The match saw the highest ever score in Australian rules football, in any league and at any grade, with Williamstown winning by 675 points.

[3] Williamstown's Stephen Cooke dominated the match, with 46 goals out of 54 scoring shots, along with a total of 30 marks.

[3] Williamstown's score of 687 remains the highest in Australian rules football, in any league and at any grade.

[5] Geelong West had fared little better the previous week, conceding a short-lived record 88.23 (551) against Coburg.

[10] The two-division format in the thirds returned in 1986, Geelong West finishing last in division 1 with 0–18 and a percentage of only 6.1% that year.