Victorian Football Association

Season 1987

 

Link to Full Season Division One Results (includes quarter scores, best players, goalkickers and more)

Link to Full Season Division Two Results (includes quarter scores, best players, goalkickers and more)

 

 

Division One | Division Two

 

 

Division One

 

Final ladder

 

1987

Club

Won

Lost

Drawn

For

Against

%

Points

1

Port Melbourne

14

4

0

2414

1854

130.2

56

2

Springvale

12

6

0

2024

1511

134.0

48

3

Williamstown

11

7

0

2141

1833

116.8

44

4

Frankston

10

7

1

2033

1810

112.3

42

5

Coburg

10

8

0

2183

1852

117.9

40

6

Brunswick

9

9

0

1894

2041

92.8

36

7

Sandringham

9

9

0

1875

2047

91.6

36

8

Preston

8

9

1

1878

2065

90.9

34

9

Box Hill

4

13

1

1672

1968

85.0

18

10

Geelong West

1

16

1

1547

2529

61.2

6

 

Total

88

88

4

19661

19510

 

360

 

Notes

- Geelong West forfeited three game, to Sandringham, Brunswick, and Preston (Rounds 7 to 9)

- As well as the award of four premiership points, teams were given points for and against for forfeited games.

      - 155 points for and 67 points against.

- Geelong West was awarded 306 points for and 419 points against, creating a discrepancy of 151 more points for than against.

 

Finals matches

 

First Semi-Final

30/08/1987

Williamstown

0-2

4-7

9-11

19-15

129

Venue: Junction Oval

Attendance:

 

Frankston

6-9

9-10

13-12

14-14

98

Result: Williamstown

Gate:

 

Second Semi-Final

6/09/1987

Springvale

3-0

4-4

8-6

15-12

102

Venue: Junction Oval

Attendance: 6310

 

Port Melbourne

2-4

6-7

9-8

12-9

81

Result: Springvale

Gate:

 

Preliminary Final

13/09/1987

Port Melbourne

5-5

7-9

12-17

16-20

116

Venue: Junction Oval

Attendance: 9282

 

Williamstown

2-4

6-8

8-9

14-12

96

Result: Port Melbourne

Gate:

 

Grand Final

20/09/1987

Springvale

3-3

9-8

10-10

14-16

100

Venue: Junction Oval

Attendance: 19620

 

Port Melbourne

2-5

4-8

7-15

7-20

62

Result: Springvale

Gate:

 

 

1987 premiers (Division One): Springvale

 

 

Division Two

 

Final ladder

 

1987

Club

Won

Lost

Drawn

For

Against

%

Points

1

Werribee

15

3

0

2354

1493

157.7

60

2

Waverley

14

4

0

2345

1436

163.3

56

3

Prahran

14

4

0

2470

1533

161.1

56

4

Sunshine

14

4

0

2433

1671

145.6

56

5

Oakleigh

12

6

0

2328

1480

157.3

48

6

Dandenong

12

6

0

2483

1614

153.8

48

7

Camberwell

11

7

0

2462

2076

118.6

44

8

Berwick

5

13

0

1611

2520

63.9

20

9

Caulfield

4

14

0

1521

2609

58.3

16

10

Mordialloc

4

14

0

1546

2865

54.0

16

11

Northcote

3

15

0

1564

2671

58.6

12

12

Moorabbin

0

18

0

149

288

51.7

0

 

Bye (for and against)

 

 

 

1102

2112

 

 

 

Total

108

108

0

24368

24368

 

432

 

Notes:

- Moorabbin forfeited their last 16 games of the season.

- Caulfield forfeited their Round 18 match to Sunshine.

- As well as the award of four premiership points, teams were given points for and against for forfeited games.

      - 202 points for and 82 points against were awarded to Oakleigh and Sunshine for matches forfeited by Moorabbin in Round 3 and 4.

      - 122 points for, and 67 points against were awarded to clubs for forfeited matches in Rounds 5 to 18.

 

 

Finals matches

 

First Semi-Final

30/08/1987

Prahran

2-6

9-9

14-12

19-18

132

Venue: Junction Oval

Attendance:

 

Sunshine

5-2

8-5

12-11

15-14

104

Result: Prahran

Gate:

 

Second Semi-Final

6/09/1987

Waverley

4-1

10-4

14-4

19-11

125

Venue: Junction Oval

Attendance:

 

Werribee

4-8

4-8

12-12

16-12

108

Result: Waverley

Gate:

 

Preliminary Final

13/09/1987

Prahran

5-2

9-4

12-6

19-11

125

Venue: Junction Oval

Attendance:

 

Werribee

3-3

8-5

12-8

14-10

94

Result: Prahran

Gate:

 

Grand Final

20/09/1987

Prahran

7-5

8-6

15-8

18-9

117

Venue: Junction Oval

Attendance:

 

Waverley

2-0

7-4

9-7

14-14

98

Result: Prahran

Gate:

 

 

1987 premiers (Division Two): Prahran

 

 

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