1986 VFL Season: Melbourne
These are the details of the premiership results of Melbourne for the 1986 VFL season. The team finished the regular season in eleventh place.
Season Team Details
Competition:
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
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allday, David | #37 | 11 | 3 | R04, R08-10, R14-20 |
| Bailey, Bret | #24 | 10 | 2 | R01-07, R13, R16-17 |
| Battiston, Adrian | #16 | 19 | 16 | R01-10, R12-15, R18-22 |
| Bourke, Daryl | #23 | 9 | 0 | R01-07, R21-22 |
| Campbell, Tony | #40 | 12 | 5 | R02, R08-09, R11-17, R20, R22 |
| Connolly, Chris | #22 | 12 | 5 | R04-06, R08-09, R16-22 |
| Cordner, David | #28 | 9 | 3 | R08, R12, R15-16, R18-22 |
| Cox, Darryl | #35 | 2 | 1 | R01-02 |
| Dale, Andrew | #59 | 2 | 0 | R16-17 |
| Dickson, Dale | #29 | 9 | 4 | R04, R08-15 |
| Eishold, Simon | #25 | 5 | 3 | R04, R07-10 |
| Fidge, John | #44 | 4 | 12 | R11-12, R14-15 |
| Fidge, Ted | #36 | 8 | 15 | R01-03, R08-11, R20 |
| Flower, Robert | #2 | 16 | 15 | R01, R03-10, R15, R17-22 |
| Gandini, Len | #43 | 5 | 1 | R18-22 |
| Giles, Peter | #4 | 1 | 1 | R11 |
| Grinter, Rod | #14 | 11 | 9 | R01-03, R06-07, R12-17 |
| Healy, Greg | #33 | 17 | 35 | R04-07, R10-22 |
| Hughes, Danny | #10 | 15 | 6 | R01-13, R18-19 |
| Jackson, Ricky | #45 | 2 | 0 | R16-17 |
| Jarrott, Alan | #47 | 18 | 11 | R05-22 |
| Johnson, Alan | #9 | 10 | 9 | R01-03, R05-06, R12, R17-20 |
| Kol, Nigel | #38 | 17 | 9 | R01-15, R17-18 |
| Louttit, Darren | #46 | 2 | 1 | R04-05 |
| Lovett, Brett | #50 | 8 | 0 | R14, R16-22 |
| Lyon, Garry | #3 | 20 | 26 | R01-10, R12-21 |
| Moore, Peter | #30 | 16 | 15 | R01-03, R05-15, R21-22 |
| Newport, Stephen | #34 | 18 | 13 | R01-16, R21-22 |
| Nichols, Jeremy | #39 | 4 | 2 | R08-09, R11-12 |
| O'Sullivan, Michael | #6 | 5 | 0 | R06, R13-16 |
| Payne, Paul | #43, #19 | 15 | 0 | R03, R06-14, R17-19, R21-22 |
| Reynolds, Michael | #21 | 6 | 9 | R01, R03-07 |
| Richards, Russell | #20 | 20 | 13 | R01-13, R15-16, R18-22 |
| Rugolo, Francesco | #17 | 2 | 4 | R07, R19 |
| Rugolo, Joseph | #26 | 4 | 0 | R01-03, R05 |
| Sizer, Greg | #57 | 1 | 1 | R22 |
| Stretch, Steven | #18 | 18 | 4 | R01-05, R10-22 |
| Turner, Steve | #41 | 17 | 7 | R01-07, R09-11, R16-22 |
| White, Robin | #5 | 9 | 1 | R08-11, R18-22 |
| Wight, Sean | #27 | 6 | 0 | R11-16 |
| Williams, David | #12 | 5 | 14 | R10, R18, R20-22 |
| Wilson, Brian | #7 | 12 | 5 | R01-04, R13-17, R19-21 |
| Withers, Mark | #15 | 12 | 3 | R03-11, R13-14, R17 |
| Wright, Rodney | #19 | 2 | 0 | R02, R07 |
| Yeats, Graeme | #8 | 5 | 0 | R11-15 |
| Zantuck, Shane | #32 | 9 | 3 | R01-02, R16-22 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northey, John | 22 | 7 | -0- | 15 | R01-22 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29/03/1986 | Round 1 | Richmond | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 10 | John Northey | Robert Flower |
| 05/04/1986 | Round 2 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | MELB by 28 | John Northey | Peter Moore |
| 12/04/1986 | Round 3 | Fitzroy | AWAY | LOSS | FITZ by 16 | John Northey | Robert Flower |
| 19/04/1986 | Round 4 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 62 | John Northey | Robert Flower |
| 25/04/1986 | Round 5 | Sydney | HOME | LOSS | SYDN by 9 | John Northey | Robert Flower |
| 03/05/1986 | Round 6 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 38 | John Northey | Robert Flower |
| 10/05/1986 | Round 7 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 31 | John Northey | Robert Flower |
| 17/05/1986 | Round 8 | Footscray | HOME | WIN | MELB by 52 | John Northey | Robert Flower |
| 24/05/1986 | Round 9 | North Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | NMLB by 35 | John Northey | Robert Flower |
| 31/05/1986 | Round 10 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CARL by 116 | John Northey | Robert Flower |
| 07/06/1986 | Round 11 | Hawthorn | AWAY | LOSS | HWTH by 85 | John Northey | Peter Moore |
| 14/06/1986 | Round 12 | Richmond | HOME | LOSS | RICH by 9 | John Northey | Peter Moore |
| 21/06/1986 | Round 13 | St Kilda | AWAY | LOSS | STKL by 52 | John Northey | Peter Moore |
| 28/06/1986 | Round 14 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | MELB by 44 | John Northey | Peter Moore |
| 05/07/1986 | Round 15 | Essendon | HOME | LOSS | ESSE by 122 | John Northey | Robert Flower |
| 12/07/1986 | Round 16 | Hawthorn | HOME | LOSS | HWTH by 67 | John Northey | unknown |
| 27/07/1986 | Round 17 | Sydney | AWAY | LOSS | SYDN by 124 | John Northey | Robert Flower |
| 02/08/1986 | Round 18 | Collingwood | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 13 | John Northey | Robert Flower |
| 09/08/1986 | Round 19 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | MELB by 7 | John Northey | Robert Flower |
| 16/08/1986 | Round 20 | Footscray | AWAY | LOSS | FOOT by 57 | John Northey | Robert Flower |
| 23/08/1986 | Round 21 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | MELB by 85 | John Northey | Robert Flower |
| 30/08/1986 | Round 22 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 86 | John Northey | Robert Flower |
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.