1976 U/19's Season
Coach: Chris Pavlou
Captain: Malcolm Collins
Vice Captain: Lou Chiodo
Best and Fairest: Wayne Harmes
Leading Goalkickers: Mick Laidler 34 goals (12th in the competition), Wayne Harmes 27 goals (19th in the competition).
Morrish Medal: Wayne Harmes 3rd place 19 votes (1st & 2nd placings both had 20 votes), Stephen Buckley equal 10th place with 13 votes. Note: future Blue Mario Bortolotto was equal 4th overall with 15 votes.
Position: 7th
Premier: North Melbourne
Carlton would come 7th in the 1976 Under 19's competition, some way behind North Melbourne who would bring up their 2nd Premiership at this level.
Round 1: 3rd April 1976
Carlton 13.21 99
Collingwood 10.13 73
Result: Won by 26 points
Goalkickers;
Best;
Round 2: 10th April 1976
Essendon 15.18.108
Carlton 13.17.95
Result: Lost by 13 points
Goalkickers; Mick Laidler 3, Ian Zeunert 3, P.Cubetta 2, Malcolm Toy 2, D.Harries 1, Sayner 1, G.Shrimpton 1.
Best; Wayne Harmes, S.Torre, Mick Laidler, Steven Pace, B.Moore, Malcolm Collins.
Round 3: 17th April 1976
Fitzroy 17.16.118
Carlton 17.09.111
Result: Lost by 7 points
Goalkickers; De Betta 3, Mick Laidler 3, G.Shrimpton 3, Peter Halsall 3, D.Harries 2, Wayne Harmes 2, P.Cubetta 1.
Best; Wayne Harmes, Leigh Robinson, De Betta, Stephen Buckley, M.Grimes, Scott Howell.
* Note; the points won by Fitzroy in their match against Carlton in Round 3 were taken and awarded to Carlton because the Lions played an unregistered player in this game.
Round 4: 24th April 1976
Carlton 11.21.87
Melbourne 7.17.59
Result: Won by 28 points
Goalkickers; D.Harries 2, Kent Hetam 2, G.Shrimpton 2, A.Wright 2, P.Cubetta 1, Peter Halsall 1, Mick Laidler 1.
Best; Stephen Browney, Steven Pace, Leigh Robinson, Gino Bianco, Mark McQuinn, Peter Halsall.
Round 5: 1st May 1976
Sth Melb 17.17.119
Carlton 14.14.98
Result: Lost by 21 points
Goalkickers; Wayne Harmes 4, A.Wright 4, David.B McKay 2, Stephen Buckley 1, Scott Howell 1, Mick Laidler 1, G.Shrimpton 1, Ian Zeunert 1.
Best; Wayne Farquhar, Wayne Harmes, Mark McQuinn, Stephen Browney, Leigh Robinson, Peter Halsall.
Round 6: 8th May 1976
Carlton 20.17.137
Hawthorn 13.15.93
Result: Won by 44 points
Goalkickers; Mick Laidler 4, Ian Zeunert 4, S.Browney 3, A.Wright 3, David.B McKay 2, M.Grimes 1, Peter Halsall 1, Wayne Harmes 1, Kent Hetam 1.
Best; Mark McQuinn, Peter Halsall, Stephen Browney, Leigh Robinson, Wayne Harmes, Ian Zeunert.
Round 7: 15th May 1976
Carlton 81
Richmond 129
Result: Lost by 48 points
Goalkickers;
Best;
Round 8: 22nd May 1976
Carlton 14.11 96
St Kilda 4.16 40
Result: Won by 56 points
Goalkickers;
Best;
Round 9: 29th May 1976
Carlton 9.17 71
Geelong 8.17 65
Result: Won by 6 points
Goalkickers;
Best;
Round 10: 5th June 1976
Nth Melb. 15.17.107
Carlton 8.11.59
Result: Lost by 48 points
Goalkickers; Steven Pace 3, Gino Bianco 2, Stephen Browney 1, Nick Clark 1, Mick Laidler 1.
Best; Scott Howell, Stephen Browney, P.Cubetta, Nick Clark, Steven Pace, Mick Laidler.
Round 11: 14th June 1976
Footscray 13.19.97
Carlton 12.11.83
Result: Lost by 14 points
Goalkickers; Mick Laidler 3, David.B McKay 2, V.Tsakmakis 2, Stephen Buckley 1, Lou Chiodo 1, Nick Clark 1, B.Moore 1, A.Wright 1.
Best; Mick Laidler, P.Cubetta, B.Moore, Gino Bianco, Nick Clark, Steven Pace.
Reports; P.Cubetta (Carlton) reported by boundary umpire Misson on a charge of deliberately kicking G.Brown (Footscray) in last quarter.
Round 12: 19th June 1976
Collingwood 15.14.104
Carlton 11.14.80
Result: Lost by 24 points
Goalkickers; Wayne Harmes 3, Steven Pace 3, Stephen Browney 2, V.Tsakmakis 2, Gary Park 1.
Best; Lou Chiodo, Wayne Harmes, Mark McQuinn, Stephen Buckley, Gary Park, Stephen Browney.
Round 13: 26th June 1976
Carlton 11.19.85
Essendon 12.11.83
Result: Won by 2 points
Goalkickers; Scott Howell 2, Mick Laidler 2, Malcolm Toy 2, Stephen Browney 1, Stephen Buckley 1, K.Deacon 1, Peter Halsall 1, Wayne Harmes 1.
Best; Stephen Buckley, Stephen Browney, Gary Conn, David.B McKay, Wayne Harmes, Gary Park.
Round 14: 3rd July 1976
Carlton 15.12.102
Melbourne 10.15.75
Result: Won by 27 points
Goalkickers; Stephen Buckley 3, Steven Pace 3, Kent Hetam 2, B.Moore 2, Leigh Robinson 2, Stephen Browney 1, D.Harries, Laidlaw 1.
Best; B.Moore, Stephen Buckley, Leigh Robinson, Wayne Harmes, Laidlaw, K.Deacon.
Round 15: 10th July 1976
Fitzroy 17.15.117
Carlton 13.15.93
Result: Won by 27 points
Goalkickers; Steven Pace 4, Leigh Robinson 3, Stephen Browney 2, B.Moore 2, Kent Hetam 1, Mick Laidler 1.
Best; Leigh Robinson, Stephen Browney, S.Torre, Steven Pace, Wayne Harmes, Mark McQuinn.
Round 16: 17th July 1976
Carlton 20.11 131
Sth Melb. 9.10 64
Result: Won by 67 points
Goalkickers;
Best;
Round 17: 24th July 1976
Carlton 9.11 65
Hawthorn 9.13 67
Result: Lost by 2 points
Goalkickers;
Best;
Round 18: 31st July 1976
Richmond 20.14 134
Carlton 11.13 79
Result: Lost by 55 points
Goalkickers;
Best;
Round 19: 7th August 1976
St Kilda 17.14.116
Carlton 8.19.67
Result: Lost by 49 points
Goalkickers; D.Harries 2, Stephen Browney 1, Stephen Buckley 1, Mark Kerr 1, B.Moore 1, Gary Park, Matthew Scully 1.
Best; D.Harries, Gino Bianco, Mark Kerr, Kent Hetam, Mark McQuinn, B.Moore.
Round 20: 14th August 1976
Geelong 10.14 74
Carlton 10.10 70
Result: Lost by 4 points
Goalkickers;
Best;
Round 21: 21st August 1976
Nth Melb. 14.14.98
Carlton 11.24.90
Result: Lost by 8 points
Goalkickers; M.Grimes 3, Mark Kerr 2, Malcolm Toy 2, Stephen Browney 1, Stephen Buckley 1, Wayne Harmes 1, D.Harries 1.
Best; D.Harries, Mark McQuinn, Stephen Buckley, K.Deacon, Stephen Browney, B.Moore.
Round 22: 28th August 1976
Carlton 17.9.111
Footscray 20.19.139
Result: Lost by 28 points.
Goalkickers; Malcolm Toy 5, Stephen Buckley 4, Mark Kerr 4, Stephen Browney 1, Nick Clark 1, Harris 1, Mick Laidler 1.
Best; Malcolm Toy, K.Deacon, Stephen Buckley, Wayne Harmes, Harris, Mark Kerr.
1976 U/19's End of Home & Away Season Ladder
| Pos | Team | Wins | Losses | Draws | Points | For | Against | % |
| 1 | Nth Melbourne | 21 | 1 | 0 | 84 | 2850 | 1619 | 176.0 |
| 2 | Richmond | 17 | 4 | 1 | 70 | 2515 | 1770 | 142.1 |
| 3 | Footscray | 13 | 9 | 0 | 52 | 1987 | 1850 | 107.4 |
| 4 | Hawthorn | 12 | 10 | 0 | 48 | 2179 | 1983 | 109.9 |
| 5 | Essendon | 11 | 11 | 0 | 44 | 1955 | 2200 | 88.9 |
| 6 | Melbourne | 10 | 11 | 1 | 42 | 1919 | 2025 | 94.8 |
| 7 | Carlton | 9 | 13 | 0 | 36 | 1990 | 2079 | 95.7 |
| 8 | Fitzroy | 9 | 13 | 0 | 36 | 1929 | 2161 | 89.3 |
| 9 | Geelong | 9 | 13 | 0 | 36 | 1741 | 1990 | 87.1 |
| 10 | St Kilda | 8 | 13 | 1 | 34 | 1628 | 2136 | 76.2 |
| 11 | Collingwood | 7 | 15 | 0 | 28 | 1849 | 2299 | 80.4 |
| 12 | Sth Melbourne | 7 | 15 | 0 | 28 | 1801 | 2401 | 75.0 |
1976 U/19's Finals Series
Elimination Final - Hawthorn 15.19.109 d Essendon 5.11.41
Qualifying Final - Richmond 17.12.114 d Footscray 13.16.94
1st Semi Final - Hawthorn 12.12.84 d Footscray 10.17.77
2nd Semi Final - Nth Melbourne 12.15.87 d Richmond 8.12.60
Preliminary Final - Richmond 13.18.96 d Hawthorn 10.15.75