S.C.G. · Sun 13 Jul 1986 · 33,192 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SydneySYD | 3.5 | 8.9 | 15.16 | 162 |
| EssendonESS | 4.1 | 6.7 | 10.10 | 103 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 162 and 103.
Sydney won by 59 points.
24.18 (162) — 15.13 (103)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Williams | 13 | 16 | 29 | 3 | — | 3 |
| David Murphy | 19 | 10 | 29 | 4 | — | 2 |
| Gerard Healy | 16 | 10 | 26 | 3 | — |
| 1 |
| Paul Hawke | 7 | 14 | 21 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Mark Browning | 14 | 7 | 21 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Barry Mitchell | 12 | 8 | 20 | 2 | — | 3 |
| Anthony Daniher | 11 | 9 | 20 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Tony Morwood | 12 | 6 | 18 | 5 | — | 2 |
| Stephen Wright | 7 | 11 | 18 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Jim Edmond | 9 | 8 | 17 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Mark Roberts | 12 | 4 | 16 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Bernard Toohey | 13 | 2 | 15 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Craig Holden | 9 | 6 | 15 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Warwick Capper | 14 | 0 | 14 | 7 | — | 8 |
| John Ironmonger | 4 | 8 | 12 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Ian Roberts | 7 | 4 | 11 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Merv Neagle | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Mark Bayes | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Glenn Coleman | 6 | 0 | 6 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Rod Carter | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Elshaug | 22 | 5 | 27 | 5 | — | 2 |
| Leon Baker | 18 | 7 | 25 | 9 | — | 0 |
| Simon Madden | 10 | 12 | 22 | 8 | — | 3 |
| Garry Foulds | 20 | 2 | 22 | 6 | — | 2 |
| Terry Daniher | 16 | 6 | 22 | 8 | — | 1 |
| Shane Heard | 13 | 5 | 18 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Roger Merrett | 12 | 5 | 17 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Glenn Hawker | 14 | 3 | 17 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Steven Clark | 7 | 9 | 16 | 2 | — | 2 |
| Michael Richardson | 9 | 7 | 16 | 0 | — | 1 |
| Mark Thompson | 10 | 6 | 16 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Kevin Walsh | 7 | 8 | 15 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Alan Ezard | 10 | 2 | 12 | 2 | — | 2 |
| Paul Salmon | 7 | 2 | 9 | 7 | — | 2 |
| Geoff Raines | 5 | 3 | 8 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Frank Dunell | 8 | 0 | 8 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Mark Harvey | 6 | 2 | 8 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Michael Thomson | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Paul Hamilton | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Dean Bailey | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | 0 |