1987 Australian Football Championships

The 1987 Australian Football Championships was an Australian rules football series between representative teams of the three major football states. Games involving Victoria were played under State of Origin rules, whilst the match between Western Australia and South Australia involved players based in their respective states at the time. The competition was won by South Australia.

Results

Game 1

Home team	Home team score	Away team	Away team score	Ground	Crowd	Date	Time	Broadcast Network
South Australia	12.13 (85)	Victoria	11.15 (81)	Football Park	41,605	27 May 1987 ^[1]

E. J. Whitten Medal: Chris Langford (Victoria)
Fos Williams Medal: Chris McDermott (South Australia)^[2]

Game 2

Home team	Home team score	Away team	Away team score	Ground	Crowd	Date	Time	Broadcast Network
South Australia	18.16 (124)	Western Australia	9.9 (63)	WACA		16 June 1987

Fos Williams Medal: Andrew Jarman (South Australia)^[2]
Simpson Medal: Chris McDermott (South Australia)

Game 3

Home team	Home team score	Away team	Away team score	Ground	Crowd	Date	Time	Broadcast Network
Victoria	16.20 (116)	Western Australia	13.14 (92)	Subiaco Oval	22,000	22 July 1987 ^[3]

Simpson Medal: Andrew Bews (Victoria)^[3]
E. J. Whitten Medal: Greg Williams (Victoria)
Tassie Medal: Mark Naley (South Australia)^[3]

Standings

1987 Australian Championship

TEAM

PTS

South Australia

209

144

59.21

Victoria

197

177

52.67

Western Australia

155

240

39.24

Squads

South Australia	Victoria	Western Australia^[4]
Coach: Graham Cornes This list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it. Both games Chris McDermott Rudi Mandemaker vs Victoria Matthew Campbell Bruce Lindner Tony McGuinness Mark Naley John Platten Andrew Rogers Steven Stretch vs Western Australia Michael Aish Greg Anderson Peter Carey Ross Gibbs Harris Darel Hart Andrew Jarman Darren Jarman Clayton Lamb Bruce Lindsay (captain) John Paynter Michael Taylor	Coach: Bill Goggin This list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it. Both Games Andrew Bews Russell Morris Gerard Healy Chris Langford vs South Australia Doug Barwick Dermott Brereton David Glascott Paul Meldrum vs Western Australia Robert DiPierdomenico Peter Foster Ray Jencke Wayne Johnston Simon Madden David Murphy David Rhys-Jones Brian Royal Paul Salmon Bernard Toohey Greg Williams	Coach: John Todd Both Games Todd Breman vs South Australia Darren Bewick Clinton Brown Clinton Browning Grant Campbell Shane Cocker Steve Goulding Kim Hetherington Brent Hutton Derek Kickett Michael Lee Guy McKenna Peter Menaglio Noel Morton Brian Peake (captain) Scott Rowland Peter Thorne Craig Turley Gavin Wake Colin Waterson Mark Watson Greg Wilkinson vs Victoria Mark Bairstow Michael Brennan Richard Dennis Jon Dorotich Bill Duckworth Brad Hardie Paul Harding David Hart Wayne Henwood Craig Holden Alex Ishchenko Laurie Keene Jim Krakouer Rod Lester-Smith Chris Mainwaring Steve Malaxos Michael Mitchell Phil Narkle Murray Rance Maurice Rioli (captain) Peter Wilson

South Australia

Victoria

Western Australia^[4]

Coach: Graham Cornes

This list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it.

Both games

Chris McDermott
Rudi Mandemaker

vs Victoria

vs Western Australia

Coach: Bill Goggin

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Both Games

vs South Australia

vs Western Australia

Coach: John Todd
Both Games

Todd Breman

vs South Australia

Darren Bewick
Clinton Brown
Clinton Browning
Grant Campbell
Shane Cocker
Steve Goulding
Kim Hetherington
Brent Hutton
Derek Kickett
Michael Lee
Guy McKenna
Peter Menaglio
Noel Morton
Brian Peake (captain)
Scott Rowland
Peter Thorne
Craig Turley
Gavin Wake
Colin Waterson
Mark Watson
Greg Wilkinson

vs Victoria

References

↑ "South Australia hangs on". The Canberra Times. 28 May 1987. p. 26. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
1 2 "Fos Williams Medallist". South Australian National Football League. South Australian National Football League. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
1 2 3 "Big V bounces back". The Canberra Times. 23 July 1987. p. 20. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
↑ "State Games 1951 - 2011".

Interstate matches in Australian rules football

Events	1908 Melbourne Carnival 1911 Adelaide Carnival 1914 Sydney Carnival 1921 Perth Carnival 1924 Hobart Carnival 1927 Melbourne Carnival 1930 Adelaide Carnival 1933 Sydney Carnival 1937 Perth Carnival 1947 Hobart Carnival 1950 Brisbane Carnival 1953 Adelaide Carnival 1956 Perth Carnival 1958 Melbourne Carnival 1960 Sydney Minor States Carnival 1961 Brisbane Carnival 1966 Hobart Carnival 1968 Canberra Minor States Carnival 1969 Adelaide Carnival 1972 Perth Carnival 1974 Sydney Minor States Carnival 1975 Knockout Carnival 1979 Perth Carnival 1980 Adelaide Carnival 1983 Championships 1984 Championships 1985 Championships 1986 Championships 1987 Championships 1988 Adelaide Carnival 1993 Championships Other State of Origin matches 2008 AFL Hall of Fame Tribute Match

Awards	National: Tassie Medal Allies: Alex Jesaulenko Medal Queensland: Zane Taylor Medal South Australia: Fos Williams Medal Tasmania: Lefroy Medal Victoria: E. J. Whitten Medal Frank Johnson Medal Allen Aylett Medal Western Australia: Simpson Medal Graham Moss Medal

Western Australian team – 1987 Interstate Championships

South Australia 18.16 (124) defeated Western Australia 9.9 (63), at WACA, 16 June 1987 Victoria 16.20 (116) defeated Western Australia 13.14 (92), at Subiaco Oval, 22 July 1987

Both games	Breman

State game vs. South Australia	Bewick Browning Campbell Cocker Goulding Hetherington Hutton Kickett Lee McKenna Menaglio Morton Peake (c) Rowland Thorne Turley Wake Waterson Watson Wilkinson

State of Origin vs. Victoria	Bairstow Brennan Dennis Dorotich Duckworth Hardie Harding Hart Henwood Holden Ishchenko Keene Krakouer Lester-Smith Mainwaring Malaxos Mitchell Narkle Rance Rioli (c) Wilson

Coach: Todd

Tassie Medal winners

1937: Cronin 1947: Furler / McClements 1950: Cashion 1953: McIntosh 1956: Farmer 1958: Aylett / Whitten 1961: Dixon 1966: Cable 1969: Eakins / Molloy 1972: McAullay 1975: not awarded 1979: Peake 1980: Cornes 1983: Michael 1984: Hardie 1985: Weightman 1986: Hardie 1987: Naley 1988: Salmon

The Tassie Medal was awarded from 1937–88 to the best player at the Australian National Football Carnival.

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