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1987 VFL season 

1987 VFL Premiership Season
Premiers Carlton ( title)
Minor Premiers Carlton ( title)
Brownlow Medalist Tony Lockett (St Kilda)

John Platten (Hawthorn)

Results and statistics for the Victorian Football League season of 1987.

Contents

Premiership season

Round 1

Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Venue Crowd Date
North Melbourne 15.14 (104) Brisbane Bears 19.23 (137) MCG 14,096 27 March 1987
Collingwood 11.8 (74) Sydney Swans 25.15 (165) Victoria Park 17,129 28 March 1987
Carlton 15.14 (104) Hawthorn 22.17 (149) Princes Park 20,192 28 March 1987
St Kilda 15.11 (101) Geelong 14.18 (102) Moorabbin Oval 15,867 28 March 1987
Melbourne 19.14 (128) Fitzroy 12.17 (89) MCG 18,012 28 March 1987
Essendon 19.7 (121) Footscray 9.8 (62) VFL Park 22,550 28 March 1987
West Coast Eagles 20.13 (133) Richmond 16.23 (119) Subiaco Oval 23,897 29 March 1987

Round 2

Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Venue Crowd Date
North Melbourne 13.14 (92) Melbourne 7.17 (59) MCG 19,035 3 April 1987
Fitzroy 23.21 (159) St Kilda 17.13 (115) Princes Park 11,584 4 April 1987
Essendon 17.17 (119) West Coast Eagles 17.12 (114) Windy Hill 19,959 4 April 1987
Richmond 13.15 (93) Hawthorn 23.17 (155) MCG 17,824 4 April 1987
Geelong 19.17 (131) Brisbane Bears 23.12 (150) Kardinia Park (Stadium) 14,480 4 April 1987
Carlton 16.18 (114) Collingwood 17.5 (107) VFL Park 29,481 4 April 1987
Sydney Swans 27.25 (187) Footscray 11.13 (79) SCG 15,268 5 April 1987

Round 3

Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Venue Crowd Date
Fitzroy 20.9 (129) North Melbourne 7.13 (55) VFL Park 10,043 10 April 1987
Geelong 18.20 (128) Melbourne 13.16 (94) Kardinia Park (Stadium) 15,391 11 April 1987
Richmond 19.16 (130) Essendon 12.12 (84) MCG 27,528 11 April 1987
Hawthorn 20.25 (145) Collingwood 10.8 (68) Princes Park 14,267 11 April 1987
Footscray 5.10 (40) Carlton 18.19 (127) Western Oval 14,492 11 April 1987
St Kilda 21.7 (133) Brisbane Bears 11.17 (83) Moorabbin Oval 12,717 11 April 1987
West Coast Eagles 14.13 (97) Sydney Swans 18.16 (124) Subiaco Oval 35,719 12 April 1987

Round 4

Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Venue Crowd Date
Melbourne 21.13 (139) St Kilda 14.8 (92) MCG 25,465 17 April 1987
Geelong 18.19 (127) North Melbourne 19.22 (136) Kardinia Park (Stadium) 18,614 17 April 1987
Carlton 29.17 (191) West Coast Eagles 15.14 (104) Princes Park 21,746 17 April 1987
Brisbane Bears 16.18 (114) Fitzroy 20.9 (129) Carrara Stadium 17,795 18 April 1987
Footscray 14.12 (96) Hawthorn 7.13 (55) Western Oval 10,425 19 April 1987
Essendon 17.11 (113) Sydney Swans 9.12 (66) Windy Hill 24,264 19 April 1987
Collingwood 16.14 (110) Richmond 15.10 (100) VFL Park 36,749 19 April 1987

Round 5

Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Venue Crowd Date
North Melbourne 18.19 (127) St Kilda 16.14 (110) MCG 16,078 24 April 1987
Richmond 19.12 (126) Sydney Swans 21.20 (146) MCG 22,154 25 April 1987
Hawthorn 13.14 (92) West Coast Eagles 15.14 (104) Princes Park 11,068 25 April 1987
Collingwood 14.5 (89) Footscray 12.13 (85) Victoria Park 22,039 25 April 1987
Geelong 29.10 (184) Fitzroy 17.7 (109) Kardinia Park (Stadium) 18,220 25 April 1987
Carlton 17.14 (116) Essendon 9.8 (62) VFL Park 56,124 25 April 1987
Brisbane Bears 12.14 (86) Melbourne 12.9 (81) Carrara Stadium 7,451 26 April 1987

Round 6

Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Venue Crowd Date
Sydney Swans 13.16 (94) Carlton 12.15 (87) SCG 33,659 1 May 1987
Melbourne 16.14 (110) Richmond 9.15 (69) MCG 18,482 2 May 1987
Essendon 14.12 (96) Geelong 13.18 (96) Windy Hill 15,395 2 May 1987
Collingwood 16.9 (105) Brisbane Bears 8.10 (58) Victoria Park 14,689 2 May 1987
Footscray 11.12 (78) St Kilda 4.10 (34) VFL Park 12,834 2 May 1987
West Coast Eagles 24.18 (162) North Melbourne 13.10 (88) Subiaco Oval 28,330 3 May 1987
Hawthorn 16.17 (113) Fitzroy 15.14 (104) MCG 18,694 3 May 1987

Round 7

Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Venue Crowd Date
West Coast Eagles 10.21 (81) Brisbane Bears 8.14 (62) WACA Ground 25,799 8 May 1987
Footscray 13.10 (88) North Melbourne 19.8 (122) Western Oval 13,395 9 May 1987
St Kilda 21.11 (137) Richmond 17.12 (114) Moorabbin Oval 14,909 9 May 1987
Fitzroy 25.9 (159) Essendon 21.8 (134) Princes Park 14,564 9 May 1987
Melbourne 18.18 (126) Collingwood 12.8 (80) MCG 49,215 9 May 1987
Carlton 22.18 (150) Geelong 14.10 (94) VFL Park 31,000 9 May 1987
Sydney Swans 18.14 (122) Hawthorn 17.12 (114) SCG 22,273 10 May 1987

Round 8

Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Venue Crowd Date
Sydney Swans 13.9 (87) Fitzroy 16.20 (116) SCG 24,858 15 May 1987
St Kilda 14.13 (97) West Coast Eagles 6.13 (49) Moorabbin Oval 11,537 16 May 1987
Hawthorn 17.10 (112) Geelong 10.5 (65) Princes Park 9,532 16 May 1987
Melbourne 11.15 (81) Footscray 15.15 (105) MCG 16,325 16 May 1987
Essendon 14.10 (94) Collingwood 10.8 (68) VFL Park 28,085 16 May 1987
Brisbane Bears 22.12 (144) Richmond 15.19 (109) Carrara Stadium 7,944 17 May 1987
North Melbourne 10.11 (71) Carlton 15.15 (105) MCG 26,684 17 May 1987

Round 9

Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Venue Crowd Date
Richmond 13.16 (94) North Melbourne 17.26 (128) MCG 14,220 22 May 1987
Collingwood 15.15 (105) St Kilda 15.9 (99) Victoria Park 18,173 23 May 1987
Carlton 12.20 (92) Fitzroy 9.16 (70) Princes Park 28,422 23 May 1987
Footscray 14.19 (103) Brisbane Bears 10.11 (71) Western Oval 10,673 23 May 1987
Hawthorn 25.15 (165) Essendon 7.9 (51) VFL Park 32,634 23 May 1987
Geelong 15.14 (104) Sydney Swans 11.13 (79) Kardinia Park (Stadium) 24,476 24 May 1987
West Coast Eagles 20.15 (135) Melbourne 18.11 (119) Subiaco Oval 23,366 24 May 1987

Round 10

Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Venue Crowd Date
Essendon 11.14 (80) Melbourne 15.12 (102) Windy Hill 13,862 30 May 1987
Richmond 14.13 (97) Geelong 18.10 (118) MCG 16,854 30 May 1987
Footscray 10.19 (79) Fitzroy 7.4 (46) Western Oval 12,722 30 May 1987
Carlton 27.22 (184) Brisbane Bears 12.9 (81) Princes Park 13,790 30 May 1987
Hawthorn 23.16 (154) St Kilda 15.8 (98) VFL Park 15,535 30 May 1987
Sydney Swans 20.16 (136) North Melbourne 23.7 (145) SCG 20,084 31 May 1987
West Coast Eagles 19.23 (137) Collingwood 11.14 (80) Subiaco Oval 38,274 1 June 1987

