Princes Park · Sat 26 Jun 1976 · 25,274 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CarltonCARL | 5.5 | 8.9 | 9.13 | 85 |
| EssendonESS | 3.4 | 5.8 | 8.11 | 68 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 85 and 68.
Carlton won by 17 points.
11.19 (85) — 9.14 (68)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rodney Ashman | 24 | 3 | 27 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Barry Armstrong | 21 | 1 | 22 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Tony Pickett | 16 | 5 | 21 | 4 | — |
| 0 |
| David McKay | 12 | 6 | 18 | 8 | — | 1 |
| Trevor Keogh | 17 | 0 | 17 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Phillip Pinnell | 15 | 1 | 16 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Geoff Southby | 11 | 5 | 16 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Robert Walls | 11 | 4 | 15 | 10 | — | 3 |
| John OConnell | 12 | 1 | 13 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Peter Jones | 7 | 5 | 12 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Rod Austin | 11 | 1 | 12 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Graeme Whitnall | 7 | 4 | 11 | 2 | — | 2 |
| Ray Byrne | 6 | 5 | 11 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Bruce Doull | 8 | 3 | 11 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Greg Towns | 7 | 4 | 11 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Mike Fitzpatrick | 9 | 1 | 10 | 3 | — | 2 |
| Mark Maclure | 6 | 0 | 6 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Kevin Heath | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Alex Jesaulenko | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Syd Jackson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graham Moss | 13 | 16 | 29 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Gary Parkes | 20 | 7 | 27 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Neville Fields | 19 | 3 | 22 | 6 | — | 1 |
| Max Crow | 20 | 1 | 21 | 11 | — | 1 |
| Ron Andrews | 15 | 3 | 18 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Steve Beaumont | 14 | 3 | 17 | 2 | — | 2 |
| Ken Mansfield | 12 | 5 | 17 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Peter Hickmott | 11 | 6 | 17 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Geoff Burdett | 12 | 3 | 15 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Ken Roberts | 11 | 3 | 14 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Pat Wellington | 11 | 2 | 13 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Ken Fletcher | 12 | 1 | 13 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Dean Hartigan | 3 | 9 | 12 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Rob Newton | 10 | 1 | 11 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Simon Madden | 5 | 3 | 8 | 3 | — | 2 |
| Robin Close | 6 | 2 | 8 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Russell Ellen | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Barry Grinter | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Terry Cahill | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Robert Shaw | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 |