Western Oval · Sat 3 Apr 1976 · 25,724 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western BulldogsWB | 2.3 | 8.9 | 11.10 | 112 |
| EssendonESS | 9.7 | 13.7 | 15.13 | 113 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 112 and 113.
Essendon won by 1 point.
16.16 (112) — 16.17 (113)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Huppatz | 25 | 3 | 28 | 4 | — | 2 |
| Geoff Jennings | 24 | 3 | 27 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Gary Dempsey | 14 | 8 | 22 | 15 |
| — |
| 1 |
| Ross Abbey | 17 | 4 | 21 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Dennis Collins | 15 | 5 | 20 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Ken Newland | 9 | 8 | 17 | 8 | — | 2 |
| Stephen Power | 12 | 5 | 17 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Ian Low | 13 | 3 | 16 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Peter Featherby | 10 | 6 | 16 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Alan Stoneham | 10 | 5 | 15 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Terry Wheeler | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Laurie Sandilands | 6 | 6 | 12 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Ian Salmon | 5 | 7 | 12 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Jeff Gieschen | 12 | 0 | 12 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Ian Dunstan | 6 | 5 | 11 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Bernie Quinlan | 10 | 1 | 11 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Ian Morrison | 11 | 0 | 11 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Kelvin Templeton | 5 | 1 | 6 | 2 | — | 4 |
| Alan Lynch | 5 | 1 | 6 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Ted Whitten | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Hickmott | 20 | 4 | 24 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Andrew Wilson | 20 | 3 | 23 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Graham Moss | 12 | 9 | 21 | 8 | — | 1 |
| Max Crow | 16 | 4 | 20 | 11 | — | 2 |
| Ron Andrews | 17 | 2 | 19 | 10 | — | 1 |
| Ken Fletcher | 17 | 2 | 19 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Robert Amos | 16 | 2 | 18 | 6 | — | 1 |
| Robin Close | 16 | 1 | 17 | 2 | — | 4 |
| Steve Beaumont | 13 | 4 | 17 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Gary Parkes | 15 | 1 | 16 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Brian Walsh | 13 | 1 | 14 | 6 | — | 2 |
| Alan Noonan | 11 | 3 | 14 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Ken Roberts | 11 | 1 | 12 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Laurie Moloney | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Barry Grinter | 7 | 0 | 7 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Simon Madden | 6 | 0 | 6 | 5 | — | 4 |
| Stephen Robins | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Russell Ellen | 6 | 0 | 6 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Garry Foulds | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Greg Perry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |