The 1986 VFL season was the 90th season of the Victorian Football League (VFL), the highest level senior Australian rules football competition in Victoria. The season featured twelve clubs, ran from 29 March until 27 September, and comprised a 22-game home-and-away season followed by a finals series featuring the top five clubs.
Carlton won the reserves premiership. Carlton 22.14 (146) defeated Footscray 10.12 (72) in the grand final, held as a curtain-raiser to the seniors Grand Final on 27 September at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.[1]
Notable events
For the first time in VFL/AFL history, two senior games were held at the same venue on the same day with Melbourne hosting Sydney, followed by North Melbourne vs Geelong at the MCG in round 5. Another double header was staged in round 19 at the MCG with Melbourne and North Melbourne again the home teams against Geelong and Footscray respectively. It would be 34 years before this occurred again.
In Round 21, Hawthorn led Geelong by only three points at half-time, but then kicked 25.7 (157) to 3.7 (25) in the second half. Hawthorn's final score of 35.15 (225) set a new record as the club's highest score (since surpassed in 1991) and Geelong's highest score conceded (still a record as of 2021), and the margin of 135 points set and holds the record for Geelong's highest losing margin.[2] Hawthorn's 25.7 (157) set and holds the record for highest score by a single team in a half of football.[3]
Round 22 was the last round in VFL/AFL history in which all matches were played on the same day.
Fitzroy endured serious financial hardships during 1986 which threatened its existence. More than one million dollars in debt, and having posted a $600,000 loss in 1985, the club took a $500,000 loan from the VFL in January 1986, and needed another $500,000 by the end of the year to remain solvent. It fielded offers from two Brisbane-based companies and one Canberra-based company for the club to move north in 1987, and it discussed mergers with Melbourne, St Kilda and Richmond. Despite the off-field struggles, the club reached the preliminary final; it was the last time the club played finals before its merger with Brisbane at the end of 1996.[4]
^Daryl Timms (29 September 1986). "Blues too experienced". The Sun Grand Final Souvenir. Melbourne. p. 11.
^"Hawthorn vs Geelong". AFL Tables. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
^"Quarters & Halves". AFL Tables. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
^Martin Flanagan (2 October 1986). "Survival the object in Lions' year of trial". The Age. Melbourne. p. 36.
Stephen Rodgers: Every Game Ever Played VFL/AFL Results 1897–1991 3rd Edition 1992. Penguin Books Australia ISBN0-670-90526-7.
1986 Season – AFL Tables
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The 1986 VFL season was the 90th season of the Victorian Football League VFL the highest level senior Australian rules football competition in Victoria The season featured twelve clubs ran from 29 March until 27 September and comprised a 22 game home and away season followed by a finals series featuring the top five clubs 1986 VFL premiership seasonTeams12PremiersHawthorn6th premiershipMinor premiersHawthorn5th minor premiershipNight seriesHawthorn3rd Night series winBrownlow MedallistGreg Williams Sydney Robert DiPierdomenico Hawthorn Coleman MedallistBrian Taylor Collingwood AttendanceMatches played138Total attendance3 395 611 24 606 per match Highest101 861 19851987 The premiership was won by the Hawthorn Football Club for the sixth time after it defeated Carlton by 42 points in the 1986 VFL Grand Final Contents 1 Night Series 2 Premiership season 2 1 Round 1 2 2 Round 2 2 3 Round 3 2 4 Round 4 2 5 Round 5 2 6 Round 6 2 7 Round 7 2 8 Round 8 2 9 Round 9 2 10 Round 10 2 11 Round 11 2 12 Round 12 2 13 Round 13 2 14 Round 14 2 15 Round 15 2 16 Round 16 2 17 Round 17 2 18 Round 18 2 19 Round 19 2 20 Round 20 2 21 Round 21 2 22 Round 22 3 Ladder 4 Finals 4 1 Elimination Finals 4 2 Qualifying final 4 3 Semi finals 4 4 Preliminary final 4 5 Grand Final 5 Awards 6 Notable events 7 See also 8 ReferencesNight Series EditHawthorn defeated Carlton 9 12 66 to 5 6 36 in the final Premiership season EditRound 1 Edit Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Venue Crowd DateCollingwood 10 8 68 Essendon 19 19 133 Victoria Park 28 634 29 March 1986Richmond 19 14 128 Melbourne 20 18 138 MCG 25 219 29 March 1986Geelong 11 18 84 Fitzroy 16 16 112 Kardinia Park 21 500 29 March 1986North Melbourne 15 11 101 Sydney 20 6 126 MCG 22 579 31 March 1986Footscray 14 23 107 St Kilda 12 18 90 Western Oval 22 499 31 March 1986Hawthorn 17 11 113 Carlton 11 11 77 VFL Park 48 107 31 March 1986Round 2 Edit Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Venue Crowd DateNorth Melbourne 16 12 108 Hawthorn 17 9 111 MCG 26 456 4 April 1986Melbourne 21 10 136 St Kilda 16 12 108 MCG 20 801 5 April 1986Essendon 21 22 148 Geelong 7 9 51 Windy Hill 19 377 5 April 1986Carlton 18 17 125 Richmond 15 5 95 Princes Park 20 528 5 April 1986Fitzroy 10 19 79 Footscray 10 9 69 VFL Park 20 439 5 April 1986Sydney 19 20 134 Collingwood 15 10 100 SCG 20 243 6 April 1986Round 3 Edit Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Venue Crowd DateHawthorn 22 22 154 Richmond 15 9 99 Princes Park 11 274 12 April 1986Geelong 15 15 105 Sydney 19 18 132 Kardinia Park 16 882 12 April 1986Fitzroy 14 20 104 Melbourne 13 10 88 Victoria Park 12 599 12 April 1986North Melbourne 17 10 112 Collingwood 9 15 69 MCG 29 842 12 April 1986St Kilda 10 9 69 Carlton 24 13 157 Moorabbin Oval 19 410 12 April 1986Footscray 11 15 81 Essendon 13 11 89 VFL Park 33 546 12 April 1986Round 4 Edit Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Venue Crowd DateEssendon 27 8 170 Melbourne 17 6 108 Windy Hill 18 265 19 April 1986Collingwood 20 16 136 Geelong 13 13 91 Victoria Park 19 826 19 April 1986Carlton 22 24 156 Fitzroy 10 15 75 Princes Park 27 620 19 April 1986St Kilda 17 14 116 Hawthorn 19 14 128 Moorabbin Oval 11 670 19 April 1986Richmond 17 11 113 North Melbourne 14 12 96 VFL Park 17 223 19 April 1986Sydney 20 22 142 Footscray 9 12 66 SCG 18 766 20 April 1986Round 5 Edit Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Venue Crowd DateMelbourne 14 17 101 Sydney 16 14 110 MCG 40 117 25 April 1986North Melbourne 24 10 154 Geelong 14 8 92 MCG 40 117 25 April 1986Carlton 10 11 71 Essendon 8 7 55 VFL Park 68 151 25 April 1986Richmond 20 15 135 St Kilda 11 18 84 MCG 21 611 26 April 1986Fitzroy 13 26 104 Hawthorn 13 12 90 Victoria Park 13 311 26 April 1986Footscray 10 20 80 Collingwood 10 13 73 Western Oval 23 683 26 April 1986Round 6 Edit Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Venue Crowd DateNorth Melbourne 19 25 139 St Kilda 15 13 103 MCG 13 522 2 May 1986Geelong 16 14 110 Footscray 13 13 91 Kardinia Park 15 411 3 May 1986Melbourne 11 17 83 Collingwood 17 19 121 MCG 32 472 3 May 1986Richmond 17 20 122 Fitzroy 18 13 121 Princes Park 12 877 3 May 1986Hawthorn 19 12 126 Essendon 15 12 102 VFL Park 38 381 3 May 1986Sydney 18 12 120 Carlton 13 20 98 SCG 37 873 4 May 1986Round 7 Edit Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Venue Crowd DateHawthorn 18 25 133 Sydney 15 10 100 Princes Park 17 731 10 May 1986Footscray 14 11 95 North Melbourne 10 17 77 Western Oval 18 196 10 May 1986St Kilda 10 14 74 Fitzroy 12 15 87 Moorabbin Oval 11 296 10 May 1986Richmond 16 9 105 Essendon 21 19 145 MCG 38 456 10 May 1986Collingwood 9 15 69 Carlton 16 13 109 Victoria Park 28 569 10 May 1986Geelong 12 17 89 Melbourne 7 16 58 VFL Park 14 504 10 May 1986Round 8 Edit Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Venue