1987 Hawthorn Football Club season

Hawthorn Football Club
1987 season
PresidentRon Cook
CoachAllan Jeans
Captain(s)Michael Tuck
Home groundPrinces Park
VFL season17–5 (2nd)
Finals seriesGrand Final
(lost to Carlton 71–104)
Best and FairestJohn Platten
Leading goalkickerJason Dunstall (94)
Highest home attendance71,298 (Preliminary final vs. Melbourne)
Lowest home attendance9,382 (Round 8 vs. Geelong)
Average home attendance24,012
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The 1987 season was the Hawthorn Football Club's 63rd season in the Victorian Football League and 86th overall. Hawthorn entered the season as the defending VFL Premiers.

Fixture

Premiership season

Rd Date and local time Opponent Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) Venue Attendance Record
Home Away Result
1 Saturday, 28 March (2:10 pm) Carlton 15.14 (104) 22.17 (149) Won by 45 points Princes Park (A) 19,967 1–0
2 Saturday, 4 April (2:10 pm) Richmond 13.15 (93) 23.17 (155) Won by 62 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) 17,824 2–0
3 Saturday, 11 April (2:10 pm) Collingwood 20.25 (145) 10.8 (68) Won by 77 points Princes Park (H) 14,058 3–0
4 Monday, 20 April (2:10 pm) Footscray 14.12 (96) 7.13 (55) Lost by 41 points Western Oval (A) 10,425 3–1
5 Saturday, 25 April (2:10 pm) West Coast 13.14 (92) 15.14 (104) Lost by 12 points Princes Park (H) 10,588 3–2
6 Sunday, 3 May (2:10 pm) Fitzroy 15.14 (104) 16.17 (113) Won by 9 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) 18,694 4–2
7 Sunday, 10 May (2:10 pm) Sydney 18.14 (122) 17.12 (114) Lost by 8 points Sydney Cricket Ground (A) 22,273 4–3
8 Saturday, 16 May (2:10 pm) Geelong 17.10 (112) 10.5 (65) Won by 47 points Princes Park (H) 9,382 5–3
9 Saturday, 23 May (2:10 pm) Essendon 25.15 (165) 7.9 (51) Won by 114 points VFL Park (H) 32,634 6–3
10 Saturday, 30 May (2:10 pm) St Kilda 23.16 (154) 15.8 (98) Won by 56 points VFL Park (H) 15,535 7–3
11 Saturday, 6 June (2:10 pm) North Melbourne 14.7 (91) 17.11 (113) Won by 22 points VFL Park (A) 23,606 8–3
12 Sunday, 14 June (2:10 pm) Brisbane Bears 11.4 (70) 24.21 (165) Won by 95 points Carrara Stadium (A) 7,284 9–3
13 Saturday, 20 June (2:10 pm) Melbourne 6.8 (44) 8.9 (57) Lost by 13 points Princes Park (H) 7,631 9–4
14 Saturday, 27 June (2:10 pm) Carlton 12.8 (80) 12.7 (79) Won by 1 point VFL Park (H) 44,385 10–4
15 Saturday, 4 July (2:10 pm) Richmond 19.20 (134) 11.11 (77) Won by 57 points Princes Park (H) 9,708 11–4
16 Saturday, 18 July (2:10 pm) Collingwood 5.13 (43) 25.18 (168) Won by 125 points Victoria Park (A) 17,370 12–4
17 Saturday, 11 July (2:10 pm) Footscray 25.12 (162) 9.11 (65) Won by 97 points Princes Park (H) 13,971 13–4
18 Sunday, 2 August (12:10 pm) West Coast 17.13 (115) 17.12 (114) Lost by 1 point Subiaco Oval (A) 24,502 13–5
19 Saturday, 8 August (2:10 pm) Fitzroy 26.9 (165) 16.9 (105) Won by 60 points VFL Park (H) 14,692 14–5
20 Saturday, 15 August (2:10 pm) Sydney 20.22 (142) 15.7 (97) Won by 45 points Princes Park (H) 20,522 15–5
21 Saturday, 22 August (2:10 pm) Essendon 9.10 (64) 17.12 (114) Won by 50 points VFL Park (A) 27,046 16–5
22 Saturday, 29 August (2:10 pm) Geelong 17.21 (123) 19.12 (126) Won by 3 points Kardinia Park (A) 27,030 17–5
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Finals series

See also: McIntyre "Final Five" system
Rd Date and local time Opponent Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) Venue Attendance
Home Away Result
Qualifying final Saturday, 5 September (2:30 pm) Sydney 23.18 (156) 8.9 (57) Won by 99 points VFL Park (H) 47,752
2nd semi-final Saturday, 12 September (2:30 pm) Carlton 11.14 (80) 10.5 (65) Lost by 15 points VFL Park (A) 64,333
Preliminary final Saturday, 19 September (2:10 pm) Melbourne 11.14 (80) 10.18 (78) Won by 2 points VFL Park (H) 71,298
Grand Final Saturday, 26 September (2:50 pm) Carlton 15.14 (104) 9.17 (71) Lost by 33 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) 92,754
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Ladder

(P) Premiers
Qualified for finals
# Team P W L D PF PA % Pts
1 Carlton (P) 22 18 4 0 2599 1883 138.0 72
2 Hawthorn 22 17 5 0 2781 1891 147.1 68
3 Sydney 22 15 7 0 2846 2197 129.5 60
4 North Melbourne 22 13 8 1 2402 2417 99.4 54
5 Melbourne 22 12 10 0 2189 2026 108.0 48
6 Geelong 22 11 10 1 2355 2348 100.3 46
7 Footscray 22 11 10 1 1959 2046 95.7 46
8 West Coast 22 11 11 0 2386 2438 97.9 44
9 Essendon 22 9 12 1 2075 2318 89.5 38
10 St Kilda 22 9 13 0 2150 2369 90.8 36
11 Fitzroy 22 8 14 0 2328 2544 91.5 32
12 Collingwood 22 7 15 0 1853 2425 76.4 28
13 Brisbane Bears 22 6 16 0 2113 2666 79.3 24
14 Richmond 22 5 17 0 2199 2667 82.5 20

Rules for classification: 1. premiership points; 2. percentage; 3. points for
Average score: 104.7
Source: AFL Tables

References

  1. ^ a b "AFL Tables - 1987 Scores". afltables.com. Retrieved 18 September 2016.


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