1986 VFL Season: North Melbourne
These are the details of the premiership results for North Melbourne for the 1986 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used the MCG as their home ground, playing ten matches there (nine as hosts and one as visitors). The team finished the regular season in seventh place.
Team Details
Competition:
1986 VFL Season
Team:
North Melbourne
Club:
North Melbourne
Home Ground:
MCG
Team Results
Ladder Position:
7th (W-D-L: 12-0-10, P%: 98.6)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ackerly, David | #10 | 22 | 3 | R01-22 |
| Arceri, Mark | #17 | 20 | 30 | R01-09, R12-22 |
| Atkins, Graeme | #36 | 19 | 10 | R01-15, R17, R19-21 |
| Buckley, Ben | #14, #59 | 5 | 1 | R12-16 |
| Ceglar, David | #22 | 5 | 1 | R06-10 |
| Crocker, Darren | #14 | 11 | 8 | R01-03, R12-16, R20-22 |
| Demetriou, Andrew | #28 | 10 | 4 | R02-03, R05-06, R15-20 |
| Dwyer, David | #32 | 17 | 5 | R02-14, R16-19 |
| Fairley, Ian | #6 | 17 | 18 | R05-12, R14-22 |
| German, Peter | #29 | 21 | 27 | R01-19, R21-22 |
| Glendinning, Ross | #4 | 15 | 29 | R05-07, R11-22 |
| Harrington, Tim | #23 | 4 | 1 | R15-17, R22 |
| Harris, Darren | #26 | 11 | 3 | R01-05, R16-21 |
| Hickey, Steve | #24 | 15 | 1 | R05-10, R13-18, R20-22 |
| Holt, John | #2 | 5 | 5 | R10-12, R14, R22 |
| Jonas, Peter | #45 | 15 | 22 | R01-08, R10-15, R17 |
| Koop, Doug | #47 | 3 | 2 | R01-02, R22 |
| Krakouer, Jim | #3 | 19 | 32 | R01-14, R18-22 |
| Krakouer, Phil | #8 | 17 | 28 | R01-10, R12, R17-22 |
| Larkin, Matthew | #9 | 14 | 12 | R08-11, R13-22 |
| Law, John | #13 | 20 | 2 | R01-18, R20-21 |
| Lisle, Mark | #1 | 4 | 0 | R08-11 |
| Love, Jason | #40 | 6 | 3 | R01-04, R06-07 |
| McCann, Stephen | #16 | 22 | 12 | R01-22 |
| McCarthy, John | #41 | 1 | 0 | R07 |
| McDonald, Donald | #25 | 17 | 19 | R01-08, R11-15, R19-22 |
| Norman, Rick | #35 | 11 | 10 | R01, R06-13, R15-16 |
| Passmore, Michael | #37 | 9 | 0 | R01-05, R13-15, R19 |
| Ramsay, Roy | #30 | 7 | 1 | R04, R17-22 |
| Robertson, Rohan | #12 | 11 | 2 | R08-11, R16-22 |
| Ryan, Brendan | #40 | 4 | 1 | R01-02, R09-10 |
| Saggers, Robert | #18 | 3 | 5 | R16, R18, R22 |
| Schimmelbusch, Wayne | #20 | 13 | 8 | R03-04, R11-21 |
| Smith, Peter | #5 | 4 | 0 | R01-04 |
| Smith, Ross | #15 | 10 | 1 | R01, R03-05, R09, R11, R19-22 |
| Spargo, Paul | #31 | 17 | 29 | R04-19, R22 |
| Steele, Darren | #7 | 16 | 6 | R01-13, R18, R20-21 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kennedy, John | 22 | 12 | -0- | 10 | R01-22 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31/03/1986 | Round 1 | Sydney | HOME | LOSS | SYDN by 25 | John Kennedy | unknown |
| 04/04/1986 | Round 2 | Hawthorn | HOME | LOSS | HWTH by 3 | John Kennedy | unknown |
| 12/04/1986 | Round 3 | Collingwood | HOME | WIN | NMLB by 43 | John Kennedy | Wayne Schimmelbusch |
| 19/04/1986 | Round 4 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 17 | John Kennedy | Wayne Schimmelbusch |
| 25/04/1986 | Round 5 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | NMLB by 62 | John Kennedy | unknown |
| 02/05/1986 | Round 6 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | NMLB by 36 | John Kennedy | unknown |
| 10/05/1986 | Round 7 | Footscray | AWAY | LOSS | FOOT by 18 | John Kennedy | unknown |
| 17/05/1986 | Round 8 | Fitzroy | AWAY | WIN | NMLB by 23 | John Kennedy | unknown |
| 24/05/1986 | Round 9 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | NMLB by 35 | John Kennedy | unknown |
| 30/05/1986 | Round 10 | Essendon | HOME | WIN | NMLB by 16 | John Kennedy | unknown |
| 09/06/1986 | Round 11 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 78 | John Kennedy | Wayne Schimmelbusch |
| 13/06/1986 | Round 12 | Sydney | AWAY | WIN | NMLB by 4 | John Kennedy | Wayne Schimmelbusch |
| 21/06/1986 | Round 13 | Hawthorn | AWAY | LOSS | HWTH by 60 | John Kennedy | Wayne Schimmelbusch |
| 28/06/1986 | Round 14 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 47 | John Kennedy | Wayne Schimmelbusch |
| 04/07/1986 | Round 15 | Richmond | HOME | LOSS | RICH by 28 | John Kennedy | Wayne Schimmelbusch |
| 12/07/1986 | Round 16 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CARL by 57 | John Kennedy | Wayne Schimmelbusch |
| 26/07/1986 | Round 17 | Geelong | AWAY | WIN | NMLB by 19 | John Kennedy | Wayne Schimmelbusch |
| 02/08/1986 | Round 18 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | NMLB by 37 | John Kennedy | Wayne Schimmelbusch |
| 09/08/1986 | Round 19 | Footscray | HOME | WIN | NMLB by 57 | John Kennedy | Wayne Schimmelbusch |
| 16/08/1986 | Round 20 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | NMLB by 32 | John Kennedy | Wayne Schimmelbusch |
| 23/08/1986 | Round 21 | Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | MELB by 85 | John Kennedy | Wayne Schimmelbusch |
| 30/08/1986 | Round 22 | Essendon | AWAY | WIN | NMLB by 22 | John Kennedy | unknown |