1987 Australian Football Championships

1987 Australian Football Championships
Tournament information
SportAustralian football
LocationAdelaide and Perth, Australia
Dates27 May 1987–22 July 1987
FormatRound Robin
Teams3
Final champion
South Australia
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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]

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

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]

Standings

1987 Australian Championship
Pos Team Pld W L D PF PA PP Pts
1 South Australia 2 2 0 0 209 144 145.1 4
2 Victoria 2 1 1 0 197 177 111.3 2
3 Western Australia 2 0 2 0 155 240 64.6 0
Source: [4]

Squads

South Australia
Victoria
Western Australia
[5]

Coach: Graham Cornes

Both games

vs Victoria

vs Western Australia

Coach: Bill Goggin

Both Games

vs South Australia

vs Western Australia

Coach: John Todd
Both Games

vs South Australia

vs Victoria

References

  1. ^ "South Australia hangs on". The Canberra Times. 28 May 1987. p. 26. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Fos Williams Medallist". South Australian National Football League. Archived from the original on 1 October 2015. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
  3. ^ a b c "Big V bounces back". The Canberra Times. 23 July 1987. p. 20. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
  4. ^ Doherty, Francis (2000). "Australian National Football Councils Carnivals". The Aussie Rules: Records & Stats Trivia Book. New Holland Publishers. p. 244. ISBN 9781740514019.
  5. ^ "State Games 1951 - 2011".