carlton Reserves (Preliminary Final)
Hawthorn Reserves 4th Defeated by Carlton Reserves (Semi Final)
Geelong Reserves 5th Defeated by Carlton Reserves (Elimination Final)
North Melbourne Reserves 6th Did not qualify for finals
Fitzroy Reserves 7th Did not qualify for finals
Essendon Reserves 8th Did not qualify for finals
Melbourne Reserves 9th Did not qualify for finals
Collingwood Reserves 10th Did not qualify for finals
Richmond Reserves 11th Did not qualify for finals
Sydney Reserves 12th Did not qualify for finals

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. You can click on the teams in the legend to add/remove their respective results.

Season Fixture

Regular Season

Round 1

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 27/03/1987 4:45 PM North Melbourne (R) v Richmond (R) MCG 184 - 108
SAT 28/03/1987 11:10 AM Carlton (R) v Hawthorn (R) Princes Park 128 - 114
SAT 28/03/1987 11:10 AM Collingwood (R) v Sydney (R) Victoria Park 75 - 82
SAT 28/03/1987 11:10 AM Essendon (R) v Footscray (R) VFL Park 53 - 85
SAT 28/03/1987 11:10 AM Melbourne (R) v Fitzroy (R) MCG 184 - 94
SAT 28/03/1987 11:10 AM St Kilda (R) v Geelong (R) Moorabbin Oval 75 - 145

Round 1 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Melbourne Reserves 1st 1 -0- 0 4 195.7% 184 94
Geelong Reserves 2nd 1 -0- 0 4 193.3% 145 75
North Melbourne Reserves 3rd 1 -0- 0 4 170.4% 184 108
Footscray Reserves 4th 1 -0- 0 4 160.4% 85 53
Carlton Reserves 5th 1 -0- 0 4 112.3% 128 114
Sydney Reserves 6th 1 -0- 0 4 109.3% 82 75
Collingwood Reserves 7th 0 -0- 1 0 91.5% 75 82
Hawthorn Reserves 8th 0 -0- 1 0 89.1% 114 128
Essendon Reserves 9th 0 -0- 1 0 62.4% 53 85
Richmond Reserves 10th 0 -0- 1 0 58.7% 108 184
St Kilda Reserves 11th 0 -0- 1 0 51.7% 75 145
Fitzroy Reserves 12th 0 -0- 1 0 51.1% 94 184

Round 2

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 03/04/1987 4:45 PM Melbourne (R) v North Melbourne (R) MCG 112 - 108
SAT 04/04/1987 11:10 AM Carlton (R) v Collingwood (R) VFL Park 140 - 92
SAT 04/04/1987 11:10 AM Essendon (R) v Geelong (R) Windy Hill 79 - 133
SAT 04/04/1987 11:10 AM Fitzroy (R) v St Kilda (R) Princes Park 114 - 166
SAT 04/04/1987 11:10 AM Richmond (R) v Hawthorn (R) MCG 73 - 147
SUN 05/04/1987 11:10 AM Sydney (R) v Footscray (R) SCG 114 - 103

Round 2 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Geelong Reserves 1st 2 -0- 0 8 180.5% 278 154
Melbourne Reserves 2nd 2 -0- 0 8 146.5% 296 202
Carlton Reserves 3rd 2 -0- 0 8 130.1% 268 206
Sydney Reserves 4th 2 -0- 0 8 110.1% 196 178
North Melbourne Reserves 5th 1 -0- 1 4 132.7% 292 220
Hawthorn Reserves 6th 1 -0- 1 4 129.9% 261 201
Footscray Reserves 7th 1 -0- 1 4 112.6% 188 167
St Kilda Reserves 8th 1 -0- 1 4 93.1% 241 259
Collingwood Reserves 9th 0 -0- 2 0 75.2% 167 222
Essendon Reserves 10th 0 -0- 2 0 60.6% 132 218
Fitzroy Reserves 11th 0 -0- 2 0 59.4% 208 350
Richmond Reserves 12th 0 -0- 2 0 54.7% 181 331

Round 3

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 10/04/1987 4:45 PM Fitzroy (R) v North Melbourne (R) VFL Park 100 - 121
SAT 11/04/1987 11:10 AM Collingwood (R) v Hawthorn (R) Princes Park 67 - 141
SAT 11/04/1987 11:10 AM Essendon (R) v Richmond (R) MCG 82 - 87
SAT 11/04/1987 11:10 AM Footscray (R) v Carlton (R) Western Oval 66 - 47
SAT 11/04/1987 11:10 AM Geelong (R) v Melbourne (R) Kardinia Park 132 - 112
SAT 11/04/1987 11:10 AM St Kilda (R) v Sydney (R) Moorabbin Oval 133 - 92

Round 3 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Geelong Reserves 1st 3 -0- 0 12 154.1% 410 266
Hawthorn Reserves 2nd 2 -0- 1 8 150.0% 402 268
North Melbourne Reserves 3rd 2 -0- 1 8 129.1% 413 320
Melbourne Reserves 4th 2 -0- 1 8 122.2% 408 334
Footscray Reserves 5th 2 -0- 1 8 118.7% 254 214
Carlton Reserves 6th 2 -0- 1 8 115.8% 315 272
St Kilda Reserves 7th 2 -0- 1 8 106.6% 374 351
Sydney Reserves 8th 2 -0- 1 8 92.6% 288 311
Richmond Reserves 9th 1 -0- 2 4 64.9% 268 413
Essendon Reserves 10th 0 -0- 3 0 70.2% 214 305
Fitzroy Reserves 11th 0 -0- 3 0 65.4% 308 471
Collingwood Reserves 12th 0 -0- 3 0 64.5% 234 363

Round 4

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 18/04/1987 11:10 AM Carlton (R) v Fitzroy (R) Princes Park 113 - 135
SAT 18/04/1987 11:10 AM Geelong (R) v North Melbourne (R) Kardinia Park 100 - 82
SAT 18/04/1987 11:10 AM Melbourne (R) v St Kilda (R) MCG 145 - 90
MON 20/04/1987 11:10 AM Collingwood (R) v Richmond (R) VFL Park 106 - 89
MON 20/04/1987 11:10 AM Essendon (R) v Sydney (R) Windy Hill 78 - 65
MON 20/04/1987 11:10 AM Footscray (R) v Hawthorn (R) Western Oval 142 - 59

Round 4 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Geelong Reserves 1st 4 -0- 0 16 146.6% 510 348
Footscray Reserves 2nd 3 -0- 1 12 145.1% 396 273
Melbourne Reserves 3rd 3 -0- 1 12 130.4% 553 424
North Melbourne Reserves 4th 2 -0- 2 8 117.9% 495 420
Hawthorn Reserves 5th 2 -0- 2 8 112.4% 461 410
Carlton Reserves 6th 2 -0- 2 8 105.2% 428 407
St Kilda Reserves 7th 2 -0- 2 8 93.5% 464 496
Sydney Reserves 8th 2 -0- 2 8 90.7% 353 389
Essendon Reserves 9th 1 -0- 3 4 78.9% 292 370
Fitzroy Reserves 10th 1 -0- 3 4 75.9% 443 584
Collingwood Reserves 11th 1 -0- 3 4 75.2% 340 452
Richmond Reserves 12th 1 -0- 3 4 68.8% 357 519

Round 5

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 24/04/1987 4:45 PM North Melbourne (R) v St Kilda (R) MCG 103 - 134
SAT 25/04/1987 11:10 AM Essendon (R) v Carlton (R) Windy Hill 93 - 110
SAT 25/04/1987 11:10 AM Fitzroy (R) v Geelong (R) Lakeside Oval 139 - 88
SAT 25/04/1987 11:10 AM Footscray (R) v Collingwood (R) Western Oval 109 - 96
SAT 25/04/1987 11:10 AM Hawthorn (R) v Melbourne (R) Junction Oval 141 - 107
SAT 25/04/1987 11:10 AM Richmond (R) v Sydney (R) Punt Road Oval 108 - 100

Round 5 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Footscray Reserves 1st 4 -0- 1 16 136.9% 505 369
Geelong Reserves 2nd 4 -0- 1 16 122.8% 598 487
Melbourne Reserves 3rd 3 -0- 2 12 116.8% 660 565
Hawthorn Reserves 4th 3 -0- 2 12 116.4% 602 517
Carlton Reserves 5th 3 -0- 2 12 107.6% 538 500
St Kilda Reserves 6th 3 -0- 2 12 99.8% 598 599
North Melbourne Reserves 7th 2 -0- 3 8 107.9% 598 554
Sydney Reserves 8th 2 -0- 3 8 91.1% 453 497
Fitzroy Reserves 9th 2 -0- 3 8 86.6% 582 672
Richmond Reserves 10th 2 -0- 3 8 75.1% 465 619
Essendon Reserves 11th 1 -0- 4 4 80.2% 385 480
Collingwood Reserves 12th 1 -0- 4 4 77.7% 436 561

Round 6

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 01/05/1987 4:45 PM Sydney (R) v Carlton (R) SCG 108 - 167
SAT 02/05/1987 11:10 AM Collingwood (R) v North Melbourne (R) Victoria Park 93 - 79
SAT 02/05/1987 11:10 AM Essendon (R) v Geelong (R) Windy Hill 131 - 78
SAT 02/05/1987 11:10 AM Footscray (R) v St Kilda (R) VFL Park 74 - 37
SAT 02/05/1987 11:10 AM Melbourne (R) v Richmond (R) MCG 76 - 62
SUN 03/05/1987 11:10 AM Fitzroy (R) v Hawthorn (R) MCG 145 - 140

Round 6 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Footscray Reserves 1st 5 -0- 1 20 142.6% 579 406
Melbourne Reserves 2nd 4 -0- 2 16 117.4% 736 627
Carlton Reserves 3rd 4 -0- 2 16 116.0% 705 608
Geelong Reserves 4th 4 -0- 2 16 109.4% 676 618
Hawthorn Reserves 5th 3 -0- 3 12 112.1% 742 662
St Kilda Reserves 6th 3 -0- 3 12 94.4% 635 673
Fitzroy Reserves 7th 3 -0- 3 12 89.5% 727 812
North Melbourne Reserves 8th 2 -0- 4 8 104.6% 677 647
Essendon Reserves 9th 2 -0- 4 8 92.5% 516 558
Sydney Reserves 10th 2 -0- 4 8 84.5% 561 664
Collingwood Reserves 11th 2 -0- 4 8 82.7% 529 640
Richmond Reserves 12th 2 -0- 4 8 75.8% 527 695

Round 7

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 09/05/1987 11:10 AM Carlton (R) v Geelong (R) VFL Park 91 - 125
SAT 09/05/1987 11:10 AM Essendon (R) v Fitzroy (R) Princes Park 112 - 126
SAT 09/05/1987 11:10 AM Footscray (R) v North Melbourne (R) Western Oval 94 - 78
SAT 09/05/1987 11:10 AM Melbourne (R) v Collingwood (R) MCG 111 - 77
SAT 09/05/1987 11:10 AM St Kilda (R) v Richmond (R) Moorabbin Oval 119 - 103
SUN 10/05/1987 11:10 AM Sydney (R) v Hawthorn (R) SCG 48 - 290

Round 7 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Footscray Reserves 1st 6 -0- 1 24 139.0% 673 484
Melbourne Reserves 2nd 5 -0- 2 20 120.3% 847 704
Geelong Reserves 3rd 5 -0- 2 20 113.0% 801 709
Hawthorn Reserves 4th 4 -0- 3 16 145.4% 1,032 710
Carlton Reserves 5th 4 -0- 3 16 108.6% 796 733
St Kilda Reserves 6th 4 -0- 3 16 97.2% 754 776
Fitzroy Reserves 7th 4 -0- 3 16 92.3% 853 924
North Melbourne Reserves 8th 2 -0- 5 8 101.9% 755 741
Essendon Reserves 9th 2 -0- 5 8 91.8% 628 684
Collingwood Reserves 10th 2 -0- 5 8 80.7% 606 751
Richmond Reserves 11th 2 -0- 5 8 77.4% 630 814
Sydney Reserves 12th 2 -0- 5 8 63.8% 609 954

Round 8

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 15/05/1987 4:45 PM Sydney (R) v Fitzroy (R) SCG 129 - 130
SAT 16/05/1987 11:10 AM Collingwood (R) v Essendon (R) VFL Park 111 - 125
SAT 16/05/1987 11:10 AM Footscray (R) v Melbourne (R) MCG 75 - 74
SAT 16/05/1987 11:10 AM Geelong (R) v Hawthorn (R) Princes Park 66 - 78
SAT 16/05/1987 11:10 AM St Kilda (R) v Carlton (R) Moorabbin Oval 116 - 61
SUN 17/05/1987 11:10 AM North Melbourne (R) v Richmond (R) MCG 161 - 85

Round 8 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Footscray Reserves 1st 7 -0- 1 28 134.1% 748 558
Hawthorn Reserves 2nd 5 -0- 3 20 143.0% 1,110 776
Melbourne Reserves 3rd 5 -0- 3 20 118.2% 921 779
Geelong Reserves 4th 5 -0- 3 20 110.2% 867 787
St Kilda Reserves 5th 5 -0- 3 20 103.9% 870 837
Fitzroy Reserves 6th 5 -0- 3 20 93.4% 983 1,053
Carlton Reserves 7th 4 -0- 4 16 100.9% 857 849
North Melbourne Reserves 8th 3 -0- 5 12 110.9% 916 826
Essendon Reserves 9th 3 -0- 5 12 94.7% 753 795
Collingwood Reserves 10th 2 -0- 6 8 81.8% 717 876
Richmond Reserves 11th 2 -0- 6 8 73.3% 715 975
Sydney Reserves 12th 2 -0- 6 8 68.1% 738 1,084

Round 9

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 22/05/1987 4:45 PM Melbourne (R) v Richmond (R) MCG 64 - 137
SAT 23/05/1987 11:10 AM Carlton (R) v Fitzroy (R) Princes Park 153 - 77
SAT 23/05/1987 11:10 AM Collingwood (R) v St Kilda (R) Victoria Park 85 - 88
SAT 23/05/1987 11:10 AM Essendon (R) v Hawthorn (R) VFL Park 89 - 149
SAT 23/05/1987 11:10 AM Footscray (R) v North Melbourne (R) Western Oval 100 - 82
SUN 24/05/1987 11:10 AM Geelong (R) v Sydney (R) Kardinia Park 76 - 89

Round 9 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Footscray Reserves 1st 8 -0- 1 32 132.5% 848 640
Hawthorn Reserves 2nd 6 -0- 3 24 145.5% 1,259 865
St Kilda Reserves 3rd 6 -0- 3 24 103.9% 958 922
Carlton Reserves 4th 5 -0- 4 20 109.1% 1,010 926
Geelong Reserves 5th 5 -0- 4 20 107.6% 943 876
Melbourne Reserves 6th 5 -0- 4 20 107.5% 985 916
Fitzroy Reserves 7th 5 -0- 4 20 87.9% 1,060 1,206
North Melbourne Reserves 8th 3 -0- 6 12 107.8% 998 926
Essendon Reserves 9th 3 -0- 6 12 89.2% 842 944
Richmond Reserves 10th 3 -0- 6 12 82.0% 852 1,039
Sydney Reserves 11th 3 -0- 6 12 71.3% 827 1,160
Collingwood Reserves 12th 2 -0- 7 8 83.2% 802 964

