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