1976 VFL Season: Essendon
These are the details of the premiership results of Essendon for the 1976 VFL season. The team finished the regular season in tenth place.
Season Team Details
Competition:
1976 VFL Season
Team:
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 |
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.