Waverley Park · Sat 29 Aug 1987 · 30,444 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CarltonCARL | 3.5 | 5.6 | 15.8 | 129 |
| North MelbourneNM | 3.3 | 8.4 | 13.6 | 125 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 129 and 125.
Carlton won by 4 points.
20.9 (129) — 19.11 (125)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Bradley | 16 | 9 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Wayne Johnston | 17 | 4 | 21 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| Bernie Evans | 19 | 1 | 20 | 4 | 0 |
| 3 |
| Peter Sartori | 12 | 7 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 5 |
| Paul Meldrum | 9 | 10 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Stephen Kernahan | 16 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 1 | 6 |
| Ken Hunter | 12 | 6 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| David Glascott | 10 | 8 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Adrian Gleeson | 10 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Stephen Silvagni | 13 | 3 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| David Rhys-Jones | 9 | 7 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Shane Robertson | 11 | 3 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Ian Aitken | 9 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Tom Alvin | 8 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Justin Madden | 7 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Jon Dorotich | 6 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Richard Dennis | 7 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Blackwell | 7 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Kennedy | 6 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Warren McKenzie | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter German | 16 | 8 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Jim Krakouer | 21 | 3 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Alastair Clarkson | 14 | 7 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| David Ackerly | 15 | 6 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Matthew Larkin | 12 | 7 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Darren Harris | 13 | 6 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Phil Krakouer | 15 | 3 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
| Mark Hepburn | 12 | 4 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Paul Spargo | 12 | 4 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| John Law | 14 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Andrew Demetriou | 10 | 5 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Donald McDonald | 4 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| John Mossop | 10 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| John Holt | 7 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Ross Smith | 10 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Darren Steele | 5 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Chandler | 6 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Jason Love | 5 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Stephen McCann | 5 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Ian Fairley | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |