Victorian Football Association

Season 1887

 

Season Notes

The premiership was decided by the Proportional Points system only from the 1888 season onwards (VFA Meeting 7 October 1887).

For the 1887 season the premiership was awarded to the team with the least losses.

Following an appeal by Geelong, the Association decided the Ballarat Imperial vs Geelong match played on 2 July 1887 should count towards the premiership (VFA Meeting 12 August 1887).

Were this match not to count, and subsequent results remain as they occurred, a play-off for the premiership between Carlton and Geelong would have been required.

 

It was decided that according to the rules, no matches played on Jubilee Day should count in the reckoning for the premiership of the clubs under the Association (VFA Meeting 12 August 1887)

Length of games: June/July 50 min per half (25 minute quarters), other months 60 minutes (30 minute quarters).

 

Ballarat clubs

All games involving the Ballarat clubs, including those between themselves are listed here.

 

Results

 

 

Round 1

 

7 May 1887

St Kilda

-

-

-

3-5

Venue: St Kilda; Attendance: 1500

 

Carlton

-

-

-

9-23

Result: Carlton won by 6 goals

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7 May 1887

Essendon

0-

2-7

2-

6-12

Venue: EMCG; Attendance: Considerable

 

South Williamstown

0-3

0-4

1-

1-12

Result: Essendon won by 5 goals

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7 May 1887

Fitzroy

1-1

3-3

-

6-6

Venue: Fitzroy; Attendance: Fair

 

Prahran

0-0

0-0

-

0-5

Result: Fitzroy won by 6 goals

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7 May 1887

Hotham

2-3

2-3

-

4-4

Venue: Hotham; Attendance: 2000

 

Footscray

0-1

0-2

-

0-4

Result: Hotham won by 4 goals

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7 May 1887

Melbourne

3-4

3-6

7-9

9-9

Venue: Friendly Societies' Ground; Attendance: 3000

 

University

0-1

3-3

4-4

6-6

Result: Melbourne won by 3 goals

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7 May 1887

Port Melbourne

2-2

2-4

3-5

5-7

Venue: Port Melbourne; Attendance: 3000-4000

 

Williamstown

0-1

0-2

0-3

1-5

Result: Port Melbourne won by 4 goals

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7 May 1887

South Melbourne

2-

5-4

-

8-12

Venue: South Melbourne

 

Ballarat

1-

1-0

-

1-0

Result: South Melbourne won by 7 goals

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7 May 1887

Geelong

2-

6-8

-

9-18

Venue: Geelong; Attendance: 3000

 

Richmond

0-

0-4

-

1-5

Result: Geelong won by 8 goals

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7 May 1887

South Ballarat

1-

1-

2-

5-18

Venue: Eastern Oval; Attendance: Very large assemblage

 

Ballarat Imperial

0-

5-

5-

5-6

Result: DRAW

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Round 2

 

14 May 1887

Prahran

0-0

0-

-

0-3

Venue: Wesley College Ground; Attendance: 1500

 

Carlton

0-

0-

-

4-15

Result: Carlton won by 4 goals

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14 May 1887

Essendon

-

3-

-

6-11

Venue: EMCG; Attendance: 2000

 

Richmond

-

1-

-

2-2

Result: Essendon won by 4 goals

Game finished in darkness at 5.30pm

 

 

 

 

 

14 May 1887

Fitzroy

1-10

4-12

-

6-16

Venue: Fitzroy

 

University

0-0

0-1

-

3-5

Result: Fitzroy won by 3 goals

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14 May 1887

Geelong

-

3-8

-

5-15

Venue: Corio Oval; Attendance: 1500

 

Williamstown

-

0-1

-

0-3

Result: Geelong won by 5 goals

Game finished when bad light stopped play

 

 

 

 

 

14 May 1887

Melbourne

2-4

4-5

4-6

4-6

Venue: MCG; Attendance: 8000

 

Hotham

1-1

1-6

3-7

5-8

Result: Hotham won by 1 goal

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14 May 1887

Port Melbourne

-

4-9

6-11

11-14

Venue: Port Melbourne; Attendance: Good

 

St Kilda

-

-3

4-

4-5

Result: Port Melbourne won by 7 goals

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14 May 1887

South Melbourne

1-3

2-5

3-7

5-14

Venue: South Melbourne; Attendance: Large

 

South Williamstown

0-0

0-0

1-0

1-0

Result: South Melbourne won by 4 goals

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14 May 1887

South Ballarat

1-3

1-6

3-11

3-14

Venue: Saxon Paddock, Ballarat

 

Ballarat

3-3

3-5

3-7

3-9

Result: DRAW

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Round 3

 

21 May 1887

South Williamstown

1-4

1-

-

2-8

Venue: Williamstown Cricket Ground; Attendance: 300

 

Fitzroy

2-1

4-3

-

8-9

Result: Fitzroy won by 6 goals

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21 May 1887

Geelong

-

5-4

-

8-10

Venue: Corio Oval; Attendance: 5000

 

Port Melbourne

-

2-3

-

4-7

Result: Geelong won by 4 goals

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21 May 1887

Williamstown

3-5

4-5

6-6

6-6

Venue: Garden's Reserve, Williamstown; Attendance: 2500

 

Melbourne

2-0

3-3

3-5

5-7

Result: Williamstown won by 1 goal

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21 May 1887

South Ballarat

-

-

-

8-13

Venue: Eastern Oval

 

St Kilda

-

-

-

2-5

Result: South Ballarat won by 6 goals

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21 May 1887

Ballarat

-

-

-

3-4

Venue: Ballarat

 

South Melbourne

-

-

-

4-9

Result: South Melbourne won by 1 goal

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Round 4

 

24 May 1887

Richmond

0-0

0-0

1-0

1-3

Venue: Richmond; Attendance: Fairly large

 

Carlton

1-4

4-5

4-5

5-11

Result: Carlton won by 4 goals

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

24 May 1887

South Ballarat

-

3-3

-

8-10

Venue: Eastern Oval; Attendance: 8000

 

Fitzroy

-

1-3

-

1-6

Result: South Ballarat won by 7 goals

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

24 May 1887

Hotham

0-5

4-9

-

4-12

Venue: EMCG; Attendance: 25000

 

Geelong

2-1

3-1

-

4-8

Result: DRAW

Gate 550 pounds - 153 pounds greater than previous record

24 May 1887

Ballarat

0-1

-

-

2-9

Venue: Ballarat; Attendance: 5000

 

Melbourne

1-4

-

-

3-13

Result: Melbourne won by 1 goal

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

24 May 1887

Williamstown

-

4-

-

5-8

Venue: Garden's Reserve, Williamstown; Attendance: 3000

 

Ballarat Imperial

-

4-

-

5-3

Result: DRAW

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Round 5

 

28 May 1887

Geelong

-

6-3

-

9-7

Venue: Corio Oval; Attendance: 2500

 

Fitzroy

-

2-5

-

3-16

Result: Geelong won by 6 goals

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

28 May 1887

South Williamstown

0-4

2-7

3-8

3-8

Venue: Williamstown

 

Melbourne

2-3

5-5

8-6

13-8

Result: Melbourne won by 10 goals

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

28 May 1887

Williamstown

-

-

-

1-4

Venue: Garden's Reserve, Williamstown

 

Port Melbourne

-

-

-

4-6

Result: Port Melbourne won by 3 goals

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Round 6

 

4 June 1887

Port Melbourne

2-3

-

-

2-8

Venue: Port Melbourne; Attendance: Large number

 

Carlton

1-1

-

-

4-12

Result: Carlton won by 2 goals

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4 June 1887

Essendon

1-2

2-3

2-3

3-4

Venue: EMCG; Attendance: 5000

 

Hotham

0-1

1-1

2-3

3-6

Result: DRAW

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4 June 1887

South Melbourne

-

2-4

-

3-11

Venue: South Melbourne; Attendance: 7000

 

Fitzroy

-

2-1

-

3-3

Result: DRAW

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4 June 1887

Prahran

-

-

-

6-10

Venue: Wesley College Ground; Attendance: Large number

 

Footscray

-

-

-

3-3

Result: Prahran won by 3 goals

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4 June 1887

Melbourne

2-1

2-2

3-4

4-7

Venue: MCG; Attendance: 5000

 

Geelong

2-3

4-5

5-7

7-8

Result: Geelong won by 3 goals

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4 June 1887

Williamstown

-

-

-

5-7

Venue: Garden's Reserve, Williamstown; Attendance: Nearly 1200

 

Richmond

-

-

-

4-0

Result: Williamstown won by 1 goal

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4 June 1887

South Williamstown

1-2

-

-

4-6

Venue: Williamstown; Attendance: Very small

 

University

1-4

-

-

2-7

Result: South Williamstown won by 2 goals

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Round 7

 

11 June 1887

Carlton

5-2

8-6

8-8

9-12

Venue: MCG; Attendance: 20000

 

Geelong

1-0

1-0

4-1

5-1

Result: Carlton won by 4 goals

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11 June 1887

Essendon

1-0

2-1

4-1

4-2

Venue: EMCG; Attendance: 6000

 

South Melbourne

0-1

3-2

4-3

5-3

Result: South Melbourne won by 1 goal

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11 June 1887

Fitzroy

1-3

3-3

-

3-4

Venue: Fitzroy; Attendance: 5000

 

Melbourne

0-1

1-2

-

3-7

Result: DRAW

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11 June 1887

Richmond

-

1-6

-

2-12

Venue: Richmond; Attendance: Not large

 

Footscray

-

1-1

-

2-1

Result: DRAW

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11 June 1887

Port Melbourne

1-1

2-2

3-4

4-6

Venue: Port Melbourne; Attendance: Large number

 

Hotham

1-1

2-4

3-5

3-5

Result: Port Melbourne won by 1 goal

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11 June 1887

South Williamstown

-

-

-

3-5

Venue: Williamstown Cricket Ground; Attendance: 300

 

Prahran

-

-

-

3-9

Result: DRAW

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11 June 1887

St Kilda

2-0

4-1

4-3

5-10

Venue: St Kilda; Attendance: Good attendance

 

University

1-1

2-1

3-3

3-3

Result: St Kilda won by 2 goals

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11 June 1887

Ballarat Imperial

-

1-

-

6-14

Venue: Saxon Paddock, Ballarat

 

Williamstown

-

-

-

1-0

Result: Ballarat Imperial won by 5 goals

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Round 8

 

18 June 1887

Hotham

3-1

5-3

5-3

5-4

Venue: Hotham; Attendance: 10000

 

Carlton

1-5

2-5

6-7

6-7

Result: Carlton won by 1 goal

Grey fog last quarter

 

 

 

 

 

 

18 June 1887

Essendon

1-2

2-4

5-5

6-5

Venue: EMCG; Attendance: 6000

 

Melbourne

0-3

0-6

0-7

2-9

Result: Essendon won by 4 goals

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18 June 1887

Port Melbourne

0-2

0-3

1-6

1-7

Venue: Port Melbourne; Attendance: Large number

 

Fitzroy

1-2

2-4

2-5

2-8

Result: Fitzroy won by 1 goal

Argus: 'most unseemly outburst of hooting by the more undesirable section of the crowd'

 

 

18 June 1887

Williamstown

1-6

1-7

1-8

2-13

Venue: Garden's Reserve, Williamstown; Attendance: 1000

 

Footscray

0-0

0-0

0-0

0-0

Result: Williamstown won by 2 goals

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18 June 1887

Geelong

-

4-5

-

8-7

Venue: Geelong; Attendance: 8000

 

South Melbourne

-

3-6

-

5-9

Result: Geelong won by 3 goals

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18 June 1887

Prahran

1-4

-

-

3-8

Venue: South Melbourne; Attendance: 2000

 

St Kilda

0-1

-

-

4-5

Result: St Kilda won by 1 goal

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18 June 1887

Richmond

1-2

2-2

-

2-7

Venue: Richmond; Attendance: 2000

 

South Williamstown

0-0

1-3

-

2-3

Result: DRAW

 

18 June 1887

Ballarat

-

1-

-

3-13

Venue: Saxon Paddock, Ballarat; Attendance: Large gathering

 

Ballarat Imperial

-

3-

-

4-8

Result: Ballarat Imperial won by 1 goal

 

 

 

Round 9

 

25 June 1887

Carlton

2-2

2-4

2-4

2-4

Venue: MCG; Attendance: 13000

 

South Melbourne

0-2

0-2

2-3

2-4

Result: DRAW

Gate: 300 pounds

 

 

 

 

 

 

25 June 1887

Fitzroy

-

2-8

-

3-18

Venue: Fitzroy; Attendance: 1000

 

St Kilda

-

0-0

-

0-4

Result: Fitzroy won by 3 goals

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25 June 1887

Essendon

-

-

-

1-6

Venue: EMCG

 

Geelong

-

-

-

1-2

Result: DRAW

Argus: 'Ground quite unfit to be played upon'

 

 

 

 

 

25 June 1887

Richmond

0-4

0-7

-

2-14

Venue: Richmond

 

Prahran

0-0

1-2

-

4-2

Result: Prahran won by 2 goals

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25 June 1887

Footscray

0-0

-

-

2-5

Venue: Footscray

 

Ballarat Imperial

2-3

-

-

4-7

Result: Ballarat Imperial won by 2 goals

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25 June 1887

Williamstown

3-0

3-0

5-0

6-1

Venue: Garden's Reserve, Williamstown; Attendance: 1000

 

Ballarat

0-1

0-4

1-5

1-6

Result: Williamstown won by 5 goals

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25 June 1887

University

-

-

-

2-2

Venue: University

 

South Williamstown

-

-

-

1-3

Result: University won by 1 goal

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Round 10

 

2 July 1887

Carlton

2-4

3-7

4-7

4-9

Venue: MCG; Attendance: 10000

 

Port Melbourne

0-0

1-3

2-4

2-7

Result: Carlton won by 2 goals

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2 July 1887

University

1-2

1-3

-

2-5

Venue: University; Attendance: Fair number

 

Footscray

0-0

0-1

-

1-3

Result: University won by 1 goal

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2 July 1887

South Melbourne

2-2

3-7

-

7-14

Venue: South Melbourne

 

Prahran

0-0

1-2

1-2

1-2

Result: South Melbourne won by 6 goals

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2 July 1887

St Kilda

-

-

-

3-4

Venue: St Kilda

 

South Williamstown

-

-

-

1-2

Result: St Kilda won by 2 goals

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2 July 1887

Ballarat Imperial

1-

2-

2-

3-4

Venue: Eastern Oval; Attendance: 5000

 

Geelong

0-0

0-0

0-2

0-2

Result: Ballarat Imperial won by 3 goals

The Association decided at its meeting on 12 August 1887 that this match should be counted in the reckoning of the premiership (Argus 13 Aug 1887)

 

 

Round 11

 

9 July 1887

Essendon

2-1

2-2

4-3

4-5

Venue: EMCG; Attendance: 5000

 

Port Melbourne

0-2

1-5

1-5

1-6

Result: Essendon won by 3 goals

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9 July 1887

Fitzroy

1-2

3-2

4-5

4-8

Venue: Fitzroy; Attendance: Very fair

 

South Williamstown

0-0

0-0

0-1

0-1

Result: Fitzroy won by 4 goals

Argus: 'The ground was little better than a swamp'

 

 

 

 

 

9 July 1887

Williamstown

2-0

4-3

4-3

5-5

Venue: Garden's Reserve, Williamstown; Attendance: 2500

 

Hotham

0-3

3-3

4-6

5-6

Result: DRAW

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9 July 1887

Melbourne

0-5

0-6

-

0-6

Venue: MCG; Attendance: Large number

 

South Melbourne

0-0

0-2

0-5

0-8

Result: DRAW

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9 July 1887

Prahran

0-0

0-1

1-5

1-6

Venue: South Melbourne; Attendance: 500

 

University

0-2

0-4

1-5

2-5

Result: University won by 1 goal

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9 July 1887

Richmond

-

4-

-

4-12

Venue: Richmond

 

St Kilda

-

1-

-

2-6

Result: Richmond won by 2 goals

St Kilda 'eight of the first twenty were absent, and the places had to be filled by substitutes'

 

 

9 July 1887

South Ballarat

-

-

-

5-7

Venue: Eastern Oval; Attendance: 2000

 

Ballarat

-

-

-

5-4

Result: DRAW

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Round 12

 

16 July 1887

Melbourne

1-0

1-1

2-4

2-6

Venue: MCG; Attendance: 3000

 

Fitzroy

2-0

3-3

3-2

4-4

Result: Fitzroy won by 2 goals

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16 July 1887

Hotham

2-

2-5

-

7-6

Venue: Hotham

 

St Kilda

-

1-5

-

2-10

Result: Hotham won by 5 goals

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16 July 1887

Williamstown

3-4

3-4

6-7

8-7

Venue: Garden's Reserve, Williamstown; Attendance: 600

 

Prahran

0-0

0-5

0-6

0-6

Result: Williamstown won by 8 goals

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16 July 1887

South Melbourne

2-1

3-2

4-5

5-5

Venue: South Melbourne; Attendance: 8000

 

Port Melbourne

1-2

1-6

2-7

2-9

Result: South Melbourne won by 3 goals

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16 July 1887

University

-

-

-

1-2

Venue: University

 

Richmond

1-

3-

-

4-11

Result: Richmond won by 3 goals

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16 July 1887

Geelong

-

4-3

-

7-12

Venue: Geelong; Attendance: Very little interest

 

Ballarat Imperial

-

1-1

-

2-1

Result: Geelong won by 5 goals

Ballarat - only 17 men for first 7 minutes - The Age

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Round 13

 

23 July 1887

Melbourne

3-1

3-2

4-5

4-5

Venue: MCG; Attendance: Large number

 

Carlton

0-1

4-3

5-3

5-12

Result: Carlton won by 1 goal

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

23 July 1887

Fitzroy

0-0

0-0

1-3

1-4

Venue: Fitzroy; Attendance: Large number

 

Port Melbourne

0-1

1-4

1-6

1-7

Result: DRAW

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

23 July 1887

Geelong

0-1

3-4

-

4-10

Venue: Geelong

 

St Kilda

0-1

0-1

-

1-6

Result: Geelong won by 3 goals

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

23 July 1887

South Melbourne

2-3

2-5

2-8

4-10

Venue: South Melbourne; Attendance: 6000

 

Hotham

1-1

3-1

3-2

4-3

Result: DRAW

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

23 July 1887

Prahran

3-

-

-

3-15

Venue: Wesley College Ground

 

South Williamstown

-

0-1

-

1-6

Result: Prahran won by 2 goals

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

23 July 1887

Richmond

2-5

3-8

-

5-16

Venue: Richmond

 

Williamstown

0-0

0-2

-

1-2

Result: Richmond won by 4 goals

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

23 July 1887

Ballarat Imperial

-

-

-

4-4

Venue: Saxon Paddock, Ballarat

 

South Ballarat

-

-

-

5-10

Result: South Ballarat won by 1 goal

VFA Meeting 12 Aug 1887 - Disputed goal allowed as signalled by the goal umpire

 

 

Round 14

 

30 July 1887

Carlton

1-1

4-4

5-5

5-6

Venue: MCG

 

Hotham

0-2

0-4

0-5

1-5

Result: Carlton won by 4 goals

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30 July 1887

Melbourne

2-3

3-3

3-3

3-3

Venue: Friendly Societies' Ground; Attendance: 300-400 in enclosure

 

Essendon

0-3

0-9

1-9

1-12

Result: Melbourne won by 2 goals

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30 July 1887

Richmond

2-1

2-1

-

2-3

Venue: Richmond; Attendance: Good

 

Fitzroy

0-0

2-1

2-1

2-3

Result: DRAW

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30 July 1887

Footscray

-

1-7

-

2-12

Venue: Footscray; Attendance: Small

 

Prahran

-

1-5

-

2-5

Result: DRAW

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30 July 1887

Geelong

-

3-3

-

5-8

Venue: Geelong

 

University

-

1-2

-

1-3

Result: Geelong won by 4 goals

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30 July 1887

South Williamstown

-

-

-

0-8

Venue: Williamstown; Attendance: Fair number

 

Port Melbourne

0-

0-

1-

2-2

Result: Port Melbourne won by 2 goals

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30 July 1887

South Melbourne

0-1

0-2

1-4

3-7

Venue: South Melbourne; Attendance: 2000

 

Williamstown

0-0

0-2

0-2

0-2

Result: South Melbourne won by 3 goals

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30 July 1887

Ballarat

-

-

-

4-12

Venue: Saxon Paddock, Ballarat

 

Ballarat Imperial

-

-

-

0-8

Result: Ballarat won by 4 goals

 

 

 

Round 15

 

6 August 1887

Essendon

1-1

1-8

1-9

1-9

Venue: EMCG; Attendance: Very large gathering

 

Carlton

0-3

0-5

2-14

4-17

Result: Carlton won by 3 goals

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6 August 1887

Fitzroy

2-0

3-5

5-8

5-12

Venue: Fitzroy; Attendance: Large

 

Hotham

1-3

1-5

1-7

3-10

Result: Fitzroy won by 2 goals

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6 August 1887

Footscray

1-0

-

-

2-1

Venue: Footscray; Attendance: 500

 

Williamstown

1-4

-

-

4-5

Result: Williamstown won by 2 goals

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6 August 1887

Port Melbourne

1-3

2-4

2-8

2-10

Venue: Port Melbourne; Attendance: 5000

 

Geelong

0-2

1-5

2-5

2-9

Result: DRAW

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6 August 1887

South Melbourne

4-3

-

-

12-12

Venue: South Melbourne; Attendance: 5000

 

Melbourne

0-1

-

-

0-10

Result: South Melbourne won by 12 goals

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6 August 1887

University

-

1-5

3-

4-9

Venue: University; Attendance: Fair

 

Prahran

-

2-3

2-5

2-5

Result: University won by 2 goals

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6 August 1887

St Kilda

-

1-

-

3-7

Venue: St Kilda; Attendance: Very good attendance

 

Richmond

-

4-

-

6-8

Result: Richmond won by 3 goals

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6 August 1887

South Ballarat

-

-

-

2-5

Venue: Eastern Oval

 

Ballarat

-

-

-

3-12

Result: Ballarat won by 1 goal

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Round 16

 

13 August 1887

Carlton

2-5

3-6

3-9

3-9

Venue: EMCG; Attendance: 16000

 

Fitzroy

0-2

2-3

2-4

3-5

Result: DRAW

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13 August 1887

Hotham

1-3

1-4

-

6-5

Venue: Hotham; Attendance: Fairly large

 

Essendon

1-3

2-4

-

3-7

Result: Hotham won by 3 goals

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13 August 1887

Port Melbourne

0-3

0-8

0-19

1-22

Venue: Port Melbourne; Attendance: Moderate

 

Footscray

0-0

0-0

0-1

0-1

Result: Port Melbourne won by 1 goal

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13 August 1887

St Kilda

1-0

1-3

1-3

1-3

Venue: St Kilda; Attendance: Excited great interest

 

Prahran

0-1

0-2

3-2

3-2

Result: Prahran won by 2 goals

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13 August 1887

Richmond

4-6

4-

5-

5-9

Venue: Richmond; Attendance: Fair number

 

South Williamstown

1-0

1-0

3-0

4-0

Result: Richmond won by 1 goal

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13 August 1887

South Melbourne

3-4

8-8

9-12

16-18

Venue: South Melbourne; Attendance: 3000

 

University

0-0

1-2

2-4

2-4

Result: South Melbourne won by 14 goals

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13 August 1887

Geelong

1-2

2-3

4-4

4-6

Venue: Corio Oval; Attendance: 2000

 

Ballarat

1-4

1-8

1-11

2-14

Result: Geelong won by 2 goals

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13 August 1887

Ballarat Imperial

-

-

-

6-9

Venue: Eastern Oval

 

South Ballarat

-

-

-

3-9

Result: Ballarat Imperial won by 3 goals

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Round 17

 

20 August 1887

South Williamstown

0-2

0-3

1-3

3-4

Venue: Williamstown

 

Carlton

2-6

2-9

5-12

7-17

Result: Carlton won by 4 goals

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20 August 1887

Richmond

-

1-10

-

3-14

Venue: Richmond

 

Essendon

-

1-7

-

4-9

Result: Essendon won by 1 goal

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20 August 1887

Fitzroy

-

2-4

2-5

3-7

Venue: Fitzroy; Attendance: 10000

 

Geelong

-

0-1

1-4

4-8

Result: Geelong won by 1 goal

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20 August 1887

University

-

2-7

-

3-9

Venue: University; Attendance: 1500

 

Hotham

-

2-4

-

6-9

Result: Hotham won by 3 goals

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20 August 1887

Prahran

0-2

1-3

-

1-5

Venue: South Melbourne; Attendance: 2000

 

Port Melbourne

4-6

6-8

-

12-17

Result: Port Melbourne won by 11 goals

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20 August 1887

Williamstown

0-3

1-6

1-7

2-9

Venue: Garden's Reserve, Williamstown; Attendance: 3000-4000

 

South Melbourne

1-4

2-6

4-8

6-13

Result: South Melbourne won by 4 goals

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20 August 1887

St Kilda

-

1-7

-

7-14

Venue: St Kilda

 

South Ballarat

-

5-4

-

7-6

Result: DRAW

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Round 18

 

27 August 1887

South Melbourne

0-3

0-6

1-10

1-12

Venue: South Melbourne; Attendance: 30000

 

Carlton

0-4

2-5

2-5

3-6

Result: Carlton won by 2 goals

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

27 August 1887

Geelong

3-4

3-5

-

6-15

Venue: Geelong; Attendance: 3500

 

Hotham

0-0

3-1

-

4-3

Result: Geelong won by 2 goals

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

27 August 1887

Port Melbourne

1-8

1-7

5-8

8-14

Venue: Port Melbourne; Attendance: 2000

 

Essendon

0-0

1-1

1-2

1-2

Result: Port Melbourne won by 7 goals

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

27 August 1887

Melbourne

3-10

5-12

6-15

6-18

Venue: Friendly Societies' Ground

 

St Kilda

0-1

1-4

1-4

2-6

Result: Melbourne won by 4 goals

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

27 August 1887

Fitzroy

0-5

1-5

-

2-9

Venue: Fitzroy; Attendance: Fair number

 

Richmond

0-1

0-5

-

1-10

Result: Fitzroy won by 1 goal

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

27 August 1887

Williamstown

2-10

2-12

5-25

5-27

Venue: Garden's Reserve, Williamstown; Attendance: 500

 

University

1-0

2-5

2-5

3-10

Result: Williamstown won by 2 goals

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

27 August 1887

Ballarat Imperial

-

-

-

8-14

Venue: Saxon Paddock, Ballarat

 

Footscray

-

-

-

2-2

Result: Ballarat Imperial won by 6 goals

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Round 19

 

3 September 1887

Melbourne

1-1

1-3

1-5

1-8

Venue: Friendly Societies' Ground; Attendance: 3000

 

Carlton

0-2

3-5

4-5

5-8

Result: Carlton won by 4 goals

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3 September 1887

Fitzroy

1-1

1-8

2-9

7-18

Venue: Fitzroy; Attendance: 2000

 

Essendon

1-4

1-6

2-6

2-6

Result: Fitzroy won by 5 goals

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3 September 1887

South Melbourne

2-1

2-8

2-11

6-15

Venue: South Melbourne; Attendance: 12000

 

Geelong

2-2

3-3

6-6

7-7

Result: Geelong won by 1 goal

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3 September 1887

St Kilda

-

-

-

3-4

Venue: St Kilda

 

Hotham

-

-

-

2-6

Result: St Kilda won by 1 goal

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3 September 1887

Prahran

-

-

-

1-10

Venue: Wesley College Ground

 

South Williamstown

-

-

-

4-11

Result: South Williamstown won by 3 goals

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3 September 1887

Port Melbourne

3-7

3-7

-

10-14

Venue: Port Melbourne

 

Richmond

0-0

1-3

-

1-6

Result: Port Melbourne won by 9 goals

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3 September 1887

Ballarat

-

-

-

12-23

Venue: Saxon Paddock, Ballarat

 

Williamstown

-

-

-

1-1

Result: Ballarat won by 11 goals

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3 September 1887

Footscray

-

3-3

-

3-18

Venue: Footscray

 

University

-

1-3

-

1-5

Result: Footscray won by 2 goals

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Round 20

 

10 September 1887

Geelong

4-3

4-3

4-4

4-7

Venue: Geelong; Attendance: 10000

 

Carlton

0-3

1-10

1-12

1-15

Result: Geelong won by 3 goals

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10 September 1887

South Melbourne

1-5

2-7

3-12

5-17

Venue: South Melbourne; Attendance: 5000

 

Essendon

1-1

2-2

3-3

3-4

Result: South Melbourne won by 2 goals

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10 September 1887

Footscray

-

-

-

2-9

Venue: Footscray

 

Prahran

-

-

-

1-3

Result: Footscray won by 1 goal

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10 September 1887

Hotham

-

3-3

3-4

6-5

Venue: Hotham

 

Melbourne

-

1-0

1-1

1-3

Result: Hotham won by 5 goals

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10 September 1887

St Kilda

-

-

-

2-4

Venue: St Kilda; Attendance: 1500

 

Port Melbourne

-

-

-

10-13

Result: Port Melbourne won by 8 goals

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10 September 1887

South Williamstown

0-0

0-2

0-4

0-6

Venue: Williamstown

 

Richmond

2-7

3-8

4-14

5-17

Result: Richmond won by 5 goals

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10 September 1887

University

1-3

1-7

1-7

1-7

Venue: University

 

Williamstown

1-0

4-6

4-6

8-9

Result: Williamstown won by 7 goals

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10 September 1887

Ballarat

-

-

-

3-11

Venue: Saxon Paddock, Ballarat

 

Ballarat Imperial

-

-

-

1-13

Result: Ballarat won by 2 goals

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Round 21

 

17 September 1887

Carlton

2-9

3-13

6-18

10-21

Venue: South Melbourne; Attendance: 3000

 

Essendon

0-0

2-0

2-2

4-3

Result: Carlton won by 6 goals

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17 September 1887

Fitzroy

0-1

1-1

2-4

4-5

Venue: Fitzroy; Attendance: 15000

 

South Melbourne

0-3

0-7

1-10

1-16

Result: Fitzroy won by 3 goals

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17 September 1887

Footscray

0-0

4-3

4-3

5-4

Venue: Footscray; Attendance: 500

 

Richmond

3-6

3-6

8-11

8-11

Result: Richmond won by 3 goals

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17 September 1887

Geelong

2-3

2-3

3-10

5-14

Venue: Geelong; Attendance: 4000

 

Melbourne

0-1

1-7

1-7

1-14

Result: Geelong won by 4 goals

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17 September 1887

Ballarat

-

-

-

16-13

Venue: Saxon Paddock, Ballarat

 

Hotham

-

-

-

2-8

Result: Ballarat won by 14 goals

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17 September 1887

Prahran

2-

5-6

7-

8-14

Venue: Wesley College Ground; Attendance: 1000

 

University

2-

3-6

4-

5-6

Result: Prahran won by 3 goals

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17 September 1887

Port Melbourne

-

-

-

5-8

Venue: Port Melbourne

 

South Williamstown

-

-

-

1-3

Result: Port Melbourne won by 4 goals

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17 September 1887

Williamstown

0-1

2-4

3-4

4-11

Venue: Garden's Reserve, Williamstown; Attendance: 400

 

St Kilda

1-1

1-3

1-3

2-5

Result: Williamstown won by 2 goals

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Round 22

 

24 September 1887

Fitzroy

-

0-2

1-4

1-6

Venue: Fitzroy; Attendance: 20000

 

Carlton

-

4-7

7-11

8-16

Result: Carlton won by 7 goals

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

24 September 1887

Geelong

0-6

2-9

-

6-15

Venue: Geelong; Attendance: 3000

 

Essendon

0-1

0-6

-

0-8

Result: Geelong won by 6 goals

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

24 September 1887

Melbourne

-

-

-

3-5

Venue: Friendly Societies' Ground; Attendance: 100

 

Footscray

-

-

-

2-8

Result: Melbourne won by 1 goal

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

24 September 1887

Hotham

-

1-12

2-15

3-15

Venue: Hotham; Attendance: Fairly well attended

 

South Melbourne

-

2-7

4-10

5-12

Result: South Melbourne won by 2 goals

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

24 September 1887

Prahran

-

2-1

-

3-4

Venue: Wesley College Ground; Attendance: 1500

 

Richmond

-

3-3

-

5-10

Result: Richmond won by 2 goals

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

24 September 1887

Port Melbourne

1-1

5-11

5-14

10-23

Venue: Port Melbourne; Attendance: Fair

 

University

3-2

3-2

4-2

4-2

Result: Port Melbourne won by 6 goals

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

24 September 1887

South Williamstown

0-3

1-8

1-8

4-12

Venue: Williamstown

 

St Kilda

1-0

2-0

2-2

2-2

Result: South Williamstown won by 2 goals

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

24 September 1887

South Ballarat

-

-

-

4-7

Venue: Saxon Paddock, Ballarat

 

Ballarat Imperial

-

-

-

4-9

Result: DRAW

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ladder

 

 

Team

P

W

L

D

F

A

Points

Proportional Points

%

1

Carlton

18

15

1

2

94

43

64

74.67

218.60

2

Geelong

21

16

2

3

110

57

70

70.00

192.98

3

South Melbourne

20

12

4

4

103

53

56

58.80

194.34

4

Fitzroy

20

11

4

5

71

56

54

56.70

126.79

5

Port Melbourne

20

12

6

2

97

49

52

54.60

197.96

6

Williamstown

19

9

8

2

65

74

40

44.21

87.84

7

Richmond

19

8

8

3

63

70

38

42.00

90.00

8

Hotham

18

6

8

4

73

79

32

37.33

92.41

9

Essendon

16

5

9

2

49

67

24

31.50

73.13

10

Melbourne

18

6

10

2

64

80

28

32.67

80.00

11

Prahran

18

5

11

2

42

75

24

28.00

56.00

12

St Kilda

18

4

13

1

48

95

18

21.00

50.53

13

University

17

4

13

0

45

94

16

19.76

47.87

14

South Williamstown

18

3

13

2

35

78

16

18.67

44.87

15

Footscray

14

2

10

2

26

48

12

18.00

54.17

16

Ballarat Imperial

13

6

4

3

52

44

30

48.46

118.18

17

South Ballarat

10

3

2

5

50

40

22

46.20

125.00

18

Ballarat

13

5

6

2

58

43

24

38.77

134.88

 

Total

310

132

132

46

1145

1145

620

 

 

 

Notes:

- Teams ranked by least losses.

- Proportional Points system used from 1888 season included as an indication only.

- The percentage column (%) of ‘Goals For’ divided by ‘Goals Against’ is included as an indication only.

- Footscray ranked below other teams due to the low number of games played.

- The Ballarat clubs are listed in italics below the other clubs due to the low number of games played.

- Minimum of 18 games required to qualify for the Premiership from 1888 onwards, did not apply to 1887 season.

- Behinds were recorded but did not count towards the final score or in determining the result of matches.

 

1887 premiers: Carlton

 

 

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First created:
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Last updated:
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