1986 VFLR Season: Melbourne Reserves
These are the details of the premiership results for the Melbourne Reserves for the 1986 season of the Victorian Football League Reserves (currently known as the Australian Football League Reserves). The team used the MCG as their home ground, playing nine matches there (seven as hosts and two as visitors). The team finished the regular season in fourth place, securing a place in the finals series. After defeating the North Melbourne Reserves in the elimination final, the Melbourne Reserves were defeated by the Hawthorn Reserves in the first semi final, resulting in finishing in fourth place overall (adjusted for finals).
Team Details
Competition:
1986 VFLR Season
Team:
Melbourne Reserves
Club:
Melbourne
Home Ground:
MCG
Team Results
Ladder Position:
4th (W-D-L: 13-0-9, P%: 109.8)
Finals Performance:
Defeated by Hawthorn (R) (Semi Final)
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wells, Greg | 24 | 14 | -0- | 10 | R01-22, EF, SF |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29/03/1986 | Round 1 | Richmond (R) | HOME | LOSS | RICR by 23 | Greg Wells | unknown |
| 05/04/1986 | Round 2 | St Kilda (R) | HOME | WIN | MLBR by 20 | Greg Wells | unknown |
| 12/04/1986 | Round 3 | Fitzroy (R) | AWAY | WIN | MLBR by 106 | Greg Wells | unknown |
| 19/04/1986 | Round 4 | Essendon (R) | AWAY | LOSS | ESSR by 33 | Greg Wells | unknown |
| 26/04/1986 | Round 5 | Sydney (R) | HOME | WIN | MLBR by 77 | Greg Wells | unknown |
| 03/05/1986 | Round 6 | Collingwood (R) | HOME | WIN | MLBR by 30 | Greg Wells | unknown |
| 10/05/1986 | Round 7 | Geelong (R) | AWAY | WIN | MLBR by 4 | Greg Wells | unknown |
| 17/05/1986 | Round 8 | Footscray (R) | AWAY | WIN | MLBR by 1 | Greg Wells | unknown |
| 25/05/1986 | Round 9 | North Melbourne (R) | HOME | LOSS | NMLR by 37 | Greg Wells | unknown |
| 31/05/1986 | Round 10 | Carlton (R) | HOME | WIN | MLBR by 9 | Greg Wells | unknown |
| 07/06/1986 | Round 11 | Hawthorn (R) | AWAY | LOSS | HWTR by 69 | Greg Wells | unknown |
| 14/06/1986 | Round 12 | Richmond (R) | HOME | WIN | MLBR by 88 | Greg Wells | unknown |
| 21/06/1986 | Round 13 | St Kilda (R) | AWAY | LOSS | STKR by 56 | Greg Wells | unknown |
| 28/06/1986 | Round 14 | Fitzroy (R) | AWAY | LOSS | FITR by 19 | Greg Wells | unknown |
| 05/07/1986 | Round 15 | Essendon (R) | AWAY | WIN | MLBR by 57 | Greg Wells | unknown |
| 12/07/1986 | Round 16 | Hawthorn (R) | AWAY | LOSS | HWTR by 40 | Greg Wells | unknown |
| 27/07/1986 | Round 17 | Sydney (R) | AWAY | WIN | MLBR by 54 | Greg Wells | unknown |
| 02/08/1986 | Round 18 | Collingwood (R) | AWAY | WIN | MLBR by 76 | Greg Wells | unknown |
| 09/08/1986 | Round 19 | Geelong (R) | HOME | WIN | MLBR by 34 | Greg Wells | unknown |
| 17/08/1986 | Round 20 | Footscray (R) | AWAY | LOSS | FOOR by 27 | Greg Wells | unknown |
| 23/08/1986 | Round 21 | North Melbourne (R) | HOME | WIN | MLBR by 30 | Greg Wells | unknown |
| 31/08/1986 | Round 22 | Carlton (R) | AWAY | LOSS | CARR by 63 | Greg Wells | unknown |
| 07/09/1986 | Elimination Final | North Melbourne (R) | HOME | WIN | MLBR by 24 | Greg Wells | unknown |
| 13/09/1986 | Semi Final | Hawthorn (R) | AWAY | LOSS | HWTR by 42 | Greg Wells | unknown |