1976 VFA Season: Preston

These are the details of the premiership results of Preston for the 1976 VFA season. The team finished the regular season in second place, securing a place in the finals series. After being defeated by Port Melbourne in a semi final and being defeated by Dandenong in the preliminary final, Preston were defeated by Brunswick in a regular round, resulting in finishing in third place overall (adjusted for finals).

Season Team Details

Competition: 1976 VFA Season
Team: Preston
Home Ground: Preston City Oval

Team Results

Ladder Position: 2nd (W-D-L: 13-0-5, P%: 112.2)
Finals Performance: Defeated by Dandenong (Preliminary Final)

Player Results

Player Guernseys Matches Goals Rounds
Renwick, Graeme 12 0 R01-05, R09-11, R16-18, SF

Coach Results

Coach Matches (W-D-L) Rounds
Telford, Dick 20 13 -0- 7 R01-18, SF, PF

Match Results

Date Round Opponent H/A Result Coach Captain (Nominated)
18/04/1976 Round 1 Port Melbourne HOME WIN PRST by 20 Dick Telford unknown
02/05/1976 Round 2 Caulfield AWAY LOSS CAUL by 15 Dick Telford unknown
09/05/1976 Round 3 Coburg HOME WIN PRST by 20 Dick Telford unknown
16/05/1976 Round 4 Sandringham AWAY LOSS SNDH by 59 Dick Telford unknown
23/05/1976 Round 5 Prahran HOME WIN PRST by 84 Dick Telford unknown
30/05/1976 Round 6 Geelong West HOME WIN PRST by 56 Dick Telford unknown
06/06/1976 Round 7 Oakleigh AWAY LOSS OAKL by 13 Dick Telford unknown
13/06/1976 Round 8 Dandenong HOME LOSS DNDG by 31 Dick Telford unknown
20/09/1976 Round 9 Brunswick AWAY WIN PRST by 46 Dick Telford unknown
27/06/1976 Round 10 Port Melbourne AWAY LOSS PMLB by 43 Dick Telford unknown
04/07/1976 Round 11 Caulfield HOME WIN PRST by 20 Dick Telford unknown
11/07/1976 Round 12 Coburg AWAY WIN PRST by 11 Dick Telford unknown
18/07/1976 Round 13 Sandringham HOME WIN PRST by 17 Dick Telford unknown
24/07/1976 Round 14 Prahran AWAY WIN PRST by 32 Dick Telford unknown
01/08/1976 Round 15 Geelong West AWAY WIN PRST by 11 Dick Telford unknown
08/08/1976 Round 16 Oakleigh HOME WIN PRST by 30 Dick Telford unknown
15/08/1976 Round 17 Dandenong AWAY WIN PRST by 1 Dick Telford unknown
22/08/1976 Round 18 Brunswick HOME WIN PRST by 48 Dick Telford unknown
05/09/1976 Semi Final Port Melbourne AWAY LOSS PMLB by 39 Dick Telford unknown
12/09/1976 Preliminary Final Dandenong HOME LOSS DNDG by 62 Dick Telford unknown

Ladder Chart

This chart is based on the nominal round, i.e. only one result (win, loss, draw, bye) per round, which may result in not being accurate from a chronological perspective. The positions during the finals series is determined via bespoke logic.