M.C.G. · Sun 20 Jul 1986 · 51,646 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EssendonESS | 1.5 | 4.7 | 11.10 | 105 |
| CarltonCARL | 3.1 | 7.5 | 9.8 | 80 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 105 and 80.
Essendon won by 25 points.
15.15 (105) — 11.14 (80)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn Hawker | 24 | 8 | 32 | 9 | — | 1 |
| Tony Elshaug | 24 | 5 | 29 | 3 | — | 2 |
| Alan Ezard | 20 | 6 | 26 | 8 | — |
| 4 |
| Michael Richardson | 14 | 11 | 25 | 6 | — | 1 |
| Leon Baker | 21 | 4 | 25 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Neil Clarke | 18 | 5 | 23 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Mark Thompson | 15 | 7 | 22 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Terry Daniher | 10 | 10 | 20 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Simon Madden | 13 | 6 | 19 | 8 | — | 2 |
| Garry Foulds | 13 | 5 | 18 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Kevin Walsh | 10 | 7 | 17 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Mark Harvey | 9 | 7 | 16 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Geoff Raines | 6 | 9 | 15 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Ed Considine | 7 | 7 | 14 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Bill Duckworth | 8 | 4 | 12 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Paul Salmon | 6 | 2 | 8 | 3 | — | 2 |
| Shane Heard | 5 | 3 | 8 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Paul Hamilton | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Michael Thomson | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Roger Merrett | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Motley | 20 | 6 | 26 | 9 | — | 0 |
| Shane Robertson | 15 | 9 | 24 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Wayne Johnston | 18 | 5 | 23 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Wayne Harmes | 11 | 10 | 21 | 7 | — | 1 |
| Tom Alvin | 17 | 4 | 21 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Dean Strauch | 11 | 7 | 18 | 3 | — | 0 |
| David Glascott | 10 | 7 | 17 | 5 | — | 3 |
| David Rhys-Jones | 9 | 8 | 17 | 8 | — | 0 |
| Justin Madden | 11 | 6 | 17 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Peter Dean | 5 | 11 | 16 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Craig Bradley | 8 | 6 | 14 | 0 | — | 1 |
| Fraser Murphy | 9 | 3 | 12 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Paul Meldrum | 8 | 4 | 12 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Stephen Kernahan | 9 | 2 | 11 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Mark Maclure | 10 | 1 | 11 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Bruce Doull | 8 | 3 | 11 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Ken Sheldon | 9 | 2 | 11 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Stephen Silvagni | 6 | 3 | 9 | 5 | — | 3 |
| Jon Dorotich | 5 | 2 | 7 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Peter Kenny | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |