S.C.G. · Sun 31 May 1987 · 20,084 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SydneySYD | 3.6 | 9.10 | 15.13 | 136 |
| North MelbourneNM | 2.4 | 7.5 | 16.6 | 145 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 136 and 145.
North Melbourne won by 9 points.
20.16 (136) — 23.7 (145)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerard Healy | 21 | 15 | 36 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Merv Neagle | 17 | 14 | 31 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Greg Williams | 13 | 17 | 30 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 |
| Craig Holden | 16 | 8 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Paul Hawke | 9 | 13 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Mark Browning | 13 | 6 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Thripp | 11 | 7 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Warwick Capper | 14 | 2 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 7 |
| David Bolton | 11 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Dennis Carroll | 10 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Tony Morwood | 8 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 3 |
| Stephen Wright | 7 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Barry Mitchell | 8 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Graeme Cordy | 4 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Wayne Henwood | 5 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Neil Cordy | 7 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| John Ironmonger | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Michael Phyland | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Rod Carter | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Craig Potter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darren Steele | 31 | 9 | 40 | 11 | 2 | 0 |
| Matthew Larkin | 17 | 19 | 36 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| Phil Krakouer | 16 | 6 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Ross Smith | 15 | 5 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Peter German | 14 | 5 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Jim Krakouer | 7 | 12 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| John Mossop | 8 | 8 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 2 |
| Ian Fairley | 11 | 4 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 4 |
| Mark Arceri | 8 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| John Law | 11 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| Jason Love | 9 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| Dean McRae | 8 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Darren Harris | 5 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| David Ackerly | 7 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Andrew Demetriou | 6 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stephen McCann | 7 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 2 |
| Darren Crocker | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Donald McDonald | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Michael Passmore | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Wayne Schimmelbusch | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |