1987 VFL season

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1987 VFL premiership season
Teams14
Premiers Carlton
15th premiership
Minor premiers Carlton
16th minor premiership
Night series Melbourne
1st Night series win
Brownlow Medallist Tony Lockett (St Kilda)
John Platten (Hawthorn)
Coleman Medallist Tony Lockett (St Kilda)
Attendance
Matches played160
Total attendance3,411,846 (21,324 per match)
Highest92,754 (Grand Final, Carlton vs. Hawthorn)
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The 1987 VFL season was the 91st season of the Victorian Football League (VFL). The season ran from 27 March until 26 September, and comprised a 22-game home-and-away season followed by a finals series featuring the top five clubs.

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The season saw the beginning of a decade-long period of expansion of the Victorian league to the rest of Australia, with the admission of two newly established clubs: the West Coast Eagles, based in Perth, Western Australia, and the Brisbane Bears, based in South East Queensland. While the league remained the highest level senior Australian rules football competition and administrative body in Victoria, it also became the de facto highest level senior competition in Australia, with representation across four states. In the pre-season, the first modern VFL draft was held.

The premiership was won by the Carlton Football Club for the 15th time, after it defeated Hawthorn by 33 points in the 1987 VFL Grand Final.

Night series

Melbourne defeated Essendon 8.10 (58) to 8.6 (54), to win the Night Series Grand Final at VFL Park.

Home-and-away season

Round 1

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

Round 2

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

Round 3

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

Round 4

Home teamHome team scoreAway teamAway team scoreVenueCrowdDate
Melbourne 21.13 (139) St Kilda 14.8 (92) MCG 25,46518 April 1987
Geelong 18.19 (127) North Melbourne 19.22 (136) Kardinia Park 18,61418 April 1987
Carlton 29.17 (191) West Coast 15.14 (104) Princes Park 21,74618 April 1987
Brisbane Bears 16.18 (114) Fitzroy 20.9 (129) Carrara Stadium 17,79519 April 1987
Footscray 14.12 (96) Hawthorn 7.13 (55) Western Oval 10,42520 April 1987
Essendon 17.11 (113) Sydney 9.12 (66) Windy Hill 24,26420 April 1987
Collingwood 16.14 (110) Richmond 15.10 (100) VFL Park 36,74920 April 1987

Round 5

Home teamHome team scoreAway teamAway team scoreVenueCrowdDate
North Melbourne 18.19 (127) St Kilda 16.14 (110) MCG 16,07824 April 1987
Richmond 19.12 (126) Sydney 21.20 (146) MCG 22,15425 April 1987
Hawthorn 13.14 (92) West Coast 15.14 (104) Princes Park 11,06825 April 1987
Collingwood 14.5 (89) Footscray 12.13 (85) Victoria Park 22,03925 April 1987
Geelong 29.10 (184) Fitzroy 17.7 (109) Kardinia Park 18,22025 April 1987
Carlton 17.14 (116) Essendon 9.8 (62) VFL Park 56,12425 April 1987
Brisbane Bears 12.14 (86) Melbourne 12.9 (81) Carrara Stadium 7,45126 April 1987

Round 6

Home teamHome team scoreAway teamAway team scoreVenueCrowdDate
Sydney 13.16 (94) Carlton 12.15 (87) SCG 33,6591 May 1987
Melbourne 16.14 (110) Richmond 9.15 (69) MCG 18,4822 May 1987
Essendon 14.12 (96) Geelong 13.18 (96) Windy Hill 15,3952 May 1987
Collingwood 16.9 (105) Brisbane Bears 8.10 (58) Victoria Park 14,6892 May 1987
Footscray 11.12 (78) St Kilda 4.10 (34) VFL Park 12,8342 May 1987
West Coast 24.18 (162) North Melbourne 13.10 (88) Subiaco Oval 28,3303 May 1987
Hawthorn 16.17 (113) Fitzroy 15.14 (104) MCG 18,6943 May 1987

