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 1987 RFL SEASON RESULTS 

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PLAYER TRANSFERS

IN: Brendan Guthrie (Jerilderie), Dave Johnson, Mark Sutton, Malcolm Williams (Ungarie).

OUT: Steven Brookes, Shane McDermott (Coleambally), Ralph Robins (Whitton), Peter Telford, Gerard Toscan (Coleambally), Kevin Trafford, Peter Watson, Sid Williams (Collingullie-Ashmont).

Round 1 - Sunday April 5, 1987

Griffith, bye

Other matches - SUN: Coolamon 49 def by Turvey Park 151, EWK 96 def GGGM 74, Leeton 78 def by Wagga 125, Narrandera 74 def APM 62

Round 2 - Sunday April 12, 1987 at Ex-Servicemen's Oval

Griffith ................................ 4.8 .. 7.9 .. 11.10 .. 12.14 (86)

East Wagga-Kooringal ... 5.1 .. 9.5 .. 11.9 .. 15.12 (102)

Goals: Griffith: P McGrath 2, G Collins 2, B Guthrie 2, R Harrington 2, M Williams, D Collins, N Bruce, W Bottcher

EWK: T Sutton 7, T Gooden 4, M Ziebell 2, C Hounsell, B Gibbons

Best players: Griffith: W Bottcher, R Owen, G Collins, N Bruce

EWK: R Thompson, R Robinson, S Absolum, T Sutton, C Hounsell, M Ziebell

Griffith: Robert Harrington, Neil Bruce, Brendan Guthrie*, Darrell Collins, Mark Tyndall, Peter McGrath, Martin O'Donnell, Wayne Bottcher, David Johnson*, Andrew Smith, Greg Collins, Craig Murray, Andrew Romagnolo, Robbie Owen, Darren Prest, David Taylor, Mark Sutton*, Peter Casey, Brett McAlister, Malcolm Williams*

Umpires: Rob Bartholomew and Chris Ward (AUL)

Other matches - SUN: APM 19.27 (241) def Coolamon 14.10 (94), GGGM 12.5 (77) def by Narrandera 14.16 (100), Turvey Park 31.15 (201) def Leeton 7.10 (46); Wagga bye

Reserves: East Wagga-Kooringal 16.16 (112) d Griffith 6.4 (40)

Goals: R Agresta 3, J Barry, R Berton, M Thompson

Under 19: Griffith d East Wagga-Kooringal on forfeit

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N.S.W. State Championships Qlf Rds - Saturday April 18, 1987 at Maher Oval

Farrer FL ...... 3.4 .. 5.9 .. 9.12 .. 14.18 (102)

Riverina FL ... 3.2 .. 5.10 .. 11.14 .. 13.15 (93)

Goals: Farrer: Mark Hofert 3, S Williams 3, Don Oliver 2, D Cole, Stephen Cole, Rod Daniher, M Driscoll, Ian Lucas, Garry Parsons

Riverina: Rob Mills 4, Warren Sykes 2, Ray Colvin, Mark Hull, Paul Lawrence, Chris Masterson, Terry Ness, Gerald Pieper, Richie Robinson

Best: Farrer: Gavin Lloyd, Don Oliver, Danny Malone, P Cant, Brett Allen, Mark Hofert

Riverina: Paul Lawrence, Michael Connop, Terry Ness, Gerald Pieper, Bevan Rowe, Chris Masterson

Umpires: Eddy Benesch (Broken Hill) and Frank Kalayzich (Sydney)

Sydney 20.10 (132) d Broken Hill 7.12 (54)

N.S.W. State Championships Final - Sunday April 19, 1987 at Maher Oval

Farrer FL ...... 2.1 .. 6.4 .. 13.8 .. 17.11 (113)

Sydney FL ... 3.5 .. 4.6 .. 8.10 .. 13.16 (94)

Goals: Farrer: S Cole 4, S Williams 4, M Hofert 3, G Page 2, D Oliver 2, D Cole, G Parsons

Sydney: A Mappleson 4, P Boyce 3, D Skuta 2, A Chilcott 2, J Gould, R Podbury

Best: Farrer: B Allen, G Lloyd, M Hofert, D Oliver, R Block, G Page, T Gillett, S Williams, I Lucas, P Cant

Sydney: B Denton, R Podbury, G Hutcheson, S Barratt, P Boyce

Umpires: David Henderson (RUA) and Ken Wright (AUL)

Play-off for Third/Fourth place

Riverina FL ... 5.3 .. 8.7 .. 17.11 .. 18.12 (120)

Broken Hill .... 0.1 .. 1.2 .. 3.5 .. 7.12 (54)

Goals: Riverina: Warren Sykes 6, Chris Masterson 4, Ray Colvin 4, Rob Mills, Andrew Corbett, Shane Lenon, Steve McMahon

Broken Hill: D Hunt, R Ragenovich, J Dennis, D Bailey, D Tangey, M White, D Ruddock

Best: Riverina: Warren Sykes, Grahame Doswell, Michael Connop, Paul Lawrence, Gerald Pieper, Terry Ness, Shane Lenon, Bevan Rowe

Broken Hill: T Tiziane, K Jay, W Walker, S Minnis

Umpires: Eddie Benesch and M Henry

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Round 3 - Sunday April 26, 1987 at Narrandera Sportsground

Narrandera .... 2.7 .. 5.11 .. 8.14 .. 11.15 (81)

Griffith ............ 7.2 .. 9.9 .. 13.14 .. 16.16 (112)

Goals: Narrandera: W Hickinbotham 3, I Bloomfield 2, R Stewart, P Cross, A Bock, I Royal, M Connop, T Ryan

Griffith: B Guthrie 5, R Harrington 4, P McGrath 2, R Owen 2, D Collins, D Johnson, M Williams

Best players: Narrandera: P Lawrence, M Hopwood, I Bloomfield, T Ryan, M Connop, M Thornton

Griffith: D Collins, R Harrington, M O'Donnell, A Romagnolo, N Bruce, R Owen

Griffith: Robert Harrington, Neil Bruce, Brendan Guthrie, Darrell Collins, Mark Tyndall, Peter McGrath, Martin O'Donnell, Wayne Bottcher, David Johnson, Andrew Smith, Greg Collins, Craig Murray, Andrew Romagnolo, Robbie Owen, Darren Prest, David Taylor, Peter Casey, Graeme Lyons, Brett McAlister, Malcolm Williams

Umpires: Mick Maloney and Ken Wright (AUL)

Other matches - SAT: Turvey Park 116 def Wagga 49, SUN: Coolamon 16.14 (110) def by GGGM 20.11 (131), Leeton 18.13 (121) def APM 16.8 (104); EWK, bye

Reserves: Narrandera 13.16 (94) d Griffith 8.6 (54)

Goals: n/a

Under 19: Griffith 14.9 (93) d Narrandera 9.9 (63)

Goals: A Browne 5, S Wade 3, R Biron 2, G Dreyer, M Foxall, R Lamont, P Lonergan

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Round 4 - Sunday May 3, 1987 at Ex-Servicemen's Oval

Griffith .......... 3.7 .. 5.13 .. 9.14 .. 11.21 (87)

Coolamon .... 3.2 .. 5.4 .. 8.6 .. 11.8 (74)

Goals: Griffith: R Owen 5, B Guthrie 2, D Collins, P McGrath, M O'Donnell, M Tyndall

Coolamon: D Walsh 3, Shane Buchanan 3, Michael Buchanan 2, A Pleming, D Buchanan, G Bradley

Best players: Griffith: D Collins, R Owen, M O'Donnell, A Romagnolo, P McGrath, R Harrington, D Prest

Coolamon: D Gillett, Michael Buchanan, Shane Buchanan, A Pleming, W McLoughlin, E Knobel, D Walsh

Griffith: Robert Harrington, Brendan Guthrie, Darrell Collins, Mark Tyndall, Peter McGrath, M O"Donnell, Wayne Bottcher, David Johnson, Andrew Smith, Greg Collins, Craig Murray, Andrew Romagnolo, Robbie Owen, Darren Prest, Mark Sutton, David Taylor, Pater Casey, Graeme Lyons, Brett McAlister, Malcolm Williams

Umpires: Angelo Taravillo and Rob Beckett (AUL)

Other matches - SAT: Wagga 5.7 (37) def by EWK 10.10 (70); SUN: APM 10.9 (69) def by Turvey Park 22.21 (153), GGGM 14.12 (96) def Leeton 12.11 (83); Narrandera, bye

Reserves: Griffith 7.18 (60) d Coolamon 8.11 (59)

Goals: n/a

Under 19: Griffith 18.18 (126) d Coolamon 2.0 (12)

Goals: A Browne 5, S Wade 5, P Lonergan 4, J Barry, G Dreyer, M Foxall, S Schmetzer

VIC Country Championships Div 2 - Sunday May 10, 1987 at Narrandera Sportsground
Riverina FL ..................... 4.9 .. 10.14 .. 15.14 .. 22.19 (151)
Northern District FL .... 4.4 .. 6.8 .. 10.13 .. 14.16 (100)

Goals - Riverina: Trevor Sutton 5, Robbie Mills 4, Ian Bloomfield 2, Ray Colvin 2, Chris Masterson 2, Michael Walsh 2, Warren Sykes 2, Wayne Carroll, Stephen Eather, Gerald Pieper
Northern District: B Prendergast 4, W Gillingham 2, S Mattingly 2, B Bird, P Hall, J Peck, M Ritchie, M Rolfe, K Williams 
Best players - Riverina: Gerald Pieper, David Gillett, Paul Lawrence, Waune Carroll, Michael Connop, Ian Bloomfield, Warren Sykes, Graeme Doswell, Mark Hull, Robbie Mills
Northern District: K Williams, G Fitzpatrick, M Herrick, C Waterson, L Ogden, A Trompf, B Prendergast
Umpires: Peter Morey (Albury) and K Jenkins (Cohuna)  Gate: $2000
Curtin Raiser Challenge
Assumption College .... 6.2 .. 9.6 .. 13.8 .. 14.10 (94)
Riverina ..... ..................... 2.0 .. 5.2 .. 6.4 .. 8.7 (55)

Goals - Assumption College: J Henry 5, M Dunn 2, D Adams 2, C Jensen, C Steigler, P Taylor, C Hart, C Howitt
Riverina: C Horne 4, A Marley, R Quade, M Steele, C Frankel 
Best players - Assumption College: N Cox, B Young, J O'Dwyer, P Hussey, C McNamara, N Berry, J Henry
Riverina: D Lewington, A Maher, L Gillard, E Knobel
Teal Cup Trial
Riverina ..................... 2.1 .. 7.2 .. 9.4 .. 16.5 (101)
Wagga & District ..... 2.2 .. 6.2 .. 8.3 .. 10.3 (63)

Goals - Riverina: S Carroll 3, P Sutton 3, M Buchanan 2, S Williams 2, G Warren, D Currie, D Chalmers, M Foxall, S Rose, A Ryan
Wagga - R Parker 3, B Roberson, R Ellis, P McDonnell, J Raczowski, G Lawson, P Piecy, T Ashcroft
Best players- Riverina: M Buchanan, S Rose, G Warren, S Carroll, J Hamblin, M Signor
Wagga: D Hill, R Parker, C Hart, A Barnett, B Roberson, M Crouch
Umpire: Gordon Browne 

Round 5 - Sunday May 17, 1987 at Leeton Showground

Leeton ...... 3.8 .. 5.8 .. 14.16 .. 14.20 (104)

Griffith ..... 3.0 .. 7.3 .. 10.4 .. 13.5 (83)

Goals: Leeton: G Cattell 5, B Harrison 3, D Meline 2, G Robson, A Wakeman, M Moore, S Holt

Griffith: B Guthrie 4, R Owen 3, M Williams 2, W Bottcher 2, D Collins, R Harrington

Best players: Leeton: G Robson, S McMahon, D Meline, S Turner, S Tongs, G Cattell

Griffith: D Collins, A Romagnolo, R Owen, M Williams

Griffith: Robert Harrington, Neil Bruce, Brendan Guthrie, Darrell Collins, Mark Tyndall, Peter McGrath, Martin O'Donnell, Wayne Bottcher, David Johnson, Andrew Smith, Greg Collins, Craig Murray, Brett McAlister, Andrew Romagnolo, Robbie Owen, Darren Prest, David Taylor, Peter Casey, Richard Turner, Malcolm Williams

Umpires: Peter Andriske and Peter Smith (AUL)

Other matches - SAT: Wagga 15.19 (109) def APM 8.5 (53); SUN: Narrandera 10.13(73) def by EWK 15.17 (107), Turvey Park 18.17 (125) def GGGM 14.12 (96); Coolamon, bye

Reserves: Griffith 8.7 (55) d Leeton 7.7 (49)

Goals: F Morgan 3, R Berton 2, C Bardney, L Testoni, R Turner

Under 19: Griffith 15.7 (97) d Leeton 4.6 (30)

Goals: A Browne 4, S Wade 4, P Lonergan 2, W Spencer 2, G Dreyer, C Files, M Foxall

VCFL Winfield Championship Div 2 - Sunday May 24, 1987 at Swan Hill

Mid-Murray .... 4.4 .. 9.7 .. 14.11 .. 20.15 (135)

Riverina FL .... 4.4 .. 6.6 .. 8.11 .. 14.13 (97)

Goals - Mid-Murray: Peter Foott 5, Phillip Scala 5, R Pearce 3, D Wilson 2, N Brady 2, Vin Foott, D Kreighran, G Schultz

Riverina: Darren Clohessy 3, Warren Sykes 3, Michael Walker 2, Robbie Owen 2, Ray Colvin, Mick Ziebell, Chris Masterson, Steve McMahon

Best players - Mid-Murray: Vin Foott, Phil Scala, N Brady, Peter Foott, R Pickering, A Gribble, D Kreighran

Riverina: Peter Cross, Richie Robinson, Grahame Doswell, Wayne Smith, Terry Ness, Darren Clohessy, Robbie Owen

Umpires: G Caulfield, S Cullen (VFL)

Round 6 - Sunday May 31, 1987 at Ex-Servicemen's Oval

Griffith .............. 9.1 .. 13.4 .. 15.11 .. 16.14 (110)

Turvey Park .... 3.1 .. 9.1 .. 13.4 .. 19.6 (120)

Goals: Griffith: B Guthrie 5, R Owen 3, D Collins 2, M Williams, M Tyndall, P McGrath, W Bottcher, R Harrington, D Prest

Turvey Park: G Nichols 4, P Cunningham 3, C Masterson 3, G Carroll 3, D McFadden 2, S Marks, P Andersen, M Cunningham, W Sykes

Best players: Griffith: D Collins, A Smith, R Owen, M Williams, B Guthrie, G Collins

Turvey Park: G Nichols, R Trkula, M Purcell, G Armstrong, D McFadden, S Cox

Griffith: Robert Harrington, Neil Bruce, Brendan Guthrie, Darrell Collins, Mark Tyndall, Peter McGrath, Martin O'Donnell, Wayne Bottcher, David Johnson, Andrew Smith, Greg Collins, Craig Murray, Peter Casey, Brett McAlister, Andrew Romagnolo, Robbie Owen, Darren Prest, David Taylor, Richard Turner, Malcolm Williams

Umpires: Adrian Casey and Ken Wright (AUL)

Other matches - SUN: EWK 20.17 (127) def Coolamon 10.10 (70), GGGM 15.13 (103) def by APM 21.22 (148), Narrandera 7.8 (50) def by Wagga 21.11 (137); Leeton, bye

Reserves: Turvey Park 24.14 (158) d Griffith 6.5 (41)

Goals: R Berton 2, R Agresta, P Lonergan, F Morgan, A O'Dea

Under 19: Turvey Park 9.14 (68) d Griffith 5.9 (39)

Goals: C Files, S Schmetzer, W Spencer, J Tyndall, S Wade

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Round 7 - Sunday June 7, 1987 at Ariah Park Recreation Ground

Ariah Park-Mirrool .... 4.4 .. 8.8 .. 9.10 .. 17.12 (114)

Griffith .......................... 4.1 .. 7.3 .. 13.6 .. 14.9 (93)

Goals: APM: M Graham 4, R Mills 4, G O'Brien 4, I Gordon 3, B Gaynor, J Gordon

Griffith: B Guthrie 6, M O'Donnell 3, W Bottcher 2, M Williams, R Berton, R Harrington

Best players: APM: P Roscarel, J Gordon, I Gordon, B Gaynor, A Bell, M Graham

Griffith: D Collins, B Guthrie, D Johnson, G Collins, M Williams

Griffith: Robert Harrington, Neil Bruce, Brendan Guthrie, Darrell Collins, Mark Tyndall, Peter McGrath, Martin O'Donnell, Wayne Bottcher, David Johnson, Andrew Smith, David Taylor, Greg Collins, Craig Murray, Brett McAlister, Andrew Romagnolo, Darren Prest, Bob Berton, Roger Biron, Peter Casey, Malcolm Williams

Umpires: Angelo Taravilla and Barry Mugeli (AUL)

Other matches - SAT: Wagga 14.11 (95) def GGGM 10.9 (69); SUN: Coolamon 9.17 (71) def by Narrandera 23.13 (151), Leeton 8.12 (60) def by EWK 26.11 (167); Turvey Park, bye

Reserves: Ariah Park-Mirrool 10.11 (71) d Griffith 8.5 (53)

Goals: F Morgan 3, P Lonergan 2, L Testoni 2, I Wade

Round 8 - Saturday June 13, 1987 at Robertson Oval

Wagga Tigers .... 4.4 .. 6.11 .. 8.15 .. 14.19 (103)

Griffith ................ 1.0 .. 1.2 .. 3.1 .. 6.6 (42)

Goals: Wagga: J McMahon 6, G Turbill 3, M Walker 2, D Brown, B Ough, R Colvin

Griffith: M O'Donnell 3, R Berton, N Bruce, G Collins

Best player: Wagga: D Brown, G Pieper, J McMahon, R Colvin

Griffith: D Johnson, M O'Donnell, D Collins, N Bruce, A Smith

Griffith: Neil Bruce, Brendan Guthrie, Darrell Collins, Mark Tyndall, Peter McGrath, Martin O'Donnell, Wayne Bottcher, David Johnson, Andrew Smith, David Taylor, Greg Collins, Craig Murray, Brett McAlister, Andrew Romagnolo, Darren Prest, Bob Berton, Roger Biron, Peter Casey, Wayne Spencer*, Malcolm Williams

Umpires: Brian Smedley and Peter Smith (AUL)

Other matches - SUN: APM 19.16 (130) def by EWK 21.12 (136), Leeton 9.6 (60) def by Coolamon 9.11 (65), Turvey Park 14.13 (97) def Narrandera 5.18 (48); GGGM, bye

Reserves: Wagga Tigers 23.23 (161) d Griffith 2.1 (13)

Goals: F Morgan, W Spencer

Under 19: Wagga Tigers 15.17 (107) v Griffith 1.1 (7)

Goals: W Spencer

Round 9 - Sunday June 21, 1987 at Ex-Servicemen's Oval

Griffith .................. 1.0 .. 5.6 .. 8.7 .. 10.10 (70)

Ganmain-GGM .... 2.3 .. 3.4 .. 4.6 .. 5.7 (37)

Goals: Griffith: R Berton 3, D Collins 3, D Taylor 2, B Guthrie, W Bottcher

GGGM: Andrew Corbett, M Walsh, P Harris, S Carroll, M Steele

Best players: Griffith: M Williams, D Johnson, G Collins, D Taylor, D Collins, N Bruce

GGGM: C Maxwell, R Wall, M Steele, C Byron, Anthony Corbett

Griffith: Robert Harrington, Neil Bruce, Brendan Guthrie, D Collins, Mark Tyndall, Peter McGrath, Martin O'Donnell, Wayne Bottcher, David Johnson, Andrew Smith, David Taylor, Greg Collins, Craig Murray, Brett McAlister, Andrew Romagnolo, Darren Prest, Bob Berton, Richard Turner, Greg Dreyer*, Malcolm Williams

Umpires: Rob Bartholomew and Noel Pattison (AUL)

Other matches - SAT: EWK 3.5 (23) def by Turvey Park 8.17 (65); SUN: Coolamon 5.11 (41) def by Wagga 15.9 (99), Narrandera 6.12 (48) def Leeton 5.7 (37); APM, bye

Reserves: Ganmain-GGM 10.12 (72) d Griffith 1.5 (11)

Goals: A O'Dea

Under 19: Ganmain-GGM 7.8 (50) d Griffith 1.4 (10)

Goals: R Biron

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Round 10 - Sunday June 28, 1987

Griffith, bye

Other matches - SAT: Wagga 14.12 (96) def Leeton 4.7 (31); SUN: APM 13.16 (94) def Narrandera 12.15 (87), GGGM 15.10 (100) def by EWK 23.16 (154), Turvey Park 20.23 (143) def Coolamon 4.3 (27)

Round 11 - Saturday July 4, 1987 at Gumly Oval

East Wagga-Kooringal .... 3.6 .. 9.11 .. 23.12 .. 23.13 (151)

Griffith ................................. 1.2 .. 2.5 .. 5.7 .. 8.9 (57)

Goals: EWK: T Sutton 12. G White 4, C Horne 3, W Stevens 2, M Hull, P Longley

Griffith: N Bruce 2, G Waters, M Williams, B Guthrie, D Johnson, R Berton, D Collins

Best players: EWK: R Robinson, S McCrea, C Hounsell, T Sutton, M Hull, S Lovell, C Horne

Griffith: D Collins, N Bruce, R Harrington, D Johnson

Griffith: Robert Harrington, Gary Waters, Neil Bruce, Brendan Guthrie, Darrell Collins, Mark Tyndall, Peter McGrath, Martin O'Donnell, Jamie Horne*, David Johnson, David Taylor, Greg Collins, Craig Murray, Peter Casey, Brett McAlister, Darren Prest, Bob Berton, Richard Turner, Greg Dreyer, Malcolm Williams

Umpires: Ken Wright and Colin Priest (AUL)

Other matches - SUN: Coolamon 13.7 (85) def by APM 23.6 (144), Leeton 12.8 (80) def by Turvey Park 17.22 (124), Narrandera 13.12 (90) def by GGGM 19.16 (130); Wagga, bye

Reserves: East Wagga-Kooringal 13.13 (91) d Griffith 5.6 (36)

Goals: Stephen Best 2, R Agresta, I Geddes, F Morgan

Under 19: Griffith 13.18 (96) d East Wagga-Kooringal 0.0 (0)

Goals: S Wade 4, P Biron 2, A Browne 2, W Spencer 2, J Bennett, P Lonergan, C Stevens

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Round 12 - Sunday July 12, 1987 at Ex-Servicemen's Oval

Griffith ............ 3.1 .. 6.3 .. 12.7 .. 18.12 (120)

Narrandera ... 4.3 .. 8.8 .. 9.12 .. 10.14 (74)

Goals: Griffith: R Harrington 6, G Waters 4, R Owen 2, M Williams, I Geddes, W Spencer, B Guthrie, D Collins, N Bruce

Narrandera: I Bloomfield 3, V Hugo 2, P Thornton 2, S Rose, N Foley, I Royal

Best players: Griffith: R Harrington, D Johnson, G Waters, D Collins, I Geddes, D Prest, R Owen, N Bruce

Narrandera: N Foley, I Bloomfield, P Lawrence, H McRae, P Thornton, M Quilter

Griffith: Robert Harrington, Gary Waters, Neil Bruce, Brendan Guthrie, Darrell Collins, Mark Tyndall, Peter McGrath, Martin O'Donnell, Ian Geddes, David Johnson, Andrew Smith, David Taylor, Peter Casey, Andrew Romagnolo, Robbie Owen, Darren Prest, Richard Turner, Wayne Spencer, Danny Files*, Malcolm Williams

Umpires: Cameron Barr and Peter Morey (AUL)

Other matches - SAT: Wagga 10.11 (71) def by Turvey Park 15.12 (102); SUN: APM 17.13 (115) def Leeton 7.8 (50), GGGM 11.22 (88) def Coolamon 7.12 (54); EWK, bye

Reserves: Griffith 9.13 (67) drew Narrandera 9.13 (67)