Round 10

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 30/05/1987 11:10 AM Carlton (R) v Collingwood (R) Princes Park 114 - 79
SAT 30/05/1987 11:10 AM Essendon (R) v Melbourne (R) Windy Hill 57 - 76
SAT 30/05/1987 11:10 AM Footscray (R) v Fitzroy (R) Western Oval 104 - 41
SAT 30/05/1987 11:10 AM Hawthorn (R) v St Kilda (R) VFL Park 46 - 61
SAT 30/05/1987 11:10 AM Richmond (R) v Geelong (R) MCG 90 - 93
SUN 31/05/1987 11:10 AM Sydney (R) v North Melbourne (R) SCG 103 - 246

Round 10 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Footscray Reserves 1st 9 -0- 1 36 139.8% 952 681
St Kilda Reserves 2nd 7 -0- 3 28 105.3% 1,019 968
Hawthorn Reserves 3rd 6 -0- 4 24 140.9% 1,305 926
Carlton Reserves 4th 6 -0- 4 24 111.8% 1,124 1,005
Melbourne Reserves 5th 6 -0- 4 24 109.0% 1,061 973
Geelong Reserves 6th 6 -0- 4 24 107.2% 1,036 966
Fitzroy Reserves 7th 5 -0- 5 20 84.0% 1,101 1,310
North Melbourne Reserves 8th 4 -0- 6 16 120.9% 1,244 1,029
Essendon Reserves 9th 3 -0- 7 12 88.1% 899 1,020
Richmond Reserves 10th 3 -0- 7 12 83.2% 942 1,132
Sydney Reserves 11th 3 -0- 7 12 66.1% 930 1,406
Collingwood Reserves 12th 2 -0- 8 8 81.7% 881 1,078

Round 11

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 06/06/1987 6:06 AM Collingwood (R) v Geelong (R) Victoria Park 89 - 128
SAT 06/06/1987 11:10 AM Footscray (R) v Sydney (R) Western Oval 203 - 50
SAT 06/06/1987 11:10 AM Hawthorn (R) v North Melbourne (R) VFL Park 64 - 103
SAT 06/06/1987 11:10 AM St Kilda (R) v Essendon (R) Moorabbin Oval 119 - 80
MON 08/06/1987 11:10 AM Fitzroy (R) v Richmond (R) Princes Park 114 - 112
MON 08/06/1987 11:10 AM Melbourne (R) v Carlton (R) MCG 131 - 132

Round 11 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Footscray Reserves 1st 10 -0- 1 40 158.0% 1,155 731
St Kilda Reserves 2nd 8 -0- 3 32 108.6% 1,138 1,048
Carlton Reserves 3rd 7 -0- 4 28 110.6% 1,256 1,136
Geelong Reserves 4th 7 -0- 4 28 110.3% 1,164 1,055
Hawthorn Reserves 5th 6 -0- 5 24 133.0% 1,369 1,029
Melbourne Reserves 6th 6 -0- 5 24 107.9% 1,192 1,105
Fitzroy Reserves 7th 6 -0- 5 24 85.4% 1,215 1,422
North Melbourne Reserves 8th 5 -0- 6 20 123.2% 1,347 1,093
Essendon Reserves 9th 3 -0- 8 12 86.0% 979 1,139
Richmond Reserves 10th 3 -0- 8 12 84.6% 1,054 1,246
Sydney Reserves 11th 3 -0- 8 12 60.9% 980 1,609
Collingwood Reserves 12th 2 -0- 9 8 80.4% 970 1,206

Round 12

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 13/06/1987 11:10 AM Carlton (R) v St Kilda (R) Princes Park 110 - 123
SAT 13/06/1987 11:10 AM Collingwood (R) v Fitzroy (R) Victoria Park 54 - 196
SAT 13/06/1987 11:10 AM Footscray (R) v Richmond (R) VFL Park 135 - 90
SAT 13/06/1987 11:10 AM Geelong (R) v Hawthorn (R) Kardinia Park 71 - 77
SAT 13/06/1987 11:10 AM Melbourne (R) v Sydney (R) MCG 147 - 75
SAT 13/06/1987 11:10 AM North Melbourne (R) v Essendon (R) Arden Street Oval 141 - 53

Round 12 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Footscray Reserves 1st 11 -0- 1 44 157.1% 1,290 821
St Kilda Reserves 2nd 9 -0- 3 36 108.9% 1,261 1,158
Hawthorn Reserves 3rd 7 -0- 5 28 131.5% 1,446 1,100
Melbourne Reserves 4th 7 -0- 5 28 113.5% 1,339 1,180
Geelong Reserves 5th 7 -0- 5 28 109.1% 1,235 1,132
Carlton Reserves 6th 7 -0- 5 28 108.5% 1,366 1,259
Fitzroy Reserves 7th 7 -0- 5 28 95.6% 1,411 1,476
North Melbourne Reserves 8th 6 -0- 6 24 129.8% 1,488 1,146
Richmond Reserves 9th 3 -0- 9 12 82.8% 1,144 1,381
Essendon Reserves 10th 3 -0- 9 12 80.6% 1,032 1,280
Sydney Reserves 11th 3 -0- 9 12 60.1% 1,055 1,756
Collingwood Reserves 12th 2 -0- 10 8 73.0% 1,024 1,402

Round 13

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 20/06/1987 11:10 AM Carlton (R) v Richmond (R) MCG 113 - 32
SAT 20/06/1987 11:10 AM Collingwood (R) v North Melbourne (R) VFL Park 8 - 52
SAT 20/06/1987 11:10 AM Essendon (R) v Fitzroy (R) Windy Hill 56 - 77
SAT 20/06/1987 11:10 AM Footscray (R) v Geelong (R) Western Oval 69 - 37
SAT 20/06/1987 11:10 AM Hawthorn (R) v Melbourne (R) Princes Park 69 - 55
SUN 21/06/1987 11:10 AM Sydney (R) v St Kilda (R) SCG 161 - 138

Round 13 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Footscray Reserves 1st 12 -0- 1 48 158.4% 1,359 858
St Kilda Reserves 2nd 9 -0- 4 36 106.1% 1,399 1,319
Hawthorn Reserves 3rd 8 -0- 5 32 131.2% 1,515 1,155
Carlton Reserves 4th 8 -0- 5 32 114.6% 1,479 1,291
Fitzroy Reserves 5th 8 -0- 5 32 97.1% 1,488 1,532
North Melbourne Reserves 6th 7 -0- 6 28 133.4% 1,540 1,154
Melbourne Reserves 7th 7 -0- 6 28 111.6% 1,394 1,249
Geelong Reserves 8th 7 -0- 6 28 105.9% 1,272 1,201
Sydney Reserves 9th 4 -0- 9 16 64.2% 1,216 1,894
Essendon Reserves 10th 3 -0- 10 12 80.2% 1,088 1,357
Richmond Reserves 11th 3 -0- 10 12 78.7% 1,176 1,494
Collingwood Reserves 12th 2 -0- 11 8 71.0% 1,032 1,454

Round 14

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 26/06/1987 4:45 PM Sydney (R) v Collingwood (R) SCG 83 - 165
SAT 27/06/1987 11:10 AM Carlton (R) v Hawthorn (R) VFL Park 80 - 97
SAT 27/06/1987 11:10 AM Essendon (R) v Footscray (R) Windy Hill 81 - 70
SAT 27/06/1987 11:10 AM Fitzroy (R) v Melbourne (R) Princes Park 81 - 84
SAT 27/06/1987 11:10 AM Geelong (R) v St Kilda (R) Kardinia Park 97 - 99
SAT 27/06/1987 11:10 AM North Melbourne (R) v Richmond (R) MCG 163 - 58

Round 14 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Footscray Reserves 1st 12 -0- 2 48 152.2% 1,429 939
St Kilda Reserves 2nd 10 -0- 4 40 105.8% 1,498 1,416
Hawthorn Reserves 3rd 9 -0- 5 36 130.5% 1,612 1,235
North Melbourne Reserves 4th 8 -0- 6 32 140.5% 1,703 1,212
Carlton Reserves 5th 8 -0- 6 32 112.3% 1,559 1,388
Melbourne Reserves 6th 8 -0- 6 32 111.1% 1,478 1,330
Fitzroy Reserves 7th 8 -0- 6 32 97.1% 1,569 1,616
Geelong Reserves 8th 7 -0- 7 28 105.3% 1,369 1,300
Essendon Reserves 9th 4 -0- 10 16 81.9% 1,169 1,427
Sydney Reserves 10th 4 -0- 10 16 63.1% 1,299 2,059
Collingwood Reserves 11th 3 -0- 11 12 77.9% 1,197 1,537
Richmond Reserves 12th 3 -0- 11 12 74.5% 1,234 1,657

Round 15

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 04/07/1987 11:10 AM Collingwood (R) v Carlton (R) Victoria Park 100 - 112
SAT 04/07/1987 11:10 AM Footscray (R) v Sydney (R) VFL Park 103 - 89
SAT 04/07/1987 11:10 AM Geelong (R) v Essendon (R) Kardinia Park 105 - 153
SAT 04/07/1987 11:10 AM Hawthorn (R) v Richmond (R) Princes Park 170 - 61
SAT 04/07/1987 11:10 AM Melbourne (R) v North Melbourne (R) MCG 112 - 123
SAT 04/07/1987 11:10 AM St Kilda (R) v Fitzroy (R) Moorabbin Oval 94 - 163

Round 15 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Footscray Reserves 1st 13 -0- 2 52 149.0% 1,532 1,028
Hawthorn Reserves 2nd 10 -0- 5 40 137.5% 1,782 1,296
St Kilda Reserves 3rd 10 -0- 5 40 100.8% 1,592 1,579
North Melbourne Reserves 4th 9 -0- 6 36 137.9% 1,826 1,324
Carlton Reserves 5th 9 -0- 6 36 112.3% 1,671 1,488
Fitzroy Reserves 6th 9 -0- 6 36 101.3% 1,732 1,710
Melbourne Reserves 7th 8 -0- 7 32 109.4% 1,590 1,453
Geelong Reserves 8th 7 -0- 8 28 101.4% 1,474 1,453
Essendon Reserves 9th 5 -0- 10 20 86.3% 1,322 1,532
Sydney Reserves 10th 4 -0- 11 16 64.2% 1,388 2,162
Collingwood Reserves 11th 3 -0- 12 12 78.7% 1,297 1,649
Richmond Reserves 12th 3 -0- 12 12 70.9% 1,295 1,827

