1987 VFL season

91st season of the Victorian Football League (VFL) December 2017 March 2021 vfl_premiership 1987 14 15 16 Night series 1 160 3411846 92,754 (Grand Final, vs. ) Tony Lockett (StK) Tony Lockett (StK)John Platten () 1986 1988 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. 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 by 33 points in the 1987 VFL Grand Final. Night series 1987 VFL Night Series defeated 8.10 (58) to 8.6 (54), to win the Night Series Grand Final at VFL Park. Home-and-away season Round 1 |- ! Home team ! Home team score ! Away team ! Away team score ! Venue ! Crowd ! Date |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 15.14 (104) | | 19.23 (137) | MCG | 14,096 | Friday 27 March 1987 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 11.8 (74) | | 25.15 (165) | Victoria Park | 17,129 | Saturday 28 March 1987 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 15.14 (104) | | 22.17 (149) | Princes Park | 20,192 | Saturday 28 March 1987 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | StK | 15.11 (101) | | 14.18 (102) | Moorabbin Oval | 15,867 | Saturday 28 March 1987 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 19.14 (128) | | 12.17 (89) | MCG | 18,012 | Saturday 28 March 1987 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 9.8 (62) | | 19.7 (121) | VFL Park | 22,550 | Saturday 28 March 1987 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 20.13 (133) | | 16.23 (119) | Subiaco Oval | 23,897 | Sunday 29 March 1987 Round 2 |- ! Home team ! Home team score ! Away team ! Away team score ! Venue ! Crowd ! Date |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 13.14 (92) | | 7.17 (59) | MCG | 19,035 | Friday 3 April 1987 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 23.21 (159) | StK | 17.13 (115) | Princes Park | 11,584 | Saturday 4 April 1987 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 17.17 (119) | | 17.12 (114) | Windy Hill | 19,959 | Saturday 4 April 1987 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 13.15 (93) | | 23.17 (155) | MCG | 17,824 | Saturday 4 April 1987 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 19.17 (131) | | 23.12 (150) | Kardinia Park | 14,480 | Saturday 4 April 1987 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 17.5 (107) | | 16.18 (114) | VFL Park | 29,481 | Saturday 4 April 1987 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 27.25 (187) | | 11.13 (79) | SCG | 15,268 | Sunday 5 April 1987 Round 3 |- ! Home team ! Home team score ! Away team ! Away team score ! Venue ! Crowd ! Date |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 20.9 (129) | | 7.13 (55) | VFL Park | 10,043 | Friday 10 April 1987 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 18.20 (128) | | 13.16 (94) | Kardinia Park | 15,391 | Saturday 11 April 1987 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 19.16 (130) | | 12.12 (84) | MCG | 27,528 | Saturday 11 April 1987 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 20.25 (145) | | 10.8 (68) | Princes Park | 14,267 | Saturday 11 April 1987 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 5.10 (40) | | 18.19 (127) | Western Oval | 14,492 | Saturday 11 April 1987 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | StK | 21.7 (133) | | 11.17 (83) | Moorabbin Oval | 12,717 | Saturday 11 April 1987 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 14.13 (97) | | 18.16 (124) | Subiaco Oval | 35,719 | Sunday 12 April 1987 Round 4 |- ! Home team ! Home team score ! Away team ! Away team score ! Venue ! Crowd ! Date |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 21.13 (139) | StK | 14.8 (92) | MCG | 25,465 | 18 April 1987 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 18.19 (127) | | 19.22 (136) | Kardinia Park | 18,614 | 18 April 1987 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 29.17 (191) | | 15.14 (104) | Princes Park | 21,746 | 18 April 1987 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 16.18 (114) | | 20.9 (129) | Carrara Stadium | 17,795 | 19 April 1987 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 14.12 (96) | | 7.13 (55) | Western Oval | 10,425 | 20 April 1987 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 17.11 (113) | | 9.12 (66) | Windy Hill | 24,264 | 20 April 1987 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 16.14 (110) | | 15.10 (100) | VFL Park | 36,749 | 20 April 1987 Round 5 |- ! Home team ! Home team score ! Away team ! Away team score ! Venue ! Crowd ! Date |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 18.19 (127) | StK | 16.14 (110) | MCG | 16,078 | 24 April 1987 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 19.12 (126) | | 21.20 (146) | MCG | 22,154 | 25 April 1987 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 13.14 (92) | | 15.14 (104) | Princes Park | 11,068 | 25 April 1987 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 14.5 (89) | | 12.13 (85) | Victoria Park | 22,039 | 25 April 1987 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 29.10 (184) | | 17.7 (109) | Kardinia Park | 18,220 | 25 April 1987 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 17.14 (116) | | 9.8 (62) | VFL Park | 56,124 | 25 April 1987 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 12.14 (86) | | 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 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 13.16 (94) | | 12.15 (87) | SCG | 33,659 | 1 May 1987 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 16.14 (110) | | 9.15 (69) | MCG | 18,482 | 2 May 1987 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 14.12 (96) | | 13.18 (96) | Windy Hill | 15,395 | 2 May 1987 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 16.9 (105) | | 8.10 (58) | Victoria Park | 14,689 | 2 May 1987 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 11.12 (78) | StK | 4.10 (34) | VFL Park | 12,834 | 2 May 1987 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 24.18 (162) | | 13.10 (88) | Subiaco Oval | 28,330 | 3 May 1987 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 16.17 (113) | | 15.14 (104) | MCG | 18,694 | 3 May 1987 Round 7 |- ! Home team ! Home team score ! Away team ! Away team score ! Venue ! Crowd ! Date |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 10.21 (81) | | 8.14 (62) | WACA Ground | 25,799 | 8 May 1987 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 13.10 (88) | | 19.8 (122) | Western Oval | 13,395 | 9 May 1987 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | StK | 21.11 (137) | | 17.12 (114) | Moorabbin Oval | 14,909 | 9 May 1987 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 25.9 (159) | | 21.8 (134) | Princes Park | 14,564 | 9 May 1987 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 18.18 (126) | | 12.8 (80) | MCG | 49,215 | 9 May 1987 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 22.18 (150) | | 14.10 (94) | VFL Park | 31,000 | 9 May 1987 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 18.14 (122) | | 17.12 (114) | SCG | 22,273 | 10 May 1987 Round 8 |- ! Home team ! Home team score ! Away team ! Away team score ! Venue ! Crowd ! Date |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 13.9 (87) | | 16.20 (116) | SCG | 24,858 | 15 May 1987 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | StK | 14.13 (97) | | 6.13 (49) | Moorabbin Oval | 11,537 | 16 May 1987 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 17.10 (112) | | 10.5 (65) | Princes Park | 9,532 | 16 May 1987 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 11.15 (81) | | 15.15 (105) | MCG | 16,325 | 16 May 1987 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 10.8 (68) | | 14.10 (94) | VFL Park | 28,085 | 16 May 1987 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 22.12 (144) | | 15.19 (109) | Carrara Stadium | 7,944 | 17 May 1987 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 10.11 (71) | | 15.15 (105) | MCG | 26,684 | 17 May 1987 Round 9 |- ! Home team ! Home team score ! Away team ! Away team score ! Venue ! Crowd ! Date |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 13.16 (94) | | 17.26 (128) | MCG | 14,220 | 22 May 1987 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 15.15 (105) | StK | 15.9 (99) | Victoria Park | 18,173 | 23 May 1987 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 12.20 (92) | | 9.16 (70) | Princes Park | 28,422 | 23 May 1987 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 14.19 (103) | | 10.11 (71) | Western Oval | 10,673 | 23 May 1987 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 25.15 (165) | | 7.9 (51) | VFL Park | 32,634 | 23 May 1987 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 15.14 (104) | | 11.13 (79) | Kardinia Park | 24,476 | 24 May 1987 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 20.15 (135) | | 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 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 11.14 (80) | | 15.12 (102) | Windy Hill | 13,862 | 30 May 1987 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 14.13 (97) | | 18.10 (118) | MCG | 16,854 | 30 May 1987 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 10.19 (79) | | 7.4 (46) | Western Oval | 12,722 | 30 May 1987 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 27.22 (184) | | 12.9 (81) | Princes Park | 13,790 | 30 May 1987 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 23.16 (154) | StK | 15.8 (98) | VFL Park | 15,535 | 30 May 1987 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 20.16 (136) | | 23.7 (145) | SCG | 20,084 | 31 May 1987 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 19.23 (137) | | 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 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 18.13 (121) | | 15.9 (99) | Western Oval | 15,089 | 6 June 1987 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | StK | 16.10 (106) | | 18.13 (121) | Moorabbin Oval | 23,725 | 6 June 1987 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 14.7 (91) | | 17.11 (113) | VFL Park | 23,606 | 6 June 1987 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 9.10 (64) | | 19.23 (137) | Carrara Stadium | 11,840 | 7 June 1987 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 18.15 (123) | | 22.17 (149) | Princes Park | 12,580 | 8 June 1987 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 13.12 (90) | | 21.9 (135) | MCG | 49,812 | 8 June 1987 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 17.13 (115) | | 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 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 15.10 (100) | | 9.10 (64) | MCG | 23,944 | 12 June 1987 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 11.10 (76) | | 17.10 (112) | MCG | 21,696 | 13 June 1987 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 13.13 (91) | | 12.13 (85) | Kardinia Park | 17,483 | 13 June 1987 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 15.16 (106) | | 11.14 (80) | Victoria Park | 17,840 | 13 June 1987 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 12.25 (97) | StK | 14.12 (96) | Princes Park | 16,511 | 13 June 1987 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 11.8 (74) | | 21.16 (142) | VFL Park | 16,279 | 13 June 1987 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 11.4 (70) | | 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 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 16.18 (114) | | 5.12 (42) | WACA Ground | 13,540 | 19 June 1987 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 6.8 (44) | | 8.9 (57) | Princes Park | 7,596 | 20 June 1987 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 13.11 (89) | | 8.2 (50) | Western Oval | 15,749 | 20 June 1987 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 4.3 (27) | | 6.7 (43) | MCG | 15,916 | 20 June 1987 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 9.10 (64) | | 3.9 (27) | Windy Hill | 8,832 | 20 June 1987 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 2.6 (18) | | 10.12 (72) | VFL Park | 17,613 | 20 June 1987 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 20.14 (134) | StK | 11.9 (75) | SCG | 17,760 | 21 June 1987 Round 14 |- ! Home team ! Home team score ! Away team ! Away team score ! Venue ! Crowd ! Date |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 14.17 (101) | | 10.14 (74) | SCG | 20,133 | 26 June 1987 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 9.19 (73) | | 9.15 (69) | MCG | 8,926 | 27 June 1987 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 13.20 (98) | StK | 3.9 (27) | Kardinia Park | 13,661 | 27 June 1987 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 11.16 (82) | | 4.10 (34) | Princes Park | 7,643 | 27 June 1987 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 7.10 (52) | | 9.10 (64) | Windy Hill | 17,401 | 27 June 1987 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 12.8 (80) | | 12.7 (79) | VFL Park | 44,385 | 27 June 1987 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 17.11 (113) | | 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 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 