1976 VFL Season: Melbourne

Season Team Details

Season: 1976 VFL Season
Team: Melbourne
Home Ground: MCG

Team Results

Ladder Position: 6th (W-D-L: 11-0-11, P%: 99.4%)
Finals Performance: Did not qualify for finals
Players: 38
Brownlow Leader(s): Greg Wells (28)
Goalkicking Leader(s) (Home-and-Away): Ray Biffin (47)
Keith 'Bluey' Truscott Trophy Recipient(s): Greg Wells

Team Leaders

Captain(s): Stan Alves
Vice-Captain(s): Gary Hardeman

Player Results

Player Guernsey(s) Match(es) Round(s) Goal(s) Brownlow
Alves, Stan #15 18 R01-R03, R05-R09, R12-R21 14
Baker, Garry #1 8 R01, R03, R06-R11 9
Biffin, Ray #19 22 R01-R22 47
Brewer, Ross #6 18 R03-R20 34
Campbell, Des #5 16 R01-R07, R10-R12, R16, R18-R22 2
Carroll, Ted #37 12 R04, R06, R08, R13-R17, R19-R22 6
Chamberlain, Neil #14 4 R01-R04 5
Coles, Henry #13 22 R01-R22 25
Davis, Allan #21 21 R01-R09, R11-R22 26
Dullard, Anthony #28 15 R01-R12, R15-R17 2
Fitzsimmons, Shane #23 7 R01-R07 8
Flower, Robert #2 19 R01-R03, R05-R13, R16-R22 17
Fowler, Laurie #9 22 R01-R22 4
Giampaolo, Frank #22 14 R04, R06-R08, R13-R22 3
Goss, Paul #31 4 R02-R04, R11 2
Graham, Colin #27 8 R05, R07, R15, R18-R22 9
Grambeau, Shane #17 14 R01-R06, R10-R16, R21 8
Guy, Gary #26 7 R10-R15, R22 3
Hamilton, Peter #30 4 R13-R15, R18 0
Hardeman, Gary #33 20 R01-R03, R05-R15, R17-R22 7
Hurst, Paul #20 1 R14 0
Hutchison, Greg #43 6 R10, R15-R19 1
Johnston, Peter #8 6 R04-R06, R08, R13-R14 4
Keays, Peter #16 13 R01-R03, R05-R12, R21-R22 3
Kelly, David #36 2 R09, R12 0
Lyons, Marty #12 4 R01-R02, R07-R08 0
McKellar, Craig #10 19 R01-R05, R08-R11, R13-R22 12
O'Keefe, Peter #38 7 R16-R22 1
Osborne, Graham #24 15 R07-R09, R11-R22 0
Smith, Ray #7 17 R01-R15, R20, R22 0
Smith, Steven #35 19 R01-R03, R05-R14, R17-R22 33
Sullivan, Tony #4 15 R04, R09-R22 0
Tippett, Barry #3 5 R09-R10, R12, R16-R17 2
Walley, Glenn #46 2 R09-R10 1
Wells, Greg #11 22 R01-R22 31
Wilkins, Terry #29 3 R01-R02, R04 1
Wingate, Maurice #18 2 R04-R05 0
Woodman, Chris #41 7 R16-R22 9

Team Line-Up

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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)
Skilton, Bob 22 11 -0- 11 R01-R22

Match Results

Date Round Opponent H/A Result Coach Captain (Nominated)
03/04/1976 Round 1 North Melbourne AWAY WIN MEL by 23 Bob Skilton Stan Alves
10/04/1976 Round 2 Footscray HOME LOSS FOO by 48 Bob Skilton Stan Alves
19/04/1976 Round 3 Essendon AWAY WIN MEL by 35 Bob Skilton Stan Alves
24/04/1976 Round 4 Carlton HOME LOSS CAR by 43 Bob Skilton unknown
01/05/1976 Round 5 Fitzroy AWAY WIN MEL by 12 Bob Skilton Stan Alves
08/05/1976 Round 6 South Melbourne AWAY WIN MEL by 28 Bob Skilton Stan Alves
15/05/1976 Round 7 Hawthorn HOME LOSS HAW by 48 Bob Skilton Stan Alves
22/05/1976 Round 8 Richmond AWAY LOSS RIC by 26 Bob Skilton Stan Alves
29/05/1976 Round 9 St Kilda HOME WIN MEL by 54 Bob Skilton Stan Alves
05/06/1976 Round 10 Geelong AWAY LOSS GEE by 29 Bob Skilton Gary Hardeman
12/06/1976 Round 11 Collingwood HOME LOSS COL by 2 Bob Skilton Gary Hardeman
19/06/1976 Round 12 North Melbourne HOME LOSS NOR by 85 Bob Skilton Stan Alves
26/06/1976 Round 13 Footscray AWAY WIN MEL by 52 Bob Skilton Stan Alves
03/07/1976 Round 14 Carlton AWAY LOSS CAR by 57 Bob Skilton Stan Alves
10/07/1976 Round 15 Essendon HOME LOSS ESS by 15 Bob Skilton Stan Alves
17/07/1976 Round 16 Fitzroy HOME WIN MEL by 40 Bob Skilton Stan Alves
24/07/1976 Round 17 South Melbourne HOME LOSS SOU by 14 Bob Skilton Stan Alves
31/07/1976 Round 18 Hawthorn AWAY LOSS HAW by 18 Bob Skilton Stan Alves
07/08/1976 Round 19 Richmond HOME WIN MEL by 30 Bob Skilton Stan Alves
14/08/1976 Round 20 St Kilda AWAY WIN MEL by 37 Bob Skilton Stan Alves
21/08/1976 Round 21 Geelong HOME WIN MEL by 45 Bob Skilton Stan Alves
28/08/1976 Round 22 Collingwood AWAY WIN MEL by 15 Bob Skilton Gary Hardeman