The 1987 season was the Hawthorn Football Club's 63rd season in the Victorian Football League and 86th overall. Hawthorn entered the season as the defending VFL Premiers.
Fixture
Premiership season Rd Date and local time Opponent Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) Venue Attendance Record Home Away Result 1 Saturday, 28 March (2:10 pm) 15.14 (104) 22.17 (149) Won by 45 points Princes Park (A) 19,967 1–0 2 Saturday, 4 April (2:10 pm) 13.15 (93) 23.17 (155) Won by 62 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) 17,824 2–0 3 Saturday, 11 April (2:10 pm) 20.25 (145) 10.8 (68) Won by 77 points Princes Park (H) 14,058 3–0 4 Monday, 20 April (2:10 pm) 14.12 (96) 7.13 (55) Lost by 41 points Western Oval (A) 10,425 3–1 5 Saturday, 25 April (2:10 pm) 13.14 (92) 15.14 (104) Lost by 12 points Princes Park (H) 10,588 3–2 6 Sunday, 3 May (2:10 pm) 15.14 (104) 16.17 (113) Won by 9 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) 18,694 4–2 7 Sunday, 10 May (2:10 pm) 18.14 (122) 17.12 (114) Lost by 8 points Sydney Cricket Ground (A) 22,273 4–3 8 Saturday, 16 May (2:10 pm) 17.10 (112) 10.5 (65) Won by 47 points Princes Park (H) 9,382 5–3 9 Saturday, 23 May (2:10 pm) 25.15 (165) 7.9 (51) Won by 114 points VFL Park (H) 32,634 6–3 10 Saturday, 30 May (2:10 pm) 23.16 (154) 15.8 (98) Won by 56 points VFL Park (H) 15,535 7–3 11 Saturday, 6 June (2:10 pm) 14.7 (91) 17.11 (113) Won by 22 points VFL Park (A) 23,606 8–3 12 Sunday, 14 June (2:10 pm) 11.4 (70) 24.21 (165) Won by 95 points Carrara Stadium (A) 7,284 9–3 13 Saturday, 20 June (2:10 pm) 6.8 (44) 8.9 (57) Lost by 13 points Princes Park (H) 7,631 9–4 14 Saturday, 27 June (2:10 pm) 12.8 (80) 12.7 (79) Won by 1 point VFL Park (H) 44,385 10–4 15 Saturday, 4 July (2:10 pm) 19.20 (134) 11.11 (77) Won by 57 points Princes Park (H) 9,708 11–4 16 Saturday, 18 July (2:10 pm) 5.13 (43) 25.18 (168) Won by 125 points Victoria Park (A) 17,370 12–4 17 Saturday, 11 July (2:10 pm) 25.12 (162) 9.11 (65) Won by 97 points Princes Park (H) 13,971 13–4 18 Sunday, 2 August (12:10 pm) 17.13 (115) 17.12 (114) Lost by 1 point Subiaco Oval (A) 24,502 13–5 19 Saturday, 8 August (2:10 pm) 26.9 (165) 16.9 (105) Won by 60 points VFL Park (H) 14,692 14–5 20 Saturday, 15 August (2:10 pm) 20.22 (142) 15.7 (97) Won by 45 points Princes Park (H) 20,522 15–5 21 Saturday, 22 August (2:10 pm) 9.10 (64) 17.12 (114) Won by 50 points VFL Park (A) 27,046 16–5 22 Saturday, 29 August (2:10 pm) 17.21 (123) 19.12 (126) Won by 3 points Kardinia Park (A) 27,030 17–5
Finals series
Rd Date and local time Opponent Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) Venue Attendance Home Away Result Qualifying final Saturday, 5 September (2:30 pm) 23.18 (156) 8.9 (57) Won by 99 points VFL Park (H) 47,752 2nd semi-final Saturday, 12 September (2:30 pm) 11.14 (80) 10.5 (65) Lost by 15 points VFL Park (A) 64,333 Preliminary final Saturday, 19 September (2:10 pm) 11.14 (80) 10.18 (78) Won by 2 points VFL Park (H) 71,298 Grand Final Saturday, 26 September (2:50 pm) 15.14 (104) 9.17 (71) Lost by 33 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) 92,754
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