1977 VFA (D1) Season

This page displays the results for the 1977 season of the first division of the Victorian Football Association (currently known as the Victorian Football League).

It featured eighteen rounds in a double round-robin format. Port Melbourne were the minor premiers.

The premiership ended with a finals series following the Page-McIntyre system. Port Melbourne were the premiers, with Norm Brown as the premiership coach.

Premiership Details

Name: 1977 Victorian Football Association (Division 1) Season
Known As: 1977 VFA (D1) Season
Teams: 10
Rounds: 18
Finals System: Page-McIntyre System
Matches: 94

Team Details

Team Home Ground Coach (Appointed) Coach (Caretaker)
Brunswick A. G. Gillon Oval
Caulfield Princes Park
Coburg Coburg City Oval Col Kinnear
Dandenong Shepley Oval
Geelong West West Oval
Port Melbourne North Port Oval Norm Brown
Prahran Toorak Park Dick Clay
Preston Preston City Oval Graeme Renwick
Sandringham Beach Road Oval Darrell MacKenzie
Williamstown WCG Mal Allen

Premiership Results

Premiers: Port Melbourne
Runners-Up: Sandringham
Minor Premiers: Port Melbourne

Team Results

Minor Premiership Results

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA GF BF GA BA
Port Melbourne 1st 15 -0- 3 60 124.3% 2,326 1,871 331 340 267 269
Sandringham 2nd 13 -0- 5 52 105.9% 2,231 2,106 318 323 310 246
Coburg 3rd 11 -0- 7 44 109.9% 2,001 1,821 290 261 252 309
Brunswick 4th 11 -0- 7 44 102.5% 2,041 1,991 295 271 285 281
Dandenong 5th 10 -0- 8 40 115.6% 2,005 1,734 288 277 245 264
Geelong West 6th 10 -0- 8 40 103.1% 2,105 2,042 303 287 296 266
Prahran 7th 7 -0- 11 28 88.5% 1,893 2,140 273 255 306 304
Caulfield 8th 6 -0- 12 24 95.7% 2,131 2,226 307 289 318 318
Preston 9th 5 -0- 13 20 88.3% 1,993 2,256 286 277 333 258
Williamstown 10th 2 -0- 16 8 75.9% 1,696 2,235 243 238 322 303

Overall Premiership Results

Team Position (Outcome)
Port Melbourne 1st Premiers
Sandringham 2nd Runners-Up
Coburg 3rd Defeated by Sandringham (Preliminary Final)
Brunswick 4th Defeated by Coburg (Semi Final)
Dandenong 5th Did not qualify for finals
Geelong West 6th Did not qualify for finals
Prahran 7th Did not qualify for finals
Caulfield 8th Did not qualify for finals
Preston 9th Did not qualify for finals
Williamstown 10th Did not qualify for finals

Premiership Fixture

Regular Season

Round 1

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 03/04/1977 2:10 PM Coburg v Dandenong Coburg City Oval 105 - 77
SUN 03/04/1977 2:10 PM Geelong West v Williamstown West Oval 100 - 84
SUN 03/04/1977 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v Preston North Port Oval 159 - 98
SUN 03/04/1977 2:10 PM Prahran v Caulfield Toorak Park 131 - 96
SUN 03/04/1977 2:10 PM Sandringham v Brunswick Beach Road Oval 117 - 114

Round 1 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Port Melbourne 1st 1 -0- 0 4 162.2% 159 98
Prahran 2nd 1 -0- 0 4 136.5% 131 96
Coburg 3rd 1 -0- 0 4 136.4% 105 77
Geelong West 4th 1 -0- 0 4 119.0% 100 84
Sandringham 5th 1 -0- 0 4 102.6% 117 114
Brunswick 6th 0 -0- 1 0 97.4% 114 117
Williamstown 7th 0 -0- 1 0 84.0% 84 100
Dandenong 8th 0 -0- 1 0 73.3% 77 105
Caulfield 9th 0 -0- 1 0 73.3% 96 131
Preston 10th 0 -0- 1 0 61.6% 98 159

Round 2

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 10/04/1977 2:10 PM Brunswick v Geelong West A. G. Gillon Oval 151 - 117
SUN 10/04/1977 2:10 PM Caulfield v Port Melbourne Princes Park 121 - 146
SUN 10/04/1977 2:10 PM Dandenong v Sandringham Shepley Oval 113 - 131
SUN 10/04/1977 2:10 PM Preston v Coburg Preston City Oval 127 - 151
SUN 10/04/1977 2:10 PM Williamstown v Prahran WCG 119 - 118

Round 2 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Port Melbourne 1st 2 -0- 0 8 139.3% 305 219
Coburg 2nd 2 -0- 0 8 125.5% 256 204
Sandringham 3rd 2 -0- 0 8 109.3% 248 227
Prahran 4th 1 -0- 1 4 115.8% 249 215
Brunswick 5th 1 -0- 1 4 113.2% 265 234
Williamstown 6th 1 -0- 1 4 93.1% 203 218
Geelong West 7th 1 -0- 1 4 92.3% 217 235
Dandenong 8th 0 -0- 2 0 80.5% 190 236
Caulfield 9th 0 -0- 2 0 78.3% 217 277
Preston 10th 0 -0- 2 0 72.6% 225 310

Round 3

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 17/04/1977 2:10 PM Coburg v Caulfield Coburg City Oval 153 - 137
SUN 17/04/1977 2:10 PM Geelong West v Sandringham West Oval 139 - 107
SUN 17/04/1977 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v Williamstown North Port Oval 182 - 82
SUN 17/04/1977 2:10 PM Prahran v Brunswick Toorak Park 114 - 154
SUN 17/04/1977 2:10 PM Preston v Dandenong Preston City Oval 88 - 93

Round 3 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Port Melbourne 1st 3 -0- 0 12 161.8% 487 301
Coburg 2nd 3 -0- 0 12 119.9% 409 341
Brunswick 3rd 2 -0- 1 8 120.4% 419 348
Geelong West 4th 2 -0- 1 8 104.1% 356 342
Sandringham 5th 2 -0- 1 8 97.0% 355 366
Prahran 6th 1 -0- 2 4 98.4% 363 369
Dandenong 7th 1 -0- 2 4 87.3% 283 324
Williamstown 8th 1 -0- 2 4 71.3% 285 400
Caulfield 9th 0 -0- 3 0 82.3% 354 430
Preston 10th 0 -0- 3 0 77.7% 313 403

Round 4

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 24/04/1977 2:10 PM Brunswick v Port Melbourne A. G. Gillon Oval 119 - 74
SUN 24/04/1977 2:10 PM Caulfield v Preston Princes Park 150 - 122
SUN 24/04/1977 2:10 PM Dandenong v Geelong West Shepley Oval 96 - 104
SUN 24/04/1977 2:10 PM Sandringham v Prahran Beach Road Oval 139 - 100
SUN 24/04/1977 2:10 PM Williamstown v Coburg WCG 66 - 111

Round 4 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Coburg 1st 4 -0- 0 16 127.8% 520 407
Port Melbourne 2nd 3 -0- 1 12 133.6% 561 420
Brunswick 3rd 3 -0- 1 12 127.5% 538 422
Sandringham 4th 3 -0- 1 12 106.0% 494 466
Geelong West 5th 3 -0- 1 12 105.0% 460 438
Caulfield 6th 1 -0- 3 4 91.3% 504 552
Prahran 7th 1 -0- 3 4 91.1% 463 508
Dandenong 8th 1 -0- 3 4 88.6% 379 428
Williamstown 9th 1 -0- 3 4 68.7% 351 511
Preston 10th 0 -0- 4 0 78.7% 435 553