Round 11

Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Venue Crowd Date
Footscray 18.13 (121) West Coast Eagles 15.9 (99) Western Oval 15,089 6 June 1987
St Kilda 16.10 (106) Essendon 18.13 (121) Moorabbin Oval 23,725 6 June 1987
Hawthorn 17.11 (113) North Melbourne 14.7 (91) VFL Park 23,606 6 June 1987
Brisbane Bears 9.10 (64) Sydney Swans 19.23 (137) Carrara Stadium 11,840 7 June 1987
Fitzroy 18.15 (123) Richmond 22.17 (149) Princes Park 12,580 8 June 1987
Melbourne 13.12 (90) Carlton 21.9 (135) MCG 49,812 8 June 1987
Geelong 17.13 (115) Collingwood 17.8 (110) VFL Park 33,150 8 June 1987

Round 12

Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Venue Crowd Date
North Melbourne 15.10 (100) Essendon 9.10 (64) MCG 23,944 12 June 1987
Melbourne 11.10 (76) Sydney Swans 17.10 (112) MCG 21,696 13 June 1987
Geelong 13.13 (91) West Coast Eagles 12.13 (85) Kardinia Park (Stadium) 17,483 13 June 1987
Collingwood 15.16 (106) Fitzroy 11.14 (80) Victoria Park 17,840 13 June 1987
Carlton 12.25 (97) St Kilda 14.12 (96) Princes Park 16,511 13 June 1987
Footscray 21.16 (142) Richmond 11.8 (74) VFL Park 16,279 13 June 1987
Brisbane Bears 11.4 (70) Hawthorn 24.21 (165) Carrara Stadium 7,284 14 June 1987

Round 13

Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Venue Crowd Date
West Coast Eagles 16.18 (114) Fitzroy 5.12 (42) WACA Ground 13,540 19 June 1987
Hawthorn 6.8 (44) Melbourne 8.9 (57) Princes Park 7,596 20 June 1987
Footscray 13.11 (89) Geelong 8.2 (50) Western Oval 15,749 20 June 1987
Richmond 4.3 (27) Carlton 6.7 (43) MCG 15,916 20 June 1987
Essendon 9.10 (64) Brisbane Bears 3.9 (27) Windy Hill 8,832 20 June 1987
North Melbourne 10.12 (72) Collingwood 2.6 (18) VFL Park 17,613 20 June 1987
Sydney Swans 20.14 (134) St Kilda 11.9 (75) SCG 17,760 21 June 1987

Round 14

Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Venue Crowd Date
Sydney Swans 14.17 (101) Collingwood 10.14 (74) SCG 20,133 26 June 1987
Richmond 9.19 (73) West Coast Eagles 9.15 (69) MCG 8,926 27 June 1987
Geelong 13.20 (98) St Kilda 3.9 (27) Kardinia Park (Stadium) 13,661 27 June 1987
Fitzroy 11.16 (82) Melbourne 4.10 (34) Princes Park 7,643 27 June 1987
Essendon 7.10 (52) Footscray 9.10 (64) Windy Hill 17,401 27 June 1987
Hawthorn 12.8 (80) Carlton 12.7 (79) VFL Park 44,385 27 June 1987
Brisbane Bears 17.11 (113) North Melbourne 23.13 (151) Carrara Stadium 7,716 28 June 1987

Round 15

Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Venue Crowd Date
West Coast Eagles 18.10 (118) Essendon 21.20 (146) WACA Ground 15,740 3 July 1987
Melbourne 15.20 (110) North Melbourne 16.16 (112) MCG 17,108 4 July 1987
Hawthorn 19.20 (134) Richmond 11.11 (77) Princes Park 10,150 4 July 1987
St Kilda 20.14 (134) Fitzroy 15.10 (100) Moorabbin Oval 15,201 4 July 1987
Sydney Swans 16.10 (106) Footscray 10.13 (73) VFL Park 27,075 4 July 1987
Brisbane Bears 18.11 (119) Geelong 10.18 (78) Carrara Stadium 9,380 5 July 1987
Carlton 20.16 (136) Collingwood 15.22 (112) MCG 47,813 5 July 1987

