1986 VFA (D1) Season

This page displays the results for the 1986 season of the first division of the Victorian Football Association (currently known as the Victorian Football League).

It featured eighteen rounds in a double round-robin format. Coburg were the minor premiers.

The premiership ended with a finals series following the Page-McIntyre system. Williamstown were the premiers, with Terry Wheeler as the premiership coach.

Premiership Details

Name: 1986 Victorian Football Association (Division 1) Season
Known As: 1986 VFA (D1) Season
Teams: 10
Rounds: 18
Finals System: Page-McIntyre System
Matches: 94

Team Details

Team Home Ground Coach (Appointed) Coach (Caretaker)
Brunswick A. G. Gillon Oval
Camberwell Camberwell Sports Ground Greg Spithill
Coburg Coburg City Oval
Frankston Frankston Park Josh Kendall
Geelong West West Oval David Harris
Port Melbourne North Port Oval Peter Chisnall
Preston Preston City Oval Peter Weightman
Sandringham Beach Road Oval Bob Keddie
Springvale Springvale Reserve Phil Fryer
Williamstown WCG Terry Wheeler

Premiership Results

Premiers: Williamstown
Runners-Up: Coburg
Minor Premiers: Coburg

Team Results

Minor Premiership Results

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA GF BF GA BA
Coburg 1st 15 -0- 3 60 154.2% 2,556 1,658 377 294 239 224
Frankston 2nd 13 -0- 5 52 116.0% 2,203 1,899 324 259 277 237
Williamstown 3rd 12 -0- 6 48 147.8% 2,540 1,718 378 272 255 188
Preston 4th 12 -0- 6 48 135.0% 2,222 1,646 326 266 236 230
Port Melbourne 5th 10 -0- 8 40 113.4% 2,382 2,101 347 300 312 229
Sandringham 6th 10 -0- 8 40 111.6% 2,246 2,013 329 272 291 267
Geelong West 7th 7 -0- 11 28 102.8% 1,922 1,870 275 272 272 238
Brunswick 8th 7 -0- 11 28 89.7% 1,987 2,215 295 217 321 289
Springvale 9th 4 -0- 14 16 81.7% 1,835 2,245 273 197 334 241
Camberwell 10th 0 -0- 18 0 30.1% 1,091 3,619 156 155 543 361

Overall Premiership Results

Team Position (Outcome)
Williamstown 1st Premiers
Coburg 2nd Runners-Up
Frankston 3rd Defeated by Williamstown (Preliminary Final)
Preston 4th Defeated by Williamstown (Semi Final)
Port Melbourne 5th Did not qualify for finals
Sandringham 6th Did not qualify for finals
Geelong West 7th Did not qualify for finals
Brunswick 8th Did not qualify for finals
Springvale 9th Did not qualify for finals
Camberwell 10th Did not qualify for finals

Premiership Fixture

Regular Season

Round 1

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 13/04/1986 2:10 PM Brunswick v Williamstown A. G. Gillon Oval 130 - 132
SUN 13/04/1986 2:10 PM Coburg v Sandringham Coburg City Oval 150 - 106 6,100
SUN 13/04/1986 2:10 PM Frankston v Preston Frankston Park 110 - 106 6,000
SUN 13/04/1986 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v Camberwell North Port Oval 272 - 74 4,000
SUN 13/04/1986 2:10 PM Springvale v Geelong West Springvale Reserve 109 - 177 2,569

Round 1 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Port Melbourne 1st 1 -0- 0 4 367.6% 272 74
Geelong West 2nd 1 -0- 0 4 162.4% 177 109
Coburg 3rd 1 -0- 0 4 141.5% 150 106
Frankston 4th 1 -0- 0 4 103.8% 110 106
Williamstown 5th 1 -0- 0 4 101.5% 132 130
Brunswick 6th 0 -0- 1 0 98.5% 130 132
Preston 7th 0 -0- 1 0 96.4% 106 110
Sandringham 8th 0 -0- 1 0 70.7% 106 150
Springvale 9th 0 -0- 1 0 61.6% 109 177
Camberwell 10th 0 -0- 1 0 27.2% 74 272

Round 2

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 20/04/1986 2:10 PM Camberwell v Springvale Camberwell Sports Ground 55 - 195 1,000
SUN 20/04/1986 2:10 PM Geelong West v Frankston West Oval 70 - 127 2,000
SUN 20/04/1986 2:10 PM Preston v Brunswick Preston City Oval 101 - 118 3,500
SUN 20/04/1986 2:10 PM Sandringham v Port Melbourne Beach Road Oval 149 - 117 7,900
SUN 20/04/1986 2:10 PM Williamstown v Coburg WCG 97 - 134 4,235

Round 2 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Coburg 1st 2 -0- 0 8 139.9% 284 203
Frankston 2nd 2 -0- 0 8 134.7% 237 176
Port Melbourne 3rd 1 -0- 1 4 174.4% 389 223
Springvale 4th 1 -0- 1 4 131.0% 304 232
Brunswick 5th 1 -0- 1 4 106.4% 248 233
Geelong West 6th 1 -0- 1 4 104.7% 247 236
Sandringham 7th 1 -0- 1 4 95.5% 255 267
Williamstown 8th 1 -0- 1 4 86.7% 229 264
Preston 9th 0 -0- 2 0 90.8% 207 228
Camberwell 10th 0 -0- 2 0 27.6% 129 467

Round 3

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 27/04/1986 2:10 PM Brunswick v Geelong West A. G. Gillon Oval 106 - 85 2,000
SUN 27/04/1986 2:10 PM Frankston v Camberwell Frankston Park 193 - 97 4,000
SUN 27/04/1986 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v Coburg North Port Oval 93 - 175 3,500
SUN 27/04/1986 2:10 PM Preston v Williamstown Preston City Oval 137 - 76 3,000
SUN 27/04/1986 2:10 PM Springvale v Sandringham Springvale Reserve 116 - 161 4,569

Round 3 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Frankston 1st 3 -0- 0 12 157.5% 430 273
Coburg 2nd 3 -0- 0 12 155.1% 459 296
Brunswick 3rd 2 -0- 1 8 111.3% 354 318
Sandringham 4th 2 -0- 1 8 108.6% 416 383
Port Melbourne 5th 1 -0- 2 4 121.1% 482 398
Preston 6th 1 -0- 2 4 113.2% 344 304
Springvale 7th 1 -0- 2 4 106.9% 420 393
Geelong West 8th 1 -0- 2 4 97.1% 332 342
Williamstown 9th 1 -0- 2 4 76.1% 305 401
Camberwell 10th 0 -0- 3 0 34.2% 226 660

Round 4

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 04/05/1986 2:10 PM Coburg v Springvale Coburg City Oval 148 - 124 2,673
SUN 04/05/1986 2:10 PM Sandringham v Frankston Beach Road Oval 126 - 96 3,200
SUN 04/05/1986 2:10 PM Williamstown v Port Melbourne WCG 165 - 116 7,291
SUN 11/05/1986 2:10 PM Camberwell v Brunswick Camberwell Sports Ground 116 - 160 2,000
SUN 11/05/1986 2:10 PM Geelong West v Preston West Oval 125 - 87 1,500

Round 4 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Coburg 1st 4 -0- 0 16 144.5% 607 420
Frankston 2nd 3 -0- 1 12 131.8% 526 399
Brunswick 3rd 3 -0- 1 12 118.4% 514 434
Sandringham 4th 3 -0- 1 12 113.2% 542 479
Geelong West 5th 2 -0- 2 8 106.5% 457 429
Williamstown 6th 2 -0- 2 8 90.9% 470 517
Port Melbourne 7th 1 -0- 3 4 106.2% 598 563
Springvale 8th 1 -0- 3 4 100.6% 544 541
Preston 9th 1 -0- 3 4 100.5% 431 429
Camberwell 10th 0 -0- 4 0 41.7% 342 820

Round 5

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 18/05/1986 2:10 PM Brunswick v Sandringham A. G. Gillon Oval 97 - 132 8,625
SUN 18/05/1986 2:10 PM Frankston v Coburg Frankston Park 123 - 93 4,500
SUN 18/05/1986 2:10 PM Preston v Camberwell Preston City Oval 234 - 32 1,500
SUN 18/05/1986 2:10 PM Springvale v Port Melbourne Springvale Reserve 124 - 139 1,545
SUN 18/05/1986 2:10 PM Williamstown v Geelong West WCG 115 - 84 3,669

Round 5 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Frankston 1st 4 -0- 1 16 131.9% 649 492
Coburg 2nd 4 -0- 1 16 128.9% 700 543
Sandringham 3rd 4 -0- 1 16 117.0% 674 576
Brunswick 4th 3 -0- 2 12 108.0% 611 566
Williamstown 5th 3 -0- 2 12 97.3% 585 601
Preston 6th 2 -0- 3 8 144.3% 665 461
Port Melbourne 7th 2 -0- 3 8 107.3% 737 687
Geelong West 8th 2 -0- 3 8 99.4% 541 544
Springvale 9th 1 -0- 4 4 98.2% 668 680
Camberwell 10th 0 -0- 5 0 35.5% 374 1,054

Round 6

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 25/05/1986 2:10 PM Camberwell v Geelong West Camberwell Sports Ground 66 - 148 1,500
SUN 25/05/1986 2:10 PM Coburg v Brunswick Coburg City Oval 182 - 39 11,000
SUN 25/05/1986 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v Frankston North Port Oval 121 - 138 3,500
SUN 25/05/1986 2:10 PM Sandringham v Preston Beach Road Oval 125 - 126 4,323
SUN 25/05/1986 2:10 PM Springvale v Williamstown Springvale Reserve 52 - 140 1,585

Round 6 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Coburg 1st 5 -0- 1 20 151.5% 882 582
Frankston 2nd 5 -0- 1 20 128.4% 787 613
Sandringham 3rd 4 -0- 2 16 113.8% 799 702
Williamstown 4th 4 -0- 2 16 111.0% 725 653
Preston 5th 3 -0- 3 12 135.0% 791 586
Geelong West 6th 3 -0- 3 12 113.0% 689 610
Brunswick 7th 3 -0- 3 12 86.9% 650 748
Port Melbourne 8th 2 -0- 4 8 104.0% 858 825
Springvale 9th 1 -0- 5 4 87.8% 720 820
Camberwell 10th 0 -0- 6 0 36.6% 440 1,202

Round 7

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 01/06/1986 2:10 PM Brunswick v Port Melbourne A. G. Gillon Oval 112 - 146 4,200
SUN 01/06/1986 2:10 PM Frankston v Springvale Frankston Park 106 - 132 3,700
SUN 01/06/1986 2:10 PM Geelong West v Sandringham West Oval 82 - 154 1,500
SUN 01/06/1986 2:10 PM Preston v Coburg Preston City Oval 65 - 132 5,000
SUN 01/06/1986 2:10 PM Williamstown v Camberwell WCG 252 - 63 2,800

Round 7 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Coburg 1st 6 -0- 1 24 156.7% 1,014 647
Williamstown 2nd 5 -0- 2 20 136.5% 977 716
Sandringham 3rd 5 -0- 2 20 121.6% 953 784
Frankston 4th 5 -0- 2 20 119.9% 893 745
Preston 5th 3 -0- 4 12 119.2% 856 718
Port Melbourne 6th 3 -0- 4 12 107.2% 1,004 937
Geelong West 7th 3 -0- 4 12 100.9% 771 764
Brunswick 8th 3 -0- 4 12 85.2% 762 894
Springvale 9th 2 -0- 5 8 92.0% 852 926
Camberwell 10th 0 -0- 7 0 34.6% 503 1,454

Round 8

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 15/06/1986 2:10 PM Coburg v Geelong West Coburg City Oval 132 - 87 1,800
SUN 15/06/1986 2:10 PM Frankston v Williamstown Frankston Park 102 - 88 4,200
SUN 15/06/1986 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v Preston North Port Oval 129 - 110 5,000
SUN 15/06/1986 2:10 PM Sandringham v Camberwell Beach Road Oval 124 - 94 3,300
SUN 15/06/1986 2:10 PM Springvale v Brunswick Springvale Reserve 105 - 131 5,600

Round 8 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Coburg 1st 7 -0- 1 28 156.1% 1,146 734
Sandringham 2nd 6 -0- 2 24 122.7% 1,077 878
Frankston 3rd 6 -0- 2 24 119.4% 995 833
Williamstown 4th 5 -0- 3 20 130.2% 1,065 818
Port Melbourne 5th 4 -0- 4 16 108.2% 1,133 1,047
Brunswick 6th 4 -0- 4 16 89.4% 893 999
Preston 7th 3 -0- 5 12 114.0% 966 847
Geelong West 8th 3 -0- 5 12 95.8% 858 896
Springvale 9th 2 -0- 6 8 90.5% 957 1,057
Camberwell 10th 0 -0- 8 0 37.8% 597 1,578

Round 9

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 22/06/1986 2:10 PM Brunswick v Frankston A. G. Gillon Oval 59 - 123 2,200
SUN 22/06/1986 2:10 PM Camberwell v Coburg Camberwell Sports Ground 38 - 238 1,500
SUN 22/06/1986 2:10 PM Geelong West v Port Melbourne West Oval 81 - 143 1,200
SUN 22/06/1986 2:10 PM Preston v Springvale Preston City Oval 199 - 65 2,000
SUN 22/06/1986 2:10 PM Williamstown v Sandringham WCG 91 - 81 4,800

Round 9 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Coburg 1st 8 -0- 1 32 179.3% 1,384 772
Frankston 2nd 7 -0- 2 28 125.3% 1,118 892
Williamstown 3rd 6 -0- 3 24 128.6% 1,156 899
Sandringham 4th 6 -0- 3 24 119.5% 1,158 969
Port Melbourne 5th 5 -0- 4 20 113.1% 1,276 1,128
Preston 6th 4 -0- 5 16 127.7% 1,165 912
Brunswick 7th 4 -0- 5 16 84.8% 952 1,122
Geelong West 8th 3 -0- 6 12 90.4% 939 1,039
Springvale 9th 2 -0- 7 8 81.4% 1,022 1,256
Camberwell 10th 0 -0- 9 0 35.0% 635 1,816

Round 10

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 29/06/1986 2:10 PM Camberwell v Port Melbourne Camberwell Sports Ground 100 - 192 2,000
SUN 29/06/1986 2:10 PM Geelong West v Springvale West Oval 85 - 87 1,000
SUN 29/06/1986 2:10 PM Preston v Frankston Preston City Oval 144 - 103 3,000
SUN 29/06/1986 2:10 PM Sandringham v Coburg Beach Road Oval 117 - 118 5,100
SUN 29/06/1986 2:10 PM Williamstown v Brunswick WCG 135 - 98 9,000

Round 10 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Coburg 1st 9 -0- 1 36 169.0% 1,502 889
Williamstown 2nd 7 -0- 3 28 129.5% 1,291 997
Frankston 3rd 7 -0- 3 28 117.9% 1,221 1,036
Port Melbourne 4th 6 -0- 4 24 119.5% 1,468 1,228
Sandringham 5th 6 -0- 4 24 117.3% 1,275 1,087
Preston 6th 5 -0- 5 20 129.0% 1,309 1,015
Brunswick 7th 4 -0- 6 16 83.5% 1,050 1,257
Geelong West 8th 3 -0- 7 12 90.9% 1,024 1,126
Springvale 9th 3 -0- 7 12 82.7% 1,109 1,341
Camberwell 10th 0 -0- 10 0 36.6% 735 2,008

Round 11

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 06/07/1986 2:10 PM Brunswick v Preston A. G. Gillon Oval 89 - 95 3,800
SUN 06/07/1986 2:10 PM Coburg v Williamstown Coburg City Oval 127 - 120 4,200
SUN 06/07/1986 2:10 PM Frankston v Geelong West Frankston Park 143 - 93 4,200
SUN 06/07/1986 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v Sandringham North Port Oval 109 - 84 4,250
SUN 06/07/1986 2:10 PM Springvale v Camberwell Springvale Reserve 120 - 28 1,100

