1987 Brownlow Medal

The 1987 Brownlow Medal was the 60th year the award was presented to the player adjudged the fairest and best player during the Victorian Football League (VFL) home-and-away season.^[1] Tony Lockett of the St Kilda Football Club and John Platten of the Hawthorn Football Club both won the medal by polling twenty votes during the 1987 VFL season.^[2][3]

1987 Brownlow Medal
Date	Monday, 21 September 1987
Location	Ballroom, Hyatt on Collins
Hosted by	Peter Landy
Winners	Tony Lockett (St Kilda) John Platten (Hawthorn) (20 votes)
Television/radio coverage
Network	Seven Network
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The Count was notable for being the first use of the theme from The Untouchables as the winner's theme, which has subsequently been used every year since.^[4]

It remains the first and only time a full-forward (Lockett) won the award in the history of the medal.

Leading vote-getters

	Player	Votes
=1st	Tony Lockett (St Kilda)	20
	John Platten (Hawthorn)
=3rd	Paul Meldrum (Carlton)	15
	Brian Royal (Footscray)
=5th	Craig Bradley (Carlton)	14
	Michael Tuck (Hawthorn)
	Stephen Kernahan (Carlton)
	Greg Williams (Sydney)*	13
=9th	Brian Wilson (Melbourne)	12
	Mark Naley (Carlton)

* The player was ineligible to win the medal due to suspension by the VFL Tribunal during the year.