Windy Hill · Mon 20 Apr 1987 · 24,207 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EssendonESS | 3.3 | 5.3 | 10.8 | 113 |
| SydneySYD | 1.2 | 6.7 | 6.10 | 66 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 113 and 66.
Essendon won by 47 points.
17.11 (113) — 9.12 (66)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gavin Keane | 23 | 4 | 27 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| Leon Baker | 19 | 6 | 25 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Brian Winton | 18 | 7 | 25 | 4 | 2 |
| 0 |
| Kevin Walsh | 19 | 5 | 24 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| Darren Williams | 17 | 7 | 24 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| Terry Daniher | 16 | 5 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 4 |
| Glenn Hawker | 15 | 5 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| Steven Clark | 13 | 4 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| Alan Ezard | 16 | 1 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| Paul Hamilton | 7 | 10 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Roger Merrett | 7 | 9 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 1 |
| Neil Clarke | 8 | 7 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Dean Bailey | 5 | 10 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Mark Thompson | 9 | 5 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| Garry Foulds | 11 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Shane Heard | 7 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Paul Salmon | 7 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| Paul Vander Haar | 7 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 |
| David Flood | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nick Walsh | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerard Healy | 18 | 11 | 29 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| David Murphy | 8 | 11 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Stephen Wright | 8 | 11 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| Barry Mitchell | 14 | 4 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Mark Bayes | 16 | 1 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| John Ironmonger | 3 | 13 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| Craig Holden | 9 | 7 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Dennis Carroll | 12 | 3 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Greg Williams | 3 | 12 | 15 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| David Bolton | 8 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Mark Browning | 9 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bernard Toohey | 10 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Craig Potter | 9 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| Ian Roberts | 10 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Wayne Henwood | 10 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Rod Carter | 9 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Morwood | 4 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Warwick Capper | 6 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| Neil Cordy | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Thripp | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 |