M.C.G. · Mon 31 Mar 1986 · 22,579 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North MelbourneNM | 4.1 | 5.3 | 12.9 | 101 |
| SydneySYD | 3.1 | 12.3 | 16.4 | 126 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 101 and 126.
Sydney won by 25 points.
15.11 (101) — 20.6 (126)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter German | 29 | 7 | 36 | 6 | — | 4 |
| Mark Arceri | 11 | 14 | 25 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Graeme Atkins | 8 | 15 | 23 | 4 | — |
| 2 |
| David Ackerly | 14 | 7 | 21 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Darren Steele | 13 | 8 | 21 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Jim Krakouer | 15 | 5 | 20 | 7 | — | 1 |
| Michael Passmore | 6 | 14 | 20 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Jason Love | 12 | 6 | 18 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Stephen McCann | 12 | 5 | 17 | 5 | — | 0 |
| John Law | 14 | 1 | 15 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Donald McDonald | 4 | 11 | 15 | 6 | — | 1 |
| Ross Smith | 12 | 3 | 15 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Phil Krakouer | 7 | 6 | 13 | 5 | — | 2 |
| Darren Crocker | 8 | 5 | 13 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Peter Jonas | 8 | 4 | 12 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Darren Harris | 9 | 2 | 11 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Doug Koop | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | — | 1 |
| Brendan Ryan | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Peter Smith | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Rick Norman | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Williams | 17 | 20 | 37 | 7 | — | 2 |
| Dennis Carroll | 20 | 5 | 25 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Merv Neagle | 15 | 9 | 24 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Jamie Duursma | 13 | 9 | 22 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Gerard Healy | 15 | 6 | 21 | 4 | — | 2 |
| Stephen Wright | 13 | 7 | 20 | 0 | — | 1 |
| Craig Holden | 14 | 3 | 17 | 2 | — | 0 |
| John Ironmonger | 4 | 12 | 16 | 9 | — | 0 |
| Anthony Daniher | 6 | 7 | 13 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Mark Browning | 9 | 4 | 13 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Warwick Capper | 10 | 2 | 12 | 5 | — | 8 |
| Jim Edmond | 10 | 2 | 12 | 2 | — | 2 |
| David Bolton | 7 | 5 | 12 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Rod Carter | 10 | 2 | 12 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Barry Mitchell | 6 | 5 | 11 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Tony Morwood | 6 | 4 | 10 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Paul Morwood | 6 | 3 | 9 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Mark Bayes | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Bernard Toohey | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Ian Roberts | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 |