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.infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>tbody{display:table-row-group}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table tr{display:table-row!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox vcard"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above fn org">1987 VFL premiership season</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Teams</th><td class="infobox-data">14</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_VFL/AFL_premiers" title="List of VFL/AFL premiers">Premiers</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a><span class="nowrap"><br /> 15th premiership</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_VFL/AFL_minor_premiers" title="List of VFL/AFL minor premiers">Minor premiers</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a><span class="nowrap"><br /> 16th minor premiership</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_VFL/AFL_pre-season_and_night_series_premiers" title="List of VFL/AFL pre-season and night series premiers">Night series</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Football_Club" title="Melbourne Football Club">Melbourne</a><span class="nowrap"><br /> 1st Night series win</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Brownlow_Medal" title="Brownlow Medal">Brownlow Medallist</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Tony_Lockett" title="Tony Lockett">Tony Lockett</a> <small>(<a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club" title="St Kilda Football Club">St Kilda</a>)</small><br /><a href="/wiki/John_Platten" title="John Platten">John Platten</a> <small>(<a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a>)</small></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Coleman_Medal" title="Coleman Medal">Coleman Medallist</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Tony_Lockett" title="Tony Lockett">Tony Lockett</a> <small>(<a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club" title="St Kilda Football Club">St Kilda</a>)</small></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Attendance</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Matches played</th><td class="infobox-data">160</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap">Total attendance</span></th><td class="infobox-data">3,411,846 (21,324 per match)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Highest</th><td class="infobox-data">92,754 <small>(<a href="/wiki/1987_VFL_Grand_Final" class="mw-redirect" title="1987 VFL Grand Final">Grand Final</a>, <a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a> vs. <a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a>)</small></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below"><div style="width:100%"><div style="float: left; text-align:left;padding-right:0.5em;" class="noprint">← <a href="/wiki/1986_VFL_season" title="1986 VFL season">1986</a></div><div style="float: right; text-align:right;padding-left:0.5em;" class="noprint"><a href="/wiki/1988_VFL_season" title="1988 VFL season">1988</a> →</div></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>1987 VFL season</b> was the 91st season of the <a href="/wiki/Victorian_Football_League_(1897%E2%80%931989)" class="mw-redirect" title="Victorian Football League (1897–1989)">Victorian Football League</a> (VFL). The season ran from 27 March until 26 September, and comprised a 22-game home-and-away season followed by a <a href="/wiki/1987_VFL_finals_series" title="1987 VFL finals series">finals series</a> featuring the top five clubs. </p><p>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 <a href="/wiki/West_Coast_Eagles" title="West Coast Eagles">West Coast Eagles</a>, based in <a href="/wiki/Perth,_Western_Australia" class="mw-redirect" title="Perth, Western Australia">Perth, Western Australia</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/Brisbane_Bears" title="Brisbane Bears">Brisbane Bears</a>, based in <a href="/wiki/South_East_Queensland" title="South East Queensland">South East Queensland</a>. While the league remained the highest level senior <a href="/wiki/Australian_rules_football" title="Australian rules football">Australian rules football</a> competition and administrative body in Victoria, it also became the <i>de facto</i> highest level senior competition in Australia, with representation across four states. In the pre-season, the first modern <a href="/wiki/AFL_draft" class="mw-redirect" title="AFL draft">VFL draft</a> was held. </p><p>The premiership was won by the <a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton Football Club</a> for the 15th time, after it defeated <a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a> by 33 points in the <a href="/wiki/1987_VFL_Grand_Final" class="mw-redirect" title="1987 VFL Grand Final">1987 VFL Grand Final</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Night_series">Night series</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1987_VFL_season&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Night series"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Football_Club" title="Melbourne Football Club">Melbourne</a> defeated <a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a> 8.10 (58) to 8.6 (54), to win the Night Series Grand Final at <a href="/wiki/Waverley_Park" title="Waverley Park">VFL Park</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Home-and-away_season">Home-and-away season</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1987_VFL_season&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Home-and-away season"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Round_1">Round 1</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1987_VFL_season&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Round 1"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable succession-box noprint" style="margin:0.5em auto; font-size:small;clear:both;"> <tbody><tr bgcolor="#CCCCFF"> <td><b>Home team</b> </td> <td><b>Home team score</b> </td> <td><b>Away team</b> </td> <td><b>Away team score</b> </td> <td><b>Venue</b> </td> <td><b>Crowd</b> </td> <td><b>Date</b> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><a href="/wiki/North_Melbourne_Football_Club" title="North Melbourne Football Club">North Melbourne</a> </td> <td>15.14 (104) </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Brisbane_Bears" title="Brisbane Bears">Brisbane Bears</a></b> </td> <td><b>19.23 (137)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a> </td> <td>14,096 </td> <td>Friday 27 March 1987 </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood</a> </td> <td>11.8 (74) </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">Sydney</a></b> </td> <td><b>25.15 (165)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Victoria_Park,_Melbourne" title="Victoria Park, Melbourne">Victoria Park</a> </td> <td>17,129 </td> <td>Saturday 28 March 1987 </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a> </td> <td>15.14 (104) </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a></b> </td> <td><b>22.17 (149)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Princes_Park_Football_Ground" class="mw-redirect" title="Princes Park Football Ground">Princes Park</a> </td> <td>20,192 </td> <td>Saturday 28 March 1987 </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club" title="St Kilda Football Club">St Kilda</a> </td> <td>15.11 (101) </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a></b> </td> <td><b>14.18 (102)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Moorabbin_Oval" title="Moorabbin Oval">Moorabbin Oval</a> </td> <td>15,867 </td> <td>Saturday 28 March 1987 </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Football_Club" title="Melbourne Football Club">Melbourne</a></b> </td> <td><b>19.14 (128)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fitzroy_Football_Club" title="Fitzroy Football Club">Fitzroy</a> </td> <td>12.17 (89) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a> </td> <td>18,012 </td> <td>Saturday 28 March 1987 </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><a href="/wiki/Western_Bulldogs" title="Western Bulldogs">Footscray</a> </td> <td>9.8 (62) </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a></b> </td> <td><b>19.7 (121)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/VFL_Park" class="mw-redirect" title="VFL Park">VFL Park</a> </td> <td>22,550 </td> <td>Saturday 28 March 1987 </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/West_Coast_Eagles" title="West Coast Eagles">West Coast</a></b> </td> <td><b>20.13 (133)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club" title="Richmond Football Club">Richmond</a> </td> <td>16.23 (119) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Subiaco_Oval" title="Subiaco Oval">Subiaco Oval</a> </td> <td>23,897 </td> <td>Sunday 29 March 1987 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Round_2">Round 2</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1987_VFL_season&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Round 2"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable succession-box noprint" style="margin:0.5em auto; font-size:small;clear:both;"> <tbody><tr bgcolor="#CCCCFF"> <td><b>Home team</b> </td> <td><b>Home team score</b> </td> <td><b>Away team</b> </td> <td><b>Away team score</b> </td> <td><b>Venue</b> </td> <td><b>Crowd</b> </td> <td><b>Date</b> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/North_Melbourne_Football_Club" title="North Melbourne Football Club">North Melbourne</a></b> </td> <td><b>13.14 (92)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Football_Club" title="Melbourne Football Club">Melbourne</a> </td> <td>7.17 (59) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a> </td> <td>19,035 </td> <td>Friday 3 April 1987 </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Fitzroy_Football_Club" title="Fitzroy Football Club">Fitzroy</a></b> </td> <td><b>23.21 (159)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club" title="St Kilda Football Club">St Kilda</a> </td> <td>17.13 (115) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Princes_Park_Football_Ground" class="mw-redirect" title="Princes Park Football Ground">Princes Park</a> </td> <td>11,584 </td> <td>Saturday 4 April 1987 </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a></b> </td> <td><b>17.17 (119)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/West_Coast_Eagles" title="West Coast Eagles">West Coast</a> </td> <td>17.12 (114) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Windy_Hill,_Essendon" title="Windy Hill, Essendon">Windy Hill</a> </td> <td>19,959 </td> <td>Saturday 4 April 1987 </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><a href="/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club" title="Richmond Football Club">Richmond</a> </td> <td>13.15 (93) </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a></b> </td> <td><b>23.17 (155)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a> </td> <td>17,824 </td> <td>Saturday 4 April 1987 </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a> </td> <td>19.17 (131) </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Brisbane_Bears" title="Brisbane Bears">Brisbane Bears</a></b> </td> <td><b>23.12 (150)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kardinia_Park_(stadium)" title="Kardinia Park (stadium)">Kardinia Park</a> </td> <td>14,480 </td> <td>Saturday 4 April 1987 </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood</a> </td> <td>17.5 (107) </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a></b> </td> <td><b>16.18 (114)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/VFL_Park" class="mw-redirect" title="VFL Park">VFL Park</a> </td> <td>29,481 </td> <td>Saturday 4 April 1987 </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">Sydney</a></b> </td> <td><b>27.25 (187)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Western_Bulldogs" title="Western Bulldogs">Footscray</a> </td> <td>11.13 (79) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Cricket_Ground" title="Sydney Cricket Ground">SCG</a> </td> <td>15,268 </td> <td>Sunday 5 April 1987 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Round_3">Round 3</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1987_VFL_season&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Round 3"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable succession-box noprint" style="margin:0.5em auto; font-size:small;clear:both;"> <tbody><tr bgcolor="#CCCCFF"> <td><b>Home team</b> </td> <td><b>Home team score</b> </td> <td><b>Away team</b> </td> <td><b>Away team score</b> </td> <td><b>Venue</b> </td> <td><b>Crowd</b> </td> <td><b>Date</b> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Fitzroy_Football_Club" title="Fitzroy Football Club">Fitzroy</a></b> </td> <td><b>20.9 (129)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/North_Melbourne_Football_Club" title="North Melbourne Football Club">North Melbourne</a> </td> <td>7.13 (55) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/VFL_Park" class="mw-redirect" title="VFL Park">VFL Park</a> </td> <td>10,043 </td> <td>Friday 10 April 1987 </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a></b> </td> <td><b>18.20 (128)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Football_Club" title="Melbourne Football Club">Melbourne</a> </td> <td>13.16 (94) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kardinia_Park_(stadium)" title="Kardinia Park (stadium)">Kardinia Park</a> </td> <td>15,391 </td> <td>Saturday 11 April 1987 </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club" title="Richmond Football Club">Richmond</a></b> </td> <td><b>19.16 (130)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a> </td> <td>12.12 (84) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a> </td> <td>27,528 </td> <td>Saturday 11 April 1987 </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a></b> </td> <td><b>20.25 (145)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood</a> </td> <td>10.8 (68) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Princes_Park_Football_Ground" class="mw-redirect" title="Princes Park Football Ground">Princes Park</a> </td> <td>14,267 </td> <td>Saturday 11 April 1987 </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><a href="/wiki/Western_Bulldogs" title="Western Bulldogs">Footscray</a> </td> <td>5.10 (40) </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a></b> </td> <td><b>18.19 (127)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Western_Oval" class="mw-redirect" title="Western Oval">Western Oval</a> </td> <td>14,492 </td> <td>Saturday 11 April 1987 </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club" title="St Kilda Football Club">St Kilda</a></b> </td> <td><b>21.7 (133)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brisbane_Bears" title="Brisbane Bears">Brisbane Bears</a> </td> <td>11.17 (83) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Moorabbin_Oval" title="Moorabbin Oval">Moorabbin Oval</a> </td> <td>12,717 </td> <td>Saturday 11 April 1987 </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><a href="/wiki/West_Coast_Eagles" title="West Coast Eagles">West Coast</a> </td> <td>14.13 (97) </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">Sydney</a></b> </td> <td><b>18.16 (124)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Subiaco_Oval" title="Subiaco Oval">Subiaco Oval</a> </td> <td>35,719 </td> <td>Sunday 12 April 1987 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Round_4">Round 4</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1987_VFL_season&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Round 4"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable succession-box noprint" style="margin:0.5em auto; font-size:small;clear:both;"> <tbody><tr bgcolor="#CCCCFF"> <td><b>Home team</b> </td> <td><b>Home team score</b> </td> <td><b>Away team</b> </td> <td><b>Away team score</b> </td> <td><b>Venue</b> </td> <td><b>Crowd</b> </td> <td><b>Date</b> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Football_Club" title="Melbourne Football Club">Melbourne</a></b> </td> <td><b>21.13 (139)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club" title="St Kilda Football Club">St Kilda</a> </td> <td>14.8 (92) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a> </td> <td>25,465 </td> <td>18 April 1987 </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a> </td> <td>18.19 (127) </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/North_Melbourne_Football_Club" title="North Melbourne Football Club">North Melbourne</a></b> </td> <td><b>19.22 (136)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kardinia_Park_(stadium)" title="Kardinia Park (stadium)">Kardinia Park</a> </td> <td>18,614 </td> <td>18 April 1987 </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a></b> </td> <td><b>29.17 (191)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/West_Coast_Eagles" title="West Coast Eagles">West Coast</a> </td> <td>15.14 (104) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Princes_Park_Football_Ground" class="mw-redirect" title="Princes Park Football Ground">Princes Park</a> </td> <td>21,746 </td> <td>18 April 1987 </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><a href="/wiki/Brisbane_Bears" title="Brisbane Bears">Brisbane Bears</a> </td> <td>16.18 (114) </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Fitzroy_Football_Club" title="Fitzroy Football Club">Fitzroy</a></b> </td> <td><b>20.9 (129)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Carrara_Stadium" title="Carrara Stadium">Carrara Stadium</a> </td> <td>17,795 </td> <td>19 April 1987 </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Western_Bulldogs" title="Western Bulldogs">Footscray</a></b> </td> <td><b>14.12 (96)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a> </td> <td>7.13 (55) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Western_Oval" class="mw-redirect" title="Western Oval">Western Oval</a> </td> <td>10,425 </td> <td>20 April 1987 </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a></b> </td> <td><b>17.11 (113)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">Sydney</a> </td> <td>9.12 (66) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Windy_Hill,_Essendon" title="Windy Hill, Essendon">Windy Hill</a> </td> <td>24,264 </td> <td>20 April 1987 </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood</a></b> </td> <td><b>16.14 (110)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club" title="Richmond