| Club: | West Coast Eagles |
| Season: | 1987 |
| President: | Richard Colless |
| Coach: | Ron Alexander |
| Captain: | Ross Glendinning |
| Home Ground: | Subiaco Oval WACA Ground |
| Preseason Comp: | National Panasonic Cup |
| Preseason Result: | semi-finals |
| Regularseason Comp: | VFL season |
| Regularseason Result: | 8th |
| Finals Series: | Finals series |
| Finals Result: | N/A |
| Club B&Amp;F: | Best & Fairest |
| Best And Fairest: | Steve Malaxos |
| Leading Goalscorer: | Ross Glendinning (38 goals) |
| Highest Attendance: | 38,274 (round 10 vs at Subiaco Oval) |
| Lowest Attendance: | 13,540 (round 13 vs at WACA Ground) |
| Average Attendance: | 24,276 |
| Prevseason: | First season |
| Nextseason: | 1988 |
The 1987 VFL season was the West Coast Eagles' inaugural season in the Victorian Football League (VFL). The club was introduced to the competition as part of the VFL's expansion. Ron Alexander was appointed coach of the team and Ross Glendinning was appointed captain. The Eagles played 22 games, winning 11 and losing 11 to finish 8th on the ladder.
West Coast played their first match against another AFL club during the 1987 National Panasonic Cup, the VFL's night series at the time, defeating by 29 points at Waverley Park after trailing by 28 points at three-quarter time.
Home team's score listed in bold:
| Round | Date | Score | Opponent | Opponent's Score | Result | Venue | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tuesday, 3 March 2:10pm | 12.15 (87) | 8.10 (58) | Won by 29 points | Waverley Park | 4,599 | ||
| 2 | Saturday, 21 March 2:10pm | 12.15 (87) | 10.4 (64) | Won by 23 points | Waverley Park | 5,047 | ||
| SF | Tuesday, 14 April 2:10pm | 5.10 (40) | 22.16 (148) | Lost by 108 points | Waverley Park | 12 625 |
Home team's score listed in bold:
| Round | Date | Score | Opponent | Opponent's Score | Result | Venue | Attendance | Best on ground | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sunday, 29 March 2:10pm | 20.13 (133) | 16.23 (119) | Won by 14 points | Subiaco Oval | 23,897 | ||||
| 2 | Saturday, 4 April 2:10pm | 17.12 (114) | 17.17 (119) | Lost by 5 points | Windy Hill | 19,845 | ||||
| 3 | Sunday, 12 April 2:10pm | 14.13 (97) | 18.16 (124) | Lost by 27 points | Subiaco Oval | 35,719 | ||||
| 4 | Saturday, 18 April 2:10pm | 15.14 (104) | 29.17 (191) | Lost by 87 points | Princes Park | 20,750 | ||||
| 5 | Saturday, 25 April 2:10pm | 15.14 (104) | 13.14 (92) | Won by 12 points | Princes Park | 10,588 | ||||
| 6 | Sunday, 3 May 2:10pm | 24.18 (162) | 13.10 (88) | Won by 74 points | Subiaco Oval | 28,543 | ||||
| 7 | Friday, 8 May 7:40pm | 10.21 (81) | 8.14 (62) | Won by 19 points | WACA Ground | 25,799 | ||||
| 8 | Saturday, 16 May 2:10pm | 6.13 (49) | 14.13 (97) | Lost by 48 points | Moorabbin Oval | 11,537 | ||||
| 9 | Sunday, 24 May 7:40pm | 20.15 (135) | 18.11 (119) | Won by 16 points | Subiaco Oval | 23,366 | ||||
| 10 | Monday, 1 June 2:10pm | 19.23 (137) | 11.14 (80) | Won by 57 points | Subiaco Oval | 38,274 | ||||
| 11 | Saturday, 6 June 2:10pm | 15.9 (99) | 18.13 (121) | Lost by 22 points | Western Oval | 15,089 | ||||
| 12 | Saturday, 13 June 2:10pm | 12.13 (85) | 13.13 (91) | Lost by 6 points | Kardinia Park | 17,504 | ||||
| 13 | Friday, 19 June 7:40pm | 16.18 (114) | 5.12 (42) | Won by 72 points | WACA Ground | 13,540 | ||||
| 14 | Sunday, 27 June 2:10pm | 9.15 (69) | 9.19 (73) | Lost by 4 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 8,926 | ||||
| 15 | Friday, 3 July 7:40pm | 18.10 (118) | 21.20 (146) | Lost by 28 points | WACA Ground | 15,740 | ||||
| 16 | Friday, 10 July 7:40pm | 15.17 (107) | 15.14 (104) | Won by 3 points | WACA Ground | 21,780 | ||||
| 17 | Sunday, 19 July 2:10pm | 10.11 (71) | 30.21 (201) | Lost by 130 points | Sydney Cricket Ground | 24,199 | ||||
| 18 | Sunday, 2 August 2:10pm | 17.13 (115) | 17.12 (114) | Won by 1 point | Subiaco Oval | 24,502 | ||||
| 19 | Friday, 7 August 7:40pm | 15.19 (109) | 18.12 (120) | Lost by 11 points | WACA Ground | 22,540 | ||||
| 20 | Sunday, 16 August 2:10pm | 21.14 (140) | 18.11 (119) | Won by 21 points | Carrara Stadium | 4,859 | ||||
| 21 | Friday, 21 August 7:40pm | 10.8 (68) | 18.21 (129) | Lost by 61 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 21,048 | ||||
| 22 | Sunday, 30 August 2:10pm | 26.19 (175) | 13.9 (87) | Won by 88 points | Subiaco Oval | 17,617 |
Source: AFLTables
Steve Malaxos won the inaugural Club Champion Award, polling 229 votes to finish ahead of Ross Glendinning and Chris Mainwaring:[1]
| 1987 Club Champion Award | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Name | Votes | |
| 1 | 229 | ||
| 2 | 170 | ||
| 3 | 166 | ||
| 4 | 128 | ||
| 5 | 116 | ||
| 6 | 115 | ||
| 7 | 113 | ||
| 8 | 88 | ||
| 9 | 75 | ||
| 10 | 70 |
Glen Bartlett won the award for Best Clubman and Chris Mainwaring was named Rookie of the Year.