M.C.G. · Sun 13 Sep 1987 · 80,292 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SydneySYD | 3.3 | 6.6 | 8.12 | 73 |
| MelbourneMELB | 2.4 | 10.13 | 17.18 | 149 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 73 and 149.
Melbourne won by 76 points.
10.13 (73) — 21.23 (149)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Mitchell | 21 | 5 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Greg Williams | 11 | 13 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Gerard Healy | 18 | 3 | 21 | 4 | 1 |
| 2 |
| David Bolton | 12 | 7 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Holden | 15 | 4 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Browning | 18 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| David Murphy | 8 | 8 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Stephen Wright | 10 | 5 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Ian Roberts | 10 | 4 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Dennis Carroll | 10 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| Neil Cordy | 7 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Rod Carter | 4 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Hawke | 5 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Morwood | 5 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| Bernard Toohey | 7 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Brett Scott | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| John Ironmonger | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Mark Bayes | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Glenn Coleman | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Wayne Henwood | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brett Lovett | 15 | 9 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| Greg Healy | 15 | 8 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| Steven Stretch | 22 | 1 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| Graeme Yeats | 15 | 6 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Bret Bailey | 6 | 14 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Ricky Jackson | 13 | 6 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Warren Dean | 15 | 3 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| Robert Flower | 12 | 3 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 4 |
| Todd Viney | 8 | 7 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Stephen Newport | 11 | 4 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Hughes | 12 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Simon Eishold | 9 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Earl Spalding | 7 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Sean Wight | 8 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Stynes | 7 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Steven ODwyer | 6 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Wilson | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Tony Campbell | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| David Williams | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Doug Koop | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |