1976 WANFL season
1976 WAFL season | |
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Teams | 8 |
Premiers | ‹See Tfd›Perth 6th premiership |
Minor premiers | ‹See Tfd›East Perth 14th minor premiership |
Sandover Medallist | Peter Spencer (‹See Tfd›East Perth) |
Bernie Naylor Medallist | Norm Uncle (‹See Tfd›Claremont) |
Matches played | 88 |
The 1976 WANFL season was the 92nd season of the Western Australian National Football League in its various incarnations.
After a half-decade in which the fortunes of all WANFL clubs, with the exception of East Perth, fluctuated severely, 1975 and 1976 saw a return to more stability, with Perth establishing themselves along with East Perth and South Fremantle as the top three of the league. Claremont, six games clear on the bottom in 1975, began with seven wins from ten matches but won only once more, whilst 1975 premiers West Perth had a disastrous start with injuries but recovered in June and July to clearly re-establish themselves as one of the top bracket.
Under coach Ken Armstrong, the Demons won their first premiership since Mal Atwell's great team from 1968 – remarkably not one 1968 premiership player appeared eight years later.[1] At the other end of the ladder, 1950s cellar dwellers Subiaco and Swan Districts returned to that position, with the Lions winning only two of their first nineteen games as they lost with no adequate replacements all but twelve of their 1973 senior players to either the VFL, retirement or, with Mick Malone,[2] cricket commitments.[3]
The scoring in 1976 increased to a record average score of 108.05 points per team per game beating the previous record of 101.21 from 1970, a figure to be exceeded in each of the next eleven seasons. From the eighth home-and-away round the WANFL followed the VFL in introducing a second field umpire, a move instantly regarded as a success.[4] Another innovation, in this case five years ahead of the VFL, was playing two games on Sunday afternoons for the first time. Although rated a success, it was not repeated until 1982.
Home-and-away season
[edit]Round 1
[edit]Round 1 | |||||
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Saturday, 3 April | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 18.19 (127) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 13.15 (93) | Fremantle Oval (crowd: 13197) | |
Saturday, 3 April | ‹See Tfd›West Perth 11.12 (78) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›East Perth 25.13 (163) | Leederville Oval (crowd: 15996) | |
Saturday, 3 April | ‹See Tfd›Perth 12.15 (87) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›Claremont 14.6 (90) | Lathlain Park (crowd: 10106) | |
Saturday, 3 April | ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 10.14 (74) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 17.17 (119) | Subiaco Oval (crowd: 8433) | |
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Round 2
[edit]Round 2 | |||||
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Saturday, 10 April | ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 17.15 (117) | def. | ‹See Tfd›West Perth 17.13 (115) | Bassendean Oval (crowd: 10118) | |
Saturday, 10 April | ‹See Tfd›East Perth 13.16 (94) | def. | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 12.16 (88) | Perth Oval (crowd: 15710) | |
Saturday, 10 April | ‹See Tfd›Claremont 21.15 (141) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 8.5 (53) | Claremont Oval (crowd: 8187) | |
Saturday, 10 April | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 19.15 (129) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Perth 15.12 (102) | East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 8588) | |
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Round 3 (Easter weekend)
[edit]Round 3 | |||||
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Saturday, 17 April | ‹See Tfd›West Perth 15.10 (100) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 21.19 (145) | Leederville Oval (crowd: 16014) | |
Saturday, 17 April | ‹See Tfd›Perth 16.19 (115) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 10.17 (77) | Lathlain Park (crowd: 7208) | |
Monday, 19 April | ‹See Tfd›East Perth 27.16 (178) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 13.12 (90) | Perth Oval (crowd: 17149) | [10] |
Monday, 19 April | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 16.10 (106) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›Claremont 16.11 (107) | East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 13060) | |
