AFL Season
1987
160 matches · 30-May-1987 2:10 → 19-Jul-1987 2:10
Matches
160
Players rated
525
KICK leader
Tony Lockett
Top KICK avg
49
Season KICK leaders
Average KICK Game Score over the season (min 10 games, TOG ≥ 50%).
| # | Player | Team | GP | KICK | Raw avg | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tony Lockett | St Kilda | 22 | 49 | 49.17 | 95 |
| 2 | Stephen Kernahan | Carlton | 24 | 45 | 45.36 | 77 |
| 3 | Dermott Brereton | Hawthorn | 23 | 45 | 44.59 | 83 |
| 4 | Bruce Lindner | Geelong | 18 | 44 | 43.7 | 80 |
| 5 | Brian Royal | Footscray | 22 | 43 | 43.42 | 62 |
| 6 | Warwick Capper | Sydney | 23 | 43 | 42.75 | 84 |
| 7 | Barry Mitchell | Sydney | 20 | 42 | 42.33 | 61 |
| 8 | Paul Roos | Fitzroy | 21 | 42 | 42.09 | 71 |
| 9 | Greg Healy | Melbourne | 23 | 42 | 41.65 | 67 |
| 10 | Mark Bairstow | Geelong | 20 | 41 | 41.36 | 81 |
| 11 | Matthew Ryan | Collingwood | 20 | 41 | 41.32 | 76 |
| 12 | Wayne Johnston | Carlton | 19 | 41 | 41.32 | 69 |
| 13 | Dale Weightman | Richmond | 16 | 41 | 41.3 | 67 |
| 14 | Stephen Malaxos | West Coast | 21 | 41 | 41.29 | 76 |
| 15 | John Platten | Hawthorn | 26 | 41 | 41.14 | 71 |
| 16 | Gerard Healy | Sydney | 20 | 41 | 40.89 | 62 |
| 17 | Nicky Winmar | St Kilda | 20 | 41 | 40.76 | 62 |
| 18 | Jason Dunstall | Hawthorn | 24 | 41 | 40.7 | 96 |
| 19 | Mark Williams | Brisbane Bears | 19 | 40 | 40.36 | 81 |
| 20 | Greg Williams | Sydney | 22 | 40 | 40.3 | 68 |
Top single-game performances
Highest individual KICK Game Scores anywhere in the season.
Ladder
Standings computed from match results (4 pts win, 2 pts draw).
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | % | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlton | 24 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 2,783 | 2,019 | 137.8 | 80 |
| 2 | Hawthorn | 26 | 19 | 0 | 7 | 3,153 | 2,210 | 142.7 | 76 |
| 3 | Sydney | 24 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 2,976 | 2,502 | 118.9 | 60 |
| 4 | Melbourne | 25 | 14 | 0 | 11 | 2,574 | 2,219 | 116.0 | 56 |
| 5 | North Melbourne | 23 | 13 | 1 | 9 | 2,442 | 2,575 | 94.8 | 54 |
| 6 | Geelong | 22 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 2,355 | 2,348 | 100.3 | 46 |
| 7 | Footscray | 22 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 1,959 | 2,046 | 95.8 | 46 |
| 8 | West Coast | 22 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 2,386 | 2,438 | 97.9 | 44 |
| 9 | Essendon | 22 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 2,075 | 2,318 | 89.5 | 38 |
| 10 | St Kilda | 22 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 2,150 | 2,369 | 90.8 | 36 |
| 11 | Fitzroy | 22 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 2,328 | 2,544 | 91.5 | 32 |
| 12 | Collingwood | 22 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 1,853 | 2,425 | 76.4 | 28 |
| 13 | Brisbane Bears | 22 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 2,113 | 2,666 | 79.3 | 24 |
| 14 | Richmond | 22 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 2,199 | 2,667 | 82.5 | 20 |