Princes Park · Sat 17 Jul 1976 · 16,579 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HawthornHAW | 3.6 | 7.10 | 12.11 | 107 |
| EssendonESS | 4.4 | 8.7 | 17.10 | 123 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 107 and 123.
Essendon won by 16 points.
15.17 (107) — 18.15 (123)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alan Goad | 20 | 6 | 26 | 1 | — | 3 |
| Leon Rice | 16 | 8 | 24 | 2 | — | 0 |
| John Hendrie | 19 | 4 | 23 | 8 | — |
| 2 |
| Michael Tuck | 14 | 8 | 22 | 3 | — | 0 |
| David OHalloran | 10 | 10 | 20 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Don Fletcher | 19 | 1 | 20 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Don Scott | 12 | 7 | 19 | 6 | — | 1 |
| Leigh Matthews | 13 | 3 | 16 | 5 | — | 5 |
| Alan Martello | 12 | 4 | 16 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Barry Rowlings | 11 | 5 | 16 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Peter Welsh | 10 | 5 | 15 | 0 | — | 0 |
| David Polkinghorne | 6 | 7 | 13 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Michael Moncrieff | 11 | 1 | 12 | 8 | — | 3 |
| Kelvin Moore | 11 | 1 | 12 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Geoff Ablett | 9 | 2 | 11 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Ian Paton | 8 | 2 | 10 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Brian Douge | 7 | 2 | 9 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Gerald McCarthy | 5 | 2 | 7 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Bernie Jones | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Peter Bennett | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Andrews | 18 | 9 | 27 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Andrew Wilson | 20 | 5 | 25 | 3 | — | 4 |
| Stephen Robins | 23 | 1 | 24 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Gary Parkes | 19 | 4 | 23 | 6 | — | 1 |
| Graham Moss | 11 | 10 | 21 | 10 | — | 3 |
| Brian Walsh | 17 | 4 | 21 | 1 | — | 2 |
| Garry Foulds | 17 | 3 | 20 | 7 | — | 1 |
| Ken Roberts | 14 | 4 | 18 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Barry Grinter | 14 | 3 | 17 | 11 | — | 0 |
| Ken Fletcher | 13 | 3 | 16 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Alan Noonan | 7 | 4 | 11 | 5 | — | 3 |
| Steve Beaumont | 8 | 3 | 11 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Rob Newton | 10 | 1 | 11 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Dean Hartigan | 3 | 7 | 10 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Denis Scanlon | 10 | 0 | 10 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Trevor Tyler | 2 | 7 | 9 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Robin Close | 5 | 1 | 6 | 3 | — | 2 |
| Simon Madden | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | — | 0 |
| William Berry | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Peter Hickmott | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |