1986 VFL grand final

Grand final of the 1986 Victorian Football League season December 2017 December 2017 1986 VFL Grand Final 1986 VFL Grand Final Football Record cover.tif 50px CAR 50px HAW 1.5 (11) 4.11 (35) 6.13 (49) 9.14 (68) 5.6 (36) 8.8 (56) 15.9 (99) 16.14 (110) 9.14 (68) 16.14 (110) 27 September 1986 Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia 101,861 Cameron & Russo Car Punt Road Olivia Newton-John Olivia Newton-John Gary Ayres () Allan Jeans Seven Network Peter LandyLou RichardsBob Skilton 1985 1987 The 1986 VFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the Hawthorn Football Club and the Carlton Football Club. The game was played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) in Melbourne on 27 September 1986. It was the 90th annual grand final of the Victorian Football League (VFL), staged to determine the premiers for the 1986 VFL season. The match, attended by 101,861 spectators, was won by Hawthorn by a margin of 42 points, marking that club's sixth premiership victory. Background 1986 VFL season Hawthorn were playing their fourth successive grand final and had lost the last two, while Carlton were appearing in their first premiership decider since winning the 1982 VFL Grand Final. At the conclusion of the home-and-away season, Hawthorn had finished first on the VFL ladder with 18 wins and 4 losses. Carlton had finished third (behind Sydney) with 15 wins and 7 losses. In the finals series in the lead-up to the game, Carlton defeated Sydney in the qualifying final before meeting the Hawks in the second semi-final, which the Blues won by 28 points to advance to the grand final. Hawthorn, after this loss, convincingly defeated Fitzroy by 56 points in the preliminary final to advance to the grand final. Hawthorn entered the game as slight favourites despite their defeat to the Blues in the second semi-final. Hawks player Robert DiPierdomenico won the Brownlow Medal in the week leading up to the game. Meanwhile, the Blues were looking to give Bruce Doull, who was retiring after the game, a winning finish to his 18-season career. Teams _brown_stripes_copia _goldsides _hoops_gold FBBF15 823f00 823f00 Hawthorn _carltonfc16h _sides_on_white 0E1E2D 0E1E2D 0E1E2D Carlton Hawthorn Haw 7 Gary Ayres 28 Chris Langford 29 Russell Greene 15 Russell Morris 2 Chris Mew 30 Peter Schwab 9 Robert DiPierdomenico 16 Terry Wallace 26 Rodney Eade 11 Gary Buckenara 23 Dermott Brereton 34 John Kennedy 25 Peter Curran 19 Jason Dunstall 44 John Platten 14 Greg Dear 17 Michael Tuck (c) 22 Richard Loveridge 39 Paul Abbott 4 Peter Russo Allan Jeans Carlton Car 37 Wayne Harmes 11 Bruce Doull 35 Peter Dean 27 Des English 6 Jon Dorotich 2 Peter Motley 26 David Rhys-Jones 21 Craig Bradley 8 Wayne Blackwell 7 Wayne Johnston 4 Stephen Kernahan 23 Paul Meldrum 15 Bernie Evans 9 Ken Hunter 36 Mark Maclure (c) 44 Justin Madden 31 Tom Alvin 32 David Glascott 45 Warren McKenzie 38 Shane Robertson Robert Walls Match summary Hawthorn full-forward Jason Dunstall kicked the first goal of the match in the second minute after out-marking Bruce Doull. Carlton's Wayne Blackwell left the field in the hands of the Blues training staff during the first quarter. In their third consecutive grand final, Hawthorn jumped Carlton, kicking 5.6 (36) to 1.5 (11) to lead by 25 points at quarter time.Finally, Hawks on third try win grand-final https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/page/14524873 19 July 2025 Canberra Times 28 September 1986 Canberra, Australian Capital Territory 1 (Sport) Their lead was extended during the second quarter, but Carlton were able to cut the margin to 21 points at half time. A seven-goal burst by the Hawks in the third quarter sealed their win. In the final quarter, Hawthorn kicked only one goal, but by then the contest was effectively over. Hawthorn's Jason Dunstall, who was in just his second VFL season, kicked six goals to help the Hawks to victory. Gary Buckenara, who had missed the 1985 decider, kicked four goals for Hawthorn, all of them in the first half of the game. The Norm Smith Medal was awarded to Hawthorn defender Gary Ayres for being judged the best player afield. Ayres was playing on Carlton wingman David Rhys-Jones, who had been a match-winner against Hawthorn in the second semi-final. Ayres, playing on the wing for the first time in five years, nullified Rhys-Jones and set up many attacking moves for the Hawks. Ayres finished the game with 17 kicks, five marks and six handballs. Scoreboard 1986 VFL Grand Final Saturday, 27 September (14:30 (UTC+10)) Haw 5.6 (36) 8.8 (56) 15.9 (99) 16.14 (110) Dunstall 6, Buckenara 4, Brereton 3, Ayres, Curran, Russo Eade, Dunstall, Ayres, Buckenara, Wallace, Langford Mew, Platten Dear (striking) H Car 1.5 (11) 4.11 (35) 6.13 (49) 9.14 (68) Meldrum 3, Kernahan 2, Evans, Glascott, McKenzie, Rhys-Jones Alvin, Meldrum, Glascott, Madden, Harmes Rhys-Jones (striking) MCG, Melbourne 101,861 ReportSports results https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/page/14524878 19 July 2025 Canberra Times 28 September 1986 Canberra, Australian Capital Territory 6 (Sport) P Cameron & J Russo Norm Smith Medal Gary Ayres (Hawthorn) Seven Network The match was the last played by Car's Bruce Doull who retired following 356 matches with the club. Tribunal Rhys-Jones (Carlton) for allegedly striking Ayres (Hawthorn in the first quarter. Rhys-Jones was suspended for two matches.Rhys-Jones suspended https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/118266883 19 July 2025 Canberra Times 3 October 1986 Canberra, Australian Capital Territory 21 Dear (Hawthorn) for allegedly striking Kernahan (Carlton) in the first quarter. Charge not sustained. References Hawks Headquarters page on the 1986 Grand Final The Official statistical history of the AFL 2004 Ross, J. (ed), 100 Years of Australian Football 1897–1996: The Complete Story of the AFL, All the Big Stories, All the Great Pictures, All the Champions, Every AFL Season Reported, Viking, (Ringwood), 1996. 0-670-86814-0 See also 1986 VFL season Grand final Category:VFL/AFL Grand Finals VFL Grand Final Category:Hawthorn Football Club Category:Carlton Football Club