1987 West Coast Eagles season

West Coast Eagles
1987 season
PresidentRichard Colless
CoachRon Alexander
Captain(s)Ross Glendinning
Home groundSubiaco Oval
WACA Ground
National Panasonic Cupsemi-finals
VFL season8th
Finals seriesN/A
Best & FairestSteve Malaxos
Leading goalkickerRoss Glendinning (38 goals)
Highest home attendance38,274 (round 10 vs Collingwood at Subiaco Oval)
Lowest home attendance13,540 (round 13 vs Fitzroy at WACA Ground)
Average home attendance24,276
← First season 1988 →

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.

List

Squad

West Coast Eagles inaugural squad
Senior list Coaching staff

Head coach

Assistant coach

Legend:
  • (c) Captain(s)
  • (vc) Vice-captain(s)
  • Long-term injury list
  • Upgraded rookie

Updated: 28 June 2011
Source(s): Eagles Flying High




Pre-season

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 Footscray by 29 points at Waverley Park 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
1 Tuesday, 3 March 2:10pm 12.15 (87) Footscray 8.10 (58) Won by 29 points Waverley Park 4,599
2 Saturday, 21 March 2:10pm 12.15 (87) Fitzroy 10.4 (64) Won by 23 points Waverley Park 5,047
SF Tuesday, 14 April 2:10pm 5.10 (40) Essendon 22.16 (148) Lost by 108 points Waverley Park 12 625

Regular season

Home team's score listed in bold:

Round Date Score Opponent Opponent's Score Result Venue Attendance Best on ground Team
1 Sunday, 29 March 2:10pm 20.13 (133) Richmond 16.23 (119) Won by 14 points Subiaco Oval 23,897 Phil Narkle West Coast
2 Saturday, 4 April 2:10pm 17.12 (114) Essendon 17.17 (119) Lost by 5 points Windy Hill 19,845 Leon Baker Essendon
3 Sunday, 12 April 2:10pm 14.13 (97) Sydney 18.16 (124) Lost by 27 points Subiaco Oval 35,719 Greg Williams Sydney
4 Saturday, 18 April 2:10pm 15.14 (104) Carlton 29.17 (191) Lost by 87 points Princes Park 20,750 Paul Meldrum Carlton
5 Saturday, 25 April 2:10pm 15.14 (104) Hawthorn 13.14 (92) Won by 12 points Princes Park 10,588 Chris Mainwaring West Coast
6 Sunday, 3 May 2:10pm 24.18 (162) North Melbourne 13.10 (88) Won by 74 points Subiaco Oval 28,543 Robert Wiley West Coast
7 Friday, 8 May 7:40pm 10.21 (81) Brisbane Bears 8.14 (62) Won by 19 points WACA Ground 25,799 Ross Glendinning West Coast
8 Saturday, 16 May 2:10pm 6.13 (49) St Kilda 14.13 (97) Lost by 48 points Moorabbin Oval 11,537 Warren Jones St Kilda
9 Sunday, 24 May 7:40pm 20.15 (135) Melbourne 18.11 (119) Won by 16 points Subiaco Oval 23,366 Dwayne Lamb West Coast
10 Monday, 1 June 2:10pm 19.23 (137) Collingwood 11.14 (80) Won by 57 points Subiaco Oval 38,274 John Annear West Coast
11 Saturday, 6 June 2:10pm 15.9 (99) Footscray 18.13 (121) Lost by 22 points Western Oval 15,089 Brian Royal Footscray
12 Saturday, 13 June 2:10pm 12.13 (85) Geelong 13.13 (91) Lost by 6 points Kardinia Park 17,504 Bruce Lindner Geelong
13 Friday, 19 June 7:40pm 16.18 (114) Fitzroy 5.12 (42) Won by 72 points WACA Ground 13,540 John Annear West Coast
14 Sunday, 27 June 2:10pm 9.15 (69) Richmond 9.19 (73) Lost by 4 points Melbourne Cricket Ground 8,926 Allan McKellar Richmond
15 Friday, 3 July 7:40pm 18.10 (118) Essendon 21.20 (146) Lost by 28 points WACA Ground 15,740 Paul Salmon Essendon
16 Friday, 10 July 7:40pm 15.17 (107) Carlton 15.14 (104) Won by 3 points WACA Ground 21,780 Ross Glendinning West Coast
17 Sunday, 19 July 2:10pm 10.11 (71) Sydney 30.21 (201) Lost by 130 points Sydney Cricket Ground 24,199 Stephen Wright Sydney
18 Sunday, 2 August 2:10pm 17.13 (115) Hawthorn 17.12 (114) Won by 1 point Subiaco Oval 24,502 John Platten Hawthorn
19 Friday, 7 August 7:40pm 15.19 (109) North Melbourne 18.12 (120) Lost by 11 points WACA Ground 22,540 Jim Krakouer North Melbourne
20 Sunday, 16 August 2:10pm 21.14 (140) Brisbane Bears 18.11 (119) Won by 21 points Carrara Stadium 4,859 Geoff Raines Brisbane Bears
21 Friday, 21 August 7:40pm 10.8 (68) Melbourne 18.21 (129) Lost by 61 points Melbourne Cricket Ground 21,048 Sean Wight Melbourne
22 Sunday, 30 August 2:10pm 26.19 (175) St Kilda 13.9 (87) Won by 88 points Subiaco Oval 17,617 Adrian Barich West Coast

Source: AFLTables

Ladder

(P) Premiers
Qualified for finals
# Team P W L D PF PA % Pts
1 Carlton (P) 22 18 4 0 2599 1883 138.0 72
2 Hawthorn 22 17 5 0 2781 1891 147.1 68
3 Sydney 22 15 7 0 2846 2197 129.5 60
4 North Melbourne 22 13 8 1 2402 2417 99.4 54
5 Melbourne 22 12 10 0 2189 2026 108.0 48
6 Geelong 22 11 10 1 2355 2348 100.3 46
7 Footscray 22 11 10 1 1959 2046 95.7 46
8 West Coast 22 11 11 0 2386 2438 97.9 44
9 Essendon 22 9 12 1 2075 2318 89.5 38
10 St Kilda 22 9 13 0 2150 2369 90.8 36
11 Fitzroy 22 8 14 0 2328 2544 91.5 32
12 Collingwood 22 7 15 0 1853 2425 76.4 28
13 Brisbane Bears 22 6 16 0 2113 2666 79.3 24
14 Richmond 22 5 17 0 2199 2667 82.5 20

Rules for classification: 1. premiership points; 2. percentage; 3. points for
Average score: 104.7
Source: AFL Tables

Awards

Steve Malaxos won the inaugural Club Champion Award, polling 229 votes to finish ahead of Ross Glendinning and Chris Mainwaring:[1]

1987 Club Champion Award
No. Name Votes
1 Steve Malaxos 229
2 Ross Glendinning 170
3 Chris Mainwaring 166
4 Dwayne Lamb 128
5 Alex Ishchenko 116
6 Laurie Keene 115
7 Michael Brennan 113
8 Chris Lewis 88
9 Murray Wrensted 75
10 John Annear 70

Glen Bartlett won the award for Best Clubman and Chris Mainwaring was named Rookie of the Year.

References

  1. ^ Club Champion Award 1997–2009 westcoasteagles.com.au. Retrieved 23 July 2011.