M.C.G. · Sat 9 Aug 1986 · 32,635 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MelbourneMELB | 2.6 | 4.10 | 13.13 | 127 |
| GeelongGEEL | 4.2 | 10.10 | 13.16 | 120 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 127 and 120.
Melbourne won by 7 points.
18.19 (127) — 17.18 (120)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Healy | 19 | 11 | 30 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Chris Connolly | 22 | 4 | 26 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Alan Johnson | 17 | 4 | 21 | 1 | — |
| 1 |
| Robert Flower | 11 | 9 | 20 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Steven Stretch | 13 | 5 | 18 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Danny Hughes | 10 | 7 | 17 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Brian Wilson | 10 | 7 | 17 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Garry Lyon | 13 | 3 | 16 | 5 | — | 7 |
| Francesco Rugolo | 11 | 5 | 16 | 3 | — | 3 |
| Russell Richards | 8 | 7 | 15 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Adrian Battiston | 11 | 4 | 15 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Len Gandini | 8 | 5 | 13 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Brett Lovett | 6 | 7 | 13 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Steve Turner | 8 | 5 | 13 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Alan Jarrott | 6 | 7 | 13 | 2 | — | 0 |
| David Cordner | 9 | 2 | 11 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Shane Zantuck | 8 | 1 | 9 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Robin White | 4 | 5 | 9 | 0 | — | 0 |
| David Allday | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Paul Payne | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Bews | 13 | 11 | 24 | 4 | — | 2 |
| Paul Couch | 14 | 9 | 23 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Damian Bourke | 14 | 8 | 22 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Steve Hocking | 9 | 12 | 21 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Martin Christensen | 15 | 6 | 21 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Terry Bright | 15 | 6 | 21 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Mark Yeates | 13 | 7 | 20 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Darren Morgan | 6 | 10 | 16 | 2 | — | 2 |
| Robert Neal | 8 | 8 | 16 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Gary Ablett | 13 | 2 | 15 | 6 | — | 4 |
| Mark Bos | 5 | 7 | 12 | 0 | — | 0 |
| John Mossop | 6 | 4 | 10 | 4 | — | 3 |
| John Fitzgerald | 4 | 6 | 10 | 3 | — | 2 |
| Damian Drum | 4 | 6 | 10 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Michael Lenaghan | 9 | 0 | 9 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Michael Schulze | 5 | 3 | 8 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Craig Cleave | 7 | 1 | 8 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Peter Whyte | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Neville Bruns | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 1 |
| Robert Scott | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 |