Round 16

Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Venue Crowd Date
Essendon 21.11 (137) Richmond 12.11 (83) Windy Hill 13,590 11 July 1987
North Melbourne 23.18 (156) Fitzroy 19.9 (123) MCG 15,244 11 July 1987
Brisbane Bears 14.9 (93) St Kilda 18.13 (121) Carrara Stadium 9,106 12 July 1987
Collingwood 5.13 (43) Hawthorn 25.18 (168) Victoria Park 17,329 18 July 1987
Carlton 20.13 (133) Footscray 12.6 (78) Princes Park 19,259 18 July 1987
Sydney Swans 30.21 (201) West Coast Eagles 10.11 (71) SCG 23,009 19 July 1987
Melbourne 18.9 (117) Geelong 11.11 (77) VFL Park 15,253 25 July 1987

Round 17

Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Venue Crowd Date
West Coast Eagles 15.17 (107) Carlton 15.14 (104) WACA Ground 21,780 10 July 1987
Hawthorn 25.12 (162) Footscray 9.11 (65) Princes Park 14,429 11 July 1987
North Melbourne 11.13 (79) Geelong 27.14 (176) MCG 20,880 18 July 1987
St Kilda 18.6 (114) Melbourne 9.14 (68) VFL Park 20,354 18 July 1987
Richmond 18.20 (128) Collingwood 14.5 (89) MCG 24,793 25 July 1987
Fitzroy 17.29 (131) Brisbane Bears 16.10 (106) Princes Park 5,824 25 July 1987
Sydney Swans 36.20 (236) Essendon 11.7 (73) SCG 24,199 26 July 1987

Round 18

Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Venue Crowd Date
Sydney Swans 31.12 (198) Richmond 15.17 (107) SCG 17,157 31 July 1987
Fitzroy 20.9 (129) Geelong 12.15 (87) Princes Park 8,678 1 August 1987
St Kilda 15.16 (106) North Melbourne 11.15 (81) Moorabbin Oval 18,968 1 August 1987
Footscray 9.11 (65) Collingwood 8.6 (54) Western Oval 14,514 1 August 1987
Melbourne 22.21 (153) Brisbane Bears 14.15 (99) MCG 10,307 1 August 1987
Carlton 10.10 (70) Essendon 10.9 (69) VFL Park 29,761 1 August 1987
West Coast Eagles 17.13 (115) Hawthorn 17.12 (114) Subiaco Oval 24,502 2 August 1987

Round 19

Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Venue Crowd Date
West Coast Eagles 15.19 (109) North Melbourne 18.12 (120) WACA Ground 22,540 7 August 1987
Carlton 17.21 (123) Sydney Swans 8.7 (55) Princes Park 32,058 9 August 1987
Brisbane Bears 11.11 (77) Collingwood 14.16 (100) Carrara Stadium 9,166 9 August 1987
Richmond 15.10 (100) Melbourne 17.17 (119) MCG 15,899 9 August 1987
St Kilda 15.14 (104) Footscray 15.11 (101) Moorabbin Oval 23,080 9 August 1987
Geelong 12.20 (92) Essendon 9.11 (65) Kardinia Park (Stadium) 18,316 9 August 1987
Hawthorn 26.9 (165) Fitzroy 16.9 (105) VFL Park 14,692 9 August 1987

Round 20

Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Venue Crowd Date
Hawthorn 20.22 (142) Sydney Swans 15.7 (97) Princes Park 20,551 15 August 1987
Essendon 20.7 (127) Fitzroy 11.20 (86) Windy Hill 12,510 15 August 1987
Collingwood 8.11 (59) Melbourne 15.24 (114) Victoria Park 16,285 15 August 1987
North Melbourne 18.17 (125) Footscray 18.17 (125) MCG 18,921 15 August 1987
Geelong 13.10 (88) Carlton 24.12 (156) Kardinia Park (Stadium) 22,219 15 August 1987
Richmond 19.19 (133) St Kilda 8.9 (57) VFL Park 27,589 15 August 1987
Brisbane Bears 18.11 (119) West Coast Eagles 21.14 (140) Carrara Stadium 4,859 16 August 1987

