1976 VFL Season: Essendon
These are the details of the premiership results for Essendon for the 1976 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used Windy Hill as their home ground, playing nine matches there (nine as hosts). The team finished the regular season in tenth place.
Team Details
Competition:
1976 VFL Season
Team:
Essendon
Club:
Essendon
Home Ground:
Windy Hill
Team Results
Ladder Position:
10th (W-D-L: 9-0-13, P%: 88.2)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Team Leaders
Captain:
Graham Moss
Vice-Captain:
Ken Fletcher
Deputy Vice-Captain:
Barry Grinter
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amos, Robert | #11 | 8 | 1 | R01-03, R17-21 |
| Andrews, Ron | #4 | 16 | 3 | R01, R04-17, R22 |
| Beaumont, Steve | #3 | 9 | 14 | R01, R03, R09-13, R16-17 |
| Berry, Bill | #35 | 7 | 3 | R04-07, R16-17, R21 |
| Blethyn, Geoff | #7 | 14 | 39 | R02-11, R14-15, R17, R19 |
| Burdett, Geoff | #45 | 7 | 2 | R05-06, R10, R12-15 |
| Cahill, Terry | #42 | 9 | 7 | R12-15, R18-22 |
| Close, Robin | #19 | 18 | 26 | R01-02, R04, R06-16, R19-22 |
| Crow, Max | #31 | 17 | 17 | R01-04, R07-14, R18-22 |
| Demetriou, Jim | #9 | 2 | 0 | R06, R11 |
| Ellen, Russell | #30 | 12 | 1 | R01-02, R04, R07-13, R15, R18 |
| Fields, Neville | #1 | 17 | 13 | R02-14, R19-22 |
| Fletcher, Ken | #21 | 21 | 2 | R01-03, R05-22 |
| Foulds, Garry | #38 | 12 | 8 | R01-02, R04, R06-09, R16-20 |
| Grinter, Barry | #18 | 22 | 0 | R01-22 |
| Hartigan, Dean | #41 | 10 | 1 | R02-05, R12-16, R18 |
| Hatcher, Graeme | #16 | 3 | 0 | R05-06, R12 |
| Hickmott, Peter | #23 | 21 | 3 | R01-21 |
| Jenkin, Graeme | #14 | 1 | 0 | R02 |
| Madden, Simon | #27 | 20 | 28 | R01-06, R08, R10-22 |
| Mansfield, Ken | #13 | 2 | 2 | R12-13 |
| Marsh, Ian | #37 | 2 | 1 | R03-04 |
| McDonald, Paul | #43 | 2 | 0 | R14-15 |
| Mihocek, Jack | #56 | 2 | 3 | R21-22 |
| Moloney, Laurie | #34 | 7 | 1 | R01-05, R09, R11 |
| Moss, Graham | #25 | 20 | 19 | R01, R03, R05-22 |
| Newton, Rob | #2 | 15 | 0 | R06, R09-22 |
| Noonan, Alan | #10 | 13 | 9 | R01-03, R07-10, R16-20, R22 |
| Parkes, Gary | #5 | 22 | 9 | R01-22 |
| Perry, Greg | #8 | 3 | 0 | R01-03 |
| Roberts, Ken | #6 | 22 | 11 | R01-22 |
| Robins, Stephen | #24 | 6 | 4 | R01, R15-18, R20 |
| Scanlon, Denis | #36 | 9 | 0 | R14-22 |
| Shaw, Robert | #26 | 4 | 1 | R05, R13, R21-22 |
| Staehr, Howard | #32 | 3 | 0 | R07-08, R22 |
| Tyler, Trevor | #17 | 4 | 0 | R14-17 |
| Walsh, Brian | #12 | 19 | 33 | R01-05, R07-11, R14-22 |
| Watson, Larry | #22 | 11 | 0 | R04-10, R19-22 |
| Wellington, Pat | #39 | 10 | 1 | R03-08, R11-13, R18 |
| Wilson, Andy | #33 | 18 | 18 | R01-11, R16-22 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen, Bill | 22 | 9 | -0- | 13 | R01-22 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/04/1976 | Round 1 | Footscray | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 1 | Bill Stephen | Graham Moss |
| 10/04/1976 | Round 2 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CARL by 12 | Bill Stephen | Ken Fletcher |
| 19/04/1976 | Round 3 | Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | MELB by 35 | Bill Stephen | Graham Moss |
| 24/04/1976 | Round 4 | South Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | SMLB by 34 | Bill Stephen | Barry Grinter |
| 01/05/1976 | Round 5 | Hawthorn | HOME | LOSS | HWTH by 19 | Bill Stephen | Graham Moss |
| 08/05/1976 | Round 6 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 55 | Bill Stephen | Graham Moss |
| 15/05/1976 | Round 7 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 28 | Bill Stephen | Graham Moss |
| 22/05/1976 | Round 8 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 10 | Bill Stephen | Graham Moss |
| 29/05/1976 | Round 9 | North Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | NMLB by 4 | Bill Stephen | Graham Moss |
| 05/06/1976 | Round 10 | Collingwood | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 9 | Bill Stephen | Graham Moss |
| 14/06/1976 | Round 11 | Fitzroy | HOME | LOSS | FITZ by 10 | Bill Stephen | Graham Moss |
| 19/06/1976 | Round 12 | Footscray | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 10 | Bill Stephen | Graham Moss |
| 26/06/1976 | Round 13 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 17 | Bill Stephen | Graham Moss |
| 03/07/1976 | Round 14 | South Melbourne | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 15 | Bill Stephen | Graham Moss |
| 10/07/1976 | Round 15 | Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 15 | Bill Stephen | Graham Moss |
| 17/07/1976 | Round 16 | Hawthorn | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 16 | Bill Stephen | Graham Moss |
| 24/07/1976 | Round 17 | Richmond | HOME | LOSS | RICH by 43 | Bill Stephen | Graham Moss |
| 31/07/1976 | Round 18 | St Kilda | HOME | LOSS | STKL by 38 | Bill Stephen | Graham Moss |
| 07/08/1976 | Round 19 | Geelong | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 6 | Bill Stephen | Graham Moss |
| 14/08/1976 | Round 20 | North Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | NMLB by 26 | Bill Stephen | Graham Moss |
| 21/08/1976 | Round 21 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 51 | Bill Stephen | Graham Moss |
| 28/08/1976 | Round 22 | Fitzroy | AWAY | LOSS | FITZ by 32 | Bill Stephen | Graham Moss |