1976 Hawthorn Football Club season

Hawthorn Football Club
1976 season
President Phil J. Ryan
Coach John Kennedy, Sr.
Captain(s) Don Scott
Home ground Princes Park
VFL season 2nd
Finals Series Premiers
Best and Fairest Leigh Matthews
Leading goalkicker Michael Moncrieff (97)
Highest home attendance 110,143 (Grand Final vs. North Melbourne)
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Main article: 1976 VFL season

The 1976 Hawthorn Football Club season was the clubs 52nd season in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Fixture

Premiership season

Rd Date and local time Opponent Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) Venue Attendance Ladder
position
Home Away Result
1 Saturday, 3 April (2:10 pm) St Kilda 13.11 (89) 16.15 (111) Won by 22 points Moorabbin Oval 22,879 3rd
2 Saturday, 10 April (2:10 pm) North Melbourne 20.11 (131) 16.13 (109) Won by 22 points Princess Park 15,479 2nd
3 Saturday, 17 April (2:10 pm) Collingwood 25.22 (172) 12.12 (84) Won by 88 points Princes Park (H) 23,965 2nd
4 Saturday, 24 April (2:10 pm) Footscray 14.20 (104) 14.8 (92) Won by 12 points VFL Park (H) 27,040 2nd
5 Saturday, 1 May (2:10 pm) Essendon 10.15 (75) 14.10 (94) Won by 19 points Windy Hill (A) 14,389 2nd
6 Saturday, 8 May (2:10 pm) Carlton 7.20 (62) 15.12 (102) Lost by 40 points Princes Park (H) 27,889 2nd
7 Saturday, 15 May (2:10 pm) Melbourne 14.13 (97) 21.19 (145) Won by 48 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) 25,876 2nd
8 Saturday, 22 May (2:10 pm) South Melbourne 20.16 (136) 11.10 (76) Won by 60 points Princes Park (H) 7,827 2nd
9 Saturday, 29 May (2:10 pm) Fitzroy 18.15 (123) 14.12 (96) Won by 27 points Princes Park (H) 8,971 1st
10 Saturday, 5 June (2:10 pm) Richmond 13.10 (88) 15.10 (100) Won by 20 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) 29,608 1st
11 Monday, 14 June (2:10 pm) Geelong 11.22 (88) 11.10 (76) Won by 12 points Princes Park (H) 33,692 1st
12 Saturday, 19 June (2:10 pm) St Kilda 13.19 (97) 18.14 (122) Lost by 25 points Princes Park (H) 14,294 1st
13 Saturday, 26 June (2:10 pm) North Melbourne 9.13 (67) 10.15 (75) Won by 8 points Arden Street Oval (A) 16,230 1st
14 Saturday, 3 July (2:10 pm) Footscray 5.7 (37) 17.15 (117) Won by 80 points Western Oval (A) 13,307 1st
15 Saturday, 10 July (2:10 pm) Collingwood 16.11 (107) 18.11 (119) Won by 12 points VFL Park (A) 27,353 1st
16 Saturday, 17 July (2:10 pm) Essendon 15.17 (107) 18.15 (123) Lost by 16 points Princes Park (H) 16,579 1st
17 Saturday, 24 July (2:10 pm) Carlton 17.14 (116) 11.19 (85) Lost by 31 points Princes Park (A) 26,378 1st
18 Saturday, 31 July (2:10 pm) Melbourne 16.17 (113) 14.11 (95) Won by 18 points Princes Park (H) 7,567 1st
19 Saturday, 7 August (2:10 pm) South Melbourne 12.11 (83) 13.19 (97) Won by 14 points VFL Park (A) 18,640 1st
20 Saturday, 14 August (2:10 pm) Fitzroy 12.19 (91) 14.10 (94) Won by 3 points Junction Oval (A) 10,417 1st
21 Saturday, 21 August (2:10 pm) Richmond 11.16 (82) 17.12 (114) Lost by 32 points Princes Park (H) 13,674 2nd
22 Saturday, 28 August (2:10 pm) Geelong 13.18 (96) 10.11 (71) Lost by 25 points Kardinia Park (A) 22,916 2nd
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Finals Series

Rd Date and local time Opponent Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) Venue Attendance
Home Away Result
Qualifying final Saturday, 4 September (2:30 pm) North Melbourne 14.19 (103) 12.11 (83) Won by 20 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) 64,148
Semi-final Saturday, 11 September (2:30 pm) Carlton 9.16 (70) 12.15 (87) Won by 15 points VFL Park (A) 60,105
Grand Final Saturday, 25 September (2:50 pm) North Melbourne 13.22 (100) 10.10 (70) Won by 30 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) 110,143
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Ladder

1976 VFL Ladder
TEAM P W L D PF PA % PTS
1 Carlton 22 16 5 1 2245 1690 132.84 66
2 Hawthorn (P) 22 16 6 0 2323 2035 114.15 64
3 North Melbourne 22 15 7 0 2041 1748 116.76 60
4 Geelong 22 12 10 0 2251 2166 103.92 48
5 Footscray 22 11 10 1 1958 2023 96.79 46
6 Melbourne 22 11 11 0 2319 2333 99.40 44
7 Richmond 22 10 12 0 2192 2224 98.56 40
8 South Melbourne 22 9 13 0 2223 2364 94.04 36
9 St Kilda 22 9 13 0 2056 2282 90.10 36
10 Essendon 22 9 13 0 1987 2253 88.19 36
11 Fitzroy 22 7 15 0 2005 2161 92.78 28
12 Collingwood 22 6 16 0 2033 2354 86.36 24
Key: P = Played, W = Won, L = Lost, D = Drawn, PF = Points for, PA = Points against

References

  1. 1 2 "AFL Tables - 1976 Scores". afltables.com.
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