Princes Park · Sat 20 Jun 1987 · 7,631 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HawthornHAW | 3.2 | 4.4 | 5.6 | 44 |
| MelbourneMELB | 0.1 | 3.4 | 6.6 | 57 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 44 and 57.
Melbourne won by 13 points.
6.8 (44) — 8.9 (57)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Platten | 18 | 6 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Richard Loveridge | 17 | 7 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Chris Langford | 19 | 3 | 22 | 2 |
| 1 |
| 0 |
| Peter Schwab | 13 | 7 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Michael Tuck | 17 | 3 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Peter Curran | 12 | 7 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Robert DiPierdomenico | 14 | 2 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Paul Abbott | 9 | 6 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Russell Greene | 11 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| John Kennedy | 9 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Darrin Pritchard | 12 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Rodney Eade | 11 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Paul Dear | 2 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Dunstall | 9 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Anthony Condon | 6 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Greg Dear | 5 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Jencke | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dermott Brereton | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Chris Mew | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Gary Ayres | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adrian Battiston | 19 | 3 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Brian Wilson | 16 | 4 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Warren Dean | 17 | 1 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Graeme Yeats | 16 | 2 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| David Williams | 11 | 5 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Rod Grinter | 15 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| Robin White | 11 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Robert Flower | 13 | 2 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Steven Stretch | 11 | 4 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Peter Giles | 9 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Bret Bailey | 9 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Brett Lovett | 8 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Hughes | 9 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Garry Lyon | 7 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Russell Richards | 6 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Earl Spalding | 7 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sean Wight | 7 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Steve Turner | 7 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Koop | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Steven ODwyer | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 |