1987 Hawthorn Football Club season

Hawthorn Football Club
1987 season
President Ron Cook
Coach Allan Jeans
Captain(s) Michael Tuck
Home ground Princes Park
VFL season 2nd
Finals series Runner-up
Best and Fairest John Platten
Leading goalkicker Jason Dunstall (94)
Highest home attendance 92,754 (Grand Final vs. Carlton)
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Main article: 1987 VFL season

The 1987 Hawthorn Football Club season was the clubs 63rd season in the Victorian Football League (VFL). 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 Ladder
position
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 4th
2 Saturday, 4 April (2:10 pm) Richmond 13.15 (93) 23.17 (155) Won by 62 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) 17,824 2nd
3 Saturday, 11 April (2:10 pm) Collingwood 20.25 (145) 10.8 (68) Won by 77 points Princes Park (H) 14,058 2nd
4 Monday, 20 April (2:10 pm) Footscray 14.12 (96) 7.13 (55) Lost by 41 points Western Oval (A) 10,425 2nd
5 Saturday, 25 April (2:10 pm) West Coast 13.14 (92) 15.14 (104) Lost by 12 points Princes Park (H) 10,588 3rd
6 Sunday, 3 May (2:10 pm) Fitzroy 15.14 (104) 16.17 (113) Won by 9 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) 18,694 3rd
7 Sunday, 10 May (2:10 pm) Sydney 18.14 (122) 17.12 (114) Lost by 8 points Sydney Cricket Ground (A) 22,273 3rd
8 Saturday, 16 May (2:10 pm) Geelong 17.10 (112) 10.5 (65) Won by 47 points Princes Park (H) 9,382 3rd
9 Saturday, 23 May (2:10 pm) Essendon 25.15 (165) 7.9 (51) Won by 114 points VFL Park (H) 32,634 2nd
10 Saturday, 30 May (2:10 pm) St Kilda 23.16 (154) 15.8 (98) Won by 56 points VFL Park (H) 15,535 2nd
11 Saturday, 6 June (2:10 pm) North Melbourne 14.7 (91) 17.11 (113) Won by 22 points VFL Park (A) 23,606 2nd
12 Sunday, 14 June (2:10 pm) Brisbane Bears 11.4 (70) 24.21 (165) Won by 95 points Carrara Stadium (A) 7,284 2nd
13 Saturday, 20 June (2:10 pm) Melbourne 6.8 (44) 8.9 (57) Lost by 13 points Princes Park (H) 7,631 2nd
14 Saturday, 27 June (2:10 pm) Carlton 12.8 (80) 12.7 (79) Won by 1 point VFL Park (H) 44,385 2nd
15 Saturday, 4 July (2:10 pm) Richmond 19.20 (134) 11.11 (77) Won by 57 points Princes Park (H) 9,708 2nd
16 Saturday, 18 July (2:10 pm) Collingwood 5.13 (43) 25.18 (168) Won by 125 points Victoria Park (A) 17,370 1st
17 Saturday, 11 July (2:10 pm) Footscray 25.12 (162) 9.11 (65) Won by 97 points Princes Park (H) 13,971 1st
18 Sunday, 2 August (12:10 pm) West Coast 17.13 (115) 17.12 (114) Lost by 1 point Subiaco Oval (A) 24,502 3rd
19 Saturday, 8 August (2:10 pm) Fitzroy 26.9 (165) 16.9 (105) Won by 60 points VFL Park (H) 14,692 2nd
20 Saturday, 15 August (2:10 pm) Sydney 20.22 (142) 15.7 (97) Won by 45 points Princes Park (H) 20,522 2nd
21 Saturday, 22 August (2:10 pm) Essendon 9.10 (64) 17.12 (114) Won by 50 points VFL Park (A) 27,046 2nd
22 Saturday, 29 August (2:10 pm) Geelong 17.21 (123) 19.12 (126) Won by 3 points Kardinia Park (A) 27,030 2nd
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Finals series

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 92,754
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Ladder

1987 VFL Ladder
TEAM P W L D PF PA % PTS
1 Carlton (P) 22 18 4 0 2599 1883 138.02 72
2 Hawthorn 22 17 5 0 2781 1891 147.07 68
3 Sydney 22 15 7 0 2846 2197 129.54 60
4 North Melbourne 22 13 8 1 2402 2417 99.38 54
5 Melbourne 22 12 10 0 2189 2026 108.05 48
6 Geelong 22 11 10 1 2355 2348 100.30 46
7 Footscray 22 11 10 1 1959 2046 95.75 46
8 West Coast 22 11 11 0 2386 2438 97.87 44
9 Essendon 22 9 12 1 2075 2318 89.52 38
10 St Kilda 22 9 13 0 2150 2369 90.76 36
11 Fitzroy 22 8 14 0 2328 2544 91.51 32
12 Collingwood 22 7 15 0 1853 2425 76.41 28
13 Brisbane Bears 22 6 16 0 2113 2666 79.26 24
14 Richmond 22 5 17 0 2199 2667 82.45 20
Key: P = Played, W = Won, L = Lost, D = Drawn, PF = Points for, PA = Points against

References

  1. 1 2 "AFL Tables - 1987 Scores". afltables.com. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
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