1976 VFL Season: North Melbourne
These are the details of the premiership results of North Melbourne for the 1976 VFL season. The team finished the regular season in third place, securing a place in the finals series. After being defeated by Hawthorn in the qualifying final, defeating Geelong in a semi final and defeating Carlton in the preliminary final, North Melbourne were defeated by Hawthorn in the grand final, resulting in becoming the runners-up.
Season Team Details
Competition:
1976 VFL Season
Team:
North Melbourne
Home Ground:
Arden Street Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
3rd (W-D-L: 15-0-7, P%: 116.8)
Finals Performance:
Runners-Up
Team Leaders
Captain:
Keith Greig
Vice-Captain:
David Dench
Deputy Vice-Captain:
Wayne Schimmelbusch
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blight, Malcolm | #15 | 23 | 35 | R01-15, R17-18, R20, R22, QF, SF, PF, GF |
| Briedis, Arnold | #6 | 4 | 5 | R01-03, R08 |
| Briedis, Robert | #50 | 1 | 0 | R02 |
| Burns, John | #11 | 22 | 11 | R03-16, R18-21, QF, SF, PF, GF |
| Byrne, John | #21 | 26 | 4 | R01-22, QF, SF, PF, GF |
| Cable, Barry | #9 | 25 | 30 | R01-03, R05-22, QF, SF, PF, GF |
| Chisnall, Peter | #40 | 23 | 2 | R01-15, R19-22, QF, SF, PF, GF |
| Cowton, Gary | #13 | 23 | 10 | R01-02, R05, R07-22, QF, SF, PF, GF |
| Crosswell, Brent | #8 | 13 | 30 | R04, R12-18, R21-22, QF, SF, GF |
| Dawson, Mark | #7 | 21 | 26 | R01, R03, R07-20, R22, QF, SF, PF, GF |
| Dench, David | #23 | 26 | 2 | R01-22, QF, SF, PF, GF |
| Douglas, John | #14 | 2 | 0 | R09-10 |
| Feltham, Paul | #18 | 21 | 7 | R01-06, R11-20, R22, QF, SF, PF, GF |
| Frazer, John | #29 | 3 | 7 | R04, R06-07 |
| Gallagher, Adrian | #10 | 1 | 0 | R05 |
| Gray, Gary | #25 | 2 | 0 | R02-03 |
| Greig, Keith | #27 | 26 | 6 | R01-22, QF, SF, PF, GF |
| Gumbleton, Frank | #38 | 26 | 1 | R01-22, QF, SF, PF, GF |
| Henshaw, Ross | #34 | 13 | 0 | R01-09, R21, SF, PF, GF |
| Icke, Stephen | #36 | 20 | 6 | R01-02, R05-11, R14-17, R19-20, R22, QF, SF, PF, GF |
| Keenan, Peter | #1 | 20 | 13 | R02-07, R10-14, R16-17, R19, R21-22, QF, SF, PF, GF |
| Kekovich, Sam | #4 | 8 | 11 | R01-02, R11-13, QF, SF, PF |
| Melrose, Graham | #17 | 23 | 34 | R01-10, R13-14, R16-22, QF, SF, PF, GF |
| Montgomery, Ken | #12 | 20 | 1 | R03-21, QF |
| Moore, Terry | #28 | 24 | 11 | R01-20, R22, QF, PF, GF |
| Moylan, John | #24 | 5 | 1 | R02, R14-15, R18, R21 |
| Munari, Dennis | #37 | 4 | 1 | R17-20 |
| Nettlefold, Bill | #35 | 12 | 4 | R04-07, R15-22 |
| Nolan, Mick | #22 | 12 | 4 | R06-11, R18-20, SF, PF, GF |
| O'Donoghue, Paul | #46 | 1 | 0 | R01 |
| Ramsay, Roy | #45 | 9 | 0 | R12, R16-22, QF |
| Ryan, Phil | #19 | 6 | 0 | R01, R04, R13, R20-22 |
| Schimmelbusch, Wayne | #20 | 24 | 43 | R01-18, R21-22, QF, SF, PF, GF |
| Seery, Colin | #41 | 2 | 3 | R03-04 |
| Smith, Rob | #26 | 12 | 21 | R01, R03, R08-16, R21 |
| Sutton, Darryl | #5 | 5 | 6 | R19, R22, SF, PF, GF |
| Tanner, Xavier | #49 | 9 | 3 | R05-06, R08-09, R12, R15-17, R21 |
| Zantuck, Shane | #48 | 3 | 1 | R04, R10-11 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barassi, Ron | 25 | 17 | -0- | 8 | R01-20, R22, QF, SF, PF, GF |
| Jordon, Ray | 1 | 0 | -0- | 1 | R21 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/04/1976 | Round 1 | Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | MELB by 23 | Ron Barassi | Keith Greig |
| 10/04/1976 | Round 2 | Hawthorn | AWAY | LOSS | HWTH by 22 | Ron Barassi | Keith Greig |
| 19/04/1976 | Round 3 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 19 | Ron Barassi | Keith Greig |
| 24/04/1976 | Round 4 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | NMLB by 21 | Ron Barassi | Keith Greig |
| 01/05/1976 | Round 5 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 6 | Ron Barassi | Keith Greig |
| 08/05/1976 | Round 6 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | NMLB by 72 | Ron Barassi | Keith Greig |
| 15/05/1976 | Round 7 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 29 | Ron Barassi | Keith Greig |
| 22/05/1976 | Round 8 | Footscray | AWAY | WIN | NMLB by 50 | Ron Barassi | Keith Greig |
| 29/05/1976 | Round 9 | Essendon | HOME | WIN | NMLB by 4 | Ron Barassi | Keith Greig |
| 05/06/1976 | Round 10 | Carlton | AWAY | WIN | NMLB by 5 | Ron Barassi | Keith Greig |
| 12/06/1976 | Round 11 | South Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | NMLB by 26 | Ron Barassi | Keith Greig |
| 19/06/1976 | Round 12 | Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | NMLB by 85 | Ron Barassi | Keith Greig |
| 26/06/1976 | Round 13 | Hawthorn | HOME | LOSS | HWTH by 8 | Ron Barassi | Keith Greig |
| 03/07/1976 | Round 14 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | NMLB by 17 | Ron Barassi | Keith Greig |
| 10/07/1976 | Round 15 | Richmond | HOME | WIN | NMLB by 5 | Ron Barassi | Keith Greig |
| 17/07/1976 | Round 16 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | NMLB by 67 | Ron Barassi | Keith Greig |
| 24/07/1976 | Round 17 | Fitzroy | AWAY | WIN | NMLB by 19 | Ron Barassi | Keith Greig |
| 31/07/1976 | Round 18 | Collingwood | AWAY | WIN | NMLB by 4 | Ron Barassi | Keith Greig |
| 07/08/1976 | Round 19 | Footscray | HOME | WIN | NMLB by 11 | Ron Barassi | Keith Greig |
| 14/08/1976 | Round 20 | Essendon | AWAY | WIN | NMLB by 26 | Ron Barassi | Keith Greig |
| 21/08/1976 | Round 21 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CARL by 49 | Ray Jordon | Keith Greig |
| 28/08/1976 | Round 22 | South Melbourne | HOME | WIN | NMLB by 37 | Ron Barassi | Keith Greig |
| 04/09/1976 | Qualifying Final | Hawthorn | AWAY | LOSS | HWTH by 20 | Ron Barassi | Keith Greig |
| 11/09/1976 | Semi Final | Geelong | HOME | WIN | NMLB by 33 | Ron Barassi | Keith Greig |
| 18/09/1976 | Preliminary Final | Carlton | AWAY | WIN | NMLB by 1 | Ron Barassi | Keith Greig |
| 25/09/1976 | Grand Final | Hawthorn | AWAY | LOSS | HWTH by 30 | Ron Barassi | Keith Greig |
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.