W.A.C.A. · Fri 3 Jul 1987 · 15,740 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West CoastWCE | 4.3 | 7.5 | 10.8 | 118 |
| EssendonESS | 5.6 | 9.13 | 16.17 | 146 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 118 and 146.
Essendon won by 28 points.
18.10 (118) — 21.20 (146)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Malaxos | 15 | 11 | 26 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| Wally Matera | 12 | 10 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| David Hart | 18 | 2 | 20 | 4 | 2 |
| 3 |
| John Annear | 13 | 7 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Chris Lewis | 13 | 6 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| Ross Glendinning | 14 | 4 | 18 | 11 | 1 | 5 |
| Alex Ishchenko | 8 | 8 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 1 |
| Dani Laidley | 15 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Dwayne Lamb | 8 | 8 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Adrian Barich | 12 | 3 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Laurie Keene | 6 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Geoff Miles | 6 | 8 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Murray Wrensted | 6 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Mark Zanotti | 8 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Chris Mainwaring | 11 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| Dean Turner | 10 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| Robert Wiley | 12 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Paul Peos | 5 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Andrew Lockyer | 5 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Michael Brennan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Salmon | 17 | 5 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 11 |
| Alan Ezard | 18 | 2 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Mark Thompson | 11 | 9 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Daryl Cunningham | 12 | 6 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 2 |
| Shane Heard | 12 | 6 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Brian Winton | 14 | 3 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Bill Duckworth | 14 | 3 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Roger Merrett | 9 | 7 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| Darren Williams | 14 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Terry Daniher | 12 | 4 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 1 |
| Glenn Hawker | 9 | 7 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| David Johnston | 13 | 3 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| Ed Considine | 11 | 4 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| Kevin Walsh | 8 | 6 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Gavin Keane | 13 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Peter Francis | 12 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Dean Bailey | 7 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Simon Madden | 8 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| Geoffrey Parker | 5 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Trevor Spencer | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |