1986 VFL Season: Footscray
These are the details of the premiership results of Footscray for the 1986 VFL season. The team finished the regular season in eighth place.
Season Team Details
Competition:
1986 VFL Season
Team:
Footscray
Home Ground:
Western Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
8th (W-D-L: 11-0-11, P%: 97.7)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bamblett, Les | #9 | 3 | 2 | R07-09 |
| Baxter, Darren | #35 | 7 | 1 | R03, R05-08, R16, R19 |
| Baxter, Peter | #26 | 16 | 1 | R01-03, R07-14, R18-22 |
| Beasley, Simon | #18 | 22 | 88 | R01-22 |
| Chiron, Dean | #21 | 1 | 1 | R20 |
| Cordy, Brian | #49 | 6 | 0 | R13, R18-22 |
| Cordy, Graeme | #28 | 3 | 1 | R03, R05-06 |
| Cordy, Neil | #29 | 12 | 0 | R01-02, R04, R10-12, R14-15, R19-22 |
| Crow, Max | #6 | 12 | 18 | R01, R10-19, R21 |
| Cullen, Mark | #54 | 1 | 0 | R21 |
| Daniels, Allen | #5 | 8 | 4 | R01-06, R11, R18 |
| Egan, Mick | #10 | 10 | 0 | R12-21 |
| Eppelstun, Greg | #46 | 1 | 0 | R12 |
| Evans, Robert | #20 | 1 | 0 | R18 |
| Ford, Michael | #45 | 10 | 1 | R01-02, R04, R09-11, R15, R20-22 |
| Foster, Peter | #32 | 6 | 0 | R07, R16-19, R21 |
| Gepp, Tim | #12 | 14 | 1 | R05-15, R17-18, R22 |
| Groenewegen, Robert | #14 | 7 | 2 | R02-04, R08-09, R20, R22 |
| Hannebery, Matt | #36 | 2 | 0 | R07-08 |
| Hardie, Brad | #4 | 22 | 15 | R01-22 |
| Hawkins, Doug | #7 | 16 | 2 | R01-10, R12-17 |
| Kellett, Mark | #3 | 18 | 0 | R01-06, R09-17, R20-22 |
| Kennedy, Rick | #8 | 18 | 2 | R01-18 |
| Liberatore, Tony | #60 | 4 | 1 | R13-15, R20 |
| MacPherson, Rod | #43 | 8 | 2 | R03-08, R17, R22 |
| MacPherson, Stephen | #27 | 18 | 19 | R01-17, R20 |
| Maylin, Phil | #17 | 16 | 4 | R07-22 |
| McGuinness, Tony | #11 | 22 | 28 | R01-22 |
| McLean, Michael | #51 | 18 | 7 | R01-06, R09-19, R22 |
| Petraglia, Angelo | #38 | 21 | 26 | R01-06, R08-22 |
| Preston, Andy | #20 | 2 | 0 | R04-05 |
| Purser, Andrew | #1 | 22 | 4 | R01-22 |
| Rance, Murray | #15 | 21 | 2 | R01-17, R19-22 |
| Rolfe, Michael | #25 | 2 | 1 | R01-02 |
| Royal, Brian | #33 | 20 | 27 | R01-19, R21 |
| Saunders, Darren | #39 | 6 | 0 | R06-10, R19 |
| Sewell, Jim | #2 | 7 | 6 | R01-06, R22 |
| Somerville, Craig | #25 | 8 | 7 | R07, R11, R16, R18-22 |
| Tzatzaris, Zeno | #19 | 7 | 0 | R16-22 |
| Wallis, Steve | #24 | 22 | 6 | R01-22 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malthouse, Mick | 22 | 11 | -0- | 11 | R01-22 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31/03/1986 | Round 1 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 17 | Mick Malthouse | Rick Kennedy |
| 05/04/1986 | Round 2 | Fitzroy | AWAY | LOSS | FITZ by 10 | Mick Malthouse | Rick Kennedy |
| 12/04/1986 | Round 3 | Essendon | HOME | LOSS | ESSE by 8 | Mick Malthouse | Rick Kennedy |
| 20/04/1986 | Round 4 | Sydney | AWAY | LOSS | SYDN by 76 | Mick Malthouse | Rick Kennedy |
| 26/04/1986 | Round 5 | Collingwood | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 7 | Mick Malthouse | Rick Kennedy |
| 03/05/1986 | Round 6 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 19 | Mick Malthouse | Rick Kennedy |
| 10/05/1986 | Round 7 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 18 | Mick Malthouse | Rick Kennedy |
| 17/05/1986 | Round 8 | Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | MELB by 52 | Mick Malthouse | Rick Kennedy |
| 24/05/1986 | Round 9 | Carlton | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 14 | Mick Malthouse | Rick Kennedy |
| 31/05/1986 | Round 10 | Hawthorn | AWAY | WIN | FOOT by 29 | Mick Malthouse | Rick Kennedy |
| 09/06/1986 | Round 11 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 17 | Mick Malthouse | Rick Kennedy |
| 14/06/1986 | Round 12 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | FOOT by 79 | Mick Malthouse | Rick Kennedy |
| 21/06/1986 | Round 13 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 88 | Mick Malthouse | Rick Kennedy |
| 28/06/1986 | Round 14 | Essendon | AWAY | WIN | FOOT by 29 | Mick Malthouse | Rick Kennedy |
| 05/07/1986 | Round 15 | Sydney | HOME | LOSS | SYDN by 16 | Mick Malthouse | Rick Kennedy |
| 19/07/1986 | Round 16 | Richmond | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 27 | Mick Malthouse | Rick Kennedy |
| 26/07/1986 | Round 17 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 11 | Mick Malthouse | Rick Kennedy |
| 02/08/1986 | Round 18 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 3 | Mick Malthouse | Rick Kennedy |
| 09/08/1986 | Round 19 | North Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | NMLB by 57 | Mick Malthouse | unknown |
| 16/08/1986 | Round 20 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 57 | Mick Malthouse | unknown |
| 23/08/1986 | Round 21 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 79 | Mick Malthouse | unknown |
| 30/08/1986 | Round 22 | Hawthorn | HOME | LOSS | HWTH by 70 | Mick Malthouse | unknown |
Ladder Chart
This chart is based on the nominal round, i.e. only one result (win, loss, draw, bye) per round, which may result in not being accurate from a chronological perspective. The positions during the finals series is determined via bespoke logic.