The 1986 Australian Football Championships Night Series was the 8th edition of the AFC Night Series, a VFL-organised national club Australian rules football tournament between the leading clubs from the VFL and the SANFL.[1]
| AFC Foster's Football Cup | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Dates | 1 March – 1 July 1986 |
| Teams | 14 |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Hawthorn (2nd title) |
| Runners-up | Carlton |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 15 |
| Attendance | 111,620 (7,441 per match) |
The 1986 Series would be the last to be played under the AFC banner as the VFL began its transformation from a state league to a national competition with the introduction of two interstate expansion clubs, the Brisbane Bears and the West Coast Eagles. As a result, the AFC Board was disbanded and the following year's Night Series was reverted to a VFL-run competition featuring only the VFL teams.[2]
Qualified teams edit
- 1 Includes previous appearances in the Championship of Australia and NFL Night Series.
Venues edit
| Melbourne | Adelaide |
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| Waverley Park | Football Park |
| Capacity: 72,000 | Capacity: 67,000 |
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Knockout stage edit
Round 1 edit
| 1 March 1986 | Carlton | 71–45 | Sydney | Waverley Park, Melbourne | |
| 9.17 (71) | 6.9 (45) | Attendance: 15,129
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| 4 March 1986 | North Melbourne | 100–55 | St Kilda | Waverley Park, Melbourne | |
| 15.10 (100) | 8.7 (55) | Attendance: 6,207
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| 11 March 1986 | Glenelg | 74–105 | Footscray | Football Park, Adelaide | |
| 10.14 (74) | 16.9 (105) | Attendance: 3,923
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| 18 March 1986 | Fitzroy | 86–60 | Collingwood | Waverley Park, Melbourne | |
| 12.14 (86) | 9.6 (60) | Attendance: 10,508
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| 1 April 1986 | Essendon | 114–50 | Richmond | Waverley Park, Melbourne | |
| 18.6 (114) | 7.8 (50) | Attendance: 10,518
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| 8 April 1986 | Hawthorn | 131–65 | Geelong | Waverley Park, Melbourne | |
| 19.17 (131) | 10.5 (65) | Attendance: 5,035
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| 15 April 1986 | North Adelaide | 88–61 | Melbourne | Football Park, Adelaide | |
| 13.10 (88) | 8.13 (61) | Attendance: 2,933
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Lucky loser playoff edit
| 22 April 1986 | Collingwood | 80–43 | Sydney | Waverley Park, Melbourne | |
| 12.8 (80) | 6.7 (43) | Attendance: 6,217
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Quarter-finals edit
| QF #1 29 April 1986 | Carlton | 112–77 | North Melbourne | Waverley Park, Melbourne | |
| 16.16 (112) | 11.11 (77) | Attendance: 4,371
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| QF #2 6 May 1986 | Collingwood | 59–67 | North Adelaide | Waverley Park, Melbourne | |
| 9.5 (59) | 8.19 (67) | Attendance: 3,146
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| QF #3 20 May 1986 | Hawthorn | 62–43 | Essendon | Waverley Park, Melbourne | |
| 8.14 (62) | 6.7 (43) | Attendance: 11,284
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| QF #4 27 May 1986 | Footscray | 85–55 | Fitzroy | Waverley Park, Melbourne | |
| 12.13 (85) | 8.7 (55) | Attendance: 3,415
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Semi-finals edit
| SF #1 3 June 1986 | Hawthorn | 150–60 | North Adelaide | Waverley Park, Melbourne | |
| 23.12 (150) | 8.12 (60) | Attendance: 3,320
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| SF #2 24 June 1986 | Carlton | 79–60 | Footscray | Waverley Park, Melbourne | |
| 11.13 (79) | 9.6 (60) | Attendance: 5,987
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Australian Football Championships Night Series Final edit
| Final 1 July 1986 | Hawthorn | 66–36 | Carlton | Waverley Park, Melbourne | |
| 1.2 (8) 2.3 (15) 4.5 (29) 9.12 (66) |
0.0 (0) 0.3 (3) 5.6 (36) 5.6 (36) |
Attendance: 19,627 Umpires: Russo, Castle | |||
| Goals | |||||
| Platten 3 Buckenara, Dunstall 2 Eade, Brereton 1 |
Murphy, Evans, Bradley, Maclure, Blackwell 1 |
References edit
- ^ David Eastman. "1986 AFC Foster's Football Cup".
- ^ David Eastman. "1987 VFL National Panasonic Cup".