Round 11 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Coburg 1st 10 -0- 1 40 161.4% 1,629 1,009
Frankston 2nd 8 -0- 3 32 120.8% 1,364 1,129
Williamstown 3rd 7 -0- 4 28 125.5% 1,411 1,124
Port Melbourne 4th 7 -0- 4 28 120.2% 1,577 1,312
Preston 5th 6 -0- 5 24 127.2% 1,404 1,104
Sandringham 6th 6 -0- 5 24 113.6% 1,359 1,196
Springvale 7th 4 -0- 7 16 89.8% 1,229 1,369
Brunswick 8th 4 -0- 7 16 84.2% 1,139 1,352
Geelong West 9th 3 -0- 8 12 88.0% 1,117 1,269
Camberwell 10th 0 -0- 11 0 35.9% 763 2,128

Round 12

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 13/07/1986 2:10 PM Camberwell v Frankston Camberwell Sports Ground 51 - 173 1,000
SUN 13/07/1986 2:10 PM Coburg v Port Melbourne Coburg City Oval 67 - 81 3,000
SUN 13/07/1986 2:10 PM Geelong West v Brunswick West Oval 140 - 63 2,500
SUN 13/07/1986 2:10 PM Sandringham v Springvale Beach Road Oval 114 - 98 4,200
SUN 13/07/1986 2:10 PM Williamstown v Preston WCG 59 - 98 1,900

Round 12 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Coburg 1st 10 -0- 2 40 155.6% 1,696 1,090
Frankston 2nd 9 -0- 3 36 130.3% 1,537 1,180
Port Melbourne 3rd 8 -0- 4 32 120.2% 1,658 1,379
Preston 4th 7 -0- 5 28 129.1% 1,502 1,163
Williamstown 5th 7 -0- 5 28 120.3% 1,470 1,222
Sandringham 6th 7 -0- 5 28 113.8% 1,473 1,294
Geelong West 7th 4 -0- 8 16 94.4% 1,257 1,332
Springvale 8th 4 -0- 8 16 89.5% 1,327 1,483
Brunswick 9th 4 -0- 8 16 80.6% 1,202 1,492
Camberwell 10th 0 -0- 12 0 35.4% 814 2,301

Round 13

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 19/07/1986 2:10 PM Coburg v Frankston MCG 140 - 121 6,253
SAT 19/07/1986 2:10 PM Sandringham v Brunswick MCG 164 - 127 6,253
SUN 20/07/1986 2:10 PM Camberwell v Preston Camberwell Sports Ground 45 - 249 1,000
SUN 20/07/1986 2:10 PM Geelong West v Williamstown West Oval 101 - 135 1,500
SUN 20/07/1986 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v Springvale North Port Oval 159 - 142 3,000

Round 13 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Coburg 1st 11 -0- 2 44 151.6% 1,836 1,211
Frankston 2nd 9 -0- 4 36 125.6% 1,658 1,320
Port Melbourne 3rd 9 -0- 4 36 119.5% 1,817 1,521
Preston 4th 8 -0- 5 32 145.0% 1,751 1,208
Williamstown 5th 8 -0- 5 32 121.3% 1,605 1,323
Sandringham 6th 8 -0- 5 32 115.2% 1,637 1,421
Geelong West 7th 4 -0- 9 16 92.6% 1,358 1,467
Springvale 8th 4 -0- 9 16 89.5% 1,469 1,642
Brunswick 9th 4 -0- 9 16 80.3% 1,329 1,656
Camberwell 10th 0 -0- 13 0 33.7% 859 2,550

Round 14

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 27/07/1986 2:10 PM Brunswick v Camberwell A. G. Gillon Oval 176 - 59 430
SUN 27/07/1986 2:10 PM Frankston v Sandringham Frankston Park 153 - 137 7,200
SUN 27/07/1986 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v Williamstown North Port Oval 104 - 170 5,000
SUN 27/07/1986 2:10 PM Preston v Geelong West Preston City Oval 66 - 44 2,250
SUN 27/07/1986 2:10 PM Springvale v Coburg Springvale Reserve 80 - 108 1,200

Round 14 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Coburg 1st 12 -0- 2 48 150.6% 1,944 1,291
Frankston 2nd 10 -0- 4 40 124.3% 1,811 1,457
Preston 3rd 9 -0- 5 36 145.1% 1,817 1,252
Williamstown 4th 9 -0- 5 36 124.4% 1,775 1,427
Port Melbourne 5th 9 -0- 5 36 113.6% 1,921 1,691
Sandringham 6th 8 -0- 6 32 112.7% 1,774 1,574
Brunswick 7th 5 -0- 9 20 87.8% 1,505 1,715
Geelong West 8th 4 -0- 10 16 91.5% 1,402 1,533
Springvale 9th 4 -0- 10 16 88.5% 1,549 1,750
Camberwell 10th 0 -0- 14 0 33.7% 918 2,726

Round 15

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 03/08/1986 2:10 PM Brunswick v Coburg A. G. Gillon Oval 91 - 158 2,100
SUN 03/08/1986 2:10 PM Frankston v Port Melbourne Frankston Park 114 - 103 10,200
SUN 03/08/1986 2:10 PM Geelong West v Camberwell West Oval 201 - 34 1,000
SUN 03/08/1986 2:10 PM Preston v Sandringham Preston City Oval 129 - 88 5,150
SUN 03/08/1986 2:10 PM Williamstown v Springvale WCG 159 - 43 1,800

Round 15 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Coburg 1st 13 -0- 2 52 152.1% 2,102 1,382
Frankston 2nd 11 -0- 4 44 123.4% 1,925 1,560
Preston 3rd 10 -0- 5 40 145.2% 1,946 1,340
Williamstown 4th 10 -0- 5 40 131.6% 1,934 1,470
Port Melbourne 5th 9 -0- 6 36 112.1% 2,024 1,805
Sandringham 6th 8 -0- 7 32 109.3% 1,862 1,703
Geelong West 7th 5 -0- 10 20 102.3% 1,603 1,567
Brunswick 8th 5 -0- 10 20 85.2% 1,596 1,873
Springvale 9th 4 -0- 11 16 83.4% 1,592 1,909
Camberwell 10th 0 -0- 15 0 32.5% 952 2,927

Round 16

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 10/08/1986 2:10 PM Camberwell v Williamstown Camberwell Sports Ground 32 - 347 1,000
SUN 10/08/1986 2:10 PM Coburg v Preston Coburg City Oval 146 - 101 4,200
SUN 10/08/1986 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v Brunswick North Port Oval 196 - 98 2,000
SUN 10/08/1986 2:10 PM Sandringham v Geelong West Beach Road Oval 122 - 82 3,000
SUN 10/08/1986 2:10 PM Springvale v Frankston Springvale Reserve 92 - 113 1,100

Round 16 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Coburg 1st 14 -0- 2 56 151.6% 2,248 1,483
Frankston 2nd 12 -0- 4 48 123.4% 2,038 1,652
Williamstown 3rd 11 -0- 5 44 151.9% 2,281 1,502
Preston 4th 10 -0- 6 40 137.8% 2,047 1,486
Port Melbourne 5th 10 -0- 6 40 116.7% 2,220 1,903
Sandringham 6th 9 -0- 7 36 111.1% 1,984 1,785
Geelong West 7th 5 -0- 11 20 99.8% 1,685 1,689
Brunswick 8th 5 -0- 11 20 81.9% 1,694 2,069
Springvale 9th 4 -0- 12 16 83.3% 1,684 2,022
Camberwell 10th 0 -0- 16 0 30.1% 984 3,274

Round 17

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 17/08/1986 2:10 PM Brunswick v Springvale A. G. Gillon Oval 140 - 80 4,120
SUN 17/08/1986 2:10 PM Camberwell v Sandringham Camberwell Sports Ground 63 - 145 2,000
SUN 17/08/1986 2:10 PM Geelong West v Coburg West Oval 131 - 108 1,500
SUN 17/08/1986 2:10 PM Preston v Port Melbourne Preston City Oval 92 - 89 5,600
SUN 17/08/1986 2:10 PM Williamstown v Frankston WCG 94 - 99 3,900

Round 17 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Coburg 1st 14 -0- 3 56 146.0% 2,356 1,614
Frankston 2nd 13 -0- 4 52 122.4% 2,137 1,746
Williamstown 3rd 11 -0- 6 44 148.3% 2,375 1,601
Preston 4th 11 -0- 6 44 135.8% 2,139 1,575
Port Melbourne 5th 10 -0- 7 40 115.7% 2,309 1,995
Sandringham 6th 10 -0- 7 40 115.2% 2,129 1,848
Geelong West 7th 6 -0- 11 24 101.1% 1,816 1,797
Brunswick 8th 6 -0- 11 24 85.3% 1,834 2,149
Springvale 9th 4 -0- 13 16 81.6% 1,764 2,162
Camberwell 10th 0 -0- 17 0 30.6% 1,047 3,419

Round 18

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 24/08/1986 2:10 PM Coburg v Camberwell Coburg City Oval 200 - 44 750
SUN 24/08/1986 2:10 PM Frankston v Brunswick Frankston Park 66 - 153 3,100
SUN 24/08/1986 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v Geelong West North Port Oval 73 - 106 800
SUN 24/08/1986 2:10 PM Sandringham v Williamstown Beach Road Oval 117 - 165 2,350
SUN 24/08/1986 2:10 PM Springvale v Preston Springvale Reserve 71 - 83 1,800

Round 18 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Coburg 1st 15 -0- 3 60 154.2% 2,556 1,658
Frankston 2nd 13 -0- 5 52 116.0% 2,203 1,899
Williamstown 3rd 12 -0- 6 48 147.8% 2,540 1,718
Preston 4th 12 -0- 6 48 135.0% 2,222 1,646
Port Melbourne 5th 10 -0- 8 40 113.4% 2,382 2,101
Sandringham 6th 10 -0- 8 40 111.6% 2,246 2,013
Geelong West 7th 7 -0- 11 28 102.8% 1,922 1,870
Brunswick 8th 7 -0- 11 28 89.7% 1,987 2,215
Springvale 9th 4 -0- 14 16 81.7% 1,835 2,245
Camberwell 10th 0 -0- 18 0 30.1% 1,091 3,619

Finals Series

The positions of teams going into the finals:

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA GF BF GA BA
Coburg 1st 15 -0- 3 60 154.2% 2,556 1,658 377 294 239 224
Frankston 2nd 13 -0- 5 52 116.0% 2,203 1,899 324 259 277 237
Williamstown 3rd 12 -0- 6 48 147.8% 2,540 1,718 378 272 255 188
Preston 4th 12 -0- 6 48 135.0% 2,222 1,646 326 266 236 230
Port Melbourne 5th 10 -0- 8 40 113.4% 2,382 2,101 347 300 312 229
Sandringham 6th 10 -0- 8 40 111.6% 2,246 2,013 329 272 291 267
Geelong West 7th 7 -0- 11 28 102.8% 1,922 1,870 275 272 272 238
Brunswick 8th 7 -0- 11 28 89.7% 1,987 2,215 295 217 321 289
Springvale 9th 4 -0- 14 16 81.7% 1,835 2,245 273 197 334 241
Camberwell 10th 0 -0- 18 0 30.1% 1,091 3,619 156 155 543 361

Final Round 1

Semi Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 31/08/1986 2:10 PM Williamstown v Preston Junction Oval 124 - 114 6,600
SUN 07/09/1986 2:10 PM Coburg v Frankston Junction Oval 169 - 107 4,500

Final Round 1 Ladder

Team Pos.
Coburg 1st
Frankston 2nd
Williamstown 3rd
Preston 4th

Final Round 2

Preliminary Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 14/09/1986 2:10 PM Frankston v Williamstown Junction Oval 89 - 133 8,000

Final Round 2 Ladder

Team Pos.
Coburg 1st
Williamstown 2nd
Frankston 3rd
Preston 4th

Final Round 3

Grand Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 21/09/1986 2:10 PM Coburg v Williamstown Junction Oval 98 - 111 20,146

Final Round 3 Ladder

Team Pos.
Williamstown 1st
Coburg 2nd
Frankston 3rd
Preston 4th