1976 VFL Season: Carlton

Season Team Details

Season: 1976 VFL Season
Team: Carlton
Home Ground: Princes Park

Team Results

Ladder Position: 1st (W-D-L: 16-1-5, P%: 132.8%)
Finals Performance: Knocked out by North Melbourne (Preliminary Final)
Players: 33
Brownlow Leader(s): Rod Ashman (21)
Goalkicking Leader(s) (Home-and-Away): Robert Walls (54)
John Nicholls Medal Recipient(s): Trevor Keogh

Team Leaders

Captain(s): Alex Jesaulenko

Player Results

Player Guernsey(s) Match(es) Round(s) Goal(s) Brownlow
Armstrong, Barry #12 17 R04-R05, R10-R22, SF, PF 16
Ashman, Rod #14 19 R01, R04-R07, R10-R11, R13-R22, SF, PF 33
Austin, Rod #21 21 R01-R13, R15-R20, SF, PF 3
Brown, Peter #41 1 R12 0
Buckley, Jim #16 2 R11-R12 0
Byrne, Ray #26 21 R01-R05, R09-R22, SF, PF 5
Catoggio, Vin #4 3 R04, R08, R11 0
Crane, Gary #6 1 R01 0
Dickson, David #27 2 R11, R22 1
Doull, Bruce #11 23 R01-R03, R05-R22, SF, PF 0
Fitzpatrick, Mike #3 12 R13-R22, SF, PF 17
Fletcher, Trevor #33 3 R17, R19, R22 0
Galt, Rod #17 7 R01-R05, R10, R12 12
Halloran, Danny #31 10 R01-R04, R06-R08, R10-R12 4
Heath, Kevin #18 24 R01-R22, SF, PF 0
Higgins, Garry #29 6 R02-R03, R07, R09-R11 0
Jackson, Syd #5 12 R01-R02, R06-R13, R21, PF 5
Jesaulenko, Alex #25 18 R01-R03, R05-R06, R09, R13-R22, SF, PF 25
Jones, Peter #28 24 R01-R22, SF, PF 20
Keogh, Trevor #8 24 R01-R22, SF, PF 34
MacLure, Mark #36 23 R01-R15, R17-R22, SF, PF 1
Mangels, Alan #10 14 R02-R03, R07-R09, R14, R17-R22, SF, PF 5
McConnon, Leigh #32 13 R03-R10, R12, R16, R18, R21, PF 4
McKay, David #43 24 R01-R22, SF, PF 35
O'Connell, John #19 24 R01-R22, SF, PF 0
Ohlsen, Russell #24 17 R01-R09, R12, R15-R16, R19-R22, SF 9
Pascoe, Eric #44 5 R01-R02, R11-R12, R14 0
Pickett, Tony #30 24 R01-R22, SF, PF 21
Pinnell, Phillip #15 21 R03-R11, R13-R22, SF, PF 1
Southby, Geoff #20 22 R01-R10, R13-R22, SF, PF 23
Towns, Greg #9 15 R01-R04, R06, R08-R09, R12-R16, R18, R20, SF 4
Walls, Robert #42 18 R05-R10, R13-R22, SF, PF 55
Whitnall, Graeme #7 10 R04-R08, R13-R17 9

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This is an approximation for the typical team line-up based on available position records from this season.

Coach Results

Coach Match(es) (W-D-L) Round(s)
Thorogood, Ian 24 16 -1- 7 R01-R22, SF, PF

Match Results

Date Round Opponent H/A Result Coach Captain (Nominated)
03/04/1976 Round 1 Collingwood HOME WIN CAR by 57 Ian Thorogood Alex Jesaulenko
10/04/1976 Round 2 Essendon AWAY WIN CAR by 12 Ian Thorogood Alex Jesaulenko
17/04/1976 Round 3 Fitzroy AWAY WIN CAR by 49 Ian Thorogood Alex Jesaulenko
24/04/1976 Round 4 Melbourne AWAY WIN CAR by 43 Ian Thorogood Peter Jones
01/05/1976 Round 5 South Melbourne HOME WIN CAR by 1 Ian Thorogood Alex Jesaulenko
08/05/1976 Round 6 Hawthorn AWAY WIN CAR by 40 Ian Thorogood Alex Jesaulenko
15/05/1976 Round 7 Richmond HOME WIN CAR by 71 Ian Thorogood Robert Walls
22/05/1976 Round 8 St Kilda AWAY LOSS STK by 38 Ian Thorogood Robert Walls
29/05/1976 Round 9 Geelong AWAY LOSS GEE by 20 Ian Thorogood Alex Jesaulenko
05/06/1976 Round 10 North Melbourne HOME LOSS NOR by 5 Ian Thorogood Robert Walls
14/06/1976 Round 11 Footscray AWAY LOSS FOO by 17 Ian Thorogood Peter Jones
19/06/1976 Round 12 Collingwood AWAY LOSS COL by 26 Ian Thorogood Peter Jones
26/06/1976 Round 13 Essendon HOME WIN CAR by 17 Ian Thorogood Alex Jesaulenko
03/07/1976 Round 14 Melbourne HOME WIN CAR by 57 Ian Thorogood Alex Jesaulenko
10/07/1976 Round 15 Fitzroy HOME WIN CAR by 4 Ian Thorogood Alex Jesaulenko
17/07/1976 Round 16 South Melbourne AWAY WIN CAR by 6 Ian Thorogood Alex Jesaulenko
24/07/1976 Round 17 Hawthorn HOME WIN CAR by 31 Ian Thorogood Alex Jesaulenko
31/07/1976 Round 18 Richmond AWAY WIN CAR by 83 Ian Thorogood Alex Jesaulenko
07/08/1976 Round 19 St Kilda HOME WIN CAR by 101 Ian Thorogood Alex Jesaulenko
14/08/1976 Round 20 Geelong HOME WIN CAR by 40 Ian Thorogood Alex Jesaulenko
21/08/1976 Round 21 North Melbourne AWAY WIN CAR by 49 Ian Thorogood Alex Jesaulenko
28/08/1976 Round 22 Footscray HOME DRAW drawn Ian Thorogood Alex Jesaulenko
11/09/1976 Semi Final Hawthorn HOME LOSS HAW by 17 Ian Thorogood Alex Jesaulenko
18/09/1976 Preliminary Final North Melbourne HOME LOSS NOR by 1 Ian Thorogood Alex Jesaulenko