| Carlton | 4.4 | 28 | 9.12 | 66 | 12.18 | 90 | 20.19 | 139 | | Melbourne | 2.8 | 20 | 2.9 | 21 | 4.14 | 38 | 6.17 | 53 |
| Venue: Princes Park |
| Date: Saturday August 30, 1986 |
| Result: Win by 86 points | Umpires: G Walsh & Carland | Crowd: 17,455 Receipts: $32,235 |
| Goalkickers: C.Bradley 6, W.Ralph 5, P.Meldrum 3, S.Kernahan 1, K.Sheldon 1, B.Evans 1, D.English, P.Dean 1, W.Harmes 1. |
| Best: W.Harmes, J.Dorotich, P.Meldrum, J.Madden, C.Bradley, P.Motley. |
| Reports: Bernie Evans (Abusive language to Field Umpire) - Not Guilty. | Injuries: Nil |
Game Review 
A key member of Carlton’s “mosquito fleet” of brilliant rover-forwards during the 1970’s and 80’s,
Ken ‘Bomba’ Sheldon played the last of his 132 games for the Blues in this match, and his team-mates honoured him with a massive 86-point win over the struggling Demons. South Australian recruit
Craig Bradley at his scintillating best with a mountain of possessions and six goals. Second-year full-forward
Warren Ralph added another five, as Carlton tuned up for the finals in a solid third place.
Team
| B: | 37 Wayne Harmes | 11 Bruce Doull | 27 Des English |
| HB: | 23 Paul Meldrum | 6 Jon Dorotich | 2 Peter Motley |
| C: | 32 David Glascott | 8 Wayne Blackwell | 26 David Rhys-Jones |
| HF: | 1 Stephen Silvagni | 4 Stephen Kernahan | 35 Peter Dean |
| F: | 21 Craig Bradley | 22 Warren Ralph | 5 Ken Sheldon |
| Ruck: | 44 Justin Madden (acting capt.) | 31 Tom Alvin | 15 Bernie Evans |
| Interchange: | 43 Mick Kennedy | 45 Warren McKenzie | |
| Emgs: | 20 Rhett Baynes | 41 Peter Rohde | 10 Brad Shine |
| Coach: | Robert Walls |
Milestones
Last Game (Carlton): Ken Sheldon
Round 21 |
Qualifying Final
