Victorian Football Association

Season 1977

 

Link to Full Season Division One Results (includes quarter scores, best players, goalkickers and more)

Link to Full Season Division Two Results (includes quarter scores, best players, goalkickers and more)

 

 

Division One | Division Two | Centenary Cup

 

 

Division One

 

Final ladder

 

1977

Club

Won

Lost

Drawn

For

Against

%

Points

1

Port Melbourne

15

3

0

2325

1871

124.3

60

2

Sandringham

13

5

0

2231

2100

106.2

52

3

Coburg

11

7

0

2001

1821

109.9

44

4

Brunswick

11

7

0

2041

1991

102.5

44

5

Dandenong

10

8

0

2005

1734

115.6

40

6

Geelong West

10

8

0

2099

2042

102.8

40

7

Prahran

7

11

0

1893

2139

88.5

28

8

Caulfield

6

12

0

2131

2226

95.7

24

9

Preston

5

13

0

1993

2256

88.3

20

10

Williamstown

2

16

0

1696

2235

75.9

8

 

Total

90

90

0

20415

20415

 

360

 

 

Finals matches

 

First Semi-Final

4/09/1977

Coburg

7-5

13-6

20-10

27-12

174

Venue: St Kilda CG

Attendance: 7496

 

Brunswick

6-1

10-6

13-12

20-19

139

Result: Coburg

Gate: $8903

 

Second Semi-Final

11/09/1977

Port Melbourne

4-14

8-19

19-24

23-28

166

Venue: St Kilda CG

Attendance: 14793

 

Sandringham

4-1

10-4

12-5

18-7

115

Result: Port Melbourne

Gate: $18897

 

Preliminary Final

18/09/1977

Sandringham

4-8

7-13

13-20

15-23

113

Venue: St Kilda CG

Attendance: 9189

 

Coburg

3-0

5-3

6-5

16-6

102

Result: Sandringham

Gate: $12627

 

Grand Final

25/09/1977

Port Melbourne

6-4

13-10

18-14

23-19

157

Venue: St Kilda CG

Attendance: 29664

 

Sandringham

2-2

3-4

3-8

7-15

57

Result: Port Melbourne

Gate: $35937

 

 

1977 premiers (Division One): Port Melbourne

 

 

Division Two

 

Final ladder

 

1977

Club

Won

Lost

Drawn

For

Against

%

Points

1

Mordialloc

14

4

0

2362

1698

139.1

56

2

Yarraville

14

4

0

2269

1634

138.9

56

3

Camberwell

14

4

0

2265

1819

124.5

56

4

Oakleigh

13

5

0

2354

1934

121.7

52

5

Frankston

11

7

0

2338

2061

113.4

44

6

Northcote

8

10

0

2060

1927

106.9

32

7

Werribee

6

12

0

1851

2247

82.4

24

8

Sunshine

5

13

0

1902

2204

86.3

20

9

Waverley

5

13

0

1796

2234

80.4

20

10

Box Hill

0

18

0

1450

2889

50.2

0

 

Total

90

90

0

20647

20647

 

360

 

 

Finals matches

 

First Semi-Final

21/08/1977

Camberwell

5-2

10-4

20-9

25-12

162

Venue: Toorak Park

Attendance: 8735

 

Oakleigh

2-3

3-6

8-8

11-13

73

Result: Camberwell

Gate: $6720

 

Second Semi-Final

28/08/1977

Yarraville

1-4

4-10

10-15

19-20

134

Venue: Toorak Park

Attendance: 8616

 

Mordialloc

5-5

7-6

11-10

15-15

105

Result: Yarraville

Gate: $6120

 

Preliminary Final

4/09/1977

Mordialloc

6-2

9-4

13-8

16-9

105

Venue: Toorak Park

Attendance: 5432

 

Camberwell

2-5

3-8

6-11

12-15

87

Result: Mordialloc

Gate: $5000

 

Grand Final

11/09/1977

Mordialloc

5-5

10-11

12-14

19-19

133

Venue: Toorak Park

Attendance: 7500

 

Yarraville

5-2

10-6

11-9

14-11

95

Result: Mordialloc

Gate: $11000

 

 

1977 premiers (Division Two): Mordialloc

 

 

Centenary Cup

 

Qualifying Round

 

27 March 1977

Yarraville

6-4

12-10

16-10

23-16

154

Venue: Yarraville

 

Northcote

3-6

7-9

11-15

3-2

20

Result: Yarraville won by 134 points

A few minutes after three quarter time, Northcote was penalised 12.17.89 for having 17 players on the ground. Yarraville was 20.14.134 at the time.

27 March 1977

Camberwell

6-3

13-6

20-10

25-12

162

Venue: Camberwell

 

Waverley

4-3

8-3

10-8

11-11

77

Result: Camberwell won by 85 points

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

27 March 1977

Werribee

7-4

10-7

15-11

19-17

131

Venue: Werribee

 

Box Hill

3-2

7-7

7-9

10-10

70

Result: Werribee won by 61 points

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

27 March 1977

Frankston

2-5

5-8

9-13

12-22

94

Venue: Frankston

 

Sunshine

2-7

3-11

6-17

10-19

79

Result: Frankston won by 15 points

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Elimination Round

 

22 May 1977

Preston

4-0

9-2

15-6

18-10

118

Venue: Preston

 

Caulfield

4-6

7-9

13-12

17-17

119

Result: Caulfield won by 1 point

Scores tied at full time. The siren was delayed and extra time played until the next score was achieved.

22 May 1977

Coburg

6-5

8-13

18-13

23-19

157

Venue: Coburg

 

Williamstown

1-2

5-2

10-5

15-7

97

Result: Coburg won by 60 points

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

22 May 1977

Frankston

4-6

12-10

13-15

21-22

148

Venue: Frankston

 

Sandringham

7-4

10-8

15-13

19-13

127

Result: Frankston won by 21 points

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

22 May 1977

Oakleigh

2-4

5-8

9-9

10-12

72

Venue: Oakleigh

 

Brunswick

4-7

6-10

12-19

16-24

120

Result: Brunswick won by 48 points

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

22 May 1977

Geelong West

4-6

7-10

13-14

17-16

118

Venue: Geelong West

 

Mordialloc

3-5

5-13

11-16

16-20

116

Result: Geelong West won by 2 points

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

22 May 1977

Dandenong

3-6

11-10

15-16

20-19

139

Venue: Dandenong

 

Camberwell

2-4

5-6

9-8

13-12

90

Result: Dandenong won by 49 points

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

22 May 1977

Port Melbourne

6-4

15-17

18-22

23-32

170

Venue: Port Melbourne

 

Werribee

0-5

1-9

5-15

7-19

61

Result: Port Melbourne won by 109 points

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

22 May 1977

Yarraville

5-5

11-9

9-13

15-12

102

Venue: Yarraville

 

Prahran

4-3

10-6

14-6

18-9

117

Result: Prahran won by 15 points

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Quarter-Finals

 

3 July 1977

Brunswick

0-2

4-6

7-9

8-10

58

Venue: Brunswick; Attendance: 1500

 

Dandenong

3-2

5-5

6-9

10-9

69

Result: Dandenong won by 11 points

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3 July 1977

Caulfield

3-3

8-8

11-12

17-14

116

Venue: Caulfield; Attendance: 1250

 

Geelong West

9-4

10-5

12-14

15-16

106

Result: Caulfield won by 10 points

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3 July 1977

Port Melbourne

3-3

5-5

9-6

13-9

87

Venue: Port Melbourne; Attendance: 4500

 

Coburg

4-3

4-6

7-9

9-12

66

Result: Port Melbourne won by 21 points

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6 July 1977

Prahran

10-6

18-7

24-11

31-13

199

Venue: Toorak Park; Attendance: 500

 

Frankston

0-6

2-8

7-11

11-13

79

Result: Prahran won by 120 points

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Semi-Finals

 

3 August 1977

Port Melbourne

3-4

9-11

13-15

20-17

137

Venue: South Melbourne; Attendance: 1954

 

Prahran

1-0

3-3

5-7

7-9

51

Result: Port Melbourne won by 86 points

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10 August 1977

Caulfield

3-7

8-10

11-12

18-15

123

Venue: South Melbourne

 

Dandenong

6-0

9-2

12-7

13-8

86

Result: Caulfield won by 37 points

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Final

 

14 August 1977

Port Melbourne

6-6

13-10

21-11

26-16

172

Venue: Toorak Park; Attendance: 3000

 

Caulfield

3-2

6-4

8-8

15-11

101

Result: Port Melbourne won by 71 points

Fred Cook kicked 12 goals and 4 behinds

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1977 Centenary Cup winner: Port Melbourne

 

 

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