The 1987 South Australian National Football League season was the 108th season of the top-level Australian rules football competition in South Australia.
| 1987 SANFL season | |
|---|---|
| Teams | 10 |
| Premiers | North Adelaide 12th premiership |
| Minor premiers | North Adelaide 14th minor premiership |
| Magarey Medallist | Andrew Jarman North Adelaide (23 votes) |
| Ken Farmer Medallist | John Roberts North Adelaide (111 Goals) |
| Attendance | |
| Matches played | 116 |
| Total attendance | 758,525 (6,539 per match) |
| Highest | 50,617 (Grand Final, North Adelaide vs. Glenelg) |
Ladder
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Adelaide (P) | 22 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 2515 | 1846 | 57.67 | 38 |
| 2 | Port Adelaide | 22 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 2280 | 2042 | 52.75 | 30 |
| 3 | Norwood | 22 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 2423 | 1996 | 54.83 | 28 |
| 4 | Glenelg | 22 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2502 | 2119 | 54.14 | 24 |
| 5 | Woodville | 22 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2240 | 2409 | 48.18 | 24 |
| 6 | West Torrens | 22 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 2160 | 2069 | 51.08 | 20 |
| 7 | West Adelaide | 22 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 2374 | 2466 | 49.05 | 20 |
| 8 | Central District | 22 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 2121 | 2555 | 45.36 | 14 |
| 9 | Sturt | 22 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 2137 | 2500 | 46.09 | 12 |
| 10 | South Adelaide | 22 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 1798 | 2548 | 41.37 | 10 |
1987 SANFL Finals
editWeek 4 (1987 SANFL Grand Final)
edit| 1987 SANFL Grand Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 3 October (2:10pm) | North Adelaide | def. | Glenelg | Football Park (crowd: 50,617) | |
| 5.2 (32) 11.4 (70) 18.5 (113) 23.7 (145) |
Q1 Q2 Q3 Final |
0.1 (1) 1.5 (11) 4.7 (31) 9.9 (63) |
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