Round 16

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 11/07/1987 11:10 AM Footscray (R) v Hawthorn (R) Princes Park 111 - 139
SAT 11/07/1987 11:10 AM North Melbourne (R) v Fitzroy (R) MCG 192 - 74
SAT 11/07/1987 11:10 AM St Kilda (R) v Carlton (R) Moorabbin Oval 127 - 126
SAT 25/07/1987 11:10 AM Collingwood (R) v Richmond (R) MCG 162 - 94
SAT 25/07/1987 11:10 AM Geelong (R) v Melbourne (R) VFL Park 136 - 55
SUN 26/07/1987 11:10 AM Sydney (R) v Essendon (R) SCG 104 - 163

Round 16 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Footscray Reserves 1st 13 -0- 3 52 140.8% 1,643 1,167
Hawthorn Reserves 2nd 11 -0- 5 44 136.5% 1,921 1,407
St Kilda Reserves 3rd 11 -0- 5 44 100.8% 1,719 1,705
North Melbourne Reserves 4th 10 -0- 6 40 144.3% 2,018 1,398
Carlton Reserves 5th 9 -0- 7 36 111.3% 1,797 1,615
Fitzroy Reserves 6th 9 -0- 7 36 95.0% 1,806 1,902
Geelong Reserves 7th 8 -0- 8 32 106.8% 1,610 1,508
Melbourne Reserves 8th 8 -0- 8 32 103.5% 1,645 1,589
Essendon Reserves 9th 6 -0- 10 24 90.8% 1,485 1,636
Collingwood Reserves 10th 4 -0- 12 16 83.7% 1,459 1,743
Sydney Reserves 11th 4 -0- 12 16 64.2% 1,492 2,325
Richmond Reserves 12th 3 -0- 13 12 69.8% 1,389 1,989

Round 17

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 11/07/1987 11:10 AM Essendon (R) v Richmond (R) Windy Hill 113 - 47
SAT 18/07/1987 11:10 AM Carlton (R) v Footscray (R) Princes Park 109 - 80
SAT 18/07/1987 11:10 AM Collingwood (R) v Hawthorn (R) Victoria Park 148 - 106
SAT 18/07/1987 11:10 AM North Melbourne (R) v Geelong (R) MCG 129 - 99
SAT 18/07/1987 11:10 AM St Kilda (R) v Melbourne (R) VFL Park 72 - 125
SAT 18/07/1987 11:10 AM Sydney (R) v Fitzroy (R) SCG 82 - 196

Round 17 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Footscray Reserves 1st 13 -0- 4 52 135.0% 1,723 1,276
North Melbourne Reserves 2nd 11 -0- 6 44 143.4% 2,147 1,497
Hawthorn Reserves 3rd 11 -0- 6 44 130.4% 2,027 1,555
St Kilda Reserves 4th 11 -0- 6 44 97.9% 1,791 1,830
Carlton Reserves 5th 10 -0- 7 40 112.4% 1,906 1,695
Fitzroy Reserves 6th 10 -0- 7 40 100.9% 2,002 1,984
Melbourne Reserves 7th 9 -0- 8 36 106.6% 1,770 1,661
Geelong Reserves 8th 8 -0- 9 32 104.4% 1,709 1,637
Essendon Reserves 9th 7 -0- 10 28 94.9% 1,598 1,683
Collingwood Reserves 10th 5 -0- 12 20 86.9% 1,607 1,849
Sydney Reserves 11th 4 -0- 13 16 62.4% 1,574 2,521
Richmond Reserves 12th 3 -0- 14 12 68.3% 1,436 2,102

Round 18

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 31/07/1987 4:45 PM Sydney (R) v Richmond (R) SCG 83 - 130
SAT 01/08/1987 11:10 AM Carlton (R) v Essendon (R) VFL Park 159 - 72
SAT 01/08/1987 11:10 AM Fitzroy (R) v Geelong (R) Princes Park 89 - 143
SAT 01/08/1987 11:10 AM Footscray (R) v Collingwood (R) Western Oval 122 - 67
SAT 01/08/1987 11:10 AM Melbourne (R) v Hawthorn (R) MCG 71 - 106
SAT 01/08/1987 11:10 AM St Kilda (R) v North Melbourne (R) Moorabbin Oval 133 - 65

Round 18 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Footscray Reserves 1st 14 -0- 4 56 137.4% 1,845 1,343
Hawthorn Reserves 2nd 12 -0- 6 48 131.2% 2,133 1,626
St Kilda Reserves 3rd 12 -0- 6 48 101.5% 1,924 1,895
North Melbourne Reserves 4th 11 -0- 7 44 135.7% 2,212 1,630
Carlton Reserves 5th 11 -0- 7 44 116.9% 2,065 1,767
Fitzroy Reserves 6th 10 -0- 8 40 98.3% 2,091 2,127
Geelong Reserves 7th 9 -0- 9 36 107.3% 1,852 1,726
Melbourne Reserves 8th 9 -0- 9 36 104.2% 1,841 1,767
Essendon Reserves 9th 7 -0- 11 28 90.7% 1,670 1,842
Collingwood Reserves 10th 5 -0- 13 20 84.9% 1,674 1,971
Richmond Reserves 11th 4 -0- 14 16 71.7% 1,566 2,185
Sydney Reserves 12th 4 -0- 14 16 62.5% 1,657 2,651

