S.C.G. · Sun 23 Aug 1987 · 23,953 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SydneySYD | 5.7 | 10.10 | 15.12 | 122 |
| GeelongGEEL | 3.8 | 6.11 | 10.15 | 131 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 122 and 131.
Geelong won by 9 points.
18.14 (122) — 18.23 (131)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Mitchell | 19 | 14 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Stephen Wright | 14 | 11 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Greg Williams | 10 | 14 | 24 | 1 | 1 |
| 0 |
| Wayne Henwood | 13 | 8 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| Glenn Coleman | 12 | 8 | 20 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Thripp | 11 | 8 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Mark Browning | 12 | 6 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| Mark Bayes | 13 | 4 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| David Bolton | 7 | 10 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Neil Cordy | 10 | 7 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| Bernard Toohey | 7 | 9 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Rod Carter | 6 | 9 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Craig Holden | 8 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| Michael Phyland | 8 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Tony Morwood | 7 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| David Murphy | 6 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Warwick Capper | 9 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| Michael Byrne | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Leon Higgins | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Merv Neagle | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Bairstow | 20 | 8 | 28 | 6 | 1 | 2 |
| Dwayne Russell | 17 | 10 | 27 | 7 | 2 | 2 |
| Andrew Bews | 14 | 13 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Gavin Exell | 19 | 6 | 25 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| Paul Couch | 17 | 6 | 23 | 7 | 0 | 5 |
| Michael Kol | 16 | 7 | 23 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| Martin Christensen | 13 | 8 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| Steve Hocking | 14 | 6 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Graeme Landy | 10 | 7 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Bos | 16 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Michael Schulze | 7 | 8 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Austin McCrabb | 8 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Sean Denham | 7 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Michael Turner | 8 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| Barry Stoneham | 7 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Damian Bourke | 4 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Neville Bruns | 9 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bruce Lindner | 5 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Darren Flanigan | 5 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Darcy | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 |