Round 21

Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Venue Crowd Date
Melbourne 18.21 (129) West Coast Eagles 10.8 (68) MCG 21,048 21 August 1987
North Melbourne 18.14 (122) Richmond 11.18 (84) MCG 15,073 22 August 1987
St Kilda 15.17 (107) Collingwood 8.10 (58) Moorabbin Oval 24,335 22 August 1987
Fitzroy 12.12 (84) Carlton 17.22 (124) Princes Park 16,126 22 August 1987
Hawthorn 17.12 (114) Essendon 9.10 (64) VFL Park 27,046 22 August 1987
Brisbane Bears 10.11 (71) Footscray 22.21 (153) Carrara Stadium 6,754 23 August 1987
Sydney Swans 18.14 (122) Geelong 18.23 (131) SCG 23,953 23 August 1987

Round 22

Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Venue Crowd Date
Richmond 17.11 (113) Brisbane Bears 26.13 (169) MCG 12,079 28 August 1987
Geelong 17.21 (123) Hawthorn 19.12 (126) Kardinia Park (Stadium) 26,888 29 August 1987
Footscray 10.8 (68) Melbourne 12.11 (83) Western Oval 31,249 29 August 1987
Fitzroy 20.13 (133) Sydney Swans 20.21 (141) Princes Park 11,636 29 August 1987
Carlton 20.9 (129) North Melbourne 19.11 (125) VFL Park 30,444 29 August 1987
West Coast Eagles 26.19 (175) St Kilda 13.9 (87) Subiaco Oval 17,617 30 August 1987
Collingwood 23.6 (144) Essendon 21.13 (139) MCG 28,887 30 August 1987

Ladder

All teams played 22 games during the home and away season, for a total of 154. An additional 6 games were played during the finals series.

Brisbane and West Coast were added to the competition.

Team Won Lost Draw % Points
1 Carlton 18 4 0 138 72
2 Hawthorn 17 5 0 147 68
3 Sydney 15 7 0 130 60
4 North Melbourne 13 8 1 99 54
5 Melbourne 12 10 0 108 48
6 Geelong 11 10 1 100 46
7 Footscray 11 10 1 96 46
8 West Coast 11 11 0 98 44
9 Essendon 9 12 1 90 38
10 St Kilda 9 13 0 91 36
11 Fitzroy 8 14 0 92 32
12 Collingwood 7 15 0 76 28
13 Brisbane 6 16 0 79 24
14 Richmond 5 17 0 83 20

Finals

Night Series Competition

Melbourne 8.10 (58) defeated Essendon 8.6 (54)

Elimination Finals

Home team Score Away team Score Venue Attendance Date
Melbourne 22.26 (158) North Melbourne 5.10 (40) MCG 72,628 Sunday, 6 September

Qualifying Final

Home team Score Away team Score Venue Attendance Date
Hawthorn 23.18 (156) Sydney Swans 8.9 (57) Waverley Park 47,752 Saturday, 5 September

Semi Finals

Home team Score Away team Score Venue Attendance Date
Carlton 11.14 (80) Hawthorn 10.5 (65) Waverley Park 64,333 Saturday, 12 September
Sydney Swans 10.13 (73) Melbourne 21.23 (149) MCG 80,292 Sunday, 13 September

Preliminary Final

Home team Score Away team Score Venue Attendance Date
Hawthorn 11.14 (80) Melbourne 10.18 (78) Waverley Park 71,298 Saturday, 19 September

Grand Final

Main article: 1987 VFL Grand Final
Home team Score Away team Score Venue Attendance Date
Carlton 15.14 (104) Hawthorn 9.17.(71) MCG 92,754 Saturday, 26 September

Awards

Notable Events

In three home games from Round 16 to Round 18, the Sydney Swans amassed the most prolific string of high scores in VFL history, scoring 97.53 (635). Their individual scores were: 30.21 (201) against West Coast, winning by 130 points; 36.20 (236) against Essendon, winning by 163 points; and 31.12 (198) against Richmond, winning by 91 points.

See also

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