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.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Sport | Australian football |
| Location | Adelaide and Perth, Australia |
| Dates | 27 May 1987–22 July 1987 |
| Format | Round Robin |
| Teams | 3 |
| Final champion | |
| South Australia | |
Results edit
Game 1 edit
- E. J. Whitten Medal: Chris Langford (Victoria)
- Fos Williams Medal: Chris McDermott (South Australia)[2]
Game 2 edit
- Fos Williams Medal: Andrew Jarman (South Australia)[2]
- Simpson Medal: Chris McDermott (South Australia)
Game 3 edit
Standings edit
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| TEAM | P | W | L | D | PF | PA | % | PTS | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Australia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 209 | 144 | 145 | 4 | |||
| 2 | Victoria | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 197 | 177 | 111 | 2 | |||
| 3 | Western Australia | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 155 | 240 | 64 | 0 | |||
Squads edit
References edit
- ^ "South Australia hangs on". The Canberra Times. 28 May 1987. p. 26. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
- ^ a b "Fos Williams Medallist". South Australian National Football League. South Australian National Football League. Archived from the original on 1 October 2015. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
- ^ a b c "Big V bounces back". The Canberra Times. 23 July 1987. p. 20. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
- ^ Doherty, Francis (2000). "Australian National Football Councils Carnivals". The Aussie Rules: Records & Stats Trivia Book. New Holland Publishers. p. 244. ISBN 9781740514019.
- ^ "State Games 1951 - 2011".