1976 VFL Season: Richmond
These are the details of the premiership results for Richmond 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 seventh place.
Team Details
Competition:
1976 VFL Season
Team:
Richmond
Club:
Richmond
Home Ground:
MCG
Team Results
Ladder Position:
7th (W-D-L: 10-0-12, P%: 98.6)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balme, Neil | #21 | 21 | 18 | R01-02, R04-22 |
| Bartlett, Kevin | #29 | 22 | 27 | R01-22 |
| Bond, Graeme | #45 | 5 | 0 | R04, R06, R13, R17-18 |
| Borchard, Ian | #51 | 3 | 2 | R20-22 |
| Bourke, Francis | #30 | 21 | 6 | R01-03, R05-22 |
| Boyanich, Ray | #19 | 5 | 4 | R16-20 |
| Carter, Noel | #7 | 14 | 18 | R01-03, R05, R07-10, R12-15, R17-18 |
| Clay, Dick | #8 | 6 | 5 | R01-02, R04-07 |
| Clayton, Cameron | #26 | 15 | 10 | R02-08, R10-12, R16-20 |
| Cloke, David | #33 | 16 | 5 | R01-08, R11-15, R20-22 |
| Cumming, Daryl | #1 | 9 | 1 | R01-03, R05-09, R11 |
| Dunne, Emmett | #36 | 6 | 4 | R02-03, R08-10, R16 |
| Edwards, Allan | #17 | 18 | 12 | R01-03, R05-07, R09-10, R12-19, R21-22 |
| Gaunt, Graham | #32 | 10 | 7 | R13-22 |
| Hart, Royce | #4 | 12 | 31 | R01-02, R04-07, R10-11, R19-22 |
| Heard, Bob | #15 | 22 | 26 | R01-22 |
| Henry, David | #42 | 1 | 0 | R22 |
| Jenkinson, Noel | #37 | 12 | 0 | R08-13, R16-21 |
| Jess, Jim | #20 | 6 | 6 | R14-17, R21-22 |
| Keane, Merv | #19 | 14 | 0 | R06, R08-17, R20-22 |
| Lamb, Robert | #22 | 16 | 38 | R04, R08-22 |
| Leech, Eric | #25 | 7 | 0 | R01-03, R19-22 |
| Lynch, Alan | #6 | 2 | 1 | R13-14 |
| Malthouse, Mick | #22 | 9 | 3 | R14-22 |
| Mattson, Don | #35 | 7 | 0 | R04, R06, R08-09, R13-15 |
| McGhie, Robbie | #12 | 14 | 0 | R01-09, R12, R16-19 |
| McLean, Ricky | #31 | 3 | 7 | R14-15, R18 |
| Monteath, Bruce | #11 | 11 | 24 | R01-03, R07-14 |
| Morris, Kevin | #38 | 12 | 5 | R01-05, R07-09, R11, R19-20, R22 |
| Pitura, John | #3 | 11 | 2 | R01-05, R07, R10-13, R15 |
| Raines, Geoff | #40 | 4 | 1 | R04-06, R16 |
| Roberts, Neville | #2 | 13 | 20 | R01-03, R05-07, R09-12, R18-20 |
| Robertson, Graeme | #24 | 13 | 0 | R09-21 |
| Scrimshaw, Ian | #36 | 7 | 4 | R15-19, R21-22 |
| Sheedy, Kevin | #10 | 22 | 2 | R01-22 |
| Stonehouse, Ken | #27 | 9 | 4 | R01, R03-06, R10-12, R22 |
| Taubert, Steven | #9 | 8 | 12 | R03-05, R11-15 |
| Thompson, Murray | #23 | 11 | 0 | R03-04, R07-10, R13-16, R21 |
| Thorpe, David | #14 | 8 | 5 | R03-04, R06-10, R12 |
| Tschirpig, Bruce | #32 | 2 | 1 | R01, R11 |
| Wood, Bryan | #16 | 13 | 5 | R01-02, R04-08, R17-22 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hafey, Tom | 21 | 10 | -0- | 11 | R01-03, R05-22 |
| Richardson, Barry | 1 | 0 | -0- | 1 | R04 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/04/1976 | Round 1 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | RICH by 19 | Tom Hafey | Francis Bourke |
| 10/04/1976 | Round 2 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 48 | Tom Hafey | Francis Bourke |
| 19/04/1976 | Round 3 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | RICH by 19 | Tom Hafey | Francis Bourke |
| 24/04/1976 | Round 4 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 15 | Barry Richardson | Neil Balme |
| 01/05/1976 | Round 5 | Footscray | HOME | LOSS | FOOT by 21 | Tom Hafey | Francis Bourke |
| 08/05/1976 | Round 6 | Essendon | HOME | WIN | RICH by 55 | Tom Hafey | Francis Bourke |
| 15/05/1976 | Round 7 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 71 | Tom Hafey | Francis Bourke |
| 22/05/1976 | Round 8 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | RICH by 26 | Tom Hafey | Francis Bourke |
| 29/05/1976 | Round 9 | South Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | SMLB by 8 | Tom Hafey | Francis Bourke |
| 05/06/1976 | Round 10 | Hawthorn | HOME | LOSS | HWTH by 12 | Tom Hafey | Francis Bourke |
| 12/06/1976 | Round 11 | St Kilda | AWAY | LOSS | STKL by 31 | Tom Hafey | Francis Bourke |
| 19/06/1976 | Round 12 | Fitzroy | AWAY | LOSS | FITZ by 56 | Tom Hafey | Francis Bourke |
| 26/06/1976 | Round 13 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | RICH by 4 | Tom Hafey | Francis Bourke |
| 03/07/1976 | Round 14 | Collingwood | HOME | WIN | RICH by 95 | Tom Hafey | Francis Bourke |
| 10/07/1976 | Round 15 | North Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | NMLB by 5 | Tom Hafey | Francis Bourke |
| 17/07/1976 | Round 16 | Footscray | AWAY | LOSS | FOOT by 5 | Tom Hafey | Francis Bourke |
| 24/07/1976 | Round 17 | Essendon | AWAY | WIN | RICH by 43 | Tom Hafey | Francis Bourke |
| 31/07/1976 | Round 18 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CARL by 83 | Tom Hafey | Francis Bourke |
| 07/08/1976 | Round 19 | Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | MELB by 30 | Tom Hafey | Francis Bourke |
| 14/08/1976 | Round 20 | South Melbourne | HOME | WIN | RICH by 26 | Tom Hafey | Francis Bourke |
| 21/08/1976 | Round 21 | Hawthorn | AWAY | WIN | RICH by 32 | Tom Hafey | Francis Bourke |
| 28/08/1976 | Round 22 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | RICH by 34 | Tom Hafey | Francis Bourke |