Round 7

Home teamHome team scoreAway teamAway team scoreVenueCrowdDate
West Coast 10.21 (81) Brisbane Bears 8.14 (62) WACA Ground 25,7998 May 1987
Footscray 13.10 (88) North Melbourne 19.8 (122) Western Oval 13,3959 May 1987
St Kilda 21.11 (137) Richmond 17.12 (114) Moorabbin Oval 14,9099 May 1987
Fitzroy 25.9 (159) Essendon 21.8 (134) Princes Park 14,5649 May 1987
Melbourne 18.18 (126) Collingwood 12.8 (80) MCG 49,2159 May 1987
Carlton 22.18 (150) Geelong 14.10 (94) VFL Park 31,0009 May 1987
Sydney 18.14 (122) Hawthorn 17.12 (114) SCG 22,27310 May 1987

Round 8

Home teamHome team scoreAway teamAway team scoreVenueCrowdDate
Sydney 13.9 (87) Fitzroy 16.20 (116) SCG 24,85815 May 1987
St Kilda 14.13 (97) West Coast 6.13 (49) Moorabbin Oval 11,53716 May 1987
Hawthorn 17.10 (112) Geelong 10.5 (65) Princes Park 9,53216 May 1987
Melbourne 11.15 (81) Footscray 15.15 (105) MCG 16,32516 May 1987
Collingwood 10.8 (68) Essendon 14.10 (94) VFL Park 28,08516 May 1987
Brisbane Bears 22.12 (144) Richmond 15.19 (109) Carrara Stadium 7,94417 May 1987
North Melbourne 10.11 (71) Carlton 15.15 (105) MCG 26,68417 May 1987

Round 9

Home teamHome team scoreAway teamAway team scoreVenueCrowdDate
Richmond 13.16 (94) North Melbourne 17.26 (128) MCG 14,22022 May 1987
Collingwood 15.15 (105) St Kilda 15.9 (99) Victoria Park 18,17323 May 1987
Carlton 12.20 (92) Fitzroy 9.16 (70) Princes Park 28,42223 May 1987
Footscray 14.19 (103) Brisbane Bears 10.11 (71) Western Oval 10,67323 May 1987
Hawthorn 25.15 (165) Essendon 7.9 (51) VFL Park 32,63423 May 1987
Geelong 15.14 (104) Sydney 11.13 (79) Kardinia Park 24,47624 May 1987
West Coast 20.15 (135) Melbourne 18.11 (119) Subiaco Oval 23,36624 May 1987

Round 10

Home teamHome team scoreAway teamAway team scoreVenueCrowdDate
Essendon 11.14 (80) Melbourne 15.12 (102) Windy Hill 13,86230 May 1987
Richmond 14.13 (97) Geelong 18.10 (118) MCG 16,85430 May 1987
Footscray 10.19 (79) Fitzroy 7.4 (46) Western Oval 12,72230 May 1987
Carlton 27.22 (184) Brisbane Bears 12.9 (81) Princes Park 13,79030 May 1987
Hawthorn 23.16 (154) St Kilda 15.8 (98) VFL Park 15,53530 May 1987
Sydney 20.16 (136) North Melbourne 23.7 (145) SCG 20,08431 May 1987
West Coast 19.23 (137) Collingwood 11.14 (80) Subiaco Oval 38,2741 June 1987

Round 11

Home teamHome team scoreAway teamAway team scoreVenueCrowdDate
Footscray 18.13 (121) West Coast 15.9 (99) Western Oval 15,0896 June 1987
St Kilda 16.10 (106) Essendon 18.13 (121) Moorabbin Oval 23,7256 June 1987
North Melbourne 14.7 (91) Hawthorn 17.11 (113) VFL Park 23,6066 June 1987
Brisbane Bears 9.10 (64) Sydney 19.23 (137) Carrara Stadium 11,8407 June 1987
Fitzroy 18.15 (123) Richmond 22.17 (149) Princes Park 12,5808 June 1987
Melbourne 13.12 (90) Carlton 21.9 (135) MCG 49,8128 June 1987
Geelong 17.13 (115) Collingwood 17.8 (110) VFL Park 33,1508 June 1987

Round 12

Home teamHome team scoreAway teamAway team scoreVenueCrowdDate
North Melbourne 15.10 (100) Essendon 9.10 (64) MCG 23,94412 June 1987
Melbourne 11.10 (76) Sydney 17.10 (112) MCG 21,69613 June 1987
Geelong 13.13 (91) West Coast 12.13 (85) Kardinia Park 17,48313 June 1987
Collingwood 15.16 (106) Fitzroy 11.14 (80) Victoria Park 17,84013 June 1987
Carlton 12.25 (97) St Kilda 14.12 (96) Princes Park 16,51113 June 1987
Richmond 11.8 (74) Footscray 21.16 (142) VFL Park 16,27913 June 1987
Brisbane Bears 11.4 (70) Hawthorn 24.21 (165) Carrara Stadium 7,28414 June 1987

