1986 Hawthorn Football Club season

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Hawthorn Football Club
1986 season
PresidentRon Cook
Coach Allan Jeans
Captain(s) Michael Tuck
Home ground Princes Park
VFL season 18–4 (1st)
Finals series Premiers
(Defeated Carlton 110–68)
Best and Fairest Gary Ayres
Leading goalkicker Jason Dunstall (77)
Highest home attendance68,339 (Preliminary final vs. Fitzroy)
Lowest home attendance6,579 (Round 15 vs. St Kilda)
Average home attendance25,552

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

Contents

Fixture

Premiership season

RdDate and local timeOpponentScores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold)VenueAttendanceRecord
HomeAwayResult
1Monday, 31 March (2:10 pm) Carlton 17.11 (113)11.11 (77)Won by 36 points VFL Park (H)48,1071–0
2Friday, 4 April (7:40 pm) North Melbourne 16.12 (108)17.9 (111)Won by 3 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (A)26,4562–0
3Saturday, 12 April (2:10 pm) Richmond 22.22 (154)15.9 (99)Won by 55 points Princes Park (H)11,3493–0
4Saturday, 19 April (2:10 pm) St Kilda 17.14 (116)19.14 (128)Won by 12 points Moorabbin Oval (A)11,6704–0
5Saturday, 26 April (2:10 pm) Fitzroy 13.26 (104)13.12 (90)Lost by 14 points Victoria Park (A)13,3114–1
6Saturday, 3 May (2:10 pm) Essendon 19.12 (126)15.12 (102)Won by 24 points VFL Park (H)38,3815–1
7Saturday, 10 May (2:10 pm) Sydney 18.25 (133)15.10 (100)Won by 33 points Princes Park (H)19,3006–1
8Saturday, 17 May (2:10 pm) Collingwood 8.11 (59)15.14 (104)Won by 45 points VFL Park (A)26,0327–1
9Sunday, 25 May (2:10 pm) Geelong 12.14 (86)19.5 (119)Won by 33 points Kardinia Park (A)21,6468–1
10Saturday, 31 May (2:10 pm) Footscray 11.13 (79)16.12 (108)Lost by 29 points Princes Park (H)15,8468–2
11Saturday, 7 June (2:10 pm) Melbourne 21.19 (145)9.6 (60)Won by 85 points Princes Park (H)10,9039–2
12Sunday, 15 June (2:10 pm) Carlton 16.14 (110)19.19 (133)Won by 23 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (A)57,63410–2
13Saturday, 21 June (2:10 pm) North Melbourne 21.26 (152)13.14 (92)Won by 60 points Princes Park (H)14,57811–2
14Saturday, 28 June (2:10 pm) Richmond 11.8 (74)26.19 (175)Won by 101 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (A)20,26412–2
15Saturday, 5 July (2:10 pm) St Kilda 8.11 (59)5.8 (38)Won by 21 points Princes Park (H)6,97913–2
16Saturday, 12 July (2:10 pm) Melbourne 6.14 (50)17.15 (117)Won by 67 points VFL Park (A)10,27214–2
17Saturday, 26 July (2:10 pm) Fitzroy 6.9 (45)14.12 (96)Lost by 51 points Princes Park (H)9,88614–3
18Saturday, 2 August (2:10 pm) Essendon 21.11 (137)6.14 (50)Lost by 87 points Windy Hill (A)21,22314–4
19Sunday, 10 August (2:10 pm) Sydney 10.13 (73)27.9 (171)Won by 98 points Sydney Cricket Ground (A)39,76315–4
20Saturday, 16 August (2:10 pm) Collingwood 20.24 (144)10.12 (72)Won by 72 points Princes Park (H)16,52916–4
21Saturday, 23 August (2:10 pm) Geelong 35.15 (225)13.12 (90)Won by 135 points Princes Park (H)9,65917–4
22Saturday, 30 August (2:10 pm) Footscray 7.13 (55)19.11 (125)Won by 70 points Western Oval (A)15,19618–4
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Finals series

RdDate and local timeOpponentScores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold)VenueAttendance
HomeAwayResult
2nd semi-finalSaturday, 13 September (2:30 pm) Carlton 13.6 (84)16.16 (112)Lost by 28 points VFL Park (H)62,315
Preliminary finalSaturday, 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

1986 VFL ladder
PosTeamPldWLDPFPAPPPts
1 Hawthorn (P)22184026981906141.672 Finals
2 Sydney 22166024702087118.464
3 Carlton 22157025661809141.860
4 Fitzroy 22139020682063100.252
5 Essendon 221210023791978120.348
6 Collingwood 221210022612070109.248
7 North Melbourne 22121002324235698.648
8 Footscray 22111101963201097.744
9 Geelong 2271502133259982.128
10 Richmond 2271502151274578.428
11 Melbourne 2271502003267374.928
12 St Kilda 2222001846256671.98
Source: VFL ladder
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers

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References

  1. 1 2 "AFL Tables - 1986 Scores". afltables.com. Retrieved 17 September 2016.