Round 15, 1987
Melbourne vs North Melbourne
Saturday 4 July
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 17,108
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Final | |
| Melbourne | 4.7 | 8.12 | 11.17 | 15.20.110 |
| North Melbourne | 4.7 | 9.11 | 11.13 | 16.16.112 |
North Melbourne win by 2 points
Goalkickers: Bret Bailey 3, Robert Flower 2, Danny Hughes 2, David Williams 2, Steven Icke 1, Nigel Kol 1, Garry Lyon 1, Russell Richards 1, Earl Spalding 1, Brian Wilson 1
Brownlow Votes:
2 - Brian Wilson
Milestones:
Last Game
Robin White
The Demons were still three wins out of the top five with seven games left and needed every point they could get to try and sneak into the finals. So when the sirens went with the ball in the hands of first game Roo Alistair Clarkson even North coach John Kennedy couldn't watch, relying on the sound of the crowd roar to let him know what had happened.
With the game tightly poised at every break the Demons were every chance of snatching a victory against the fourth placed North. The Roos had opened a break in the second quarter when ruckman John Mossop kicked three goals in a row, but his contribution didn't last much longer and the third quarter belonged to Melbourne, taking a four point lead into the last term.
With five minutes to go scores were level, but when Danny Hughes snuck forward to goal in the 26th minute it looked like the Demons were home, but North went forward for two points and with the last kick before the siren Clarkson outmarked Robin White and held his nerve to convert and win the match for North. White would never play for the Demons again, but the next time the two sides met Melbourne registered a massive 118 point Elimination Final victory.
Reserves
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
Under 19s
North Melbourne 20.7.127 d. Melbourne 7.9.61
Goals - Gilder 2, Howat 1, Clarkson 1, Newton 1, Robinson 1, Lethlean 1
Best - Peck, Smith, Knight
Lists
After the siren
Media
Age - 06/07/1987
Football Record R17 1989