Waverley Park · Sat 12 Apr 1986 · 33,546 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western BulldogsWB | 1.2 | 4.3 | 5.10 | 81 |
| EssendonESS | 1.3 | 8.5 | 10.7 | 89 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 81 and 89.
Essendon won by 8 points.
11.15 (81) — 13.11 (89)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Wallis | 19 | 5 | 24 | 11 | — | 0 |
| Brian Royal | 13 | 11 | 24 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Rod MacPherson | 18 | 5 | 23 | 4 |
| — |
| 0 |
| Allen Daniels | 21 | 2 | 23 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Tony McGuinness | 20 | 1 | 21 | 3 | — | 3 |
| Rick Kennedy | 14 | 6 | 20 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Michael McLean | 13 | 6 | 19 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Doug Hawkins | 12 | 6 | 18 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Brad Hardie | 16 | 1 | 17 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Simon Beasley | 15 | 1 | 16 | 11 | — | 5 |
| Stephen Macpherson | 11 | 4 | 15 | 7 | — | 2 |
| Andrew Purser | 4 | 11 | 15 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Darren Baxter | 11 | 2 | 13 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Angelo Petraglia | 7 | 6 | 13 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Mark Kellett | 9 | 2 | 11 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Peter Baxter | 5 | 4 | 9 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Murray Rance | 6 | 3 | 9 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Robert Groenewegen | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Jim Sewell | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Graeme Cordy | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 |
McGuinness 3, Hardie 1, Beasley 5, Macpherson 2
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Daniher | 19 | 4 | 23 | 6 | — | 1 |
| Mark Thompson | 13 | 9 | 22 | 8 | — | 0 |
| Glenn Hawker | 19 | 3 | 22 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Garry Foulds | 17 | 5 | 22 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Michael Thomson | 16 | 6 | 22 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Alan Ezard | 14 | 5 | 19 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Mark Harvey | 18 | 1 | 19 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Simon Madden | 13 | 4 | 17 | 3 | — | 2 |
| Frank Dunell | 13 | 4 | 17 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Steven Clark | 10 | 6 | 16 | 3 | — | 4 |
| Bryan Wood | 10 | 6 | 16 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Kevin Walsh | 10 | 6 | 16 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Brenton Phillips | 9 | 6 | 15 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Tim Watson | 7 | 8 | 15 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Roger Merrett | 10 | 4 | 14 | 6 | — | 1 |
| Tony Elshaug | 9 | 4 | 13 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Brian Winton | 9 | 2 | 11 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Trevor Spencer | 4 | 3 | 7 | 4 | — | 3 |
| Peter Banfield | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Paul Salmon | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 |