M.C.G. · Fri 25 Apr 1986 · 40,117 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North MelbourneNM | 3.3 | 12.6 | 18.7 | 154 |
| GeelongGEEL | 3.2 | 7.2 | 12.6 | 92 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 154 and 92.
North Melbourne won by 62 points.
24.10 (154) — 14.8 (92)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter German | 19 | 9 | 28 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Mark Arceri | 19 | 7 | 26 | 4 | — | 3 |
| Jim Krakouer | 20 | 5 | 25 | 2 | — |
| 2 |
| Stephen McCann | 14 | 6 | 20 | 9 | — | 1 |
| Paul Spargo | 14 | 5 | 19 | 5 | — | 5 |
| Ian Fairley | 12 | 7 | 19 | 2 | — | 2 |
| Ross Smith | 16 | 3 | 19 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Peter Jonas | 6 | 13 | 19 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Donald McDonald | 12 | 6 | 18 | 8 | — | 4 |
| Darren Steele | 14 | 3 | 17 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Graeme Atkins | 6 | 10 | 16 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Phil Krakouer | 9 | 6 | 15 | 5 | — | 4 |
| David Dwyer | 10 | 4 | 14 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Ross Glendinning | 10 | 4 | 14 | 5 | — | 0 |
| John Law | 9 | 3 | 12 | 1 | — | 0 |
| David Ackerly | 10 | 1 | 11 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Michael Passmore | 5 | 6 | 11 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Andrew Demetriou | 6 | 1 | 7 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Steve Hickey | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Darren Harris | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Turner | 20 | 7 | 27 | 8 | — | 0 |
| Damien Christensen | 16 | 9 | 25 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Andrew Bews | 13 | 12 | 25 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Mark Bos | 18 | 4 | 22 | 2 | — | 0 |
| David OKeeffe | 17 | 1 | 18 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Bruce Lindner | 10 | 6 | 16 | 5 | — | 4 |
| Terry Bright | 11 | 5 | 16 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Steve Hocking | 11 | 5 | 16 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Darren Flanigan | 8 | 6 | 14 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Damian Drum | 5 | 8 | 13 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Mark Yeates | 4 | 7 | 11 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Bill Brownless | 7 | 3 | 10 | 6 | — | 2 |
| Steve Reynoldson | 6 | 4 | 10 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Craig Cleave | 8 | 2 | 10 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Gary Ablett | 8 | 1 | 9 | 3 | — | 3 |
| Darren Morgan | 7 | 2 | 9 | 1 | — | 2 |
| John Hoiles | 6 | 3 | 9 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Peter Johnston | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Michael Schulze | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | 0 |
| David Cameron | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | 1 |