M.C.G. · Sat 28 Mar 1987 · 18,012 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MelbourneMELB | 8.6 | 13.10 | 14.12 | 128 |
| FitzroyFITZ | 2.1 | 7.4 | 10.13 | 89 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 128 and 89.
Melbourne won by 39 points.
19.14 (128) — 12.17 (89)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Healy | 14 | 9 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| Brian Wilson | 16 | 6 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Alan Johnson | 19 | 1 | 20 | 5 | 1 |
| 2 |
| Steven Stretch | 16 | 4 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Todd Viney | 13 | 6 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 0 |
| David Williams | 13 | 5 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 3 |
| Bret Bailey | 12 | 5 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| Earl Spalding | 13 | 4 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Stephen Newport | 13 | 4 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 0 |
| Chris Connolly | 11 | 6 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| Adrian Battiston | 12 | 4 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| Robert Flower | 12 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| Steve Turner | 9 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Warren Dean | 7 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 2 |
| Peter Giles | 9 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Peter Moore | 7 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 |
| Tony Campbell | 5 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Danny Hughes | 8 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Graeme Yeats | 6 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Brett Lovett | 5 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leon Harris | 16 | 10 | 26 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Paul Roos | 15 | 11 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Doug Barwick | 16 | 5 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 5 |
| Bill Lokan | 19 | 2 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Ross Thornton | 16 | 5 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Tim Pekin | 5 | 14 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Scott McIvor | 7 | 11 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Matthew Rendell | 13 | 5 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| Darren Kappler | 11 | 6 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Grant Lawrie | 5 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Phillip Knight | 10 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Gary Keane | 10 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Chris Duthy | 8 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Graeme Hinchen | 9 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Brett Stephens | 6 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Mick Conlan | 6 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| Scott Clayton | 2 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| John Blakey | 5 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Matt Armstrong | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Craig McGrath | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |