1976 VFL Season: Fitzroy
These are the details of the premiership results for Fitzroy for the 1976 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used Junction Oval as their home ground, playing ten matches there (ten as hosts). The team finished the regular season in eleventh place.
Team Details
Competition:
1976 VFL Season
Team:
Fitzroy
Club:
Fitzroy
Home Ground:
Junction Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
11th (W-D-L: 7-0-15, P%: 92.8)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Team Leaders
Captain:
John Murphy
Vice-Captain:
Warwick Irwin
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander, Ron | #6 | 22 | 3 | R01-22 |
| Allan, Graeme | #27 | 14 | 18 | R01-09, R12-13, R15-17 |
| Austen, Geoff | #25 | 13 | 8 | R01-02, R04-06, R08, R13-18, R22 |
| Beecroft, Bob | #24 | 13 | 17 | R01-04, R09, R14, R16-22 |
| Brown, Brian | #2 | 4 | 1 | R02-05 |
| Carter, Rod | #28 | 17 | 0 | R03-12, R14-15, R18-22 |
| Chapman, Gary | #34 | 7 | 10 | R07, R10, R18-22 |
| Christou, Jim | #20 | 4 | 5 | R01-02, R05-06 |
| Christou, John | #41 | 1 | 0 | R06 |
| Clifton, Jeff | #18 | 1 | 0 | R03 |
| Duckworth, John | #17 | 18 | 8 | R01-05, R07, R09-16, R18-21 |
| Dwyer, Lex | #42 | 1 | 1 | R04 |
| Fowler, Grant | #38 | 6 | 1 | R13, R17-21 |
| George, Max | #16 | 8 | 20 | R11-17, R21 |
| Godfrey, Tim | #40 | 1 | 0 | R21 |
| Goonan, Leon | #37 | 2 | 1 | R09-10 |
| Harrington, Dan | #23 | 4 | 0 | R09-10, R17-18 |
| Irwin, Warwick | #7 | 8 | 10 | R08-15 |
| Linton, Wayne | #30 | 21 | 7 | R01-06, R08-22 |
| McMahon, David | #19 | 19 | 2 | R01-03, R05-12, R15-22 |
| Merrigan, Harvey | #36 | 18 | 0 | R01-02, R06-15, R17-22 |
| Miller, Ian | #3 | 22 | 13 | R01-22 |
| Murphy, John | #5 | 19 | 35 | R01-04, R07-20, R22 |
| O'Keeffe, Kevin | #11 | 22 | 11 | R01-22 |
| Padley, Barry | #14 | 20 | 0 | R01-08, R11-22 |
| Robertson, Glenn | #26 | 22 | 9 | R01-22 |
| Ruscuklic, Peter | #13 | 2 | 3 | R05-06 |
| Sault, Ray | #12 | 4 | 0 | R01-02, R04, R16 |
| Searl, Doug | #4 | 12 | 5 | R07-08, R10-18, R22 |
| Serafini, Renato | #10 | 14 | 24 | R03-08, R11-14, R19-22 |
| Shepherd, Bob | #1 | 14 | 12 | R07-16, R19-22 |
| Sinclair, Allan | #31 | 9 | 2 | R01-09 |
| Smith, Chris | #8 | 22 | 18 | R01-22 |
| Thompson, Alan | #21 | 11 | 0 | R01, R05-07, R16-22 |
| Wall, David | #33 | 5 | 1 | R03, R10-11, R19-20 |
| Whitford, Don | #15 | 18 | 2 | R01-17, R22 |
| Wilson, Garry | #29 | 22 | 32 | R01-22 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rose, Kevin | 22 | 7 | -0- | 15 | R01-22 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/04/1976 | Round 1 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 19 | Kevin Rose | John Murphy |
| 10/04/1976 | Round 2 | St Kilda | HOME | LOSS | STKL by 4 | Kevin Rose | John Murphy |
| 17/04/1976 | Round 3 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CARL by 49 | Kevin Rose | John Murphy |
| 24/04/1976 | Round 4 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 35 | Kevin Rose | John Murphy |
| 01/05/1976 | Round 5 | Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | MELB by 12 | Kevin Rose | unknown |
| 08/05/1976 | Round 6 | North Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | NMLB by 72 | Kevin Rose | unknown |
| 15/05/1976 | Round 7 | South Melbourne | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 1 | Kevin Rose | John Murphy |
| 22/05/1976 | Round 8 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 28 | Kevin Rose | John Murphy |
| 29/05/1976 | Round 9 | Hawthorn | AWAY | LOSS | HWTH by 27 | Kevin Rose | John Murphy |
| 05/06/1976 | Round 10 | Footscray | HOME | LOSS | FOOT by 4 | Kevin Rose | John Murphy |
| 14/06/1976 | Round 11 | Essendon | AWAY | WIN | FITZ by 10 | Kevin Rose | John Murphy |
| 19/06/1976 | Round 12 | Richmond | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 56 | Kevin Rose | John Murphy |
| 26/06/1976 | Round 13 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | FITZ by 19 | Kevin Rose | John Murphy |
| 03/07/1976 | Round 14 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 23 | Kevin Rose | John Murphy |
| 10/07/1976 | Round 15 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 4 | Kevin Rose | John Murphy |
| 17/07/1976 | Round 16 | Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | MELB by 40 | Kevin Rose | John Murphy |
| 24/07/1976 | Round 17 | North Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | NMLB by 19 | Kevin Rose | John Murphy |
| 31/07/1976 | Round 18 | South Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | SMLB by 27 | Kevin Rose | John Murphy |
| 07/08/1976 | Round 19 | Collingwood | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 47 | Kevin Rose | John Murphy |
| 14/08/1976 | Round 20 | Hawthorn | HOME | LOSS | HWTH by 3 | Kevin Rose | John Murphy |
| 21/08/1976 | Round 21 | Footscray | AWAY | LOSS | FOOT by 1 | Kevin Rose | unknown |
| 28/08/1976 | Round 22 | Essendon | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 32 | Kevin Rose | John Murphy |