M.C.G. · Sun 17 May 1987 · 26,684 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North MelbourneNM | 3.4 | 4.6 | 6.9 | 71 |
| CarltonCARL | 5.4 | 9.10 | 11.14 | 105 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 71 and 105.
Carlton won by 34 points.
10.11 (71) — 15.15 (105)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter German | 18 | 8 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Schimmelbusch | 21 | 4 | 25 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Matthew Larkin | 13 | 10 | 23 | 3 |
| 2 |
| 3 |
| Darren Crocker | 15 | 8 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Andrew Demetriou | 15 | 5 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 0 |
| Darren Steele | 14 | 4 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| Jim Krakouer | 14 | 3 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| Dean McRae | 14 | 2 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Donald McDonald | 11 | 5 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| David Dwyer | 11 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Phil Krakouer | 5 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Ian Fairley | 7 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Ross Smith | 7 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Michael Passmore | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| John Mossop | 5 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| John Law | 5 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Stephen McCann | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Darren Harris | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Jamie Stevenson | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Shaun Smith | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Glascott | 17 | 10 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Adrian Gleeson | 14 | 12 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Michael Kennedy | 13 | 11 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Paul Meldrum | 12 | 11 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| Richard Dennis | 18 | 4 | 22 | 8 | 0 | 2 |
| Wayne Johnston | 17 | 5 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Mark Naley | 14 | 7 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Peter Dean | 6 | 12 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| Tom Alvin | 15 | 3 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Craig Bradley | 10 | 7 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| David Rhys-Jones | 5 | 10 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Mil Hanna | 9 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Justin Madden | 7 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Shane Robertson | 6 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Darren Ogier | 5 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| Fraser Murphy | 7 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ian Aitken | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jon Dorotich | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Gallagher | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Stephen Kernahan | 5 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 |