S.C.G. · Fri 15 May 1987 · 24,358 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SydneySYD | 4.3 | 8.4 | 10.4 | 87 |
| FitzroyFITZ | 6.4 | 10.11 | 13.15 | 116 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 87 and 116.
Fitzroy won by 29 points.
13.9 (87) — 16.20 (116)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Bolton | 13 | 9 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Gerard Healy | 14 | 7 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Barry Mitchell | 9 | 12 | 21 | 1 | 0 |
| 0 |
| David Murphy | 12 | 8 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Paul Hawke | 8 | 12 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Craig Holden | 19 | 1 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| John Ironmonger | 3 | 17 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Williams | 9 | 9 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Warwick Capper | 13 | 4 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 6 |
| Tony Morwood | 13 | 3 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Wayne Henwood | 11 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bernard Toohey | 12 | 3 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Carroll | 11 | 4 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Browning | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mark Bayes | 7 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Rod Carter | 5 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Graeme Cordy | 4 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Stephen Wright | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Merv Neagle | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Glenn Coleman | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ross Thornton | 29 | 5 | 34 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Scott Clayton | 20 | 10 | 30 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Darren Kappler | 13 | 12 | 25 | 8 | 0 | 1 |
| Matthew Rendell | 17 | 8 | 25 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| Phillip Knight | 13 | 12 | 25 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| Jim Wynd | 16 | 7 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Gary Keane | 11 | 10 | 21 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott McIvor | 6 | 13 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Richard Osborne | 16 | 2 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 4 |
| Leon Harris | 9 | 9 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Grant Lawrie | 9 | 8 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Michael Gale | 7 | 10 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Tim Pekin | 7 | 9 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| John Blakey | 9 | 6 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Doug Barwick | 11 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| Brett Stephens | 7 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Craig McGrath | 5 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Armstrong | 5 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Keith Thomas | 7 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Ken Hinkley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |