1976 VFL Season

Season Details

Name: 1976 VFL Season
Team(s): 12
Round(s): 22
Finals System: McIntyre Final Five System
Match(es): 138

Season Results

Premiers: Hawthorn
Runners-Up: North Melbourne
Minor Premiers: Carlton
Brownlow Medallist(s): Graham Moss (Essendon)
Coleman Medallist(s): Larry Donohue (Geelong)

Team Results

Team Ladder (W-D-L & P%) Brownlow Leader(s) Goalkicking Leader(s) (Home-and-Away)
Carlton 1st 16 -1- 5 132.8% Rod Ashman (21) Robert Walls (54)
Hawthorn (P) 2nd 16 -0- 6 114.2% Peter Knights (45) Michael Moncrieff (91)
North Melbourne (R) 3rd 15 -0- 7 116.8% Barry Cable (28) Wayne Schimmelbusch (35)
Geelong 4th 12 -0- 10 103.9% Bruce Nankervis (26) Larry Donohue (99)
Footscray 5th 11 -1- 10 96.8% Gary Dempsey (28) Kelvin Templeton (78)
Melbourne 6th 11 -0- 11 99.4% Greg Wells (28) Ray Biffin (47)
Richmond 7th 10 -0- 12 98.6% Francis Bourke (36) Robert Lamb (38)
South Melbourne 8th 9 -0- 13 94.0% Barry Round (17) Robert Dean (37)
St Kilda 9th 9 -0- 13 90.1% Trevor Barker (21) George Young (52)
Essendon 10th 9 -0- 13 88.2% Graham Moss (48) Geoff Blethyn (39)
Fitzroy 11th 7 -0- 15 92.8% Ron Alexander (26) John Murphy (35)
Collingwood 12th 6 -0- 16 86.4% Bill Picken, Len Thompson (14) Phil Carman (38)

Umpire Results

Umpire Position Umpire(s)
Field Umpire 19
Goal Umpire 2
Boundary Umpire 6

Season Fixture

Round 1

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 03/04/1976 2:10 PM North Melbourne v Melbourne Arden Street Oval 64 - 87 17,986
SAT 03/04/1976 2:10 PM South Melbourne v Geelong Lakeside Oval 153 - 157 15,172
SAT 03/04/1976 2:10 PM Carlton v Collingwood Princes Park 130 - 73 40,679
SAT 03/04/1976 2:10 PM Footscray v Essendon Western Oval 112 - 113 25,724
SAT 03/04/1976 2:10 PM St Kilda v Hawthorn Moorabbin Oval 89 - 111 22,879
SAT 03/04/1976 2:10 PM Richmond v Fitzroy MCG 117 - 98 28,834

Round 2

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 10/04/1976 2:10 PM Melbourne v Footscray MCG 105 - 153 26,707
SAT 10/04/1976 2:10 PM Geelong v Richmond Kardinia Park 143 - 95 20,445
SAT 10/04/1976 2:10 PM Essendon v Carlton Windy Hill 88 - 100 26,687
SAT 10/04/1976 2:10 PM Fitzroy v St Kilda Junction Oval 101 - 105 15,682
SAT 10/04/1976 2:10 PM Collingwood v South Melbourne Victoria Park 123 - 134 25,410
SAT 10/04/1976 2:10 PM Hawthorn v North Melbourne Princes Park 131 - 109 15,479

Round 3

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 17/04/1976 2:10 PM Fitzroy v Carlton VFL Park 48 - 97 32,648
SAT 17/04/1976 2:10 PM Footscray v South Melbourne Western Oval 134 - 95 22,580
SAT 17/04/1976 2:10 PM Hawthorn v Collingwood Princes Park 172 - 84 23,965
MON 19/04/1976 2:10 PM Essendon v Melbourne Windy Hill 98 - 133 21,167
MON 19/04/1976 2:10 PM St Kilda v Geelong Moorabbin Oval 106 - 86 26,931
MON 19/04/1976 2:10 PM Richmond v North Melbourne MCG 102 - 83 41,413

Round 4

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 24/04/1976 2:10 PM Melbourne v Carlton MCG 114 - 157 34,991
SAT 24/04/1976 2:10 PM Geelong v Fitzroy Kardinia Park 126 - 91 16,244
SAT 24/04/1976 2:10 PM South Melbourne v Essendon Lakeside Oval 143 - 109 17,310
SAT 24/04/1976 2:10 PM North Melbourne v St Kilda Arden Street Oval 117 - 96 15,605
SAT 24/04/1976 2:10 PM Collingwood v Richmond Victoria Park 114 - 99 27,009
SAT 24/04/1976 2:10 PM Hawthorn v Footscray VFL Park 104 - 92 27,040

Round 5

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 01/05/1976 2:10 PM Fitzroy v Melbourne Junction Oval 103 - 115 11,131
SAT 01/05/1976 2:10 PM Geelong v North Melbourne VFL Park 96 - 90 20,760
SAT 01/05/1976 2:10 PM Carlton v South Melbourne Princes Park 67 - 66 21,599
SAT 01/05/1976 2:10 PM Essendon v Hawthorn Windy Hill 75 - 94 14,389
SAT 01/05/1976 2:10 PM St Kilda v Collingwood Moorabbin Oval 133 - 102 28,733
SAT 01/05/1976 2:10 PM Richmond v Footscray MCG 89 - 110 31,434

Round 6

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 08/05/1976 2:10 PM South Melbourne v Melbourne Lakeside Oval 108 - 136 14,620
SAT 08/05/1976 2:10 PM Collingwood v Geelong Victoria Park 97 - 103 23,429
SAT 08/05/1976 2:10 PM Hawthorn v Carlton Princes Park 62 - 102 27,889
SAT 08/05/1976 2:10 PM Richmond v Essendon VFL Park 119 - 64 27,631
SAT 08/05/1976 2:10 PM Footscray v St Kilda Western Oval 75 - 70 19,978
SAT 08/05/1976 2:10 PM North Melbourne v Fitzroy Arden Street Oval 135 - 63 10,342

Round 7

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 15/05/1976 2:10 PM Melbourne v Hawthorn MCG 97 - 145 25,876
SAT 15/05/1976 2:10 PM Geelong v Footscray Kardinia Park 95 - 93 30,395
SAT 15/05/1976 2:10 PM Carlton v Richmond Princes Park 140 - 69 30,324
SAT 15/05/1976 2:10 PM St Kilda v Essendon Moorabbin Oval 69 - 97 19,864
SAT 15/05/1976 2:10 PM Fitzroy v South Melbourne Junction Oval 88 - 87 11,367
SAT 15/05/1976 2:10 PM North Melbourne v Collingwood VFL Park 46 - 75 34,051

Round 8

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 22/05/1976 2:10 PM Richmond v Melbourne MCG 95 - 69 22,145
SAT 22/05/1976 2:10 PM Essendon v Geelong Windy Hill 94 - 84 14,618
SAT 22/05/1976 2:10 PM St Kilda v Carlton VFL Park 104 - 66 24,945
SAT 22/05/1976 2:10 PM Hawthorn v South Melbourne Princes Park 136 - 76 7,827
SAT 22/05/1976 2:10 PM Collingwood v Fitzroy Victoria Park 101 - 73 16,880
SAT 22/05/1976 2:10 PM Footscray v North Melbourne Western Oval 45 - 95 15,148

Round 9

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 29/05/1976 2:10 PM Melbourne v St Kilda MCG 109 - 55 26,094
SAT 29/05/1976 2:10 PM Geelong v Carlton Kardinia Park 102 - 82 27,649
SAT 29/05/1976 2:10 PM North Melbourne v Essendon Arden Street Oval 58 - 54 19,990
SAT 29/05/1976 2:10 PM South Melbourne v Richmond Lakeside Oval 96 - 88 14,592
SAT 29/05/1976 2:10 PM Hawthorn v Fitzroy Princes Park 123 - 96 8,971
SAT 29/05/1976 2:10 PM Collingwood v Footscray VFL Park 76 - 86 36,042

Round 10

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 05/06/1976 2:10 PM Geelong v Melbourne VFL Park 122 - 93 27,469
SAT 05/06/1976 2:10 PM Carlton v North Melbourne Princes Park 76 - 81 25,100
SAT 05/06/1976 2:10 PM Essendon v Collingwood Windy Hill 103 - 94 25,450
SAT 05/06/1976 2:10 PM St Kilda v South Melbourne Moorabbin Oval 99 - 124 18,969
SAT 05/06/1976 2:10 PM Fitzroy v Footscray Junction Oval 87 - 91 12,239
SAT 05/06/1976 2:10 PM Richmond v Hawthorn MCG 88 - 100 29,608

Round 11

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 12/06/1976 2:10 PM Melbourne v Collingwood MCG 88 - 90 39,317
SAT 12/06/1976 2:10 PM St Kilda v Richmond Moorabbin Oval 127 - 96 21,681
SAT 12/06/1976 2:10 PM South Melbourne v North Melbourne Lakeside Oval 95 - 121 19,118
MON 14/06/1976 2:10 PM Hawthorn v Geelong Princes Park 88 - 76 33,692
MON 14/06/1976 2:10 PM Footscray v Carlton Western Oval 81 - 64 34,814
MON 14/06/1976 2:10 PM Essendon v Fitzroy VFL Park 100 - 110 25,558

Round 12

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 19/06/1976 2:10 PM Melbourne v North Melbourne VFL Park 61 - 146 20,529
SAT 19/06/1976 2:10 PM Geelong v South Melbourne Kardinia Park 155 - 51 17,731
SAT 19/06/1976 2:10 PM Collingwood v Carlton Victoria Park 82 - 56 29,167
SAT 19/06/1976 2:10 PM Essendon v Footscray Windy Hill 89 - 79 18,863
SAT 19/06/1976 2:10 PM Hawthorn v St Kilda Princes Park 97 - 122 14,294
SAT 19/06/1976 2:10 PM Fitzroy v Richmond Junction Oval 146 - 90 12,644

Round 13

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 26/06/1976 2:10 PM Footscray v Melbourne Western Oval 52 - 104 13,464
SAT 26/06/1976 2:10 PM Richmond v Geelong MCG 102 - 98 28,608
SAT 26/06/1976 2:10 PM Carlton v Essendon Princes Park 85 - 68 25,274
SAT 26/06/1976 2:10 PM St Kilda v Fitzroy Moorabbin Oval 76 - 95 17,861
SAT 26/06/1976 2:10 PM South Melbourne v Collingwood VFL Park 121 - 82 28,537
SAT 26/06/1976 2:10 PM North Melbourne v Hawthorn Arden Street Oval 67 - 75 16,230

Round 14

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 03/07/1976 2:10 PM Carlton v Melbourne VFL Park 115 - 58 24,366
SAT 03/07/1976 2:10 PM Fitzroy v Geelong Junction Oval 119 - 96 13,788
SAT 03/07/1976 2:10 PM Essendon v South Melbourne Windy Hill 93 - 78 14,462
SAT 03/07/1976 2:10 PM St Kilda v North Melbourne Moorabbin Oval 72 - 89 18,486
SAT 03/07/1976 2:10 PM Richmond v Collingwood MCG 151 - 56 36,477
SAT 03/07/1976 2:10 PM Footscray v Hawthorn Western Oval 37 - 117 13,307

Round 15

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 10/07/1976 2:10 PM Melbourne v Essendon MCG 104 - 119 25,009
SAT 10/07/1976 2:10 PM Geelong v St Kilda Kardinia Park 102 - 63 21,323
SAT 10/07/1976 2:10 PM Carlton v Fitzroy Princes Park 80 - 76 25,883
SAT 10/07/1976 2:10 PM South Melbourne v Footscray Lakeside Oval 136 - 116 12,226
SAT 10/07/1976 2:10 PM Collingwood v Hawthorn VFL Park 107 - 119 27,353
SAT 10/07/1976 2:10 PM North Melbourne v Richmond Arden Street Oval 82 - 77 18,421

Round 16

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 17/07/1976 2:10 PM Melbourne v Fitzroy MCG 146 - 106 16,192
SAT 17/07/1976 2:10 PM North Melbourne v Geelong Arden Street Oval 145 - 78 19,334
SAT 17/07/1976 2:10 PM South Melbourne v Carlton Lakeside Oval 94 - 100 17,395
SAT 17/07/1976 2:10 PM Hawthorn v Essendon Princes Park 107 - 123 16,579
SAT 17/07/1976 2:10 PM Collingwood v St Kilda Victoria Park 104 - 121 22,680
SAT 17/07/1976 2:10 PM Footscray v Richmond VFL Park 96 - 91 22,795

Round 17

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 24/07/1976 2:10 PM Melbourne v South Melbourne VFL Park 79 - 93 17,580
SAT 24/07/1976 2:10 PM Geelong v Collingwood Kardinia Park 99 - 93 22,724
SAT 24/07/1976 2:10 PM Carlton v Hawthorn Princes Park 116 - 85 26,378
SAT 24/07/1976 2:10 PM Essendon v Richmond Windy Hill 63 - 106 21,583
SAT 24/07/1976 2:10 PM St Kilda v Footscray Moorabbin Oval 118 - 104 19,882
SAT 24/07/1976 2:10 PM Fitzroy v North Melbourne Junction Oval 73 - 92 12,614

Round 18

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 31/07/1976 2:10 PM Hawthorn v Melbourne Princes Park 113 - 95 7,567
SAT 31/07/1976 2:10 PM Footscray v Geelong Western Oval 86 - 74 16,069
SAT 31/07/1976 2:10 PM Richmond v Carlton MCG 65 - 148 39,744
SAT 31/07/1976 2:10 PM Essendon v St Kilda VFL Park 79 - 117 26,572
SAT 31/07/1976 2:10 PM South Melbourne v Fitzroy Lakeside Oval 107 - 80 9,257
SAT 31/07/1976 2:10 PM Collingwood v North Melbourne Victoria Park 58 - 62 19,464

Round 19

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 07/08/1976 2:10 PM Melbourne v Richmond MCG 119 - 89 16,585
SAT 07/08/1976 2:10 PM Geelong v Essendon Kardinia Park 116 - 122 17,762
SAT 07/08/1976 2:10 PM Carlton v St Kilda Princes Park 151 - 50 21,839
SAT 07/08/1976 2:10 PM South Melbourne v Hawthorn VFL Park 83 - 97 18,640
SAT 07/08/1976 2:10 PM Fitzroy v Collingwood Junction Oval 117 - 70 12,247
SAT 07/08/1976 2:10 PM North Melbourne v Footscray Arden Street Oval 61 - 50 13,719

Round 20

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 14/08/1976 2:10 PM St Kilda v Melbourne Moorabbin Oval 92 - 129 18,089
SAT 14/08/1976 2:10 PM Carlton v Geelong VFL Park 82 - 42 35,279
SAT 14/08/1976 2:10 PM Essendon v North Melbourne Windy Hill 69 - 95 22,474
SAT 14/08/1976 2:10 PM Richmond v South Melbourne MCG 110 - 84 20,817
SAT 14/08/1976 2:10 PM Fitzroy v Hawthorn Junction Oval 91 - 94 10,417
SAT 14/08/1976 2:10 PM Footscray v Collingwood Western Oval 124 - 99 17,805

Round 21

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 21/08/1976 2:10 PM Melbourne v Geelong MCG 150 - 105 28,130
SAT 21/08/1976 2:10 PM North Melbourne v Carlton Arden Street Oval 75 - 124 26,455
SAT 21/08/1976 2:10 PM Collingwood v Essendon Victoria Park 140 - 89 19,036
SAT 21/08/1976 2:10 PM South Melbourne v St Kilda Lakeside Oval 108 - 66 12,775
SAT 21/08/1976 2:10 PM Footscray v Fitzroy VFL Park 35 - 34 15,638
SAT 21/08/1976 2:10 PM Hawthorn v Richmond Princes Park 82 - 114 13,674

Round 22

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 28/08/1976 2:10 PM Collingwood v Melbourne Victoria Park 113 - 128 28,354
SAT 28/08/1976 2:10 PM Geelong v Hawthorn Kardinia Park 96 - 71 22,916
SAT 28/08/1976 2:10 PM Carlton v Footscray Princes Park 107 - 107 28,088
SAT 28/08/1976 2:10 PM Fitzroy v Essendon Junction Oval 110 - 78 11,721
SAT 28/08/1976 2:10 PM Richmond v St Kilda VFL Park 140 - 106 27,429
SAT 28/08/1976 2:10 PM North Melbourne v South Melbourne Arden Street Oval 128 - 91 14,196

Finals Week 1

Elimination Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 04/09/1976 2:30 PM Geelong v Footscray VFL Park 102 - 95 50,686

Qualifying Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 04/09/1976 2:30 PM Hawthorn v North Melbourne MCG 103 - 83 64,148

Finals Week 2

Semi Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 11/09/1976 2:30 PM North Melbourne v Geelong MCG 93 - 60 71,042
SAT 11/09/1976 2:30 PM Carlton v Hawthorn VFL Park 70 - 87 60,105

Finals Week 3

Preliminary Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 18/09/1976 2:30 PM Carlton v North Melbourne VFL Park 66 - 67 69,234

Finals Week 4

Grand Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 25/09/1976 2:30 PM Hawthorn v North Melbourne MCG 100 - 70 110,143