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Round 4
[edit]Round 4 | |||||
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Monday, 26 April | ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 12.14 (86) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›West Perth 18.16 (124) | Subiaco Oval (crowd: 7028) | |
Monday, 26 April | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 14.16 (100) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›Perth 17.15 (117) | Fremantle Oval (crowd: 11010) | |
Monday, 26 April | ‹See Tfd›Claremont 16.19 (115) | def. | ‹See Tfd›East Perth 15.7 (97) | Claremont Oval (crowd: 14967) | |
Monday, 26 April | ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 15.14 (104) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 19.16 (130) | Bassendean Oval (crowd: 9740) | |
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Round 5
[edit]Round 5 | |||||
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Saturday, 1 May | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 29.22 (196) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 7.6 (48) | Fremantle Oval (crowd: 6578) | |
Saturday, 1 May | ‹See Tfd›Perth 11.10 (76) | def. | ‹See Tfd›West Perth 10.14 (74) | Lathlain Park (crowd: 8587) | |
Saturday, 1 May | ‹See Tfd›Claremont 16.16 (112) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 17.11 (113) | Claremont Oval (crowd: 9776) | |
Saturday, 1 May | ‹See Tfd›East Perth 13.11 (89) | def. | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 12.12 (84) | Perth Oval (crowd: 10175) | |
Subiaco record the biggest loss in the WANFL since they themselves lost to South Fremantle in 1953,[15] despite Ray Bauskis kicking 6.10 (46).[16] |
Round 6
[edit]Round 6 | |||||
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Saturday, 8 May | ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 21.10 (136) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Perth 13.9 (87) | Bassendean Oval (crowd: 11360) | |
Saturday, 8 May | ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 9.10 (64) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›East Perth 15.19 (109) | Subiaco Oval (crowd: 6792) | |
Saturday, 8 May | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 18.13 (121) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 21.10 (136) | East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 14976) | |
Sunday, 9 May | ‹See Tfd›West Perth 13.12 (90) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›Claremont 15.20 (110) | Leederville Oval (crowd: 12047) | |
Round 7
[edit]Round 7 | |||||
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Saturday, 15 May | ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 11.11 (77) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 12.14 (86) | Subiaco Oval (crowd: 5833) | |
Saturday, 15 May | ‹See Tfd›Perth 17.18 (120) | def. | ‹See Tfd›East Perth 16.7 (103) | Lathlain Park (crowd: 8176) | |
Saturday, 15 May | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 24.22 (166) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Claremont 10.8 (68) | Fremantle Oval (crowd: 13096) | |
Saturday, 15 May | ‹See Tfd›West Perth 19.10 (124) | def. | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 16.12 (108) | Leederville Oval (crowd: 6513) | |
Claremont's bubble bursts as – minus Mal Brown and Barry Price – on a partially soft ground they cannot match South Fremantle's skilled and speedy following division in which Eddie Bauskis is dominant.[17] |
Round 8
[edit]Round 8 | |||||
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Saturday, 22 May | ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 18.10 (118) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 25.21 (171) | Bassendean Oval (crowd: 11870) | |
Saturday, 22 May | ‹See Tfd›East Perth 20.13 (133) | def. | ‹See Tfd›West Perth 15.15 (105) | Perth Oval (crowd: 12092) | |
Saturday, 22 May | ‹See Tfd›Claremont 15.9 (99) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›Perth 21.12 (138) | Claremont Oval (crowd: 8585) | |
Saturday, 22 May | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 19.21 (135) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 9.8 (62) | East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 5880) | |
Perth kick twenty of the last 26 goals after being down 1.2 (8) to 9.5 (59) as flag stars-to-be Wiley and Rosbender come to dominate. The last quarter Perth took thirty marks to ten and had 72 kicks to the Tigers’ 46.[18] |
Round 9
[edit]Round 9 | |||||
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Saturday, 29 May | ‹See Tfd›West Perth 20.22 (142) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 11.15 (81) | Leederville Oval (crowd: 6770) | |
Saturday, 29 May | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 16.14 (110) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›East Perth 27.14 (176) | Fremantle Oval (crowd: 10385) | |
Saturday, 29 May | ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 9.12 (66) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›Claremont 19.12 (126) | Subiaco Oval (crowd: 4875) | |
Saturday, 29 May | ‹See Tfd›Perth 27.12 (174) | def. | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 11.21 (87) | Lathlain Park (crowd: 6089) | |
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Round 10
[edit]Round 10 | |||||
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Saturday, 5 June | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 21.10 (136) | def. | ‹See Tfd›West Perth 15.14 (104) | Fremantle Oval (crowd: 10127) | |
Saturday, 5 June | ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 20.9 (129) | def. | ‹See Tfd›East Perth 23.15 (153) | Bassendean Oval (crowd: 10680) | |
Saturday, 5 June | ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 16.8 (104) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Perth 14.12 (96) | Subiaco Oval (crowd: 5565) | |
Saturday, 5 June | ‹See Tfd›Claremont 24.13 (157) | def. | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 8.21 (69) | Claremont Oval (crowd: 7682) | |
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Round 11
[edit]Round 11 | |||||
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Sunday, 13 June | ‹See Tfd›East Perth 27.18 (180) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Claremont 11.13 (79) | Perth Oval (crowd: 16785) | |
Saturday, 19 June | ‹See Tfd›West Perth 14.17 (101) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 4.6 (30) | Leederville Oval (crowd: 5346) | |
Saturday, 19 June | ‹See Tfd›Perth 20.14 (134) | def. | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 12.15 (87) | Lathlain Park (crowd: 8418) | |
Saturday, 19 June | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 24.11 (155) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 16.19 (115) | East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 5900) | |
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Round 12
[edit]Round 12 | |||||
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Saturday, 26 June | ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 11.11 (77) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 13.12 (90) | Subiaco Oval (crowd: 5519) | |
Saturday, 26 June | ‹See Tfd›West Perth 20.13 (133) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Perth 9.13 (67) | Leederville Oval (crowd: 8674) | |
Saturday, 26 June | ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 24.13 (157) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Claremont 21.13 (139) | Bassendean Oval (crowd: 8015) | |
Saturday, 26 June | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 22.17 (149) | def. | ‹See Tfd›East Perth 17.10 (112) | East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 8487) | |
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Round 13
[edit]Round 13 | |||||
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Saturday, 3 July | ‹See Tfd›Perth 22.19 (151) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 9.9 (63) | Lathlain Park (crowd: 9564) | |
Saturday, 3 July | ‹See Tfd›East Perth 25.22 (172) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 9.5 (59) | Perth Oval (crowd: 6825) | |
Saturday, 3 July | ‹See Tfd›Claremont 13.12 (90) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›West Perth 22.15 (147) | Claremont Oval (crowd: 8865) | |
Saturday, 3 July | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 18.16 (124) | def. | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 10.12 (72) | Fremantle Oval (crowd: 12817) | |
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Round 14
[edit]Round 14 | |||||
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Saturday, 10 July | ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 15.24 (114) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 11.7 (73) | Bassendean Oval (crowd: 5354) | |
Saturday, 10 July | ‹See Tfd›Perth 15.15 (105) | def. | ‹See Tfd›East Perth 10.9 (69) | Perth Oval (crowd: 12313) | |
Saturday, 10 July | ‹See Tfd›Claremont 11.11 (77) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 12.20 (92) | Claremont Oval (crowd: 8837) | |
Saturday, 10 July | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 9.7 (61) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›West Perth 9.11 (65) | East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 8370) | |
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Round 15
[edit]Round 15 | |||||
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Saturday, 17 July | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 19.21 (135) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 9.16 (70) | Fremantle Oval (crowd: 9670) | |
Saturday, 17 July | ‹See Tfd›West Perth 17.14 (116) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›East Perth 23.11 (149) | Leederville Oval (crowd: 13826) | |
Saturday, 17 July | ‹See Tfd›Perth 27.7 (169) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Claremont 20.13 (133) | Lathlain Park (crowd: 7292) | |
Saturday, 17 July | ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 20.22 (142) | def. | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 12.13 (85) | Subiaco Oval (crowd: 4237) | |
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Round 16
[edit]Round 16 | |||||
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Saturday, 24 July | ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 17.17 (119) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›West Perth 25.11 (161) | Bassendean Oval (crowd: 7013) | |
Saturday, 24 July | ‹See Tfd›East Perth 19.12 (126) | def. | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 15.8 (98) | Perth Oval (crowd: 13286) | |
Saturday, 24 July | ‹See Tfd›Claremont 19.15 (129) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 12.13 (85) | Claremont Oval (crowd: 5090) | |
Saturday, 24 July | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 25.17 (167) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Perth 14.14 (98) | East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 5819) | |
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Round 17
[edit]Round 17 | |||||
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Saturday, 31 July | ‹See Tfd›West Perth 18.17 (125) | def. | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 15.16 (106) | Leederville Oval (crowd: 12660) | |
Saturday, 31 July | ‹See Tfd›East Perth 24.23 (167) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 11.13 (79) | Perth Oval (crowd: 7567) | |
Saturday, 31 July | ‹See Tfd›Perth 20.19 (139) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 11.12 (78) | Lathlain Park (crowd: 5438) | |
Saturday, 31 July | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 24.21 (165) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Claremont 14.7 (91) | East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 8475) | |
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Round 18
[edit]Round 18 | |||||
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Saturday, 7 August | ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 7.11 (53) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›West Perth 23.24 (162) | Subiaco Oval (crowd: 4525) | |
Saturday, 7 August | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 13.17 (95) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›Perth 21.15 (141) | Fremantle Oval (crowd: 8072) | |
Saturday, 7 August | ‹See Tfd›Claremont 10.12 (72) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›East Perth 18.12 (120) | Claremont Oval (crowd: 5285) | |
Saturday, 7 August | ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 6.17 (53) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 25.18 (168) | Bassendean Oval (crowd: 4220) | |
Perth take second position with a convincing win over an injury-depleted South Fremantle, as Robert Wiley finally confirms himself Western Australia's best rover since Cable with six goals and superb work on the ball.[43] |
Round 19
[edit]Round 19 | |||||
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Saturday, 14 August | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 8.21 (69) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 9.6 (60) | Fremantle Oval (crowd: 4098) | |
Saturday, 14 August | ‹See Tfd›Perth 15.15 (105) | def. | ‹See Tfd›West Perth 7.7 (49) | Lathlain Park (crowd: 7209) | |