Goals: Stephen Best 4, D Alpen, W Bellincanta, R Johnstone, F Morgan, M Thompson

Under 19: Griffith 15.18 (108) d Narrandera 2.1 (13)

Goals: M Foxall 8, A Browne 2, P Loergan 2, R Biron, R Sellars, S Wade

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Round 13 - Sunday July 19, 1987 at Kindra Park

Coolamon .... 2.4 .. 2.6 .. 6.7 .. 7.9 (51)

Griffith ......... 2.3 .. 5.3 .. 6.3 .. 8.3 (51)

Goals: Coolamon: S Till 2, D Buchanan, W McLoughlin, E Knobel, G Bradley, B Buchanan

Griffith: R Harrington 3, B Guthrie 3, M Foxall, D Alpen

Best players: Coolamon: A Pattison, W McLoughlin, C O'Brien, D Buchanan, E Knobel, G Bradley, B Buchanan

Griffith: M O'Donnell, D Johnson, I Geddes, R Harrington, M Williams, R Owen, D Prest

Griffith: Robert Harrington, David Alpen, Neil Bruce, Brendan Guthrie, Darrell Collins, Mark Tyndall, Martin O'Donnell, Ian Geddes, David Johnson, Andrew Smith, David Taylor, Peter Casey, Brett McAlister, Robbie Owen, Darren Prest, Richard Turner, Wayne Spencer, Michael Foxall*, Danny Files, Malcolm Williams

Umpires: Scott Miller and Noel Pattison (AUL)

Other matches - SAT: EWK 12.11 (83) def by Wagga 15.11 (101); SUN: Leeton 5.13 (43) def by GGGM 10.11 (71), Turvey Park 13.9 (87) def APM 9.8 (62); Narrandera, bye

Reserves: Coolamon 9.11 (65) d Griffith 4.8 (32)

Goals: Stephen Best 2, R Agresta, C Murray

Under 19: Griffith 15.19 (109) d Coolamon 0.1 (1)

Goals: J Horne 4, P Biron 2, A Browne 2, C Lane 2, S Wade 2, R Biron, G Dreyer, G Lane

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Round 14 - Sunday July 26, 1987 at Ex-Servicemen's Oval

Griffith ..... 4.1 .. 7.14 .. 10.17 .. 14.23 (107)

Leeton ..... 4.8 .. 6.8 .. 8.10 .. 12.13 (85)

Goals: Griffith: P Biron 3, R Turner 3, D Taylor 2, N Bruce 2, R Harrington, D Johnson, B Guthrie, R Owen

Leeton: M Moore 2, K Preston 2, A Graham 2, W Smith, A Wakeman, T Foley, S McMahon, G Cattrell

Best players: Griffith: N Bruce, D Prest, P Biron, I Geddes, D Taylor, D Collins

Leeton: D Meline, T Lyons, G Henman, S McMahon, T Foley, J Shaw

Griffith: Robert Harrington, Neil Bruce, Brendan Guthrie, Darrell Collins, Mark Tyndall, Peter McGrath, Martin O'Donnell, Ian Geddes, David Johnson, David Taylor, Greg Collins, Peter Casey, Brett McAlister, Robbie Owen, Darren Prest, Richard Turner, Danny Files, Paul Biron*, Michael Foxall, Malcolm Williams

Umpires: Mark Phillips and John Ivers (AUL)

Other matches - SAT: EWK 21.10 (136) def Narrandera 10.8 (68); SUN: APM 9.9 (63) def by Wagga 20.19 (139), GGGM 15.16 (106) def by Turvey Park 24.23 (167); Coolamon, bye

Reserves: Griffith 13.10 (88) d Leeton 12.15 (87)

Goals: Stephen Best 5, D Alpen 4, M Delahunty 2, B Browne, M Thompson

Under 19: Griffith 12.10 (72) d Leeton 4.8 (32)

Goals: P Lonergan 4, G Dreyer 2, Unknown 2, J Barry, A Browne, W Spencer, J Horne

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Round 15 - Sunday August 2, 1987 at Maher Oval

Turvey Park ... 4.7 .. 4.9 .. 7.16 .. 8.16 (64)

Griffith ............ 0.0 .. 0.2 .. 0.2 .. 3.6 (24)

Goals: Turvey Park: C Masterson 3, J Daniher 2, W Sykes, R Trkula, T Lloyd

Griffith: R Harrington 2, M O'Donnell

Best players: Turvey Park: G Sheppard, W Sykes, R Trkula, W Carroll, T Lloyd, V Carroll

Griffith: N Bruce, P McGrath, P Casey, R Harrington, M Williams

Griffith: Robert Harrington, Neil Bruce, Darrell Collins, Mark Tyndall, Peter McGrath, Martin O'Donnell, Ian Geddes, Roy Agresta, David Johnson, Andrew Smith, David Taylor, Greg Collins, Peter Casey, Brett McAlister, Andrew Romagnolo, Robbie Owen, Darren Prest, Bob Berton, Richard Turner, Malcolm Williams

Umpires: Angelo Taravillo and Dennis Hudson (AUL)

Other matches - SAT: Wagga 115 def Narrandera 66; SUN: APM 23 def by GGGM 91, Coolamon 20 def by EWK 57; Leeton, bye

Reserves: Turvey Park 26.19 (175) v Griffith 0.2 (2)

Goals: Nil

Under 19: Turvey Park 20.13 (133) d Griffith 8.4 (52)

Goals: R Biron, A Browne, G Dreyer, C Files, M Foxall, P Lonergan, J McIvor, S Wade

Round 16 - Sunday August 9, 1987 at Ex-Servicemen's Oval

Griffith ........................... 9.7 .. 14.10 .. 20.18 .. 24.20 (164)

Ariah Park-Mirrool .... 1.3 .. 6.5 .. 8.7 .. 10.10 (70)

Goals: Griffith: G Collins 5, B Guthrie 5, R Owen 3, R Harrington 3, A Romagnolo 2, D Collins 2, M Williams, N Bruce, D Johnson, M Tyndall

APM: R Mills 3, S Maguire 2, G O'Brien, J Gordon, B Prentice, B Gaynor, G Adams

Best players: Griffith: R Harrington, N Bruce, R Owen, B Guthrie, M Williams, G Collins, D Collins

APM: J Gordon, I Gordon, G Adams, R Mills, P Roscarel

Griffith: Robert Harrington, Gary Waters, Neil Bruce, Brendan Guthrie, Darrell Collins, Mark Tyndall, Peter McGrath, Martin O'Donnell, Ian Geddes, David Johnson, Andrew Smith, David Taylor, Greg Collins, Peter Casey, Brett McAlister, Andrew Romagnolo, Robbie Owen, Darren Prest, Richard Turner, Malcolm Williams

Umpires: Brian Smedley and Chris Ward (AUL)

Other matches - SAT: EWK 17.19 (121) def Leeton 13.10 (88); SUN: GGGM 15.13 (103) def Wagga 13.12 (90), Narrandera 17.16 (118) def Coolamon 11.9 (75); Turvey Park, bye

Reserves: Griffith 18.14 (122) d Ariah Park-Mirrool 5.9 (39)

Goals: Stephen Best 8, R Berton 3, L Brown 2, P Royal 2, R Agresta, C Murray, I Sheppard

Round 17 - Sunday August 16, 1987 at Ex-Servicemen's Oval

Griffith ................. 5.5 .. 9.9 .. 12.11 .. 15.12 (102)

Wagga Tigers ..... 2.3 .. 10.9 .. 13.15 .. 18.21 (129)

Goals: Griffith: B Guthrie 5, M Williams 4, R Harrington 3, D Johnson , G Collins, A Romagnolo

Wagga: G Tagliabue 6, J McMahon 5, G Pieper 2, M Denton 2, R Colvin 2, G Turbill

Best players: Griffith: D Collins, R Harrington, R Owen, N Bruce, B Guthrie

Wagga: G Tagliabue, G Pieper, G Turbill, B Rowe, R Pieper, M Spittle, G Galvin, P Williams, J McMahon

Griffith: Robert Harrington, Gary Waters, Neil Bruce, Brendan Guthrie, Darrell Collins, Mark Tyndall, Peter McGrath, Martin O'Donnell, Ian Geddes, David Johnson, Andrew Smith, David Taylor, Greg Collins, Peter Casey, Brett McAlister, Andrew Romagnolo, Robbie Owen, Darren Prest, Richard Turner, Malcolm Williams

Umpires: Noel Pattison and Peter Smith (AUL)

Other matches - SAT: EWK 17.14 (116) def APM 8.11 (59); SUN: Coolamon 24.8 (152) def Leeton 15.11 (101), Narrrandera 14.14 (98) def by Turvey Park 17.11 (113); GGGM, bye

Reserves: Wagga Tigers 23.14 (152) d Griffith 8.4 (52)

Goals: Stephen Best 3, P Lonergan, F Morgan, C Murray, P Royal, M Thompson

Under 19: Wagga Tigers 8.6 (54) d Griffith 4.2 (26)

Goals: M Foxall, S Wade

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Round 18 - Sunday August 23, 1987 at Ganmain Sportsground

Ganmain-GGM .... 3.1 .. 4.3 .. 4.4 .. 12.8 (80)

Griffith .................. 5.8 .. 7.10 .. 8.15 .. 13.18 (96)

Goals: GGGM: P Murray 5, C Maxwell 4, R Wall, M Carroll, S Lenon

Griffith: B Guthrie 6, N Bruce 2, G Collins, R Harrington, D Johnson, A Romagnolo, R Biron

Best players: GGGM: M Steele, C Maxwell, L Winter, D Walsh, S Lenon

Griffith: M O'Donnell, B Guthrie, I Geddes, G Waters, N Bruce

Griffith: Robert Harrington, Gary Waters, Neil Bruce, Brendan Guthrie, Darrell Collins, Mark Tyndall, Peter McGrath, Martin O'Donnell, Ian Geddes, David Johnson, Andrew Smith, David Taylor, Greg Collins, Peter Casey, Brett McAlister, Andrew Romagnolo, Robbie Owen, Richard Turner, Roger Biron, Malcolm Williams

Umpires: Peter Andriske and Mick Maloney (AUL)

Other matches - SAT: Wagga 18.17 (125) def Coolamon 7.8 (50); SUN: Leeton 6.13 (49) def by Narrandera 11.13 (85), Turvey Park 17.16 (118) def EWK 11.9 (75); APM, bye

Reserves: Ganmain-GGM 17.15 (117) d Griffith 10.4 (64)

Goals: R Berton 2, P Kenny 2, I Sheppard 2, M Thompson 2, R Agresta, Stephen Best

Under 19: Ganmain-GGM 5.13 (43) d Griffith 6.5 (41)

Goals: C Files, M Foxall, S Schmetzer, R Sellars, W Spencer, S Wade

* Deducted Points (forfeits),
 East Wagga-K. 6, Narrandera 8'

First Semi Final - Sunday August 30, 1987 at Narrandera Sportsground

East Wagga-K. ..... 5.7 .. 6.11 .. 10.17 .. 12.19 (91)

Ganmain-GGM .... 3.3 .. 5.8 .. 8.8 .. 14.12 (96)

Goals - EWK: Trevor Sutton 7, Mark Hull 3, Greg White 2

GGGM: Russell Wall 4, Peter Murray 2, Unknown 2, Paul Harris, Shane Lenon, Clinton Maxwell, Jeff Shepherd, Michael Steele, Michael Walsh

Best players - EWK: Greg White, Mark Hull, Trevor Sutton, David Pocock, Lindsay Gillard, Colin Hounsell, Richie Robinson

GGGM: Clinton Maxwell, Dennis Walsh, Michael Steele, Mark Carroll, Andrew Corbett, Russell Wall, Shane Lenon

East Wagga-Kooringal:- Chris Briggs, Adam Metherell, Chris Horne; David Pocock, Russell Thompson, Brendan Gibbons; Steve McCrea, Colin Hounsell, Lindsay Gillard; Wayne Stevens, Mark Hull, Simon Hicks; Tim Gooden, Trevor Sutton, Gerald Suckling; Richie Robinson, Steve Absolum, Greg White; Scott Lovell, Paul Longley