Crowd DateFitzroy 14 13 97 North Melbourne 18 12 120 Victoria Park 12 189 17 May 1986Essendon 22 14 146 St Kilda 12 12 84 Windy Hill 14 549 17 May 1986Carlton 20 14 134 Geelong 16 9 105 Princes Park 21 628 17 May 1986Melbourne 20 12 132 Footscray 11 14 80 MCG 18 196 17 May 1986Collingwood 8 11 59 Hawthorn 15 14 104 VFL Park 26 032 17 May 1986Sydney 16 15 111 Richmond 16 16 112 SCG 25 103 18 May 1986Round 9 Edit Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Venue Crowd DateSt Kilda 5 8 38 Sydney 6 11 47 Moorabbin Oval 12 492 24 May 1986Fitzroy 18 7 115 Essendon 10 10 70 Victoria Park 14 979 24 May 1986Richmond 11 10 76 Collingwood 16 16 112 MCG 41 945 24 May 1986Footscray 7 8 50 Carlton 4 12 36 Western Oval 21 478 24 May 1986North Melbourne 12 11 83 Melbourne 6 12 48 VFL Park 14 478 24 May 1986Geelong 12 14 86 Hawthorn 19 5 119 Kardinia Park 21 375 25 May 1986Round 10 Edit Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Venue Crowd DateNorth Melbourne 21 11 137 Essendon 18 13 121 MCG 40 301 30 May 1986Geelong 19 12 126 Richmond 16 14 110 Kardinia Park 12 712 31 May 1986Hawthorn 11 13 79 Footscray 16 12 108 Princes Park 15 784 31 May 1986Melbourne 6 13 49 Carlton 25 15 165 MCG 27 440 31 May 1986Collingwood 19 19 133 St Kilda 14 7 91 VFL Park 24 865 31 May 1986Sydney 18 18 126 Fitzroy 14 17 101 SCG 23 091 1 June 1986Round 11 Edit Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Venue Crowd DateHawthorn 21 19 145 Melbourne 9 6 60 Princes Park 10 919 7 June 1986Collingwood 18 14 122 Fitzroy 11 12 78 Victoria Park 27 166 7 June 1986St Kilda 13 10 88 Geelong 19 12 126 VFL Park 21 805 7 June 1986Essendon 9 4 58 Sydney 10 18 78 Windy Hill 27 267 9 June 1986Carlton 22 10 142 North Melbourne 9 10 64 Princes Park 31 985 9 June 1986Richmond 15 7 97 Footscray 12 8 80 MCG 35 360 9 June 1986Round 12 Edit Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Venue Crowd DateSydney 13 13 91 North Melbourne 14 11 95 SCG 26 581 13 June 1986Melbourne 17 23 125 Richmond 21 8 134 MCG 19 032 14 June 1986Fitzroy 22 13 145 Geelong 11 11 77 Victoria Park 10 987 14 June 1986St Kilda 10 15 75 Footscray 24 10 154 Moorabbin Oval 12 520 14 June 1986Essendon 13 16 94 Collingwood 18 12 120 VFL Park 27 611 14 June 1986Hawthorn 19 19 133 Carlton 16 14 110 MCG 57 634 15 June 1986Round 13 Edit Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Venue Crowd DateHawthorn 21 26 152 North Melbourne 13 14 92 Princes Park 16 145 21 June 1986Collingwood 14 11 95 Sydney 14 12 96 Victoria Park 27 611 21 June 1986St Kilda 15 11 101 Melbourne 7 7 49 Moorabbin Oval 11 242 21 June 1986Footscray 22 11 143 Fitzroy 8 7 55 Western Oval 16 318 21 June 1986Geelong 11 11 77 Essendon 12 17 89 Kardinia Park 17 646 21 June 1986Richmond 11 7 73 Carlton 19 18 132 VFL Park 26 231 21 June 1986Round 14 Edit Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Venue Crowd DateEssendon 8 8 56 Footscray 12 13 85 Windy Hill 21 382 28 June 1986Collingwood 17 13 115 North Melbourne 9 14 68 Victoria Park 21 351 28 June 1986Carlton 24 19 163 St Kilda 11 10 76 Princes Park 14 760 28 June 1986Richmond 11 8 74 Hawthorn 26 19 175 MCG 20 264 28 June 1986Melbourne 17 13 115 Fitzroy 11 5 71 VFL Park 10 049 28 June 1986Sydney 17 11 113 Geelong 13 13 91 SCG 22 106 29 June 1986Round 15 Edit Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Venue Crowd DateNorth Melbourne 13 8 86 Richmond 16 18 114 MCG 16 975 4 July 1986Hawthorn 8 11 59 St Kilda 5 8 38 Princes Park 6 488 5 July 1986Footscray 11 4 70 Sydney 12 14 86 Western Oval 21 863 5 July 1986Melbourne 8 12 60 Essendon 27 20 182 MCG 21 560 5 July 1986Geelong 8 10 58 Collingwood 19 15 129 Kardinia Park 18 067 5 July 1986Fitzroy 8 11 59 Carlton 7 11 53 VFL Park 14 962 5 July 1986Round 16 Edit Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Venue Crowd DateGeelong 16 16 112 St Kilda 13 7 85 Kardinia Park 9 480 12 July 1986North Melbourne 13 14 92 Carlton 22 17 149 MCG 24 506 12 July 1986Melbourne 6 14 50 Hawthorn 17 15 117 VFL Park 10 272 12 July 1986Sydney 24 18 162 Essendon 15 13 103 SCG 33 192 13 July 1986Footscray 17 20 122 Richmond 14 11 95 Western Oval 19 341 19 July 1986Fitzroy 12 13 85 Collingwood 20 12 132 VFL Park 34 488 19 July 1986Round 17 Edit Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Venue Crowd DateEssendon 15 15 105 Carlton 11 14 80 MCG 51 646 20 July 1986St Kilda 20 9 129 Richmond 7 12 54 Moorabbin Oval 11 889 26 July 1986Hawthorn 6 9 45 Fitzroy 14 12 96 Princes Park 9 876 26 July 1986Geelong 19 9 123 North Melbourne 22 10 142 VFL Park 10 091 26 July 1986Collingwood 11 10 76 Footscray 9 11 65 MCG 49 124 26 July 1986Sydney 29 15 189 Melbourne 9 11 65 SCG 19 110 27 July 1986Round 18 Edit Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Venue Crowd DateEssendon 21 11 137 Hawthorn 6 14 50 Windy Hill 21 320 2 August 1986Collingwood 13 14 92 Melbourne 16 9 105 Victoria Park 10 943 2 August 1986Carlton 15 14 104 Sydney 12 15 87 Princes Park 27 644 2 August 1986St Kilda 13 12 90 North Melbourne 19 13 127 Moorabbin Oval 11 413 2 August 1986Richmond 11 19 85 Fitzroy 13 16 94 MCG 15 200 2 August 1986Footscray 11 13 79 Geelong 10 16 76 VFL Park 11 460 2 August 1986Round 19 Edit Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Venue Crowd DateFitzroy 24 16 160 St Kilda 11 9 75 Victoria Park 8 311 9 August 1986Melbourne 18 19 127 Geelong 17 18 120 MCG 32 635 9 August 1986North Melbourne 20 20 140 Footscray 10 23 83 MCG 32 635 9 August 1986Essendon 23 16 154 Richmond 11 9 75 VFL Park 30 349 9 August 1986Sydney 10 13 73 Hawthorn 27 9 171 SCG 39 763 10 August 1986Carlton 21 10 136 Collingwood 12 15 87 MCG 72 505 10 August 1986Round 20 Edit Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Venue Crowd DateRichmond 14 12 96 Sydney 21 18 144 MCG 16 141 16 August 1986Footscray 19 14 128 Melbourne 10 11 71 Western Oval 11 924 16 August 1986St Kilda 6 12 48 Essendon 11 16 82 Moorabbin Oval 13 171 16 August 1986Hawthorn 20 24 144 Collingwood 10 12 72 Princes Park 16 597 16 August 1986Geelong 16 12 108 Carlton 10 19 79 Kardinia Park 11 987 16 August 1986North Melbourne 14 9 93 Fitzroy 9 7 61 VFL Park 15 931 16 August 1986Round 21 Edit Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Venue Crowd DateMelbourne 28 14 182 North Melbourne 14 13 97 MCG 15 110 23 August 1986Essendon 8 13 61 Fitzroy 14 12 96 Windy Hill 18 910 23 August 1986Collingwood 23 18 156 Richmond 8 7 55 Victoria Park 17 800 23 August 1986Hawthorn 35 15 225 Geelong 13 12 90 Princes Park 9 848 23 August 1986Carlton 23 13 151 Footscray 10 12 72 VFL Park 28 697 23 August 1986Sydney 20 20 140 St Kilda 16 15 111 SCG 18 179 24 August 1986Round 22 Edit Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Venue Crowd DateFootscray 7 13 55 Hawthorn 19 11 125 Western Oval 15 196 30 August 1986Fitzroy 9 19 73 Sydney 8 15 63 Victoria Park 17 141 30 August 1986Essendon 10 19 79 North Melbourne 15 11 101 Windy Hill 17 982 30 August 1986Carlton 20 19 139 Melbourne 6 17 53 Princes Park 17 455 30 August 1986Richmond 15 14 104 Geelong 20 16 136 MCG 13 569 30 August 1986St Kilda 11 7 73 Collingwood 18 17 125 VFL Park 30 442 30 August 1986This was the round where Brian Taylor kicked his 100th goal of the season Ladder Edit1986 VFL ladder Pos Team Pld W L D PF PA PP Pts1 Hawthorn P 22 18 4 0 2698 1906 141 6 72 Finals2 Sydney 22 16 6 0 2470 2087 118 4 643 Carlton 22 15 7 0 2566 1809 141 8 604 Fitzroy 22 13 9 0 2068 2063 100 2 525 Essendon 22 12 10 0 2379 1978 120 3 486 Collingwood 22 12 10 0 2261 2070 109 2 487 North Melbourne 22 12 10 0 2324 2356 98 6 488 Footscray 22 11 11 0 1963 2010 97 7 449 Geelong 22 7 15 0 2133 2599 82 1 2810 Richmond 22 7 15 0 2151 2745 78 4 2811 Melbourne 22 7 15 0 2003 2673 74 9 2812 St Kilda 22 2 20 0 1846 2566 71 9 8Source VFL ladderRules for classification 1 points 2 percentage 3 number of points for P PremiersFinals EditElimination Finals Edit Home team Score Away team Score Venue Attendance DateFitzroy 8 10 58 Essendon 8 9 57 Waverley Park 59 420 Saturday 6 SeptemberQualifying final Edit Home team Score Away team Score Venue Attendance DateSydney 15 14 104 Carlton 18 12 120 MCG 66 016 Sunday 7 SeptemberSemi finals Edit Home team Score Away team Score Venue Attendance DateHawthorn 13 6 84 Carlton 16 16 112 Waverley Park 62 315 Saturday 13 SeptemberSydney 13 11 89 Fitzroy 13 16 94 MCG 65 763 Sunday 14 SeptemberPreliminary final Edit Home team Score Away team Score Venue Attendance DateHawthorn 16 14 110 Fitzroy 7 12 54 Waverley Park 68 339 Saturday 20 SeptemberGrand Final Edit Main article 1986 VFL Grand Final Home team Score Away team Score Venue Attendance DateCarlton 9 14 68 Hawthorn 16 14 110 MCG 101 861 Saturday 27 SeptemberAwards EditThe Brownlow Medal was awarded to both Greg Williams of the Sydney Swans and Robert Dipper DiPierdomenico of the Hawthorn Hawks The Leigh Matthews Trophy was awarded to Paul Roos of Fitzroy The Coleman Medal was awarded to Brian Taylor of Collingwood The Norm Smith Medal was awarded to Gary Ayres of Hawthorn The wooden spoon was awarded to St Kilda Carlton won the reserves premiership Carlton 22 14 146 defeated Footscray 10 12 72 in the grand final held as a curtain raiser to the seniors Grand Final on 27 September at the Melbourne Cricket Ground 1 Notable events EditFor the first time in VFL AFL history two senior games were held at the same venue on the same day with Melbourne hosting Sydney followed by North Melbourne vs Geelong at the MCG in round 5 Another double header was staged in round 19 at the MCG with Melbourne and North Melbourne again the home teams against Geelong and Footscray respectively It would be 34 years before this occurred again In Round 21 Hawthorn led Geelong by only three points at half time but then kicked 25 7 157 to 3 7 25 in the second half Hawthorn s final score of 35 15 225 set a new record as the club s highest score since surpassed in 1991 and Geelong s highest score conceded still a record as of 2021 and the margin of 135 points set and holds the record for Geelong s highest losing margin 2 Hawthorn s 25 7 157 set and holds the record for highest score by a single team in a half of football 3 Round 22 was the last round in VFL AFL history in which all matches were played on the same day Fitzroy endured serious financial hardships during 1986 which threatened its existence More than one million dollars in debt and having posted a 600 000 loss in 1985 the club took a 500 000 loan from the VFL in January 1986 and needed another 500 000 by the end of the year to remain solvent It fielded offers from two Brisbane based companies and one Canberra based company for the club to move north in 1987 and it discussed mergers with Melbourne St Kilda and Richmond Despite the off field struggles the club reached the preliminary final it was the last time the club played finals before its merger with Brisbane at the end of 1996 4 See also EditMcIntyre final five systemReferences Edit Daryl Timms 29 September 1986 Blues too experienced The Sun Grand Final Souvenir Melbourne p 11 Hawthorn vs Geelong AFL Tables Retrieved 26 January 2022 Quarters amp Halves AFL Tables Retrieved 26 January 2022 Martin Flanagan 2 October 1986 Survival the object in Lions year of trial The Age Melbourne p 36 Stephen Rodgers Every Game Ever Played VFL AFL Results 1897 1991 3rd Edition 1992 Penguin Books Australia ISBN 0 670 90526 7 1986 Season AFL Tables Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1986 VFL season amp oldid 1140808977, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
