| Round 1 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Souths | 1g | 2 | Illawarra | 4t 4g 1fg | 25 | Redfern | Fri,27-Feb-1987 | B.Harrigan | 9126 |
| Canberra | 3t 3g 1fg | 19 | Cronulla | 1g | 2 | Seiffert | Sat,28-Feb-1987 | B.Barnes | 7007 |
| Canterbury | 5t 4g | 28 | Norths | 2t | 8 | Belmore | Sat,28-Feb-1987 | K.Roberts | 5417 |
| Penrith | 3t 3g | 18 | Wests | 1t 2g | 8 | Penrith | Sun,01-Mar-1987 | G.Annesley | 5135 |
| St George | 2g | 4 | Manly | 2g | 4 | Belmore | Sun,01-Mar-1987 | G.O'Donnell | 10650 |
| Parramatta | 1t 1g | 6 | Balmain | 4t 7g | 30 | Parramatta | Sun,01-Mar-1987 | M.Stone | 10394 |
| Easts | Bye | ||||||||
| Attendance:47,729 Ave:7,954 | |||||||||
| Round 2 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Easts | 2t 3g | 14 | Illawarra | 1t 2g | 8 | Henson | Fri,06-Mar-1987 | B.Barnes | 7000 |
| Wests | 6t 3g 2fg | 32 | Parramatta | 2t 4g | 16 | Campbelltown | Sat,07-Mar-1987 | B.Harrigan | 10057 |
| Manly | 7t 7g | 42 | Penrith | 3t 3g | 18 | Brookvale | Sun,08-Mar-1987 | G.Annesley | 6374 |
| Cronulla | 2t 2g | 12 | Norths | 1t 1g | 6 | Endeavour | Sun,08-Mar-1987 | D.Spagarino | 5047 |
| Souths | 2t 2g | 12 | St George | 3t 2g 1fg | 17 | Redfern | Sun,08-Mar-1987 | M.Stone | 11195 |
| Canterbury | 4g | 8 | Balmain | 1t 3g 1fg | 11 | Belmore | Sun,08-Mar-1987 | K.Roberts | 15107 |
| Canberra | Bye | ||||||||
| Attendance:54,780 Ave:9,130 | |||||||||
| Round 3 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Illawarra | 3t 2g | 16 | Canberra | 5t 4g 1fg | 29 | Wollongong | Sat,14-Mar-1987 | K.Roberts | 5340 |
| Balmain | 7t 7g | 42 | Souths | 1t 3g | 10 | Leichhardt | Sun,15-Mar-1987 | B.Harrigan | 12198 |
| Wests | 1t 3g 1fg | 11 | Manly | 4t 3g | 22 | Campbelltown | Sun,15-Mar-1987 | M.Stone | 8822 |
| Penrith | 1t 3g | 10 | Canterbury | 3t 2g | 16 | Penrith | Sun,15-Mar-1987 | D.Spagarino | 10659 |
| St George | 2t 3g | 14 | Cronulla | 4t 3g | 22 | S.C.G. | Sun,15-Mar-1987 | G.McCallum | 7696 |
| Norths | 2g | 4 | Easts | 2g 1fg | 5 | North_Sydney | Sun,15-Mar-1987 | G.Annesley | 12831 |
| Parramatta | Bye | ||||||||
| Attendance:57,546 Ave:9,591 | |||||||||
| Round 4 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Easts | 8t 6g | 44 | St George | 1g | 2 | S.C.G. | Fri,20-Mar-1987 | K.Roberts | 11831 |
| Canberra | 1t 2g | 8 | Norths | 2t 1g | 10 | Seiffert | Sat,21-Mar-1987 | D.Spagarino | 8628 |
| Canterbury | 4t 5g | 26 | Wests | 3t 2g | 16 | Belmore | Sat,21-Mar-1987 | B.Harrigan | 11880 |
| Cronulla | 1t 2g | 8 | Balmain | 2t 3g 1fg | 15 | Endeavour | Sat,21-Mar-1987 | G.Annesley | 7088 |
| Manly | 5t 3g | 26 | Parramatta | 2g | 4 | Brookvale | Sun,22-Mar-1987 | M.Stone | 17757 |
| Souths | 2t 2g 1fg | 13 | Penrith | 1t 1g | 6 | Redfern | Sun,22-Mar-1987 | G.McCallum | 6908 |
| Illawarra | Bye | ||||||||
| Attendance:64,092 Ave:10,682 | |||||||||
| Round 5 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balmain | 1t 2g | 8 | Easts | 4t 2g 1fg | 21 | Leichhardt | Sat,28-Mar-1987 | G.Annesley | 9500 |
| Norths | 4t 6g | 28 | Illawarra | 2t 3g | 14 | North_Sydney | Sun,29-Mar-1987 | K.Roberts | 7362 |
| Wests | 2t 1g 1fg | 11 | Souths | 2t 3g | 14 | Campbelltown | Sun,29-Mar-1987 | G.McCallum | 11258 |
| St George | 2t 3g | 14 | Canberra | 3t 5g | 22 | S.C.G. | Sun,29-Mar-1987 | B.Harrigan | 5545 |
| Parramatta | 2t 6g | 20 | Canterbury | 2t | 8 | Parramatta | Sun,29-Mar-1987 | M.Stone | 19171 |
| Penrith | 2t | 8 | Cronulla | 2t 1g | 10 | Penrith | Sun,29-Mar-1987 | D.Spagarino | 5216 |
| Manly | Bye | ||||||||
| Attendance:58,052 Ave:9,675 | |||||||||
| Round 6 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Easts | 2t 2g | 12 | Penrith | 4t 3g 1fg | 23 | Parramatta | Sat,04-Apr-1987 | G.McCallum | 5870 |
| Illawarra | 3t 4g | 20 | St George | 3t 2g | 16 | Wollongong | Sun,05-Apr-1987 | B.Harrigan | 9970 |
| Canterbury | 2t 5g | 18 | Manly | 1t 1g | 6 | Belmore | Sun,05-Apr-1987 | M.Stone | 13553 |
| Cronulla | 7t 3g | 34 | Wests | 4t 3g | 22 | Endeavour | Sun,05-Apr-1987 | D.Spagarino | 6891 |
| Souths | 1t 1g | 6 | Parramatta | 3t 3g 1fg | 19 | Redfern | Sun,05-Apr-1987 | G.Annesley | 15248 |
| Canberra | 3t 3g | 18 | Balmain | 3t 6g 2fg | 26 | Seiffert | Sun,05-Apr-1987 | K.Roberts | 12961 |
| Norths | Bye | ||||||||
| Attendance:64,493 Ave:10,748 | |||||||||
| Round 7 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St George | 2t 4g | 16 | Norths | 4t 1g | 18 | Agricultural | Sat,11-Apr-1987 | G.McCallum | 24000 |
| Manly | 3t 3g | 18 | Souths | 5t 4g | 28 | Brookvale | Sun,12-Apr-1987 | G.Annesley | 14601 |
| Balmain | 5t 4g 1fg | 29 | Illawarra | 1t 2g | 8 | Leichhardt | Sun,12-Apr-1987 | M.Stone | 7109 |
| Penrith | 2g | 4 | Canberra | 2t 1g 1fg | 11 | Penrith | Sun,12-Apr-1987 | D.Spagarino | 5511 |
| Parramatta | 4t 4g | 24 | Cronulla | 4t 5g | 26 | Parramatta | Sun,12-Apr-1987 | K.Roberts | 14755 |
| Wests | 3t 2g 1fg | 17 | Easts | 1t | 4 | Campbelltown | Sun,12-Apr-1987 | B.Harrigan | 6349 |
| Canterbury | Bye | ||||||||
| Attendance:72,325 Ave:12,054 | |||||||||
| Round 8 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Souths | 1t 2g 2fg | 10 | Canterbury | 1t 1g | 6 | Redfern | Sat,18-Apr-1987 | M.Stone | 4769 |
| Illawarra | 1t 2g | 8 | Penrith | 2t 5g | 18 | Wollongong | Sun,19-Apr-1987 | C.Ward | 6913 |
| Canberra | 8t 7g | 46 | Wests | 2t 1g 1fg | 11 | Seiffert | Sun,19-Apr-1987 | G.McCallum | 6140 |
| Easts | 4t 6g | 28 | Parramatta | 2t 4g | 16 | Parramatta | Sun,19-Apr-1987 | K.Roberts | 16334 |
| Norths | 1t 1g | 6 | Balmain | 4t 4g 2fg | 26 | North_Sydney | Sun,19-Apr-1987 | G.Annesley | 14517 |
| Cronulla | 3t 3g | 18 | Manly | 2t 2g 1fg | 13 | Endeavour | Mon,20-Apr-1987 | B.Harrigan | 13897 |
| St George | Bye | ||||||||
| Attendance:62,570 Ave:10,428 | |||||||||
| Round 9 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manly | 3t 3g | 18 | Easts | 1t 3g | 10 | Brookvale | Sat,25-Apr-1987 | M.Stone | 10247 |
| Balmain | 4t 8g | 32 | St George | 2t 5g | 18 | Leichhardt | Sun,26-Apr-1987 | B.Barnes | 13359 |
| Canterbury | 4t 5g | 26 | Cronulla | 2t 1g | 10 | Belmore | Sun,26-Apr-1987 | G.McCallum | 12884 |
| Wests | 1t 4g | 12 | Illawarra | 5t 6g | 32 | Campbelltown | Sun,26-Apr-1987 | K.Roberts | 5011 |
| Penrith | 3t 3g 1fg | 19 | Norths | 2t 1g | 10 | Penrith | Sun,26-Apr-1987 | C.Ward | 5144 |
| Parramatta | 5t 5g | 30 | Canberra | 4t 3g | 22 | Parramatta | Sun,26-Apr-1987 | B.Harrigan | 14020 |
| Souths | Bye | ||||||||
| Attendance:60,665 Ave:10,110 | |||||||||
| Round 10 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canberra | 2t 1g | 10 | Manly | 3t 3g | 18 | Seiffert | Sat,02-May-1987 | G.McCallum | 4885 |
| Illawarra | 2t 4g | 16 | Parramatta | 2t | 8 | Wollongong | Sun,03-May-1987 | B.Barnes | 12926 |
| Norths | 3t 4g | 20 | Wests | 4t 4g | 24 | North_Sydney | Sun,03-May-1987 | B.Harrigan | 8283 |
| Cronulla | 4t 6g | 28 | Souths | 3t 3g | 18 | Endeavour | Sun,03-May-1987 | M.Stone | 12463 |
| St George | 3t 4g | 20 | Penrith | 2t 2g | 12 | S.C.G. | Sun,03-May-1987 | G.Annesley | 6128 |
| Easts | 2t 4g | 16 | Canterbury | 2t 3g | 14 | Henson | Sun,03-May-1987 | K.Roberts | 9992 |
| Balmain | Bye | ||||||||
| Attendance:54,677 Ave:9,112 | |||||||||
| Round 11 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parramatta | 2t 2g | 12 | Norths | 1t 1fg | 5 | Parramatta | Sat,09-May-1987 | C.Ward | 9162 |
| Manly | 4t 3g | 22 | Illawarra | 2t 2g | 12 | Brookvale | Sun,10-May-1987 | K.Roberts | 7053 |
| Wests | 0 | St George | 7t 3g | 34 | Campbelltown | Sun,10-May-1987 | G.Annesley | 6490 | |
| Penrith | 3t 2g | 16 | Balmain | 1t 3g | 10 | Penrith | Sun,10-May-1987 | B.Harrigan | 8458 |
| Canterbury | 4t 3g 1fg | 23 | Canberra | 2g | 4 | Belmore | Sun,10-May-1987 | B.Barnes | 6895 |
| Souths | 2t 2g 2fg | 14 | Easts | 2g | 4 | Redfern | Sun,10-May-1987 | M.Stone | 8615 |
| Cronulla | Bye | ||||||||
| Attendance:46,673 Ave:7,778 | |||||||||
| Round 12 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balmain | 2t 4g | 16 | Wests | 2t 2g | 12 | Leichhardt | Sun,17-May-1987 | P.Filmer | 6726 |
| Canberra | 2g 2fg | 6 | Souths | 1g | 2 | Seiffert | Sun,17-May-1987 | B.Barnes | 4751 |
| Norths | 3t 5g | 22 | Manly | 4t 7g | 30 | North_Sydney | Sun,17-May-1987 | G.McCallum | 11391 |
| St George | 4t 2g | 20 | Parramatta | 2t 6g 1fg | 21 | S.C.G. | Sun,17-May-1987 | M.Stone | 14168 |
| Illawarra | 1t 4g 1fg | 13 | Canterbury | 0 | Wollongong | Sun,17-May-1987 | B.Harrigan | 7470 | |
| Easts | 4t 4g | 24 | Cronulla | 4t 3g | 22 | Henson | Sun,17-May-1987 | K.Roberts | 7000 |
| Penrith | Bye | ||||||||
| Attendance:51,506 Ave:8,584 | |||||||||
| Round 13 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canterbury | 1t | 4 | St George | 5t 4g 1fg | 29 | Belmore | Sat,23-May-1987 | M.Stone | 8309 |
| Parramatta | 4t 3g 1fg | 23 | Penrith | 2t 1g | 10 | Parramatta | Sun,24-May-1987 | G.McCallum | 20002 |
| Canberra | 1t 1g | 6 | Easts | 4t 2g 1fg | 21 | Seiffert | Sun,24-May-1987 | B.Harrigan | 7292 |
| Cronulla | 6t 4g | 32 | Illawarra | 1t 4g | 12 | Endeavour | Sun,24-May-1987 | P.Filmer | 9769 |
| Souths | 3t 5g | 22 | Norths | 2t 5g | 18 | Redfern | Sun,24-May-1987 | G.Annesley | 7568 |
| Manly | 9t 6g | 48 | Balmain | 2t 3g | 14 | Brookvale | Sun,24-May-1987 | K.Roberts | 25448 |
| Wests | Bye | ||||||||
| Attendance:78,388 Ave:13,064 | |||||||||
| Round 14 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Illawarra | 3g | 6 | Souths | 3t 4g 1fg | 21 | Wollongong | Sat,30-May-1987 | G.Annesley | 6876 |
| Wests | 3t 2g | 16 | Penrith | 1t 2g | 8 | Campbelltown | Sun,31-May-1987 | B.Harrigan | 5020 |
| Cronulla | 1t 1g | 6 | Canberra | 6t 4g | 32 | Endeavour | Sun,31-May-1987 | G.McCallum | 7687 |
| Norths | 1t 2g | 8 | Canterbury | 1g | 2 | North_Sydney | Sat,06-Jun-1987 | B.Barnes | 5012 |
| Manly | 3t 4g | 20 | St George | 1t 1g | 6 | Brookvale | Sun,07-Jun-1987 | M.Stone | 12041 |
| Balmain | 3t 3g 1fg | 19 | Parramatta | 0 | Leichhardt | Sun,07-Jun-1987 | K.Roberts | 11532 | |
| Easts | Bye | ||||||||
| Attendance:48,168 Ave:8,028 | |||||||||
| Round 15 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St George | 2t 2g | 12 | Souths | 3t 4g 1fg | 21 | S.C.G. | Sat,13-Jun-1987 | G.McCallum | 7377 |
| Parramatta | 5t 7g 1fg | 35 | Wests | 3t 2g | 16 | Parramatta | Sun,14-Jun-1987 | G.Annesley | 15031 |
| Balmain | 3t 1g 1fg | 15 | Canterbury | 2t 5g | 18 | Leichhardt | Sun,14-Jun-1987 | M.Stone | 10101 |
| Penrith | 1t 3g | 10 | Manly | 1t 4g | 12 | Penrith | Sun,14-Jun-1987 | B.Barnes | 8287 |
| Norths | 3t 2g | 16 | Cronulla | 1t 1g | 6 | North_Sydney | Sun,14-Jun-1987 | K.Roberts | 7662 |
| Illawarra | 1t 1g | 6 | Easts | 4t 2g | 20 | Wollongong | Sun,14-Jun-1987 | B.Harrigan | 7425 |
| Canberra | Bye | ||||||||
| Attendance:55,883 Ave:9,313 | |||||||||
| Round 16 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canterbury | 3t 4g | 20 | Penrith | 2t 1g | 10 | Belmore | Sat,20-Jun-1987 | G.Annesley | 5720 |
| Manly | 5t 3g | 26 | Wests | 4t 4g 1fg | 25 | Brookvale | Sun,21-Jun-1987 | B.Harrigan | 10732 |
| Canberra | 4t 3g | 22 | Illawarra | 2t 3g 1fg | 15 | Seiffert | Sun,21-Jun-1987 | M.Stone | 3197 |
| Cronulla | 1t 2g | 8 | St George | 2t 1g 2fg | 12 | Endeavour | Sun,21-Jun-1987 | B.Barnes | 12151 |
| Easts | 2t 3g | 14 | Norths | 1t 4g 1fg | 13 | Henson | Sun,21-Jun-1987 | K.Roberts | 5350 |
| Souths | 2t 4g | 16 | Balmain | 2t 2g | 12 | S.C.G. | Mon,22-Jun-1987 | G.McCallum | 14663 |
| Parramatta | Bye | ||||||||
| Attendance:51,813 Ave:8,635 | |||||||||
| Round 17 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balmain | 4t 5g | 26 | Cronulla | 6t 4g | 32 | Leichhardt | Sat,27-Jun-1987 | M.Stone | 4720 |
| Penrith | 1g | 2 | Souths | 1t | 4 | Penrith | Sun,28-Jun-1987 | G.Annesley | 11608 |
| Parramatta | 5t 1g | 22 | Manly | 6t 3g | 30 | Parramatta | Sun,28-Jun-1987 | K.Roberts | 25139 |
| Norths | 1t 4g | 12 | Canberra | 3t 3g | 18 | North_Sydney | Sun,28-Jun-1987 | P.Filmer | 5886 |
| Wests | 1t 2g | 8 | Canterbury | 4t 4g | 24 | Campbelltown | Sun,28-Jun-1987 | B.Barnes | 11033 |
| St George | 2t 2g 2fg | 14 | Easts | 1t 1g 1fg | 7 | S.C.G. | Mon,29-Jun-1987 | G.McCallum | 13085 |
| Illawarra | Bye | ||||||||
| Attendance:71,471 Ave:11,911 | |||||||||
| Round 18 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cronulla | 5t 5g | 30 | Penrith | 2t 1g | 10 | Endeavour | Sat,04-Jul-1987 | B.Barnes | 5167 |
| Illawarra | 1t 4g | 12 | Norths | 1t 3g | 10 | Wollongong | Sun,05-Jul-1987 | P.Filmer | 5248 |
| Canberra | 4t 3g | 22 | St George | 2g 1fg | 5 | Seiffert | Sun,05-Jul-1987 | G.Annesley | 9332 |
| Canterbury | 3t 5g | 22 | Parramatta | 1t 1g | 6 | Belmore | Sun,05-Jul-1987 | M.Stone | 18532 |
| Easts | 2t 1g 2fg | 12 | Balmain | 2t 2g | 12 | S.C.G. | Sun,05-Jul-1987 | K.Roberts | 11852 |
| Souths | 1t | 4 | Wests | 1t | 4 | S.C.G. | Mon,06-Jul-1987 | G.McCallum | 8234 |
| Manly | Bye | ||||||||
| Attendance:58,365 Ave:9,727 | |||||||||
| Round 19 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balmain | 6t 2g | 28 | Canberra | 0 | Leichhardt | Sat,11-Jul-1987 | G.Annesley | 3814 | |
| St George | 6t 6g 1fg | 37 | Illawarra | 4t 2g | 20 | S.C.G. | Sun,12-Jul-1987 | K.Roberts | 5339 |
| Manly | 5t 6g | 32 | Canterbury | 1g | 2 | Brookvale | Sun,12-Jul-1987 | B.Harrigan | 16252 |
| Wests | 4t 6g | 28 | Cronulla | 5t 4g | 28 | Campbelltown | Sun,12-Jul-1987 | P.Filmer | 4583 |
| Penrith | 2t 3g | 14 | Easts | 3t 1g 1fg | 15 | Penrith | Sun,12-Jul-1987 | B.Harrigan | 6126 |
| Parramatta | 1t 2g | 8 | Souths | 2t 2g | 12 | Parramatta | Mon,13-Jul-1987 | B.Barnes | 18263 |
| Norths | Bye | ||||||||
| Attendance:54,377 Ave:9,062 | |||||||||
| Round 20 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cronulla | 2t 4g | 16 | Parramatta | 1t | 4 | Endeavour | Sat,18-Jul-1987 | G.McCallum | 7170 |
| Norths | 4t 5g | 26 | St George | 4t 3g 1fg | 23 | North_Sydney | Sun,19-Jul-1987 | B.Barnes | 7046 |
| Canberra | 4t 4g | 24 | Penrith | 1t 1g | 6 | Seiffert | Sun,19-Jul-1987 | G.Annesley | 4704 |
| Easts | 3t 1g 1fg | 15 | Wests | 1t 1g | 6 | Henson | Sun,19-Jul-1987 | B.Harrigan | 5300 |
| Souths | 2t 2g 1fg | 13 | Manly | 2t 4g | 16 | Redfern | Sun,19-Jul-1987 | M.Stone | 23257 |
| Illawarra | 3t 1g | 14 | Balmain | 1t 5g 2fg | 16 | Belmore | Mon,20-Jul-1987 | K.Roberts | 3993 |
| Canterbury | Bye | ||||||||
| Attendance:51,470 Ave:8,578 | |||||||||
| Round 21 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parramatta | 6t 4g | 32 | Easts | 1g | 2 | Parramatta | Sat,25-Jul-1987 | B.Harrigan | 9233 |
| Balmain | 4t 6g | 28 | Norths | 2t 3g | 14 | Leichhardt | Sun,26-Jul-1987 | B.Barnes | 8736 |
| Penrith | 4t 3g | 22 | Illawarra | 3t 4g | 20 | Penrith | Sun,26-Jul-1987 | D.O'Keefe | 3887 |
| Wests | 2t 2g | 12 | Canberra | 5t 5g | 30 | Campbelltown | Sun,26-Jul-1987 | M.Stone | 3047 |
| Manly | 6t 3g | 30 | Cronulla | 1t 2g | 8 | Brookvale | Sun,26-Jul-1987 | G.Annesley | 14323 |
| Canterbury | 1t 1g | 6 | Souths | 2g | 4 | Belmore | Mon,27-Jul-1987 | G.McCallum | 15490 |
| St George | Bye | ||||||||
| Attendance:54,716 Ave:9,119 | |||||||||
| Round 22 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cronulla | 2g | 4 | Canterbury | 2t 4g | 16 | Endeavour | Sat,01-Aug-1987 | M.Stone | 8219 |
| Illawarra | 4t 4g | 24 | Wests | 3t 1g | 14 | Wollongong | Sun,02-Aug-1987 | B.Barnes | 3841 |
| Norths | 2t 2g 1fg | 13 | Penrith | 1t 3g | 10 | North_Sydney | Sun,02-Aug-1987 | D.O'Keefe | 3000 |
| Canberra | 1t | 4 | Parramatta | 3t 4g | 20 | Seiffert | Sun,02-Aug-1987 | G.McCallum | 7240 |
| Easts | 4t 5g | 26 | Manly | 3t 2g | 16 | Henson | Sun,02-Aug-1987 | G.Annesley | 6573 |
| St George | 3t 3g | 18 | Balmain | 2t 3g | 14 | S.C.G. | Mon,03-Aug-1987 | B.Harrigan | 8260 |
| Souths | Bye | ||||||||
| Attendance:37,133 Ave:6,188 | |||||||||
| Round 23 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penrith | 1t 3g | 10 | St George | 2t 1g | 10 | Penrith | Sat,08-Aug-1987 | B.Barnes | 4881 |
| Parramatta | 3t 2g 1fg | 17 | Illawarra | 2t 3g | 14 | Parramatta | Sun,09-Aug-1987 | D.O'Keefe | 10088 |
| Wests | 3t 3g | 18 | Norths | 3t 4g | 20 | Campbelltown | Sun,09-Aug-1987 | G.O'Donnell | 3007 |
| Manly | 3t 4g | 20 | Canberra | 3t 3g | 18 | Brookvale | Sun,09-Aug-1987 | B.Harrigan | 9114 |
| Souths | 3t 2g | 16 | Cronulla | 2t 1g | 10 | Redfern | Sun,09-Aug-1987 | G.Annesley | 7334 |
| Canterbury | 2t 6g | 20 | Easts | 3t 5g | 22 | Belmore | Mon,10-Aug-1987 | G.McCallum | 8184 |
| Balmain | Bye | ||||||||
| Attendance:42,608 Ave:7,101 | |||||||||
| Round 24 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canberra | 5t 1g | 22 | Canterbury | 2g | 4 | Seiffert | Sat,15-Aug-1987 | M.Stone | 6881 |
| Illawarra | 3t 2g 1fg | 17 | Manly | 5t 4g | 28 | Wollongong | Sun,16-Aug-1987 | G.O'Donnell | 10740 |
| Norths | 5t 3g 1fg | 27 | Parramatta | 2t 1g | 10 | North_Sydney | Sun,16-Aug-1987 | B.Harrigan | 11314 |
| St George | 2t 6g 1fg | 21 | Wests | 1g | 2 | S.C.G. | Sun,16-Aug-1987 | D.O'Keefe | 4980 |
| Easts | 3t 3g | 18 | Souths | 5t 6g | 32 | Henson | Sun,16-Aug-1987 | G.McCallum | 17562 |
| Balmain | 4t 3g | 22 | Penrith | 1t 1g | 6 | Leichhardt | Mon,17-Aug-1987 | G.Annesley | 4247 |
| Cronulla | Bye | ||||||||
| Attendance:55,724 Ave:9,287 | |||||||||
| Round 25 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cronulla | 2t 3g | 14 | Easts | 4t 1g | 18 | Endeavour | Sat,22-Aug-1987 | M.Stone | 7047 |
| Manly | 5t 5g | 30 | Norths | 6t 4g | 32 | Brookvale | Sun,23-Aug-1987 | B.Harrigan | 13913 |
| Parramatta | 7t 3g | 34 | St George | 3t 2g | 16 | Parramatta | Sun,23-Aug-1987 | K.Roberts | 15210 |
| Wests | 2t 3g | 14 | Balmain | 1t 3g | 10 | Campbelltown | Sun,23-Aug-1987 | G.O'Donnell | 9134 |
| Souths | 1g | 2 | Canberra | 5t 3g | 26 | Redfern | Sun,23-Aug-1987 | G.McCallum | 18572 |
| Canterbury | 5t 4g | 28 | Illawarra | 3t 2g | 16 | Belmore | Mon,24-Aug-1987 | G.Annesley | 6293 |
| Penrith | Bye | ||||||||
| Attendance:70,169 Ave:11,694 | |||||||||
| Round 26 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Easts | 3t 3g | 18 | Canberra | 4t 3g | 22 | Henson | Sat,29-Aug-1987 | K.Roberts | 5000 |
| Norths | 3t 5g | 22 | Souths | 1t 5g | 14 | North_Sydney | Sun,30-Aug-1987 | M.Stone | 14341 |
| Balmain | 2t | 8 | Manly | 4t 5g | 26 | Leichhardt | Sun,30-Aug-1987 | G.Annesley | 13557 |
| St George | 2t 4g | 16 | Canterbury | 2t 3g | 14 | S.C.G. | Sun,30-Aug-1987 | G.McCallum | 10062 |
| Illawarra | 4t 4g | 24 | Cronulla | 1t | 4 | Wollongong | Sun,30-Aug-1987 | D.Spagarino | 5726 |
| Penrith | 1t | 4 | Parramatta | 6t 3g | 30 | Penrith | Mon,31-Aug-1987 | B.Harrigan | 8155 |
| Wests | Bye | ||||||||
| Attendance:56,841 Ave:9,473 | |||||||||
| + denotes [golden point] | |||||||||
| 1987 Ladder | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | P | W | D | L | B | T G F | For | Ave. | T G F | Agn | Ave. | Diff. | Pts | |
