1987 SANFL Grand Final

The 1987 SANFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football competition. Run-away minor premiers North Adelaide defeated 4th-placed Glenelg 145 to 63.[2]

1987 SANFL Grand Final

North Adelaide

Glenelg
23.7 (145) 9.9 (63)
1 2 3 4
NA 5.2 (32) 11.4 (70) 18.5 (113) 23.7 (145)
GLE 0.1 (1) 1.5 (11) 4.7 (31) 9.9 (63)
DateSaturday, 3 October (2:10 pm)
StadiumFootball Park
Attendance50,617
UmpiresNeville Thorpe, Rick Kinnear, Mostyn Rutter (goal)[1]
Coin toss won byDarel Hart (NA)
Kicked towardsouthern end (with the wind)
Ceremonies
National anthemRicky May
Accolades
Jock McHale MedallistMichael Nunan
Best on GroundMichael Parsons
Broadcast in Australia
NetworkChannel 7 and 2
CommentatorsPeter Marker, David Darcy, Ian Day, Graham Campbell[1]
 1986 1988 

This was the third consecutive year that North coached by Michael Nunan and Glenelg coached by Graham Cornes met in the grand final. It gave Nunan his first success as a coach, and Cornes the first of 3 losses in 4 years.

The Jack Oatey Medal was won by North Adelaide ruckman Michael Parsons[3] who top scored with 6 goals and 1 behind.[4]

Teams

1987 Premiership Team
B: Peter Simmons (31) Paul Arnold (32) Stephen Riley (22)
HB: John Riley (1) Trevor Clisby (29) David Tiller (4)
C: Roger Carlaw (11) Kym Klomp (7) David Sanders (9)
HF: Darren Jarman (8) Peter Bennett (35) Craig Burton (5)
F: Michael Parsons (28) John Roberts (25) Steven Sims (2)
Foll: Michael Redden (42) Andrew Jarman (17) Darel Hart (c) (3)
Int: Michael Armfield (16) Wayne Slattery (34)
Coach: Michael Nunan

References

  1. "TV replay". SAfootballarchive. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  2. "Australian Football - SANFL Season 1987". australianfootball.com. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  3. "List of Jack Oatey Medal winners". South Australian National Football League. Archived from the original on 3 February 2018. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  4. "North Adelaide Football Club 1987 grand final – player list". North Adelaide Football Club. Retrieved 3 February 2018.


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