Round 5

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 01/05/1977 2:10 PM Caulfield v Brunswick Princes Park 115 - 125
SUN 01/05/1977 2:10 PM Coburg v Geelong West Coburg City Oval 122 - 96
SUN 01/05/1977 2:10 PM Dandenong v Williamstown Shepley Oval 158 - 79
SUN 01/05/1977 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v Prahran North Port Oval 165 - 85
SUN 01/05/1977 2:10 PM Preston v Sandringham Preston City Oval 105 - 164

Round 5 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Coburg 1st 5 -0- 0 20 127.6% 642 503
Port Melbourne 2nd 4 -0- 1 16 143.8% 726 505
Brunswick 3rd 4 -0- 1 16 123.5% 663 537
Sandringham 4th 4 -0- 1 16 115.2% 658 571
Geelong West 5th 3 -0- 2 12 99.3% 556 560
Dandenong 6th 2 -0- 3 8 105.9% 537 507
Caulfield 7th 1 -0- 4 4 91.4% 619 677
Prahran 8th 1 -0- 4 4 81.4% 548 673
Williamstown 9th 1 -0- 4 4 64.3% 430 669
Preston 10th 0 -0- 5 0 75.3% 540 717

Round 6

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 08/05/1977 2:10 PM Brunswick v Williamstown A. G. Gillon Oval 132 - 107
SUN 08/05/1977 2:10 PM Geelong West v Preston West Oval 188 - 80
SUN 08/05/1977 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v Dandenong North Port Oval 118 - 85
SUN 08/05/1977 2:10 PM Prahran v Coburg Toorak Park 104 - 126
SUN 08/05/1977 2:10 PM Sandringham v Caulfield Beach Road Oval 115 - 108

Round 6 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Coburg 1st 6 -0- 0 24 126.5% 768 607
Port Melbourne 2nd 5 -0- 1 20 143.1% 844 590
Brunswick 3rd 5 -0- 1 20 123.4% 795 644
Sandringham 4th 5 -0- 1 20 113.8% 773 679
Geelong West 5th 4 -0- 2 16 116.3% 744 640
Dandenong 6th 2 -0- 4 8 99.5% 622 625
Caulfield 7th 1 -0- 5 4 91.8% 727 792
Prahran 8th 1 -0- 5 4 81.6% 652 799
Williamstown 9th 1 -0- 5 4 67.0% 537 801
Preston 10th 0 -0- 6 0 68.5% 620 905

Round 7

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 15/05/1977 2:10 PM Caulfield v Geelong West Princes Park 157 - 113
SUN 15/05/1977 2:10 PM Coburg v Port Melbourne Coburg City Oval 72 - 122
SUN 15/05/1977 2:10 PM Dandenong v Brunswick Shepley Oval 121 - 53
SUN 15/05/1977 2:10 PM Preston v Prahran Preston City Oval 97 - 114
SUN 15/05/1977 2:10 PM Williamstown v Sandringham WCG 101 - 105

Round 7 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Port Melbourne 1st 6 -0- 1 24 145.9% 966 662
Coburg 2nd 6 -0- 1 24 115.2% 840 729
Sandringham 3rd 6 -0- 1 24 112.6% 878 780
Brunswick 4th 5 -0- 2 20 110.8% 848 765
Geelong West 5th 4 -0- 3 16 107.5% 857 797
Dandenong 6th 3 -0- 4 12 109.6% 743 678
Caulfield 7th 2 -0- 5 8 97.7% 884 905
Prahran 8th 2 -0- 5 8 85.5% 766 896
Williamstown 9th 1 -0- 6 4 70.4% 638 906
Preston 10th 0 -0- 7 0 70.4% 717 1,019

Round 8

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 29/05/1977 2:10 PM Coburg v Brunswick Coburg City Oval 107 - 99
SUN 29/05/1977 2:10 PM Dandenong v Caulfield Shepley Oval 178 - 90
SUN 29/05/1977 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v Sandringham North Port Oval 198 - 133
SUN 29/05/1977 2:10 PM Prahran v Geelong West Toorak Park 163 - 113
SUN 29/05/1977 2:10 PM Preston v Williamstown Preston City Oval 114 - 109

Round 8 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Port Melbourne 1st 7 -0- 1 28 146.4% 1,164 795
Coburg 2nd 7 -0- 1 28 114.4% 947 828
Sandringham 3rd 6 -0- 2 24 103.4% 1,011 978
Brunswick 4th 5 -0- 3 20 108.6% 947 872
Dandenong 5th 4 -0- 4 16 119.9% 921 768
Geelong West 6th 4 -0- 4 16 101.0% 970 960
Prahran 7th 3 -0- 5 12 92.1% 929 1,009
Caulfield 8th 2 -0- 6 8 89.9% 974 1,083
Preston 9th 1 -0- 7 4 73.7% 831 1,128
Williamstown 10th 1 -0- 7 4 73.2% 747 1,020

Round 9

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 05/06/1977 2:10 PM Brunswick v Preston A. G. Gillon Oval 126 - 140
SUN 05/06/1977 2:10 PM Geelong West v Port Melbourne West Oval 109 - 110
SUN 05/06/1977 2:10 PM Prahran v Dandenong Toorak Park 99 - 120
SUN 05/06/1977 2:10 PM Sandringham v Coburg Beach Road Oval 155 - 130
SUN 05/06/1977 2:10 PM Williamstown v Caulfield WCG 131 - 110

Round 9 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Port Melbourne 1st 8 -0- 1 32 140.9% 1,274 904
Coburg 2nd 7 -0- 2 28 109.6% 1,077 983
Sandringham 3rd 7 -0- 2 28 105.2% 1,166 1,108
Dandenong 4th 5 -0- 4 20 120.1% 1,041 867
Brunswick 5th 5 -0- 4 20 106.0% 1,073 1,012
Geelong West 6th 4 -0- 5 16 100.8% 1,079 1,070
Prahran 7th 3 -0- 6 12 91.1% 1,028 1,129
Caulfield 8th 2 -0- 7 8 89.3% 1,084 1,214
Williamstown 9th 2 -0- 7 8 77.7% 878 1,130
Preston 10th 2 -0- 7 8 77.4% 971 1,254

Round 10

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 19/06/1977 2:10 PM Brunswick v Sandringham A. G. Gillon Oval 72 - 62
SUN 19/06/1977 2:10 PM Caulfield v Prahran Princes Park 94 - 75
SUN 19/06/1977 2:10 PM Dandenong v Coburg Shepley Oval 82 - 48
SUN 19/06/1977 2:10 PM Preston v Port Melbourne Preston City Oval 77 - 95
SUN 19/06/1977 2:10 PM Williamstown v Geelong West WCG 36 - 63

Round 10 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Port Melbourne 1st 9 -0- 1 36 139.6% 1,369 981
Coburg 2nd 7 -0- 3 28 105.6% 1,125 1,065
Sandringham 3rd 7 -0- 3 28 104.1% 1,228 1,180
Dandenong 4th 6 -0- 4 24 122.7% 1,123 915
Brunswick 5th 6 -0- 4 24 106.6% 1,145 1,074
Geelong West 6th 5 -0- 5 20 103.3% 1,142 1,106
Caulfield 7th 3 -0- 7 12 91.4% 1,178 1,289
Prahran 8th 3 -0- 7 12 90.2% 1,103 1,223
Preston 9th 2 -0- 8 8 77.7% 1,048 1,349
Williamstown 10th 2 -0- 8 8 76.6% 914 1,193

Round 11

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 26/06/1977 2:10 PM Coburg v Preston Coburg City Oval 131 - 95
SUN 26/06/1977 2:10 PM Geelong West v Brunswick West Oval 152 - 128
SUN 26/06/1977 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v Caulfield North Port Oval 94 - 138
SUN 26/06/1977 2:10 PM Prahran v Williamstown Toorak Park 119 - 110
SUN 26/06/1977 2:10 PM Sandringham v Dandenong Beach Road Oval 141 - 80

Round 11 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Port Melbourne 1st 9 -0- 2 36 130.7% 1,463 1,119
Sandringham 2nd 8 -0- 3 32 108.7% 1,369 1,260
Coburg 3rd 8 -0- 3 32 108.3% 1,256 1,160
Dandenong 4th 6 -0- 5 24 113.9% 1,203 1,056
Geelong West 5th 6 -0- 5 24 104.9% 1,294 1,234
Brunswick 6th 6 -0- 5 24 103.8% 1,273 1,226
Caulfield 7th 4 -0- 7 16 95.2% 1,316 1,383
Prahran 8th 4 -0- 7 16 91.7% 1,222 1,333
Williamstown 9th 2 -0- 9 8 78.0% 1,024 1,312
Preston 10th 2 -0- 9 8 77.2% 1,143 1,480

Round 12

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 10/07/1977 2:10 PM Brunswick v Prahran A. G. Gillon Oval 97 - 115
SUN 10/07/1977 2:10 PM Caulfield v Coburg Princes Park 93 - 112
SUN 10/07/1977 2:10 PM Dandenong v Preston Shepley Oval 166 - 98
SUN 10/07/1977 2:10 PM Sandringham v Geelong West Beach Road Oval 147 - 125
SUN 10/07/1977 2:10 PM Williamstown v Port Melbourne WCG 97 - 160

Round 12 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Port Melbourne 1st 10 -0- 2 40 133.5% 1,623 1,216
Sandringham 2nd 9 -0- 3 36 109.5% 1,516 1,385
Coburg 3rd 9 -0- 3 36 109.2% 1,368 1,253
Dandenong 4th 7 -0- 5 28 118.6% 1,369 1,154
Geelong West 5th 6 -0- 6 24 102.8% 1,419 1,381
Brunswick 6th 6 -0- 6 24 102.2% 1,370 1,341
Prahran 7th 5 -0- 7 20 93.5% 1,337 1,430
Caulfield 8th 4 -0- 8 16 94.2% 1,409 1,495
Williamstown 9th 2 -0- 10 8 76.2% 1,121 1,472
Preston 10th 2 -0- 10 8 75.4% 1,241 1,646

Round 13

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 17/07/1977 2:10 PM Coburg v Williamstown Coburg City Oval 96 - 94
SUN 17/07/1977 2:10 PM Geelong West v Dandenong West Oval 162 - 125
SUN 17/07/1977 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v Brunswick North Port Oval 148 - 93
SUN 17/07/1977 2:10 PM Prahran v Sandringham Toorak Park 112 - 101
SUN 17/07/1977 2:10 PM Preston v Caulfield Preston City Oval 119 - 131

Round 13 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Port Melbourne 1st 11 -0- 2 44 135.3% 1,771 1,309
Coburg 2nd 10 -0- 3 40 108.7% 1,464 1,347
Sandringham 3rd 9 -0- 4 36 108.0% 1,617 1,497
Dandenong 4th 7 -0- 6 28 113.5% 1,494 1,316
Geelong West 5th 7 -0- 6 28 105.0% 1,581 1,506
Brunswick 6th 6 -0- 7 24 98.3% 1,463 1,489
Prahran 7th 6 -0- 7 24 94.6% 1,449 1,531
Caulfield 8th 5 -0- 8 20 95.4% 1,540 1,614
Williamstown 9th 2 -0- 11 8 77.5% 1,215 1,568
Preston 10th 2 -0- 11 8 76.5% 1,360 1,777

Round 14

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 24/07/1977 2:10 PM Brunswick v Caulfield A. G. Gillon Oval 122 - 110
SUN 24/07/1977 2:10 PM Geelong West v Coburg West Oval 79 - 55
SUN 24/07/1977 2:10 PM Prahran v Port Melbourne Toorak Park 141 - 142
SUN 24/07/1977 2:10 PM Sandringham v Preston Beach Road Oval 111 - 110
SUN 24/07/1977 2:10 PM Williamstown v Dandenong WCG 74 - 75

Round 14 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Port Melbourne 1st 12 -0- 2 48 131.9% 1,913 1,450
Sandringham 2nd 10 -0- 4 40 107.5% 1,728 1,607
Coburg 3rd 10 -0- 4 40 106.5% 1,519 1,426
Dandenong 4th 8 -0- 6 32 112.9% 1,569 1,390
Geelong West 5th 8 -0- 6 32 106.3% 1,660 1,561
Brunswick 6th 7 -0- 7 28 99.1% 1,585 1,599
Prahran 7th 6 -0- 8 24 95.0% 1,590 1,673
Caulfield 8th 5 -0- 9 20 95.0% 1,650 1,736
Williamstown 9th 2 -0- 12 8 78.5% 1,289 1,643
Preston 10th 2 -0- 12 8 77.9% 1,470 1,888

Round 15

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 31/07/1977 2:10 PM Caulfield v Sandringham Princes Park 103 - 109
SUN 31/07/1977 2:10 PM Coburg v Prahran Coburg City Oval 82 - 90
SUN 31/07/1977 2:10 PM Dandenong v Port Melbourne Shepley Oval 85 - 93
SUN 31/07/1977 2:10 PM Preston v Geelong West Preston City Oval 126 - 68
SUN 31/07/1977 2:10 PM Williamstown v Brunswick WCG 78 - 79

Round 15 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Port Melbourne 1st 13 -0- 2 52 130.7% 2,006 1,535
Sandringham 2nd 11 -0- 4 44 107.4% 1,837 1,710
Coburg 3rd 10 -0- 5 40 105.6% 1,601 1,516
Dandenong 4th 8 -0- 7 32 111.5% 1,654 1,483
Geelong West 5th 8 -0- 7 32 102.4% 1,728 1,687
Brunswick 6th 8 -0- 7 32 99.2% 1,664 1,677
Prahran 7th 7 -0- 8 28 95.7% 1,680 1,755
Caulfield 8th 5 -0- 10 20 95.0% 1,753 1,845
Preston 9th 3 -0- 12 12 81.6% 1,596 1,956
Williamstown 10th 2 -0- 13 8 79.4% 1,367 1,722

Round 16

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 07/08/1977 2:10 PM Brunswick v Dandenong A. G. Gillon Oval 80 - 52
SUN 07/08/1977 2:10 PM Geelong West v Caulfield West Oval 127 - 105
SUN 07/08/1977 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v Coburg North Port Oval 103 - 82
SUN 07/08/1977 2:10 PM Prahran v Preston Toorak Park 55 - 112
SUN 07/08/1977 2:10 PM Sandringham v Williamstown Beach Road Oval 200 - 141

Round 16 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Port Melbourne 1st 14 -0- 2 56 130.4% 2,109 1,617
Sandringham 2nd 12 -0- 4 48 110.0% 2,037 1,851
Coburg 3rd 10 -0- 6 40 104.0% 1,683 1,619
Geelong West 4th 9 -0- 7 36 103.5% 1,855 1,792
Brunswick 5th 9 -0- 7 36 100.9% 1,744 1,729
Dandenong 6th 8 -0- 8 32 109.1% 1,706 1,563
Prahran 7th 7 -0- 9 28 92.9% 1,735 1,867
Caulfield 8th 5 -0- 11 20 94.2% 1,858 1,972
Preston 9th 4 -0- 12 16 84.9% 1,708 2,011
Williamstown 10th 2 -0- 14 8 78.5% 1,508 1,922

Round 17

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 21/08/1977 2:10 PM Brunswick v Coburg A. G. Gillon Oval 135 - 127
SUN 21/08/1977 2:10 PM Caulfield v Dandenong Princes Park 110 - 149
SUN 21/08/1977 2:10 PM Geelong West v Prahran West Oval 123 - 97
SUN 21/08/1977 2:10 PM Sandringham v Port Melbourne Beach Road Oval 127 - 64
SUN 21/08/1977 2:10 PM Williamstown v Preston WCG 83 - 150

Round 17 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Port Melbourne 1st 14 -0- 3 56 124.6% 2,173 1,744
Sandringham 2nd 13 -0- 4 52 113.0% 2,164 1,915
Geelong West 3rd 10 -0- 7 40 104.7% 1,978 1,889
Coburg 4th 10 -0- 7 40 103.2% 1,810 1,754
Brunswick 5th 10 -0- 7 40 101.2% 1,879 1,856
Dandenong 6th 9 -0- 8 36 110.9% 1,855 1,673
Prahran 7th 7 -0- 10 28 92.1% 1,832 1,990
Caulfield 8th 5 -0- 12 20 92.8% 1,968 2,121
Preston 9th 5 -0- 12 20 88.7% 1,858 2,094
Williamstown 10th 2 -0- 15 8 76.8% 1,591 2,072

Round 18

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 28/08/1977 2:10 PM Caulfield v Williamstown Princes Park 163 - 105
SUN 28/08/1977 2:10 PM Coburg v Sandringham Coburg City Oval 191 - 67
SUN 28/08/1977 2:10 PM Dandenong v Prahran Shepley Oval 150 - 61
SUN 28/08/1977 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v Geelong West North Port Oval 153 - 127
SUN 28/08/1977 2:10 PM Preston v Brunswick Preston City Oval 135 - 162

Round 18 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Port Melbourne 1st 15 -0- 3 60 124.3% 2,326 1,871
Sandringham 2nd 13 -0- 5 52 105.9% 2,231 2,106
Coburg 3rd 11 -0- 7 44 109.9% 2,001 1,821
Brunswick 4th 11 -0- 7 44 102.5% 2,041 1,991
Dandenong 5th 10 -0- 8 40 115.6% 2,005 1,734
Geelong West 6th 10 -0- 8 40 103.1% 2,105 2,042
Prahran 7th 7 -0- 11 28 88.5% 1,893 2,140
Caulfield 8th 6 -0- 12 24 95.7% 2,131 2,226
Preston 9th 5 -0- 13 20 88.3% 1,993 2,256
Williamstown 10th 2 -0- 16 8 75.9% 1,696 2,235

Finals Series

The positions of teams going into the finals:

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA GF BF GA BA
Port Melbourne 1st 15 -0- 3 60 124.3% 2,326 1,871 331 340 267 269
Sandringham 2nd 13 -0- 5 52 105.9% 2,231 2,106 318 323 310 246
Coburg 3rd 11 -0- 7 44 109.9% 2,001 1,821 290 261 252 309
Brunswick 4th 11 -0- 7 44 102.5% 2,041 1,991 295 271 285 281
Dandenong 5th 10 -0- 8 40 115.6% 2,005 1,734 288 277 245 264
Geelong West 6th 10 -0- 8 40 103.1% 2,105 2,042 303 287 296 266
Prahran 7th 7 -0- 11 28 88.5% 1,893 2,140 273 255 306 304
Caulfield 8th 6 -0- 12 24 95.7% 2,131 2,226 307 289 318 318
Preston 9th 5 -0- 13 20 88.3% 1,993 2,256 286 277 333 258
Williamstown 10th 2 -0- 16 8 75.9% 1,696 2,235 243 238 322 303

Final Round 1

Semi Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 04/09/1977 2:10 PM Coburg v Brunswick Junction Oval 174 - 139 7,496
SUN 11/09/1977 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v Sandringham Junction Oval 166 - 115 14,793

Final Round 1 Ladder

Team Pos.
Port Melbourne 1st
Sandringham 2nd
Coburg 3rd
Brunswick 4th

Final Round 2

Preliminary Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 18/09/1977 2:10 PM Sandringham v Coburg Junction Oval 113 - 102 9,189

Final Round 2 Ladder

Team Pos.
Port Melbourne 1st
Sandringham 2nd
Coburg 3rd
Brunswick 4th

Final Round 3

Grand Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 25/09/1977 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v Sandringham Junction Oval 157 - 57 29,664

Final Round 3 Ladder

Team Pos.
Port Melbourne 1st
Sandringham 2nd
Coburg 3rd
Brunswick 4th