Round 13

Home teamHome team scoreAway teamAway team scoreVenueCrowdDate
West Coast 16.18 (114) Fitzroy 5.12 (42) WACA Ground 13,54019 June 1987
Hawthorn 6.8 (44) Melbourne 8.9 (57) Princes Park 7,59620 June 1987
Footscray 13.11 (89) Geelong 8.2 (50) Western Oval 15,74920 June 1987
Richmond 4.3 (27) Carlton 6.7 (43) MCG 15,91620 June 1987
Essendon 9.10 (64) Brisbane Bears 3.9 (27) Windy Hill 8,83220 June 1987
Collingwood 2.6 (18) North Melbourne 10.12 (72) VFL Park 17,61320 June 1987
Sydney 20.14 (134) St Kilda 11.9 (75) SCG 17,76021 June 1987

Round 14

Home teamHome team scoreAway teamAway team scoreVenueCrowdDate
Sydney 14.17 (101) Collingwood 10.14 (74) SCG 20,13326 June 1987
Richmond 9.19 (73) West Coast 9.15 (69) MCG 8,92627 June 1987
Geelong 13.20 (98) St Kilda 3.9 (27) Kardinia Park 13,66127 June 1987
Fitzroy 11.16 (82) Melbourne 4.10 (34) Princes Park 7,64327 June 1987
Essendon 7.10 (52) Footscray 9.10 (64) Windy Hill 17,40127 June 1987
Hawthorn 12.8 (80) Carlton 12.7 (79) VFL Park 44,38527 June 1987
Brisbane Bears 17.11 (113) North Melbourne 23.13 (151) Carrara Stadium 7,71628 June 1987

Round 15

Home teamHome team scoreAway teamAway team scoreVenueCrowdDate
West Coast 18.10 (118) Essendon 21.20 (146) WACA Ground 15,7403 July 1987
Melbourne 15.20 (110) North Melbourne 16.16 (112) MCG 17,1084 July 1987
Hawthorn 19.20 (134) Richmond 11.11 (77) Princes Park 10,1504 July 1987
St Kilda 20.14 (134) Fitzroy 15.10 (100) Moorabbin Oval 15,2014 July 1987
Footscray 10.13 (73) Sydney 16.10 (106) VFL Park 27,0754 July 1987
Brisbane Bears 18.11 (119) Geelong 10.18 (78) Carrara Stadium 9,3805 July 1987
Carlton 20.16 (136) Collingwood 15.22 (112) MCG 47,8135 July 1987

Rounds 16 and 17

Rounds 16 and 17 were played concurrently over three weekends: five matches were played on the weekends of 11 and 18 July, and four matches were played on the weekend of 25 July. This fixturing effectively gave each team one bye during the three-week period. However, the matches are still grouped into two complete rounds rather than three partial rounds, which results in a chronological anomaly in which six teams played their Round 17 matches before their Round 16 matches.

Round 16
Saturday, 11 July (2:10 pm) Essendon 21.11 (137)def. Richmond 12.11 (83) Windy Hill (crowd: 13593) Report
Saturday, 11 July (2:10 pm) North Melbourne 23.18 (156)def. Fitzroy 19.9 (123) MCG (crowd: 15244) Report
Sunday, 12 July (2:10 pm) Brisbane Bears 14.9 (93)def. by St Kilda 18.13 (121) Carrara (crowd: 9106) Report
Saturday, 18 July (2:10 pm) Carlton 20.13 (133)def. Footscray 12.6 (78) Princes Park (crowd: 21388) Report
Saturday, 18 July (2:10 pm) Collingwood 5.13 (43)def. by Hawthorn 25.18 (168) Victoria Park (crowd: 17370) Report
Sunday, 19 July (2:10 pm) Sydney 30.21 (201)def. West Coast 10.11 (71) SCG (crowd: 24199) Report
Saturday, 25 July (2:10 pm) Melbourne 18.9 (117)def. Geelong 11.11 (77) VFL Park (crowd: 15253) Report
  • At the SCG, Sydney recorded the club's highest score in a match. It marked the third time they had kicked 30 goals in a game, the previous time being in Round 13 of the 1982 VFL season against St Kilda. Swans rover Stephen Wright kicked a career-best eight goals in his first game back after missing five weeks due to a hamstring strain. [1]
  • Hawthorn recorded their biggest-ever win against Collingwood and it was also the Magpies' heaviest-ever defeat at Victoria Park. [2]
Round 17
Home teamHome team scoreAway teamAway team scoreVenueCrowdDate
West Coast 15.17 (107) Carlton 15.14 (104) WACA Ground 21,78010 July 1987
Hawthorn 25.12 (162) Footscray 9.11 (65) Princes Park 14,42911 July 1987
North Melbourne 11.13 (79) Geelong 27.14 (176) MCG 20,88018 July 1987
St Kilda 18.6 (114) Melbourne 9.14 (68) VFL Park 20,35418 July 1987
Richmond 18.20 (128) Collingwood 14.5 (89) MCG 24,79325 July 1987
Fitzroy 17.29 (131) Brisbane Bears 16.10 (106) Princes Park 5,82425 July 1987
Sydney 36.20 (236) Essendon 11.7 (73) SCG 24,19926 July 1987

Round 18

Home teamHome team scoreAway teamAway team scoreVenueCrowdDate
Sydney 31.12 (198) Richmond 15.17 (107) SCG 17,15731 July 1987
Fitzroy 20.9 (129) Geelong 12.15 (87) Princes Park 8,6781 August 1987
St Kilda 15.16 (106) North Melbourne 11.15 (81) Moorabbin Oval 18,9681 August 1987
Footscray 9.11 (65) Collingwood 8.6 (54) Western Oval 14,5141 August 1987
Melbourne 22.21 (153) Brisbane Bears 14.15 (99) MCG 10,3071 August 1987
Essendon 10.9 (69) Carlton 10.10 (70) VFL Park 29,7611 August 1987
West Coast 17.13 (115) Hawthorn 17.12 (114) Subiaco Oval 24,5022 August 1987

Round 19

Home teamHome team scoreAway teamAway team scoreVenueCrowdDate
West Coast 15.19 (109) North Melbourne 18.12 (120) WACA Ground 22,5407 August 1987
Carlton 17.21 (123) Sydney 8.7 (55) Princes Park 32,0588 August 1987
Richmond 15.10 (100) Melbourne 17.17 (119) MCG 15,8998 August 1987
St Kilda 15.14 (104) Footscray 15.11 (101) Moorabbin Oval 23,0808 August 1987
Geelong 12.20 (92) Essendon 9.11 (65) Kardinia Park 18,3168 August 1987
Hawthorn 26.9 (165) Fitzroy 16.9 (105) VFL Park 14,6928 August 1987
Brisbane Bears 11.11 (77) Collingwood 14.16 (100) Carrara Stadium 9,1669 August 1987

Round 20

Home teamHome team scoreAway teamAway team scoreVenueCrowdDate
Hawthorn 20.22 (142) Sydney 15.7 (97) Princes Park 20,55115 August 1987
Essendon 20.7 (127) Fitzroy 11.20 (86) Windy Hill 12,51015 August 1987
Collingwood 8.11 (59) Melbourne 15.24 (114) Victoria Park 16,28515 August 1987
North Melbourne 18.17 (125) Footscray 18.17 (125) MCG 18,92115 August 1987
Geelong 13.10 (88) Carlton 24.12 (156) Kardinia Park 22,21915 August 1987
Richmond 19.19 (133) St Kilda 8.9 (57) VFL Park 27,58915 August 1987
Brisbane Bears 18.11 (119) West Coast 21.14 (140) Carrara Stadium 4,85916 August 1987

Round 21

Home teamHome team scoreAway teamAway team scoreVenueCrowdDate
Melbourne 18.21 (129) West Coast 10.8 (68) MCG 21,04821 August 1987
North Melbourne 18.14 (122) Richmond 11.18 (84) MCG 15,07322 August 1987
St Kilda 15.17 (107) Collingwood 8.10 (58) Moorabbin Oval 24,33522 August 1987
Fitzroy 12.12 (84) Carlton 17.22 (124) Princes Park 16,12622 August 1987
Essendon 9.10 (64) Hawthorn 17.12 (114) VFL Park 27,04622 August 1987
Brisbane Bears 10.11 (71) Footscray 22.21 (153) Carrara Stadium 6,75423 August 1987
Sydney 18.14 (122) Geelong 18.23 (131) SCG 23,95323 August 1987

Round 22

The final round of the 1987 VFL home-and-away season turned out to be one of the most dramatic and significant in VFL/AFL history. The composition of the final five would be determined by a number of scenarios:

The round began on the Friday night with Richmond and the fledgling Brisbane Bears playing for the wooden spoon; the Bears won easily to ensure they didn't come last in their first season. The significant matches to determine the final five were all played on Saturday afternoon, and they were all thrillers.