Football Club">Richmond</a> </td> <td>15.10 (100) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/VFL_Park" class="mw-redirect" title="VFL Park">VFL Park</a> </td> <td>36,749 </td> <td>20 April 1987 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Round_5">Round 5</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1987_VFL_season&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Round 5"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable succession-box noprint" style="margin:0.5em auto; font-size:small;clear:both;"> <tbody><tr bgcolor="#CCCCFF"> <td><b>Home team</b> </td> <td><b>Home team score</b> </td> <td><b>Away team</b> </td> <td><b>Away team score</b> </td> <td><b>Venue</b> </td> <td><b>Crowd</b> </td> <td><b>Date</b> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/North_Melbourne_Football_Club" title="North Melbourne Football Club">North Melbourne</a></b> </td> <td><b>18.19 (127)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club" title="St Kilda Football Club">St Kilda</a> </td> <td>16.14 (110) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a> </td> <td>16,078 </td> <td>24 April 1987 </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><a href="/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club" title="Richmond Football Club">Richmond</a> </td> <td>19.12 (126) </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">Sydney</a></b> </td> <td><b>21.20 (146)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a> </td> <td>22,154 </td> <td>25 April 1987 </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a> </td> <td>13.14 (92) </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/West_Coast_Eagles" title="West Coast Eagles">West Coast</a></b> </td> <td><b>15.14 (104)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Princes_Park_Football_Ground" class="mw-redirect" title="Princes Park Football Ground">Princes Park</a> </td> <td>11,068 </td> <td>25 April 1987 </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood</a></b> </td> <td><b>14.5 (89)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Western_Bulldogs" title="Western Bulldogs">Footscray</a> </td> <td>12.13 (85) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Victoria_Park,_Melbourne" title="Victoria Park, Melbourne">Victoria Park</a> </td> <td>22,039 </td> <td>25 April 1987 </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a></b> </td> <td><b>29.10 (184)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fitzroy_Football_Club" title="Fitzroy Football Club">Fitzroy</a> </td> <td>17.7 (109) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kardinia_Park_(stadium)" title="Kardinia Park (stadium)">Kardinia Park</a> </td> <td>18,220 </td> <td>25 April 1987 </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a></b> </td> <td><b>17.14 (116)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a> </td> <td>9.8 (62) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/VFL_Park" class="mw-redirect" title="VFL Park">VFL Park</a> </td> <td>56,124 </td> <td>25 April 1987 </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Brisbane_Bears" title="Brisbane Bears">Brisbane Bears</a></b> </td> <td><b>12.14 (86)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Football_Club" title="Melbourne Football Club">Melbourne</a> </td> <td>12.9 (81) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Carrara_Stadium" title="Carrara Stadium">Carrara Stadium</a> </td> <td>7,451 </td> <td>26 April 1987 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Round_6">Round 6</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1987_VFL_season&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Round 6"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable succession-box noprint" style="margin:0.5em auto; font-size:small;clear:both;"> <tbody><tr bgcolor="#CCCCFF"> <td><b>Home team</b> </td> <td><b>Home team score</b> </td> <td><b>Away team</b> </td> <td><b>Away team score</b> </td> <td><b>Venue</b> </td> <td><b>Crowd</b> </td> <td><b>Date</b> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">Sydney</a></b> </td> <td><b>13.16 (94)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a> </td> <td>12.15 (87) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Cricket_Ground" title="Sydney Cricket Ground">SCG</a> </td> <td>33,659 </td> <td>1 May 1987 </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Football_Club" title="Melbourne Football Club">Melbourne</a></b> </td> <td><b>16.14 (110)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club" title="Richmond Football Club">Richmond</a> </td> <td>9.15 (69) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a> </td> <td>18,482 </td> <td>2 May 1987 </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a></b> </td> <td><b>14.12 (96)</b> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a></b> </td> <td><b>13.18 (96)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Windy_Hill,_Essendon" title="Windy Hill, Essendon">Windy Hill</a> </td> <td>15,395 </td> <td>2 May 1987 </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood</a></b> </td> <td><b>16.9 (105)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brisbane_Bears" title="Brisbane Bears">Brisbane Bears</a> </td> <td>8.10 (58) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Victoria_Park,_Melbourne" title="Victoria Park, Melbourne">Victoria Park</a> </td> <td>14,689 </td> <td>2 May 1987 </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Western_Bulldogs" title="Western Bulldogs">Footscray</a></b> </td> <td><b>11.12 (78)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club" title="St Kilda Football Club">St Kilda</a> </td> <td>4.10 (34) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/VFL_Park" class="mw-redirect" title="VFL Park">VFL Park</a> </td> <td>12,834 </td> <td>2 May 1987 </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/West_Coast_Eagles" title="West Coast Eagles">West Coast</a></b> </td> <td><b>24.18 (162)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/North_Melbourne_Football_Club" title="North Melbourne Football Club">North Melbourne</a> </td> <td>13.10 (88) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Subiaco_Oval" title="Subiaco Oval">Subiaco Oval</a> </td> <td>28,330 </td> <td>3 May 1987 </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a></b> </td> <td><b>16.17 (113)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fitzroy_Football_Club" title="Fitzroy Football Club">Fitzroy</a> </td> <td>15.14 (104) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a> </td> <td>18,694 </td> <td>3 May 1987 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Round_7">Round 7</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1987_VFL_season&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Round 7"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable succession-box noprint" style="margin:0.5em auto; font-size:small;clear:both;"> <tbody><tr bgcolor="#CCCCFF"> <td><b>Home team</b> </td> <td><b>Home team score</b> </td> <td><b>Away team</b> </td> <td><b>Away team score</b> </td> <td><b>Venue</b> </td> <td><b>Crowd</b> </td> <td><b>Date</b> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/West_Coast_Eagles" title="West Coast Eagles">West Coast</a></b> </td> <td><b>10.21 (81)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brisbane_Bears" title="Brisbane Bears">Brisbane Bears</a> </td> <td>8.14 (62) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/WACA_Ground" title="WACA Ground">WACA Ground</a> </td> <td>25,799 </td> <td>8 May 1987 </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><a href="/wiki/Western_Bulldogs" title="Western Bulldogs">Footscray</a> </td> <td>13.10 (88) </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/North_Melbourne_Football_Club" title="North Melbourne Football Club">North Melbourne</a></b> </td> <td><b>19.8 (122)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Western_Oval" class="mw-redirect" title="Western Oval">Western Oval</a> </td> <td>13,395 </td> <td>9 May 1987 </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club" title="St Kilda Football Club">St Kilda</a></b> </td> <td><b>21.11 (137)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club" title="Richmond Football Club">Richmond</a> </td> <td>17.12 (114) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Moorabbin_Oval" title="Moorabbin Oval">Moorabbin Oval</a> </td> <td>14,909 </td> <td>9 May 1987 </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Fitzroy_Football_Club" title="Fitzroy Football Club">Fitzroy</a></b> </td> <td><b>25.9 (159)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a> </td> <td>21.8 (134) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Princes_Park_Football_Ground" class="mw-redirect" title="Princes Park Football Ground">Princes Park</a> </td> <td>14,564 </td> <td>9 May 1987 </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Football_Club" title="Melbourne Football Club">Melbourne</a></b> </td> <td><b>18.18 (126)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood</a> </td> <td>12.8 (80) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a> </td> <td>49,215 </td> <td>9 May 1987 </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a></b> </td> <td><b>22.18 (150)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a> </td> <td>14.10 (94) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/VFL_Park" class="mw-redirect" title="VFL Park">VFL Park</a> </td> <td>31,000 </td> <td>9 May 1987 </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">Sydney</a></b> </td> <td><b>18.14 (122)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a> </td> <td>17.12 (114) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Cricket_Ground" title="Sydney Cricket Ground">SCG</a> </td> <td>22,273 </td> <td>10 May 1987 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Round_8">Round 8</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1987_VFL_season&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Round 8"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable succession-box noprint" style="margin:0.5em auto; font-size:small;clear:both;"> <tbody><tr bgcolor="#CCCCFF"> <td><b>Home team</b> </td> <td><b>Home team score</b> </td> <td><b>Away team</b> </td> <td><b>Away team score</b> </td> <td><b>Venue</b> </td> <td><b>Crowd</b> </td> <td><b>Date</b> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">Sydney</a> </td> <td>13.9 (87) </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Fitzroy_Football_Club" title="Fitzroy Football Club">Fitzroy</a></b> </td> <td><b>16.20 (116)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Cricket_Ground" title="Sydney Cricket Ground">SCG</a> </td> <td>24,858 </td> <td>15 May 1987 </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club" title="St Kilda Football Club">St Kilda</a></b> </td> <td><b>14.13 (97)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/West_Coast_Eagles" title="West Coast Eagles">West Coast</a> </td> <td>6.13 (49) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Moorabbin_Oval" title="Moorabbin Oval">Moorabbin Oval</a> </td> <td>11,537 </td> <td>16 May 1987 </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a></b> </td> <td><b>17.10 (112)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a> </td> <td>10.5 (65) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Princes_Park_Football_Ground" class="mw-redirect" title="Princes Park Football Ground">Princes Park</a> </td> <td>9,532 </td> <td>16 May 1987 </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Football_Club" title="Melbourne Football Club">Melbourne</a> </td> <td>11.15 (81) </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Western_Bulldogs" title="Western Bulldogs">Footscray</a></b> </td> <td><b>15.15 (105)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a> </td> <td>16,325 </td> <td>16 May 1987 </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood</a> </td> <td>10.8 (68) </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a></b> </td> <td><b>14.10 (94)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/VFL_Park" class="mw-redirect" title="VFL Park">VFL Park</a> </td> <td>28,085 </td> <td>16 May 1987 </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Brisbane_Bears" title="Brisbane Bears">Brisbane Bears</a></b> </td> <td><b>22.12 (144)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club" title="Richmond Football Club">Richmond</a> </td> <td>15.19 (109) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Carrara_Stadium" title="Carrara Stadium">Carrara Stadium</a> </td> <td>7,944 </td> <td>17 May 1987 </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><a href="/wiki/North_Melbourne_Football_Club" title="North Melbourne Football Club">North Melbourne</a> </td> <td>10.11 (71) </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a></b> </td> <td><b>15.15 (105)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a> </td> <td>26,684 </td> <td>17 May 1987 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Round_9">Round 9</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1987_VFL_season&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Round 9"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable succession-box noprint" style="margin:0.5em auto; font-size:small;clear:both;"> <tbody><tr bgcolor="#CCCCFF"> <td><b>Home team</b> </td> <td><b>Home team score</b> </td> <td><b>Away team</b> </td> <td><b>Away team score</b> </td> <td><b>Venue</b> </td> <td><b>Crowd</b> </td> <td><b>Date</b> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><a href="/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club" title="Richmond Football Club">Richmond</a> </td> <td>13.16 (94) </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/North_Melbourne_Football_Club" title="North Melbourne Football Club">North Melbourne</a></b> </td> <td><b>17.26 (128)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a> </td> <td>14,220 </td> <td>22 May 1987 </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood</a></b> </td> <td><b>15.15 (105)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club" title="St Kilda Football Club">St Kilda</a> </td> <td>15.9 (99) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Victoria_Park,_Melbourne" title="Victoria Park, Melbourne">Victoria Park</a> </td> <td>18,173 </td> <td>23 May 1987 </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a></b> </td> <td><b>12.20 (92)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fitzroy_Football_Club" title="Fitzroy Football Club">Fitzroy</a> </td> <td>9.16 (70) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Princes_Park_Football_Ground" class="mw-redirect" title="Princes Park Football Ground">Princes Park</a> </td> <td>28,422 </td> <td>23 May 1987 </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Western_Bulldogs" title="Western Bulldogs">Footscray</a></b> </td> <td><b>14.19 (103)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brisbane_Bears" title="Brisbane Bears">Brisbane Bears</a> </td> <td>10.11 (71) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Western_Oval" class="mw-redirect" title="Western Oval">Western Oval</a> </td> <td>10,673 </td> <td>23 May 1987 </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a></b> </td> <td><b>25.15 (165)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a> </td> <td>7.9 (51) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/VFL_Park" class="mw-redirect" title="VFL Park">VFL Park</a> </td> <td>32,634 </td> <td>23 May 1987 </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a></b> </td> <td><b>15.14 (104)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">Sydney</a> </td> <td>11.13 (79) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kardinia_Park_(stadium)" title="Kardinia Park (stadium)">Kardinia Park</a> </td> <td>24,476 </td> <td>24 May 1987 </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/West_Coast_Eagles" title="West Coast Eagles">West Coast</a></b> </td> <td><b>20.15 (135)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Football_Club" title="Melbourne Football Club">Melbourne</a> </td> <td>18.11 (119) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Subiaco_Oval" title="Subiaco Oval">Subiaco Oval</a> </td> <td>23,366 </td> <td>24 May 1987 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Round_10">Round 10</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1987_VFL_season&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Round 10"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable succession-box noprint" style="margin:0.5em auto; font-size:small;clear:both;"> <tbody><tr bgcolor="#CCCCFF"> <td><b>Home team</b> </td> <td><b>Home team score</b> </td> <td><b>Away team</b> </td> <td><b>Away team score</b> </td> <td><b>Venue</b> </td> <td><b>Crowd</b> </td> <td><b>Date</b> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a> </td> <td>11.14 (80) </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Football_Club" title="Melbourne Football Club">Melbourne</a></b> </td> <td><b>15.12 (102)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Windy_Hill,_Essendon" title="Windy Hill, Essendon">Windy Hill</a> </td> <td>13,862 </td> <td>30 May 1987 </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><a href="/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club" title="Richmond Football Club">Richmond</a> </td> <td>14.13 (97) </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a></b> </td> <td><b>18.10 (118)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a> </td> <td>16,854 </td> <td>30 May 1987 </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Western_Bulldogs" title="Western Bulldogs">Footscray</a></b> </td> <td><b>10.19 (79)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fitzroy_Football_Club" title="Fitzroy Football Club">Fitzroy</a> </td> <td>7.4 (46) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Western_Oval" class="mw-redirect" title="Western Oval">Western Oval</a> </td> <td>12,722 </td> <td>30 May 1987 </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a></b> </td> <td><b>27.22 (184)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brisbane_Bears" title="Brisbane Bears">Brisbane Bears</a> </td> <td>12.9 (81) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Princes_Park_Football_Ground" class="mw-redirect" title="Princes Park Football Ground">Princes Park</a> </td> <td>13,790 </td> <td>30 May 1987 </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a></b> </td> <td><b>23.16 (154)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club" title="St Kilda Football Club">St