Ganmain-Grong Grong-Matong:- Damien Carroll, Dennis Walsh, Lewis Winter; Craig Byron, Andrew Corbett, Darren Clohessy; Nick Carroll, Michael Steele, Wayne Dunne; Stephen Carroll, Michael Walsh, Anthony Corbett; Greg Menzies, Peter Murray (c-c), Russell Wall; David Logan, Shane Lenon, Clinton Maxwell; Paul Harris, Jeff Shepherd

Umpires: Brian Carland (VFL) and Peter Morey (AUL). Gate: $3290

Reserves
Ganmain-GGM ..................... 5.3 .. 8.6 .. 10.8 .. 16.12 (108)
East Wagga-Kooringal .....  3.6 .. 9.13 .. 13.16 .. 16.19 (115)

Goals - GGGM: P Hatty 5, P Richardson 3, B Kerr 2, P Walsh 2, G Brill, M Coleman, P Logan, M Pieper
EWK: M Crouch 6, L Geppert 3, M Ziebell 3, D Clifford 2, B Spry, D Young
Best players - GGGM: P Richardson, B Walsh, P Logan, P Hatty, P Walsh
EWK: M Ziebell, M Hounsell, M Crouch, D Walters, J Young, D Young, B Spry
Umpires: Rob Bartholomew and Lindsay Hughes (AUL)
Under 19
Ganmain-GGM ....... 2.1 .. 6.5 .. 8.7 .. 11.10 (76)
Griffith ..................... 1.2 .. 2.3 .. 5.4 .. 7.7 (49)

Goals - GGGM: J Crozier 3, J Richards 3, J Buchanan, P Corbett, D Harrris, M Irvine, M Rava
Griffith: P Lonergan 3, P Biron, R Biron, J Horne, M Foxall
Best players - GGGM: M Rava, D Harris, P Shepherd, A Quinn, M Irvine
Griffith: P Kenny, D Files, P Biron, W Spencer, R Bordignon
Umpires: Len Coggan and Ron Keillor (AUL)

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Second Semi Final - Sunday September 6, 1987 at McPherson Oval

Turvey Park ...... 4.2 .. 9.2 .. 11.6 .. 17.11 (113)

Wagga Tigers ... 4.4 .. 8.6 .. 10.9 .. 13.12 (90)

Goals - Turvey Park: Steven Collins 4, Gary Harris 4, Wayne Carroll 3, Mark Cunningham 2, John Carroll, Chris Masterson, Tery Ness, Glenn Vardanega

Wagga: John McMahon, David Brown 2, Michael Walker 2, Ray Colvin, George Galvin, Peter Gregurke, Gerald Pieper, Garry Tagliabue, Greg Turbill

Best players - Turvey Park: Wayne Carroll, Mark Cunningham, Glenn Vardanega, Terry Ness, Steven Collins, Gavin Armstrong, Greg Carroll

Wagga: Gerald Pieper, George Galvin, Michael Walker, David Brown, John McMahon, Peter Gregurke, Bevan Rowe

Turvey Park:- Vin Carroll, Mark Cox, Stephen Marks; Greg Carroll, Stephen Eather, Gavin Armstrong; Mark Cunningham, Glenn Vardanega, Terry Ness; Warren Sykes, Greg Nichols, Alan Bartholomew; Steven Collins, Gary Harris, Chris Masterson; Robert Trkula, Wayne Carroll (c-c), John Zelesco; Danny McFadden, John Carroll

Wagga Tigers:- Bevan Rowe, Paul Williams, John Copland; David Brown, Grahame Doswell, Michael King; Jason Morton, Greg Turbill, Ray Colvin; Peter Gregurke, Michael Walker, Paul Kelly; Anthony Gaynor, Garry Tagliabue, John McMahon; Michael Spittle, Gerald Pieper (c-c), George Galvin; Murray Denton, Russell Pieper

Umpires: Ian Bedford (VFL) and Russell Wright (AUL). Gate: $3476

Reserves
Turvey Park .......... 6.1 .. 9.2 .. 11.8 .. 11.12 (72)
Wagga Tigers ....... 1.1 .. 3.6 .. 5.7 .. 9.8 (62)

Goals - Turvey Park: M McFadden 4, S Purcell 4, T Gibbons, P Cunningham, G Harris
Wagga: W Jovanovich 3, B Ough 2, W Tucker, B Morris, R Scott, D Louttit
Best players - Turvey Park: M McFadden, B Bowman, G Harrison, P Cunningham, C Parmenter, A Baker
Wagga: A Lyons, B Lally, I Suckling, W Tucker, D Comerford
Umpires: Barry Mugeli and Angelo Taravillo (AUL)   
Under 19
Turvey Park ......... 2.0 .. 6.2 .. 6.3 .. 7.8 (50)
Wagga Tigers ...... 3.2 .. 3.4 .. 4.7 .. 6.7 (43)

Goals - Turvey Park: F Coates 2, B Crossley 2, D Lewington, F McCluskey, A Harmer
Wagga: J Jones 2, W McCoullough, G Cox, D Denton, A Bradley
Best players - Turvey Park: D Lewington, J Forbes, F McCluskey, I Hawke, D Stapleton
Wagga: R Willis, C Noack, P Noack, D Denton, C Barber
Umpires: Paul Baldwin and Chris Ward (AUL)

Preliminary Final - Sunday September 13, 1987 at Narrandera Sportsground

Wagga Tigers ..... 4.8 .. 9.12 .. 11.16 .. 15.19 (109)

Ganmain-GGM ... 0.1 .. 6.2 .. 7.6 .. 10.8 (68)

Goals - Wagga: Peter Gregurke 3, Michael Walker 3, Anthony Gaynor 2, Gerald Pieper 2, George Galvin, Paul Kelly, John McMahon, Russell Pieper, Greg Turbill,

GGGM: Phillip Hatty 4, Peter Murray 2, Stephen Carroll, Andrew Corbett, Russell Wall, Michael Walsh

Best players - Wagga: David Brown, George Galvin, Jason Morton, Bevan Rowe, Anthony Gaynor, Greg Turbill, Gerald Pieper, Paul Williams, Grahame Doswell

