The
1987 VFL season
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was the
West Coast Eagles
The West Coast Eagles are a professional Australian rules football club based in Perth, Western Australia. The club was founded in 1986 as one of two expansion teams in the Australian Football League (AFL), then known as the Victorian Football ...
' inaugural season in the
Victorian Football League
The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football league in Australia serving as one of the second-tier regional semi-professional competitions which sit underneath the fully professional Australian Football League (AFL). It ...
(VFL). The club was introduced to the competition as part of the VFL's expansion.
Ron Alexander
Ronald James Alexander (born 10 December 1950) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Fitzroy Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL) and for the East Perth Football Club and East Fremantle Football Club in the ...
was appointed coach of the team and
Ross Glendinning
Ross William Glendinning (born 17 September 1956) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the East Perth Football Club in the West Australian National Football League (WANFL) and for the North Melbourne Football Club and the West ...
was appointed captain. The Eagles played 22 games, winning 11 and losing 11 to finish 8th on the ladder.
List
Squad
Pre-season
National Panasonic Cup
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
Waverley Park (also and originally called VFL Park) was an Australian rules football stadium in Mulgrave, Victoria, Australia. For most of its history, its purpose was as a neutral venue and used by all Victorian-based Victorian Football ...
after trailing by 28 points at three-quarter time.
Home team's score listed in bold:
Regular season
Home team's score listed in bold:
Source
AFLTables
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Ladder
Awards
Steve Malaxos won the inaugural
Club Champion Award, polling 229 votes to finish ahead of
Ross Glendinning
Ross William Glendinning (born 17 September 1956) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the East Perth Football Club in the West Australian National Football League (WANFL) and for the North Melbourne Football Club and the West ...
and
Chris Mainwaring
Christopher Douglas Mainwaring (27 December 1965 – 1 October 2007) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League (AFL) and for the East Fremantle Football Club in the West Australian ...
:
Club Champion Award 1997–2009
westcoasteagles.com.au. Retrieved 23 July 2011.
Glen Bartlett
Glen Bartlett (born 6 October 1964) was the chairman of the Melbourne Football Club and a former Australian rules footballer who played for the West Coast Eagles in the Victorian Football League (VFL) and East Perth in the West Australian Foot ...
won the award for Best Clubman and Chris Mainwaring
Christopher Douglas Mainwaring (27 December 1965 – 1 October 2007) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League (AFL) and for the East Fremantle Football Club in the West Australian ...
was named Rookie of the Year.
References
External links
West Coast Eagles Official SiteOfficial Site of the Australian Football League
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West Coast Eagles
The West Coast Eagles are a professional Australian rules football club based in Perth, Western Australia. The club was founded in 1986 as one of two expansion teams in the Australian Football League (AFL), then known as the Victorian Football ...
West Coast Eagles seasons