1986 VFA season

105th season of the Victorian Football Association December 2017 December 2017 1986 13 April – 21 September 1986 22 10 11 7 6 12 2 3 3 206 (D1: 94; D2: 112) white 1985 VFA season 1985 white 1987 VFA season 1987 The 1986 VFA season was the 105th season of the top division of the Victorian Football Association (VFA), and the 26th season of second division competition. The Division 1 premiership was won by the Williamstown Football Club, after it defeated Coburg in the Grand Final on 21 September by 13 points; it was Williamstown's eleventh Division 1 premiership, and its first since 1959. The Division 2 premiership was won by Box Hill; it was the club's second Division 2 premiership in three years, having competed in and been relegated from Division 1 in the intervening year. Division 1 The Division 1 home-and-away season was played over eighteen rounds; the top four then contested the finals under the Page–McIntyre system. The finals were played at the Junction Oval. Ladder main WDL 5 Q 1986 VFA Division 1 Ladder true points y 4 2 COB Coburg FRA Frankston WIL Williamstown NBU Preston PMB Port Melbourne SAN Sandringham GLW Geelong West BRU Brunswick SPR Springvale CAM Camberwell 15 3 0 2560 1658 13 5 0 2203 1899 12 6 0 2540 1718 P 12 6 0 2222 1647 10 8 0 2384 2106 10 8 0 2246 2015 7 11 0 1922 1870 7 11 0 1989 2215 4 14 0 1835 2245 0 18 0 1091 3619 Premiers #CCFFCC QF QF QF QF #FFCCCC R 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for. complete The Age Melbourne Hugo Kelly 32 25 August 1986 The Hills are alive after last-gasp win Finals Semi-finals Sunday, 31 August (2:10pm) Williamstown 19.10 (124) H Preston 18.6 (114) Junction Oval 6,600 The Age 27 Hugo Kelly Williamstown's big men prove that might is right 1 September 1986 Melbourne Sunday, 7 September (2:10pm) Coburg 25.19 (169) H Frankston 17.5 (107) Junction Oval 4,500 The Age 36 Hugo Kelly 8 September 1986 Lions hot fancies but Cleary wary Melbourne Preliminary Final Sunday, 14 September (2:10pm) Frankston 12.17 (89) A Williamstown 19.19 (133) Junction Oval 8,000 The Age 35, 37 Hugo Kelly Seagulls hope for better luck this time around 15 September 1986 Melbourne 1986 VFA Division 1 Grand Final Sunday, 21 September (2:10pm) Coburg 1.3 (9) 5.6 (36) 6.9 (45) 14.14 (98) Laidler 5, M. Harbinson 2, Allison, Christensen, Collins, Gumley, Ingram, Sheldon, Taranto Cleary, for unduly rough play in the third quarter (ordered off)Allison, for striking Wheeler in the final quarterGumley, for striking Sait in the final quarterSheldon, for striking Morrison in the final quarter A Williamstown 2.3 (15) 6.4 (40) 14.6 (90) 17.9 (111) Fotheringham 5, Cahill 4, Smith 3, Simmons 2, Owen, Round, Sait Smith, for striking Laidler in the first quarterOwen, for striking Sheldon in the second quarter Junction Oval 20,146 Wonderful Willy takes VFA flag Brian Walsh 22 September 1986 The Sun News-Pictorial 77 Melbourne Graeme Marcy, Jeff Ryan Norm Goss Memorial Medal Tony Pastore (Williamstown) Awards The leading goalkicker for the season was Jamie Shaw (Preston), who kicked 135 goals during the home-and-away season, and 145 goals overall. The J. J. Liston Trophy was won by Tony West (Brunswick), who polled 18 votes. West finished ahead of Jeff Sarau (Frankston), who polled 15 votes, and Brett Chadband (Port Melbourne) and Jamie Shaw (Preston), who each polled 13 votes.The Age Melbourne Hugo Kelly 28 August 1986 28 Brunswick's West wins Liston in last-vote thriller Williamstown won the seconds premiership. Williamstown 20.16 (136) defeated Preston 18.15 (123) in the Grand Final, held on Sunday 21 September. Williamstown also won the thirds premiership, giving it premierships in all three grades in the same season.Fiddian, Marc (2004); The VFA; A History of the Victorian Football Association 1877–1995; pp. 300-302 Division 2 The Division 2 home-and-away season was played over eighteen rounds; the top four then contested the finals under the Page–McIntyre system. The finals were played at Junction Oval. Ladder main WDL Q 5 1986 VFA Division 2 Ladder true points y 4 2 SUN Sunshine BOX Box Hill PRA Prahran OAK Oakleigh DAN Dandenong WAV Waverley WER Werribee MOO Moorabbin CAU Caulfield NOR Northcote BER Berwick MOR Mordialloc 16 2 0 2281 1302 15 3 0 2543 1302 P 15 3 0 2402 1427 14 4 0 2378 1308 11 7 0 1718 1417 10 8 0 2077 1639 8 10 0 1640 1695 8 10 0 1595 1739 7 11 0 1860 2191 2 16 0 1466 2605 2 16 0 1330 2595 0 18 0 1066 3135 Premiers #CCFFCC QF QF QF QF 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for. complete Finals Semi-finals Sunday, 31 August (11:10am) Prahran 21.14 (140) H Oakleigh 13.18 (96) Junction Oval 6,600 (C-R) Sunday, 7 September (11:10am) Sunshine 9.13 (67) A Box Hill 14.17 (101) Junction Oval 4,500 (C-R) Preliminary Final Sunday, 14 September (11:10am) Sunshine 16.16 (112) H Prahran 17.7 (109) Junction Oval 8,000 (C-R) 1986 VFA Division 2 Grand Final Sunday, 21 September (11:10am) Box Hill 4.6 (30) 8.9 (57) 11.11 (77) 14.14 (98) L. Bolton 3, Withers 3, Dwyer 2, Brown, Bourke, Garth, Nicholson, O'Shae, Teakel H Sunshine 2.4 (16) 5.7 (37) 9.11 (65) 11.14 (80) Litchfield 4, Shepparbottom 3, Scanlan 2, Brown, Nelson Quinn, for striking Nicholson in the first quarterProtetto, for striking Withers in the first quarterHodges, for striking Witnish in the first quarterQuinn, for striking Nicholson in the second quarterNelson, for striking Sheridan in the second quarterWagland, for striking Nicholson in the second quarterProtetto, for striking L. Bolton in the third quarterProtetto, for using abusive language in the third quarterBrown, for striking Garth in the final quarterMitrovski, for striking Dwyer in the final quarter Junction Oval 20,146 (C-R) Casey, Marshall Awards The leading goalkicker for Division 2 was Rino Pretto (Oakleigh), who kicked 146 goals in the home-and-away season, and 151 goals overall. The J. Field Medal was won by Darren Hall (Dandenong) for the second consecutive year. Hall polled 30 votes to finish ahead of Pepe Protetto (Sunshine), who polled 25 votes, and Chris Rourke (Oakleigh), who polled 23 votes. Dandenong won the seconds premiership. Dandenong 14.19 (103) defeated Waverley 9.8 (62) in the Grand Final, played as a curtain-raiser to the Division 1 Seconds Grand Final on 21 September. Notable events Interleague matches The Association played one interleague match during the season, against the Victorian Amateur Football Association. Phil Cleary (Coburg) took over from Gary Brice as coach.The Age Melbourne Hugo Kelly 35 7 June 1986 VFA ignores the seconds 1986 Interleague Matches Sunday, 8 June V.A.F.A. 10.8 (68) A V.F.A. 14.13 (97) Elsternwick Park The Age Melbourne Sophie Arnold 28 9 June 1986 Amateurs succumb to VFA Other notable events In the thirds competition, the second division was re-established from the 1986 season. The Thirds had played as a single division for the previous two seasons, after the second division was abandoned at the start of 1984.Marc Fiddian 2004 The VFA: a history of the Victorian Football Association, 1877–1995 302 In its first home game, at which its 1985 Division 2 flag was unfurled, Brunswick led Williamstown by fifty points late in the third quarter, before Williamstown staged a comeback to win by two points; Williamstown 20.12 (132) d. Brunswick 20.10 (130).The Age Melbourne Hugo Kelly 31 14 April 1986 Coburg quick to prove it's a flag contender During the season, Brunswick recruited former VFL and WAFL player Mark 'Jacko' Jackson, a strong full forward better known for his larrikinism and on-field antics. Jackson's celebrity status was a drawcard for Brunswick; his first match for the club on 18 May drew a crowd of more than 10,000 to Gillon Oval,The Age Melbourne Hugo Kelly 31 19 May 1986 Aggressive Sandringham steals the Jacko Show and helped the club secure $50,000 in sponsorships.The Age Melbourne Hugo Kelly 35 17 May 1986 Brunswick's big week comes to a climax Jackson was sacked by the club in mid-July after missing training.The Age Melbourne Hugo Kelly 33 21 July 1986 Revolution over before it started On Saturday 19 July, the Association attempted an innovation by staging two matches as a double-header at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. It was the first time an Association game had been played at the venue since the 1961 Anzac Day game, and it was the first time an Association match had been played on Saturday for more than a decade. The Association needed a crowd of 15,000 to break even on the venture, and hoped to achieve it with three of the clubs who were then in the top four on display, and with only two VFL matches scheduled for the day due to a split-round;The Age Melbourne Hugo Kelly 30 3 July 1986 VFA tips 25,000 for MCG games but the crowd was a disappointing 6,253, resulting a large financial loss. In the two games, Sandringham 26.8 (164) d. Brunswick 19.13 (127), and Coburg 20.20 (140) d. Frankston 18.13 (121). On 3 August, Mordialloc player Graeme Pelikan, playing his first senior game, was suspended for life for striking field umpire Greg Hutchinson. Hutchinson had reported Pelikan for striking two Caulfield opponents in a melee – for each of which Pelikan was suspended for four weeks – and in retaliation Pelikan punched Hutchinson in the side of the head, concussing him.The Age Melbourne Hugo Kelly 40, 38 6 August 1986 Life ban – plus 8 weeks On 10 August, Williamstown set new records for the highest score and greatest winning margin in Association history, when it defeated Camberwell by the score of Williamstown 55.17 (347) d. Camberwell 4.8 (32).The Age Melbourne Hugo Kelly 33 11 August 1986 Hungry Seagulls kick 55.17 to break record and Cobras Both records still stand as of 2024. Three separate players scored hauls of twenty or more goals in matches during the 1986 season: On 20 April, Rino Pretto (Oakleigh) scored twenty goals against MordiallocThe Age Melbourne Hugo Kelly 33 21 April 1986 Coburg overcomes Seagulls and win by 37 points – despite feeling so ill that he collapsed after the game and spent the following week in hospital with a diabetic condition.The Age Melbourne Hugo Kelly 31 26 April 1986 Pretto in hospital with diabetes On 27 July, Hugh Litchfield (Sunshine) scored twenty goals against Mordialloc.The Age Melbourne Hugo Kelly 37 28 July 1986 Williamstown defeats Port at Port On 10 August, Andrew Gibson (Williamstown) scored twenty-two goals against Camberwell. Network Ten expanded its coverage of Association games to include one match in each of the last four rounds of the home-and-away season (instead of two rounds, as had been the case in previous years), plus all of the finals.The Age Melbourne Hugo Kelly 35 2 August 1986 Channel 10 to cover VFA in run to finals See also List of VFA/VFL premiers References Category:Victorian Football League seasons VFL