1976 WANFL season
1976 WAFL season | |
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Teams | 8 |
Premiers | Perth 6th premiership |
Minor premiers | East Perth 14th minor premiership |
Sandover Medallist | Peter Spencer (East Perth) |
Bernie Naylor Medallist | Norm Uncle (Claremont) |
Matches played | 88 |
← 1975 1977 → |
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
Round 1
Round 1 | |||||
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Saturday, 3 April | South Fremantle 18.19 (127) | def. | Swan Districts 13.15 (93) | Fremantle Oval (crowd: 13197) | |
Saturday, 3 April | West Perth 11.12 (78) | def. by | East Perth 25.13 (163) | Leederville Oval (crowd: 15996) | |
Saturday, 3 April | Perth 12.15 (87) | def. by | Claremont 14.6 (90) | Lathlain Park (crowd: 10106) | |
Saturday, 3 April | Subiaco 10.14 (74) | def. by | East Fremantle 17.17 (119) | Subiaco Oval (crowd: 8433) | |
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Round 2
Round 2 | |||||
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Saturday, 10 April | Swan Districts 17.15 (117) | def. | West Perth 17.13 (115) | Bassendean Oval (crowd: 10118) | |
Saturday, 10 April | East Perth 13.16 (94) | def. | South Fremantle 12.16 (88) | Perth Oval (crowd: 15710) | |
Saturday, 10 April | Claremont 21.15 (141) | def. | Subiaco 8.5 (53) | Claremont Oval (crowd: 8187) | |
Saturday, 10 April | East Fremantle 19.15 (129) | def. | Perth 15.12 (102) | East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 8588) | |
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Round 3 (Easter weekend)
Round 3 | |||||
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Saturday, 17 April | West Perth 15.10 (100) | def. by | South Fremantle 21.19 (145) | Leederville Oval (crowd: 16014) | |
Saturday, 17 April | Perth 16.19 (115) | def. | Subiaco 10.17 (77) | Lathlain Park (crowd: 7208) | |
Monday, 19 April | East Perth 27.16 (178) | def. | Swan Districts 13.12 (90) | Perth Oval (crowd: 17149) | [10] |
Monday, 19 April | East Fremantle 16.10 (106) | def. by | Claremont 16.11 (107) | East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 13060) | |
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Round 4
Round 4 | |||||
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Monday, 26 April | Subiaco 12.14 (86) | def. by | West Perth 18.16 (124) | Subiaco Oval (crowd: 7028) | |
Monday, 26 April | South Fremantle 14.16 (100) | def. by | Perth 17.15 (117) | Fremantle Oval (crowd: 11010) | |
Monday, 26 April | Claremont 16.19 (115) | def. | East Perth 15.7 (97) | Claremont Oval (crowd: 14967) | |
Monday, 26 April | Swan Districts 15.14 (104) | def. by | East Fremantle 19.16 (130) | Bassendean Oval (crowd: 9740) | |
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Round 5
Round 5 | |||||
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Saturday, 1 May | South Fremantle 29.22 (196) | def. | Subiaco 7.6 (48) | Fremantle Oval (crowd: 6578) | |
Saturday, 1 May | Perth 11.10 (76) | def. | West Perth 10.14 (74) | Lathlain Park (crowd: 8587) | |
Saturday, 1 May | Claremont 16.16 (112) | def. by | Swan Districts 17.11 (113) | Claremont Oval (crowd: 9776) | |
Saturday, 1 May | East Perth 13.11 (89) | def. | 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
Round 6 | |||||
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Saturday, 8 May | Swan Districts 21.10 (136) | def. | Perth 13.9 (87) | Bassendean Oval (crowd: 11360) | |
Saturday, 8 May | Subiaco 9.10 (64) | def. by | East Perth 15.19 (109) | Subiaco Oval (crowd: 6792) | |
Saturday, 8 May | East Fremantle 18.13 (121) | def. by | South Fremantle 21.10 (136) | East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 14976) | |
Sunday, 9 May | West Perth 13.12 (90) | def. by | Claremont 15.20 (110) | Leederville Oval (crowd: 12047) | |
Round 7
Round 7 | |||||
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Saturday, 15 May | Subiaco 11.11 (77) | def. by | Swan Districts 12.14 (86) | Subiaco Oval (crowd: 5833) | |
Saturday, 15 May | Perth 17.18 (120) | def. | East Perth 16.7 (103) | Lathlain Park (crowd: 8176) | |
Saturday, 15 May | South Fremantle 24.22 (166) | def. | Claremont 10.8 (68) | Fremantle Oval (crowd: 13096) | |
Saturday, 15 May | West Perth 19.10 (124) | def. | 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
Round 8 | |||||
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Saturday, 22 May | Swan Districts 18.10 (118) | def. by | South Fremantle 25.21 (171) | Bassendean Oval (crowd: 11870) | |
Saturday, 22 May | East Perth 20.13 (133) | def. | West Perth 15.15 (105) | Perth Oval (crowd: 12092) | |
Saturday, 22 May | Claremont 15.9 (99) | def. by | Perth 21.12 (138) | Claremont Oval (crowd: 8585) | |
Saturday, 22 May | East Fremantle 19.21 (135) | def. | 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
Round 9 | |||||
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Saturday, 29 May | West Perth 20.22 (142) | def. | Swan Districts 11.15 (81) | Leederville Oval (crowd: 6770) | |
Saturday, 29 May | South Fremantle 16.14 (110) | def. by | East Perth 27.14 (176) | Fremantle Oval (crowd: 10385) | |
Saturday, 29 May | Subiaco 9.12 (66) | def. by | Claremont 19.12 (126) | Subiaco Oval (crowd: 4875) | |
Saturday, 29 May | Perth 27.12 (174) | def. | East Fremantle 11.21 (87) | Lathlain Park (crowd: 6089) | |
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Round 10
Round 10 | |||||
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Saturday, 5 June | South Fremantle 21.10 (136) | def. | West Perth 15.14 (104) | Fremantle Oval (crowd: 10127) | |
Saturday, 5 June | Swan Districts 20.9 (129) | def. | East Perth 23.15 (153) | Bassendean Oval (crowd: 10680) | |
Saturday, 5 June | Subiaco 16.8 (104) | def. | Perth 14.12 (96) | Subiaco Oval (crowd: 5565) | |
Saturday, 5 June | Claremont 24.13 (157) | def. | East Fremantle 8.21 (69) | Claremont Oval (crowd: 7682) | |
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Round 11
Round 11 | |||||
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Sunday, 13 June | East Perth 27.18 (180) | def. | Claremont 11.13 (79) | Perth Oval (crowd: 16785) | |
Saturday, 19 June | West Perth 14.17 (101) | def. | Subiaco 4.6 (30) | Leederville Oval (crowd: 5346) | |
Saturday, 19 June | Perth 20.14 (134) | def. | South Fremantle 12.15 (87) | Lathlain Park (crowd: 8418) | |
Saturday, 19 June | East Fremantle 24.11 (155) | def. | Swan Districts 16.19 (115) | East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 5900) | |
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Round 12
Round 12 | |||||
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Saturday, 26 June | Subiaco 11.11 (77) | def. by | South Fremantle 13.12 (90) | Subiaco Oval (crowd: 5519) | |
Saturday, 26 June | West Perth 20.13 (133) | def. | Perth 9.13 (67) | Leederville Oval (crowd: 8674) | |
Saturday, 26 June | Swan Districts 24.13 (157) | def. | Claremont 21.13 (139) | Bassendean Oval (crowd: 8015) | |
Saturday, 26 June | East Fremantle 22.17 (149) | def. | East Perth 17.10 (112) | East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 8487) | |
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Round 13
Round 13 | |||||
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Saturday, 3 July | Perth 22.19 (151) | def. | Swan Districts 9.9 (63) | Lathlain Park (crowd: 9564) | |
Saturday, 3 July | East Perth 25.22 (172) | def. | Subiaco 9.5 (59) | Perth Oval (crowd: 6825) | |
Saturday, 3 July | Claremont 13.12 (90) | def. by | West Perth 22.15 (147) | Claremont Oval (crowd: 8865) | |
Saturday, 3 July | South Fremantle 18.16 (124) | def. | East Fremantle 10.12 (72) | Fremantle Oval (crowd: 12817) | |
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Round 14
Round 14 | |||||
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Saturday, 10 July | Swan Districts 15.24 (114) | def. | Subiaco 11.7 (73) | Bassendean Oval (crowd: 5354) | |
Saturday, 10 July | Perth 15.15 (105) | def. | East Perth 10.9 (69) | Perth Oval (crowd: 12313) | |
Saturday, 10 July | Claremont 11.11 (77) | def. by | South Fremantle 12.20 (92) | Claremont Oval (crowd: 8837) | |
Saturday, 10 July | East Fremantle 9.7 (61) | def. by | West Perth 9.11 (65) | East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 8370) | |
