1987 West Coast Eagles season
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The 1987 VFL season
was the West Coast Eagles
' inaugural season in the Victorian Football League
(VFL). The club was introduced to the competition as part of the VFL's expansion. Ron Alexander
was appointed coach of the team and Ross Glendinning
was appointed captain. The Eagles played 22 games, winning 11 and losing 11 to finish 8th on the ladder.
after trailing by 28 points at three-quarter time.
Home team's score listed in bold:
Source: AFLTables
won the inaugural Club Champion Award
, polling 229 votes to finish ahead of Ross Glendinning
and Chris Mainwaring
:
Glen Bartlett
won the award for Best Clubman and Chris Mainwaring
was named Rookie of the Year.
1987 VFL season
Results and statistics for the Victorian Football League season of 1987.-Night Series: defeated 8.10 to 8.6 in the Final at Waverley Park.-Leading goalkickers:...
was the West Coast Eagles
West Coast Eagles
The West Coast Eagles are an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League. The club is based in Perth, Western Australia. The club was founded in 1986 and played its first games in the 1987 season. Its current home ground is Subiaco Oval...
' inaugural season in the Victorian Football League
Victorian Football League
The Victorian Football League which evolved from the former Victorian Football Association , taking its new name as from the 1996 season, is the premier Australian rules football league in Victoria The Victorian Football League (VFL) which evolved from the former Victorian Football Association...
(VFL). The club was introduced to the competition as part of the VFL's expansion. Ron Alexander
Ron Alexander
Ron Alexander is a former Australian rules footballer who played in the Victorian Football League and West Australian Football League as well as being the inaugural coach of the West Coast Eagles.-Playing career:...
was appointed coach of the team and Ross Glendinning
Ross Glendinning
Ross Glendinning was an Australian rules footballer for the North Melbourne Football Club and West Coast Eagles in the Victorian Football League/Australian Football League...
was appointed captain. The Eagles played 22 games, winning 11 and losing 11 to finish 8th on the ladder.
National Panasonic Cup
West Coast played their first match against another AFL club during the 1987 National Panasonic Cup, the VFL's night series at the time, defeating by 29 points at Waverley ParkWaverley Park
Waverley Park was an Australian rules football stadium in Mulgrave, Victoria, Australia. For most of its history, its purpose was as a neutral venue and used by all Victorian based Victorian Football League/Australian Football League clubs. However, during the 1990s it became the home ground of...
after trailing by 28 points at three-quarter time.
Home team's score listed in bold:
| Round | Date | Score | Opponent | Opponent's Score | Result | Venue | Attendance |
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| 1 | Tuesday, 3 March 2:10pm | 12.15 (87) | 8.10 (58) | Won by 29 points | Waverley Park Waverley Park Waverley Park was an Australian rules football stadium in Mulgrave, Victoria, Australia. For most of its history, its purpose was as a neutral venue and used by all Victorian based Victorian Football League/Australian Football League clubs. However, during the 1990s it became the home ground of... |
4,599 | |
| 2 | Saturday, 21 March 2:10pm | 12.15 (87) | 10.4 (64) | Won by 23 points | Waverley Park Waverley Park Waverley Park was an Australian rules football stadium in Mulgrave, Victoria, Australia. For most of its history, its purpose was as a neutral venue and used by all Victorian based Victorian Football League/Australian Football League clubs. However, during the 1990s it became the home ground of... |
5,047 | |
| SF | Tuesday, 14 April 2:10pm | 5.10 (40) | 22.16 (148) | Won by 37 points | Waverley Park Waverley Park Waverley Park was an Australian rules football stadium in Mulgrave, Victoria, Australia. For most of its history, its purpose was as a neutral venue and used by all Victorian based Victorian Football League/Australian Football League clubs. However, during the 1990s it became the home ground of... |
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Regular season
Home team's score listed in bold:| Round | Date | Score | Opponent | Opponent's Score | Result | Venue | Attendance | Best on ground | Team |
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| 1 | Sunday, 29 March 2:10pm | 20.13 (133) | 16.23 (119) | Won by 14 points | Subiaco Oval Subiaco Oval Subiaco Oval , known colloquially as Subi, is the highest capacity sports stadium in Perth, Western Australia... |
23,897 | Phil Narkle Phil Narkle Phillip Michael "Phil" Narkle is a former Australian rules football player of indigenous background who played for the St Kilda Football Club and West Coast Eagles Football Club in the Australian Football League and Swan Districts Football Club in the West Australian Football League during the... |
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| 2 | Saturday, 4 April 2:10pm | 17.12 (114) | 17.17 (119) | Lost by 5 points | Windy Hill Windy Hill, Essendon Windy Hill is an Australian rules football ground located in Essendon, a northwestern suburb of the Melbourne metropolitan area.... |
19,845 | Leon Baker Leon Baker Leon Baker is a former Australian rules football player who played for the Essendon Football Club in the AFL and Swan Districts Football Club in the WAFL throughout the 1980s.... |
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| 3 | Sunday, 12 April 2:10pm | 14.13 (97) | 18.16 (124) | Lost by 27 points | Subiaco Oval Subiaco Oval Subiaco Oval , known colloquially as Subi, is the highest capacity sports stadium in Perth, Western Australia... |
35,719 | Greg Williams | ||
| 4 | Saturday, 18 April 2:10pm | 15.14 (104) | 29.17 (191) | Lost by 87 points | Princes Park | 20,750 | Paul Meldrum Paul Meldrum Paul Meldrum is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Carlton in the VFL during the 1980s.Meldrum was a versatile footballer could play anywhere on the ground, making his debut for Carlton in 1982. He went on to play 158 games for the club, including playing in their winning 1987 AFL... |
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| 5 | Saturday, 25 April 2:10pm | 15.14 (104) | 13.14 (92) | Won by 12 points | Princes Park | 10,588 | Chris Mainwaring Chris Mainwaring Chris Douglas Mainwaring was an Australian rules footballer. He played for the West Coast Eagles in the Victorian Football League/Australian Football League and East Fremantle in the West Australian Football League... |
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| 6 | Sunday, 3 May 2:10pm | 24.18 (162) | 13.10 (88) | Won by 74 points | Subiaco Oval Subiaco Oval Subiaco Oval , known colloquially as Subi, is the highest capacity sports stadium in Perth, Western Australia... |
28,543 | Robert Wiley Robert Wiley Robert John Wiley is a former Australian rules footballer who played with in the Western Australian National Football League / West Australian Football League and Richmond and West Coast in the Victorian Football League .-Career:Born in Perth, and educated at Scotch College, Wiley was zoned to ... |
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| 7 | Friday, 8 May 7:40pm | 10.21 (81) | 8.14 (62) | Won by 19 points | WACA Ground WACA Ground The WACA is a sports stadium in Perth, Western Australia. WACA are the initials of its owners and operators, the Western Australian Cricket Association.... |
25,799 | Ross Glendinning Ross Glendinning Ross Glendinning was an Australian rules footballer for the North Melbourne Football Club and West Coast Eagles in the Victorian Football League/Australian Football League... |
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| 8 | Saturday, 16 May 2:10pm | 6.13 (49) | 14.13 (97) | Lost by 48 points | Moorabbin Oval Moorabbin Oval Moorabbin Oval, also known by its sponsorship name of Linen House Oval, is an Australian Rules Football ground in the city of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia at Linton Street in the suburb of Moorabbin.... |
11,537 | Warren Jones | ||
| 9 | Sunday, 24 May 7:40pm | 20.15 (135) | 18.11 (119) | Won by 16 points | Subiaco Oval Subiaco Oval Subiaco Oval , known colloquially as Subi, is the highest capacity sports stadium in Perth, Western Australia... |
23,366 | Dwayne Lamb Dwayne Lamb Dwayne Francis Lamb is a former Australian rules footballer who played with West Coast in the VFL/AFL. A utility player, he was often used as a ruck rover or in defence.... |
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| 10 | Monday, 1 June 2:10pm | 19.23 (137) | 11.14 (80) | Won by 57 points | Subiaco Oval Subiaco Oval Subiaco Oval , known colloquially as Subi, is the highest capacity sports stadium in Perth, Western Australia... |
38,274 | John Annear John Annear John Annear is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Collingwood, Richmond and West Coast in the Victorian Football League during the 1980s.... |
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| 11 | Saturday, 6 June 2:10pm | 15.9 (99) | 18.13 (121) | Lost by 22 points | Western Oval | 15,089 | Brian Royal Brian Royal Brian Royal is a former Australian rules footballer, who played for the Western Bulldogs and is currently an assistant coach for the Melbourne Football Club.... |
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| 12 | Saturday, 13 June 2:10pm | 12.13 (85) | 13.13 (91) | Lost by 6 points | Kardinia Park | 17,504 | Bruce Lindner Bruce Lindner Bruce Norman Lindner is a former Australian Rules footballer who played for Geelong and Adelaide in the AFL and for West Adelaide in the SANFL.-SANFL Career:... |
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| 13 | Friday, 19 June 7:40pm | 16.18 (114) | 5.12 (42) | Won by 72 points | WACA Ground WACA Ground The WACA is a sports stadium in Perth, Western Australia. WACA are the initials of its owners and operators, the Western Australian Cricket Association.... |
13,540 | John Annear John Annear John Annear is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Collingwood, Richmond and West Coast in the Victorian Football League during the 1980s.... |
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| 14 | Sunday, 27 June 2:10pm | 9.15 (69) | 9.19 (73) | Lost by 4 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground Melbourne Cricket Ground The Melbourne Cricket Ground is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne and is home to the Melbourne Cricket Club. It is the tenth largest stadium in the world, the largest in Australia, the largest stadium for playing cricket, and holds the world record for the highest light... |
8,926 | Allan McKellar | ||
| 15 | Friday, 3 July 7:40pm | 18.10 (118) | 21.20 (146) | Lost by 28 points | WACA Ground WACA Ground The WACA is a sports stadium in Perth, Western Australia. WACA are the initials of its owners and operators, the Western Australian Cricket Association.... |
15,740 | Paul Salmon Paul Salmon Paul Salmon is a former Australian rules footballer. Recruited from North Ringwood, the 206 cm Salmon was, at the time, along with Carlton's Justin Madden, the tallest man to play AFL football... |
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| 16 | Friday, 10 July 7:40pm | 15.17 (107) | 15.14 (104) | Won by 3 points | WACA Ground WACA Ground The WACA is a sports stadium in Perth, Western Australia. WACA are the initials of its owners and operators, the Western Australian Cricket Association.... |
21,780 | Ross Glendinning Ross Glendinning Ross Glendinning was an Australian rules footballer for the North Melbourne Football Club and West Coast Eagles in the Victorian Football League/Australian Football League... |
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| 17 | Sunday, 19 July 2:10pm | 10.11 (71) | 30.21 (201) | Lost by 130 points | Sydney Cricket Ground Sydney Cricket Ground The Sydney Cricket Ground is a sports stadium in Sydney in Australia. It is used for Australian football, Test cricket, One Day International cricket, some rugby league and rugby union matches and is the home ground for the New South Wales Blues cricket team and the Sydney Swans of the Australian... |
24,199 | Stephen Wright Stephen Wright (Australian rules footballer) Stephen Wright is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Sydney Swans during the 1980s and early 90s. He coached Highett Football Club in 2007 & 2008 in the Southern Football League.... |
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| 18 | Sunday, 2 August 2:10pm | 17.13 (115) | 17.12 (114) | Won by 1 point | Subiaco Oval Subiaco Oval Subiaco Oval , known colloquially as Subi, is the highest capacity sports stadium in Perth, Western Australia... |
24,502 | John Platten John Platten John Patrick "The Rat" Platten is a former Australian rules footballer. With his unruly tangle of curls he was a distinctive figure on the field with tremendous tenacity and the ability to accumulate possessions week after week.-Career:Platten began his career with the Central District Bulldogs... |
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| 19 | Friday, 7 August 7:40pm | 15.19 (109) | 18.12 (120) | Lost by 11 points | WACA Ground WACA Ground The WACA is a sports stadium in Perth, Western Australia. WACA are the initials of its owners and operators, the Western Australian Cricket Association.... |
22,540 | Jim Krakouer Jim Krakouer James Gordon "Jim" Krakouer was an Australian rules footballer in the 1980s for North Melbourne and St Kilda in the VFL and Claremont in the WAFL... |
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| 20 | Sunday, 16 August 2:10pm | 21.14 (140) | 18.11 (119) | Won by 21 points | Carrara Stadium Carrara Stadium Carrara Stadium is a sporting venue on the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia, located in the suburb of Carrara.... |
4,859 | Geoff Raines Geoff Raines Geoff Raines was a former Australian rules football player who played in the VFL between 1976 and 1982 for the Richmond Football Club, between 1983 and 1985 for the Collingwood Football Club, in 1986 for the Essendon Football Club and between 1987 and 1989 for the Brisbane Bears Football Club.-... |
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| 21 | Friday, 21 August 7:40pm | 10.8 (68) | 18.21 (129) | Lost by 61 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground Melbourne Cricket Ground The Melbourne Cricket Ground is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne and is home to the Melbourne Cricket Club. It is the tenth largest stadium in the world, the largest in Australia, the largest stadium for playing cricket, and holds the world record for the highest light... |
21,048 | Sean Wight Sean Wight John Phillip "Sean" Wight was a Scottish-Australian Australian rules footballer in the VFL/AFL.He is a member of the Melbourne Football Club Hall of Fame and was named as one of the 150 Heroes of the club during the club's 150th celebrations.The 185 cm tall, 85 kg Wight played for the... |
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| 22 | Sunday, 30 August 2:10pm | 26.19 (175) | 13.9 (87) | Won by 88 points | Subiaco Oval Subiaco Oval Subiaco Oval , known colloquially as Subi, is the highest capacity sports stadium in Perth, Western Australia... |
17,617 | Adrian Barich Adrian Barich Adrian "Barra" Barich is a sports presenter for television and radio, and a former Australian rules footballer and rugby league player... |
Source: AFLTables
Awards
Steve MalaxosSteve Malaxos
Stephen "Steve" Malaxos is a former Australian rules footballer and coach from Western Australia. While playing for Claremont in the WAFL, he won the 1984 Sandover Medal. Malaxos was an All-Australian with Claremont in 1986 and while he was with the West Coast Eagles in 1988...
won the inaugural Club Champion Award
Club Champion Award
The Club Champion Award is the award given to the West Coast Eagles player determined to have been the "Best and Fairest" throughout an AFL season....
, polling 229 votes to finish ahead of Ross Glendinning
Ross Glendinning
Ross Glendinning was an Australian rules footballer for the North Melbourne Football Club and West Coast Eagles in the Victorian Football League/Australian Football League...
and Chris Mainwaring
Chris Mainwaring
Chris Douglas Mainwaring was an Australian rules footballer. He played for the West Coast Eagles in the Victorian Football League/Australian Football League and East Fremantle in the West Australian Football League...
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| 1987 Club Champion Award | ||
|---|---|---|
| № | Name | Votes |
| 1 | Steve Malaxos Steve Malaxos Stephen "Steve" Malaxos is a former Australian rules footballer and coach from Western Australia. While playing for Claremont in the WAFL, he won the 1984 Sandover Medal. Malaxos was an All-Australian with Claremont in 1986 and while he was with the West Coast Eagles in 1988... |
229 |
| 2 | Ross Glendinning Ross Glendinning Ross Glendinning was an Australian rules footballer for the North Melbourne Football Club and West Coast Eagles in the Victorian Football League/Australian Football League... |
170 |
| 3 | Chris Mainwaring Chris Mainwaring Chris Douglas Mainwaring was an Australian rules footballer. He played for the West Coast Eagles in the Victorian Football League/Australian Football League and East Fremantle in the West Australian Football League... |
166 |
| 4 | Dwayne Lamb Dwayne Lamb Dwayne Francis Lamb is a former Australian rules footballer who played with West Coast in the VFL/AFL. A utility player, he was often used as a ruck rover or in defence.... |
128 |
| 5 | Alex Ishchenko Alex Ishchenko Alex Ishchenko is a former Australian rules footballer who played with West Coast, the Brisbane Bears and North Melbourne in the VFL/AFL.... |
116 |
| 6 | Laurie Keene Laurie Keene Lawrence Kimberley Brett "Laurie" Keene is former Australian rules footballer who played for the West Coast Eagles in the VFL/AFL.... |
115 |
| 7 | Michael Brennan Michael Brennan (Australian rules footballer) Michael Brennan is a former Australian rules footballer who played with West Coast in the VFL/AFL. He was a member of their inaugural side and won premierships with the club in 1992 and 1994... |
113 |
| 8 | Chris Lewis | 88 |
| 9 | Murray Wrensted Murray Wrensted Murray Wrensted is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the West Coast Eagles and Collingwood in the Victorian Football League .... |
75 |
| 10 | John Annear John Annear John Annear is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Collingwood, Richmond and West Coast in the Victorian Football League during the 1980s.... |
70 |
Glen Bartlett
Glen Bartlett
Glen Bartlett is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the West Coast Eagles in the Victorian Football League and East Perth in the West Australian Football League ....
won the award for Best Clubman and Chris Mainwaring
Chris Mainwaring
Chris Douglas Mainwaring was an Australian rules footballer. He played for the West Coast Eagles in the Victorian Football League/Australian Football League and East Fremantle in the West Australian Football League...
was named Rookie of the Year.