Round 19

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
WED 08/07/1987 11:10 AM Carlton (R) v Sydney (R) Princes Park 240 - 71
WED 08/07/1987 11:10 AM Fitzroy (R) v Hawthorn (R) VFL Park 92 - 141
WED 08/07/1987 11:10 AM Geelong (R) v Collingwood (R) Kardinia Park 134 - 93
WED 08/07/1987 11:10 AM Melbourne (R) v Richmond (R) MCG 99 - 131
WED 08/07/1987 11:10 AM North Melbourne (R) v Essendon (R) Arden Street Oval 75 - 109
WED 08/07/1987 11:10 AM St Kilda (R) v Footscray (R) Moorabbin Oval 110 - 149

Round 19 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Footscray Reserves 1st 15 -0- 4 60 137.2% 1,994 1,453
Hawthorn Reserves 2nd 13 -0- 6 52 132.4% 2,274 1,718
Carlton Reserves 3rd 12 -0- 7 48 125.4% 2,305 1,838
St Kilda Reserves 4th 12 -0- 7 48 99.5% 2,034 2,044
North Melbourne Reserves 5th 11 -0- 8 44 131.5% 2,287 1,739
Geelong Reserves 6th 10 -0- 9 40 109.2% 1,986 1,819
Fitzroy Reserves 7th 10 -0- 9 40 96.3% 2,183 2,268
Melbourne Reserves 8th 9 -0- 10 36 102.2% 1,940 1,898
Essendon Reserves 9th 8 -0- 11 32 92.8% 1,779 1,917
Collingwood Reserves 10th 5 -0- 14 20 83.9% 1,767 2,105
Richmond Reserves 11th 5 -0- 14 20 74.3% 1,697 2,284
Sydney Reserves 12th 4 -0- 15 16 59.8% 1,728 2,891

Round 20

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 15/08/1987 11:10 AM Collingwood (R) v Melbourne (R) Victoria Park 119 - 92
SAT 15/08/1987 11:10 AM Essendon (R) v Fitzroy (R) Windy Hill 98 - 85
SAT 15/08/1987 11:10 AM Footscray (R) v North Melbourne (R) MCG 158 - 85
SAT 15/08/1987 11:10 AM Geelong (R) v Carlton (R) Kardinia Park 139 - 100
SAT 15/08/1987 11:10 AM Hawthorn (R) v Sydney (R) Princes Park 207 - 87
SAT 15/08/1987 11:10 AM Richmond (R) v St Kilda (R) VFL Park 84 - 156

Round 20 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Footscray Reserves 1st 16 -0- 4 64 139.9% 2,152 1,538
Hawthorn Reserves 2nd 14 -0- 6 56 137.5% 2,481 1,805
St Kilda Reserves 3rd 13 -0- 7 52 102.9% 2,190 2,128
Carlton Reserves 4th 12 -0- 8 48 121.6% 2,405 1,977
North Melbourne Reserves 5th 11 -0- 9 44 125.0% 2,372 1,897
Geelong Reserves 6th 11 -0- 9 44 110.7% 2,125 1,919
Fitzroy Reserves 7th 10 -0- 10 40 95.9% 2,268 2,366
Melbourne Reserves 8th 9 -0- 11 36 100.7% 2,032 2,017
Essendon Reserves 9th 9 -0- 11 36 93.8% 1,877 2,002
Collingwood Reserves 10th 6 -0- 14 24 85.8% 1,886 2,197
Richmond Reserves 11th 5 -0- 15 20 73.0% 1,781 2,440
Sydney Reserves 12th 4 -0- 16 16 58.6% 1,815 3,098

Round 21

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 21/08/1987 4:45 PM Melbourne (R) v North Melbourne (R) MCG 117 - 139
SAT 22/08/1987 11:10 AM Carlton (R) v Fitzroy (R) Princes Park 240 - 90
SAT 22/08/1987 11:10 AM Essendon (R) v Hawthorn (R) VFL Park 54 - 109
SAT 22/08/1987 11:10 AM Footscray (R) v Richmond (R) MCG 127 - 59
SAT 22/08/1987 11:10 AM St Kilda (R) v Collingwood (R) Moorabbin Oval 98 - 63
SUN 23/08/1987 11:10 AM Sydney (R) v Geelong (R) SCG 73 - 191

Round 21 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Footscray Reserves 1st 17 -0- 4 68 142.7% 2,279 1,597
Hawthorn Reserves 2nd 15 -0- 6 60 139.3% 2,590 1,859
St Kilda Reserves 3rd 14 -0- 7 56 104.4% 2,288 2,191
Carlton Reserves 4th 13 -0- 8 52 128.0% 2,645 2,067
North Melbourne Reserves 5th 12 -0- 9 48 124.7% 2,511 2,014
Geelong Reserves 6th 12 -0- 9 48 116.3% 2,316 1,992
Fitzroy Reserves 7th 10 -0- 11 40 90.5% 2,358 2,606
Melbourne Reserves 8th 9 -0- 12 36 99.7% 2,149 2,156
Essendon Reserves 9th 9 -0- 12 36 91.5% 1,931 2,111
Collingwood Reserves 10th 6 -0- 15 24 84.9% 1,949 2,295
Richmond Reserves 11th 5 -0- 16 20 71.7% 1,840 2,567
Sydney Reserves 12th 4 -0- 17 16 57.4% 1,888 3,289

