1987 West Coast Eagles season

December 2017 December 2017 West Coast Eagles 1987 120px West Coast Eagles' home jumper for the 1987 season. Richard Colless Ron Alexander Ross Glendinning Subiaco OvalWACA Ground National Panasonic Cup semi-finals VFL season 8th Finals series N/A Best & Fairest Steve Malaxos Ross Glendinning (38 goals) 38,274 (round 10 vs at Subiaco Oval) 13,540 (round 13 vs at WACA Ground) 24,276 First season 1988 The 1987 VFL season was the West Coast Eagles' inaugural season in the Victorian Football League (VFL). The club was introduced to the competition as part of the VFL's expansion. Ron Alexander was appointed coach of the team and Ross Glendinning was appointed captain. The Eagles played 22 games, winning 11 and losing 11 to finish 8th on the ladder. List Squad Pre-season National Panasonic Cup West Coast played their first match against another AFL club during the 1987 National Panasonic Cup, the VFL's night series at the time, defeating by 29 points at Waverley Park after trailing by 28 points at three-quarter time. Home team's score listed in bold: Round Date Score Opponent Opponent's Score Result Venue Attendance 1 Tuesday, 3 March 2:10pm 12.15 (87) 8.10 (58) Won by 29 points Waverley Park 4,599 2 Saturday, 21 March 2:10pm 12.15 (87) 10.4 (64) Won by 23 points Waverley Park 5,047 SF Tuesday, 14 April 2:10pm 5.10 (40) 22.16 (148) Lost by 108 points Waverley Park 12 625 Regular season Home team's score listed in bold: Round Date Score Opponent Opponent's Score Result Venue Attendance Best on ground Team 1 Sunday, 29 March 2:10pm 20.13 (133) 16.23 (119) Won by 14 points Subiaco Oval 23,897 Phil Narkle 2 Saturday, 4 April 2:10pm 17.12 (114) 17.17 (119) Lost by 5 points Windy Hill 19,845 Leon Baker 3 Sunday, 12 April 2:10pm 14.13 (97) 18.16 (124) Lost by 27 points Subiaco Oval 35,719 Greg Williams 4 Saturday, 18 April 2:10pm 15.14 (104) 29.17 (191) Lost by 87 points Princes Park 20,750 Paul Meldrum 5 Saturday, 25 April 2:10pm 15.14 (104) 13.14 (92) Won by 12 points Princes Park 10,588 Chris Mainwaring 6 Sunday, 3 May 2:10pm 24.18 (162) 13.10 (88) Won by 74 points Subiaco Oval 28,543 Robert Wiley 7 Friday, 8 May 7:40pm 10.21 (81) 8.14 (62) Won by 19 points WACA Ground 25,799 Ross Glendinning 8 Saturday, 16 May 2:10pm 6.13 (49) 14.13 (97) Lost by 48 points Moorabbin Oval 11,537 Warren Jones 9 Sunday, 24 May 7:40pm 20.15 (135) 18.11 (119) Won by 16 points Subiaco Oval 23,366 Dwayne Lamb 10 Monday, 1 June 2:10pm 19.23 (137) 11.14 (80) Won by 57 points Subiaco Oval 38,274 John Annear 11 Saturday, 6 June 2:10pm 15.9 (99) 18.13 (121) Lost by 22 points Western Oval 15,089 Brian Royal 12 Saturday, 13 June 2:10pm 12.13 (85) 13.13 (91) Lost by 6 points Kardinia Park 17,504 Bruce Lindner 13 Friday, 19 June 7:40pm 16.18 (114) 5.12 (42) Won by 72 points WACA Ground 13,540 John Annear 14 Sunday, 27 June 2:10pm 9.15 (69) 9.19 (73) Lost by 4 points Melbourne Cricket Ground 8,926 Allan McKellar 15 Friday, 3 July 7:40pm 18.10 (118) 21.20 (146) Lost by 28 points WACA Ground 15,740 Paul Salmon 16 Friday, 10 July 7:40pm 15.17 (107) 15.14 (104) Won by 3 points WACA Ground 21,780 Ross Glendinning 17 Sunday, 19 July 2:10pm 10.11 (71) 30.21 (201) Lost by 130 points Sydney Cricket Ground 24,199 Stephen Wright 18 Sunday, 2 August 2:10pm 17.13 (115) 17.12 (114) Won by 1 point Subiaco Oval 24,502 John Platten 19 Friday, 7 August 7:40pm 15.19 (109) 18.12 (120) Lost by 11 points WACA Ground 22,540 Jim Krakouer 20 Sunday, 16 August 2:10pm 21.14 (140) 18.11 (119) Won by 21 points Carrara Stadium 4,859 Geoff Raines 21 Friday, 21 August 7:40pm 10.8 (68) 18.21 (129) Lost by 61 points Melbourne Cricket Ground 21,048 Sean Wight 22 Sunday, 30 August 2:10pm 26.19 (175) 13.9 (87) Won by 88 points Subiaco Oval 17,617 Adrian Barich Source: AFLTables Ladder Ladder WC Awards Steve Malaxos won the inaugural Club Champion Award, polling 229 votes to finish ahead of Ross Glendinning and Chris Mainwaring:Club Champion Award 1997–2009 westcoasteagles.com.au. Retrieved 23 July 2011. 1987 Club Champion Award No. Name Votes 1 Steve Malaxos 229 2 Ross Glendinning 170 3 Chris Mainwaring 166 4 Dwayne Lamb 128 5 Alex Ishchenko 116 6 Laurie Keene 115 7 Michael Brennan 113 8 Chris Lewis 88 9 Murray Wrensted 75 10 John Annear 70 Glen Bartlett won the award for Best Clubman and Chris Mainwaring was named Rookie of the Year. References External links West Coast Eagles Official Site Official Site of the Australian Football League West Coast Eagles Category:West Coast Eagles seasons Category:1980s in Western Australia