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The 1976 VFL season was the 80th season of the
Victorian Football League The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football league in Australia serving as one of the second-tier regional semi-professional competitions which sit underneath the fully professional Australian Football League (AFL). It ...
(VFL), the highest level senior
Australian rules football Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an oval field, often a modified cricket ground. Points are scored by k ...
competition in Victoria. The season featured twelve clubs, ran from 3 April until 25 September, and comprised a 22-game home-and-away season followed by a finals series featuring the top five clubs. The premiership was won by the
Hawthorn Football Club The Hawthorn Football Club, nicknamed the Hawks, is a professional Australian rules football club based in Mulgrave, Victoria, that competes in the Australian Football League (AFL). The club was founded in 1902 in the inner-east suburb of Hawt ...
for the third time, after it defeated by 30 points in the 1976 VFL Grand Final.


Premiership season

In 1976, the VFL competition consisted of twelve teams of 18 on-the-field players each, plus two substitute players, known as the 19th man and the 20th man. A player could be substituted for any reason; however, once substituted, a player could not return to the field of play under any circumstances. Teams played each other in a home-and-away season of 22 rounds; matches 12 to 22 were the "home-and-way reverse" of matches 1 to 11 (except that rounds 14 and 15 were the reverse of 4 and 3 respectively). Once the 22 round home-and-away season had finished, the 1976 VFL ''Premiers'' were determined by the specific format and conventions of the "McIntyre Final Five system".


Round 1

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Venue , Crowd , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 18.22 (130) , , 10.13 (73) , Princes Park , 39,964 , 3 April 1976 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 9.10 (64) , , 11.21 (87) ,
Arden Street Oval Arden Street Oval (also known as North Melbourne Cricket Ground) is a sports oval in North Melbourne, Victoria, North Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria. It is currently the training base of the North Melbourne Football Club, an Australia ...
, 17,986 , 3 April 1976 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 13.11 (89) , , 16.15 (111) ,
Moorabbin Oval Moorabbin Oval (also known as RSEA Park under a naming rights agreement) is an Australian rules football ground in the city of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia at Linton Street in the suburb of Moorabbin, Victoria, Moorabbin. The ground was most ...
, 22,879 , 3 April 1976 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 23.15 (153) , , 25.7 (157) ,
Lake Oval Lakeside Stadium is an Australian sports arena in the South Melbourne suburb of Albert Park. Comprising an athletics track and soccer stadium, it currently serves as the home ground and administrative base for association football club South M ...
, 15,173 , 3 April 1976 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 16.21 (117) , , 14.14 (98) ,
MCG The Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), also known locally as "The 'G", is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne, Victoria. Founded and managed by the Melbourne Cricket Club, it is the largest stadium in the Southern Hem ...
, 28,834 , 3 April 1976 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 16.16 (112) , , 16.17 (113) ,
Western Oval Whitten Oval (also known as Victoria University Whitten Oval under a naming rights agreement) is a stadium in the inner-western suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in Barkly Street, West Footscray. It is the training and administra ...
, 25,274 , 3 April 1976


Round 2

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Venue , Crowd , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 20.11 (131) , , 16.13 (109) , Princes Park , 14,586 , 10 April 1976 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 22.11 (143) , , 14.11 (95) ,
Kardinia Park Kardinia Park is a major public park located in South Geelong, Victoria. A number of public and sporting facilities are located in the park: a major AFL stadium, a secondary football oval, a cricket field, an open air swimming pool, a number of ...
, 20,443 , 10 April 1976 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 14.17 (101) , , 15.15 (105) ,
Junction Oval Junction Oval (also known as the St Kilda Cricket Ground, or the CitiPower Centre due to sponsorship reasons) is a historic sports ground in the suburb of St Kilda in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The oval's location near the St Kilda Junc ...
, 15,682 , 10 April 1976 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 16.27 (123) , , 20.14 (134) ,
Victoria Park Victoria Park may refer to: Places Australia * Victoria Park Nature Reserve, a protected area in Northern Rivers region, New South Wales * Victoria Park, Adelaide, a park and racecourse * Victoria Park, Brisbane, a public park and former golf ...
, 25,410 , 10 April 1976 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 16.9 (105) , , 23.15 (153) ,
MCG The Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), also known locally as "The 'G", is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne, Victoria. Founded and managed by the Melbourne Cricket Club, it is the largest stadium in the Southern Hem ...
, 26,707 , 10 April 1976 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 12.16 (88) , , 14.16 (100) , Windy Hill , 26,687 , 10 April 1976


Round 3

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Venue , Crowd , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 20.14 (134) , , 14.11 (95) ,
Western Oval Whitten Oval (also known as Victoria University Whitten Oval under a naming rights agreement) is a stadium in the inner-western suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in Barkly Street, West Footscray. It is the training and administra ...
, 22,580 , 17 April 1976 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 25.22 (172) , , 12.12 (84) , Princes Park , 23,375 , 17 April 1976 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 6.12 (48) , , 14.13 (97) ,
VFL Park Waverley Park (also and originally called VFL Park) was an Australian rules football stadium in Mulgrave, Victoria, Australia. For most of its history, its purpose was as a neutral venue and used by all Victorian-based Victorian Football Lea ...
, 32,648 , 17 April 1976 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 15.8 (98) , , 20.13 (133) , Windy Hill , 21,167 , 19 April 1976 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 14.18 (102) , , 12.11 (83) ,
MCG The Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), also known locally as "The 'G", is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne, Victoria. Founded and managed by the Melbourne Cricket Club, it is the largest stadium in the Southern Hem ...
, 41,413 , 19 April 1976 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 16.10 (106) , , 12.14 (86) ,
Moorabbin Oval Moorabbin Oval (also known as RSEA Park under a naming rights agreement) is an Australian rules football ground in the city of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia at Linton Street in the suburb of Moorabbin, Victoria, Moorabbin. The ground was most ...
, 26,931 , 19 April 1976


Round 4

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Venue , Crowd , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 17.15 (117) , , 14.12 (96) ,
Arden Street Oval Arden Street Oval (also known as North Melbourne Cricket Ground) is a sports oval in North Melbourne, Victoria, North Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria. It is currently the training base of the North Melbourne Football Club, an Australia ...
, 15,604 , 24 April 1976 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 16.18 (114) , , 15.9 (99) ,
Victoria Park Victoria Park may refer to: Places Australia * Victoria Park Nature Reserve, a protected area in Northern Rivers region, New South Wales * Victoria Park, Adelaide, a park and racecourse * Victoria Park, Brisbane, a public park and former golf ...
, 27,009 , 24 April 1976 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 19.12 (126) , , 13.13 (91) ,
Kardinia Park Kardinia Park is a major public park located in South Geelong, Victoria. A number of public and sporting facilities are located in the park: a major AFL stadium, a secondary football oval, a cricket field, an open air swimming pool, a number of ...
, 16,244 , 24 April 1976 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 22.11 (143) , , 16.13 (109) ,
Lake Oval Lakeside Stadium is an Australian sports arena in the South Melbourne suburb of Albert Park. Comprising an athletics track and soccer stadium, it currently serves as the home ground and administrative base for association football club South M ...
, 17,300 , 24 April 1976 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 17.12 (114) , , 24.13 (157) ,
MCG The Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), also known locally as "The 'G", is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne, Victoria. Founded and managed by the Melbourne Cricket Club, it is the largest stadium in the Southern Hem ...
, 34,991 , 24 April 1976 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 14.20 (104) , , 14.8 (92) ,
VFL Park Waverley Park (also and originally called VFL Park) was an Australian rules football stadium in Mulgrave, Victoria, Australia. For most of its history, its purpose was as a neutral venue and used by all Victorian-based Victorian Football Lea ...
, 27,040 , 24 April 1976


Round 5

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Venue , Crowd , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 15.13 (103) , , 17.13 (115) ,
Junction Oval Junction Oval (also known as the St Kilda Cricket Ground, or the CitiPower Centre due to sponsorship reasons) is a historic sports ground in the suburb of St Kilda in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The oval's location near the St Kilda Junc ...
, 11,131 , 1 May 1976 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 10.15 (75) , , 14.10 (94) , Windy Hill , 14,389 , 1 May 1976 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 8.19 (67) , , 9.12 (66) , Princes Park , 20,327 , 1 May 1976 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 12.17 (89) , , 15.20 (110) ,
MCG The Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), also known locally as "The 'G", is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne, Victoria. Founded and managed by the Melbourne Cricket Club, it is the largest stadium in the Southern Hem ...
, 31,434 , 1 May 1976 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 19.19 (133) , , 16.6 (102) ,
Moorabbin Oval Moorabbin Oval (also known as RSEA Park under a naming rights agreement) is an Australian rules football ground in the city of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia at Linton Street in the suburb of Moorabbin, Victoria, Moorabbin. The ground was most ...
, 28,737 , 1 May 1976 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 15.6 (96) , , 13.12 (90) ,
VFL Park Waverley Park (also and originally called VFL Park) was an Australian rules football stadium in Mulgrave, Victoria, Australia. For most of its history, its purpose was as a neutral venue and used by all Victorian-based Victorian Football Lea ...
, 20,760 , 1 May 1976


Round 6

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Venue , Crowd , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 11.9 (75) , , 10.10 (70) ,
Western Oval Whitten Oval (also known as Victoria University Whitten Oval under a naming rights agreement) is a stadium in the inner-western suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in Barkly Street, West Footscray. It is the training and administra ...
, 19,978 , 8 May 1976 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 14.13 (97) , , 15.13 (103) ,
Victoria Park Victoria Park may refer to: Places Australia * Victoria Park Nature Reserve, a protected area in Northern Rivers region, New South Wales * Victoria Park, Adelaide, a park and racecourse * Victoria Park, Brisbane, a public park and former golf ...
, 23,428 , 8 May 1976 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 16.12 (108) , , 21.10 (136) ,
Lake Oval Lakeside Stadium is an Australian sports arena in the South Melbourne suburb of Albert Park. Comprising an athletics track and soccer stadium, it currently serves as the home ground and administrative base for association football club South M ...
, 14,270 , 8 May 1976 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 19.21 (135) , , 9.9 (63) ,
Arden Street Oval Arden Street Oval (also known as North Melbourne Cricket Ground) is a sports oval in North Melbourne, Victoria, North Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria. It is currently the training base of the North Melbourne Football Club, an Australia ...
, 10,342 , 8 May 1976 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 7.20 (62) , , 15.12 (102) , Princes Park , 27,055 , 8 May 1976 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 17.17 (119) , , 9.10 (64) ,
VFL Park Waverley Park (also and originally called VFL Park) was an Australian rules football stadium in Mulgrave, Victoria, Australia. For most of its history, its purpose was as a neutral venue and used by all Victorian-based Victorian Football Lea ...
, 27,631 , 8 May 1976


Round 7

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Venue , Crowd , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 11.22 (88) , , 12.15 (87) ,
Junction Oval Junction Oval (also known as the St Kilda Cricket Ground, or the CitiPower Centre due to sponsorship reasons) is a historic sports ground in the suburb of St Kilda in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The oval's location near the St Kilda Junc ...
, 11,267 , 15 May 1976 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 21.14 (140) , , 9.15 (69) , Princes Park , 30,095 , 15 May 1976 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 14.13 (97) , , 21.19 (145) ,
MCG The Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), also known locally as "The 'G", is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne, Victoria. Founded and managed by the Melbourne Cricket Club, it is the largest stadium in the Southern Hem ...
, 25,876 , 15 May 1976 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 13.17 (95) , , 14.9 (93) ,
Kardinia Park Kardinia Park is a major public park located in South Geelong, Victoria. A number of public and sporting facilities are located in the park: a major AFL stadium, a secondary football oval, a cricket field, an open air swimming pool, a number of ...
, 30,395 , 15 May 1976 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 9.15 (69) , , 14.13 (97) ,
Moorabbin Oval Moorabbin Oval (also known as RSEA Park under a naming rights agreement) is an Australian rules football ground in the city of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia at Linton Street in the suburb of Moorabbin, Victoria, Moorabbin. The ground was most ...
, 19,864 , 15 May 1976 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 5.16 (46) , , 11.9 (75) ,
VFL Park Waverley Park (also and originally called VFL Park) was an Australian rules football stadium in Mulgrave, Victoria, Australia. For most of its history, its purpose was as a neutral venue and used by all Victorian-based Victorian Football Lea ...
, 34,051 , 15 May 1976


Round 8

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Venue , Crowd , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 20.16 (136) , , 11.10 (76) , Princes Park , 7,674 , 22 May 1976 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 7.3 (45) , , 14.11 (95) ,
Western Oval Whitten Oval (also known as Victoria University Whitten Oval under a naming rights agreement) is a stadium in the inner-western suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in Barkly Street, West Footscray. It is the training and administra ...
, 24,495 , 22 May 1976 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 14.10 (94) , , 12.12 (84) , Windy Hill , 14,618 , 22 May 1976 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 15.11 (101) , , 9.19 (73) ,
Victoria Park Victoria Park may refer to: Places Australia * Victoria Park Nature Reserve, a protected area in Northern Rivers region, New South Wales * Victoria Park, Adelaide, a park and racecourse * Victoria Park, Brisbane, a public park and former golf ...
, 16,880 , 22 May 1976 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 14.11 (95) , , 9.15 (69) ,
MCG The Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), also known locally as "The 'G", is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne, Victoria. Founded and managed by the Melbourne Cricket Club, it is the largest stadium in the Southern Hem ...
, 22,145 , 22 May 1976 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 15.14 (104) , , 9.12 (66) ,
VFL Park Waverley Park (also and originally called VFL Park) was an Australian rules football stadium in Mulgrave, Victoria, Australia. For most of its history, its purpose was as a neutral venue and used by all Victorian-based Victorian Football Lea ...
, 15,148 , 22 May 1976


Round 9

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Venue , Crowd , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 15.19 (109) , , 7.13 (55) ,
MCG The Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), also known locally as "The 'G", is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne, Victoria. Founded and managed by the Melbourne Cricket Club, it is the largest stadium in the Southern Hem ...
, 26,094 , 29 May 1976 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 13.18 (96) , , 13.10 (88) ,
Lake Oval Lakeside Stadium is an Australian sports arena in the South Melbourne suburb of Albert Park. Comprising an athletics track and soccer stadium, it currently serves as the home ground and administrative base for association football club South M ...
, 14,222 , 29 May 1976 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 18.15 (123) , , 14.12 (96) , Princes Park , 8,784 , 29 May 1976 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 8.10 (58) , , 7.12 (54) ,
Arden Street Oval Arden Street Oval (also known as North Melbourne Cricket Ground) is a sports oval in North Melbourne, Victoria, North Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria. It is currently the training base of the North Melbourne Football Club, an Australia ...
, 19,990 , 29 May 1976 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 14.18 (102) , , 12.10 (82) ,
Kardinia Park Kardinia Park is a major public park located in South Geelong, Victoria. A number of public and sporting facilities are located in the park: a major AFL stadium, a secondary football oval, a cricket field, an open air swimming pool, a number of ...
, 27,649 , 29 May 1976 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 10.16 (76) , , 13.8 (86) ,
VFL Park Waverley Park (also and originally called VFL Park) was an Australian rules football stadium in Mulgrave, Victoria, Australia. For most of its history, its purpose was as a neutral venue and used by all Victorian-based Victorian Football Lea ...
, 36,042 , 29 May 1976


Round 10

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Venue , Crowd , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 12.27 (99) , , 19.10 (124) ,
Moorabbin Oval Moorabbin Oval (also known as RSEA Park under a naming rights agreement) is an Australian rules football ground in the city of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia at Linton Street in the suburb of Moorabbin, Victoria, Moorabbin. The ground was most ...
, 18,969 , 5 June 1976 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 12.15 (87) , , 13.13 (91) ,
Junction Oval Junction Oval (also known as the St Kilda Cricket Ground, or the CitiPower Centre due to sponsorship reasons) is a historic sports ground in the suburb of St Kilda in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The oval's location near the St Kilda Junc ...
, 12,439 , 5 June 1976 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 11.10 (76) , , 11.15 (81) , Princes Park , 24,492 , 5 June 1976 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 13.10 (88) , , 15.10 (100) ,
MCG The Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), also known locally as "The 'G", is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne, Victoria. Founded and managed by the Melbourne Cricket Club, it is the largest stadium in the Southern Hem ...
, 29,608 , 5 June 1976 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 14.19 (103) , , 13.16 (94) , Windy Hill , 25,450 , 5 June 1976 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 19.8 (122) , , 13.15 (93) ,
VFL Park Waverley Park (also and originally called VFL Park) was an Australian rules football stadium in Mulgrave, Victoria, Australia. For most of its history, its purpose was as a neutral venue and used by all Victorian-based Victorian Football Lea ...
, 27,469 , 5 June 1976


Round 11

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Venue , Crowd , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 19.13 (127) , , 15.6 (96) ,
Moorabbin Oval Moorabbin Oval (also known as RSEA Park under a naming rights agreement) is an Australian rules football ground in the city of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia at Linton Street in the suburb of Moorabbin, Victoria, Moorabbin. The ground was most ...
, 21,681 , 12 June 1976 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 14.11 (95) , , 18.13 (121) ,
Lake Oval Lakeside Stadium is an Australian sports arena in the South Melbourne suburb of Albert Park. Comprising an athletics track and soccer stadium, it currently serves as the home ground and administrative base for association football club South M ...
, 19,008 , 12 June 1976 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 12.16 (88) , , 12.18 (90) ,
MCG The Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), also known locally as "The 'G", is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne, Victoria. Founded and managed by the Melbourne Cricket Club, it is the largest stadium in the Southern Hem ...
, 39,314 , 12 June 1976 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 11.22 (88) , , 11.10 (76) , Princes Park , 33,594 , 14 June 1976 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 11.15 (81) , , 9.10 (64) ,
Western Oval Whitten Oval (also known as Victoria University Whitten Oval under a naming rights agreement) is a stadium in the inner-western suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in Barkly Street, West Footscray. It is the training and administra ...
, 34,814 , 14 June 1976 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 13.22 (100) , , 16.14 (110) ,
VFL Park Waverley Park (also and originally called VFL Park) was an Australian rules football stadium in Mulgrave, Victoria, Australia. For most of its history, its purpose was as a neutral venue and used by all Victorian-based Victorian Football Lea ...
, 25,558 , 14 June 1976


Round 12

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Venue , Crowd , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 13.19 (97) , , 18.14 (122) , Princes Park , 14,072 , 19 June 1976 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 23.17 (155) , , 6.15 (51) ,
Kardinia Park Kardinia Park is a major public park located in South Geelong, Victoria. A number of public and sporting facilities are located in the park: a major AFL stadium, a secondary football oval, a cricket field, an open air swimming pool, a number of ...
, 17,731 , 19 June 1976 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 22.14 (146) , , 13.12 (90) ,
Junction Oval Junction Oval (also known as the St Kilda Cricket Ground, or the CitiPower Centre due to sponsorship reasons) is a historic sports ground in the suburb of St Kilda in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The oval's location near the St Kilda Junc ...
, 12,644 , 19 June 1976 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 12.17 (89) , , 12.7 (79) , Windy Hill , 18,863 , 19 June 1976 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 12.10 (82) , , 8.8 (56) ,
Victoria Park Victoria Park may refer to: Places Australia * Victoria Park Nature Reserve, a protected area in Northern Rivers region, New South Wales * Victoria Park, Adelaide, a park and racecourse * Victoria Park, Brisbane, a public park and former golf ...
, 28,537 , 19 June 1976 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 8.13 (61) , , 22.14 (146) ,
VFL Park Waverley Park (also and originally called VFL Park) was an Australian rules football stadium in Mulgrave, Victoria, Australia. For most of its history, its purpose was as a neutral venue and used by all Victorian-based Victorian Football Lea ...
, 20,529 , 19 June 1976


