W.A.C.A. · Fri 7 Aug 1987 · 22,540 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West CoastWCE | 3.4 | 6.6 | 7.12 | 109 |
| North MelbourneNM | 3.4 | 9.9 | 17.10 | 120 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 109 and 120.
North Melbourne won by 11 points.
15.19 (109) — 18.12 (120)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Malaxos | 17 | 17 | 34 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| John Annear | 15 | 11 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Laurie Keene | 15 | 9 | 24 | 9 | 0 |
| 1 |
| Dwayne Lamb | 15 | 6 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| John Gastev | 11 | 10 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Andrew MacNish | 14 | 7 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| David Hart | 16 | 3 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Dean Turner | 9 | 10 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Chris Lewis | 13 | 5 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 5 |
| Adrian Barich | 9 | 7 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| John Worsfold | 12 | 4 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| Mark Zanotti | 12 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Geoff Miles | 11 | 2 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Glen Bartlett | 2 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Brennan | 6 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Ross Glendinning | 7 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Chris Mainwaring | 4 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Robert Wiley | 5 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew Lockyer | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Paul Peos | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Larkin | 19 | 11 | 30 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| Peter German | 23 | 3 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Jim Krakouer | 14 | 10 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Phil Krakouer | 15 | 9 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Ross Smith | 18 | 4 | 22 | 6 | 5 | 0 |
| Jason Love | 15 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Darren Steele | 12 | 7 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| John Law | 18 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jeff Chandler | 12 | 6 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| David Ackerly | 14 | 3 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Hepburn | 10 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| John Mossop | 12 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| Donald McDonald | 8 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| Steve Hickey | 8 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shaun Smith | 5 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Stephen McCann | 7 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Spargo | 8 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Ian Fairley | 5 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Passmore | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alastair Clarkson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |