1976 VFL Season: Melbourne
These are the details of the premiership results for Melbourne for the 1976 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used the MCG as their home ground, playing ten matches there (nine as hosts and one as visitors). The team finished the regular season in sixth place.
Team Details
Competition:
1976 VFL Season
Team:
Melbourne
Club:
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 |