1986 VFL Season

Season Details

Name: 1986 VFL Season
Team(s): 12
Round(s): 22
Finals System: McIntyre Final Five System
Match(es): 138

Season Results

Premiers: Hawthorn
Runners-Up: Carlton
Minor Premiers: Hawthorn
Brownlow Medallist(s): Robert DiPierdomenico (Hawthorn), Greg Williams (Sydney)
Coleman Medallist(s): Brian Taylor (Collingwood)
Norm Smith Medallist(s): Gary Ayres (Hawthorn)
Leigh Matthews Trophy Winner(s): Paul Roos (Fitzroy)

Team Results

Team Ladder (W-D-L & P%) Brownlow Leader(s) Goalkicking Leader(s) (Home-and-Away)
Hawthorn (P) 1st 18 -0- 4 141.6% Robert DiPierdomenico (17) Jason Dunstall (66)
Sydney 2nd 16 -0- 6 118.4% Greg Williams (17) Warwick Capper (88)
Carlton (R) 3rd 15 -0- 7 141.8% Jon Dorotich, Wayne Harmes (12) Stephen Kernahan (53)
Fitzroy 4th 13 -0- 9 100.2% Paul Roos (16) Richard Osborne (58)
Essendon 5th 12 -0- 10 120.3% Glenn Hawker (15) Alan Ezard (47)
Collingwood 6th 12 -0- 10 109.2% Bruce Abernethy (13) Brian Taylor (100)
North Melbourne 7th 12 -0- 10 98.6% Mark Arceri (9) Jim Krakouer (32)
Footscray 8th 11 -0- 11 97.7% Brad Hardie (9) Simon Beasley (88)
Geelong 9th 7 -0- 15 82.1% Damian Bourke, Paul Couch (8) Gary Ablett (65)
Richmond 10th 7 -0- 15 78.4% Dale Weightman (8) Michael Roach (62)
Melbourne 11th 7 -0- 15 74.9% Alan Johnson (7) Greg Healy (35)
St Kilda 12th 2 -0- 20 71.9% Peter McConville (10) Tony Lockett (60)

Umpire Results

Umpire Position Umpire(s)
Field Umpire 24
Goal Umpire 2
Boundary Umpire 2

Season Fixture

Round 1

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 29/03/1986 2:10 PM Richmond v Melbourne MCG 128 - 138 25,219
SAT 29/03/1986 2:10 PM Geelong v Fitzroy Kardinia Park 84 - 112 17,478
SAT 29/03/1986 2:10 PM Collingwood v Essendon Victoria Park 68 - 133 28,634
MON 31/03/1986 2:10 PM Hawthorn v Carlton VFL Park 113 - 77 48,107
MON 31/03/1986 2:10 PM Footscray v St Kilda Western Oval 107 - 90 22,449
MON 31/03/1986 2:10 PM North Melbourne v Sydney MCG 101 - 126 22,579

Round 2

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 04/04/1986 7:40 PM North Melbourne v Hawthorn MCG 108 - 111 26,456
SAT 05/04/1986 2:10 PM Melbourne v St Kilda MCG 136 - 108 20,801
SAT 05/04/1986 2:10 PM Essendon v Geelong Windy Hill 148 - 51 19,387
SAT 05/04/1986 2:10 PM Carlton v Richmond Princes Park 125 - 95 20,811
SAT 05/04/1986 2:10 PM Fitzroy v Footscray VFL Park 79 - 69 20,439
SUN 06/04/1986 2:10 PM Sydney v Collingwood SCG 134 - 100 20,243

Round 3

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 12/04/1986 2:10 PM Fitzroy v Melbourne Victoria Park 104 - 88 12,599
SAT 12/04/1986 2:10 PM Geelong v Sydney Kardinia Park 105 - 132 16,865
SAT 12/04/1986 2:10 PM St Kilda v Carlton Moorabbin Oval 69 - 157 19,410
SAT 12/04/1986 2:10 PM Footscray v Essendon VFL Park 81 - 89 33,546
SAT 12/04/1986 2:10 PM North Melbourne v Collingwood MCG 112 - 69 29,842
SAT 12/04/1986 2:10 PM Hawthorn v Richmond Princes Park 154 - 99 11,349

Round 4

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 19/04/1986 2:10 PM Essendon v Melbourne Windy Hill 170 - 108 18,265
SAT 19/04/1986 2:10 PM Collingwood v Geelong Victoria Park 136 - 91 19,826
SAT 19/04/1986 2:10 PM Carlton v Fitzroy Princes Park 156 - 75 28,021
SAT 19/04/1986 2:10 PM St Kilda v Hawthorn Moorabbin Oval 116 - 128 11,670
SAT 19/04/1986 2:10 PM Richmond v North Melbourne VFL Park 113 - 96 17,223
SUN 20/04/1986 2:10 PM Sydney v Footscray SCG 142 - 66 18,766

Round 5

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 25/04/1986 2:10 PM Melbourne v Sydney MCG 101 - 110 40,117
FRI 25/04/1986 2:10 PM Carlton v Essendon VFL Park 71 - 55 68,151
FRI 25/04/1986 5:00 PM North Melbourne v Geelong MCG 154 - 92 40,117
SAT 26/04/1986 2:10 PM Richmond v St Kilda MCG 135 - 84 21,611
SAT 26/04/1986 2:10 PM Fitzroy v Hawthorn Victoria Park 104 - 90 13,311
SAT 26/04/1986 2:10 PM Footscray v Collingwood Western Oval 80 - 73 23,683

Round 6

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 02/05/1986 7:40 PM North Melbourne v St Kilda MCG 139 - 103 13,522
SAT 03/05/1986 2:10 PM Melbourne v Collingwood MCG 83 - 121 32,472
SAT 03/05/1986 2:10 PM Geelong v Footscray Kardinia Park 110 - 91 16,157
SAT 03/05/1986 2:10 PM Hawthorn v Essendon VFL Park 126 - 102 38,381
SAT 03/05/1986 2:10 PM Fitzroy v Richmond Princes Park 121 - 122 11,957
SUN 04/05/1986 2:10 PM Sydney v Carlton SCG 120 - 98 37,873

Round 7

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 10/05/1986 2:10 PM Geelong v Melbourne VFL Park 89 - 58 14,504
SAT 10/05/1986 2:10 PM Collingwood v Carlton Victoria Park 69 - 109 27,069
SAT 10/05/1986 2:10 PM Richmond v Essendon MCG 105 - 145 38,456
SAT 10/05/1986 2:10 PM St Kilda v Fitzroy Moorabbin Oval 74 - 87 11,296
SAT 10/05/1986 2:10 PM Hawthorn v Sydney Princes Park 133 - 100 19,300
SAT 10/05/1986 2:10 PM Footscray v North Melbourne Western Oval 95 - 77 18,196

Round 8

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 17/05/1986 2:10 PM Melbourne v Footscray MCG 132 - 80 18,360
SAT 17/05/1986 2:10 PM Carlton v Geelong Princes Park 134 - 105 21,829
SAT 17/05/1986 2:10 PM Essendon v St Kilda Windy Hill 146 - 84 15,132
SAT 17/05/1986 2:10 PM Fitzroy v North Melbourne Victoria Park 97 - 120 12,189
SAT 17/05/1986 2:10 PM Collingwood v Hawthorn VFL Park 59 - 104 26,032
SUN 18/05/1986 2:10 PM Sydney v Richmond SCG 111 - 112 25,219

Round 9

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 24/05/1986 2:10 PM North Melbourne v Melbourne VFL Park 83 - 48 14,478
SAT 24/05/1986 2:10 PM Footscray v Carlton Western Oval 50 - 36 21,478
SAT 24/05/1986 2:10 PM Fitzroy v Essendon Victoria Park 115 - 70 14,979
SAT 24/05/1986 2:10 PM St Kilda v Sydney Moorabbin Oval 38 - 47 12,492
SAT 24/05/1986 2:10 PM Richmond v Collingwood MCG 76 - 112 41,945
SUN 25/05/1986 2:10 PM Geelong v Hawthorn Kardinia Park 86 - 119 21,646

Round 10

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 30/05/1986 7:40 PM North Melbourne v Essendon MCG 137 - 121 40,531
SAT 31/05/1986 2:10 PM Melbourne v Carlton MCG 49 - 165 27,440
SAT 31/05/1986 2:10 PM Geelong v Richmond Kardinia Park 126 - 110 13,746
SAT 31/05/1986 2:10 PM Collingwood v St Kilda VFL Park 133 - 91 24,865
SAT 31/05/1986 2:10 PM Hawthorn v Footscray Princes Park 79 - 108 15,846
SUN 01/06/1986 2:10 PM Sydney v Fitzroy SCG 126 - 101 23,091

Round 11

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 07/06/1986 2:10 PM Hawthorn v Melbourne Princes Park 145 - 60 10,903
SAT 07/06/1986 2:10 PM St Kilda v Geelong VFL Park 88 - 126 21,805
SAT 07/06/1986 2:10 PM Collingwood v Fitzroy Victoria Park 122 - 78 27,166
MON 09/06/1986 2:10 PM Carlton v North Melbourne Princes Park 142 - 64 32,557
MON 09/06/1986 2:10 PM Essendon v Sydney Windy Hill 58 - 78 27,267
MON 09/06/1986 2:10 PM Richmond v Footscray MCG 97 - 80 35,360

Round 12

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 13/06/1986 7:40 PM Sydney v North Melbourne SCG 91 - 95 26,770
SAT 14/06/1986 2:10 PM Melbourne v Richmond MCG 125 - 134 19,032
SAT 14/06/1986 2:10 PM Fitzroy v Geelong Victoria Park 145 - 77 10,987
SAT 14/06/1986 2:10 PM Essendon v Collingwood VFL Park 94 - 120 49,022
SAT 14/06/1986 2:10 PM St Kilda v Footscray Moorabbin Oval 75 - 154 12,520
SUN 15/06/1986 2:10 PM Carlton v Hawthorn MCG 110 - 133 57,634

Round 13

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 21/06/1986 2:10 PM St Kilda v Melbourne Moorabbin Oval 101 - 49 11,242
SAT 21/06/1986 2:10 PM Geelong v Essendon Kardinia Park 77 - 89 17,783
SAT 21/06/1986 2:10 PM Richmond v Carlton VFL Park 73 - 132 26,231
SAT 21/06/1986 2:10 PM Collingwood v Sydney Victoria Park 95 - 96 27,611
SAT 21/06/1986 2:10 PM Footscray v Fitzroy Western Oval 143 - 55 16,348
SAT 21/06/1986 2:10 PM Hawthorn v North Melbourne Princes Park 152 - 92 14,578

Round 14

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 28/06/1986 2:10 PM Melbourne v Fitzroy VFL Park 115 - 71 10,049
SAT 28/06/1986 2:10 PM Carlton v St Kilda Princes Park 163 - 76 14,718
SAT 28/06/1986 2:10 PM Essendon v Footscray Windy Hill 56 - 85 21,312
SAT 28/06/1986 2:10 PM Collingwood v North Melbourne Victoria Park 115 - 68 21,351
SAT 28/06/1986 2:10 PM Richmond v Hawthorn MCG 74 - 175 20,264
SUN 29/06/1986 2:10 PM Sydney v Geelong SCG 113 - 91 22,106

Round 15

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 04/07/1986 7:40 PM North Melbourne v Richmond MCG 86 - 114 16,975
SAT 05/07/1986 2:10 PM Melbourne v Essendon MCG 60 - 182 21,560
SAT 05/07/1986 2:10 PM Geelong v Collingwood Kardinia Park 58 - 129 17,659
SAT 05/07/1986 2:10 PM Fitzroy v Carlton VFL Park 59 - 53 14,962
SAT 05/07/1986 2:10 PM Hawthorn v St Kilda Princes Park 59 - 38 6,979
SAT 05/07/1986 2:10 PM Footscray v Sydney Western Oval 70 - 86 21,963

Round 16

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 12/07/1986 2:10 PM Melbourne v Hawthorn VFL Park 50 - 117 10,272
SAT 12/07/1986 2:10 PM Geelong v St Kilda Kardinia Park 112 - 85 9,491
SAT 12/07/1986 2:10 PM North Melbourne v Carlton MCG 92 - 149 24,506
SUN 13/07/1986 2:10 PM Sydney v Essendon SCG 162 - 103 33,192
SAT 19/07/1986 2:10 PM Fitzroy v Collingwood VFL Park 85 - 132 34,488
SAT 19/07/1986 2:10 PM Footscray v Richmond Western Oval 122 - 95 19,341

Round 17

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 20/07/1986 2:10 PM Essendon v Carlton MCG 105 - 80 51,646
SAT 26/07/1986 2:10 PM Geelong v North Melbourne VFL Park 123 - 142 10,091
SAT 26/07/1986 2:10 PM St Kilda v Richmond Moorabbin Oval 129 - 54 11,889
SAT 26/07/1986 2:10 PM Hawthorn v Fitzroy Princes Park 45 - 96 9,886
SAT 26/07/1986 2:10 PM Collingwood v Footscray MCG 76 - 65 49,124
SUN 27/07/1986 2:10 PM Sydney v Melbourne SCG 189 - 65 19,110

Round 18

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 02/08/1986 2:10 PM Collingwood v Melbourne Victoria Park 92 - 105 16,943
SAT 02/08/1986 2:10 PM Footscray v Geelong VFL Park 79 - 76 11,460
SAT 02/08/1986 2:10 PM Carlton v Sydney Princes Park 104 - 87 27,343
SAT 02/08/1986 2:10 PM Essendon v Hawthorn Windy Hill 137 - 50 21,223
SAT 02/08/1986 2:10 PM St Kilda v North Melbourne Moorabbin Oval 90 - 127 11,413
SAT 02/08/1986 2:10 PM Richmond v Fitzroy MCG 85 - 94 15,200

Round 19

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 09/08/1986 2:10 PM Melbourne v Geelong MCG 127 - 120 32,635
SAT 09/08/1986 2:10 PM Essendon v Richmond VFL Park 154 - 75 30,349
SAT 09/08/1986 2:10 PM Fitzroy v St Kilda Victoria Park 160 - 75 8,311
SAT 09/08/1986 5:00 PM North Melbourne v Footscray MCG 140 - 83 32,635
SUN 10/08/1986 2:10 PM Carlton v Collingwood MCG 136 - 87 72,505
SUN 10/08/1986 2:10 PM Sydney v Hawthorn SCG 73 - 171 39,763

Round 20

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 16/08/1986 2:10 PM Footscray v Melbourne Western Oval 128 - 71 11,924
SAT 16/08/1986 2:10 PM Geelong v Carlton Kardinia Park 108 - 79 13,086
SAT 16/08/1986 2:10 PM St Kilda v Essendon Moorabbin Oval 48 - 82 13,171
SAT 16/08/1986 2:10 PM Richmond v Sydney MCG 96 - 144 16,142
SAT 16/08/1986 2:10 PM North Melbourne v Fitzroy VFL Park 93 - 61 15,931
SAT 16/08/1986 2:10 PM Hawthorn v Collingwood Princes Park 144 - 72 16,529

Round 21

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 23/08/1986 2:10 PM Melbourne v North Melbourne MCG 182 - 97 15,110
SAT 23/08/1986 2:10 PM Hawthorn v Geelong Princes Park 225 - 90 9,659
SAT 23/08/1986 2:10 PM Carlton v Footscray VFL Park 151 - 72 28,697
SAT 23/08/1986 2:10 PM Essendon v Fitzroy Windy Hill 61 - 96 18,882
SAT 23/08/1986 2:10 PM Collingwood v Richmond Victoria Park 156 - 55 17,800
SUN 24/08/1986 2:10 PM Sydney v St Kilda SCG 140 - 111 18,179

Round 22

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 30/08/1986 2:10 PM Carlton v Melbourne Princes Park 139 - 53 17,471
SAT 30/08/1986 2:10 PM Richmond v Geelong MCG 104 - 136 13,569
SAT 30/08/1986 2:10 PM Essendon v North Melbourne Windy Hill 79 - 101 17,982
SAT 30/08/1986 2:10 PM St Kilda v Collingwood VFL Park 73 - 125 30,442
SAT 30/08/1986 2:10 PM Fitzroy v Sydney Victoria Park 73 - 63 17,141
SAT 30/08/1986 2:10 PM Footscray v Hawthorn Western Oval 55 - 125 15,196

Finals Week 1

Elimination Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 06/09/1986 2:30 PM Fitzroy v Essendon VFL Park 58 - 57 59,420

Qualifying Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 07/09/1986 2:30 PM Sydney v Carlton MCG 104 - 120 66,016

Finals Week 2

Semi Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 13/09/1986 2:30 PM Hawthorn v Carlton VFL Park 84 - 112 62,315
SUN 14/09/1986 2:30 PM Sydney v Fitzroy MCG 89 - 94 65,763

Finals Week 3

Preliminary Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 20/09/1986 2:30 PM Hawthorn v Fitzroy VFL Park 110 - 54 68,339

Finals Week 4

Grand Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 27/09/1986 2:50 PM Carlton v Hawthorn MCG 68 - 110 101,861