Windy Hill · Sat 22 May 1976 · 14,618 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EssendonESS | 4.2 | 7.5 | 11.10 | 94 |
| GeelongGEEL | 4.3 | 7.7 | 11.10 | 84 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 94 and 84.
Essendon won by 10 points.
14.10 (94) — 12.12 (84)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Walsh | 22 | 1 | 23 | 2 | — | 4 |
| Ken Fletcher | 19 | 1 | 20 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Ken Roberts | 18 | 2 | 20 | 3 | — |
| 0 |
| Howard Staehr | 13 | 1 | 14 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Geoff Blethyn | 11 | 2 | 13 | 6 | — | 3 |
| Russell Ellen | 11 | 2 | 13 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Larry Watson | 13 | 0 | 13 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Ron Andrews | 10 | 2 | 12 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Barry Grinter | 10 | 2 | 12 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Graham Moss | 7 | 5 | 12 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Andrew Wilson | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Max Crow | 11 | 0 | 11 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Garry Foulds | 9 | 2 | 11 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Robin Close | 9 | 1 | 10 | 3 | — | 3 |
| Alan Noonan | 7 | 2 | 9 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Peter Hickmott | 9 | 0 | 9 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Gary Parkes | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | 1 |
| Neville Fields | 7 | 1 | 8 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Simon Madden | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Pat Wellington | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Sheehan | 21 | 1 | 22 | 4 | — | 2 |
| Robert Neal | 12 | 9 | 21 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Bruce Nankervis | 18 | 2 | 20 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Jack Hawkins | 11 | 8 | 19 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Michael Turner | 13 | 4 | 17 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Ian Nankervis | 11 | 6 | 17 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Terry Bright | 10 | 6 | 16 | 5 | — | 0 |
| David Clarke | 15 | 0 | 15 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Harvey Davis | 8 | 7 | 15 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Sam Newman | 7 | 7 | 14 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Bryan Cousins | 12 | 2 | 14 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Michael Woolnough | 12 | 1 | 13 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Graeme Landy | 9 | 3 | 12 | 0 | — | 4 |
| Peter Doyle | 10 | 0 | 10 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Larry Donohue | 8 | 0 | 8 | 5 | — | 3 |
| Kevin Higgins | 7 | 1 | 8 | 0 | — | 0 |
| David Barkley | 5 | 2 | 7 | 4 | — | 2 |
| Rod Blake | 6 | 0 | 6 | 2 | — | 0 |
| David Armour | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Mark Browne | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 |