1976 NFL Championship Series (Australia)
The 1976 NFL Championship Series, known as the NFL Wills Cup, was an Australian rules football tournament held between the 17 May and 17 August 1976. It was the inaugural NFL Night Series competition.
The championship was contested by the leading clubs from the VFL, the SANFL and the WAFL. The matches were played in Adelaide, South Australia and in Perth, Western Australia.
The final, played in front of 7,374, was won by Hawthorn by a margin of 48 points.[1][2][3]
Participating teams
| Team | League | Qualification method |
|---|---|---|
| North Melbourne | VFL | 1975 VFL Premiers |
| Hawthorn | VFL | 1975 VFL Runners-Up |
| Richmond | VFL | 1975 VFL Third Place |
| Carlton | VFL | 1975 VFL Fourth Place |
| Footscray | VFL | 1975 VFL Seventh Place |
| Norwood | SANFL | 1975 SANFL Premiers |
| Glenelg | SANFL | 1975 SANFL Runners-Up |
| Port Adelaide | SANFL | 1975 SANFL Third Place |
| Sturt | SANFL | 1975 SANFL Fourth Place |
| West Perth | WAFL | 1975 WAFL Premiers |
| South Fremantle | WAFL | 1975 WAFL Runners-Up |
| Swan Districts | WAFL | 1975 WAFL Third Place |
Venues
| Adelaide | Adelaide | Perth |
|---|---|---|
| Norwood Oval | Football Park | Subiaco Oval |
| Capacity: 22,000 | Capacity: 67,000 | Capacity: 53,000 |
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Group Stage
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | % | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenelg | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 161 | 130 | 123.8 | 8 |
| Richmond | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 185 | 126 | 146.8 | 4 |
| Swan Districts | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 118 | 208 | 56.7 | 0 |
| Group A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 May 1976 | Glenelg 11.10 (76) | def. | Richmond 9.8 (62) | Football Park (crowd: 13,693) | |
| 12 June 1976 | Glenelg 11.19 (85) | def. | Swan Districts 10.8 (68) | Subiaco Oval (crowd: 10,876) | |
| 26 June 1976 | Richmond 18.15 (123) | def. | Swan Districts 7.8 (50) | Norwood Oval (crowd: 500) | |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | % | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Melbourne | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 191 | 113 | 169.0 | 8 |
| Port Adelaide | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 134 | 150 | 89.3 | 4 |
| Footscray | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 169 | 201 | 84.1 | 0 |
| Group B | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 June 1976 | Port Adelaide 14.13 (97) | def. | Footscray 9.9 (63) | Norwood Oval (crowd: 5,818) | |
| 15 June 1976 | North Melbourne 12.15 (87) | def. | Port Adelaide 5.7 (37) | Norwood Oval (crowd: 9,000) | |
| 13 July 1976 | North Melbourne 16.8 (104) | def. | Footscray 11.10 (76) | Norwood Oval (crowd: 2,081) | |
Group C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | % | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hawthorn | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 202 | 99 | 204.0 | 8 |
| Sturt | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 146 | 158 | 92.4 | 4 |
| West Perth | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 109 | 200 | 54.5 | 0 |
| Group C | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 June 1976 | Hawthorn 15.17 (107) | def. | West Perth 7.4 (46) | Subiaco Oval (crowd: 9,860) | |
| 14 June 1976 | Sturt 14.9 (93) | def. | West Perth 9.9 (63) | Football Park (crowd: 12,777) | |
| 6 July 1976 | Hawthorn 13.17 (95) | def. | Sturt 8.5 (53) | Norwood Oval (crowd: 8,839) | |
Group D
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | % | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norwood | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 231 | 110 | 210.0 | 8 |
| Carlton | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 188 | 169 | 111.2 | 4 |
| South Fremantle | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 93 | 294 | 31.6 | 0 |
| Group D | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 June 1976 | Carlton 22.16 (148) | def. | South Fremantle 3.5 (23) | Norwood Oval (crowd: 3,500) | |
| 22 June 1976 | Norwood 22.14 (146) | def. | Carlton 5.10 (40) | Norwood Oval (crowd: 7,500) | |
| 20 July 1976 | Norwood 11.19 (85) | def. | South Fremantle 10.10 (70) | Norwood Oval (crowd: 3,250) | |
Knockout Stage
| Semi Finals | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 July 1976 | Hawthorn 11.16 (82) | def. | Glenelg 8.8 (56) | Norwood Oval (crowd: 8,086) | |
| 3 August 1976 | North Melbourne 8.5 (53) | def. | Norwood 5.5 (35) | Norwood Oval (crowd: 5,160) | |
| NFL Wills Cup Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 August 1976 | Hawthorn | def. | North Melbourne | Norwood Oval (Crowd: 7,374) | |
| 3.6 (24) 5.7 (37) 7.13 (55) 12.17 (89) |
Q1 Q2 Q3 Final |
1.1 (7) 1.4 (10) 4.8 (32) 5.11 (41) |
Umpires: Peter Mead | ||
| M Moncrieff 4 A Goad 3 G Ablett, D Scott 2 L Matthews 1 |
Goals | S Kekovich, M Blight 2 P Feltham 1 | |||
References
- ↑ "Hawthorn Easily In Night Final". The Age. 18 August 1976.
- ↑ "NFL Wills Cup". Full Points Footy. Archived from the original on June 18, 2007.
- ↑ David Eastman. "1976 NFL Wills Cup". Retrieved 12 November 2016.
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