1987 Hawthorn Football Club season

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Hawthorn Football Club
1987 season
PresidentRon Cook
Coach Allan Jeans
Captain(s) Michael Tuck
Home ground Princes Park
VFL season 17–5 (2nd)
Finals series Grand Final
(Lost to Carlton 71–104)
Best and Fairest John Platten
Leading goalkicker Jason Dunstall (94)
Highest home attendance71,298 (Preliminary final vs. Melbourne)
Lowest home attendance9,382 (Round 8 vs. Geelong)
Average home attendance24,012

The 1987 season was the Hawthorn Football Club's 63rd season in the Victorian Football League and 86th overall. Hawthorn entered the season as the defending VFL Premiers.

Contents

Fixture

Premiership season

RdDate and local timeOpponentScores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold)VenueAttendanceRecord
HomeAwayResult
1Saturday, 28 March (2:10 pm) Carlton 15.14 (104)22.17 (149)Won by 45 points Princes Park (A)19,9671–0
2Saturday, 4 April (2:10 pm) Richmond 13.15 (93)23.17 (155)Won by 62 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (A)17,8242–0
3Saturday, 11 April (2:10 pm) Collingwood 20.25 (145)10.8 (68)Won by 77 points Princes Park (H)14,0583–0
4Monday, 20 April (2:10 pm) Footscray 14.12 (96)7.13 (55)Lost by 41 points Western Oval (A)10,4253–1
5Saturday, 25 April (2:10 pm) West Coast 13.14 (92)15.14 (104)Lost by 12 points Princes Park (H)10,5883–2
6Sunday, 3 May (2:10 pm) Fitzroy 15.14 (104)16.17 (113)Won by 9 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (A)18,6944–2
7Sunday, 10 May (2:10 pm) Sydney 18.14 (122)17.12 (114)Lost by 8 points Sydney Cricket Ground (A)22,2734–3
8Saturday, 16 May (2:10 pm) Geelong 17.10 (112)10.5 (65)Won by 47 points Princes Park (H)9,3825–3
9Saturday, 23 May (2:10 pm) Essendon 25.15 (165)7.9 (51)Won by 114 points VFL Park (H)32,6346–3
10Saturday, 30 May (2:10 pm) St Kilda 23.16 (154)15.8 (98)Won by 56 points VFL Park (H)15,5357–3
11Saturday, 6 June (2:10 pm) North Melbourne 14.7 (91)17.11 (113)Won by 22 points VFL Park (A)23,6068–3
12Sunday, 14 June (2:10 pm) Brisbane Bears 11.4 (70)24.21 (165)Won by 95 points Carrara Stadium (A)7,2849–3
13Saturday, 20 June (2:10 pm) Melbourne 6.8 (44)8.9 (57)Lost by 13 points Princes Park (H)7,6319–4
14Saturday, 27 June (2:10 pm) Carlton 12.8 (80)12.7 (79)Won by 1 point VFL Park (H)44,38510–4
15Saturday, 4 July (2:10 pm) Richmond 19.20 (134)11.11 (77)Won by 57 points Princes Park (H)9,70811–4
16Saturday, 18 July (2:10 pm) Collingwood 5.13 (43)25.18 (168)Won by 125 points Victoria Park (A)17,37012–4
17Saturday, 11 July (2:10 pm) Footscray 25.12 (162)9.11 (65)Won by 97 points Princes Park (H)13,97113–4
18Sunday, 2 August (12:10 pm) West Coast 17.13 (115)17.12 (114)Lost by 1 point Subiaco Oval (A)24,50213–5
19Saturday, 8 August (2:10 pm) Fitzroy 26.9 (165)16.9 (105)Won by 60 points VFL Park (H)14,69214–5
20Saturday, 15 August (2:10 pm) Sydney 20.22 (142)15.7 (97)Won by 45 points Princes Park (H)20,52215–5
21Saturday, 22 August (2:10 pm) Essendon 9.10 (64)17.12 (114)Won by 50 points VFL Park (A)27,04616–5
22Saturday, 29 August (2:10 pm) Geelong 17.21 (123)19.12 (126)Won by 3 points Kardinia Park (A)27,03017–5
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Finals series

RdDate and local timeOpponentScores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold)VenueAttendance
HomeAwayResult
Qualifying finalSaturday, 5 September (2:30 pm) Sydney 23.18 (156)8.9 (57)Won by 99 points VFL Park (H)47,752
2nd semi-finalSaturday, 12 September (2:30 pm) Carlton 11.14 (80)10.5 (65)Lost by 15 points VFL Park (A)64,333
Preliminary finalSaturday, 19 September (2:10 pm) Melbourne 11.14 (80)10.18 (78)Won by 2 points VFL Park (H)71,298
Grand Final Saturday, 26 September (2:50 pm) Carlton 15.14 (104)9.17 (71)Lost by 33 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (A)92,754
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Ladder

1987 VFL ladder
PosTeamPldWLDPFPAPPPts
1 Carlton (P)22184025991883138.072 Finals
2 Hawthorn 22175027811891147.168
3 Sydney 22157028462197129.560
4 North Melbourne 2213812402241799.454
5 Melbourne 221210021892026108.048
6 Geelong 221110123552348100.346
7 Footscray 22111011959204695.746
8 West Coast 22111102386243897.944
9 Essendon 2291212075231889.538
10 St Kilda 2291302150236990.836
11 Fitzroy 2281402328254491.532
12 Collingwood 2271501853242576.428
13 Brisbane Bears 2261602113266679.324
14 Richmond 2251702199266782.520
Source: VFL ladder
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers

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References

  1. 1 2 "AFL Tables - 1987 Scores". afltables.com. Retrieved 18 September 2016.