1976 VFL Season: Melbourne
These are the details of the premiership results of Melbourne for the 1976 VFL season. The team finished the regular season in sixth place.
Season Team Details
Competition:
1976 VFL Season
Team:
Melbourne
Home Ground:
MCG
Team Results
Ladder Position:
6th (W-D-L: 11-0-11, P%: 99.4)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alves, Stan | #15 | 18 | 14 | R01-03, R05-09, R12-21 |
| Baker, Garry | #1 | 8 | 9 | R01, R03, R06-11 |
| Biffin, Ray | #19 | 22 | 47 | R01-22 |
| Brewer, Ross | #6 | 18 | 34 | R03-20 |
| Campbell, Des | #5 | 16 | 2 | R01-07, R10-12, R16, R18-22 |
| Carroll, Ted | #37 | 12 | 6 | R04, R06, R08, R13-17, R19-22 |
| Chamberlain, Neil | #14 | 4 | 5 | R01-04 |
| Coles, Henry | #13 | 22 | 25 | R01-22 |
| Davis, Allan | #21 | 21 | 26 | R01-09, R11-22 |
| Dullard, Anthony | #28 | 15 | 2 | R01-12, R15-17 |
| Fitzsimmons, Shane | #23 | 7 | 8 | R01-07 |
| Flower, Robert | #2 | 19 | 17 | R01-03, R05-13, R16-22 |
| Fowler, Laurie | #9 | 22 | 4 | R01-22 |
| Giampaolo, Frank | #22 | 14 | 3 | R04, R06-08, R13-22 |
| Goss, Paul | #31 | 4 | 2 | R02-04, R11 |
| Graham, Colin | #27 | 8 | 9 | R05, R07, R15, R18-22 |
| Grambeau, Shane | #17 | 14 | 8 | R01-06, R10-16, R21 |
| Guy, Gary | #26 | 7 | 3 | R10-15, R22 |
| Hamilton, Peter | #30 | 4 | 0 | R13-15, R18 |
| Hardeman, Gary | #33 | 20 | 7 | R01-03, R05-15, R17-22 |
| Hurst, Paul | #20 | 1 | 0 | R14 |
| Hutchison, Greg | #43 | 6 | 1 | R10, R15-19 |
| Johnston, Peter | #8 | 6 | 4 | R04-06, R08, R13-14 |
| Keays, Peter | #16 | 13 | 3 | R01-03, R05-12, R21-22 |
| Kelly, David | #36 | 2 | 0 | R09, R12 |
| Lyons, Marty | #12 | 4 | 0 | R01-02, R07-08 |
| McKellar, Craig | #10 | 19 | 12 | R01-05, R08-11, R13-22 |
| O'Keefe, Peter | #38 | 7 | 1 | R16-22 |
| Osborne, Graham | #24 | 15 | 0 | R07-09, R11-22 |
| Smith, Ray | #7 | 17 | 0 | R01-15, R20, R22 |
| Smith, Steven | #35 | 19 | 33 | R01-03, R05-14, R17-22 |
| Sullivan, Tony | #4 | 15 | 0 | R04, R09-22 |
| Tippett, Barry | #3 | 5 | 2 | R09-10, R12, R16-17 |
| Walley, Glenn | #46 | 2 | 1 | R09-10 |
| Wells, Greg | #11 | 22 | 31 | R01-22 |
| Wilkins, Terry | #29 | 3 | 1 | R01-02, R04 |
| Wingate, Maurice | #18 | 2 | 0 | R04-05 |
| Woodman, Chris | #41 | 7 | 9 | R16-22 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skilton, Bob | 22 | 11 | -0- | 11 | R01-22 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/04/1976 | Round 1 | North Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 23 | Bob Skilton | Stan Alves |
| 10/04/1976 | Round 2 | Footscray | HOME | LOSS | FOOT by 48 | Bob Skilton | Stan Alves |
| 19/04/1976 | Round 3 | Essendon | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 35 | Bob Skilton | Stan Alves |
| 24/04/1976 | Round 4 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CARL by 43 | Bob Skilton | unknown |
| 01/05/1976 | Round 5 | Fitzroy | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 12 | Bob Skilton | Stan Alves |
| 08/05/1976 | Round 6 | South Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 28 | Bob Skilton | Stan Alves |
| 15/05/1976 | Round 7 | Hawthorn | HOME | LOSS | HWTH by 48 | Bob Skilton | Stan Alves |
| 22/05/1976 | Round 8 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 26 | Bob Skilton | Stan Alves |
| 29/05/1976 | Round 9 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | MELB by 54 | Bob Skilton | Stan Alves |
| 05/06/1976 | Round 10 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 29 | Bob Skilton | Gary Hardeman |
| 12/06/1976 | Round 11 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 2 | Bob Skilton | Gary Hardeman |
| 19/06/1976 | Round 12 | North Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | NMLB by 85 | Bob Skilton | Stan Alves |
| 26/06/1976 | Round 13 | Footscray | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 52 | Bob Skilton | Stan Alves |
| 03/07/1976 | Round 14 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 57 | Bob Skilton | Stan Alves |
| 10/07/1976 | Round 15 | Essendon | HOME | LOSS | ESSE by 15 | Bob Skilton | Stan Alves |
| 17/07/1976 | Round 16 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | MELB by 40 | Bob Skilton | Stan Alves |
| 24/07/1976 | Round 17 | South Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | SMLB by 14 | Bob Skilton | Stan Alves |
| 31/07/1976 | Round 18 | Hawthorn | AWAY | LOSS | HWTH by 18 | Bob Skilton | Stan Alves |
| 07/08/1976 | Round 19 | Richmond | HOME | WIN | MELB by 30 | Bob Skilton | Stan Alves |
| 14/08/1976 | Round 20 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 37 | Bob Skilton | Stan Alves |
| 21/08/1976 | Round 21 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | MELB by 45 | Bob Skilton | Stan Alves |
| 28/08/1976 | Round 22 | Collingwood | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 15 | Bob Skilton | Gary Hardeman |
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.