Round 1
Melbourne 28.16.184 d. Fitzroy 14.10.94
Goals - Cordner 9, Wight 3, Eishold 3, Jackson 3, Fidge 3, Jarrott 2, Koop 1, Allardice 1, Kiel 1, Lawrence 1, Smith 1
Best - Rugolo, Jackson, Stynes
Round 2
Melbourne 17.10.112 d. North Melbourne 15.18.108
Goals - Jackson 5, Eishold 3, Payne 2, Fidge 2, Ryan 2, Stynes 1, Koop 1, Sizer 1
Best - Jackson, Jarrott, Fidge
Round 3
Geelong 20.12.132 d. Melbourne 16.16.112
Goals - Campbell 3, Sparks 3, Jackson 2, Cordner 2, Jarrott 2, Kiley 1, Sizer 1, Richards 1, Icke 1
Best - O'Dwyer, White, Payne
Round 4
Melbourne 21.19.145 d. St Kilda 13.12.90
Goals - Cordner 7, Campbell 4, Barclay 2, Eishold 2, Fidge 1, Ryan 1, Smith 1, Normington 1, Sparks 1, Kiel 1
Best - Wight, Cordner, Kiel
Round 5
Hawthorn 29.21.141 d. Melbourne 16.11.107
Goals - Fidge 3, Eishold 3, Kiley 3, Campbell 2, Lamb 2, Sizer 1, Normington 1, Giles 1
Best - Eishold, Sparks, Fidge
Round 6
Melbourne 11.10.76 d. Richmond 8.14.62
Goals - Jackson 2, Kiel 2, Barclay 2, Normington 2, Cordner 1, Eishold 1, Icke 1
Best - Icke, Allardice, Jackson
Round 7
Melbourne 17.9.111 d. Collingwood 11.11.77
Goals - Eishold 5, Ryan 3, Lamb 2, Normington 1, Robinson 1, Kiley 1, Koop 1, Kol 1, Stynes 1, Kiel 1
Best - Stynes, Eishold, Koop
Round 8
Footscray 10.15.75 d. Melbourne 11.8.74
Goals - Eishold 2, Stynes 2, Ryan 2, Rugolo 1, Newport 1, Campbell 1, Jackson 1, Normington 1
Best - Stynes, Richards, Jarrott
Round 9
Richmond 21.11.137 d. Melbourne 9.10.64
Goals - Ryan 2, Evans 2, Normington 2, Rugolo 1, Eishold 1, Kiley 1
Best - Sizer, Kiley, Sparks
Round 10
Melbourne 10.16.76 d. Essendon 8.9.57
Goals - Normington 4, Kiley 2, G. Lovett 2, Moore 1, Sizer 1
Best - Normington, Campbell, Lovett
Round 11
Carlton 19.18.132 d. Melbourne 19.17.131
Goals - Normington 4, G. Lovett 3, Eishold 3, Sparks 2, Icke 1, B. Lovett 1, Sizer 1, Evans 1, Aitken 1, Lamb 1, Kiley 1
Best - Eishold, Normington, Aitken
Round 12
Melbourne 23.9.147 d. Sydney 10.15.75
Goals - Williams 10, Eishold 5, Stynes 2, Smith 2, Jackson 1, Sizer 1, Aitken 1, Lamb 1
Best - Eishold, B. Lovett, Cole
Round 13
Hawthorn 11.3.69 d. Melbourne 8.7.55
Goals - Moore 4, Eishold 2, McCarthy 1, Normington 1
Best - Stynes, Campbell, Moore
Round 14
Melbourne 12.12.84 d. Fitzroy 11.15.81
Goals - Moore 4, G. Lovett 2, Normington 2, Brand 1, Stynes 1, Rugolo 1, Viney 1
Best - Stynes, Kol, Sparks
Round 15
North Melbourne 18.15.123 d. Melbourne 16.16.112
Goals - Brand 3, Stynes 3, Moore 2, Battiston 2, Cordner 1, Chiron 1, Smith 1, Jackson 1, Lovett 1, Normington 1
Best - Stynes, Chiron, Moore
Round 16
Geelong 20.16.136 d. Melbourne 8.7.55
Goals - Rugolo 2, G. Lovett 2, Battiston 1, Cole 1, Sparks 1, S. Febey 1
Best - Newport, Turner, Rugolo
Round 17
Melbourne 20.5.125 d. St Kilda 10.12.72
Goals - Spalding 4, S. Febey 4, Eishold 3, Battiston 2, G. Lovett 2, Evans 2, Stynes 1, Jackson 1, Normington 1
Best - S. Febey, Chiron, Jackson
Round 18
Hawthorn 15.16.106 d. Melbourne 10.11.71
Goals - Cordner 2, Newport 2, Sparks 1, Rugolo 1, Ryan 1, Turner 1, Battiston 1, McCarthy 1
Best - Turner, Newport, Smith
Round 19
Richmond 19.17.131 d. Melbourne 13.21.99
Goals - Giles 3, Koop 2, G. Lovett 2, Battiston 1, Richards 1, Rugolo 1, Cordner 1, Turner 1, Newport 1
Best - Newport, Turner, Koop
Round 20
Collingwood 18.11.119 d. Melbourne 13.14.92
Goals - G. Lovett 3, Battiston 3, Richards 1, Rugolo 1, Newport 1, Fidge 1, Turner 1, Sparks 1, Allardice 1
Best - Newport, Turner, Kol
Round 21
North Melbourne 21.13.139 d. Melbourne 17.15.117
Goals - Rugolo 4, Richards 3, Turner 3, Eishold 2, Smith 1, S. Febey 1, Lamb 1, Smit 1, Hewitson 1
Best - Turner, Eishold, Rugolo
Round 22
Footscray 18.13.121 d. Melbourne 10.10.70
Goals - Eishold 3, Richards 2, Lamb 2, Kol 1, Campbell 1, Lovett 1,
Best - Allardice, Lovett, Eishold
Goalkickers
Notes
- Rugolo goals are not attributed to a particular brother. Frank might not have been on the list in 1987.
- "McCarthy" is probably Peter McCarty