Round 13

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Venue , Crowd , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 7.10 (52) , , 14.20 (104) ,
Western Oval Whitten Oval (also known as Victoria University Whitten Oval under a naming rights agreement) is a stadium in the inner-western suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in Barkly Street, West Footscray. It is the training and administra ...
, 13,464 , 26 June 1976 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 11.19 (85) , , 9.14 (68) , Princes Park , 24,826 , 26 June 1976 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 9.13 (67) , , 10.15 (75) ,
Arden Street Oval Arden Street Oval (also known as North Melbourne Cricket Ground) is a sports oval in North Melbourne, Victoria, North Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria. It is currently the training base of the North Melbourne Football Club, an Australia ...
, 16,230 , 26 June 1976 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 15.12 (102) , , 14.14 (98) ,
MCG The Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), also known locally as "The 'G", is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne, Victoria. Founded and managed by the Melbourne Cricket Club, it is the largest stadium in the Southern Hem ...
, 28,608 , 26 June 1976 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 11.10 (76) , , 13.17 (95) ,
Moorabbin Oval Moorabbin Oval (also known as RSEA Park under a naming rights agreement) is an Australian rules football ground in the city of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia at Linton Street in the suburb of Moorabbin, Victoria, Moorabbin. The ground was most ...
, 17,861 , 26 June 1976 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 17.19 (121) , , 11.16 (82) ,
VFL Park Waverley Park (also and originally called VFL Park) was an Australian rules football stadium in Mulgrave, Victoria, Australia. For most of its history, its purpose was as a neutral venue and used by all Victorian-based Victorian Football Lea ...
, 28,537 , 26 June 1976


Round 14

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Venue , Crowd , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 5.7 (37) , , 17.15 (117) ,
Western Oval Whitten Oval (also known as Victoria University Whitten Oval under a naming rights agreement) is a stadium in the inner-western suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in Barkly Street, West Footscray. It is the training and administra ...
, 13,307 , 3 July 1976 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 17.17 (119) , , 13.18 (96) ,
Junction Oval Junction Oval (also known as the St Kilda Cricket Ground, or the CitiPower Centre due to sponsorship reasons) is a historic sports ground in the suburb of St Kilda in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The oval's location near the St Kilda Junc ...
, 13,788 , 3 July 1976 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 13.15 (93) , , 12.6 (78) , Windy Hill , 14,462 , 3 July 1976 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 10.12 (72) , , 13.11 (89) ,
Moorabbin Oval Moorabbin Oval (also known as RSEA Park under a naming rights agreement) is an Australian rules football ground in the city of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia at Linton Street in the suburb of Moorabbin, Victoria, Moorabbin. The ground was most ...
, 18,486 , 3 July 1976 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 23.13 (151) , , 7.14 (56) ,
MCG The Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), also known locally as "The 'G", is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne, Victoria. Founded and managed by the Melbourne Cricket Club, it is the largest stadium in the Southern Hem ...
, 36,477 , 3 July 1976 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 18.7 (115) , , 6.22 (58) ,
VFL Park Waverley Park (also and originally called VFL Park) was an Australian rules football stadium in Mulgrave, Victoria, Australia. For most of its history, its purpose was as a neutral venue and used by all Victorian-based Victorian Football Lea ...
, 24,366 , 3 July 1976


Round 15

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Venue , Crowd , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 12.10 (82) , , 11.11 (77) ,
Arden Street Oval Arden Street Oval (also known as North Melbourne Cricket Ground) is a sports oval in North Melbourne, Victoria, North Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria. It is currently the training base of the North Melbourne Football Club, an Australia ...
, 18,421 , 10 July 1976 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 15.12 (102) , , 9.9 (63) ,
Kardinia Park Kardinia Park is a major public park located in South Geelong, Victoria. A number of public and sporting facilities are located in the park: a major AFL stadium, a secondary football oval, a cricket field, an open air swimming pool, a number of ...
, 21,213 , 10 July 1976 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 12.8 (80) , , 10.16 (76) , Princes Park , 25,340 , 10 July 1976 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 20.16 (136) , , 17.14 (116) ,
Lake Oval Lakeside Stadium is an Australian sports arena in the South Melbourne suburb of Albert Park. Comprising an athletics track and soccer stadium, it currently serves as the home ground and administrative base for association football club South M ...
, 12,226 , 10 July 1976 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 15.14 (104) , , 18.11 (119) ,
MCG The Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), also known locally as "The 'G", is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne, Victoria. Founded and managed by the Melbourne Cricket Club, it is the largest stadium in the Southern Hem ...
, 25,009 , 10 July 1976 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 16.11 (107) , , 18.11 (119) ,
VFL Park Waverley Park (also and originally called VFL Park) was an Australian rules football stadium in Mulgrave, Victoria, Australia. For most of its history, its purpose was as a neutral venue and used by all Victorian-based Victorian Football Lea ...
, 27,353 , 10 July 1976


