M.C.G. · Sat 10 Jul 1976 · 25,009 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MelbourneMELB | 5.4 | 10.8 | 12.11 | 104 |
| EssendonESS | 5.2 | 7.5 | 13.8 | 119 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 104 and 119.
Essendon won by 15 points.
15.14 (104) — 18.11 (119)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Wells | 23 | 6 | 29 | 5 | — | 2 |
| Henry Coles | 15 | 10 | 25 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Gary Guy | 13 | 10 | 23 | 4 | — |
| 1 |
| Ted Carroll | 15 | 4 | 19 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Stan Alves | 15 | 3 | 18 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Craig McKellar | 8 | 10 | 18 | 9 | — | 0 |
| Gary Hardeman | 15 | 3 | 18 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Allan Davis | 11 | 5 | 16 | 5 | — | 6 |
| Tony Sullivan | 14 | 2 | 16 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Frank Giampaolo | 11 | 4 | 15 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Laurie Fowler | 12 | 1 | 13 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Greg Hutchison | 11 | 2 | 13 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Ray Biffin | 8 | 3 | 11 | 7 | — | 3 |
| Ross Brewer | 10 | 1 | 11 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Graham Osborne | 8 | 2 | 10 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Ray Smith | 6 | 1 | 7 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Anthony Dullard | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | — | 2 |
| Peter Hamilton | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Shane Grambeau | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Colin Graham | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Walsh | 27 | 4 | 31 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Peter Hickmott | 24 | 3 | 27 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Graham Moss | 13 | 13 | 26 | 13 | — | 5 |
| Gary Parkes | 18 | 5 | 23 | 4 | — | 3 |
| Ken Roberts | 16 | 7 | 23 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Ken Fletcher | 19 | 2 | 21 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Trevor Tyler | 14 | 6 | 20 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Stephen Robins | 15 | 2 | 17 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Ron Andrews | 9 | 6 | 15 | 2 | — | 2 |
| Terry Cahill | 14 | 1 | 15 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Dean Hartigan | 8 | 4 | 12 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Barry Grinter | 10 | 1 | 11 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Robin Close | 8 | 3 | 11 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Geoff Blethyn | 10 | 0 | 10 | 7 | — | 4 |
| Rob Newton | 6 | 3 | 9 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Simon Madden | 5 | 3 | 8 | 3 | — | 2 |
| Paul McDonald | 6 | 2 | 8 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Denis Scanlon | 7 | 0 | 7 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Geoff Burdett | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Russell Ellen | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 |