1977 VFL Season

Season Details

Name: 1977 VFL Season
Team(s): 12
Round(s): 22
Finals System: McIntyre Final Five System
Match(es): 139

Season Results

Premiers: North Melbourne
Runners-Up: Collingwood
Minor Premiers: Collingwood
Brownlow Medallist(s): Graham Teasdale (South Melbourne)
Coleman Medallist(s): Peter Hudson (Hawthorn)

Team Results

Team Ladder (W-D-L & P%) Brownlow Leader(s) Goalkicking Leader(s) (Home-and-Away)
Collingwood (R) 1st 18 -0- 4 130.7% Bill Picken (41) Peter Moore (63)
Hawthorn 2nd 17 -0- 5 133.6% Leigh Matthews (34) Peter Hudson (99)
North Melbourne (P) 3rd 15 -0- 7 117.8% David Dench (26) Brent Crosswell (36)
Richmond 4th 14 -1- 7 113.7% Kevin Bartlett (45) Kevin Bartlett (50)
South Melbourne 5th 13 -1- 8 110.6% Graham Teasdale (59) Graham Teasdale (37)
Carlton 6th 13 -0- 9 111.9% Bruce Doull (34) Mark MacLure (39)
Footscray 7th 10 -1- 11 101.4% Gary Dempsey (27) Kelvin Templeton (40)
Geelong 8th 8 -0- 14 82.7% Paul Sarah (15) Larry Donohue (63)
Essendon 9th 7 -1- 14 82.8% Simon Madden (25) Max Crow (38)
Fitzroy 10th 6 -0- 16 83.8% Garry Wilson (21) Bob Beecroft (59)
Melbourne 11th 5 -0- 17 85.0% Gary Hardeman (27) Ross Brewer (26)
St Kilda 12th 3 -2- 17 73.5% Jeff Sarau (30) George Young (58)

Umpire Results

Umpire Position Umpire(s)
Field Umpire 18
Goal Umpire 2
Boundary Umpire 2

Season Fixture

Round 1

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 02/04/1977 2:10 PM Melbourne v South Melbourne MCG 72 - 141 22,108
SAT 02/04/1977 2:10 PM Geelong v Carlton Kardinia Park 45 - 123 25,317
SAT 02/04/1977 2:10 PM Essendon v St Kilda Windy Hill 109 - 77 17,625
SAT 02/04/1977 2:10 PM Fitzroy v Richmond Junction Oval 143 - 129 17,725
SAT 02/04/1977 2:10 PM Collingwood v Footscray Victoria Park 130 - 119 27,815
SAT 02/04/1977 2:10 PM Hawthorn v North Melbourne Princes Park 92 - 152 20,943

Round 2

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 09/04/1977 2:10 PM Carlton v Fitzroy Princes Park 113 - 81 25,302
SAT 09/04/1977 2:10 PM South Melbourne v Essendon Lakeside Oval 175 - 98 23,770
SAT 09/04/1977 2:10 PM North Melbourne v Collingwood Arden Street Oval 102 - 93 28,073
MON 11/04/1977 2:10 PM Footscray v Melbourne Western Oval 116 - 95 18,297
MON 11/04/1977 2:10 PM St Kilda v Geelong Moorabbin Oval 83 - 119 20,338
MON 11/04/1977 2:10 PM Richmond v Hawthorn MCG 120 - 119 42,192

Round 3

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 16/04/1977 2:10 PM Melbourne v North Melbourne MCG 102 - 105 19,543
SAT 16/04/1977 2:10 PM Geelong v Hawthorn Kardinia Park 50 - 105 19,548
SAT 16/04/1977 2:10 PM Carlton v St Kilda Princes Park 170 - 63 19,596
SAT 16/04/1977 2:10 PM Collingwood v Essendon Victoria Park 166 - 115 26,727
SAT 16/04/1977 2:10 PM South Melbourne v Richmond Lakeside Oval 79 - 91 25,768
SAT 16/04/1977 2:10 PM Footscray v Fitzroy VFL Park 136 - 108 17,415

Round 4

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 23/04/1977 2:10 PM Essendon v Melbourne Windy Hill 124 - 120 14,529
SAT 23/04/1977 2:10 PM Hawthorn v Carlton Princes Park 96 - 83 30,505
SAT 23/04/1977 2:10 PM St Kilda v Fitzroy Moorabbin Oval 134 - 98 13,401
SAT 23/04/1977 2:10 PM North Melbourne v Footscray Arden Street Oval 117 - 82 17,239
MON 25/04/1977 2:10 PM South Melbourne v Geelong VFL Park 87 - 114 27,136
MON 25/04/1977 2:10 PM Richmond v Collingwood MCG 100 - 126 92,436

Round 5

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 30/04/1977 2:10 PM Melbourne v Richmond MCG 102 - 131 22,272
SAT 30/04/1977 2:10 PM Collingwood v Geelong Victoria Park 124 - 109 24,281
SAT 30/04/1977 2:10 PM Carlton v South Melbourne Princes Park 134 - 107 21,825
SAT 30/04/1977 2:10 PM North Melbourne v Essendon VFL Park 125 - 105 22,323
SAT 30/04/1977 2:10 PM Footscray v St Kilda Western Oval 116 - 116 15,463
SAT 30/04/1977 2:10 PM Fitzroy v Hawthorn Junction Oval 86 - 142 10,428

Round 6

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 07/05/1977 2:10 PM Geelong v Melbourne Kardinia Park 143 - 93 17,219
SAT 07/05/1977 2:10 PM Collingwood v Carlton VFL Park 152 - 50 64,256
SAT 07/05/1977 2:10 PM Essendon v Footscray Windy Hill 89 - 189 19,399
SAT 07/05/1977 2:10 PM Hawthorn v St Kilda Princes Park 191 - 103 12,698
SAT 07/05/1977 2:10 PM South Melbourne v Fitzroy Lakeside Oval 145 - 126 11,802
SAT 07/05/1977 2:10 PM Richmond v North Melbourne MCG 129 - 96 34,408

Round 7

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 14/05/1977 2:10 PM Melbourne v Carlton MCG 96 - 116 27,456
SAT 14/05/1977 2:10 PM North Melbourne v Geelong Arden Street Oval 149 - 84 17,259
SAT 14/05/1977 2:10 PM Essendon v Richmond VFL Park 99 - 99 32,326
SAT 14/05/1977 2:10 PM St Kilda v South Melbourne Moorabbin Oval 98 - 98 18,563
SAT 14/05/1977 2:10 PM Fitzroy v Collingwood Junction Oval 80 - 113 20,733
SAT 14/05/1977 2:10 PM Footscray v Hawthorn Western Oval 61 - 131 17,935

Round 8

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 21/05/1977 2:10 PM Melbourne v Fitzroy VFL Park 140 - 92 11,259
SAT 21/05/1977 2:10 PM Geelong v Essendon Kardinia Park 94 - 87 15,674
SAT 21/05/1977 2:10 PM Carlton v North Melbourne Princes Park 65 - 62 22,570
SAT 21/05/1977 2:10 PM Collingwood v St Kilda Victoria Park 135 - 78 21,598
SAT 21/05/1977 2:10 PM South Melbourne v Hawthorn Lakeside Oval 55 - 115 11,443
SAT 21/05/1977 2:10 PM Richmond v Footscray MCG 114 - 95 21,519

Round 9

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 28/05/1977 2:10 PM St Kilda v Melbourne Moorabbin Oval 127 - 132 15,254
SAT 28/05/1977 2:10 PM Richmond v Geelong VFL Park 121 - 71 26,007
SAT 28/05/1977 2:10 PM Essendon v Carlton Windy Hill 96 - 77 21,840
SAT 28/05/1977 2:10 PM South Melbourne v Footscray Lakeside Oval 98 - 79 12,104
SAT 28/05/1977 2:10 PM North Melbourne v Fitzroy Arden Street Oval 84 - 74 8,904
SAT 28/05/1977 2:10 PM Hawthorn v Collingwood Princes Park 108 - 142 35,042

Round 10

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 04/06/1977 2:10 PM Melbourne v Hawthorn MCG 115 - 127 21,586
SAT 04/06/1977 2:10 PM Footscray v Geelong Western Oval 140 - 103 15,093
SAT 04/06/1977 2:10 PM Carlton v Richmond Princes Park 105 - 125 29,918
SAT 04/06/1977 2:10 PM Fitzroy v Essendon Junction Oval 100 - 154 13,148
SAT 04/06/1977 2:10 PM North Melbourne v St Kilda VFL Park 142 - 57 19,199
SAT 04/06/1977 2:10 PM Collingwood v South Melbourne Victoria Park 110 - 136 24,309

Round 11

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 11/06/1977 2:10 PM Geelong v Fitzroy Kardinia Park 133 - 82 14,664
SAT 11/06/1977 2:10 PM Carlton v Footscray VFL Park 116 - 67 25,745
SAT 11/06/1977 2:10 PM South Melbourne v North Melbourne Lakeside Oval 81 - 65 20,764
MON 13/06/1977 2:10 PM Melbourne v Collingwood MCG 86 - 119 63,966
MON 13/06/1977 2:10 PM Hawthorn v Essendon Princes Park 163 - 57 26,770
MON 13/06/1977 2:10 PM St Kilda v Richmond Moorabbin Oval 88 - 101 23,979

Round 12

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 18/06/1977 2:10 PM South Melbourne v Melbourne Lakeside Oval 70 - 64 8,588
SAT 18/06/1977 2:10 PM Carlton v Geelong Princes Park 31 - 24 11,481
SAT 18/06/1977 2:10 PM St Kilda v Essendon VFL Park 42 - 46 14,337
SAT 18/06/1977 2:10 PM Richmond v Fitzroy MCG 93 - 41 12,877
SAT 18/06/1977 2:10 PM Footscray v Collingwood Western Oval 36 - 69 11,921
SAT 18/06/1977 2:10 PM North Melbourne v Hawthorn Arden Street Oval 47 - 48 9,027

Round 13

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 25/06/1977 2:10 PM Melbourne v Footscray MCG 51 - 102 12,566
SAT 25/06/1977 2:10 PM Geelong v St Kilda Kardinia Park 75 - 85 13,428
SAT 25/06/1977 2:10 PM Fitzroy v Carlton Junction Oval 75 - 68 10,848
SAT 25/06/1977 2:10 PM Essendon v South Melbourne Windy Hill 63 - 51 16,308
SAT 25/06/1977 2:10 PM Collingwood v North Melbourne Victoria Park 97 - 56 28,097
SAT 25/06/1977 2:10 PM Hawthorn v Richmond VFL Park 66 - 52 34,820

Round 14

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 02/07/1977 2:10 PM Melbourne v Essendon MCG 70 - 59 21,743
SAT 02/07/1977 2:10 PM Geelong v South Melbourne Kardinia Park 57 - 64 14,943
SAT 02/07/1977 2:10 PM Carlton v Hawthorn Princes Park 62 - 48 26,363
SAT 02/07/1977 2:10 PM Fitzroy v St Kilda VFL Park 72 - 96 17,028
SAT 02/07/1977 2:10 PM Collingwood v Richmond Victoria Park 141 - 78 32,782
SAT 02/07/1977 2:10 PM Footscray v North Melbourne Western Oval 64 - 81 17,151

Round 15

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 09/07/1977 2:10 PM North Melbourne v Melbourne Arden Street Oval 127 - 76 11,253
SAT 09/07/1977 2:10 PM Hawthorn v Geelong Princes Park 191 - 84 10,016
SAT 09/07/1977 2:10 PM St Kilda v Carlton Moorabbin Oval 114 - 122 21,391
SAT 09/07/1977 2:10 PM Essendon v Collingwood Windy Hill 103 - 114 27,042
SAT 09/07/1977 2:10 PM Richmond v South Melbourne VFL Park 100 - 71 34,291
SAT 09/07/1977 2:10 PM Fitzroy v Footscray Junction Oval 103 - 85 8,682

Round 16

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 16/07/1977 2:10 PM Richmond v Melbourne MCG 71 - 90 20,050
SAT 16/07/1977 2:10 PM Geelong v Collingwood VFL Park 102 - 97 26,029
SAT 16/07/1977 2:10 PM South Melbourne v Carlton Lakeside Oval 76 - 85 17,058
SAT 16/07/1977 2:10 PM Essendon v North Melbourne Windy Hill 116 - 77 17,849
SAT 16/07/1977 2:10 PM St Kilda v Footscray Moorabbin Oval 76 - 96 12,659
SAT 16/07/1977 2:10 PM Hawthorn v Fitzroy Princes Park 134 - 78 8,234

Round 17

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 23/07/1977 2:10 PM Melbourne v Geelong MCG 108 - 134 15,896
SAT 23/07/1977 2:10 PM Carlton v Collingwood Princes Park 74 - 106 38,343
SAT 23/07/1977 2:10 PM Footscray v Essendon Western Oval 93 - 76 17,834
SAT 23/07/1977 2:10 PM St Kilda v Hawthorn VFL Park 77 - 163 20,469
SAT 23/07/1977 2:10 PM Fitzroy v South Melbourne Junction Oval 55 - 117 10,188
SAT 23/07/1977 2:10 PM North Melbourne v Richmond Arden Street Oval 101 - 98 15,359

Round 18

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 30/07/1977 2:10 PM Carlton v Melbourne VFL Park 113 - 46 18,832
SAT 30/07/1977 2:10 PM Geelong v North Melbourne Kardinia Park 51 - 95 17,898
SAT 30/07/1977 2:10 PM Richmond v Essendon MCG 111 - 65 33,085
SAT 30/07/1977 2:10 PM South Melbourne v St Kilda Lakeside Oval 138 - 83 12,906
SAT 30/07/1977 2:10 PM Collingwood v Fitzroy Victoria Park 122 - 89 16,885
SAT 30/07/1977 2:10 PM Hawthorn v Footscray Princes Park 118 - 104 10,348

Round 19

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 06/08/1977 2:10 PM Fitzroy v Melbourne Junction Oval 146 - 84 7,575
SAT 06/08/1977 2:10 PM Essendon v Geelong Windy Hill 110 - 124 13,664
SAT 06/08/1977 2:10 PM North Melbourne v Carlton Arden Street Oval 63 - 43 22,160
SAT 06/08/1977 2:10 PM St Kilda v Collingwood Moorabbin Oval 75 - 101 21,876
SAT 06/08/1977 2:10 PM Hawthorn v South Melbourne VFL Park 78 - 103 30,253
SAT 06/08/1977 2:10 PM Footscray v Richmond Western Oval 129 - 101 16,897

Round 20

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 13/08/1977 2:10 PM Melbourne v St Kilda MCG 175 - 104 12,967
SAT 13/08/1977 2:10 PM Geelong v Richmond Kardinia Park 46 - 132 17,018
SAT 13/08/1977 2:10 PM Carlton v Essendon Princes Park 146 - 111 19,944
SAT 13/08/1977 2:10 PM Footscray v South Melbourne Western Oval 73 - 96 18,514
SAT 13/08/1977 2:10 PM Fitzroy v North Melbourne VFL Park 65 - 79 12,350
SAT 13/08/1977 2:10 PM Collingwood v Hawthorn Victoria Park 99 - 105 33,558

Round 21

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 20/08/1977 2:10 PM Hawthorn v Melbourne Princes Park 110 - 99 8,880
SAT 20/08/1977 2:10 PM Geelong v Footscray VFL Park 68 - 85 11,010
SAT 20/08/1977 2:10 PM Richmond v Carlton MCG 103 - 100 49,134
SAT 20/08/1977 2:10 PM Essendon v Fitzroy Windy Hill 73 - 137 10,180
SAT 20/08/1977 2:10 PM St Kilda v North Melbourne Moorabbin Oval 78 - 106 11,506
SAT 20/08/1977 2:10 PM South Melbourne v Collingwood Lakeside Oval 57 - 89 28,192

Round 22

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 27/08/1977 2:10 PM Collingwood v Melbourne VFL Park 115 - 101 36,306
SAT 27/08/1977 2:10 PM Fitzroy v Geelong Junction Oval 141 - 100 7,644
SAT 27/08/1977 2:10 PM Footscray v Carlton Western Oval 103 - 85 22,426
SAT 27/08/1977 2:10 PM Essendon v Hawthorn Windy Hill 130 - 168 14,325
SAT 27/08/1977 2:10 PM Richmond v St Kilda MCG 171 - 112 24,362
SAT 27/08/1977 2:10 PM North Melbourne v South Melbourne Arden Street Oval 93 - 103 19,012

Finals Week 1

Elimination Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 03/09/1977 2:30 PM Richmond v South Melbourne VFL Park 88 - 54 63,663

Qualifying Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 03/09/1977 2:30 PM Hawthorn v North Melbourne MCG 125 - 87 64,068

Finals Week 2

Semi Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 10/09/1977 2:30 PM Collingwood v Hawthorn MCG 112 - 110 87,421
SAT 10/09/1977 2:30 PM North Melbourne v Richmond VFL Park 110 - 63 48,105

Finals Week 3

Preliminary Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 17/09/1977 2:30 PM Hawthorn v North Melbourne VFL Park 45 - 112 61,242

Finals Week 4

Grand Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 24/09/1977 2:30 PM Collingwood v North Melbourne MCG 76 - 76 108,224

Grand Final Replay

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 01/10/1977 2:30 PM Collingwood v North Melbourne MCG 124 - 151 98,491