Round 22
Friday, 28 August (7:40 pm) Richmond 17.11 (113)def. by Brisbane Bears 26.13 (169) MCG (crowd: 12079) Report
Saturday, 29 August (2:10 pm) Carlton 20.9 (129)def. North Melbourne 19.11 (125) VFL Park (crowd: 30444) Report
Saturday, 29 August (2:10 pm) Fitzroy 20.13 (133)def. by Sydney 20.21 (141) Princes Park (crowd: 11170) Report
Saturday, 29 August (2:10 pm) Footscray 10.8 (68)def. by Melbourne 12.11 (83) Western Oval (crowd: 31249) Report
Saturday, 29 August (2:10 pm) Geelong 17.21 (123)def. by Hawthorn 19.12 (126) Kardinia Park (crowd: 27030) Report
Sunday, 30 August (12:10 pm) West Coast 26.19 (175)def. St Kilda 13.9 (87) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 17617) Report
Sunday, 30 August (2:10 pm) Essendon 21.13 (139)def. by Collingwood 23.6 (144) MCG (crowd: 28887) Report
  • In an epic, see-sawing clash at VFL Park, Carlton captain Stephen Kernahan kicked a goal after the final siren to snatch a thrilling win over North Melbourne and secure the minor premiership for 1987, their 16th in VFL competition. [3]
  • Sydney's win over Fitzroy marked the club's first win at Princes Park in 22 years. The Swans trailed at one stage by 41 points in the third quarter, but thereafter began to play more direct football and held off the Lions to secure third spot and the double chance. [4]

Ladder

(P)Premiers
Qualified for finals
#TeamPWLDPFPA %Pts
1 Carlton (P)22184025991883138.072
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

Rules for classification: 1. premiership points; 2. percentage; 3. points for
Average score: 104.7
Source: AFL Tables

Finals series

Finals week 1

Qualifying Final
Saturday, 5 September (2:30 pm) Hawthorn 23.18 (156)def. Sydney 8.9 (57) VFL Park (crowd: 47752) Report
Elimination Final
Sunday, 6 September (2:30 pm) North Melbourne 5.10 (40)def. by Melbourne 22.26 (158) MCG (crowd: 72628) Report
  • Melbourne's 118-point win is the largest winning margin in an Elimination Final.

Finals week 2

Semi-finals
SF1: Sunday, 13 September (2:30 pm) Sydney 10.13 (73)def. by Melbourne 21.23 (149) MCG (crowd: 80292) Report
SF2: Saturday, 12 September (2:30 pm) Carlton 11.14 (80)def. Hawthorn 10.5 (65) VFL Park (crowd: 64333) Report

Preliminary final

Preliminary final
Saturday, 19 September (2:30 pm) Hawthorn 11.14 (80)def. Melbourne 10.18 (78) VFL Park (crowd: 71298) Report
  • Melbourne was leading by 4 points at the final siren, though Hawthorn's Gary Buckenara had a free kick 55 metres out. But Melbourne's Jim Stynes ran across the mark and incurred a 15-metre penalty, bringing Buckenara close enough to kick the winning goal after the siren. [5] [6]

Grand final

Grand final
Saturday, 26 September (2:50 pm) Carlton 15.14 (104)def. Hawthorn 9.17 (71) MCG (crowd: 92754) Report

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Major awards

Leading goalkickers

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The West Coast Eagles is an Australian rules football club based in Perth, Western Australia, currently playing in the Australian Football League (AFL). The club was formed in 1986, and played its first season in the competition in 1987. Having lost the 1991 grand final to Hawthorn, the club won premierships in 1992 and 1994, becoming one of the most successful teams of the 1990s. West Coast won its third premiership in 2006, but declined afterwards, finishing last in 2010, before undergoing a rapid resurgence the following season to finish fourth in 2011.

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