Princes Park · Sat 29 Aug 1987 · 11,170 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FitzroyFITZ | 4.4 | 12.6 | 18.11 | 133 |
| SydneySYD | 6.5 | 10.10 | 16.14 | 141 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 133 and 141.
Sydney won by 8 points.
20.13 (133) — 20.21 (141)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phillip Knight | 18 | 11 | 29 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Ross Thornton | 14 | 7 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Tim Pekin | 11 | 9 | 20 | 6 | 0 |
| 1 |
| Matt Armstrong | 15 | 4 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Craig McGrath | 17 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Roos | 16 | 2 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| Brett Stephens | 6 | 12 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| Michael Gale | 8 | 8 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 1 |
| Gary Pert | 11 | 5 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Leon Harris | 9 | 7 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Ken Hinkley | 7 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Mick Conlan | 12 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Stuart Cameron | 9 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Robert Bolzon | 8 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Darren Kappler | 9 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Keith Thomas | 7 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| David Strooper | 6 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Richard Osborne | 9 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Mark Trewella | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Michael Reeves | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Williams | 14 | 22 | 36 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Barry Mitchell | 19 | 11 | 30 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Stephen Wright | 19 | 10 | 29 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Terry Thripp | 16 | 7 | 23 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| Paul Hawke | 14 | 8 | 22 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| David Bolton | 8 | 12 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Neil Cordy | 13 | 5 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| Mark Browning | 12 | 3 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Morwood | 9 | 6 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| Glenn Coleman | 11 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 3 |
| Warwick Capper | 8 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| John Ironmonger | 1 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Brett Scott | 9 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Mark Bayes | 7 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Craig Holden | 6 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Michael Byrne | 5 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Ian Roberts | 6 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rod Carter | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Michael Phyland | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Henwood | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |