M.C.G. · Sun 7 Sep 1986 · 66,016 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SydneySYD | 5.1 | 7.6 | 12.8 | 104 |
| CarltonCARL | 5.1 | 12.7 | 17.12 | 120 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 104 and 120.
Carlton won by 16 points.
15.14 (104) — 18.12 (120)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Williams | 11 | 16 | 27 | 6 | — | 2 |
| Merv Neagle | 15 | 7 | 22 | 6 | — | 1 |
| David Bolton | 13 | 8 | 21 | 1 | — |
| 1 |
| Gerard Healy | 14 | 6 | 20 | 4 | — | 2 |
| Stephen Wright | 13 | 7 | 20 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Paul Hawke | 11 | 7 | 18 | 4 | — | 3 |
| Bernard Toohey | 14 | 4 | 18 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Mark Browning | 13 | 0 | 13 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Tony Morwood | 10 | 2 | 12 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Craig Holden | 4 | 7 | 11 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Mark Bayes | 8 | 2 | 10 | 3 | — | 2 |
| Anthony Daniher | 8 | 2 | 10 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Barry Mitchell | 5 | 4 | 9 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Warwick Capper | 7 | 1 | 8 | 4 | — | 2 |
| David Murphy | 5 | 3 | 8 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Ian Roberts | 5 | 3 | 8 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Rod Carter | 6 | 1 | 7 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Glenn Coleman | 4 | 3 | 7 | 3 | — | 0 |
| John Ironmonger | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Jim Edmond | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Bradley | 24 | 9 | 33 | 8 | — | 1 |
| Wayne Blackwell | 13 | 11 | 24 | 6 | — | 1 |
| David Rhys-Jones | 12 | 8 | 20 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Des English | 11 | 7 | 18 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Wayne Johnston | 16 | 2 | 18 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Jon Dorotich | 15 | 2 | 17 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Bernie Evans | 16 | 0 | 16 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Wayne Harmes | 12 | 4 | 16 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Stephen Kernahan | 13 | 2 | 15 | 11 | — | 5 |
| David Glascott | 7 | 8 | 15 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Bruce Doull | 11 | 3 | 14 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Paul Meldrum | 9 | 4 | 13 | 4 | — | 4 |
| Stephen Silvagni | 7 | 6 | 13 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Peter Rohde | 7 | 4 | 11 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Ken Hunter | 8 | 2 | 10 | 6 | — | 4 |
| Peter Dean | 7 | 3 | 10 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Justin Madden | 6 | 3 | 9 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Shane Robertson | 7 | 1 | 8 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Warren Ralph | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Mark Maclure | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 |