S.C.G. · Sun 24 Aug 1986 · 18,179 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SydneySYD | 8.4 | 11.10 | 16.17 | 140 |
| St KildaSTK | 5.4 | 8.10 | 12.12 | 111 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 140 and 111.
Sydney won by 29 points.
20.20 (140) — 16.15 (111)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Williams | 18 | 18 | 36 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Gerard Healy | 15 | 13 | 28 | 4 | — | 3 |
| Barry Mitchell | 16 | 7 | 23 | 1 | — |
| 2 |
| David Bolton | 15 | 7 | 22 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Stephen Wright | 7 | 11 | 18 | 2 | — | 2 |
| Tony Morwood | 12 | 6 | 18 | 9 | — | 2 |
| Mark Bayes | 13 | 5 | 18 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Mark Browning | 12 | 6 | 18 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Dennis Carroll | 14 | 4 | 18 | 9 | — | 0 |
| Paul Hawke | 9 | 8 | 17 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Bernard Toohey | 13 | 4 | 17 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Craig Holden | 9 | 6 | 15 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Warwick Capper | 10 | 4 | 14 | 7 | — | 3 |
| Jim Edmond | 5 | 3 | 8 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Grant Bartholomaeus | 7 | 1 | 8 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Tony Smith | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Darren McAsey | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | — | 4 |
| Rod Carter | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Robert Caprioli | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Graham Jones | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Narkle | 23 | 6 | 29 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Daryl Cunningham | 16 | 7 | 23 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Geoff Cunningham | 12 | 10 | 22 | 6 | — | 1 |
| Peter Kiel | 9 | 12 | 21 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Gary Odgers | 11 | 10 | 21 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Mark Gamble | 15 | 6 | 21 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Greg Burns | 13 | 6 | 19 | 4 | — | 5 |
| Jon Collins | 15 | 4 | 19 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Warren Jones | 8 | 11 | 19 | 11 | — | 0 |
| Andrew Jobling | 18 | 1 | 19 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Ricky Nixon | 13 | 5 | 18 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Paul Temay | 7 | 8 | 15 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Trevor Barker | 8 | 7 | 15 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Brendan Littler | 7 | 7 | 14 | 7 | — | 0 |
| David Grant | 11 | 1 | 12 | 7 | — | 3 |
| Ben Ingleton | 5 | 6 | 11 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Danny Frawley | 5 | 4 | 9 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Tony Evans | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Tony Lockett | 5 | 2 | 7 | 5 | — | 4 |
| Peter McConville | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | — | 0 |