Grand final of the 1987 Victorian Football League season
Australian rules football match
1987 VFL Grand Final
Carlton
Hawthorn
15.14 (104)
9.17 (71)
1
2
3
4
CAR
3.5 (23)
6.8 (44)
10.11 (71)
15.14 (104)
HAW
4.2 (26)
4.9 (33)
7.13 (55)
9.17 (71)
Date
26 September 1987
Stadium
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia
Attendance
92,754
Favourite
Carlton
Umpires
Robinson, Sawers
Coin toss won by
Hawthorn
Kicked toward
City End
Ceremonies
National anthem
Daryl Somers
Accolades
Norm Smith Medallist
David Rhys-Jones
Jock McHale Medallist
Robert Walls
Broadcast in Australia
Network
ABC (Victoria only) and Broadcom (on sold rights to different TV stations in different states)
Commentators
ABC: Tim Lane (host and commentator) Drew Morphett (commentator) Doug Heywood (commentator) Kevin Bartlett (expert commentator) Ian Robertson (boundary rider)
Broadcom: Dennis Cometti (host and commentator) Peter McKenna (commentator) Bob Skilton (expert commentator) Barry Breen (boundary rider)
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The 1987 VFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the Carlton Football Club and Hawthorn Football Club, held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne on 26 September 1987. It was the 91st annual Grand Final of the Victorian Football League, staged to determine the premiers for the 1987 VFL season. The match, attended by 92,754 spectators, was won by Carlton by a margin of 33 points, marking that club's 15th premiership victory.
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