18.10 (118) | | 21.20 (146) | WACA Ground | 15,740 | 3 July 1987 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 15.20 (110) | | 16.16 (112) | MCG | 17,108 | 4 July 1987 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 19.20 (134) | | 11.11 (77) | Princes Park | 10,150 | 4 July 1987 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | StK | 20.14 (134) | | 15.10 (100) | Moorabbin Oval | 15,201 | 4 July 1987 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 10.13 (73) | | 16.10 (106) | VFL Park | 27,075 | 4 July 1987 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 18.11 (119) | | 10.18 (78) | Carrara Stadium | 9,380 | 5 July 1987 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 20.16 (136) | | 15.22 (112) | MCG | 47,813 | 5 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) 21.11 (137) H 12.11 (83) Windy Hill 13593 Report Saturday, 11 July (2:10 pm) 23.18 (156) H 19.9 (123) MCG 15244 Report Sunday, 12 July (2:10 pm) 14.9 (93) A StK 18.13 (121) Carrara 9106 Report Saturday, 18 July (2:10 pm) 20.13 (133) H 12.6 (78) Princes Park 21388 Report Saturday, 18 July (2:10 pm) 5.13 (43) A 25.18 (168) Victoria Park 17370 Report Sunday, 19 July (2:10 pm) 30.21 (201) H 10.11 (71) SCG 24199 Report Saturday, 25 July (2:10 pm) 18.9 (117) H 11.11 (77) VFL Park 15253 Report At the SCG, 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 StK. Swans rover Stephen Wright kicked a career-best eight goals in his first game back after missing five weeks due to a hamstring strain.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Oe9UAAAAIBAJ&sjid=4pIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2289%2C7061672 Dazzling, determined Sydney shows three into two will go Michael Cockerill The Age 20 July 1987 5 May 2021 34 recorded their biggest-ever win against and it was also the Magpies' heaviest-ever defeat at Victoria Park.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Oe9UAAAAIBAJ&sjid=4pIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6303%2C7064927 Collingwood shrugs off another defeat Martin Blake The Age 20 July 1987 5 May 2021 34 Round 17 |- ! Home team ! Home team score ! Away team ! Away team score ! Venue ! Crowd ! Date |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 15.17 (107) | | 15.14 (104) | WACA Ground | 21,780 | 10 July 1987 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 25.12 (162) | | 9.11 (65) | Princes Park | 14,429 | 11 July 1987 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 11.13 (79) | | 27.14 (176) | MCG | 20,880 | 18 July 1987 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | StK | 18.6 (114) | | 9.14 (68) | VFL Park | 20,354 | 18 July 1987 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 18.20 (128) | | 14.5 (89) | MCG | 24,793 | 25 July 1987 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 17.29 (131) | | 16.10 (106) | Princes Park | 5,824 | 25 July 1987 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 36.20 (236) | | 11.7 (73) | SCG | 24,199 | 26 July 1987 Round 18 |- ! Home team ! Home team score ! Away team ! Away team score ! Venue ! Crowd ! Date |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 31.12 (198) | | 15.17 (107) | SCG | 17,157 | 31 July 1987 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 20.9 (129) | | 12.15 (87) | Princes Park | 8,678 | 1 August 1987 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | StK | 15.16 (106) | | 11.15 (81) | Moorabbin Oval | 18,968 | 1 August 1987 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 9.11 (65) | | 8.6 (54) | Western Oval | 14,514 | 1 August 1987 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 22.21 (153) | | 14.15 (99) | MCG | 10,307 | 1 August 1987 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 10.9 (69) | | 10.10 (70) | VFL Park | 29,761 | 1 August 1987 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 17.13 (115) | | 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 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 15.19 (109) | | 18.12 (120) | WACA Ground | 22,540 | 7 August 1987 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 17.21 (123) | | 8.7 (55) | Princes Park | 32,058 | 8 August 1987 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 15.10 (100) | | 17.17 (119) | MCG | 15,899 | 8 August 1987 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | StK | 15.14 (104) | | 15.11 (101) | Moorabbin Oval | 23,080 | 8 August 1987 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 12.20 (92) | | 9.11 (65) | Kardinia Park | 18,316 | 8 August 1987 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 26.9 (165) | | 16.9 (105) | VFL Park | 14,692 | 8 August 1987 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 11.11 (77) | | 14.16 (100) | Carrara Stadium | 9,166 | 9 August 1987 Round 20 |- ! Home team ! Home team score ! Away team ! Away team score ! Venue ! Crowd ! Date |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 20.22 (142) | | 15.7 (97) | Princes Park | 20,551 | 15 August 1987 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 20.7 (127) | | 11.20 (86) | Windy Hill | 12,510 | 15 August 1987 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 8.11 (59) | | 15.24 (114) | Victoria Park | 16,285 | 15 August 1987 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 18.17 (125) | | 18.17 (125) | MCG | 18,921 | 15 August 1987 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 13.10 (88) | | 24.12 (156) | Kardinia Park | 22,219 | 15 August 1987 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 19.19 (133) | StK | 8.9 (57) | VFL Park | 27,589 | 15 August 1987 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 18.11 (119) | | 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 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 18.21 (129) | | 10.8 (68) | MCG | 21,048 | 21 August 1987 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 18.14 (122) | | 11.18 (84) | MCG | 15,073 | 22 August 1987 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | StK | 15.17 (107) | | 8.10 (58) | Moorabbin Oval | 24,335 | 22 August 1987 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 12.12 (84) | | 17.22 (124) | Princes Park | 16,126 | 22 August 1987 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 9.10 (64) | | 17.12 (114) | VFL Park | 27,046 | 22 August 1987 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 10.11 (71) | | 22.21 (153) | Carrara Stadium | 6,754 | 23 August 1987 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 18.14 (122) | | 18.23 (131) | SCG | 23,953 | 23 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: If Carlton defeated North Melbourne, they would secure the minor premiership and advance straight to the second semi-final Hawthorn would win the minor premiership if they beat Geelong and Carlton lost to North North could grab third place - and hence the "double chance" - if it beat Carlton and Sydney lost to Fitzroy Going into the final round, Geelong held fifth spot, ahead of Footscray on percentage, with Melbourne two premiership points behind both teams. Hence, if the Cats could beat Hawthorn, they would secure a finals berth, but if they lost, then the winner out of Melbourne and Footscray would advance to the finals. 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) 17.11 (113) A 26.13 (169) MCG 12079 Report Saturday, 29 August (2:10 pm) 20.9 (129) H 19.11 (125) VFL Park 30444 Report Saturday, 29 August (2:10 pm) 20.13 (133) A 20.21 (141) Princes Park 11170 Report Saturday, 29 August (2:10 pm) 10.8 (68) A 12.11 (83) Western Oval 31249 Report Saturday, 29 August (2:10 pm) 17.21 (123) A 19.12 (126) Kardinia Park 27030 Report Sunday, 30 August (12:10 pm) 26.19 (175) H StK 13.9 (87) Subiaco Oval 17617 Report Sunday, 30 August (2:10 pm) 21.13 (139) A 23.6 (144) MCG 28887 Report In an epic, see-sawing clash at VFL Park, captain Stephen Kernahan kicked a goal after the final siren to snatch a thrilling win over and secure the minor premiership for 1987, their 16th in VFL competition.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=HPdUAAAAIBAJ&sjid=5JIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2149%2C7859224 Kernahan's goal gives Blues a dream finish Martin Blake The Age 31 August 1987 14 April 2021 30 's win over 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.