1976 Hawthorn Football Club season

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Hawthorn Football Club
1976 season
President Phil J. Ryan
Coach John Kennedy, Sr.
Captain(s) Don Scott
Home ground Princes Park
VFL season 16–6 (2nd)
Finals Series Premiers
(Defeated North Melbourne 100–70)
Best and Fairest Leigh Matthews
Leading goalkicker Michael Moncrieff (97)
Highest home attendance110,143 (Grand Final vs. North Melbourne)
Lowest home attendance7,567 (Round 18 vs. Melbourne)
Average home attendance28,559

The 1976 season was the Hawthorn Football Club's 52nd season in the Victorian Football League and 75th overall. Hawthorn qualified for finals for the third consecutive season. Hawthorn qualified for the Grand Final for the second consecutive season. In the Grand Final, Hawthorn faced North Melbourne for the second consecutive season. Hawthorn won their third VFL premiership defeating North Melbourne 100–70. This was their first premiership since 1971.

Contents

Fixture

Premiership season

RdDate and local timeOpponentScores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold)VenueAttendanceRecord
HomeAwayResult
1Saturday, 3 April (2:10 pm) St Kilda 13.11 (89)16.15 (111)Won by 22 points Moorabbin Oval (A)22,8791–0
2Saturday, 10 April (2:10 pm) North Melbourne 20.11 (131)16.13 (109)Won by 22 points Princes Park (H)15,4792–0
3Saturday, 17 April (2:10 pm) Collingwood 25.22 (172)12.12 (84)Won by 88 points Princes Park (H)23,9653–0
4Saturday, 24 April (2:10 pm) Footscray 14.20 (104)14.8 (92)Won by 12 points VFL Park (H)27,0404–0
5Saturday, 1 May (2:10 pm) Essendon 10.15 (75)14.10 (94)Won by 19 points Windy Hill (A)14,3895–0
6Saturday, 8 May (2:10 pm) Carlton 7.20 (62)15.12 (102)Lost by 40 points Princes Park (H)27,8895–1
7Saturday, 15 May (2:10 pm) Melbourne 14.13 (97)21.19 (145)Won by 48 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (A)25,8766–1
8Saturday, 22 May (2:10 pm) South Melbourne 20.16 (136)11.10 (76)Won by 60 points Princes Park (H)7,8277–1
9Saturday, 29 May (2:10 pm) Fitzroy 18.15 (123)14.12 (96)Won by 27 points Princes Park (H)8,9718–1
10Saturday, 5 June (2:10 pm) Richmond 13.10 (88)15.10 (100)Won by 20 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (A)29,6089–1
11Monday, 14 June (2:10 pm) Geelong 11.22 (88)11.10 (76)Won by 12 points Princes Park (H)33,69210–1
12Saturday, 19 June (2:10 pm) St Kilda 13.19 (97)18.14 (122)Lost by 25 points Princes Park (H)14,29410–2
13Saturday, 26 June (2:10 pm) North Melbourne 9.13 (67)10.15 (75)Won by 8 points Arden Street Oval (A)16,23011–2
14Saturday, 3 July (2:10 pm) Footscray 5.7 (37)17.15 (117)Won by 80 points Western Oval (A)13,30712–2
15Saturday, 10 July (2:10 pm) Collingwood 16.11 (107)18.11 (119)Won by 12 points VFL Park (A)27,35313–2
16Saturday, 17 July (2:10 pm) Essendon 15.17 (107)18.15 (123)Lost by 16 points Princes Park (H)16,57913–3
17Saturday, 24 July (2:10 pm) Carlton 17.14 (116)11.19 (85)Lost by 31 points Princes Park (A)26,37813–4
18Saturday, 31 July (2:10 pm) Melbourne 16.17 (113)14.11 (95)Won by 18 points Princes Park (H)7,56714–4
19Saturday, 7 August (2:10 pm) South Melbourne 12.11 (83)13.19 (97)Won by 14 points VFL Park (A)18,64015–4
20Saturday, 14 August (2:10 pm) Fitzroy 12.19 (91)14.10 (94)Won by 3 points Junction Oval (A)10,41716–4
21Saturday, 21 August (2:10 pm) Richmond 11.16 (82)17.12 (114)Lost by 32 points Princes Park (H)13,67416–5
22Saturday, 28 August (2:10 pm) Geelong 13.18 (96)10.11 (71)Lost by 25 points Kardinia Park (A)22,91616–6
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Finals Series

RdDate and local timeOpponentScores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold)VenueAttendance
HomeAwayResult
Qualifying finalSaturday, 4 September (2:30 pm) North Melbourne 14.19 (103)12.11 (83)Won by 20 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (H)64,148
Semi-finalSaturday, 11 September (2:30 pm) Carlton 9.16 (70)12.15 (87)Won by 17 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

(P)Premiers
Qualified for finals
#TeamPWLDPFPA %Pts
1 Carlton 22165122451690132.866
2 Hawthorn (P)22166023232035114.264
3 North Melbourne 22157020411748116.860
4 Geelong 221210022512166103.948
5 Footscray 22111011958202396.846
6 Melbourne 22111102319233399.444
7 Richmond 22101202192222498.640
8 South Melbourne 2291302223236494.036
9 St Kilda 2291302056228290.136
10 Essendon 2291301987225388.236
11 Fitzroy 2271502005216192.828
12 Collingwood 2261602033235486.424

Rules for classification: 1. premiership points; 2. percentage; 3. points for
Average score: 97.1
Source: AFL Tables

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References

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