Carrara · Sun 26 Apr 1987 · 7,451 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brisbane LionsBL | 1.3 | 6.8 | 8.12 | 86 |
| MelbourneMELB | 5.1 | 8.1 | 10.3 | 81 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 86 and 81.
Brisbane Lions won by 5 points.
12.14 (86) — 12.9 (81)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Walsh | 22 | 8 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Michael Richardson | 16 | 11 | 27 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Brenton Phillips | 12 | 10 | 22 | 3 |
| 5 |
| 1 |
| Matthew Campbell | 11 | 10 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Mark Williams | 16 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Steve Reynoldson | 9 | 11 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 1 |
| Mark Mickan | 11 | 9 | 20 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Beckett | 17 | 2 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| Ben Harris | 10 | 8 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| Geoff Raines | 12 | 6 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Brad Hardie | 10 | 8 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Peter Banfield | 13 | 4 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Peter Smith | 7 | 9 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Frank Dunell | 7 | 8 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Edmond | 6 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| John Fidge | 7 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Mark Roberts | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Michael McCarthy | 3 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| Chris Waterson | 7 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Buckley | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Richardson 1, Phillips 1, Williams 1, Reynoldson 1, Beckett 1, Banfield 2, Edmond 3, Fidge 2
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Wilson | 19 | 8 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| Adrian Battiston | 18 | 8 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Steven Stretch | 21 | 4 | 25 | 7 | 4 | 0 |
| Graeme Yeats | 17 | 5 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bret Bailey | 9 | 13 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Earl Spalding | 12 | 6 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Doug Koop | 10 | 7 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Steve Turner | 6 | 11 | 17 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Ricky Jackson | 10 | 6 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Garry Lyon | 10 | 6 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| Sean Wight | 12 | 3 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Warren Dean | 12 | 2 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Rod Grinter | 12 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| David Cordner | 8 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Todd Viney | 7 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Danny Hughes | 8 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Peter Kiel | 5 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Peter Moore | 5 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Russell Richards | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Chris Connolly | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |