Waverley Park · Sat 3 May 1986 · 38,381 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HawthornHAW | 8.4 | 14.7 | 17.11 | 126 |
| EssendonESS | 4.1 | 5.6 | 8.8 | 102 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 126 and 102.
Hawthorn won by 24 points.
19.12 (126) — 15.12 (102)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Buckenara | 19 | 12 | 31 | 8 | — | 1 |
| Peter Schwab | 12 | 13 | 25 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Colin Robertson | 13 | 11 | 24 | 2 |
| — |
| 0 |
| Richard Loveridge | 13 | 9 | 22 | 1 | — | 0 |
| John Platten | 15 | 6 | 21 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Ken Judge | 15 | 5 | 20 | 8 | — | 3 |
| Rod Lester-Smith | 17 | 3 | 20 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Michael Tuck | 13 | 5 | 18 | 1 | — | 2 |
| Gary Ayres | 12 | 6 | 18 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Robert DiPierdomenico | 13 | 4 | 17 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Michael Byrne | 10 | 6 | 16 | 6 | — | 3 |
| Dermott Brereton | 11 | 2 | 13 | 6 | — | 3 |
| Peter Curran | 8 | 3 | 11 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Chris Wittman | 9 | 2 | 11 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Paul Abbott | 7 | 3 | 10 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Jason Dunstall | 5 | 4 | 9 | 4 | — | 3 |
| Robert Handley | 8 | 1 | 9 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Chris Langford | 6 | 1 | 7 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Greg Dear | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Russell Morris | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Elshaug | 15 | 12 | 27 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Mark Thompson | 19 | 8 | 27 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Leon Baker | 15 | 9 | 24 | 8 | — | 1 |
| Mark Harvey | 15 | 7 | 22 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Garry Foulds | 17 | 5 | 22 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Brenton Phillips | 9 | 12 | 21 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Geoff Raines | 14 | 7 | 21 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Glenn Hawker | 12 | 9 | 21 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Steven Clark | 13 | 5 | 18 | 7 | — | 4 |
| Bill Duckworth | 10 | 7 | 17 | 7 | — | 1 |
| Terry Daniher | 9 | 8 | 17 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Alan Ezard | 12 | 2 | 14 | 4 | — | 3 |
| Kevin Walsh | 7 | 5 | 12 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Simon Madden | 4 | 6 | 10 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Paul Salmon | 6 | 4 | 10 | 6 | — | 1 |
| Stephen Carey | 9 | 1 | 10 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Roger Merrett | 6 | 3 | 9 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Trevor Spencer | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Shane Heard | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Chris Waterson | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 |