Waverley Park · Sat 6 Sep 1986 · 59,420 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FitzroyFITZ | 4.2 | 4.4 | 6.8 | 58 |
| EssendonESS | 2.1 | 4.3 | 7.5 | 57 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 58 and 57.
Fitzroy won by 1 point.
8.10 (58) — 8.9 (57)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott McIvor | 10 | 15 | 25 | 6 | — | 1 |
| Tim Pekin | 15 | 10 | 25 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Paul Roos | 13 | 8 | 21 | 5 | — |
| 0 |
| Dean Turner | 15 | 5 | 20 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Leon Harris | 13 | 4 | 17 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Scott Clayton | 10 | 2 | 12 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Gary Pert | 8 | 4 | 12 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Gary Keane | 11 | 1 | 12 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Bernie Harris | 10 | 1 | 11 | 2 | — | 2 |
| Graeme Hinchen | 9 | 2 | 11 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Ross Thornton | 10 | 1 | 11 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Michael Reeves | 4 | 6 | 10 | 4 | — | 0 |
| John Blakey | 8 | 2 | 10 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Bill Lokan | 7 | 3 | 10 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Mark Dwyer | 6 | 4 | 10 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Doug Barwick | 8 | 1 | 9 | 0 | — | 2 |
| Mick Conlan | 5 | 1 | 6 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Grant Lawrie | 5 | 1 | 6 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Richard Osborne | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Craig McGrath | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn Hawker | 21 | 2 | 23 | 5 | — | 2 |
| Michael Richardson | 15 | 6 | 21 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Tony Elshaug | 14 | 7 | 21 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Geoff Raines | 8 | 11 | 19 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Leon Baker | 17 | 1 | 18 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Shane Heard | 11 | 7 | 18 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Garry Foulds | 14 | 3 | 17 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Terry Daniher | 13 | 4 | 17 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Mark Harvey | 13 | 3 | 16 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Kevin Walsh | 12 | 3 | 15 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Mark Thompson | 10 | 3 | 13 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Bill Duckworth | 10 | 2 | 12 | 3 | — | 2 |
| Frank Dunell | 9 | 3 | 12 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Roger Merrett | 9 | 2 | 11 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Michael Thomson | 7 | 2 | 9 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Paul Vander Haar | 7 | 1 | 8 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Steven Clark | 7 | 0 | 7 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Paul Salmon | 6 | 1 | 7 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Alan Ezard | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Simon Madden | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 |
Hawker 2, Richardson 1, Baker 1, Duckworth 2, Vander Haar 1, Clark 1