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Encyclopedia > 1987 VFL season

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Night Series Competition

Melbourne 8.10 (58) defeated Essendon 8.6 (54) The Melbourne Football Club (MFC), nicknamed The Demons, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League, based in Melbourne, Victoria. ... Essendon Football Club, nicknamed The Bombers, is an Australian rules football club that is part of the Australian Football League. ...


Ladder

All teams played 22 games during the home and away season, for a total of 176. 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

The Carlton Football Club is one of the oldest and most successful Australian rules football clubs. ... The Hawthorn Hawks are an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League (AFL). ... The Sydney Swans is an Australian Football League (AFL) club based in Sydney, New South Wales. ... Kangaroos Football Club Logo The North Melbourne Football Club, trading as the Kangaroos Football Club, and informally known as the Shinboners or the Kangaroos plays Australian rules football in the Australian Football League. ... The Melbourne Football Club (MFC), nicknamed The Demons, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League, based in Melbourne, Victoria. ... The Geelong Football Club, nicknamed The Cats, is an Australian rules football club in the Australian Football League with a rich history. ... The Western Bulldogs, formerly known, and occasionally still referred to, as the Footscray Football Club, is an Australian Football League (AFL) club based at the Whitten Oval in Footscray, an inner western suburb of Melbourne. ... The West Coast Eagles Football Club is an Australian rules football club that is a member of the Australian Football League. ... Essendon Football Club, nicknamed The Bombers, is an Australian rules football club that is part of the Australian Football League. ... The St Kilda Football Club, nicknamed The Saints, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League. ... The Fitzroy Football Club, latterly known as the Lions, was formed in 1883 and was a foundation member club of the Victorian Football League on its inception in 1897. ... The Collingwood Football Club, nicknamed The Magpies after the black and white striped guernseys worn by the players, is an Australian rules football club, playing in the elite Australian Football League. ... The Brisbane Bears Football Club was the first Queensland-based club in the Victorian Football League. ... The Richmond Football Club, nicknamed The Tigers, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League. ...

Finals

Elimination Finals

Home team Score Away team Score Venue Attendance Date
Melbourne Demons 22.6 (138) North Melbourne Kangaroos 5.10 (40) MCG 72,628 Sunday, 6 September

The Melbourne Football Club (MFC), nicknamed The Demons, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League, based in Melbourne, Victoria. ... The North Melbourne Football Club, trading as the Kangaroos, and informally known as the Shinboners or the Kangaroos Football Club plays Australian rules football in the Australian Football League. ... MCG redirects here. ...

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

The Hawthorn Hawks are an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League (AFL). ... The Sydney Swans is an Australian Football League (AFL) club based in Sydney, New South Wales. ... Waverley Park (formerly VFL Park and then AFL Park) was an often controversial football stadium in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ...

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

The Carlton Football Club is one of the oldest and most successful Australian rules football clubs. ... The Hawthorn Hawks are an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League (AFL). ... Waverley Park (formerly VFL Park and then AFL Park) was an often controversial football stadium in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... The Sydney Swans is an Australian Football League (AFL) club based in Sydney, New South Wales. ... The Melbourne Football Club (MFC), nicknamed The Demons, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League, based in Melbourne, Victoria. ... MCG redirects here. ...

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

The Hawthorn Hawks are an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League (AFL). ... The Melbourne Football Club (MFC), nicknamed The Demons, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League, based in Melbourne, Victoria. ... Waverley Park (formerly VFL Park and then AFL Park) was an often controversial football stadium in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ...

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

The Carlton Football Club is one of the oldest and most successful Australian rules football clubs. ... The Geelong Football Club, nicknamed The Cats, is an Australian rules football club in the Australian Football League with a rich history. ... MCG redirects here. ...

Awards

The Brownlow Medal was awarded to Tony Lockett of St Kilda and John Platten of Hawthorn. The Charles Brownlow Trophy, better known as the Brownlow Medal, is an annual medal awarded to the fairest and best player in the Australian Football League during the regular season (ie. ... Anthony Howard Tony Lockett (born in Ballarat on March 9, 1966) is widely regarded as one of the greatest players in Australian Rules Football history. ... The St Kilda Football Club, nicknamed The Saints, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League. ... John Patrick The Rat Platten (born March 17, 1963 in South Australia) is a former Australian rules footballer. ... The Hawthorn Hawks are an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League (AFL). ...


The Leigh Matthews Trophy was awarded to Tony Lockett of St Kilda. The Leigh Matthews Trophy is an annual award given by the AFL Players Association to the Most Valuable Player in the Australian Football League. ... Anthony Howard Tony Lockett (born in Ballarat on March 9, 1966) is widely regarded as one of the greatest players in Australian Rules Football history. ... The St Kilda Football Club, nicknamed The Saints, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League. ...


The Coleman Medal was awarded to Tony Lockett of St Kilda. The Coleman Medal is awarded yearly to the Australian Football League player who kicks the most goals in regular-season matches in that year. ... Anthony Howard Tony Lockett (born in Ballarat on March 9, 1966) is widely regarded as one of the greatest players in Australian Rules Football history. ... The St Kilda Football Club, nicknamed The Saints, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League. ...


The Norm Smith Medal was awarded to David Rhys Jones of Carlton. The Norm Smith Medal is the award given in AFL grand final to the player adjudged by an independent panel of experts to have been the best player in the match. ... The Carlton Football Club is one of the oldest and most successful Australian rules football clubs. ...


The Wooden Spoon was "awarded" to Richmond. A wooden spoon is a long-handled spoon, usually used in food preparation, that is made of wood. ... The Richmond Football Club, nicknamed The Tigers, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League. ...

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