1986 AFC Night Series

1986 AFC Night SeriesAFC 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)

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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]

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]

Team  | Nickname  | League  | Qualification  | Participation (bold indicates winners)1

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Essendon | Bombers  | VFL | Winners of the 1985 Victorian Football League | 10th (Previous: 1893, 1911, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985)
Hawthorn | Hawks  | VFL | Runners-Up in the 1985 Victorian Football League | 10th (Previous: 1971, 1976, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985)
Footscray | Bulldogs  | VFL | Third Place in the 1985 Victorian Football League | 9th (Previous: 1976, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985)
North Melbourne | Kangaroos  | VFL | Fourth Place in the 1985 Victorian Football League | 10th (Previous: 1975, 1976, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985)
Carlton | Blues  | VFL | Fifth Place in the 1985 Victorian Football League | 15th (Previous: 1907, 1908, 1914, 1968, 1970, 1972, 1976, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985)
Geelong | Cats  | VFL | Sixth Place in the 1985 Victorian Football League | 8th (Previous: 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985)
Collingwood | Magpies  | VFL | Seventh Place in the 1985 Victorian Football League | 10th (Previous: 1896, 1910, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985)
Richmond | Tigers  | VFL | Eighth Place in the 1985 Victorian Football League | 12th (Previous: 1969, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985)
Fitzroy | Lions  | VFL | Ninth Place in the 1985 Victorian Football League | 9th (Previous: 1913, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985)
Sydney | Swans  | VFL | Tenth Place in the 1985 Victorian Football League | 11th (Previous: 1888, 1890, 1909, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985)
Melbourne | Demons  | VFL | Eleventh Place in the 1985 Victorian Football League | 8th (Previous: 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985)
St Kilda | Saints  | VFL | Twelfth Place in the 1985 Victorian Football League | 8th (Previous: 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985)
Glenelg | Tigers  | SANFL | Winners of the 1985 South Australian National Football League | 10th (Previous: 1973, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983)
North Adelaide | Roosters  | SANFL | Runners-Up in the 1985 South Australian National Football League | 7th (Previous: 1971, 1972, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1981)

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

## Knockout stage[edit]

### Round 1[edit]

1 March 1986  | Carlton | 71–45 | Sydney | Waverley Park, Melbourne |

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| 9.17 (71)  |  | 6.9 (45)  | Attendance: 15,129

4 March 1986  | North Melbourne | 100–55 | St Kilda | Waverley Park, Melbourne |

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| 15.10 (100)  |  | 8.7 (55)  | Attendance: 6,207

11 March 1986  | Glenelg | 74–105 | Footscray | Football Park, Adelaide |

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| 10.14 (74)  |  | 16.9 (105)  | Attendance: 3,923

18 March 1986  | Fitzroy | 86–60 | Collingwood | Waverley Park, Melbourne |

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| 12.14 (86)  |  | 9.6 (60)  | Attendance: 10,508

1 April 1986  | Essendon | 114–50 | Richmond | Waverley Park, Melbourne |

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| 18.6 (114)  |  | 7.8 (50)  | Attendance: 10,518

8 April 1986  | Hawthorn | 131–65 | Geelong | Waverley Park, Melbourne |

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| 19.17 (131)  |  | 10.5 (65)  | Attendance: 5,035

15 April 1986  | North Adelaide | 88–61 | Melbourne | Football Park, Adelaide |

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| 13.10 (88)  |  | 8.13 (61)  | Attendance: 2,933

### Lucky loser playoff[edit]

22 April 1986  | Collingwood | 80–43 | Sydney | Waverley Park, Melbourne |

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| 12.8 (80)  |  | 6.7 (43)  | Attendance: 6,217

### Quarter-finals[edit]

QF #1 29 April 1986  | Carlton | 112–77 | North Melbourne | Waverley Park, Melbourne |

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| 16.16 (112)  |  | 11.11 (77)  | Attendance: 4,371

QF #2 6 May 1986  | Collingwood | 59–67 | North Adelaide | Waverley Park, Melbourne |

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| 9.5 (59)  |  | 8.19 (67)  | Attendance: 3,146

QF #3 20 May 1986  | Hawthorn | 62–43 | Essendon | Waverley Park, Melbourne |

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| 8.14 (62)  |  | 6.7 (43)  | Attendance: 11,284

QF #4 27 May 1986  | Footscray | 85–55 | Fitzroy | Waverley Park, Melbourne |

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| 12.13 (85)  |  | 8.7 (55)  | Attendance: 3,415

### Semi-finals[edit]

SF #1 3 June 1986  | Hawthorn | 150–60 | North Adelaide | Waverley Park, Melbourne |

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| 23.12 (150)  |  | 8.12 (60)  | Attendance: 3,320

SF #2 24 June 1986  | Carlton | 79–60 | Footscray | Waverley Park, Melbourne |

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| 11.13 (79)  |  | 9.6 (60)  | Attendance: 5,987

### Australian Football Championships Night Series Final[edit]

Final  1 July 1986  | Hawthorn | 66–36 | Carlton | Waverley Park, Melbourne |

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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

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Platten 3
Buckenara, Dunstall 2
Eade, Brereton 1  |  | Murphy, Evans, Bradley, Maclure, Blackwell 1  |

## References[edit]

1. ^ David Eastman. "1986 AFC Foster's Football Cup".
2. ^ David Eastman. "1987 VFL National Panasonic Cup".

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