1987 VFL season
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[edit] Night Series Competition
Melbourne 8.10 (58) defeated Essendon 8.6 (54)
[edit] Ladder
All teams played 22 games during the home and away season, for a total of 154. An additional 6 games were played during the finals series.
| Team | Won | Lost | Draw | % | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlton | 18 | 4 | 0 | 138 | 72 |
| 2 | Hawthorn | 17 | 5 | 0 | 147 | 68 |
| 3 | Sydney | 15 | 7 | 0 | 130 | 60 |
| 4 | North Melbourne | 13 | 8 | 1 | 99 | 54 |
| 5 | Melbourne | 12 | 10 | 0 | 108 | 48 |
| 6 | Geelong | 11 | 10 | 1 | 100 | 46 |
| 7 | Footscray | 11 | 10 | 1 | 96 | 46 |
| 8 | West Coast | 11 | 11 | 0 | 98 | 44 |
| 9 | Essendon | 9 | 12 | 1 | 90 | 38 |
| 10 | St Kilda | 9 | 13 | 0 | 91 | 36 |
| 11 | Fitzroy | 8 | 14 | 0 | 92 | 32 |
| 12 | Collingwood | 7 | 15 | 0 | 76 | 28 |
| 13 | Brisbane | 6 | 16 | 0 | 79 | 24 |
| 14 | Richmond | 5 | 17 | 0 | 83 | 20 |
[edit] Finals
[edit] Elimination Finals
| Home team | Score | Away team | Score | Venue | Attendance | Date |
| Melbourne Demons | 22.26 (158) | North Melbourne Kangaroos | 5.10 (40) | MCG | 72,628 | Sunday, 6 September |
[edit] Qualifying Final
| Home team | Score | Away team | Score | Venue | Attendance | Date |
| Hawthorn Hawks | 23.18 (156) | Sydney Swans | 8.9 (57) | Waverley Park | 47,752 | Saturday, 5 September |
[edit] Semi Finals
| Home team | Score | Away team | Score | Venue | Attendance | Date |
| Carlton Blues | 11.14 (80) | Hawthorn Hawks | 10.5 (65) | Waverley Park | 64,333 | Saturday, 12 September |
| Sydney Swans | 10.13 (73) | Melbourne Demons | 21.23 (149) | MCG | 80,292 | Sunday, 13 September |
[edit] Preliminary Final
| Home team | Score | Away team | Score | Venue | Attendance | Date |
| Hawthorn Hawks | 11.14 (80) | Melbourne Demons | 10.8 (68) | Waverley Park | 71,298 | Saturday, 19 September |
[edit] Grand Final
| Home team | Score | Away team | Score | Venue | Attendance | Date |
| Carlton Blues | 15.14 (104) | Geelong Cats | 9.17 (Haw) | MCG | 92,754 | Saturday, 26 September |
[edit] Awards
The Brownlow Medal was awarded to Tony Lockett of St Kilda and John Platten of Hawthorn.
The Leigh Matthews Trophy was awarded to Tony Lockett of St Kilda.
The Coleman Medal was awarded to Tony Lockett of St Kilda.
The Norm Smith Medal was awarded to David Rhys Jones of Carlton.
The Wooden Spoon was "awarded" to Richmond.
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