Waverley Park · Sat 9 Aug 1986 · 30,349 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EssendonESS | 8.7 | 12.11 | 22.14 | 154 |
| RichmondRICH | 1.2 | 4.3 | 6.4 | 75 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 154 and 75.
Essendon won by 79 points.
23.16 (154) — 11.9 (75)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garry Foulds | 23 | 5 | 28 | 6 | — | 1 |
| Neil Clarke | 15 | 9 | 24 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Paul Salmon | 22 | 0 | 22 | 15 | — |
| 11 |
| Glenn Hawker | 14 | 6 | 20 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Geoff Raines | 14 | 4 | 18 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Ed Considine | 12 | 6 | 18 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Mark Thompson | 8 | 9 | 17 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Terry Daniher | 12 | 4 | 16 | 7 | — | 3 |
| Roger Merrett | 11 | 4 | 15 | 5 | — | 2 |
| Michael Richardson | 9 | 6 | 15 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Simon Madden | 11 | 3 | 14 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Mark Harvey | 11 | 3 | 14 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Paul Hamilton | 8 | 5 | 13 | 6 | — | 1 |
| Leon Baker | 12 | 1 | 13 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Kevin Walsh | 7 | 4 | 11 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Tony Elshaug | 8 | 1 | 9 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Alan Ezard | 7 | 2 | 9 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Frank Dunell | 6 | 2 | 8 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Steven Clark | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 | — | 1 |
| Bill Duckworth | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Annear | 19 | 14 | 33 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Dale Weightman | 10 | 12 | 22 | 2 | — | 2 |
| Graeme Landy | 12 | 8 | 20 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Richard Geary | 10 | 7 | 17 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Mark Lee | 8 | 7 | 15 | 8 | — | 1 |
| Barry Rowlings | 11 | 3 | 14 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Craig Smith | 9 | 5 | 14 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Brendan Bower | 5 | 8 | 13 | 2 | — | 1 |
| David Palm | 5 | 8 | 13 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Jeff Hogg | 10 | 3 | 13 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Michael Pickering | 8 | 4 | 12 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Mark Eustice | 5 | 5 | 10 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Stephen James | 5 | 4 | 9 | 2 | — | 3 |
| Simon Clark | 6 | 3 | 9 | 3 | — | 1 |
| John Manton | 5 | 3 | 8 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Peter Francis | 5 | 3 | 8 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Des Ryan | 6 | 2 | 8 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Michael Roach | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Michael Roberts | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Jim Jess | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 |