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=HPdUAAAAIBAJ&sjid=5JIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2149%2C7859224 A 'couple of individuals' leave Parkin marooned Hugo Kelly The Age 31 August 1987 14 April 2021 30 Ladder (P) Premiers Qualified for finals |- style=background:#FFFFBB | 1 || align=left | (P) || 22 || 18 || 4 || 0 || 2599 || 1883 || 138.0 || 72 |- style=background:#FFFFBB | 2 || align=left | || 22 || 17 || 5 || 0 || 2781 || 1891 || 147.1 || 68 |- style=background:#FFFFBB | 3 || align=left | || 22 || 15 || 7 || 0 || 2846 || 2197 || 129.5 || 60 |- style=background:#FFFFBB | 4 || align=left | || 22 || 13 || 8 || 1 || 2402 || 2417 || 99.4 || 54 |- style=background:#FFFFBB | 5 || align=left | || 22 || 12 || 10 || 0 || 2189 || 2026 || 108.0 || 48 |- | 6 || align=left | || 22 || 11 || 10 || 1 || 2355 || 2348 || 100.3 || 46 |- | 7 || align=left | || 22 || 11 || 10 || 1 || 1959 || 2046 || 95.7 || 46 |- | 8 || align=left | || 22 || 11 || 11 || 0 || 2386 || 2438 || 97.9 || 44 |- | 9 || align=left | || 22 || 9 || 12 || 1 || 2075 || 2318 || 89.5 || 38 |- | 10 || align=left | StK || 22 || 9 || 13 || 0 || 2150 || 2369 || 90.8 || 36 |- | 11 || align=left | || 22 || 8 || 14 || 0 || 2328 || 2544 || 91.5 || 32 |- | 12 || align=left | || 22 || 7 || 15 || 0 || 1853 || 2425 || 76.4 || 28 |- | 13 || align=left | || 22 || 6 || 16 || 0 || 2113 || 2666 || 79.3 || 24 |- | 14 || align=left | || 22 || 5 || 17 || 0 || 2199 || 2667 || 82.5 || 20 |} Rules for classification: 1. premiership points; 2. percentage; 3. points forAverage score: 104.7Source: AFL Tables Finals series 1987 VFL finals series Finals week 1 Qualifying Final Saturday, 5 September (2:30 pm) 23.18 (156) H 8.9 (57) VFL Park 47752 Report Tom Hafey coached his 500th League game, becoming the third to reach the milestone after Jock McHale and his opponent Allan Jeans. Warwick Capper kicked four goals to become the second player after Tony Lockett to reach 100 goals for the season. He also took a spectacular mark over his opponent Chris Langford. Elimination Final Sunday, 6 September (2:30 pm) 5.10 (40) A 22.26 (158) MCG 72628 Report '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) 10.13 (73) A 21.23 (149) MCG 80292 Report SF2: Saturday, 12 September (2:30 pm) 11.14 (80) H 10.5 (65) VFL Park 64333 Report Preliminary final Preliminary final Saturday, 19 September (2:30 pm) 11.14 (80) H 10.18 (78) VFL Park 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.Mark Stevens http://www.news.com.au/sport/afl/saved-from-embarrassment-by-jim-stynes-simon-eishold-the-unsung-villain-of-87-prelim/story-fnelctok-1226479190738 Saved from embarrassment by Jim Stynes, Simon Eishold the unsung villain of '87 prelim news.com.au 22 September 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20210416153550/https://www.news.com.au/sport/afl/saved-from-embarressment-by-jim-stynes-simon-eishold-the-unsung-villain-of-87-prelim/news-story/ba0040d3c864c8cfbf3219456f66bc95 2021-04-16 deadhttp://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/teams/hawthorn-hawks/fox-footy-viewers-vote-for-hawthorn-vs-melbourne-from-1987-on-viewers-choice/news-story/7ef9e96ba8923818e4aac9276b2ada15 Tom Morris Fox Footy viewers vote for Hawthorn vs. Melbourne from 1987 on Viewers Choice foxsports.com.au 25 November 2015 Grand final 1987 VFL Grand Final Grand final Saturday, 26 September (2:50 pm) 15.14 (104) H 9.17 (71) MCG 92754 Report Season notes This season saw the introduction of two new interstate sides: the West Coast Eagles, based in Perth, Western Australia, and the Brisbane Bears, based in Gold Coast, Queensland. They were the first new clubs to join the league since the expansion of 1925, and the first time the league changed from twelve teams since 1943. The clubs were admitted to the league in a meeting on 1 October 1986, with West Coast admitted by an 8–4 majority of the twelve clubs, and Brisbane admitted unanimously. The two new clubs each paid a $A4 million licence fee which was divided equally amongst the existing twelve clubs, many of whom were in desperate need of such a cash injection.The Age Melbourne Ron Carter 38 2 October 1986 Perth, Brisbane join League When the Seven Network refused to offer a significant increase on its previous deal – which the VFL thought was warranted, given the broader audience that interstate expansion would bring – the VFL sold the television rights to on-seller Broadcom, who sold them to the ABC and satellite network Sportsplay. The deals lasted one year, and Seven purchased the exclusive rights back from Broadcom in 1988 at almost double the 1986 rate.VFL 1987 VFL TV Rights Saga 9 October 2020 http://www.footyindustry.com/?page_id=4259 Footyindustry