Waverley Park · Sat 25 Apr 1987 · 56,124 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CarltonCARL | 2.6 | 9.7 | 13.11 | 116 |
| EssendonESS | 1.4 | 4.5 | 6.6 | 62 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 116 and 62.
Carlton won by 54 points.
17.14 (116) — 9.8 (62)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Rhys-Jones | 10 | 14 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Alvin | 16 | 6 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Paul Meldrum | 12 | 9 | 21 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 |
| Richard Dennis | 15 | 6 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| David Glascott | 16 | 4 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Stephen Kernahan | 15 | 4 | 19 | 12 | 0 | 6 |
| Peter Motley | 16 | 3 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| Jon Dorotich | 9 | 7 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| Adrian Gleeson | 9 | 7 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Bradley | 16 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Fraser Murphy | 11 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| Justin Madden | 8 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Michael Kennedy | 9 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Peter Sartori | 6 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Peter Rohde | 9 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Warren McKenzie | 6 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Stephen Silvagni | 5 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Peter Dean | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Bernie Evans | 6 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Mark Naley | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Thompson | 17 | 5 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| Dean Bailey | 10 | 10 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Peter Francis | 17 | 3 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 0 |
| Brian Winton | 11 | 8 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Terry Daniher | 15 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| Gavin Keane | 11 | 6 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Kevin Walsh | 9 | 7 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 2 |
| Darren Williams | 12 | 4 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| Garry Foulds | 12 | 3 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| Leon Baker | 13 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| Paul Salmon | 6 | 8 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| Shane Heard | 11 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Alan Ezard | 9 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Paul Hamilton | 9 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Roger Merrett | 8 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| Neil Clarke | 7 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Tim Watson | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Bill Duckworth | 5 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| Steven Clark | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| David Flood | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 |