GGGM: Ray O'Connor, Dennis Walsh, Andrew Corbett, Clinton Maxwell, Michael Walsh

Wagga Tigers:- Bevan Rowe, Paul Williams, John Copland; Anthony Lyons, Grahame Doswell, David Brown; Jason Morton, Russell Pieper, Paul Kelly; Peter Gregurke, Michael Walker, George Galvin; John McMahon, Murray Denton, Anthony Gaynor; Michael Spittle, Gerald Pieper (c-c), Greg Turbill; Garry Tagliabue, Ray Colvin

Ganmain-Grong Grong-Matong:- Ray O'Connor, Lewis Winter, Craig Bryon; Anthony Corbett, Andrew Corbett, Dennis Walsh; Mark Carroll, Michael Steele, Wayne Dunne; Darren Clohessy, Michael Walsh, Greg Menzies; Stephen Carroll, Peter Murray (c-c), Russell Wall; David Logan, Shane Lenon, Clinton Maxwell; Damien Carroll, Phillip Hatty

Umpires: R Thompson (VFL) and Scott Miller (AUL). Gate: $4194

Reserves
Wagga Tigers .................... 1.1 .. 3.9 .. 8.12 .. 11.17 (83)
East Wagga-Kooringal .... 2.3 .. 4.5 .. 7.5 .. 7.13 (55)

Goals - Wagga: S Fisher 2, A Kelly 2, B Moris 2, P Osbeiston 2, D Comerford, W Jovanovich, R Scott
EWK: A Dore 3, L Geppert 2, G Suckling 2, I Byron, B Harrington, K McPherson
Best players - Wagga: B Morris, R Scott, P Poulos, M Levett, A Kelly, R Willis
EWK: L Catlin, M Hounsell, I Bryon, A Dore, B Harrington, G Knight
Umpires: Robin Beckett and Noel Pattison (AUL)  
Under 19
Wagga Tigers ........ 3.1 .. 3.6 .. 4.7 .. 7.13 (55)
Ganmain-GGM ...... 2.1 .. 5.2 .. 10.2 .. 11.5 (71)

Goals - Wagga: R Collins 2, W McCullough 2, C Barber, M Black, C McIntyre
GGGM: A Quinn 3, P Burns 2, J Buchanan, D Harris, L Irvine, M Irvine, P McCaig, J Richards
Best players - Wagga: A Noack, R Willis, C Noack, G Cox, C Barber, G Pellow 
GGGM: P Shepherd, P Irvine, D Harris, J Buchanan, C Kember, G Rava, M Rava
Umpires: P Collins and John Hamilton (AUL)

Grand Final - Sunday September 20, 1987 at Narrandera Sportsground 
Turvey Park ....... 0.3 .. 2.5 .. 9.5 .. 17.5 (107)
Wagga Tigers .... 8.4 .. 11.9 .. 14.16 .. 14.21 (105)

Goals: Turvey Park: Warren Sykes 9, Greg Nichols 3, Chris Masterson 2, Gary Shephard 2, Wayne Carroll
Wagga: Michael Walker 4, Gerald Pieper 3, Garry Tagliabue 2, George Galvin 2, John McMahon, John Copland, Bevan Rowe
Best players: Turvey Park: Warren Sykes, Greg Nichols, Greg Carroll, Gavin Armstrong, Glenn Vardanega, Wayne Carroll, Terry Ness
Wagga: Gerald Pieper, George Galvin, Murray Denton, Greg Turbill, David Brown, Bevan Rowe, Ray Colvin
Turvey Park: Vin Carroll, Mark Cox, Stephen Marks; Greg Carroll, Stephen Eather, Gavin Armstrong; Mark Cunningham, Glenn Vardanega, Terry Ness; Warren Sykes, John Daniher, Gary Sheppard; John Zelesco, Greg Nichols, Chris Masterson; Robert Trkula, Wayne Carroll (c-c), Steven Collins; Danny McFadden, Garry Harris
Wagga Tigers: Bevan Rowe, Paul Williams, Michael Spittle; David Brown, Grahame Doswell, Anthony Lyons; Jason Morton, Russell Pieper, Wayne Brown; Peter Gregurke, Gary Tagliabue, Anthony Gaynor; John McMahon, Michael Walker, George Galvin; Murray Denton, Gerald Pieper (c-c), Greg Turbill; Ray Colvin, John Copland
Umpires: Shane Harris (VFL), Ken Wright (AUL). Gate: $11,116
Reports: John Copland (Wagga) by field umpire Ken Wright for allegedly striking Wayne Carroll with a clenched fist to the face in the 4th quarter. 
Reserves
Turvey Park ..... 3.4 .. 9.5 .. 13.9 .. 13.9 (87)
Wagga Tigers .... 3.1 .. 4.3 .. 9.4 .. 12.7 (79)

Goals - Turvey Park: A Bartholomew 3, C Parmenter 2, S Purcell 2, R Quade 2, P Cunningham, G Harrison, T Masterson, W Robertson 
Wagga: B Morris 3, W McCoullough 2, B Lally 2, D Louttit, P Kelly, P Osbeiston, A Snowden, I Suckling 
Best players - Turvey Park: T Grentell, J Carroll, A Bartholomew, A Ellis, T McGregor, P Cunningham, W Robertson, G Hoffman, T Masterson
Wagga: D Louttit, P Poulos, P Osbeiston, R Willis, R Carroll, R Scott
Umpires: Bill Noordennen and Mark Phillips (AUL)
Under 19
Turvey Park ......... 4.3 .. .. 7.9 .. 11.9 .. 16.14 (110)
Ganmain-GGM .... 1.0 .. 5.1 .. 8.1 .. 9.2 (56)

Goals - Turvey Park: F Coates 5, A Price 3, D Lewington 2, A Barnett, B Crossley, C Howe, F McCluskey, P Piecy, R Schnogl
GGGM: J Richards 4, J Hamblin 3, P Burns, P McCaig
Best players - Turvey Park: D Lewington, S Goonan, C Howe, F Coates, A Price, P Piecy, D Stapleton
GGGM: K Draber, J Hamblin, J Richards, D Harris, P Corbett, G Rava
Umpires: Adrian Casey and Dennis Hudson (AUL)

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