1976 VFLR Season: Essendon Reserves

These are the details of the premiership results for the Essendon Reserves for the 1976 season of the Victorian Football League Reserves (currently known as the Australian Football League Reserves). The team used Windy Hill as their home ground, playing nine matches there (nine as hosts). The team finished the regular season in fourth place, securing a place in the finals series. After defeating the Carlton Reserves in the elimination final, the Essendon Reserves were defeated by the Hawthorn Reserves in the first semi final, resulting in finishing in fourth place overall (adjusted for finals).

Team Details

Competition: 1976 VFLR Season
Team: Essendon Reserves
Club: Essendon
Home Ground: Windy Hill

Team Results

Ladder Position: 4th (W-D-L: 13-0-9, P%: 108.8)
Finals Performance: Defeated by Hawthorn (R) (Semi Final)

Team Leaders

Captain: Don Gross

Player Results

Player Guernseys Matches Goals Rounds

Coach Results

Coach Matches (W-D-L) Rounds

Match Results

Date Round Opponent H/A Result Coach Captain (Nominated)
03/04/1976 Round 1 Footscray (R) AWAY WIN ESSR by 43 unknown unknown
10/04/1976 Round 2 Carlton (R) HOME WIN ESSR by 74 unknown unknown
19/04/1976 Round 3 Melbourne (R) HOME WIN ESSR by 25 unknown unknown
24/04/1976 Round 4 South Melbourne (R) AWAY WIN ESSR by 32 unknown unknown
01/05/1976 Round 5 Hawthorn (R) HOME LOSS HWTR by 53 unknown unknown
08/05/1976 Round 6 Richmond (R) AWAY WIN ESSR by 36 unknown unknown
15/05/1976 Round 7 St Kilda (R) AWAY WIN ESSR by 49 unknown unknown
22/05/1976 Round 8 Geelong (R) HOME WIN ESSR by 33 unknown unknown
29/05/1976 Round 9 North Melbourne (R) AWAY LOSS NMLR by 14 unknown unknown
05/06/1976 Round 10 Collingwood (R) HOME LOSS COLR by 13 unknown unknown
14/06/1976 Round 11 Fitzroy (R) HOME WIN ESSR by 15 unknown unknown
19/06/1976 Round 12 Footscray (R) HOME WIN ESSR by 6 unknown unknown
26/06/1976 Round 13 Carlton (R) AWAY LOSS CARR by 22 unknown unknown
03/07/1976 Round 14 South Melbourne (R) HOME LOSS SMLR by 34 unknown unknown
10/07/1976 Round 15 Melbourne (R) AWAY WIN ESSR by 50 unknown unknown
17/07/1976 Round 16 Hawthorn (R) AWAY LOSS HWTR by 8 unknown unknown
24/07/1976 Round 17 Richmond (R) HOME WIN ESSR by 6 unknown unknown
31/07/1976 Round 18 St Kilda (R) HOME WIN ESSR by 7 unknown unknown
07/08/1976 Round 19 Geelong (R) AWAY LOSS GEER by 50 unknown unknown
14/08/1976 Round 20 North Melbourne (R) HOME LOSS NMLR by 22 unknown unknown
21/08/1976 Round 21 Collingwood (R) AWAY LOSS COLR by 8 unknown unknown
28/08/1976 Round 22 Fitzroy (R) AWAY WIN ESSR by 36 unknown unknown
04/09/1976 Elimination Final Carlton (R) HOME WIN ESSR by 35 unknown unknown
11/09/1976 Semi Final Hawthorn (R) AWAY LOSS HWTR by 4 unknown unknown