1986 Hawthorn Football Club season

Hawthorn Football Club

1986 season
President	Ron 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 attendance	68,339 (Preliminary final vs. Fitzroy)
Lowest home attendance	6,579 (Round 15 vs. St Kilda)
Average home attendance	25,552
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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

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

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