Round 22

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 28/08/1987 4:45 PM Richmond (R) v St Kilda (R) MCG 149 - 165
SAT 29/08/1987 11:10 AM Carlton (R) v North Melbourne (R) VFL Park 101 - 100
SAT 29/08/1987 11:10 AM Fitzroy (R) v Sydney (R) Princes Park 150 - 124
SAT 29/08/1987 11:10 AM Footscray (R) v Melbourne (R) Western Oval 121 - 70
SAT 29/08/1987 11:10 AM Geelong (R) v Hawthorn (R) Kardinia Park 104 - 90
SUN 30/08/1987 11:10 AM Collingwood (R) v Essendon (R) MCG 118 - 163

Round 22 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Footscray Reserves 1st 18 -0- 4 72 144.0% 2,400 1,667
Hawthorn Reserves 2nd 15 -0- 7 60 136.5% 2,680 1,963
St Kilda Reserves 3rd 15 -0- 7 60 104.8% 2,453 2,340
Carlton Reserves 4th 14 -0- 8 56 126.7% 2,746 2,167
Geelong Reserves 5th 13 -0- 9 52 116.2% 2,420 2,082
North Melbourne Reserves 6th 12 -0- 10 48 123.5% 2,611 2,115
Fitzroy Reserves 7th 11 -0- 11 44 91.9% 2,508 2,730
Essendon Reserves 8th 10 -0- 12 40 93.9% 2,094 2,229
Melbourne Reserves 9th 9 -0- 13 36 97.5% 2,219 2,277
Collingwood Reserves 10th 6 -0- 16 24 84.1% 2,067 2,458
Richmond Reserves 11th 5 -0- 17 20 72.8% 1,989 2,732
Sydney Reserves 12th 4 -0- 18 16 58.5% 2,012 3,439

Finals Series

The positions of teams going into the finals:

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA GF BF GA BA
Footscray Reserves 1st 18 -0- 4 72 144.0% 2,400 1,667 347 318 237 245
Hawthorn Reserves 2nd 15 -0- 7 60 136.5% 2,680 1,963 392 328 276 307
St Kilda Reserves 3rd 15 -0- 7 60 104.8% 2,453 2,340 361 287 342 288
Carlton Reserves 4th 14 -0- 8 56 126.7% 2,746 2,167 402 334 311 301
Geelong Reserves 5th 13 -0- 9 52 116.2% 2,420 2,082 358 272 302 270
North Melbourne Reserves 6th 12 -0- 10 48 123.5% 2,611 2,115 382 319 309 261
Fitzroy Reserves 7th 11 -0- 11 44 91.9% 2,508 2,730 363 330 406 294
Essendon Reserves 8th 10 -0- 12 40 93.9% 2,094 2,229 299 300 319 315
Melbourne Reserves 9th 9 -0- 13 36 97.5% 2,219 2,277 325 269 330 297
Collingwood Reserves 10th 6 -0- 16 24 84.1% 2,067 2,458 296 291 357 316
Richmond Reserves 11th 5 -0- 17 20 72.8% 1,989 2,732 292 237 394 368
Sydney Reserves 12th 4 -0- 18 16 58.5% 2,012 3,439 283 314 517 337

Final Round 1

Elimination Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 06/09/1987 11:10 AM Carlton (R) v Geelong (R) MCG 180 - 129

Qualifying Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 05/09/1987 11:10 AM Hawthorn (R) v St Kilda (R) VFL Park 86 - 129

Final Round 1 Ladder

Team Pos.
Footscray Reserves 1st
St Kilda Reserves 2nd
Hawthorn Reserves 3rd
Carlton Reserves 4th
Geelong Reserves 5th

Final Round 2

Semi Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 12/09/1987 11:10 AM Hawthorn (R) v Carlton (R) VFL Park 90 - 125
SUN 13/09/1987 11:10 AM Footscray (R) v St Kilda (R) MCG 88 - 172

Final Round 2 Ladder

Team Pos.
St Kilda Reserves 1st
Footscray Reserves 2nd
Carlton Reserves 3rd
Hawthorn Reserves 4th
Geelong Reserves 5th

Final Round 3

Preliminary Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 19/09/1987 11:10 AM Footscray (R) v Carlton (R) VFL Park 54 - 89

Final Round 3 Ladder

Team Pos.
St Kilda Reserves 1st
Carlton Reserves 2nd
Footscray Reserves 3rd
Hawthorn Reserves 4th
Geelong Reserves 5th

Final Round 4

Grand Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 26/09/1987 11:10 AM St Kilda (R) v Carlton (R) MCG 105 - 125

Final Round 4 Ladder

Team Pos.
Carlton Reserves 1st
St Kilda Reserves 2nd
Footscray Reserves 3rd
Hawthorn Reserves 4th
Geelong Reserves 5th