Kilda</a> </td> <td>15.8 (98) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/VFL_Park" class="mw-redirect" title="VFL Park">VFL Park</a> </td> <td>15,535 </td> <td>30 May 1987 </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">Sydney</a> </td> <td>20.16 (136) </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/North_Melbourne_Football_Club" title="North Melbourne Football Club">North Melbourne</a></b> </td> <td><b>23.7 (145)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Cricket_Ground" title="Sydney Cricket Ground">SCG</a> </td> <td>20,084 </td> <td>31 May 1987 </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/West_Coast_Eagles" title="West Coast Eagles">West Coast</a></b> </td> <td><b>19.23 (137)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood</a> </td> <td>11.14 (80) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Subiaco_Oval" title="Subiaco Oval">Subiaco Oval</a> </td> <td>38,274 </td> <td>1 June 1987 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Round_11">Round 11</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1987_VFL_season&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Round 11"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable succession-box noprint" style="margin:0.5em auto; font-size:small;clear:both;"> <tbody><tr bgcolor="#CCCCFF"> <td><b>Home team</b> </td> <td><b>Home team score</b> </td> <td><b>Away team</b> </td> <td><b>Away team score</b> </td> <td><b>Venue</b> </td> <td><b>Crowd</b> </td> <td><b>Date</b> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Western_Bulldogs" title="Western Bulldogs">Footscray</a></b> </td> <td><b>18.13 (121)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/West_Coast_Eagles" title="West Coast Eagles">West Coast</a> </td> <td>15.9 (99) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Western_Oval" class="mw-redirect" title="Western Oval">Western Oval</a> </td> <td>15,089 </td> <td>6 June 1987 </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club" title="St Kilda Football Club">St Kilda</a> </td> <td>16.10 (106) </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a></b> </td> <td><b>18.13 (121)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Moorabbin_Oval" title="Moorabbin Oval">Moorabbin Oval</a> </td> <td>23,725 </td> <td>6 June 1987 </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><a href="/wiki/North_Melbourne_Football_Club" title="North Melbourne Football Club">North Melbourne</a> </td> <td>14.7 (91) </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a></b> </td> <td><b>17.11 (113)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/VFL_Park" class="mw-redirect" title="VFL Park">VFL Park</a> </td> <td>23,606 </td> <td>6 June 1987 </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><a href="/wiki/Brisbane_Bears" title="Brisbane Bears">Brisbane Bears</a> </td> <td>9.10 (64) </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">Sydney</a></b> </td> <td><b>19.23 (137)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Carrara_Stadium" title="Carrara Stadium">Carrara Stadium</a> </td> <td>11,840 </td> <td>7 June 1987 </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><a href="/wiki/Fitzroy_Football_Club" title="Fitzroy Football Club">Fitzroy</a> </td> <td>18.15 (123) </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club" title="Richmond Football Club">Richmond</a></b> </td> <td><b>22.17 (149)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Princes_Park_Football_Ground" class="mw-redirect" title="Princes Park Football Ground">Princes Park</a> </td> <td>12,580 </td> <td>8 June 1987 </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Football_Club" title="Melbourne Football Club">Melbourne</a> </td> <td>13.12 (90) </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a></b> </td> <td><b>21.9 (135)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a> </td> <td>49,812 </td> <td>8 June 1987 </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a></b> </td> <td><b>17.13 (115)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood</a> </td> <td>17.8 (110) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/VFL_Park" class="mw-redirect" title="VFL Park">VFL Park</a> </td> <td>33,150 </td> <td>8 June 1987 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Round_12">Round 12</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1987_VFL_season&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Round 12"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable succession-box noprint" style="margin:0.5em auto; font-size:small;clear:both;"> <tbody><tr bgcolor="#CCCCFF"> <td><b>Home team</b> </td> <td><b>Home team score</b> </td> <td><b>Away team</b> </td> <td><b>Away team score</b> </td> <td><b>Venue</b> </td> <td><b>Crowd</b> </td> <td><b>Date</b> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/North_Melbourne_Football_Club" title="North Melbourne Football Club">North Melbourne</a></b> </td> <td><b>15.10 (100)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a> </td> <td>9.10 (64) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a> </td> <td>23,944 </td> <td>12 June 1987 </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Football_Club" title="Melbourne Football Club">Melbourne</a> </td> <td>11.10 (76) </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">Sydney</a></b> </td> <td><b>17.10 (112)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a> </td> <td>21,696 </td> <td>13 June 1987 </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a></b> </td> <td><b>13.13 (91)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/West_Coast_Eagles" title="West Coast Eagles">West Coast</a> </td> <td>12.13 (85) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kardinia_Park_(stadium)" title="Kardinia Park (stadium)">Kardinia Park</a> </td> <td>17,483 </td> <td>13 June 1987 </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood</a></b> </td> <td><b>15.16 (106)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fitzroy_Football_Club" title="Fitzroy Football Club">Fitzroy</a> </td> <td>11.14 (80) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Victoria_Park,_Melbourne" title="Victoria Park, Melbourne">Victoria Park</a> </td> <td>17,840 </td> <td>13 June 1987 </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a></b> </td> <td><b>12.25 (97)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club" title="St Kilda Football Club">St Kilda</a> </td> <td>14.12 (96) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Princes_Park_Football_Ground" class="mw-redirect" title="Princes Park Football Ground">Princes Park</a> </td> <td>16,511 </td> <td>13 June 1987 </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><a href="/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club" title="Richmond Football Club">Richmond</a> </td> <td>11.8 (74) </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Western_Bulldogs" title="Western Bulldogs">Footscray</a></b> </td> <td><b>21.16 (142)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/VFL_Park" class="mw-redirect" title="VFL Park">VFL Park</a> </td> <td>16,279 </td> <td>13 June 1987 </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><a href="/wiki/Brisbane_Bears" title="Brisbane Bears">Brisbane Bears</a> </td> <td>11.4 (70) </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a></b> </td> <td><b>24.21 (165)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Carrara_Stadium" title="Carrara Stadium">Carrara Stadium</a> </td> <td>7,284 </td> <td>14 June 1987 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Round_13">Round 13</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1987_VFL_season&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Round 13"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable succession-box noprint" style="margin:0.5em auto; font-size:small;clear:both;"> <tbody><tr bgcolor="#CCCCFF"> <td><b>Home team</b> </td> <td><b>Home team score</b> </td> <td><b>Away team</b> </td> <td><b>Away team score</b> </td> <td><b>Venue</b> </td> <td><b>Crowd</b> </td> <td><b>Date</b> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/West_Coast_Eagles" title="West Coast Eagles">West Coast</a></b> </td> <td><b>16.18 (114)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fitzroy_Football_Club" title="Fitzroy Football Club">Fitzroy</a> </td> <td>5.12 (42) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/WACA_Ground" title="WACA Ground">WACA Ground</a> </td> <td>13,540 </td> <td>19 June 1987 </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a> </td> <td>6.8 (44) </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Football_Club" title="Melbourne Football Club">Melbourne</a></b> </td> <td><b>8.9 (57)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Princes_Park_Football_Ground" class="mw-redirect" title="Princes Park Football Ground">Princes Park</a> </td> <td>7,596 </td> <td>20 June 1987 </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Western_Bulldogs" title="Western Bulldogs">Footscray</a></b> </td> <td><b>13.11 (89)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a> </td> <td>8.2 (50) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Western_Oval" class="mw-redirect" title="Western Oval">Western Oval</a> </td> <td>15,749 </td> <td>20 June 1987 </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><a href="/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club" title="Richmond Football Club">Richmond</a> </td> <td>4.3 (27) </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a></b> </td> <td><b>6.7 (43)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a> </td> <td>15,916 </td> <td>20 June 1987 </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a></b> </td> <td><b>9.10 (64)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brisbane_Bears" title="Brisbane Bears">Brisbane Bears</a> </td> <td>3.9 (27) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Windy_Hill,_Essendon" title="Windy Hill, Essendon">Windy Hill</a> </td> <td>8,832 </td> <td>20 June 1987 </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood</a> </td> <td>2.6 (18) </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/North_Melbourne_Football_Club" title="North Melbourne Football Club">North Melbourne</a></b> </td> <td><b>10.12 (72)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/VFL_Park" class="mw-redirect" title="VFL Park">VFL Park</a> </td> <td>17,613 </td> <td>20 June 1987 </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">Sydney</a></b> </td> <td><b>20.14 (134)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club" title="St Kilda Football Club">St Kilda</a> </td> <td>11.9 (75) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Cricket_Ground" title="Sydney Cricket Ground">SCG</a> </td> <td>17,760 </td> <td>21 June 1987 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Round_14">Round 14</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1987_VFL_season&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Round 14"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable succession-box noprint" style="margin:0.5em auto; font-size:small;clear:both;"> <tbody><tr bgcolor="#CCCCFF"> <td><b>Home team</b> </td> <td><b>Home team score</b> </td> <td><b>Away team</b> </td> <td><b>Away team score</b> </td> <td><b>Venue</b> </td> <td><b>Crowd</b> </td> <td><b>Date</b> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">Sydney</a></b> </td> <td><b>14.17 (101)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood</a> </td> <td>10.14 (74) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Cricket_Ground" title="Sydney Cricket Ground">SCG</a> </td> <td>20,133 </td> <td>26 June 1987 </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club" title="Richmond Football Club">Richmond</a></b> </td> <td><b>9.19 (73)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/West_Coast_Eagles" title="West Coast Eagles">West Coast</a> </td> <td>9.15 (69) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a> </td> <td>8,926 </td> <td>27 June 1987 </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a></b> </td> <td><b>13.20 (98)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club" title="St Kilda Football Club">St Kilda</a> </td> <td>3.9 (27) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kardinia_Park_(stadium)" title="Kardinia Park (stadium)">Kardinia Park</a> </td> <td>13,661 </td> <td>27 June 1987 </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Fitzroy_Football_Club" title="Fitzroy Football Club">Fitzroy</a></b> </td> <td><b>11.16 (82)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Football_Club" title="Melbourne Football Club">Melbourne</a> </td> <td>4.10 (34) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Princes_Park_Football_Ground" class="mw-redirect" title="Princes Park Football Ground">Princes Park</a> </td> <td>7,643 </td> <td>27 June 1987 </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a> </td> <td>7.10 (52) </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Western_Bulldogs" title="Western Bulldogs">Footscray</a></b> </td> <td><b>9.10 (64)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Windy_Hill,_Essendon" title="Windy Hill, Essendon">Windy Hill</a> </td> <td>17,401 </td> <td>27 June 1987 </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a></b> </td> <td><b>12.8 (80)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a> </td> <td>12.7 (79) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/VFL_Park" class="mw-redirect" title="VFL Park">VFL Park</a> </td> <td>44,385 </td> <td>27 June 1987 </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><a href="/wiki/Brisbane_Bears" title="Brisbane Bears">Brisbane Bears</a> </td> <td>17.11 (113) </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/North_Melbourne_Football_Club" title="North Melbourne Football Club">North Melbourne</a></b> </td> <td><b>23.13 (151)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Carrara_Stadium" title="Carrara Stadium">Carrara Stadium</a> </td> <td>7,716 </td> <td>28 June 1987 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Round_15">Round 15</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1987_VFL_season&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Round 15"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable succession-box noprint" style="margin:0.5em auto; font-size:small;clear:both;"> <tbody><tr bgcolor="#CCCCFF"> <td><b>Home team</b> </td> <td><b>Home team score</b> </td> <td><b>Away team</b> </td> <td><b>Away team score</b> </td> <td><b>Venue</b> </td> <td><b>Crowd</b> </td> <td><b>Date</b> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><a href="/wiki/West_Coast_Eagles" title="West Coast Eagles">West Coast</a> </td> <td>18.10 (118) </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a></b> </td> <td><b>21.20 (146)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/WACA_Ground" title="WACA Ground">WACA Ground</a> </td> <td>15,740 </td> <td>3 July 1987 </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Football_Club" title="Melbourne Football Club">Melbourne</a> </td> <td>15.20 (110) </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/North_Melbourne_Football_Club" title="North Melbourne Football Club">North Melbourne</a></b> </td> <td><b>16.16 (112)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a> </td> <td>17,108 </td> <td>4 July 1987 </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a></b> </td> <td><b>19.20 (134)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club" title="Richmond Football Club">Richmond</a> </td> <td>11.11 (77) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Princes_Park_Football_Ground" class="mw-redirect" title="Princes Park Football Ground">Princes Park</a> </td> <td>10,150 </td> <td>4 July 1987 </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club" title="St Kilda Football Club">St Kilda</a></b> </td> <td><b>20.14 (134)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fitzroy_Football_Club" title="Fitzroy Football Club">Fitzroy</a> </td> <td>15.10 (100) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Moorabbin_Oval" title="Moorabbin Oval">Moorabbin Oval</a> </td> <td>15,201 </td> <td>4 July 1987 </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><a href="/wiki/Western_Bulldogs" title="Western Bulldogs">Footscray</a> </td> <td>10.13 (73) </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">Sydney</a></b> </td> <td><b>16.10 (106)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/VFL_Park" class="mw-redirect" title="VFL Park">VFL Park</a> </td> <td>27,075 </td> <td>4 July 1987 </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Brisbane_Bears" title="Brisbane Bears">Brisbane Bears</a></b> </td> <td><b>18.11 (119)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a> </td> <td>10.18 (78) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Carrara_Stadium" title="Carrara Stadium">Carrara Stadium</a> </td> <td>9,380 </td> <td>5 July 1987 </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a></b> </td> <td><b>20.16 (136)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood</a> </td> <td>15.22 (112) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a> </td> <td>47,813 </td> <td>5 July 1987 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Rounds_16_and_17">Rounds 16 and 17</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1987_VFL_season&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Rounds 16 and 17"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>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 <a href="/wiki/Bye_(sports)" title="Bye (sports)">bye</a> 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. </p> <table cellspacing="0" style="width: 100%; background-color: #f1f5fc; border: 2px solid #D0E5F5"> <tbody><tr style="background-color: #D0E5F5"> <td width="20%"> </td> <td width="21%"> </td> <td width="8%"> </td> <td width="21%"> </td> <td width="22.32%"> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color: #D0E5F5"> <td> </td> <th style="text-align:center;" colspan="3">Round 16 </th> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Saturday, 11 July (2:10 pm) </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a> 21.11 (137) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club" title="Richmond Football Club">Richmond</a> 12.11 (83) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Windy_Hill,_Essendon" title="Windy Hill, Essendon">Windy Hill</a> (crowd: 13593) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://afltables.com/afl/stats/games/1987/051419870711.html">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Saturday, 11 July (2:10 pm) </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/North_Melbourne_Football_Club" title="North Melbourne Football Club">North Melbourne</a> 23.18 (156) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fitzroy_Football_Club" title="Fitzroy Football Club">Fitzroy</a> 19.9 (123) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a> (crowd: 15244) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://afltables.com/afl/stats/games/1987/061219870711.html">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Sunday, 12 July (2:10 pm) </td> <td align="right"><a href="/wiki/Brisbane_Bears" title="Brisbane Bears">Brisbane Bears</a> 14.9 (93) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. by </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club" title="St Kilda Football Club">St Kilda</a> 18.13 (121) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Carrara_Stadium" title="Carrara Stadium">Carrara</a> (crowd: 9106) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://afltables.com/afl/stats/games/1987/021519870712.html">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Saturday, 18 July (2:10 pm) </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a> 20.13 (133) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Western_Bulldogs" title="Western Bulldogs">Footscray</a> 12.6 (78) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Princes_Park_(stadium)" title="Princes Park (stadium)">Princes Park</a> (crowd: 21388) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://afltables.com/afl/stats/games/1987/030719870718.html">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Saturday, 18 July (2:10 pm) </td> <td align="right"><a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood</a> 5.13 (43) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. by </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a> 25.18 (168) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Victoria_Park,_Melbourne" title="Victoria Park, Melbourne">Victoria Park</a> (crowd: 17370) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://afltables.com/afl/stats/games/1987/041019870718.html">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Sunday, 19 July (2:10 pm) </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">Sydney</a> 30.21 (201) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/West_Coast_Eagles" title="West Coast Eagles">West Coast</a> 10.11 (71) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Cricket_Ground" title="Sydney Cricket Ground">SCG</a> (crowd: 24199) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://afltables.com/afl/stats/games/1987/161819870719.html">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Saturday, 25 July (2:10 pm) </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Football_Club" title="Melbourne Football Club">Melbourne</a> 18.9 (117) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a> 11.11 (77) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Waverley_Park" title="Waverley Park">VFL Park</a> (crowd: 15253) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://afltables.com/afl/stats/games/1987/091119870725.html">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="border-top: 2px solid #D0E5F5" colspan="6"> <ul><li>At the <a href="/wiki/Sydney_Cricket_Ground" title="Sydney Cricket Ground">SCG</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">Sydney</a> 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 <a href="/wiki/1982_VFL_season" title="1982 VFL season">1982 VFL season</a> against <a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club" title="St Kilda Football Club">St Kilda</a>. Swans rover <a href="/wiki/Stephen_Wright_(Australian_rules_footballer)" title="Stephen Wright (Australian rules footballer)">Stephen Wright</a> kicked a career-best eight goals in his first game back after missing five weeks due to a hamstring strain.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a> recorded their biggest-ever win against <a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood</a> and it was also the Magpies' heaviest-ever defeat at <a href="/wiki/Victoria_Park,_Melbourne" title="Victoria Park, Melbourne">Victoria Park</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> </td></tr></tbody></table> <dl><dt>Round 17</dt></dl> <table class="wikitable succession-box noprint" style="margin:0.5em auto; font-size:small;clear:both;"> <tbody><tr bgcolor="#CCCCFF"> <td><b>Home team</b> </td> <td><b>Home team score</b> </td> <td><b>Away team</b> </td> <td><b>Away team score</b> </td> <td><b>Venue</b> </td> <td><b>Crowd</b> </td> <td><b>Date</b> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/West_Coast_Eagles" title="West Coast Eagles">West Coast</a></b> </td> <td><b>15.17 (107)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a> </td> <td>15.14 (104) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/WACA_Ground" title="WACA Ground">WACA Ground</a> </td> <td>21,780 </td> <td>10 July 1987 </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a></b> </td> <td><b>25.12 (162)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Western_Bulldogs" title="Western Bulldogs">Footscray</a> </td> <td>9.11 (65) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Princes_Park_Football_Ground" class="mw-redirect" title="Princes Park Football Ground">Princes Park</a> </td> <td>14,429 </td> <td>11 July 1987 </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><a href="/wiki/North_Melbourne_Football_Club" title="North Melbourne Football Club">North Melbourne</a> </td> <td>11.13 (79) </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a></b> </td> <td><b>27.14 (176)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a> </td> <td>20,880 </td> <td>18 July 1987 </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club" title="St Kilda Football Club">St Kilda</a></b> </td> <td><b>18.6 (114)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Football_Club" title="Melbourne Football Club">Melbourne</a> </td> <td>9.14 (68) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/VFL_Park" class="mw-redirect" title="VFL Park">VFL Park</a> </td> <td>20,354 </td> <td>18 July 1987 </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club" title="Richmond Football Club">Richmond</a></b> </td> <td><b>18.20 (128)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood</a> </td> <td>14.5 (89) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a> </td> <td>24,793 </td> <td>25 July 1987 </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Fitzroy_Football_Club" title="Fitzroy Football Club">Fitzroy</a></b> </td> <td><b>17.29 (131)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brisbane_Bears" title="Brisbane Bears">Brisbane Bears</a> </td> <td>16.10 (106) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Princes_Park_Football_Ground" class="mw-redirect" title="Princes Park Football Ground">Princes Park</a> </td> <td>5,824 </td> <td>25 July 1987 </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">Sydney</a></b> </td> <td><b>36.20 (236)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a> </td> <td>11.7 (73) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Cricket_Ground" title="Sydney Cricket Ground">SCG</a> </td> <td>24,199 </td> <td>26 July 1987 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Round_18">Round 18</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1987_VFL_season&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Round 18"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable succession-box noprint" style="margin:0.5em auto; font-size:small;clear:both;"> <tbody><tr bgcolor="#CCCCFF"> <td><b>Home team</b> </td> <td><b>Home team score</b> </td> <td><b>Away team</b> </td> <td><b>Away team score</b> </td> <td><b>Venue</b> </td> <td><b>Crowd</b> </td> <td><b>Date</b> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">Sydney</a></b> </td> <td><b>31.12 (198)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club" title="Richmond Football Club">Richmond</a> </td> <td>15.17 (107) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Cricket_Ground" title="Sydney Cricket Ground">SCG</a> </td> <td>17,157 </td> <td>31 July 1987 </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Fitzroy_Football_Club" title="Fitzroy Football Club">Fitzroy</a></b> </td> <td><b>20.9 (129)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a> </td> <td>12.15 (87) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Princes_Park_Football_Ground" class="mw-redirect" title="Princes Park Football Ground">Princes Park</a> </td> <td>8,678 </td> <td>1 August 1987 </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club" title="St Kilda Football Club">St Kilda</a></b> </td> <td><b>15.16 (106)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/North_Melbourne_Football_Club" title="North Melbourne Football Club">North Melbourne</a> </td> <td>11.15 (81) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Moorabbin_Oval" title="Moorabbin Oval">Moorabbin Oval</a> </td> <td>18,968 </td> <td>1 August 1987 </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Western_Bulldogs" title="Western Bulldogs">Footscray</a></b> </td> <td><b>9.11 (65)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood</a> </td> <td>8.6 (54) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Western_Oval" class="mw-redirect" title="Western Oval">Western Oval</a> </td> <td>14,514 </td> <td>1 August 1987 </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Football_Club" title="Melbourne Football Club">Melbourne</a></b> </td> <td><b>22.21 (153)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brisbane_Bears" title="Brisbane Bears">Brisbane Bears</a> </td> <td>14.15 (99) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a> </td> <td>10,307 </td> <td>1 August 1987 </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a> </td> <td>10.9 (69) </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a></b> </td> <td><b>10.10 (70)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/VFL_Park" class="mw-redirect" title="VFL Park">VFL Park</a> </td> <td>29,761 </td> <td>1 August 1987 </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/West_Coast_Eagles" title="West Coast Eagles">West Coast</a></b> </td> <td><b>17.13 (115)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a> </td> <td>17.12 (114) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Subiaco_Oval" title="Subiaco Oval">Subiaco Oval</a> </td> <td>24,502 </td> <td>2 August 1987 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Round_19">Round 19</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1987_VFL_season&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Round 19"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable succession-box noprint" style="margin:0.5em auto; font-size:small;clear:both;"> <tbody><tr bgcolor="#CCCCFF"> <td><b>Home team</b> </td> <td><b>Home team score</b> </td> <td><b>Away team</b> </td> <td><b>Away team score</b> </td> <td><b>Venue</b> </td> <td><b>Crowd</b> </td> <td><b>Date</b> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><a href="/wiki/West_Coast_Eagles" title="West Coast Eagles">West Coast</a> </td> <td>15.19 (109) </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/North_Melbourne_Football_Club" title="North Melbourne Football Club">North Melbourne</a></b> </td> <td><b>18.12 (120)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/WACA_Ground" title="WACA Ground">WACA Ground</a> </td> <td>22,540 </td> <td>7 August 1987 </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a></b> </td> <td><b>17.21 (123)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">Sydney</a> </td> <td>8.7 (55) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Princes_Park_Football_Ground" class="mw-redirect" title="Princes Park Football Ground">Princes Park</a> </td> <td>32,058 </td> <td>8 August 1987 </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><a href="/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club" title="Richmond Football Club">Richmond</a> </td> <td>15.10 (100) </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Football_Club" title="Melbourne Football Club">Melbourne</a></b> </td> <td><b>17.17 (119)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a> </td> <td>15,899 </td> <td>8 August 1987 </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club" title="St Kilda Football Club">St Kilda</a></b> </td> <td><b>15.14 (104)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Western_Bulldogs" title="Western Bulldogs">Footscray</a> </td> <td>15.11 (101) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Moorabbin_Oval" title="Moorabbin Oval">Moorabbin Oval</a> </td> <td>23,080 </td> <td>8 August 1987 </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a></b> </td> <td><b>12.20 (92)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a> </td> <td>9.11 (65) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kardinia_Park_(stadium)" title="Kardinia Park (stadium)">Kardinia Park</a> </td> <td>18,316 </td> <td>8 August 1987 </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a></b> </td> <td><b>26.9 (165)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fitzroy_Football_Club" title="Fitzroy Football Club">Fitzroy</a> </td> <td>16.9 (105) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/VFL_Park" class="mw-redirect" title="VFL Park">VFL Park</a> </td> <td>14,692 </td> <td>8 August 1987 </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><a href="/wiki/Brisbane_Bears" title="Brisbane Bears">Brisbane Bears</a> </td> <td>11.11 (77) </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood</a></b> </td> <td><b>14.16 (100)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Carrara_Stadium" title="Carrara Stadium">Carrara Stadium</a> </td> <td>9,166 </td> <td>9 August 1987 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Round_20">Round 20</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1987_VFL_season&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Round 20"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable succession-box noprint" style="margin:0.5em auto; font-size:small;clear:both;"> <tbody><tr bgcolor="#CCCCFF"> <td><b>Home team</b> </td> <td><b>Home team score</b> </td> <td><b>Away team</b> </td> <td><b>Away team score</b> </td> <td><b>Venue</b> </td> <td><b>Crowd</b> </td> <td><b>Date</b> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a></b> </td> <td><b>20.22 (142)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">Sydney</a> </td> <td>15.7 (97) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Princes_Park_Football_Ground" class="mw-redirect" title="Princes Park Football Ground">Princes Park</a> </td> <td>20,551 </td> <td>15 August 1987 </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a></b> </td> <td><b>20.7 (127)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fitzroy_Football_Club" title="Fitzroy Football Club">Fitzroy</a> </td> <td>11.20 (86) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Windy_Hill,_Essendon" title="Windy Hill, Essendon">Windy Hill</a> </td> <td>12,510 </td> <td>15 August 1987 </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood</a> </td> <td>8.11 (59) </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Football_Club" title="Melbourne Football Club">Melbourne</a></b> </td> <td><b>15.24 (114)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Victoria_Park,_Melbourne" title="Victoria Park, Melbourne">Victoria Park</a> </td> <td>16,285 </td> <td>15 August 1987 </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/North_Melbourne_Football_Club" title="North Melbourne Football Club">North Melbourne</a></b> </td> <td><b>18.17 (125)</b> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Western_Bulldogs" title="Western Bulldogs">Footscray</a></b> </td> <td><b>18.17 (125)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a> </td> <td>18,921 </td> <td>15 August 1987 </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a> </td> <td>13.10 (88) </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a></b> </td> <td><b>24.12 (156)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kardinia_Park_(stadium)" title="Kardinia Park (stadium)">Kardinia Park</a> </td> <td>22,219 </td> <td>15 August 1987 </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club" title="Richmond Football Club">Richmond</a></b> </td> <td><b>19.19 (133)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club" title="St Kilda Football Club">St Kilda</a> </td> <td>8.9 (57) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/VFL_Park" class="mw-redirect" title="VFL Park">VFL Park</a> </td> <td>27,589 </td> <td>15 August 1987 </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><a href="/wiki/Brisbane_Bears" title="Brisbane Bears">Brisbane Bears</a> </td> <td>18.11 (119) </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/West_Coast_Eagles" title="West Coast Eagles">West Coast</a></b> </td> <td><b>21.14 (140)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Carrara_Stadium" title="Carrara Stadium">Carrara Stadium</a> </td> <td>4,859 </td> <td>16 August 1987 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Round_21">Round 21</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1987_VFL_season&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: Round 21"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable succession-box noprint" style="margin:0.5em auto; font-size:small;clear:both;"> <tbody><tr bgcolor="#CCCCFF"> <td><b>Home team</b> </td> <td><b>Home team score</b> </td> <td><b>Away team</b> </td> <td><b>Away team score</b> </td> <td><b>Venue</b> </td> <td><b>Crowd</b> </td> <td><b>Date</b> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Football_Club" title="Melbourne Football Club">Melbourne</a></b> </td> <td><b>18.21 (129)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/West_Coast_Eagles" title="West Coast Eagles">West Coast</a> </td> <td>10.8 (68) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a> </td> <td>21,048 </td> <td>21 August 1987 </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/North_Melbourne_Football_Club" title="North Melbourne Football Club">North Melbourne</a></b> </td> <td><b>18.14 (122)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club" title="Richmond Football Club">Richmond</a> </td> <td>11.18 (84) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a> </td> <td>15,073 </td> <td>22 August 1987 </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club" title="St Kilda Football Club">St Kilda</a></b> </td> <td><b>15.17 (107)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood</a> </td> <td>8.10 (58) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Moorabbin_Oval" title="Moorabbin Oval">Moorabbin Oval</a> </td> <td>24,335 </td> <td>22 August 1987 </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><a href="/wiki/Fitzroy_Football_Club" title="Fitzroy Football Club">Fitzroy</a> </td> <td>12.12 (84) </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a></b> </td> <td><b>17.22 (124)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Princes_Park_Football_Ground" class="mw-redirect" title="Princes Park Football Ground">Princes Park</a> </td> <td>16,126 </td> <td>22 August 1987 </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a> </td> <td>9.10 (64) </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a></b> </td> <td><b>17.12 (114)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/VFL_Park" class="mw-redirect" title="VFL Park">VFL Park</a> </td> <td>27,046 </td> <td>22 August 1987 </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><a href="/wiki/Brisbane_Bears" title="Brisbane Bears">Brisbane Bears</a> </td> <td>10.11 (71) </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Western_Bulldogs" title="Western Bulldogs">Footscray</a></b> </td> <td><b>22.21 (153)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Carrara_Stadium" title="Carrara Stadium">Carrara Stadium</a> </td> <td>6,754 </td> <td>23 August 1987 </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">Sydney</a> </td> <td>18.14 (122) </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a></b> </td> <td><b>18.23 (131)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Cricket_Ground" title="Sydney Cricket Ground">SCG</a> </td> <td>23,953 </td> <td>23 August 1987 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Round_22">Round 22</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1987_VFL_season&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: Round 22"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>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 <a href="/w/index.php?title=McIntyre_%22final_five%22_system&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="McIntyre "final five" system (page does not exist)">final five</a> would be determined by a number of scenarios: </p> <ul><li>If Carlton defeated North Melbourne, they would secure the <a href="/wiki/Minor_premiership" title="Minor premiership">minor premiership</a> and advance straight to the second semi-final</li> <li>Hawthorn would win the minor premiership if they beat Geelong and Carlton lost to North</li> <li>North could grab third place - and hence the "double chance" - if it beat Carlton and Sydney lost to Fitzroy</li> <li>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.</li></ul> <p>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. </p> <table cellspacing="0" style="width: 100%; background-color: #f1f5fc; border: 2px solid #D0E5F5"> <tbody><tr style="background-color: #D0E5F5"> <td width="20%"> </td> <td width="21%"> </td> <td width="8%"> </td> <td width="21%"> </td> <td width="22.32%"> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color: #D0E5F5"> <td> </td> <th style="text-align:center;" colspan="3">Round 22 </th> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Friday, 28 August (7:40 pm) </td> <td align="right"><a href="/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club" title="Richmond Football Club">Richmond</a> 17.11 (113) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. by </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="/wiki/Brisbane_Bears" title="Brisbane Bears">Brisbane Bears</a> 26.13 (169) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a> (crowd: 12079) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://afltables.com/afl/stats/games/1987/021419870828.html">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Saturday, 29 August (2:10 pm) </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a> 20.9 (129) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/North_Melbourne_Football_Club" title="North Melbourne Football Club">North Melbourne</a> 19.11 (125) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Waverley_Park" title="Waverley Park">VFL Park</a> (crowd: 30444) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://afltables.com/afl/stats/games/1987/031219870829.html">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Saturday, 29 August (2:10 pm) </td> <td align="right"><a href="/wiki/Fitzroy_Football_Club" title="Fitzroy Football Club">Fitzroy</a> 20.13 (133) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. by </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">Sydney</a> 20.21 (141) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Ikon_Park" class="mw-redirect" title="Ikon Park">Princes Park</a> (crowd: 11170) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://afltables.com/afl/stats/games/1987/061619870829.html">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Saturday, 29 August (2:10 pm) </td> <td align="right"><a href="/wiki/Western_Bulldogs" title="Western Bulldogs">Footscray</a> 10.8 (68) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. by </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Football_Club" title="Melbourne Football Club">Melbourne</a> 12.11 (83) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Whitten_Oval" title="Whitten Oval">Western Oval</a> (crowd: 31249) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://afltables.com/afl/stats/games/1987/071119870829.html">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Saturday, 29 August (2:10 pm) </td> <td align="right"><a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a> 17.21 (123) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. by </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a> 19.12 (126) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Kardinia_Park_(stadium)" title="Kardinia Park (stadium)">Kardinia Park</a> (crowd: 27030) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://afltables.com/afl/stats/games/1987/091019870829.html">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Sunday, 30 August (12:10 pm) </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/West_Coast_Eagles" title="West Coast Eagles">West Coast</a> 26.19 (175) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club" title="St Kilda Football Club">St Kilda</a> 13.9 (87) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Subiaco_Oval" title="Subiaco Oval">Subiaco Oval</a> (crowd: 17617) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://afltables.com/afl/stats/games/1987/151819870830.html">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Sunday, 30 August (2:10 pm) </td> <td align="right"><a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a> 21.13 (139) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. by </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood</a> 23.6 (144) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a> (crowd: 28887) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://afltables.com/afl/stats/games/1987/040519870830.html">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="border-top: 2px solid #D0E5F5" colspan="6"> <ul><li>In an epic, see-sawing clash at VFL Park, <a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a> captain <a href="/wiki/Stephen_Kernahan" title="Stephen Kernahan">Stephen Kernahan</a> kicked a goal after the final siren to snatch a thrilling win over <a href="/wiki/North_Melbourne_Football_Club" title="North Melbourne Football Club">North Melbourne</a> and secure the <a href="/wiki/Minor_premiership" title="Minor premiership">minor premiership</a> for 1987, their 16th in VFL competition.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">Sydney</a>'s win over <a href="/wiki/Fitzroy_Football_Club" title="Fitzroy Football Club">Fitzroy</a> marked the club's first win at <a href="/wiki/Ikon_Park" class="mw-redirect" title="Ikon Park">Princes Park</a> 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. <sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Ladder">Ladder</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1987_VFL_season&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: Ladder"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <td><b>(P)</b></td> <td>Premiers </td></tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="FFFFBB"></td> <td>Qualified for finals </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th class="unsortable" style="width:2em"># </th> <th style="width:12em">Team </th> <th class="unsortable" style="width:2em"><abbr title="Played">P</abbr> </th> <th class="unsortable" style="width:2em"><abbr title="Won">W</abbr> </th> <th class="unsortable" style="width:2em"><abbr title="Lost">L</abbr> </th> <th class="unsortable" style="width:2em"><abbr title="Drawn">D</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="Points for">PF</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="Points against">PA</abbr> </th> <th>% </th> <th class="unsortable" style="width:2em"><abbr title="Premiership points">Pts</abbr> </th></tr> <tr style="background:#FFFFBB"> <td>1</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a> <b>(P)</b></td> <td>22</td> <td>18</td> <td>4</td> <td>0</td> <td>2599</td> <td>1883</td> <td>138.0</td> <td><b>72</b> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#FFFFBB"> <td>2</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a></td> <td>22</td> <td>17</td> <td>5</td> <td>0</td> <td>2781</td> <td>1891</td> <td>147.1</td> <td><b>68</b> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#FFFFBB"> <td>3</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">Sydney</a></td> <td>22</td> <td>15</td> <td>7</td> <td>0</td> <td>2846</td> <td>2197</td> <td>129.5</td> <td><b>60</b> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#FFFFBB"> <td>4</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/North_Melbourne_Football_Club" title="North Melbourne Football Club">North Melbourne</a></td> <td>22</td> <td>13</td> <td>8</td> <td>1</td> <td>2402</td> <td>2417</td> <td>99.4</td> <td><b>54</b> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#FFFFBB"> <td>5</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Football_Club" title="Melbourne Football Club">Melbourne</a></td> <td>22</td> <td>12</td> <td>10</td> <td>0</td> <td>2189</td> <td>2026</td> <td>108.0</td> <td><b>48</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a></td> <td>22</td> <td>11</td> <td>10</td> <td>1</td> <td>2355</td> <td>2348</td> <td>100.3</td> <td><b>46</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Western_Bulldogs" title="Western Bulldogs">Footscray</a></td> <td>22</td> <td>11</td> <td>10</td> <td>1</td> <td>1959</td> <td>2046</td> <td>95.7</td> <td><b>46</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/West_Coast_Eagles" title="West Coast Eagles">West Coast</a></td> <td>22</td> <td>11</td> <td>11</td> <td>0</td> <td>2386</td> <td>2438</td> <td>97.9</td> <td><b>44</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a></td> <td>22</td> <td>9</td> <td>12</td> <td>1</td> <td>2075</td> <td>2318</td> <td>89.5</td> <td><b>38</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club" title="St Kilda Football Club">St Kilda</a></td> <td>22</td> <td>9</td> <td>13</td> <td>0</td> <td>2150</td> <td>2369</td> <td>90.8</td> <td><b>36</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Fitzroy_Football_Club" title="Fitzroy Football Club">Fitzroy</a></td> <td>22</td> <td>8</td> <td>14</td> <td>0</td> <td>2328</td> <td>2544</td> <td>91.5</td> <td><b>32</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood</a></td> <td>22</td> <td>7</td> <td>15</td> <td>0</td> <td>1853</td> <td>2425</td> <td>76.4</td> <td><b>28</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Brisbane_Bears" title="Brisbane Bears">Brisbane Bears</a></td> <td>22</td> <td>6</td> <td>16</td> <td>0</td> <td>2113</td> <td>2666</td> <td>79.3</td> <td><b>24</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club" title="Richmond Football Club">Richmond</a></td> <td>22</td> <td>5</td> <td>17</td> <td>0</td> <td>2199</td> <td>2667</td> <td>82.5</td> <td><b>20</b> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Rules for classification: 1. premiership points; 2. percentage; 3. points for<br />Average score: 104.7<br />Source: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://afltables.com/afl/seas/1987.html#lad">AFL Tables</a> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Finals_series">Finals series</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1987_VFL_season&action=edit&section=25" title="Edit section: Finals series"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/1987_VFL_finals_series" title="1987 VFL finals series">1987 VFL finals series</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Finals_week_1">Finals week 1</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1987_VFL_season&action=edit&section=26" title="Edit section: Finals week 1"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width: 100%; background-color: #f1f5fc; border: 2px solid #D0E5F5"> <tbody><tr style="background-color: #D0E5F5"> <td width="20%"> </td> <td width="21%"> </td> <td width="8%"> </td> <td width="21%"> </td> <td width="22.32%"> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color: #D0E5F5"> <td> </td> <th style="text-align:center;" colspan="3">Qualifying Final </th> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Saturday, 5 September (2:30 pm) </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a> 23.18 (156) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">Sydney</a> 8.9 (57) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Waverley_Park" title="Waverley Park">VFL Park</a> (crowd: 47752) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://afltables.com/afl/stats/games/1987/101619870905.html">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="border-top: 2px solid #D0E5F5" colspan="6"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Tom_Hafey" title="Tom Hafey">Tom Hafey</a> coached his 500th League game, becoming the third to reach the milestone after <a href="/wiki/Jock_McHale" title="Jock McHale">Jock McHale</a> and his opponent <a href="/wiki/Allan_Jeans" title="Allan Jeans">Allan Jeans</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Warwick_Capper" title="Warwick Capper">Warwick Capper</a> kicked four goals to become the second player after <a href="/wiki/Tony_Lockett" title="Tony Lockett">Tony Lockett</a> to reach 100 goals for the season. He also took a spectacular mark over his opponent <a href="/wiki/Chris_Langford" title="Chris Langford">Chris Langford</a>.</li></ul> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table cellspacing="0" style="width: 100%; background-color: #f1f5fc; border: 2px solid #D0E5F5"> <tbody><tr style="background-color: #D0E5F5"> <td width="20%"> </td> <td width="21%"> </td> <td width="8%"> </td> <td width="21%"> </td> <td width="22.32%"> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color: #D0E5F5"> <td> </td> <th style="text-align:center;" colspan="3">Elimination Final </th> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Sunday, 6 September (2:30 pm) </td> <td align="right"><a href="/wiki/North_Melbourne_Football_Club" title="North Melbourne Football Club">North Melbourne</a> 5.10 (40) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. by </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Football_Club" title="Melbourne Football Club">Melbourne</a> 22.26 (158) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a> (crowd: 72628) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://afltables.com/afl/stats/games/1987/111219870906.html">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="border-top: 2px solid #D0E5F5" colspan="6"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Football_Club" title="Melbourne Football Club">Melbourne</a>'s 118-point win is the largest winning margin in an Elimination Final.</li></ul> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Finals_week_2">Finals week 2</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1987_VFL_season&action=edit&section=27" title="Edit section: Finals week 2"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width: 100%; background-color: #f1f5fc; border: 2px solid #D0E5F5"> <tbody><tr style="background-color: #D0E5F5"> <td width="20%"> </td> <td width="21%"> </td> <td width="8%"> </td> <td width="21%"> </td> <td width="22.32%"> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color: #D0E5F5"> <td> </td> <th style="text-align:center;" colspan="3">Semi-finals </th> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>SF1: Sunday, 13 September (2:30 pm) </td> <td align="right"><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">Sydney</a> 10.13 (73) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. by </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Football_Club" title="Melbourne Football Club">Melbourne</a> 21.23 (149) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a> (crowd: 80292) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://afltables.com/afl/stats/games/1987/111619870913.html">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>SF2: Saturday, 12 September (2:30 pm) </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a> 11.14 (80) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a> 10.5 (65) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Waverley_Park" title="Waverley Park">VFL Park</a> (crowd: 64333) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://afltables.com/afl/stats/games/1987/031019870912.html">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="6"> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Preliminary_final">Preliminary final</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1987_VFL_season&action=edit&section=28" title="Edit section: Preliminary final"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width: 100%; background-color: #f1f5fc; border: 2px solid #D0E5F5"> <tbody><tr style="background-color: #D0E5F5"> <td width="20%"> </td> <td width="21%"> </td> <td width="8%"> </td> <td width="21%"> </td> <td width="22.32%"> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color: #D0E5F5"> <td> </td> <th style="text-align:center;" colspan="3">Preliminary final </th> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Saturday, 19 September (2:30 pm) </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a> 11.14 (80) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Football_Club" title="Melbourne Football Club">Melbourne</a> 10.18 (78) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Waverley_Park" title="Waverley Park">VFL Park</a> (crowd: 71298) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://afltables.com/afl/stats/games/1987/101119870919.html">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="border-top: 2px solid #D0E5F5" colspan="6"> <ul><li>Melbourne was leading by 4 points at the final siren, though Hawthorn's <a href="/wiki/Gary_Buckenara" title="Gary Buckenara">Gary Buckenara</a> had a free kick 55 metres out. But Melbourne's <a href="/wiki/Jim_Stynes" title="Jim Stynes">Jim Stynes</a> ran across the mark and incurred a 15-metre penalty, bringing Buckenara close enough to kick the winning goal after the siren.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Grand_final">Grand final</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1987_VFL_season&action=edit&section=29" title="Edit section: Grand final"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/1987_VFL_Grand_Final" class="mw-redirect" title="1987 VFL Grand Final">1987 VFL Grand Final</a></div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width: 100%; background-color: #f1f5fc; border: 2px solid #D0E5F5"> <tbody><tr style="background-color: #D0E5F5"> <td width="20%"> </td> <td width="21%"> </td> <td width="8%"> </td> <td width="21%"> </td> <td width="22.32%"> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color: #D0E5F5"> <td> </td> <th style="text-align:center;" colspan="3">Grand final </th> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Saturday, 26 September (2:50 pm) </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a> 15.14 (104) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a> 9.17 (71) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a> (crowd: 92754) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://afltables.com/afl/stats/games/1987/031019870926.html">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="6"> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Season_notes">Season notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1987_VFL_season&action=edit&section=30" title="Edit section: Season notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>This season saw the introduction of two new interstate sides: the West Coast Eagles, based in <a href="/wiki/Perth" title="Perth">Perth</a>, Western Australia, and the Brisbane Bears, based in <a href="/wiki/Gold_Coast,_Queensland" title="Gold Coast, Queensland">Gold Coast, Queensland</a>. They were the first new clubs to join the league since the expansion of <a href="/wiki/1925_VFL_season" title="1925 VFL season">1925</a>, and the first time the league changed from twelve teams since <a href="/wiki/1943_VFL_season" title="1943 VFL season">1943</a>. 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 <a href="/wiki/Australian_dollar" title="Australian dollar">$A</a>4 million licence fee which was divided equally amongst the existing twelve clubs, many of whom were in desperate need of such a cash injection.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>When the <a href="/wiki/Seven_Network" title="Seven Network">Seven Network</a> 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 <a href="/wiki/Australian_Broadcasting_Corporation" title="Australian Broadcasting Corporation">ABC</a> 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.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 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 <a href="/wiki/Special_Broadcasting_Service" title="Special Broadcasting Service">SBS Television</a> and <a href="/wiki/Prime7" title="Prime7">The Prime Network</a> (New South Wales) and on <a href="/wiki/Network_10" title="Network 10">Network 10</a> (Queensland and South Australia).</li> <li>The Round 10 match between West Coast and Collingwood was played on the Foundation Day public holiday, which is not observed in Victoria.</li> <li>In awful conditions in Round 13, Collingwood kicked only 2.6 (18), the lowest score by any team since 1968. <a href="/wiki/Brian_Taylor_(Australian_footballer)" title="Brian Taylor (Australian footballer)">Brian Taylor</a> kicked their only goals in the first few minutes of the second quarter.</li> <li>In three home games from Round 16 to Round 18, the <a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">Sydney Swans</a> 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.</li> <li>The VFL made a loss on the Round 17 match between <a href="/wiki/Fitzroy_Football_Club" title="Fitzroy Football Club">Fitzroy</a> and <a href="/wiki/Brisbane_Bears" title="Brisbane Bears">Brisbane Bears</a>, which drew a meagre crowd of only 5,824 to <a href="/wiki/Princes_Park_(stadium)" title="Princes Park (stadium)">Princes Park</a>, 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.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Melbourne ended the third-longest finals drought in league history (twenty-two seasons) by finishing fifth, making the finals for the first time since <a href="/wiki/1964_VFL_season" title="1964 VFL season">1964</a>.</li> <li>The Under-19s Grand Final, in which <a href="/wiki/North_Melbourne_Football_Club" title="North Melbourne Football Club">North Melbourne</a> 13.16 (94) defeated <a href="/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club" title="Richmond Football Club">Richmond</a> 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 <a href="/wiki/Time_on_(Australian_rules_football)" class="mw-redirect" title="Time on (Australian rules football)">time on</a>; 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.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Awards">Awards</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1987_VFL_season&action=edit&section=31" title="Edit section: Awards"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Major_awards">Major awards</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1987_VFL_season&action=edit&section=32" title="Edit section: Major awards"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>The <a href="/wiki/Leigh_Matthews_Trophy" title="Leigh Matthews Trophy">Victorian Football League Players' Association Most Valuable Player Award</a> was won by <a href="/wiki/Tony_Lockett" title="Tony Lockett">Tony Lockett</a> of <a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club" title="St Kilda Football Club">St Kilda</a>.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Norm_Smith_Medal" title="Norm Smith Medal">Norm Smith Medal</a> was awarded to <a href="/wiki/David_Rhys-Jones" title="David Rhys-Jones">David Rhys-Jones</a> of <a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a> won the reserves premiership. Carlton 18.17 (125) defeated <a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club" title="St Kilda Football Club">St Kilda</a> 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.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Leading_goalkickers">Leading goalkickers</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1987_VFL_season&action=edit&section=33" title="Edit section: Leading goalkickers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Larger numbers indicate number of goals scored in each round. Subscript numbers indicate total cumulative goals scored through that round.</li> <li>Numbers highlighted in blue indicates the player led the <a href="/wiki/Coleman_Medal" title="Coleman Medal">Coleman Medal</a> at the end of that round.</li> <li>Numbers underlined indicates the player did not play in that round.</li></ul> <table class="wikitable nowraplinks" style="text-align:center; line-height: 90%; font-size:90%;" width="100%"> <tbody><tr> <th width=""> </th> <th>Player </th> <th>1 </th> <th>2 </th> <th>3 </th> <th>4 </th> <th>5 </th> <th>6 </th> <th>7 </th> <th>8 </th> <th>9 </th> <th>10 </th> <th>11 </th> <th>12 </th> <th>13 </th> <th>14 </th> <th>15 </th> <th>16 </th> <th>17 </th> <th>18 </th> <th>19 </th> <th>20 </th> <th>21 </th> <th>22 </th> <th>Total </th></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="1">1 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Tony_Lockett" title="Tony Lockett">Tony Lockett</a> </td> <td>2<sub>2</sub></td> <td>5<sub>7</sub></td> <td>3<sub>10</sub></td> <td style="background:#99ccff;">12<sub>22</sub></td> <td style="background:#99ccff;">5<sub>27</sub></td> <td>0<sub>27</sub></td> <td style="background:#99ccff;">6<sub>33</sub></td> <td style="background:#99ccff;">7<sub>40</sub></td> <td style="background:#99ccff;">2<sub>42</sub></td> <td>5<sub>47</sub></td> <td style="background:#99ccff;">9<sub>56</sub></td> <td style="background:#99ccff;">3<sub>59</sub></td> <td>3<sub>62</sub></td> <td>1<sub>63</sub></td> <td style="background:#99ccff;">5<sub>68</sub></td> <td style="background:#99ccff;">8<sub>76</sub></td> <td style="background:#99ccff;">9<sub>85</sub></td> <td style="background:#99ccff;">8<sub>93</sub></td> <td style="background:#99ccff;">8<sub>101</sub></td> <td style="background:#99ccff;">3<sub>104</sub></td> <td style="background:#99ccff;">8<sub>112</sub></td> <td style="background:#99ccff;">5<sub>117</sub> </td> <td rowspan="1"><b>117</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="1">2 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Warwick_Capper" title="Warwick Capper">Warwick Capper</a> </td> <td style="background:#99ccff;">9<sub>9</sub></td> <td style="background:#99ccff;">3<sub>12</sub></td> <td style="background:#99ccff;">5<sub>17</sub></td> <td>3<sub>20</sub></td> <td style="background:#99ccff;">7<sub>27</sub></td> <td style="background:#99ccff;">2<sub>29</sub></td> <td>3<sub>32</sub></td> <td>6<sub>38</sub></td> <td>4<sub>42</sub></td> <td style="background:#99ccff;">7<sub>49</sub></td> <td>4<sub>53</sub></td> <td>5<sub>58</sub></td> <td style="background:#99ccff;">6<sub>64</sub></td> <td style="background:#99ccff;">2<sub>66</sub></td> <td>2<sub>68</sub></td> <td>5<sub>73</sub></td> <td>6<sub>79</sub></td> <td>5<sub>84</sub></td> <td>1<sub>85</sub></td> <td>4<sub>89</sub></td> <td>6<sub>95</sub></td> <td>4<sub>99</sub> </td> <td rowspan="1"><b>99</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="1">3 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Jason_Dunstall" title="Jason Dunstall">Jason Dunstall</a> </td> <td>6<sub>6</sub></td> <td>3<sub>9</sub></td> <td>3<sub>12</sub></td> <td>2<sub>14</sub></td> <td>5<sub>19</sub></td> <td>3<sub>22</sub></td> <td>0<sub>22</sub></td> <td>7<sub>29</sub></td> <td>1<sub>30</sub></td> <td>6<sub>36</sub></td> <td>5<sub>41</sub></td> <td>11<sub>52</sub></td> <td>1<sub>53</sub></td> <td>2<sub>55</sub></td> <td>3<sub>58</sub></td> <td>3<sub>61</sub></td> <td>6<sub>67</sub></td> <td>5<sub>72</sub></td> <td>4<sub>76</sub></td> <td>3<sub>79</sub></td> <td>3<sub>82</sub></td> <td>5<sub>87</sub> </td> <td rowspan="1"><b>87</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="1">4 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Simon_Beasley" title="Simon Beasley">Simon Beasley</a> </td> <td>2<sub>2</sub></td> <td>2<sub>4</sub></td> <td>3<sub>7</sub></td> <td>3<sub>10</sub></td> <td>2<sub>12</sub></td> <td><u>0<sub>12</sub></u></td> <td>5<sub>17</sub></td> <td>5<sub>22</sub></td> <td>3<sub>25</sub></td> <td>1<sub>26</sub></td> <td>4<sub>30</sub></td> <td>8<sub>38</sub></td> <td>2<sub>40</sub></td> <td>3<sub>43</sub></td> <td>3<sub>46</sub></td> <td>3<sub>49</sub></td> <td>3<sub>52</sub></td> <td>1<sub>53</sub></td> <td>6<sub>59</sub></td> <td>3<sub>62</sub></td> <td>10<sub>72</sub></td> <td>1<sub>73</sub> </td> <td rowspan="1"><b>73</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="1">5 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Stephen_Kernahan" title="Stephen Kernahan">Stephen Kernahan</a> </td> <td>4<sub>4</sub></td> <td>2<sub>6</sub></td> <td>1<sub>7</sub></td> <td>6<sub>13</sub></td> <td>6<sub>19</sub></td> <td>5<sub>24</sub></td> <td>3<sub>27</sub></td> <td>1<sub>28</sub></td> <td>0<sub>28</sub></td> <td>2<sub>30</sub></td> <td>2<sub>32</sub></td> <td>2<sub>34</sub></td> <td>1<sub>35</sub></td> <td>4<sub>39</sub></td> <td>3<sub>42</sub></td> <td>4<sub>46</sub></td> <td>2<sub>48</sub></td> <td>1<sub>49</sub></td> <td>2<sub>51</sub></td> <td>8<sub>59</sub></td> <td>2<sub>61</sub></td> <td>6<sub>67</sub> </td> <td rowspan="1"><b>67</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">6 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Richard_Osborne" title="Richard Osborne">Richard Osborne</a> </td> <td><u>0<sub>0</sub></u></td> <td>5<sub>5</sub></td> <td>2<sub>7</sub></td> <td>7<sub>14</sub></td> <td>0<sub>14</sub></td> <td>3<sub>17</sub></td> <td>4<sub>21</sub></td> <td>4<sub>25</sub></td> <td>6<sub>31</sub></td> <td>0<sub>31</sub></td> <td>5<sub>36</sub></td> <td>2<sub>38</sub></td> <td>0<sub>38</sub></td> <td>2<sub>40</sub></td> <td>3<sub>43</sub></td> <td>2<sub>45</sub></td> <td>2<sub>47</sub></td> <td>5<sub>52</sub></td> <td>3<sub>55</sub></td> <td>2<sub>57</sub></td> <td>3<sub>60</sub></td> <td>2<sub>62</sub> </td> <td rowspan="2"><b>62</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Bruce_Lindner" title="Bruce Lindner">Bruce Lindner</a> </td> <td><u>0<sub>0</sub></u></td> <td><u>0<sub>0</sub></u></td> <td>7<sub>7</sub></td> <td>6<sub>13</sub></td> <td>7<sub>20</sub></td> <td>1<sub>21</sub></td> <td>3<sub>24</sub></td> <td>3<sub>27</sub></td> <td>5<sub>32</sub></td> <td>5<sub>37</sub></td> <td>3<sub>40</sub></td> <td>4<sub>44</sub></td> <td>1<sub>45</sub></td> <td>3<sub>48</sub></td> <td>2<sub>50</sub></td> <td><u>0<sub>50</sub></u></td> <td><u>0<sub>50</sub></u></td> <td>3<sub>53</sub></td> <td>2<sub>55</sub></td> <td>3<sub>57</sub></td> <td>2<sub>60</sub></td> <td>2<sub>62</sub> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="1">8 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Brian_Taylor_(Australian_footballer)" title="Brian Taylor (Australian footballer)">Brian Taylor</a> </td> <td>2<sub>2</sub></td> <td>5<sub>7</sub></td> <td>3<sub>10</sub></td> <td>6<sub>16</sub></td> <td>4<sub>20</sub></td> <td>4<sub>24</sub></td> <td>3<sub>27</sub></td> <td><u>0<sub>27</sub></u></td> <td><u>0<sub>27</sub></u></td> <td><u>0<sub>27</sub></u></td> <td>6<sub>33</sub></td> <td>7<sub>40</sub></td> <td>2<sub>42</sub></td> <td>1<sub>43</sub></td> <td>4<sub>47</sub></td> <td>2<sub>49</sub></td> <td>4<sub>53</sub></td> <td>2<sub>55</sub></td> <td>2<sub>57</sub></td> <td>2<sub>59</sub></td> <td>1<sub>60</sub></td> <td><u>0<sub>60</sub></u> </td> <td rowspan="1"><b>60</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="1">9 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Dermott_Brereton" title="Dermott Brereton">Dermott Brereton</a> </td> <td>1<sub>1</sub></td> <td><u>0<sub>1</sub></u></td> <td><u>0<sub>1</sub></u></td> <td><u>0<sub>1</sub></u></td> <td>1<sub>2</sub></td> <td>1<sub>3</sub></td> <td>3<sub>6</sub></td> <td>6<sub>12</sub></td> <td>6<sub>18</sub></td> <td>6<sub>24</sub></td> <td>3<sub>27</sub></td> <td>5<sub>32</sub></td> <td>1<sub>33</sub></td> <td>3<sub>36</sub></td> <td>2<sub>38</sub></td> <td>1<sub>39</sub></td> <td>4<sub>43</sub></td> <td>3<sub>46</sub></td> <td>3<sub>49</sub></td> <td>4<sub>53</sub></td> <td>2<sub>55</sub></td> <td>1<sub>56</sub> </td> <td rowspan="1"><b>56</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="1">10 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Gary_Ablett_Sr." title="Gary Ablett 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style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#0C3F91; color:white">Current</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Adelaide Football Club">Adelaide</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Brisbane_Lions" title="Brisbane Lions">Brisbane Lions</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Fremantle_Football_Club" title="Fremantle Football Club">Fremantle</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Gold_Coast_Suns" title="Gold Coast Suns">Gold Coast</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Greater_Western_Sydney_Giants" title="Greater Western Sydney Giants">Greater Western Sydney</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Football_Club" title="Melbourne Football Club">Melbourne</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/North_Melbourne_Football_Club" title="North Melbourne Football Club">North Melbourne</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Port_Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Port Adelaide Football Club">Port Adelaide</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club" title="Richmond Football Club">Richmond</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club" title="St Kilda Football Club">St Kilda</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">Sydney</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/West_Coast_Eagles" title="West Coast Eagles">West Coast</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Western_Bulldogs" title="Western Bulldogs">Western Bulldogs</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#0C3F91; color:white">Future</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Tasmania_Football_Club" title="Tasmania Football Club">Tasmania</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#0C3F91; color:white">Former</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Brisbane_Bears" title="Brisbane Bears">Brisbane Bears</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Fitzroy_Football_Club" title="Fitzroy Football Club">Fitzroy</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_University_Football_Club" title="Melbourne University Football Club">University</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#0C3F91; color:white;width:1%">Seasons</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1897_VFL_season" title="1897 VFL season">1897</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1898_VFL_season" title="1898 VFL season">1898</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1899_VFL_season" title="1899 VFL season">1899</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1900_VFL_season" title="1900 VFL season">1900</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1901_VFL_season" title="1901 VFL season">1901</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1902_VFL_season" title="1902 VFL season">1902</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1903_VFL_season" title="1903 VFL season">1903</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1904_VFL_season" title="1904 VFL season">1904</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1905_VFL_season" title="1905 VFL season">1905</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1906_VFL_season" title="1906 VFL season">1906</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1907_VFL_season" title="1907 VFL season">1907</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1908_VFL_season" title="1908 VFL season">1908</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1909_VFL_season" title="1909 VFL season">1909</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1910_VFL_season" title="1910 VFL season">1910</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1911_VFL_season" title="1911 VFL season">1911</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1912_VFL_season" title="1912 VFL season">1912</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1913_VFL_season" title="1913 VFL season">1913</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1914_VFL_season" title="1914 VFL season">1914</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1915_VFL_season" title="1915 VFL season">1915</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1916_VFL_season" title="1916 VFL season">1916</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1917_VFL_season" title="1917 VFL season">1917</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1918_VFL_season" title="1918 VFL season">1918</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1919_VFL_season" title="1919 VFL season">1919</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1920_VFL_season" title="1920 VFL season">1920</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1921_VFL_season" title="1921 VFL season">1921</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1922_VFL_season" title="1922 VFL season">1922</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1923_VFL_season" title="1923 VFL season">1923</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1924_VFL_season" title="1924 VFL season">1924</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1925_VFL_season" title="1925 VFL season">1925</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1926_VFL_season" title="1926 VFL season">1926</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1927_VFL_season" title="1927 VFL season">1927</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1928_VFL_season" title="1928 VFL season">1928</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1929_VFL_season" title="1929 VFL season">1929</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1930_VFL_season" title="1930 VFL season">1930</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1931_VFL_season" title="1931 VFL season">1931</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1932_VFL_season" title="1932 VFL season">1932</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1933_VFL_season" title="1933 VFL season">1933</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1934_VFL_season" title="1934 VFL season">1934</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1935_VFL_season" title="1935 VFL season">1935</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1936_VFL_season" title="1936 VFL season">1936</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1937_VFL_season" title="1937 VFL season">1937</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1938_VFL_season" title="1938 VFL season">1938</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1939_VFL_season" title="1939 VFL season">1939</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1940_VFL_season" title="1940 VFL season">1940</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1941_VFL_season" title="1941 VFL season">1941</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1942_VFL_season" title="1942 VFL season">1942</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1943_VFL_season" title="1943 VFL season">1943</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1944_VFL_season" title="1944 VFL season">1944</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1945_VFL_season" title="1945 VFL season">1945</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1946_VFL_season" title="1946 VFL season">1946</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1947_VFL_season" title="1947 VFL season">1947</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1948_VFL_season" title="1948 VFL season">1948</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1949_VFL_season" title="1949 VFL season">1949</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1950_VFL_season" title="1950 VFL season">1950</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1951_VFL_season" title="1951 VFL season">1951</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1952_VFL_season" title="1952 VFL season">1952</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1953_VFL_season" title="1953 VFL season">1953</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1954_VFL_season" title="1954 VFL season">1954</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1955_VFL_season" title="1955 VFL season">1955</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1956_VFL_season" title="1956 VFL season">1956</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1957_VFL_season" title="1957 VFL season">1957</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1958_VFL_season" title="1958 VFL season">1958</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1959_VFL_season" title="1959 VFL season">1959</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1960_VFL_season" title="1960 VFL season">1960</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1961_VFL_season" title="1961 VFL season">1961</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1962_VFL_season" title="1962 VFL season">1962</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1963_VFL_season" title="1963 VFL season">1963</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1964_VFL_season" title="1964 VFL season">1964</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1965_VFL_season" title="1965 VFL season">1965</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1966_VFL_season" title="1966 VFL season">1966</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1967_VFL_season" title="1967 VFL season">1967</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1968_VFL_season" title="1968 VFL season">1968</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1969_VFL_season" title="1969 VFL season">1969</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1970_VFL_season" title="1970 VFL season">1970</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1971_VFL_season" title="1971 VFL season">1971</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1972_VFL_season" title="1972 VFL season">1972</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1973_VFL_season" title="1973 VFL season">1973</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1974_VFL_season" title="1974 VFL season">1974</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1975_VFL_season" title="1975 VFL season">1975</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1976_VFL_season" title="1976 VFL season">1976</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1977_VFL_season" title="1977 VFL season">1977</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1978_VFL_season" title="1978 VFL season">1978</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1979_VFL_season" title="1979 VFL season">1979</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1980_VFL_season" title="1980 VFL season">1980</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1981_VFL_season" title="1981 VFL season">1981</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1982_VFL_season" title="1982 VFL season">1982</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1983_VFL_season" title="1983 VFL season">1983</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1984_VFL_season" title="1984 VFL season">1984</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1985_VFL_season" title="1985 VFL season">1985</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1986_VFL_season" title="1986 VFL season">1986</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a class="mw-selflink selflink">1987</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1988_VFL_season" title="1988 VFL season">1988</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1989_VFL_season" title="1989 VFL season">1989</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1990_AFL_season" title="1990 AFL season">1990</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1991_AFL_season" title="1991 AFL season">1991</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1992_AFL_season" title="1992 AFL season">1992</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1993_AFL_season" title="1993 AFL season">1993</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1994_AFL_season" title="1994 AFL season">1994</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1995_AFL_season" title="1995 AFL season">1995</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1996_AFL_season" title="1996 AFL season">1996</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1997_AFL_season" title="1997 AFL season">1997</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1998_AFL_season" title="1998 AFL season">1998</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1999_AFL_season" title="1999 AFL season">1999</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2000_AFL_season" title="2000 AFL season">2000</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2001_AFL_season" title="2001 AFL season">2001</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2002_AFL_season" title="2002 AFL season">2002</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2003_AFL_season" title="2003 AFL season">2003</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2004_AFL_season" title="2004 AFL season">2004</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2005_AFL_season" title="2005 AFL season">2005</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2006_AFL_season" title="2006 AFL season">2006</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2007_AFL_season" title="2007 AFL season">2007</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2008_AFL_season" title="2008 AFL season">2008</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2009_AFL_season" title="2009 AFL season">2009</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2010_AFL_season" title="2010 AFL season">2010</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2011_AFL_season" title="2011 AFL season">2011</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2012_AFL_season" title="2012 AFL season">2012</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2013_AFL_season" title="2013 AFL season">2013</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2014_AFL_season" title="2014 AFL season">2014</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2015_AFL_season" title="2015 AFL season">2015</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2016_AFL_season" title="2016 AFL season">2016</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2017_AFL_season" title="2017 AFL season">2017</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2018_AFL_season" title="2018 AFL season">2018</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2019_AFL_season" title="2019 AFL season">2019</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2020_AFL_season" title="2020 AFL season">2020</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2021_AFL_season" title="2021 AFL season">2021</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2022_AFL_season" title="2022 AFL season">2022</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2023_AFL_season" title="2023 AFL season">2023</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2024_AFL_season" title="2024 AFL season">2024</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2025_AFL_season" title="2025 AFL season">2025</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#0C3F91; color:white;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/AFL_Grand_Final" title="AFL Grand Final"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: white; text-decoration: inherit;">Grand finals</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><span style="color:grey;">1897</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1898_VFL_grand_final" title="1898 VFL grand final">1898</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1899_VFL_grand_final" title="1899 VFL grand final">1899</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1900_VFL_grand_final" title="1900 VFL grand final">1900</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1901_VFL_grand_final" title="1901 VFL grand final">1901</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1902_VFL_grand_final" title="1902 VFL grand final">1902</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1903_VFL_grand_final" title="1903 VFL grand final">1903</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1904_VFL_grand_final" title="1904 VFL grand final">1904</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1905_VFL_grand_final" title="1905 VFL grand final">1905</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1906_VFL_grand_final" title="1906 VFL grand final">1906</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1907_VFL_grand_final" title="1907 VFL grand final">1907</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1908_VFL_grand_final" title="1908 VFL grand final">1908</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1909_VFL_grand_final" title="1909 VFL grand final">1909</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1910_VFL_grand_final" title="1910 VFL grand final">1910</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1911_VFL_grand_final" title="1911 VFL grand final">1911</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1912_VFL_grand_final" title="1912 VFL grand final">1912</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1913_VFL_grand_final" title="1913 VFL grand final">1913</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1914_VFL_grand_final" title="1914 VFL grand final">1914</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1915_VFL_grand_final" title="1915 VFL grand final">1915</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1916_VFL_grand_final" title="1916 VFL grand final">1916</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1917_VFL_grand_final" title="1917 VFL grand final">1917</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1918_VFL_grand_final" title="1918 VFL grand final">1918</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1919_VFL_grand_final" title="1919 VFL grand final">1919</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1920_VFL_grand_final" title="1920 VFL grand final">1920</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1921_VFL_grand_final" title="1921 VFL grand final">1921</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1922_VFL_grand_final" title="1922 VFL grand final">1922</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1923_VFL_grand_final" title="1923 VFL grand final">1923</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span style="color:grey;">1924</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1925_VFL_grand_final" title="1925 VFL grand final">1925</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1926_VFL_grand_final" title="1926 VFL grand final">1926</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1927_VFL_grand_final" title="1927 VFL grand final">1927</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1928_VFL_grand_final" title="1928 VFL grand final">1928</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1929_VFL_grand_final" title="1929 VFL grand final">1929</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1930_VFL_grand_final" title="1930 VFL grand final">1930</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1931_VFL_grand_final" title="1931 VFL grand final">1931</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1932_VFL_grand_final" title="1932 VFL grand final">1932</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1933_VFL_grand_final" title="1933 VFL grand final">1933</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1934_VFL_grand_final" title="1934 VFL grand final">1934</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1935_VFL_grand_final" title="1935 VFL grand final">1935</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1936_VFL_grand_final" title="1936 VFL grand final">1936</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1937_VFL_grand_final" title="1937 VFL grand final">1937</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1938_VFL_grand_final" title="1938 VFL grand final">1938</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1939_VFL_grand_final" title="1939 VFL grand final">1939</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1940_VFL_grand_final" title="1940 VFL grand final">1940</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1941_VFL_grand_final" title="1941 VFL grand final">1941</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1942_VFL_grand_final" title="1942 VFL grand final">1942</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1943_VFL_grand_final" title="1943 VFL grand final">1943</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1944_VFL_grand_final" title="1944 VFL grand final">1944</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1945_VFL_grand_final" title="1945 VFL grand final">1945</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1946_VFL_grand_final" title="1946 VFL grand final">1946</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1947_VFL_grand_final" title="1947 VFL grand final">1947</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1948_VFL_grand_final" title="1948 VFL grand final">1948</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1949_VFL_grand_final" title="1949 VFL grand final">1949</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1950_VFL_grand_final" title="1950 VFL grand final">1950</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1951_VFL_grand_final" title="1951 VFL grand final">1951</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1952_VFL_grand_final" title="1952 VFL grand final">1952</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1953_VFL_grand_final" title="1953 VFL grand final">1953</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1954_VFL_grand_final" title="1954 VFL grand final">1954</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1955_VFL_grand_final" title="1955 VFL grand