Saturday, 14 August | ‹See Tfd›Claremont 6.14 (50) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 6.16 (52) | Claremont Oval (crowd: 3142) | |
Saturday, 14 August | ‹See Tfd›East Perth 16.18 (114) | def. | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 9.12 (66) | Perth Oval (crowd: 5616) | |
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Round 20
[edit]Round 20 | |||||
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Saturday, 21 August | ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 10.13 (73) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›Perth 19.12 (126) | Bassendean Oval (crowd: 6973) | |
Saturday, 21 August | ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 20.11 (131) | def. | ‹See Tfd›East Perth 17.10 (112) | Subiaco Oval (crowd: 5642) | |
Saturday, 21 August | ‹See Tfd›West Perth 20.21 (141) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Claremont 13.18 (96) | Leederville Oval (crowd: 7816) | |
Saturday, 21 August | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 12.15 (87) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 29.15 (189) | East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 12703) | |
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Round 21
[edit]Round 21 | |||||
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Saturday, 28 August | ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 16.13 (109) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 13.13 (91) | Subiaco Oval (crowd: 3817) | |
Saturday, 28 August | ‹See Tfd›Perth 10.7 (67) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›East Perth 11.14 (80) | Lathlain Park (crowd: 9568) | |
Saturday, 28 August | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 15.26 (116) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Claremont 7.12 (54) | Fremantle Oval (crowd: 5962) | |
Saturday, 28 August | ‹See Tfd›West Perth 13.12 (90) | def. | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 8.14 (62) | Leederville Oval (crowd: 4828) | |
A brilliant display by Sandover Medallist Spencer in wet conditions silences Perth's on-ball brigade to place the Demons in an uncomfortable position against West Perth in the first semi.[51] |
Ladder
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts |
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1 | ‹See Tfd›East Perth | 21 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 2696 | 2004 | 134.5 | 64 |
2 | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle | 21 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 2576 | 2062 | 124.9 | 56 |
3 | ‹See Tfd›Perth (P) | 21 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 2414 | 2026 | 119.2 | 56 |
4 | ‹See Tfd›West Perth | 21 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 2346 | 2093 | 112.1 | 48 |
5 | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle | 21 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 2325 | 2322 | 100.1 | 36 |
6 | ‹See Tfd›Claremont | 21 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 2135 | 2409 | 88.6 | 32 |
7 | ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts | 21 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 2053 | 2726 | 75.3 | 28 |
8 | ‹See Tfd›Subiaco | 21 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 1608 | 2511 | 64.0 | 16 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers
Finals
[edit]First semi-final
[edit]First semi-final | |||||
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Saturday, 4 September | ‹See Tfd›Perth 20.18 (138) | def. | ‹See Tfd›West Perth 13.4 (82) | Subiaco Oval (crowd: 23,091) | |
Young ruckmen Dean Herbert and Wim Rosbender revitalised Perth to a remarkable comeback from 34 points down halfway through the third quarter to kick 16.7 (103) to 2.1 (13) for the remainder of the match.[52] |
Second semi-final
[edit]Second semi-final | |||||
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Saturday, 11 September | ‹See Tfd›East Perth 20.18 (138) | def. | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 15.15 (105) | Subiaco Oval (crowd: 31,147) | |
East Perth win well despite playing the last three quarters with sixteen fit players,[53] which leads to angry criticism by Bulldog coach Colin Beard about his team's last two finals efforts.[54] |
Preliminary final
[edit]Preliminary final | |||||
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Saturday, 18 September | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 10.21 (81) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›Perth 20.19 (139) | Subiaco Oval (crowd: 23,137) | |
