M.C.G. · Fri 3 Apr 1987 · 19,035 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North MelbourneNM | 3.5 | 5.10 | 10.12 | 92 |
| MelbourneMELB | 3.4 | 5.11 | 6.14 | 59 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 92 and 59.
North Melbourne won by 33 points.
13.14 (92) — 7.17 (59)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Arceri | 18 | 7 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Matthew Larkin | 11 | 12 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| David Dwyer | 14 | 9 | 23 | 3 | 1 |
| 1 |
| Darren Steele | 16 | 5 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Andrew Demetriou | 13 | 8 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Wayne Schimmelbusch | 14 | 5 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| John Holt | 16 | 2 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Dale Holmes | 9 | 9 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Ian Fairley | 15 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 0 | 2 |
| John Mossop | 10 | 6 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Darren Crocker | 10 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| Brett Allison | 10 | 4 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| David Ackerly | 11 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Phil Krakouer | 6 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Ross Smith | 9 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Jamie Stevenson | 6 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Paul Spargo | 5 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| John Law | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Dean McRae | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darren Harris | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bret Bailey | 17 | 5 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 1 |
| Greg Healy | 17 | 5 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Brian Wilson | 13 | 7 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Todd Viney | 11 | 8 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| Danny Hughes | 14 | 4 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Alan Johnson | 11 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| Chris Connolly | 14 | 2 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| David Williams | 13 | 2 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Stephen Newport | 13 | 2 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Rod Grinter | 14 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Peter Giles | 11 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Steven Stretch | 9 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Steve Turner | 8 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Earl Spalding | 6 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Adrian Battiston | 6 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Flower | 5 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Warren Dean | 7 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Graeme Yeats | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Campbell | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Brett Lovett | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |