1986 VFL Season: Melbourne
Season Team Details
Season:
1986 VFL Season
Team:
Melbourne
Home Ground:
MCG
Team Results
Ladder Position:
11th (W-D-L: 7-0-15, P%: 74.9%)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Players:
46
Brownlow Leader(s):
Alan Johnson (7)
Goalkicking Leader(s) (Home-and-Away):
Greg Healy (35)
Keith 'Bluey' Truscott Trophy Recipient(s):
Greg Healy
Team Leaders
Captain(s):
Robert Flower
Vice-Captain(s):
Peter Moore
Player Results
| Player | Guernsey(s) | Match(es) | Round(s) | Goal(s) | Brownlow |
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| Allday, David | #37 | 11 | R04, R08-R10, R14-R20 | 3 | 6 |
| Bailey, Bret | #24 | 10 | R01-R07, R13, R16-R17 | 2 | 0 |
| Battiston, Adrian | #16 | 19 | R01-R10, R12-R15, R18-R22 | 16 | 2 |
| Bourke, Daryl | #23 | 9 | R01-R07, R21-R22 | 0 | 0 |
| Campbell, Tony | #40 | 12 | R02, R08-R09, R11-R17, R20, R22 | 5 | 0 |
| Connolly, Chris | #22 | 12 | R04-R06, R08-R09, R16-R22 | 5 | 3 |
| Cordner, David | #28 | 9 | R08, R12, R15-R16, R18-R22 | 3 | 0 |
| Cox, Darryl | #35 | 2 | R01-R02 | 1 | 0 |
| Dale, Andrew | #59 | 2 | R16-R17 | 0 | 0 |
| Dickson, Dale | #29 | 9 | R04, R08-R15 | 4 | 0 |
| Eishold, Simon | #25 | 5 | R04, R07-R10 | 3 | 0 |
| Fidge, John | #44 | 4 | R11-R12, R14-R15 | 12 | 0 |
| Fidge, Ted | #36 | 8 | R01-R03, R08-R11, R20 | 15 | 0 |
| Flower, Robert | #2 | 16 | R01, R03-R10, R15, R17-R22 | 15 | 0 |
| Gandini, Len | #43 | 5 | R18-R22 | 1 | 0 |
| Giles, Peter | #4 | 1 | R11 | 1 | 0 |
| Grinter, Rod | #14 | 11 | R01-R03, R06-R07, R12-R17 | 9 | 2 |
| Healy, Greg | #33 | 17 | R04-R07, R10-R22 | 35 | 1 |
| Hughes, Danny | #10 | 15 | R01-R13, R18-R19 | 6 | 0 |
| Jackson, Ricky | #45 | 2 | R16-R17 | 0 | 0 |
| Jarrott, Alan | #47 | 18 | R05-R22 | 11 | 0 |
| Johnson, Alan | #9 | 10 | R01-R03, R05-R06, R12, R17-R20 | 9 | 7 |
| Kol, Nigel | #38 | 17 | R01-R15, R17-R18 | 9 | 2 |
| Louttit, Darren | #46 | 2 | R04-R05 | 1 | 0 |
| Lovett, Brett | #50 | 8 | R14, R16-R22 | 0 | 0 |
| Lyon, Garry | #3 | 20 | R01-R10, R12-R21 | 26 | 3 |
| Moore, Peter | #30 | 16 | R01-R03, R05-R15, R21-R22 | 15 | 4 |
| Newport, Stephen | #34 | 18 | R01-R16, R21-R22 | 13 | 0 |
| Nichols, Jeremy | #39 | 4 | R08-R09, R11-R12 | 2 | 0 |
| O'Sullivan, Michael | #6 | 5 | R06, R13-R16 | 0 | 0 |
| Payne, Paul | #43, #19 | 15 | R03, R06-R14, R17-R19, R21-R22 | 0 | 0 |
| Reynolds, Michael | #21 | 6 | R01, R03-R07 | 9 | 0 |
| Richards, Russell | #20 | 20 | R01-R13, R15-R16, R18-R22 | 13 | 4 |
| Rugolo, Francesco | #17 | 2 | R07, R19 | 4 | 0 |
| Rugolo, Joseph | #26 | 4 | R01-R03, R05 | 0 | 0 |
| Sizer, Greg | #57 | 1 | R22 | 1 | 0 |
| Stretch, Steven | #18 | 18 | R01-R05, R10-R22 | 4 | 0 |
| Turner, Steve | #41 | 17 | R01-R07, R09-R11, R16-R22 | 7 | 2 |
| White, Robin | #5 | 9 | R08-R11, R18-R22 | 1 | 2 |
| Wight, Sean | #27 | 6 | R11-R16 | 0 | 0 |
| Williams, David | #12 | 5 | R10, R18, R20-R22 | 14 | 1 |
| Wilson, Brian | #7 | 12 | R01-R04, R13-R17, R19-R21 | 5 | 1 |
| Withers, Mark | #15 | 12 | R03-R11, R13-R14, R17 | 3 | 0 |
| Wright, Rodney | #19 | 2 | R02, R07 | 0 | 0 |
| Yeats, Graeme | #8 | 5 | R11-R15 | 0 | 0 |
| Zantuck, Shane | #32 | 9 | R01-R02, R16-R22 | 3 | 0 |
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This is an approximation for the typical team line-up based on available position records from this season.
Coach Results
| Coach | Match(es) (W-D-L) | Round(s) | |||
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| Northey, John | 22 | 7 | -0- | 15 | R01-R22 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
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| 29/03/1986 | Round 1 | Richmond | AWAY | WIN | MEL by 10 | John Northey | Robert Flower |
| 05/04/1986 | Round 2 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | MEL by 28 | John Northey | Peter Moore |
| 12/04/1986 | Round 3 | Fitzroy | AWAY | LOSS | FIT by 16 | John Northey | Robert Flower |
| 19/04/1986 | Round 4 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESS by 62 | John Northey | Robert Flower |
| 25/04/1986 | Round 5 | Sydney | HOME | LOSS | SYD by 9 | John Northey | Robert Flower |
| 03/05/1986 | Round 6 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COL by 38 | John Northey | Robert Flower |
| 10/05/1986 | Round 7 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEE by 31 | John Northey | Robert Flower |
| 17/05/1986 | Round 8 | Footscray | HOME | WIN | MEL by 52 | John Northey | Robert Flower |
| 24/05/1986 | Round 9 | North Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | NOR by 35 | John Northey | Robert Flower |
| 31/05/1986 | Round 10 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CAR by 116 | John Northey | Robert Flower |
| 07/06/1986 | Round 11 | Hawthorn | AWAY | LOSS | HAW by 85 | John Northey | Peter Moore |
| 14/06/1986 | Round 12 | Richmond | HOME | LOSS | RIC by 9 | John Northey | Peter Moore |
| 21/06/1986 | Round 13 | St Kilda | AWAY | LOSS | STK by 52 | John Northey | Peter Moore |
| 28/06/1986 | Round 14 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | MEL by 44 | John Northey | Peter Moore |
| 05/07/1986 | Round 15 | Essendon | HOME | LOSS | ESS by 122 | John Northey | Robert Flower |
| 12/07/1986 | Round 16 | Hawthorn | HOME | LOSS | HAW by 67 | John Northey | unknown |
| 27/07/1986 | Round 17 | Sydney | AWAY | LOSS | SYD by 124 | John Northey | Robert Flower |
| 02/08/1986 | Round 18 | Collingwood | AWAY | WIN | MEL by 13 | John Northey | Robert Flower |
| 09/08/1986 | Round 19 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | MEL by 7 | John Northey | Robert Flower |
| 16/08/1986 | Round 20 | Footscray | AWAY | LOSS | FOO by 57 | John Northey | Robert Flower |
| 23/08/1986 | Round 21 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | MEL by 85 | John Northey | Robert Flower |
| 30/08/1986 | Round 22 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CAR by 86 | John Northey | Robert Flower |
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