S.C.G. · Fri 1 May 1987 · 33,659 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SydneySYD | 7.3 | 10.9 | 12.14 | 94 |
| CarltonCARL | 4.5 | 6.7 | 9.10 | 87 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 94 and 87.
Sydney won by 7 points.
13.16 (94) — 12.15 (87)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Mitchell | 19 | 10 | 29 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Greg Williams | 9 | 17 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Gerard Healy | 18 | 8 | 26 | 4 | 2 |
| 0 |
| Stephen Wright | 18 | 6 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| David Murphy | 10 | 11 | 21 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| David Bolton | 15 | 6 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Bernard Toohey | 14 | 6 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| Mark Browning | 14 | 6 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| John Ironmonger | 4 | 11 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Potter | 9 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Dennis Carroll | 8 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| Mark Bayes | 7 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Paul Hawke | 5 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tony Smith | 2 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| Tony Morwood | 7 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Neil Cordy | 2 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Craig Holden | 7 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Warwick Capper | 6 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Wayne Henwood | 6 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Rod Carter | 5 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Johnston | 22 | 1 | 23 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Craig Bradley | 19 | 3 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Peter Motley | 14 | 6 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| David Glascott | 11 | 9 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Stephen Kernahan | 16 | 3 | 19 | 10 | 1 | 5 |
| Peter Dean | 11 | 8 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Jon Dorotich | 12 | 5 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| Richard Dennis | 10 | 6 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| David Rhys-Jones | 10 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Tom Alvin | 10 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Adrian Gleeson | 9 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Stephen Silvagni | 8 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Paul Meldrum | 4 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Michael Kennedy | 6 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Justin Madden | 6 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Bernie Evans | 6 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Shane Robertson | 7 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Fraser Murphy | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Warren McKenzie | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Peter Sartori | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 |