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Round 15
Round 15 | |||||
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Saturday, 17 July | South Fremantle 19.21 (135) | def. | Swan Districts 9.16 (70) | Fremantle Oval (crowd: 9670) | |
Saturday, 17 July | West Perth 17.14 (116) | def. by | East Perth 23.11 (149) | Leederville Oval (crowd: 13826) | |
Saturday, 17 July | Perth 27.7 (169) | def. | Claremont 20.13 (133) | Lathlain Park (crowd: 7292) | |
Saturday, 17 July | Subiaco 20.22 (142) | def. | East Fremantle 12.13 (85) | Subiaco Oval (crowd: 4237) | |
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Round 16
Round 16 | |||||
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Saturday, 24 July | Swan Districts 17.17 (119) | def. by | West Perth 25.11 (161) | Bassendean Oval (crowd: 7013) | |
Saturday, 24 July | East Perth 19.12 (126) | def. | South Fremantle 15.8 (98) | Perth Oval (crowd: 13286) | |
Saturday, 24 July | Claremont 19.15 (129) | def. | Subiaco 12.13 (85) | Claremont Oval (crowd: 5090) | |
Saturday, 24 July | East Fremantle 25.17 (167) | def. | Perth 14.14 (98) | East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 5819) | |
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Round 17
Round 17 | |||||
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Saturday, 31 July | West Perth 18.17 (125) | def. | South Fremantle 15.16 (106) | Leederville Oval (crowd: 12660) | |
Saturday, 31 July | East Perth 24.23 (167) | def. | Swan Districts 11.13 (79) | Perth Oval (crowd: 7567) | |
Saturday, 31 July | Perth 20.19 (139) | def. | Subiaco 11.12 (78) | Lathlain Park (crowd: 5438) | |
Saturday, 31 July | East Fremantle 24.21 (165) | def. | Claremont 14.7 (91) | East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 8475) | |
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Round 18
Round 18 | |||||
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Saturday, 7 August | Subiaco 7.11 (53) | def. by | West Perth 23.24 (162) | Subiaco Oval (crowd: 4525) | |
Saturday, 7 August | South Fremantle 13.17 (95) | def. by | Perth 21.15 (141) | Fremantle Oval (crowd: 8072) | |
Saturday, 7 August | Claremont 10.12 (72) | def. by | East Perth 18.12 (120) | Claremont Oval (crowd: 5285) | |
Saturday, 7 August | Swan Districts 6.17 (53) | def. by | 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
Round 19 | |||||
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Saturday, 14 August | South Fremantle 8.21 (69) | def. | Subiaco 9.6 (60) | Fremantle Oval (crowd: 4098) | |
Saturday, 14 August | Perth 15.15 (105) | def. | West Perth 7.7 (49) | Lathlain Park (crowd: 7209) | |
Saturday, 14 August | Claremont 6.14 (50) | def. by | Swan Districts 6.16 (52) | Claremont Oval (crowd: 3142) | |
Saturday, 14 August | East Perth 16.18 (114) | def. | East Fremantle 9.12 (66) | Perth Oval (crowd: 5616) | |
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Round 20
Round 20 | |||||
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Saturday, 21 August | Swan Districts 10.13 (73) | def. by | Perth 19.12 (126) | Bassendean Oval (crowd: 6973) | |
Saturday, 21 August | Subiaco 20.11 (131) | def. | East Perth 17.10 (112) | Subiaco Oval (crowd: 5642) | |
Saturday, 21 August | West Perth 20.21 (141) | def. | Claremont 13.18 (96) | Leederville Oval (crowd: 7816) | |
Saturday, 21 August | East Fremantle 12.15 (87) | def. by | South Fremantle 29.15 (189) | East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 12703) | |
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Round 21
Round 21 | |||||
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Saturday, 28 August | Subiaco 16.13 (109) | def. | Swan Districts 13.13 (91) | Subiaco Oval (crowd: 3817) | |
Saturday, 28 August | Perth 10.7 (67) | def. by | East Perth 11.14 (80) | Lathlain Park (crowd: 9568) | |
Saturday, 28 August | South Fremantle 15.26 (116) | def. | Claremont 7.12 (54) | Fremantle Oval (crowd: 5962) | |
Saturday, 28 August | West Perth 13.12 (90) | def. | 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
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts |
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1 | East Perth | 21 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 2696 | 2004 | 134.5 | 64 |
2 | South Fremantle | 21 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 2576 | 2062 | 124.9 | 56 |
3 | Perth (P) | 21 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 2414 | 2026 | 119.2 | 56 |
4 | West Perth | 21 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 2346 | 2093 | 112.1 | 48 |
5 | East Fremantle | 21 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 2325 | 2322 | 100.1 | 36 |
6 | Claremont | 21 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 2135 | 2409 | 88.6 | 32 |
7 | Swan Districts | 21 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 2053 | 2726 | 75.3 | 28 |
8 | 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
First semi-final
First semi-final | |||||
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Saturday, 4 September | Perth 20.18 (138) | def. | 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
Second semi-final | |||||
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Saturday, 11 September | East Perth 20.18 (138) | def. | 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
Preliminary final | |||||
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Saturday, 18 September | South Fremantle 10.21 (81) | def. by | 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
1976 WANFL Grand Final | |||||
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Saturday, 25 September | East Perth | def. by | Perth | Subiaco Oval (crowd: 45,823) | |
2.0 (12) 4.2 (26) 9.3 (57) | Q1 Q2 Q3 | 3.5 (23) 6.10 (46) 10.12 (72) | Simpson Medal: Mal Day (Perth) Field umpires: Ross Capes, Ron Powell | ||
11.3 (69) | Final | 13.14 (92) | |||
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
- ^ 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
- ^ East, Alan; ‘Fewer Kicks, More Value the Story with Perth’; The West Australian, 19 July 1976, p. 78
- ^ Hopkins, Colin; ‘Subiaco Given $3000 Spur’; The West Australian, 19 July 1976, p. 78
- ^ Wright, Frank; ‘Magro the Key to South's Teamwork’; The West Australian, 19 July 1976, p. 79
- ^ Christian, Geoff; ‘West Perth the Foes This Week’; The West Australian, 26 July 1976, pp. 66, 68
- ^ Christian, Geoff; ‘East Perth Steal March on South’; The West Australian, 26 July 1976, p. 67
- ^ Christian, Geoff; ‘West Perth Are Dangers Again’; The West Australian, 2 August 1976, p. 58
- ^ Hopkins, Colin; ‘East Fremantle Put It All Together’; The West Australian, 2 August 1976, p. 58
- ^ Hopkins, Colin; ‘South Flaws Soon Exposed by Perth’; The West Australian, 9 August 1976, p. 79
- ^ Perth Regional Office (009034) August 1976 rainfall
- ^ Christian, Geoff; ‘Perth Are Just Cherry-Ripe for the Finals’; The West Australian, 16 August 1976, p. 51
- ^ Hopkins, Colin; ‘South Can Take Heart’; The West Australian, 16 August 1976, p. 50
- ^ Wright, Frank; ‘Casey Clicks in the Wet’; The West Australian, 16 August 1976, p. 51
- ^ ‘West Perth to Protest on On-Off Player’; The West Australian, 23 August 1976, p. 72
- ^ "WAFL Footy Facts: Most Combined Points in Third Quarter". Archived from the original on 4 November 2013. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
- ^ ‘Three on Charges’; The West Australian, 23 August 1976, p. 47
- ^ Christian, Geoff; ‘East Perth Take the Steam out of Perth’; The West Australian, 30 August 1976, p. 75
- ^ Christian, Geoff; ‘Herbert, Rosbender Were the Unsung Heroes’; The West Australian, 6 September 1976, p. 71
- ^ Christian, Geoff; ‘Two Mottoes Tell the Story of East Perth’; The West Australian, 13 September 1976, p. 55
- ^ Hopkins, Colin; ‘Beard Throws It Back to His Players’; The West Australian, 20 September 1976, p. 56
- ^ Christian, Geoff; ‘It Was All Over By Quarter-Time’; The West Australian, 20 September 1976, p. 70
- ^ ‘Perth's Defence Didn't Give One Centimetre’; in The West Australian; 27 September 1976; p. 75
External links
- Official WAFL website
- Western Australian National Football League (WANFL), 1976
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