Free-to-air broadcasts, alongside the nationally aired games on ABC (and all locally broadcast games via ABV in Victoria), were split on state lines with Seven retaining broadcasts for Western Australia via TVW-7, the games were broadcast as well on SBS Television and The Prime Network (New South Wales) and on Network 10 (Queensland and South Australia). The Round 10 match between West Coast and Collingwood was played on the Foundation Day public holiday, which is not observed in Victoria. In awful conditions in Round 13, Collingwood kicked only 2.6 (18), the lowest score by any team since 1968. Brian Taylor kicked their only goals in the first few minutes of the second quarter. 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 a total of 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. The VFL made a loss on the Round 17 match between and , which drew a meagre crowd of only 5,824 to Princes Park, despite being one of only three matches in Melbourne that weekend. The league had considered rescheduling the match as the first half of a double-header with one of the other two senior matches that weekend to reduce overall operating expenses, but contracts already in place precluded double-headers from being staged.The Sun News-Pictorial Melbourne 89 Daryl Timms 27 July 1987 A costly game for league Melbourne ended the third-longest finals drought in league history (twenty-two seasons) by finishing fifth, making the finals for the first time since 1964. The Under-19s Grand Final, in which 13.16 (94) defeated 13.11 (89), ended in controversy when the final siren was alleged to have been blown early. The timekeeper, who was independent of the clubs, was alleged to have blown the siren after only two minutes of time on; but there had been five goals kicked in the final quarter, which would usually have been expected to result in four or five minutes of time on. Richmond lodged a complaint against the timekeeper, but did not protest the result or seek a replay of the match.The Age Melbourne, VIC Greg Baum 85 28 September 1987 All quiet on Tiger appealThe Age Melbourne, VIC 84 29 September 1987 No action on young Roos' win Awards Major awards The Victorian Football League Players' Association Most Valuable Player Award was won by Tony Lockett of StK. The Norm Smith Medal was awarded to David Rhys-Jones of Carlton. won the reserves premiership. Carlton 18.17 (125) defeated StK 15.15 (105) in the grand final, held as a curtain-raiser to the seniors Grand Final on 26 September at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.The Age Melbourne 28 September 1987 80 Reserves, under 19s Leading goalkickers Larger numbers indicate number of goals scored in each round. Subscript numbers indicate total cumulative goals scored through that round. Numbers highlighted in blue indicates the player led the Coleman Medal at the end of that round. Numbers underlined indicates the player did not play in that round. Player1 2345678910111213141516171819202122Total 1Tony Lockett 22 57 310 1222 527 027 633 740 242 547 956 359 362 163 568 876 985 893 8101 3104 8112 5117 117 2Warwick Capper 99 312 517 320 727 229 332 638 442 749 453 558 664 266 268 573 679 584 185 489 695 499 99 3Jason Dunstall 66 39 312 214 519 322 022 729 130 636 541 1152 153 255 358 361 667 572 476 379 382 587 87 4Simon Beasley 22 24 37 310 212 012 517 522 325 126 430 838 240 343 346 349 352 153 659 362 1072 173 73 5Stephen Kernahan 44 26 17 613 619 524 327 128 028 230 232 234 135 439 342 446 248 149 251 859 261 667 67 6Richard Osborne 00 55 27 714 014 317 421 425 631 031 536 238 038 240 343 245 247 552 355 257 360 262 62Bruce Lindner 00 00 77 613 720 121 324 327 532 537 340 444 145 348 250 050 050 353 255 357 260 262 8Brian Taylor 22 57 310 616 420 424 327 027 027 027 633 740 242 143 447 249 453 255 257 259 160 060 60 9Dermott Brereton 11 01 01 01 12 13 36 612 618 624 327 532 133 336 238 139 443 346 349 453 255 156 56 10Gary Ablett 22 810 313 316 117 219 120 424 226 531 435 540 343 245 247 047 653 053 053 053 053 053 53 References Stephen Rodgers: Every Game Ever Played VFL/AFL Results 1897–1991 3rd Edition 1992. Penguin Books Australia 0-670-90526-7. Sources 1987 VFL season at AFL Tables 1987 VFL season at Australian Football 1987 Category:1987 in Australian men's sport Category:1987 in Australian rules football