Windy Hill · Sat 15 Aug 1987 · 12,466 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EssendonESS | 3.2 | 9.2 | 14.5 | 127 |
| FitzroyFITZ | 2.8 | 2.10 | 9.13 | 86 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 127 and 86.
Essendon won by 41 points.
20.7 (127) — 11.20 (86)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garry Foulds | 19 | 10 | 29 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Darren Williams | 17 | 8 | 25 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Leon Baker | 12 | 10 | 22 | 5 | 5 |
| 1 |
| Brian Winton | 12 | 8 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Mark Thompson | 15 | 4 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| Paul Hamilton | 14 | 5 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| Glenn Hawker | 12 | 6 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Bill Duckworth | 11 | 7 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| Neil Clarke | 11 | 5 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Simon Madden | 7 | 9 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| Tim Watson | 12 | 4 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Ed Considine | 12 | 2 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Anthony Daniher | 7 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| David Johnston | 6 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| Trevor Spencer | 9 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| David Sullivan | 7 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| Paul Salmon | 6 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Nick Walsh | 8 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Terry Daniher | 6 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Dean Wallis | 7 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Pekin | 11 | 8 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Leon Harris | 7 | 10 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Darren Kappler | 13 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Scott Clayton | 11 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Keane | 13 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 2 |
| Paul Roos | 12 | 3 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 1 |
| Phillip Knight | 12 | 3 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Craig McGrath | 10 | 5 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Brett Stephens | 7 | 8 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Ross Thornton | 12 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Stuart Cameron | 7 | 7 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| Keith Thomas | 9 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Matt Armstrong | 12 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Michael Gale | 9 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Gary Pert | 9 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Richard Osborne | 10 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Tony Carafa | 7 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Mick Conlan | 9 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Lokan | 5 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Christopher Taylor | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |