1986 VFL grand final

1986 VFL Grand Final
Carlton Hawthorn 9.14 (68) 16.14 (110)
1 2 3 4 CAR 1.5 (11) 4.11 (35) 6.13 (49) 9.14 (68) HAW 5.6 (36) 8.8 (56) 15.9 (99) 16.14 (110)
Date	27 September 1986
Stadium	Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia
Attendance	101,861
Favourite	Hawthorn
Ceremonies
National anthem	Olivia Newton-John
Accolades
Norm Smith Medallist	Gary Ayres Hawthorn
Broadcast in Australia
Network	Seven Network
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The 1986 VFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the Hawthorn Football Club and the Carlton Football Club. The game was played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) in Melbourne on 27 September 1986. It was the 90th annual grand final of the Victorian Football League (VFL), staged to determine the premiers for the 1986 VFL season. The match, attended by 101,861 spectators, was won by Hawthorn by a margin of 42 points, marking that club's sixth premiership victory.