A decision to give Perth first use of the wind backfires as an inaccurate South Fremantle are never in the match and coach Beard said he was ready to give up despite the club's confidence in him.[55] |
Grand Final
[edit]1976 WANFL Grand Final | |||||
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Saturday, 25 September | ‹See Tfd›East Perth | def. by | ‹See Tfd›Perth | Subiaco Oval (crowd: 45,823) | |
2.0 (12) 4.2 (26) 9.3 (57) 11.3 (69) |
Q1 Q2 Q3 Final |
3.5 (23) 6.10 (46) 10.12 (72) 13.14 (92) |
Umpires: Ross Capes, Ron Powell Simpson Medal: Mal Day (‹See Tfd›Perth) | ||
Duda 4, Quatermaine 3, Levetzke, Hamilton, Daniel, Verstegen | Goals | Couper 4, Gibellini 3, Mitsopoulos 2, Hargrave, Farrant, Herbert, Wiley | |||
Smith, Hamilton, Webster, McGinnty, Quartermaine, Spencer, Webster | Best | Day, Gibellini, Herbert, Rosbender, Watt, Wiley, Will, Couper | |||
In a dour game in windy conditions, Perth via a superb defence[56] comfortably account for a Royal team only kept in the game by accuracy. |
References
[edit]- ^ East, Alan (2004); From Redlegs to Demons: A History of the Perth Football Club; pp. 122-148
- ^ ‘Malone Decides to Hang Up His Boots’; The West Australian, 26 April 1976, p. 58
- ^ a b Spillman, Ken; Diehards: The Story of the Subiaco Football Club 1946-2000; pp. 178-185 ISBN 0-9578185-0-5
- ^ ‘Thumbs Up for Two Umpires’; The West Australian, 24 May 1976, p. 46
- ^ Christian, Geoff; ‘East Perth the Masters’; The West Australian, 5 April 1976, p. 55
- ^ ‘Duda's Knee Goes Again’; The West Australian, 20 April 1976, p. 55
- ^ East, Alan; ‘Claremont Put Value into Their Dollars’; The West Australian, 5 April 1976, p. 55
- ^ Hopkins, Colin; ‘Worthington a Success Story, Too’; The West Australian, 12 April 1976, p. 78
- ^ East, Alan; ‘It Pays to Dig Deep at Swans’; The West Australian, 12 April 1976, p. 56
- ^ East, Alan; ‘East Perth Warp It All Up with One Burst’; The West Australian, 20 April 1976, pp. 79
- ^ Christian, Geoff; ‘South Explode to Victory in 15 Minutes’; The West Australian, 19 April 1976, p. 51
- ^ Christian, Geoff; ‘Claremont Grab Victory in Last Gasp’; The West Australian, 20 April 1976, pp. 56, 55
- ^ Christian, Geoff; ‘Claremont stand All Alone on Top’; The West Australian, 27 April 1976, pp. 76, 74
- ^ ‘Smith's Back’; The West Australian, 26 April 1976, p. 58
- ^ Subiaco: Biggest Losses
- ^ East, Alan; ‘South Are Supreme, Subiaco Pitiful’; The West Australian, 3 May 1976,p. 54
- ^ Christian, Geoff; ‘A Day to Remember for South Fans’; The West Australian, 17 May 1976, p. 66
- ^ Christian, Geoff; ‘Perth show How to Win a Game’; The West Australian, 24 May 1976, p. 47
- ^ Wright, Frank; ‘Valli Comes in from the Cold’; The West Australian, 31 May 1976, p. 78
- ^ Hopkins, Colin; ‘East Fremantle on the Skids’; The West Australian, 31 May 1976, p. 77
- ^ Christian, Geoff; ‘Subiaco Put Dent in Perth's Confidence’; The West Australian, 7 June 1976, p. 47
- ^ Wright, Frank; ‘Claremoent Shatter East F‘Tle’; The West Australian, 7 June 1976, p. 46
- ^ Claremont – Biggest Home-and-Away Crowds
- ^ Perth Regional Office (009034) June 1976 rainfall
- ^ East, Alan; ‘West Perth Still Have Long Way to Go’; The West Australian, 21 June 1976, p. 51
- ^ Christian, Geoff; ‘Beware of Perth is the Warning’; The West Australian, 21 June 1976, p. 51
- ^ Christian, Geoff; ‘More like the West Perth of 1975’; The West Australian, 28 June 1976, p. 63
- ^ ‘Perth Were Robbed’; The West Australian, 28 June 1976, p. 62
- ^ See West Australian Football League: Highest Match Aggregate Scores Archived 25 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Wright, Frank; ‘Olsen Was the Key for Swans’; The West Australian, 28 June 1976, p. 62
- ^ Christian, Geoff; ‘South Are Back in Business’; The West Australian, 5 July 1976, p. 59
- ^ Hopkins, Colin; ‘Brown Has Few Tricks Left to Play’; The West Australian, 5 July 1976, p. 59
- ^ Christian, Geoff; ‘Perth Leave East Perth Standing – and Wondering’; The West Australian, 12 July 1976, p. 63
- ^ Hopkins, Colin; ‘East Fremantle Can Blame Themselves’; The West Australian, 12 July 1976, p. 62
- ^ Wright, Frank; ‘It Took One Long Goal’; The West Australian, 12 July 1976, p. 63
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- ^ Hopkins, Colin; ‘Subiaco Given $3000 Spur’; The West Australian, 19 July 1976, p. 78
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