Kardinia Park · Sat 18 Apr 1987 · 18,628 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GeelongGEEL | 4.6 | 9.7 | 13.11 | 127 |
| North MelbourneNM | 4.6 | 10.14 | 16.16 | 136 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 127 and 136.
North Melbourne won by 9 points.
18.19 (127) — 19.22 (136)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Bairstow | 26 | 8 | 34 | 14 | 2 | 3 |
| Paul Couch | 18 | 3 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Darren Troy | 12 | 8 | 20 | 7 | 1 |
| 0 |
| Bruce Lindner | 18 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 1 | 6 |
| Gary Ablett | 12 | 4 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 3 |
| Michael Turner | 13 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 3 |
| Mark Bos | 13 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Dwayne Russell | 14 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| Terry Bright | 14 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| Peter Whyte | 10 | 4 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| Bill Brownless | 10 | 3 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 3 |
| Damian Bourke | 6 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Graeme Landy | 8 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Robert Scott | 10 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Neville Bruns | 9 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Shane Williams | 9 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| Craig Cleave | 7 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| Gavin Exell | 6 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| Michael Schulze | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| John Fitzgerald | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter German | 17 | 8 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| Matthew Larkin | 17 | 8 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| Andrew Demetriou | 14 | 8 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Darren Steele | 13 | 7 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| David Dwyer | 16 | 3 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 4 |
| Mark Arceri | 13 | 6 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| John Holt | 13 | 3 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| John Law | 13 | 3 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Wayne Schimmelbusch | 13 | 3 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Shaun Smith | 8 | 7 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| Ross Smith | 13 | 2 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Phil Krakouer | 11 | 3 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| Jim Krakouer | 8 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Ian Fairley | 8 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| Darren Crocker | 9 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| John Mossop | 5 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Jamie Stevenson | 6 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Stephen McCann | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Brett Allison | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Donald McDonald | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |