S.C.G. · Sun 26 Jul 1987 · 23,009 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SydneySYD | 5.4 | 15.8 | 23.13 | 236 |
| EssendonESS | 5.2 | 8.2 | 10.5 | 73 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 236 and 73.
Sydney won by 163 points.
36.20 (236) — 11.7 (73)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Mitchell | 19 | 19 | 38 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Brett Scott | 22 | 9 | 31 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| Paul Hawke | 10 | 17 | 27 | 2 | 1 |
| 2 |
| Stephen Wright | 16 | 9 | 25 | 4 | 3 | 5 |
| Gerard Healy | 18 | 6 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Terry Thripp | 12 | 12 | 24 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| Mark Browning | 16 | 5 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| Mark Bayes | 13 | 7 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Craig Holden | 14 | 6 | 20 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Tony Morwood | 14 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 2 |
| Bernard Toohey | 11 | 6 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Wayne Henwood | 10 | 7 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Merv Neagle | 9 | 6 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
| Michael Byrne | 6 | 8 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| Neil Cordy | 7 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Warwick Capper | 9 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| David Bolton | 5 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Rod Carter | 5 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| David Murphy | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Peter Quirk | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gavin Keane | 20 | 4 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Glenn Hawker | 11 | 10 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Tony Elshaug | 8 | 10 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Hamilton | 9 | 9 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Terry Daniher | 11 | 7 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| Shane Heard | 7 | 9 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| Mark Thompson | 6 | 9 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| Alan Ezard | 9 | 5 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| David Johnston | 10 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Neil Clarke | 7 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Simon Madden | 5 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Daryl Cunningham | 5 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Chris Daniher | 3 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Walsh | 5 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Paul Salmon | 5 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Roger Merrett | 6 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Trevor Spencer | 5 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Bill Duckworth | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Peter Francis | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Winton | 5 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |