1987 SANFL Grand Final
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{{Infobox Australian rules football match
| year = 1987
| competition = SANFL
| match_type = Grand Final
| image =
| home = 50px
{{SANFL NthA}}
| home_abbr = NA
| home_colours =
| away = 50px
{{SANFL Gle}}
| away_abbr = GLE
| away_colours =
| home_qtr1 = 5.2 (32)
| home_qtr2 = 11.4 (70)
| home_qtr3 = 18.5 (113)
| home_qtr4 = 23.7 (145)
| away_qtr1 = 0.1 (1)
| away_qtr2 = 1.5 (11)
| away_qtr3 = 4.7 (31)
| away_qtr4 = 9.9 (63)
| home_score = 23.7 (145)
| away_score = 9.9 (63)
| date = Saturday, 3 October (2:10 pm)
| stadium = Football Park
| attendance = 50,617
| umpire = Neville Thorpe, Rick Kinnear, Mostyn Rutter (goal){{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydWMGkSwoZo|title=TV replay|publisher=SAfootballarchive|accessdate=2018-02-03}}
| coin_toss = Darel Hart (NA)
| kick_end = southern end (with the wind)
| prematch =
| anthem = Ricky May
| halftime =
| postmatch =
| jack_oatey_medal = Michael Parsons ({{SANFL NA}})
| network = Channel 7 and 2
| commentators = Peter Marker, David Darcy, Ian Day, Graham Campbell
| last = 1986
| next = 1988
}}
The 1987 SANFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the North Adelaide Football Club and the Glenelg Football Club, held at Football Park on 3 October 1987. It was the 70th annual grand final of the South Australian National Football League, staged to determine the premiers for the 1987 SANFL season. The match, attended by 50,617 spectators, was won by North Adelaide by a margin of 82 points, marking that club's 12th premiership victory.
Background
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{{cite web|url=http://sanfl.com.au/jack-oatey-medallist/|title=List of Jack Oatey Medal winners|publisher=South Australian National Football League|accessdate=2018-02-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180203005654/http://sanfl.com.au/jack-oatey-medallist/|archive-date=3 February 2018|url-status=dead}} who top scored with 6 goals and 1 behind.{{cite web|url=https://nafc.com.au/history/game?gameId=0f024899-bc61-4373-bfc9-07a6e29472dc|title=North Adelaide Football Club 1987 grand final – player list|publisher=North Adelaide Football Club|accessdate=2018-02-03|archive-date=3 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180203064434/https://nafc.com.au/history/game?gameId=0f024899-bc61-4373-bfc9-07a6e29472dc|url-status=dead}}
Teams
{{Aussie rules team|title=1987 Premiership Team|fullforward=25 John Roberts |interchange6=|interchange5=|interchange4=|interchange3=|interchange2=34 Wayne Slattery|interchange1=16 Michael Armfield|rover=3 Darel Hart (c)|ruckrover=17 Andrew Jarman|ruck=42 Michael Redden|forwardpocket2={{0}}2 Steven Sims|forwardpocket1=Michael Parsons (28)|backpocket1=Peter Simmons (31)|halfforwardflank2=5 Craig Burton|centrehalfforward=Peter Bennett (35)|halfforwardflank1=Darren Jarman (8)|wing2=David Sanders (9)|centre=Kym Klomp (7)|wing1=11 Roger Carlaw|halfbackflank2={{0}}4 David Tiller|centrehalfback=29 Trevor Clisby|halfbackflank1=1 John Riley|backpocket2=22 Stephen Riley|fullback=32 Paul Arnold|coach=Michael Nunan}}
Glenelg:
F: Craig Woodlands, John Seebohm, Robin Kidney
HF: Alan Stringer, Tony Hall, Geoff Winton
C: Mark Hewett, David Marshall, David Kernahan
HB: Wayne Stringer, Michael Murphy, David Grenvold
B: Max Kruse, Jim West, Scott Salisbury
R: Peter Carey, Peter Maynard, Chris McDermott
Int: Ross Gibbs, Mark Donovan
Coach: Graham Cornes
Match summary
The match was played in superb conditions. Besides North Adelaide's crushing victory, this game would later become known for Ricky May's terrible performance of the national anthem before the game, forgetting the lyrics and falling out of tempo with the backing track.{{cite news|work=The Guardian|first=Russell|last=Jackson|title=The Joy of Six: AFL grand final entertainment|date=23 September 2014|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2014/sep/23/the-joy-of-six-afl-grand-final-entertainment}}
=Second quarter=
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Scorecard
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References
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