Round 16

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Venue , Crowd , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 15.14 (104) , , 18.13 (121) ,
Victoria Park Victoria Park may refer to: Places Australia * Victoria Park Nature Reserve, a protected area in Northern Rivers region, New South Wales * Victoria Park, Adelaide, a park and racecourse * Victoria Park, Brisbane, a public park and former golf ...
, 22,680 , 17 July 1976 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 22.13 (145) , , 12.6 (78) ,
Arden Street Oval Arden Street Oval (also known as North Melbourne Cricket Ground) is a sports oval in North Melbourne, Victoria, North Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria. It is currently the training base of the North Melbourne Football Club, an Australia ...
, 19,334 , 17 July 1976 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 21.20 (146) , , 15.16 (106) ,
MCG The Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), also known locally as "The 'G", is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne, Victoria. Founded and managed by the Melbourne Cricket Club, it is the largest stadium in the Southern Hem ...
, 16,187 , 17 July 1976 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 15.17 (107) , , 18.15 (123) , Princes Park , 16,257 , 17 July 1976 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 14.10 (94) , , 15.10 (100) ,
Lake Oval Lakeside Stadium is an Australian sports arena in the South Melbourne suburb of Albert Park. Comprising an athletics track and soccer stadium, it currently serves as the home ground and administrative base for association football club South M ...
, 17,395 , 17 July 1976 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 15.6 (96) , , 12.19 (91) ,
VFL Park Waverley Park (also and originally called VFL Park) was an Australian rules football stadium in Mulgrave, Victoria, Australia. For most of its history, its purpose was as a neutral venue and used by all Victorian-based Victorian Football Lea ...
, 22,795 , 17 July 1976


Round 17

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Venue , Crowd , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 11.7 (73) , , 13.14 (92) ,
Junction Oval Junction Oval (also known as the St Kilda Cricket Ground, or the CitiPower Centre due to sponsorship reasons) is a historic sports ground in the suburb of St Kilda in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The oval's location near the St Kilda Junc ...
, 12,614 , 24 July 1976 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 8.15 (63) , , 15.16 (106) , Windy Hill , 21,585 , 24 July 1976 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 17.14 (116) , , 11.19 (85) , Princes Park , 26,164 , 24 July 1976 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 17.16 (118) , , 15.14 (104) ,
Moorabbin Oval Moorabbin Oval (also known as RSEA Park under a naming rights agreement) is an Australian rules football ground in the city of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia at Linton Street in the suburb of Moorabbin, Victoria, Moorabbin. The ground was most ...
, 19,882 , 24 July 1976 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 15.9 (99) , , 11.27 (93) ,
Kardinia Park Kardinia Park is a major public park located in South Geelong, Victoria. A number of public and sporting facilities are located in the park: a major AFL stadium, a secondary football oval, a cricket field, an open air swimming pool, a number of ...
, 22,349 , 24 July 1976 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 11.13 (79) , , 14.9 (93) ,
VFL Park Waverley Park (also and originally called VFL Park) was an Australian rules football stadium in Mulgrave, Victoria, Australia. For most of its history, its purpose was as a neutral venue and used by all Victorian-based Victorian Football Lea ...
, 17,580 , 24 July 1976


Round 18

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Venue , Crowd , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 16.17 (113) , , 14.11 (95) , Princes Park , 7,519 , 31 July 1976 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 13.8 (86) , , 10.14 (74) ,
Western Oval Whitten Oval (also known as Victoria University Whitten Oval under a naming rights agreement) is a stadium in the inner-western suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in Barkly Street, West Footscray. It is the training and administra ...
, 16,069 , 31 July 1976 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 8.10 (58) , , 9.8 (62) ,
Victoria Park Victoria Park may refer to: Places Australia * Victoria Park Nature Reserve, a protected area in Northern Rivers region, New South Wales * Victoria Park, Adelaide, a park and racecourse * Victoria Park, Brisbane, a public park and former golf ...
, 19,464 , 31 July 1976 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 16.11 (107) , , 11.14 (80) ,
Lake Oval Lakeside Stadium is an Australian sports arena in the South Melbourne suburb of Albert Park. Comprising an athletics track and soccer stadium, it currently serves as the home ground and administrative base for association football club South M ...
, 9,784 , 31 July 1976 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 8.17 (65) , , 22.16 (148) ,
MCG The Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), also known locally as "The 'G", is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne, Victoria. Founded and managed by the Melbourne Cricket Club, it is the largest stadium in the Southern Hem ...
, 39,744 , 31 July 1976 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 12.7 (79) , , 17.15 (117) ,
VFL Park Waverley Park (also and originally called VFL Park) was an Australian rules football stadium in Mulgrave, Victoria, Australia. For most of its history, its purpose was as a neutral venue and used by all Victorian-based Victorian Football Lea ...
, 26,572 , 31 July 1976


Round 19

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Venue , Crowd , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 17.17 (119) , , 13.11 (89) ,
MCG The Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), also known locally as "The 'G", is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne, Victoria. Founded and managed by the Melbourne Cricket Club, it is the largest stadium in the Southern Hem ...
, 16,585 , 7 August 1976 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 22.19 (151) , , 7.8 (50) , Princes Park , 19,356 , 7 August 1976 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 8.13 (61) , , 7.8 (50) ,
Arden Street Oval Arden Street Oval (also known as North Melbourne Cricket Ground) is a sports oval in North Melbourne, Victoria, North Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria. It is currently the training base of the North Melbourne Football Club, an Australia ...
, 13,719 , 7 August 1976 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 18.8 (116) , , 18.14 (122) ,
Kardinia Park Kardinia Park is a major public park located in South Geelong, Victoria. A number of public and sporting facilities are located in the park: a major AFL stadium, a secondary football oval, a cricket field, an open air swimming pool, a number of ...
, 17,762 , 7 August 1976 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 17.15 (117) , , 9.16 (70) ,
Junction Oval Junction Oval (also known as the St Kilda Cricket Ground, or the CitiPower Centre due to sponsorship reasons) is a historic sports ground in the suburb of St Kilda in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The oval's location near the St Kilda Junc ...
, 12,247 , 7 August 1976 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 12.11 (83) , , 13.19 (97) ,
VFL Park Waverley Park (also and originally called VFL Park) was an Australian rules football stadium in Mulgrave, Victoria, Australia. For most of its history, its purpose was as a neutral venue and used by all Victorian-based Victorian Football Lea ...
, 18,640 , 7 August 1976


Round 20

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Venue , Crowd , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 16.14 (110) , , 12.12 (84) ,
MCG The Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), also known locally as "The 'G", is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne, Victoria. Founded and managed by the Melbourne Cricket Club, it is the largest stadium in the Southern Hem ...
, 20,817 , 14 August 1976 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 12.19 (91) , , 14.10 (94) ,
Junction Oval Junction Oval (also known as the St Kilda Cricket Ground, or the CitiPower Centre due to sponsorship reasons) is a historic sports ground in the suburb of St Kilda in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The oval's location near the St Kilda Junc ...
, 10,417 , 14 August 1976 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 10.9 (69) , , 14.11 (95) , Windy Hill , 22,474 , 14 August 1976 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 13.14 (92) , , 18.21 (129) ,
Moorabbin Oval Moorabbin Oval (also known as RSEA Park under a naming rights agreement) is an Australian rules football ground in the city of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia at Linton Street in the suburb of Moorabbin, Victoria, Moorabbin. The ground was most ...
, 18,089 , 14 August 1976 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 18.16 (124) , , 15.9 (99) ,
Western Oval Whitten Oval (also known as Victoria University Whitten Oval under a naming rights agreement) is a stadium in the inner-western suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in Barkly Street, West Footscray. It is the training and administra ...
, 17,805 , 14 August 1976 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 11.16 (82) , , 5.12 (42) ,
VFL Park Waverley Park (also and originally called VFL Park) was an Australian rules football stadium in Mulgrave, Victoria, Australia. For most of its history, its purpose was as a neutral venue and used by all Victorian-based Victorian Football Lea ...
, 35,279 , 14 August 1976


Round 21

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Venue , Crowd , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 11.16 (82) , , 17.12 (114) , Princes Park , 13,574 , 21 August 1976 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 20.20 (140) , , 12.17 (89) ,
Victoria Park Victoria Park may refer to: Places Australia * Victoria Park Nature Reserve, a protected area in Northern Rivers region, New South Wales * Victoria Park, Adelaide, a park and racecourse * Victoria Park, Brisbane, a public park and former golf ...
, 19,036 , 21 August 1976 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 15.18 (108) , , 10.6 (66) ,
Lake Oval Lakeside Stadium is an Australian sports arena in the South Melbourne suburb of Albert Park. Comprising an athletics track and soccer stadium, it currently serves as the home ground and administrative base for association football club South M ...
, 12,997 , 21 August 1976 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 22.18 (150) , , 16.9 (105) ,
MCG The Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), also known locally as "The 'G", is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne, Victoria. Founded and managed by the Melbourne Cricket Club, it is the largest stadium in the Southern Hem ...
, 28,130 , 21 August 1976 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 10.15 (75) , , 18.16 (124) ,
Arden Street Oval Arden Street Oval (also known as North Melbourne Cricket Ground) is a sports oval in North Melbourne, Victoria, North Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria. It is currently the training base of the North Melbourne Football Club, an Australia ...
, 26,455 , 21 August 1976 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 4.11 (35) , , 3.16 (34) ,
VFL Park Waverley Park (also and originally called VFL Park) was an Australian rules football stadium in Mulgrave, Victoria, Australia. For most of its history, its purpose was as a neutral venue and used by all Victorian-based Victorian Football Lea ...
, 15,638 , 21 August 1976


Round 22

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Venue , Crowd , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 19.14 (128) , , 12.19 (91) ,
Arden Street Oval Arden Street Oval (also known as North Melbourne Cricket Ground) is a sports oval in North Melbourne, Victoria, North Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria. It is currently the training base of the North Melbourne Football Club, an Australia ...
, 14,196 , 28 August 1976 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 13.18 (96) , , 10.11 (71) ,
Kardinia Park Kardinia Park is a major public park located in South Geelong, Victoria. A number of public and sporting facilities are located in the park: a major AFL stadium, a secondary football oval, a cricket field, an open air swimming pool, a number of ...
, 22,916 , 28 August 1976 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 17.11 (113) , , 18.20 (128) ,
Victoria Park Victoria Park may refer to: Places Australia * Victoria Park Nature Reserve, a protected area in Northern Rivers region, New South Wales * Victoria Park, Adelaide, a park and racecourse * Victoria Park, Brisbane, a public park and former golf ...
, 28,354 , 28 August 1976 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 15.17 (107) , , 15.17 (107) , Princes Park , 27,958 , 28 August 1976 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 15.20 (110) , , 10.18 (78) ,
Junction Oval Junction Oval (also known as the St Kilda Cricket Ground, or the CitiPower Centre due to sponsorship reasons) is a historic sports ground in the suburb of St Kilda in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The oval's location near the St Kilda Junc ...
, 11,721 , 28 August 1976 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 21.14 (140) , , 14.22 (106) ,
VFL Park Waverley Park (also and originally called VFL Park) was an Australian rules football stadium in Mulgrave, Victoria, Australia. For most of its history, its purpose was as a neutral venue and used by all Victorian-based Victorian Football Lea ...
, 27,249 , 28 August 1976


Ladder


Finals


Elimination Final

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Score , Away team , Score , Venue , Crowd , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 14.18 (102) , , 14.11 (95) ,
VFL Park Waverley Park (also and originally called VFL Park) was an Australian rules football stadium in Mulgrave, Victoria, Australia. For most of its history, its purpose was as a neutral venue and used by all Victorian-based Victorian Football Lea ...
, 50,686 , 4 September


Qualifying Final

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Score , Away team , Score , Venue , Crowd , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 14.19 (103) , , 12.11 (83) ,
MCG The Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), also known locally as "The 'G", is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne, Victoria. Founded and managed by the Melbourne Cricket Club, it is the largest stadium in the Southern Hem ...
, 64,148 , 4 September , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF"


Semi Finals

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Score , Away team , Score , Venue , Crowd , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 8.12 60 , , 14.9 (93) ,
MCG The Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), also known locally as "The 'G", is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne, Victoria. Founded and managed by the Melbourne Cricket Club, it is the largest stadium in the Southern Hem ...
, 71,042 , 11 September , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 9.16 (70) , , 12.15 (87) ,
VFL Park Waverley Park (also and originally called VFL Park) was an Australian rules football stadium in Mulgrave, Victoria, Australia. For most of its history, its purpose was as a neutral venue and used by all Victorian-based Victorian Football Lea ...
, 60,105 , 11 September


Preliminary Final

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Score , Away team , Score , Venue , Crowd , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 9.12 (66) , , 10.7 (67) ,
VFL Park Waverley Park (also and originally called VFL Park) was an Australian rules football stadium in Mulgrave, Victoria, Australia. For most of its history, its purpose was as a neutral venue and used by all Victorian-based Victorian Football Lea ...
, 69,234 , 18 September


Grand final

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Score , Away team , Score , Venue , Crowd , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 13.22 (100) , , 10.10 (70) ,
MCG The Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), also known locally as "The 'G", is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne, Victoria. Founded and managed by the Melbourne Cricket Club, it is the largest stadium in the Southern Hem ...
, 110,143 , 25 September


Awards

* The 1976 VFL Premiership team was
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. * The VFL's leading goalkicker was
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of
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who kicked 105 goals (including 6 goals in the finals). * The winner of the 1976
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was
Graham Moss Graham Frank Moss (born 14 May 1950) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Essendon Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL) and for the Claremont Football Club in the West Australian Football League (WAFL). A ...
of
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with 48 votes. * Collingwood took the "wooden spoon" for the first time in 1976. * The reserves premiership was won by . Collingwood 23.17 (155) defeated 19.15 (129) in the Grand Final, held as a curtain-raiser to the seniors Grand Final at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on 25 September.


Notable events

* The VFL introduced two field umpires per match. * John Nicholls resigned as coach of
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three days before the VFL season commenced. Assistant coach
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was promoted to coach. * The opening round match between
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and
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at the
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saw the
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set a new record for the highest losing score on record, beating Melbourne's 1940 previous record. * The Round 1 match between
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and Collingwood at Princes Park saw a massive all-in brawl that involved virtually every player from both sides, with Collingwood's
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the chief target. * In Round 10, North Melbourne's
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kicked a booming torpedo punt 65–70 metres out from goal after the final siren at Princes Park, which sailed through for a goal that won the match for
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. HSV Channel 7 football commentator Michael Williamson exclaimed after the match, "I have seen it all, now. I have seen it all!!" ("The Sensational Seventies -- 1976." Screened on HSV 7
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in September 1979) * The Round 21 match between Footscray and
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was the first match to provide the lowest two scores of a season. * Collingwood "won" its maiden wooden spoon after seventy-nine years, leaving Carlton as the only foundation VFL team yet to finish last. Carlton would "win" its maiden wooden spoon twenty-six years later in 2002. * Collingwood's six wins is the most by a wooden spooner in VFL/AFL history.


References


Bibliography

* Rogers, S. & Brown, A., ''Every Game Ever Played: VFL/AFL Results 1897–1997'' (Sixth Edition), Viking Books, (Ringwood), 1998. * Ross, J. (ed), ''100 Years of Australian Football 1897–1996: The Complete Story of the AFL, All the Big Stories, All the Great Pictures, All the Champions, Every AFL Season Reported'', Viking, (Ringwood), 1996.


External links


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