1987 Australian Football Championships

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1987 Australian Football Championships
Tournament information
Sport Australian football
Location Adelaide and Perth, Australia
Dates27 May 1987–22 July 1987
FormatRound Robin
Teams3
Final champion
South Australia
  1986
1988  

The 1987 Australian Football Championships was an Australian rules football series between representative teams of the three major football states. Games involving Victoria were played under State of Origin rules, whilst the match between Western Australia and South Australia involved players based in their respective states at the time. The competition was won by South Australia.

Contents

Results

Game 1

Home teamHome team scoreAway teamAway team scoreGroundCrowdDateTimeBroadcast Network
South Australia 12.13 (85) Victoria 11.15 (81) Football Park 41,60527 May 1987 [1]

Game 2

Home teamHome team scoreAway teamAway team scoreGroundCrowdDateTimeBroadcast Network
South Australia 18.16 (124) Western Australia 9.9 (63) WACA 16 June 1987

Game 3

Home teamHome team scoreAway teamAway team scoreGroundCrowdDateTimeBroadcast Network
Victoria 16.20 (116) Western Australia 13.14 (92) Subiaco Oval 22,00022 July 1987 [3]

Standings

1987 Australian Championship
PosTeamPldWLDPFPAPPPts
1 South Australia 2200209144145.14
2 Victoria 2110197177111.32
3 Western Australia 202015524064.60
Source: [4]

Squads

South Australia
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Victoria
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Western Australia
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Coach: Graham Cornes

Both games

vs Victoria

vs Western Australia

Coach: Bill Goggin

Both Games

vs South Australia

vs Western Australia

Coach: John Todd
Both Games

vs South Australia

vs Victoria

References

  1. "South Australia hangs on". The Canberra Times. 28 May 1987. p. 26. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Fos Williams Medallist". South Australian National Football League. Archived from the original on 1 October 2015. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 "Big V bounces back". The Canberra Times. 23 July 1987. p. 20. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
  4. Doherty, Francis (2000). "Australian National Football Councils Carnivals". The Aussie Rules: Records & Stats Trivia Book. New Holland Publishers. p. 244. ISBN   9781740514019.
  5. "State Games 1951 - 2011".