1986 Hawthorn Football Club season

Hawthorn Football Club
1986 season
PresidentRon Cook
CoachAllan Jeans
Captain(s)Michael Tuck
Home groundPrinces Park
VFL season18–4 (1st)
Finals seriesPremiers
(Defeated Carlton 110–68)
Best and FairestGary Ayres
Leading goalkickerJason Dunstall (77)
Highest home attendance68,339 (Preliminary final vs. Fitzroy)
Lowest home attendance6,579 (Round 15 vs. St Kilda)
Average home attendance25,552
← 1985 1987 →

The 1986 season was the Hawthorn Football Club's 62nd season in the Victorian Football League and 85th overall.

Fixture

Premiership season

Rd Date and local time Opponent Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) Venue Attendance Record
Home Away Result
1 Monday, 31 March (2:10 pm) Carlton 17.11 (113) 11.11 (77) Won by 36 points VFL Park (H) 48,107 1–0
2 Friday, 4 April (7:40 pm) North Melbourne 16.12 (108) 17.9 (111) Won by 3 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) 26,456 2–0
3 Saturday, 12 April (2:10 pm) Richmond 22.22 (154) 15.9 (99) Won by 55 points Princes Park (H) 11,349 3–0
4 Saturday, 19 April (2:10 pm) St Kilda 17.14 (116) 19.14 (128) Won by 12 points Moorabbin Oval (A) 11,670 4–0
5 Saturday, 26 April (2:10 pm) Fitzroy 13.26 (104) 13.12 (90) Lost by 14 points Victoria Park (A) 13,311 4–1
6 Saturday, 3 May (2:10 pm) Essendon 19.12 (126) 15.12 (102) Won by 24 points VFL Park (H) 38,381 5–1
7 Saturday, 10 May (2:10 pm) Sydney 18.25 (133) 15.10 (100) Won by 33 points Princes Park (H) 19,300 6–1
8 Saturday, 17 May (2:10 pm) Collingwood 8.11 (59) 15.14 (104) Won by 45 points VFL Park (A) 26,032 7–1
9 Sunday, 25 May (2:10 pm) Geelong 12.14 (86) 19.5 (119) Won by 33 points Kardinia Park (A) 21,646 8–1
10 Saturday, 31 May (2:10 pm) Footscray 11.13 (79) 16.12 (108) Lost by 29 points Princes Park (H) 15,846 8–2
11 Saturday, 7 June (2:10 pm) Melbourne 21.19 (145) 9.6 (60) Won by 85 points Princes Park (H) 10,903 9–2
12 Sunday, 15 June (2:10 pm) Carlton 16.14 (110) 19.19 (133) Won by 23 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) 57,634 10–2
13 Saturday, 21 June (2:10 pm) North Melbourne 21.26 (152) 13.14 (92) Won by 60 points Princes Park (H) 14,578 11–2
14 Saturday, 28 June (2:10 pm) Richmond 11.8 (74) 26.19 (175) Won by 101 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) 20,264 12–2
15 Saturday, 5 July (2:10 pm) St Kilda 8.11 (59) 5.8 (38) Won by 21 points Princes Park (H) 6,979 13–2
16 Saturday, 12 July (2:10 pm) Melbourne 6.14 (50) 17.15 (117) Won by 67 points VFL Park (A) 10,272 14–2
17 Saturday, 26 July (2:10 pm) Fitzroy 6.9 (45) 14.12 (96) Lost by 51 points Princes Park (H) 9,886 14–3
18 Saturday, 2 August (2:10 pm) Essendon 21.11 (137) 6.14 (50) Lost by 87 points Windy Hill (A) 21,223 14–4
19 Sunday, 10 August (2:10 pm) Sydney 10.13 (73) 27.9 (171) Won by 98 points Sydney Cricket Ground (A) 39,763 15–4
20 Saturday, 16 August (2:10 pm) Collingwood 20.24 (144) 10.12 (72) Won by 72 points Princes Park (H) 16,529 16–4
21 Saturday, 23 August (2:10 pm) Geelong 35.15 (225) 13.12 (90) Won by 135 points Princes Park (H) 9,659 17–4
22 Saturday, 30 August (2:10 pm) Footscray 7.13 (55) 19.11 (125) Won by 70 points Western Oval (A) 15,196 18–4
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Finals series

Rd Date and local time Opponent Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) Venue Attendance
Home Away Result
2nd semi-final Saturday, 13 September (2:30 pm) Carlton 13.6 (84) 16.16 (112) Lost by 28 points VFL Park (H) 62,315
Preliminary final Saturday, 20 September (2:30 pm) Fitzroy 16.14 (110) 7.12 (54) Won by 56 points VFL Park (H) 68,339
Grand Final Saturday, 27 September (2:50 pm) Carlton 9.14 (68) 16.14 (110) Won by 42 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) 101,861
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Ladder

(P) Premiers
Qualified for finals
# Team P W L D PF PA % Pts
1 Hawthorn (P) 22 18 4 0 2698 1906 141.6 72
2 Sydney 22 16 6 0 2470 2087 118.4 64
3 Carlton 22 15 7 0 2566 1809 141.8 60
4 Fitzroy 22 13 9 0 2068 2063 100.2 52
5 Essendon 22 12 10 0 2379 1978 120.3 48
6 Collingwood 22 12 10 0 2261 2070 109.2 48
7 North Melbourne 22 12 10 0 2324 2356 98.6 48
8 Footscray 22 11 11 0 1963 2010 97.7 44
9 Geelong 22 7 15 0 2133 2599 82.1 28
10 Richmond 22 7 15 0 2151 2745 78.4 28
11 Melbourne 22 7 15 0 2003 2673 74.9 28
12 St Kilda 22 2 20 0 1846 2566 71.9 8

Rules for classification: 1. premiership points; 2. percentage; 3. points for
Average score: 101.8
Source: AFL Tables

References

  1. ^ a b "AFL Tables - 1986 Scores". afltables.com. Retrieved 17 September 2016.


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