Western Oval · Sat 9 May 1987 · 13,395 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western BulldogsWB | 4.2 | 9.6 | 10.9 | 88 |
| North MelbourneNM | 5.1 | 9.2 | 12.5 | 122 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 88 and 122.
North Melbourne won by 34 points.
13.10 (88) — 19.8 (122)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Macpherson | 16 | 8 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Tony McGuinness | 18 | 5 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Peter Foster | 16 | 7 | 23 | 9 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Andrew Purser | 11 | 8 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Eppelstun | 14 | 5 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Shane Williams | 9 | 9 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Cordy | 15 | 3 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Royal | 11 | 5 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| Stephen Wallis | 10 | 6 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| Michael Ford | 11 | 5 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Richard Cousins | 10 | 5 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 1 |
| Ron James | 11 | 4 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Troy Moloney | 8 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Simon Beasley | 10 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 5 |
| Rick Kennedy | 9 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Murray Rance | 6 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Angelo Petraglia | 6 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Darren Baxter | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Zeno Tzatzaris | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Andrew Howlett | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Macpherson 2, McGuinness 1, Royal 3, Cousins 1, Beasley 5, Kennedy 1
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter German | 23 | 9 | 32 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| Andrew Demetriou | 18 | 12 | 30 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Darren Crocker | 20 | 7 | 27 | 8 | 4 | 3 |
| Matthew Larkin | 12 | 12 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Wayne Schimmelbusch | 17 | 5 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Phil Krakouer | 10 | 11 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Mark Arceri | 13 | 8 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Jim Krakouer | 15 | 5 | 20 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| Ross Smith | 14 | 4 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Darren Steele | 14 | 4 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| John Mossop | 9 | 7 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Donald McDonald | 7 | 8 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| Stephen McCann | 9 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Shaun Smith | 4 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| John Law | 9 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Darren Harris | 6 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamie Stevenson | 6 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Dean McRae | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Ian Fairley | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Passmore | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |