Waverley Park · Sat 22 Aug 1987 · 27,046 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EssendonESS | 3.1 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 64 |
| HawthornHAW | 4.1 | 5.4 | 14.10 | 114 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 64 and 114.
Hawthorn won by 50 points.
9.10 (64) — 17.12 (114)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garry Foulds | 25 | 10 | 35 | 9 | 1 | 1 |
| Darren Williams | 11 | 18 | 29 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Glenn Hawker | 16 | 8 | 24 | 4 | 1 |
| 1 |
| Mark Thompson | 19 | 3 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
| Brian Winton | 9 | 10 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Neil Clarke | 12 | 6 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Paul Hamilton | 8 | 10 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Shane Heard | 6 | 12 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Leon Baker | 13 | 3 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Nick Walsh | 9 | 6 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Terry Daniher | 7 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Watson | 11 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Dean Wallis | 8 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Bill Duckworth | 9 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| Simon Madden | 4 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Paul Salmon | 6 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| Trevor Spencer | 5 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Roger Merrett | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ed Considine | 5 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| David Sullivan | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Platten | 20 | 16 | 36 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Peter Schwab | 11 | 16 | 27 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Peter Curran | 11 | 12 | 23 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| Rod Lester-Smith | 10 | 13 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Gary Ayres | 13 | 9 | 22 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Peter Russo | 12 | 9 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| John Kennedy | 9 | 10 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| Gary Buckenara | 13 | 5 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Michael Tuck | 18 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| Robert DiPierdomenico | 9 | 8 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Greg Dear | 8 | 7 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Darrin Pritchard | 9 | 5 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Dermott Brereton | 11 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| Chris Mew | 8 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Russell Morris | 6 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Chris Langford | 8 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jason Dunstall | 10 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 |
| Paul Dear | 7 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Ray Jencke | 3 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| Richard Loveridge | 7 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 |