| 1.Manly | 24 | 18 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 93t 90g 1fg | 553 | 23.04 | 56t 64g 4fg | 356 | 14.83 | +197 | 41 | |
| 2.Easts | 24 | 15 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 64t 63g 8fg | 390 | 16.25 | 54t 65g 7fg | 353 | 14.71 | +37 | 35 | |
| 3.Canberra | 24 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 76t 66g 5fg | 441 | 18.38 | 50t 59g 7fg | 325 | 13.54 | +116 | 34 | |
| 4.Balmain | 24 | 14 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 70t 89g 11fg | 469 | 19.54 | 55t 63g 3fg | 349 | 14.54 | +120 | 33 | |
| 5.Souths | 24 | 13 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 45t 61g 8fg | 310 | 12.92 | 52t 64g 6fg | 342 | 14.25 | -32 | 31 | |
| 6.Canterbury | 24 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 52t 72g 1fg | 353 | 14.71 | 47t 61g 6fg | 316 | 13.17 | +37 | 30 | |
| 7.Parramatta | 24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 69t 68g 5fg | 417 | 17.38 | 70t 63g 5fg | 411 | 17.13 | +6 | 28 | |
| 8.Cronulla | 24 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 66t 63g 0fg | 390 | 16.25 | 73t 68g 5fg | 433 | 18.04 | -43 | 27 | |
| 9.St George | 24 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 62t 68g 10fg | 394 | 16.42 | 65t 73g 3fg | 409 | 17.04 | -15 | 26 | |
| 10.Norths | 24 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 57t 68g 4fg | 368 | 15.33 | 59t 80g 5fg | 401 | 16.71 | -33 | 26 | |
| 11.Illawarra | 24 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 56t 72g 4fg | 372 | 15.50 | 74t 73g 7fg | 449 | 18.71 | -77 | 20 | |
| 12.Penrith | 24 | 6 | 1 | 17 | 2 | 43t 50g 2fg | 274 | 11.42 | 67t 63g 5fg | 399 | 16.63 | -125 | 17 | |
| 13.Wests | 24 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 2 | 56t 54g 7fg | 339 | 14.13 | 87t 88g 3fg | 527 | 21.96 | -188 | 16 | |
| Totals | 809 tries, 884 goals, 66 field goals = 5070 points, 16.25 average score | |||||||||||||
| Semi-Finals | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minor Preliminary Semi | |||||||||
| Souths5 | 1t 5g 1fg | 15 | Balmain4 | 6g | 12 | S.C.G. | Sat,05-Sep-1987 | G.McCallum | 22134 |
| Major Preliminary Semi | |||||||||
| Easts2 | 4t 4g 1fg | 25 | Canberra3 | 3t 2g | 16 | S.C.G. | Sun,06-Sep-1987 | M.Stone | 15852 |
| Minor Semi | |||||||||
| Canberra3 | 8t 7g | 46 | Souths5 | 2t 2g | 12 | S.C.G. | Sat,12-Sep-1987 | M.Stone | 24744 |
| Major Semi | |||||||||
| Manly1 | 1t 3g | 10 | Easts2 | 1t 1g | 6 | S.C.G. | Sun,13-Sep-1987 | G.McCallum | 36399 |
| Preliminary Final | |||||||||
| Canberra3 | 6t 4g | 32 | Easts2 | 4t 4g | 24 | S.C.G. | Sun,20-Sep-1987 | M.Stone | 26790 |
| Grand Final | |||||||||
| Manly1 | 2t 5g | 18 | Canberra3 | 1t 2g | 8 | S.C.G. | Sun,27-Sep-1987 | M.Stone | 50201 |