Kardinia Park · Sat 21 Jun 1986 · 17,783 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GeelongGEEL | 4.2 | 5.7 | 9.9 | 77 |
| EssendonESS | 1.3 | 4.5 | 9.9 | 89 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 77 and 89.
Essendon won by 12 points.
11.11 (77) — 12.17 (89)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Couch | 22 | 6 | 28 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Andrew Bews | 16 | 4 | 20 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Mark Yeates | 13 | 7 | 20 | 4 | — |
| 0 |
| Steve Hocking | 12 | 8 | 20 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Mark Bos | 14 | 4 | 18 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Tim Darcy | 10 | 7 | 17 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Murray Witcombe | 8 | 8 | 16 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Robert Neal | 10 | 4 | 14 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Gary Malarkey | 14 | 0 | 14 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Bill Brownless | 8 | 5 | 13 | 6 | — | 4 |
| Stephen Carey | 6 | 7 | 13 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Martin Christensen | 8 | 4 | 12 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Michael Turner | 8 | 4 | 12 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Damian Drum | 5 | 6 | 11 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Steve Reynoldson | 8 | 3 | 11 | 4 | — | 1 |
| John Mossop | 5 | 6 | 11 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Terry Bright | 9 | 1 | 10 | 3 | — | 2 |
| Craig Evans | 4 | 6 | 10 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Gary Ablett | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Darren Morgan | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn Hawker | 17 | 10 | 27 | 8 | — | 1 |
| Mark Harvey | 21 | 4 | 25 | 6 | — | 3 |
| Steven Clark | 14 | 9 | 23 | 0 | — | 2 |
| Michael Richardson | 15 | 7 | 22 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Terry Daniher | 17 | 5 | 22 | 12 | — | 0 |
| Leon Baker | 17 | 4 | 21 | 8 | — | 0 |
| Garry Foulds | 15 | 5 | 20 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Frank Dunell | 15 | 4 | 19 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Brenton Phillips | 10 | 6 | 16 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Paul Salmon | 9 | 6 | 15 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Paul Hamilton | 9 | 5 | 14 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Roger Merrett | 11 | 2 | 13 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Alan Ezard | 10 | 3 | 13 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Mark Thompson | 8 | 4 | 12 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Shane Heard | 6 | 4 | 10 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Dean Bailey | 4 | 4 | 8 | 1 | — | 2 |
| Simon Madden | 5 | 3 | 8 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Kevin Walsh | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Trevor Spencer | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Michael Thomson | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 |