final">1955</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1956_VFL_grand_final" title="1956 VFL grand final">1956</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1957_VFL_grand_final" title="1957 VFL grand final">1957</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1958_VFL_grand_final" title="1958 VFL grand final">1958</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1959_VFL_grand_final" title="1959 VFL grand final">1959</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1960_VFL_grand_final" title="1960 VFL grand final">1960</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1961_VFL_grand_final" title="1961 VFL grand final">1961</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1962_VFL_grand_final" title="1962 VFL grand final">1962</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1963_VFL_grand_final" title="1963 VFL grand final">1963</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1964_VFL_grand_final" title="1964 VFL grand final">1964</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1965_VFL_grand_final" title="1965 VFL grand final">1965</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1966_VFL_grand_final" title="1966 VFL grand final">1966</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1967_VFL_grand_final" title="1967 VFL grand final">1967</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1968_VFL_grand_final" title="1968 VFL grand final">1968</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1969_VFL_grand_final" title="1969 VFL grand final">1969</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1970_VFL_grand_final" title="1970 VFL grand final">1970</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1971_VFL_grand_final" title="1971 VFL grand final">1971</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1972_VFL_grand_final" title="1972 VFL grand final">1972</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1973_VFL_grand_final" title="1973 VFL grand final">1973</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1974_VFL_grand_final" title="1974 VFL grand final">1974</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1975_VFL_grand_final" title="1975 VFL grand final">1975</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1976_VFL_grand_final" title="1976 VFL grand final">1976</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1977_VFL_grand_final" title="1977 VFL grand final">1977</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1978_VFL_grand_final" title="1978 VFL grand final">1978</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1979_VFL_grand_final" title="1979 VFL grand final">1979</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1980_VFL_grand_final" title="1980 VFL grand final">1980</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1981_VFL_grand_final" title="1981 VFL grand final">1981</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1982_VFL_grand_final" title="1982 VFL grand final">1982</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1983_VFL_grand_final" title="1983 VFL grand final">1983</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1984_VFL_grand_final" title="1984 VFL grand final">1984</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1985_VFL_grand_final" title="1985 VFL grand final">1985</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1986_VFL_grand_final" title="1986 VFL grand final">1986</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1987_VFL_grand_final" title="1987 VFL grand final">1987</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1988_VFL_grand_final" title="1988 VFL grand final">1988</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1989_VFL_grand_final" title="1989 VFL grand final">1989</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1990_AFL_Grand_Final" title="1990 AFL Grand Final">1990</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1991_AFL_Grand_Final" title="1991 AFL Grand Final">1991</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1992_AFL_Grand_Final" title="1992 AFL Grand Final">1992</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1993_AFL_Grand_Final" title="1993 AFL Grand Final">1993</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1994_AFL_Grand_Final" title="1994 AFL Grand Final">1994</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1995_AFL_Grand_Final" title="1995 AFL Grand Final">1995</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1996_AFL_Grand_Final" title="1996 AFL Grand Final">1996</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1997_AFL_Grand_Final" title="1997 AFL Grand Final">1997</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1998_AFL_Grand_Final" title="1998 AFL Grand Final">1998</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1999_AFL_Grand_Final" title="1999 AFL Grand Final">1999</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2000_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2000 AFL Grand Final">2000</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2001_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2001 AFL Grand Final">2001</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2002_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2002 AFL Grand Final">2002</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2003_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2003 AFL Grand Final">2003</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2004_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2004 AFL Grand Final">2004</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2005_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2005 AFL Grand Final">2005</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2006_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2006 AFL Grand Final">2006</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2007_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2007 AFL Grand Final">2007</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2008_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2008 AFL Grand Final">2008</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2009_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2009 AFL Grand Final">2009</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2010_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2010 AFL Grand Final">2010</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2011_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2011 AFL Grand Final">2011</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2012_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2012 AFL Grand Final">2012</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2013_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2013 AFL Grand Final">2013</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2014_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2014 AFL Grand Final">2014</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2015_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2015 AFL Grand Final">2015</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2016_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2016 AFL Grand Final">2016</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2017_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2017 AFL Grand Final">2017</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2018_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2018 AFL Grand Final">2018</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2019_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2019 AFL Grand Final">2019</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2020_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2020 AFL Grand Final">2020</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2021_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2021 AFL Grand Final">2021</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2022_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2022 AFL Grand Final">2022</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2023_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2023 AFL Grand Final">2023</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2024_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2024 AFL Grand Final">2024</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#0C3F91; color:white;width:1%"><abbr title="Venues that hosted matches during the 2024 season">Venues</abbr></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Adelaide_Oval" title="Adelaide Oval">Adelaide Oval</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Bellerive_Oval" title="Bellerive Oval">Blundstone Arena</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Showground_Stadium" title="Sydney Showground Stadium">Engie Stadium</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/The_Gabba" title="The Gabba">The Gabba</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Kardinia_Park_(stadium)" title="Kardinia Park (stadium)">GMHBA Stadium</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Manuka_Oval" title="Manuka Oval">Manuka Oval</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Eureka_Stadium" title="Eureka Stadium">Mars Stadium</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Docklands_Stadium" title="Docklands Stadium">Marvel Stadium</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">Melbourne Cricket Ground</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Norwood_Oval" title="Norwood Oval">Norwood Oval</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Perth_Stadium" title="Perth Stadium">Optus Stadium</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Carrara_Stadium" title="Carrara Stadium">People First Stadium</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Summit_Sport_and_Recreation_Park" title="Summit Sport and Recreation Park">Summit Sport and Recreation Park</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Cricket_Ground" title="Sydney Cricket Ground">Sydney Cricket Ground</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Marrara_Oval" title="Marrara Oval">TIO Stadium</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Traeger_Park" title="Traeger Park">TIO Traeger Park</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/York_Park" title="York Park">University of Tasmania Stadium</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#0C3F91; color:white;width:1%">Other awards</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/AFL_Coaches_Association_awards" title="AFL Coaches Association awards">AFL Coaches Association awards</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/AFL_Players_Association_awards" title="AFL Players Association awards">AFL Players Association awards</a></span> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Leigh_Matthews_Trophy" title="Leigh Matthews Trophy">Leigh Matthews Trophy</a></span></li></ul></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Goal_of_the_Year_(AFL)" title="Goal of the Year (AFL)">Goal of the Year</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Mark_of_the_Year" title="Mark of the Year">Mark of the Year</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#0C3F91; color:white;width:1%">Major recurring<br />events</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Australian_Football_League_Draft" class="mw-redirect" title="Australian Football League Draft">AFL draft</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/AFL_finals_series" title="AFL finals series">AFL finals series</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/AFL_Futures_match" title="AFL Futures match">AFL Futures match</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/AFL_Grand_Final" title="AFL Grand Final">AFL Grand Final</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Anzac_Day_match#Other_ANZAC_Day_fixtures" title="Anzac Day match">Anzac Day Eve match</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Anzac_Day_match" title="Anzac Day match">Anzac Day match</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Dreamtime_at_the_%27G" title="Dreamtime at the 'G">Dreamtime at the 'G</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Rivalries_in_the_Australian_Football_League#Hawthorn_v_Geelong" title="Rivalries in the Australian Football League">Easter Monday clash</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/E._J._Whitten_Legends_Game" title="E. J. Whitten Legends Game">E. J. Whitten Legends Game</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Gather_Round" title="Gather Round">Gather Round</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/King%27s_Birthday_match" title="King's Birthday match">King's Birthday match</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Anzac_Day_match#Len_Hall_Tribute_game" title="Anzac Day match">Len Hall Tribute game</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Rivalries_in_the_Australian_Football_League#Richmond_v_Carlton" title="Rivalries in the Australian Football League">Opening game</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/QClash" title="QClash">QClash</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Showdown_(AFL)" title="Showdown (AFL)">Showdown</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Derby_(AFL)" title="Sydney Derby (AFL)">Sydney Derby</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Western_Derby" title="Western Derby">Western Derby</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#0C3F91; color:white;width:1%">Second-tier and<br />junior competitions</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#0C3F91; color:white">Current</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/AFL_National_Championships" title="AFL National Championships">AFL National Championships</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Talent_League" title="Talent League">Talent League</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/South_Australian_National_Football_League" title="South Australian National Football League">South Australian National Football League</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Victorian_Football_League" title="Victorian Football League">Victorian Football League</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/West_Australian_Football_League" title="West Australian Football League">West Australian Football League</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#0C3F91; color:white">Former</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/AFL_reserves" title="AFL reserves">AFL reserves</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/AFL_under-19s" title="AFL under-19s">AFL under-19s</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/North_East_Australian_Football_League" title="North East Australian Football League">North East Australian Football League</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/VFL_Sub-Districts" title="VFL Sub-Districts">VFL Sub-Districts</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#0C3F91; color:white;width:1%">Related articles</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/AFL_Coaches_Association" title="AFL Coaches Association">AFL Coaches Association</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/AFL_Commission" title="AFL Commission">AFL Commission</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/AFL_Players_Association" title="AFL Players Association">AFL Players Association</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/AFL_Record" title="AFL Record">AFL Record</a></i></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/AFL_Umpires_Association" title="AFL Umpires Association">AFL Umpires Association</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/AFL_Women%27s" title="AFL Women's">AFL Women's</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/AFLX" title="AFLX">AFLX</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club_salary_cap_breach" title="Carlton Football Club salary cap breach">Carlton salary cap breach</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/List_of_current_Australian_Football_League_coaches" title="List of current Australian Football League coaches">Current coaches</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club_supplements_saga" title="Essendon Football Club supplements saga">Essendon supplements saga</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/AFL_Grand_Final_location_debate" title="AFL Grand Final location debate">Grand final location debate</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/List_of_AFL_Grand_Final_pre-match_performances" title="List of AFL Grand Final pre-match performances">Grand Final pre-match performances</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Australian_Football_League" title="History of the Australian Football League">History</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/List_of_individual_match_awards_in_the_Australian_Football_League" title="List of individual match awards in the Australian Football League">Individual match awards</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/International_Rules_Series" title="International Rules Series">International Rules Series</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/McClelland_Trophy" title="McClelland Trophy">McClelland Trophy</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Football_Club_tanking_scandal" title="Melbourne Football Club tanking scandal">Melbourne tanking scandal</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/List_of_VFL/AFL_premiership_captains_and_coaches" title="List of VFL/AFL premiership captains and coaches">Premiership captains and coaches</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/VFL/AFL_premiership_and_grand_final_statistics" title="VFL/AFL premiership and grand final statistics">Premiership/grand final statistics</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Proposed_VFL/AFL_clubs" class="mw-redirect" title="Proposed VFL/AFL clubs">Proposed clubs</a></span> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Tasmanian_AFL_bid" class="mw-redirect" title="Tasmanian AFL bid">Tasmanian AFL bid</a></span></li></ul></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/List_of_VFL/AFL_records" title="List of VFL/AFL records">Records</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Australian_Football_League_reserves_affiliations" title="Australian Football League reserves affiliations">Reserves affiliations</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Rivalries_in_the_Australian_Football_League" 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