M.C.G. · Sat 5 Jul 1986 · 21,560 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MelbourneMELB | 2.2 | 5.4 | 7.8 | 60 |
| EssendonESS | 7.4 | 15.8 | 19.13 | 182 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 60 and 182.
Essendon won by 122 points.
8.12 (60) — 27.20 (182)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alan Jarrott | 14 | 10 | 24 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Robert Flower | 11 | 9 | 20 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Greg Healy | 14 | 6 | 20 | 3 | — |
| 0 |
| Brian Wilson | 13 | 6 | 19 | 8 | — | 0 |
| Michael OSullivan | 14 | 5 | 19 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Nigel Kol | 9 | 4 | 13 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Rod Grinter | 9 | 4 | 13 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Graeme Yeats | 13 | 0 | 13 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Tony Campbell | 10 | 2 | 12 | 4 | — | 2 |
| David Cordner | 9 | 2 | 11 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Garry Lyon | 9 | 2 | 11 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Adrian Battiston | 8 | 2 | 10 | 0 | — | 1 |
| Peter Moore | 8 | 2 | 10 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Stephen Newport | 9 | 0 | 9 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Dale Dickson | 7 | 2 | 9 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Russell Richards | 5 | 2 | 7 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Steven Stretch | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | — | 0 |
| David Allday | 6 | 0 | 6 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Sean Wight | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 |
| John Fidge | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leon Baker | 22 | 13 | 35 | 3 | — | 2 |
| Michael Richardson | 17 | 17 | 34 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Alan Ezard | 19 | 12 | 31 | 7 | — | 6 |
| Tony Elshaug | 23 | 2 | 25 | 6 | — | 3 |
| Mark Thompson | 11 | 14 | 25 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Michael Thomson | 11 | 11 | 22 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Garry Foulds | 14 | 8 | 22 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Frank Dunell | 13 | 8 | 21 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Shane Heard | 15 | 6 | 21 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Terry Daniher | 12 | 9 | 21 | 10 | — | 0 |
| Kevin Walsh | 8 | 11 | 19 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Roger Merrett | 15 | 3 | 18 | 7 | — | 2 |
| Paul Salmon | 15 | 2 | 17 | 11 | — | 8 |
| Steven Clark | 10 | 7 | 17 | 1 | — | 3 |
| Simon Madden | 6 | 11 | 17 | 9 | — | 0 |
| Glenn Hawker | 8 | 6 | 14 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Dean Bailey | 5 | 6 | 11 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Paul Hamilton | 6 | 5 | 11 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Mark Harvey | 7 | 1 | 8 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Brenton Phillips | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 |