M.C.G. · Sun 6 Sep 1987 · 72,628 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North MelbourneNM | 3.2 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 40 |
| MelbourneMELB | 3.6 | 9.11 | 16.16 | 158 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 40 and 158.
Melbourne won by 118 points.
5.10 (40) — 22.26 (158)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Krakouer | 15 | 4 | 19 | 10 | 0 | 2 |
| Stephen McCann | 12 | 3 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Love | 8 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 0 |
| 0 |
| Darren Steele | 11 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Darren Crocker | 10 | 3 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| John Law | 6 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Matthew Larkin | 7 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| John Mossop | 8 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Donald McDonald | 5 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| Andrew Demetriou | 6 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Mark Hepburn | 7 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Jeff Chandler | 7 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Peter German | 8 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Alastair Clarkson | 8 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| David Ackerly | 6 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Ross Smith | 8 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Spargo | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darren Harris | 6 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Shaun Smith | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Peter Jonas | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bret Bailey | 13 | 9 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| David Williams | 15 | 5 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 3 |
| Stephen Newport | 16 | 4 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Greg Healy | 12 | 7 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Todd Viney | 11 | 7 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Earl Spalding | 13 | 5 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Sean Wight | 9 | 8 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| Steven Stretch | 14 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Warren Dean | 13 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 3 |
| Ricky Jackson | 10 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Jim Stynes | 11 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Graeme Yeats | 11 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Koop | 13 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Brett Lovett | 9 | 5 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| Robert Flower | 9 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 5 |
| Danny Hughes | 8 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Dean Chiron | 7 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Tony Campbell | 7 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| Simon Eishold | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Russell Richards | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |