1976 VFL Season: North Melbourne
These are the details of the premiership results for North Melbourne for the 1976 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used Arden Street Oval as their home ground, playing ten matches there (ten as hosts). 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 the first 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.
Team Details
Competition:
1976 VFL Season
Team:
North Melbourne
Club:
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 |