1987 VAFA season explained

Competition:vafa
Year:1987
Teams:86
Date:4 April − 27 September
Prevseason:1986
Nextseason:1988

The 1987 VAFA season was the 87th season of the Victorian Amateur Football Association (VAFA). The season began on 4 April and ended on 27 September, with a total of 86 teams participating across eight divisions under a promotion and relegation system.[1]

Association membership

Four new clubs − Aquinas, Bloods, Port Colts and Richmond Central − joined the VAFA prior to the start of the season.[2] This resulted in the VAFA being expanded to eight divisions, with H Section created.[3]

A Section

Competition:vafaa
Year:1987
Premiers:Ormond
Minor Premiers:Ormond
Wooden Spooners:Bulleen Templestowe
Top Goal Scorer:Paul Schuhkraft
Bestandfairest:Frank Gleeson
Prevseason:1986
Nextseason:1988

Ormond won their sixth A Section premiership, defeating Old Xaverians by 17 points.[4] Ormond's premiership came exactly 50 years after their first A Section season.[5]

Ladder

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TeamQualification
1Ormond (P)18162018871133165.764Finals series
2Old Xaverians18143116311235132.158
3De La Salle18116115581340116.346
4Old Paradians18117015971274125.444
5Old Scotch18810016141566103.132
6University Blues1871101440150495.728
7Collegians1871101484164290.428
8North Old Boys1871101493171087.328
9Caulfield Grammarians1861201493203773.324Relegation
10Bulleen Templestowe1821601251199762.68

Finals

B Section

Competition:vafab
Year:1987
Premiers:St Bernard's
Minor Premiers:St Bernard's
Wooden Spooners:St Kilda
Top Goal Scorer:Chris Freeman
Bestandfairest:Gary Williams
Prevseason:1986
Nextseason:1988

St Bernard's won their second B Second premiership, defeating Marcellin by 32 points.[6] The finals series was extended by a week after St Bernard's drew with Therry in the second semi-final on 5 September, which led to a replay being held on 13 September.[1]

Ladder

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TeamQualification
1St Bernard's (P)18144016181252129.256Finals series
2Therry18135018201422128.052
3Marcellin18135016731366122.552
4Parkside18126016921558108.648
5University Blacks18108017881542116.040
6Ivanhoe1871101448163788.528
7Old Trinity1861201372167282.024
8Fawkner1861201409175480.324
9Banyule1851301527192279.520Relegation
10St Kilda1841401423164586.516

Finals

C Section

Competition:vafac
Year:1987
Premiers:Monash Blues
Minor Premiers:Kew
Wooden Spooners:AJAX
Top Goal Scorer:Matthew Cavanagh
Bestandfairest:Tony Fellow
Prevseason:1986
Nextseason:1988

The Monash Blues won their second senior premiership, defeating Kew by 25 points in the graind final.

Ladder

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TeamQualification
1Kew18171023471309179.368Finals series
2Monash Blues (P)18144018411447127.256
3Old Melburnians18126022311446154.348
4Thomastown18117018301564117.044
5Old Brighton18117016201422113.944
6Balaclava189901891193697.736
7Old Haileyburians1861201463162989.824
8MHSOB1851301542205375.120
9Hampton Rovers1831501256212159.212Relegation
10AJAX1821601304239854.48

Finals

Monash Blues team

D Section

Competition:vafad
Year:1987
Premiers:Old Ivanhoe
Minor Premiers:St Kevin's
Wooden Spooners:Coburg
Top Goal Scorer:Rod Collins
Bestandfairest:Gary Norton

Mark Dyson
Prevseason:1986
Nextseason:1988

Following the conclusion of the season, Coburg went into recess prior to the start of the 1988 season, and folded shortly after.[7]

Ladder

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TeamQualification
1St Kevin's18135017131338128.052Finals series
2Old Ivanhoe (P)18125118491474125.450
3Bulleen United18126017631359129.748
4Old Mentonians18126016701295129.048
5Old Camberwell18116117021434118.746
6Preston MBOB18108015741272123.740
7North Brunswick1881001418160688.332
8Elsternwick1871101592173092.028
9Heatherton1831501135210254.012Relegation
10Coburg1811701223202060.54

Finals

E Section

Competition:vafae
Year:1987
Premiers:State Bank
Minor Premiers:Old Essendon
Wooden Spooners:Clayton
Top Goal Scorer:David Jenkins
Bestandfairest:Vic Zanin
Prevseason:1986
Nextseason:1988

Ladder

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TeamQualification
1Old Essendon18142216541091151.660Finals series
2State Bank (P)18144022301365163.756
3St Bedes18135017181216141.352
4West Brunswick18135018021359132.652
5Brunswick18125118521408131.550
6Old Geelong1861111457181180.526
7UHSOB1861201499180683.024
8Power House1861201304169077.224
9Peninsula Old Bpys1841401166199958.316Relegation
10Clayton1801801078219449.10

Finals

F Section

Competition:vafaf
Year:1987
Premiers:Aquinas
Minor Premiers:Aquinas
Wooden Spooners:Footscray TSOB
Top Goal Scorer:Terry Wilson
Bestandfairest:Bernard Tierny
Prevseason:1986
Nextseason:1988

Aquinas won their first F Section premiership in their first VAFA season, defeating Whitefriars by one point.[2]

Ladder

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TeamQualification
1Aquinas (P)1817102244874256.868Finals series
2Whitefriars18153023241156201.060
3St Andrew's18144024711522162.456
4Doveton18135019331200161.052
5Williamstown CYMS18117016891620104.344
6Old Carey18108015971453109.940
7La Trobe University1881001454167287032
8Commonwealth Bank1871101463185878.728
9University Reds1861201249189066.124
10St Leonard's1831501038210049.412
11ANZ Bank1821601227220055.88Relegation
12Footscray TSOB1821601084232344.78

Finals

G Section

Competition:vafag
Year:1987
Premiers:Bloods
Minor Premiers:Bloods
Wooden Spooners:Old Melburnians
Top Goal Scorer:Drew Robinson
Bestandfairest:Gary Sweet
Prevseason:1986
Nextseason:1988

Bloods, in their first VAFA season, defeated Port Colts by 40 points in the Grand Final. Heavy wind at Elsternwick Park meant no scores were recorded against the wind for the entire match.

Ladder

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TeamQualification
1Bloods (P)1614201349586230.256Finals series
2Monash Whites1613301120687163.052
3Port Colts1611501126947118.944
4Kew161051889739120.342
5De La Salle161060863813106.240
6St Bernard's1679068489269.828
7Collegians166100748104971.324
8Old Haileyburians16510166899167.422
9Old Scotch165110949115382.320
10Marcellin164120618114454.016
11GTV 9163130548112448.812Relegation
12Old Melburnians163130450110240.812

Finals

H Section

Competition:vafah
Year:1987
Premiers:Eltham
Minor Premiers:Eltham
Wooden Spooners:Power House/Balaclava
Top Goal Scorer:Sebastian Fitzpatrick
Bestandfairest:Peter Hooper
Nextseason:1988

Ladder

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TeamQualification
1Eltham (P)1614201256471266.756Finals series
2Old Brighton1613301056376280.952
3St Kevin's161330986575171.552
4Bulleen Templestowe1612201275419304.348
5Richmond Central16970785676116.736
6Old Xaverians16970747689108.436
7State Bank1697073288682.636
8Old Geelong165110548105052.220
9St Kilda164120679117158.016
10North Old Boys16412023373131.916
11Therry16213160294263.910
12Power House/Balaclava161141185167611.06

Finals

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Amateur Footballer Week 23 1987 . Victorian Amateur Football Association. https://web.archive.org/web/20240608054238/https://vafa.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/File-AF-1987-No-23.pdf . 8 June 2024.
  2. Web site: Aquinas OC Football Club . Victorian Amateur Football Association . https://web.archive.org/web/20240608093149/https://www.vafa.com.au/clubs/aquinas-oc/ . 8 June 2024.
  3. Web site: The Amateur Footballer Week 2 1987 . Victorian Amateur Football Association . https://web.archive.org/web/20231023234357/https://www.vafa.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/File-AF-1987-No-2.pdf . 23 October 2023 . 11 April 1987.
  4. Web site: Ormond Amateur Football Club – A Short History . Ormond Amateur Football Club . 8 June 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240313074637/https://oafc.com.au/history/ . 13 March 2024.
  5. Web site: The Amateur Footballer Week 24 1987 . Victorian Amateur Football Association . https://web.archive.org/web/20240221013848/https://vafa.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/File-AF-1987-No-24.pdf . 21 February 2024.
  6. Web site: The History of St Bernards FC . St Bernard's FC . 8 June 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240324015902/https://stbernardsfc.com.au/blogs/news/the-history-of-st-bernards-fx . 24 March 2024 . 22 January 2023.
  7. Web site: The Amateur Footballer, Week 1, 1988 . Issuu . 17 January 2017 . VAFA Media . https://web.archive.org/web/20240606031925/https://issuu.com/vafa_hq/docs/vafa-vol88.no01 . 6 June 2024.

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