1986 VFL Season: Footscray
These are the details of the premiership results for Footscray for the 1986 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used Western Oval as their home ground, playing nine matches there (nine as hosts). The team finished the regular season in eighth place.
Team Details
Competition:
1986 VFL Season
Team:
Footscray
Club:
Western Bulldogs
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 |