1987 VFL Grand Final

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The 1987 VFL Grand Final took place on September 26, 1987 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground between VFL clubs Carlton and Hawthorn.

It was Hawthorn's fifth successive Grand Final and they had beaten Carlton in the previous season's decider. This time Carlton finished on the winning side, with a 33 point victory to give them their 15th premiership and first since 1982. Hawthorn were without Jason Dunstall who had kicked 94 goals for the year so they played Paul Dear at full-forward

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[edit] Teams

Carlton
B: Tom Alvin Stephen Silvagni David Glascott
HB: Ian Aitkin David Rhys-Jones Peter Dean
C: Michael Kennedy Craig Bradley Shane Robertson
HF: Richard Dennis Stephen Kernahan (c) Ken Hunter
F: Paul Meldrum Jon Dorotich Mark Naley
Foll: Justin Madden Wayne Johnston Fraser Murphy
Int: Adrian Gleeson Warren McKenzie
Coach: Robert Walls
Hawthorn
B: Gary Ayres Chris Mew Andrew Collins
HB: Ray Jencke Chris Langford John Kennedy
C: Russell Greene Michael Tuck (c) Robert DiPierdomenico
HF: Peter Curran Dermott Brereton Russell Morris
F: Gary Buckenara Paul Dear Peter Russo
Foll: Greg Dear Peter Schwab John Platten
Int: Paul Abbott Darrin Pritchard
Coach: Allan Jeans

[edit] Statistics

[edit] Score

Team 1 2 3 Final
Carlton 3.5 6.8 10.11 15.14 (104)
Hawthorn 4.2 4.9 7.13 9.17 (71)
  • Attendance - 92,754

[edit] Goal kickers

Carlton

  • Bradley 3
  • Kernahan 3
  • Johnston 2
  • Dorotich 1
  • Gleeson 1
  • Hunter 1
  • McKenzie 1
  • Meldrum 1
  • Murphy 1
  • Naley 1

Hawthorn

  • Kennedy 3
  • Collins 1
  • Curran 1
  • G.Dear 1
  • DiPierdomenico 1
  • Platten 1
  • Pritchard 1

[edit] Norm Smith Medal

David Rhys-Jones won the Norm Smith Medal for his effort in defence against Dermott Brereton who went goalless.

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