New South Wales Australian Football League

Division One -- First Grade -- Season 1976

 

Season notes

South Sydney played their final season in 1976 after which the club amalgamated with Newtown.

 

Results

 

Round 1

04/04/1976 (Sun) St. George 14-15-99 North Shore 13-9-87 Venue: Olds Park

04/04/1976 (Sun) East Sydney 13-14-92 Southern Districts 11-17-83 Venue: Trumper Park

04/04/1976 (Sun) South Sydney 9-6-60 Newtown 7-14-56 Venue: Erskineville Oval

04/04/1976 (Sun) Western Suburbs 22-17-149 Balmain 12-10-82 Venue: Picken Oval

 

Round 2

11/04/1976 (Sun) East Sydney 15-21-111 North Shore 12-16-88 Venue: Trumper Park

11/04/1976 (Sun) Southern Districts 15-14-104 St. George 9-10-64 Venue: Rosedale Oval

11/04/1976 (Sun) Western Suburbs 14-19-103 South Sydney 5-8-38 Venue: Picken Oval

11/04/1976 (Sun) Newtown 23-29-167 Balmain 12-6-78 Venue: Erskineville Oval

 

Round 3

18/04/1976 (Sun) North Shore 18-14-122 Southern Districts 13-19-97 Venue: North Sydney Oval

18/04/1976 (Sun) St. George 18-13-121 Newtown 18-14-122 Venue: Olds Park

18/04/1976 (Sun) East Sydney 25-18-168 Western Suburbs 16-10-106 Venue: Trumper Park

18/04/1976 (Sun) Balmain 21-14-140 South Sydney 18-15-123 Venue: Jubilee Oval, Glebe

 

Round 4

25/04/1976 (Sun) South Sydney 11-14-80 North Shore 8-17-65 Venue: Erskineville Oval

25/04/1976 (Sun) St. George 18-16-124 East Sydney 13-14-92 Venue: Olds Park

25/04/1976 (Sun) Western Suburbs 16-11-107 Newtown 15-16-106 Venue: Trumper Park

25/04/1976 (Sun) Balmain 10-15-75 Southern Districts 18-22-130 Venue: Jubilee Oval, Glebe

 

Round 5

01/05/1976 (Sat) North Shore 13-18-96 Newtown 14-14-98 Venue: North Sydney Oval

02/05/1976 (Sun) South Sydney 10-12-72 St. George 13-12-90 Venue: Erskineville Oval

02/05/1976 (Sun) Western Suburbs 17-19-121 Southern Districts 9-11-65 Venue: Trumper Park

02/05/1976 (Sun) Balmain 14-15-99 East Sydney 18-14-122 Venue: Jubilee Oval, Glebe

 

Round 6

09/05/1976 (Sun) Western Suburbs 13-12-90 North Shore 5-13-43 Venue: Picken Oval

09/05/1976 (Sun) East Sydney 24-21-165 South Sydney 13-6-84 Venue: Trumper Park

09/05/1976 (Sun) Southern Districts 15-10-100 Newtown 17-11-113 Venue: Rosedale Oval

09/05/1976 (Sun) St. George 16-20-116 Balmain 4-13-37 Venue: Olds Park

 

Round 7

16/05/1976 (Sun) Balmain 13-20-98 North Shore 26-16-172 Venue: Jubilee Oval, Glebe

16/05/1976 (Sun) Western Suburbs 20-25-145 St. George 13-16-94 Venue: Trumper Park

16/05/1976 (Sun) Newtown 14-14-98 East Sydney 16-11-107 Venue: Erskineville Oval

16/05/1976 (Sun) Southern Districts 9-15-69 South Sydney 12-10-82 Venue: Rosedale Oval

 

Round 8

23/05/1976 (Sun) North Shore 17-12-114 St. George 17-16-118 Venue: Trumper Park

23/05/1976 (Sun) Southern Districts 11-8-74 East Sydney 17-15-117 Venue: Rosedale Oval

23/05/1976 (Sun) Newtown 20-16-136 South Sydney 9-15-69 Venue: Erskineville Oval

23/05/1976 (Sun) Western Suburbs 25-26-176 Balmain 14-14-98 Venue: Picken Oval

 

Round 9

30/05/1976 (Sun) East Sydney 14-17-101 North Shore 13-19-97 Venue: Trumper Park

30/05/1976 (Sun) St. George 11-18-84 Southern Districts 7-12-54 Venue: Olds Park

30/05/1976 (Sun) Western Suburbs 31-17-203 South Sydney 15-11-101 Venue: Picken Oval

30/05/1976 (Sun) Balmain 11-19-85 Newtown 30-11-191 Venue: Jubilee Oval, Glebe

 

Round 10

05/06/1976 (Sat) North Shore 23-27-165 Southern Districts 13-21-99 Venue: North Sydney Oval

06/06/1976 (Sun) Newtown 12-11-83 St. George 14-15-99 Venue: Erskineville Oval

06/06/1976 (Sun) Western Suburbs 13-21-99 East Sydney 15-8-98 Venue: Picken Oval

06/06/1976 (Sun) Balmain 8-11-59 South Sydney 26-12-168 Venue: Trumper Park

 

Round 11

13/06/1976 (Sun) North Shore 22-18-150 South Sydney 12-17-89 Venue: North Sydney Oval

13/06/1976 (Sun) East Sydney 11-21-87 St. George 17-15-117 Venue: Trumper Park

13/06/1976 (Sun) Balmain 23-29-167 Southern Districts 14-22-106 Venue: Jubilee Oval, Glebe

14/06/1976 (Mon) Western Suburbs 21-17-143 Newtown 16-13-109 Venue: Picken Oval

 

Round 12

20/06/1976 (Sun) Newtown 11-11-77 North Shore 17-14-116 Venue: Erskineville Oval

20/06/1976 (Sun) St. George 19-12-126 South Sydney 15-15-105 Venue: Olds Park

20/06/1976 (Sun) Southern Districts 7-14-56 Western Suburbs 15-21-111 Venue: Rosedale Oval

20/06/1976 (Sun) East Sydney 23-11-149 Balmain 13-15-93 Venue: Trumper Park

 

Round 13

27/06/1976 (Sun) Balmain 17-19-121 St. George 19-24-138 Venue: Jubilee Oval, Glebe

27/06/1976 (Sun) Southern Districts 15-16-106 Newtown 21-13-139 Venue: Trumper Park

27/06/1976 (Sun) North Shore 15-17-107 Western Suburbs 12-12-84 Venue: North Sydney Oval

27/06/1976 (Sun) South Sydney 19-12-126 East Sydney 12-17-89 Venue: Erskineville Oval

 

Round 14

04/07/1976 (Sun) Balmain 12-12-84 North Shore 22-21-153 Venue: Trumper Park

04/07/1976 (Sun) Western Suburbs 15-19-109 St. George 6-13-49 Venue: Picken Oval

04/07/1976 (Sun) Newtown 11-10-76 East Sydney 10-12-72 Venue: Erskineville Oval

04/07/1976 (Sun) Southern Districts 11-13-79 South Sydney 12-12-84 Venue: Rosedale Oval

 

Round 15

10/07/1976 (Sat) Southern Districts 2-7-19 East Sydney 22-19-151 Venue: Rosedale Oval

10/07/1976 (Sat) South Sydney 17-17-119 Newtown 26-7-163 Venue: Erskineville Oval

10/07/1976 (Sat) Western Suburbs 26-23-179 Balmain 13-18-96 Venue: Picken Oval

11/07/1976 (Sun) St. George 15-7-97 North Shore 18-14-122 Venue: Sydney Showground

 

Round 16

18/07/1976 (Sun) North Shore 19-12-126 East Sydney 23-24-162 Venue: North Sydney Oval

18/07/1976 (Sun) Southern Districts 15-10-100 St. George 18-9-117 Venue: Rosedale Oval

18/07/1976 (Sun) South Sydney 16-5-101 Western Suburbs 15-12-102 Venue: Erskineville Oval

18/07/1976 (Sun) Newtown 19-21-135 Balmain 10-13-73 Venue: Trumper Park

 

Round 17

24/07/1976 (Sat) South Sydney 16-6-102 Balmain 20-19-139 Venue: Erskineville Oval

25/07/1976 (Sun) Southern Districts 9-9-63 North Shore 19-13-127 Venue: Rosedale Oval

25/07/1976 (Sun) Newtown 12-9-81 St. George 19-15-129 Venue: Trumper Park

25/07/1976 (Sun) Western Suburbs 12-19-91 East Sydney 22-16-148 Venue: Picken Oval

 

Round 18

31/07/1976 (Sat) North Shore 24-30-174 South Sydney 8-17-65 Venue: North Sydney Oval

01/08/1976 (Sun) East Sydney 16-20-116 St. George 12-12-84 Venue: Picken Oval

01/08/1976 (Sun) Western Suburbs 17-17-119 Newtown 19-13-127 Venue: Trumper Park

01/08/1976 (Sun) Balmain 16-26-122 Southern Districts 12-17-89 Venue: Jubilee Oval, Glebe

 

Round 19

08/08/1976 (Sun) Newtown 9-12-66 North Shore 14-11-95 Venue: Erskineville Oval

08/08/1976 (Sun) St. George 16-16-112 South Sydney 10-11-71 Venue: Olds Park

08/08/1976 (Sun) Southern Districts 12-9-81 Western Suburbs 17-14-116 Venue: Rosedale Oval

08/08/1976 (Sun) East Sydney 18-26-134 Balmain 15-14-104 Venue: Trumper Park

 

Round 20

15/08/1976 (Sun) North Shore 10-16-76 Western Suburbs 23-25-163 Venue: North Sydney Oval

15/08/1976 (Sun) East Sydney 29-17-191 South Sydney 10-7-67 Venue: Trumper Park

15/08/1976 (Sun) Newtown 16-20-116 Southern Districts 16-12-108 Venue: Erskineville Oval

15/08/1976 (Sun) Balmain 27-16-178 St. George 21-24-150 Venue: Jubilee Oval, Glebe

 

Round 21

21/08/1976 (Sat) North Shore 25-15-165 Balmain 8-14-62 Venue: North Sydney Oval

22/08/1976 (Sun) St. George 20-14-134 Western Suburbs 18-15-123 Venue: Olds Park

22/08/1976 (Sun) East Sydney 19-22-136 Newtown 14-11-95 Venue: Trumper Park

22/08/1976 (Sun) South Sydney 4-12-36 Southern Districts 17-19-121 Venue: Erskineville Oval

 

Final ladder

 

1976

Club

Played

Won

Lost

Drawn

For

Against

%

Points

1

East Sydney

21

16

5

0

2608

1950

133.74

64

2

Western Suburbs

21

16

5

0

2639

1977

133.49

64

3

St. George

21

14

7

0

2262

2123

106.55

56

4

North Shore

21

12

9

0

2460

2003

122.82

48

5

Newtown

21

12

9

0

2354

2138

110.10

48

6

South Sydney

21

6

15

0

1842

2532

72.75

24

7

Balmain

21

5

16

0

2090

3014

69.34

20

8

Southern Districts

21

3

18

0

1803

2321

77.68

12

 

Total

168

84

84

0

18058

18058

 

336

 

 

Finals matches

 

Elimination Final

28/08/1976 (Sat) North Shore 11-17-83 Newtown 5-16-46 Venue: Picken Oval

 

Qualifying Final

29/08/1976 (Sun) Western Suburbs 9-20-74 St. George 17-20-122 Venue: Trumper Park

 

First Semi-Final

04/09/1976 (Sat) Western Suburbs 9-14-68 North Shore 10-14-74 Venue: Picken Oval

 

Second Semi-Final

05/09/1976 (Sun) East Sydney 15-19-109 St. George 8-10-58 Venue: Trumper Park

 

Preliminary Final

12/09/1976 (Sun) St. George 10-16-76 North Shore 11-25-91 Venue: Trumper Park

 

Grand Final

19/09/1976 (Sun) East Sydney 23-12-150 North Shore 10-13-73 Venue: Trumper Park

 

 

1976 premiers: East Sydney

 

 

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