| Carlton | 7.3 | 45 | 10.8 | 68 | 11.11 | 77 | 14.16 | 100 | | Essendon | 3.1 | 19 | 7.5 | 47 | 8.12 | 60 | 12.16 | 88 |
| Venue: Windy Hill | Date: Saturday April 10, 1976 |
| Result: Win by 12 points | Umpires: B.Deller & H.Lyons | Crowd: 26,687 Receipts: $29,491 |
| Goalkickers: G.Southby 4, D.McKay 4, T.Keogh 3, A.Mangels 2, R.Ohlsen 1. |
| Best: T.Keogh, B.Doull, D.Halloran, D.McKay, K.Heath, R.Ohlsen. |
| Reports: | Injuries: Nil |
Game Review
Carlton held their league leadership place with a strong win over Essendon who took some time to find their feet, but played strongly in the second half to get within seven points in the last quarter. - Football Record.
League leaders Carlton had a narrow win over Essendon at Windy Hill with Geoff Southby and David McKay each kicking four goals for the Blues.
- Football Record.
Team
| B: | 19 John O'Connell | 21 Rod Austin | 18 Kevin Heath |
| HB: | 36 Mark Maclure | 11 Bruce Doull | 25 Alex Jesaulenko (c) |
| C: | 26 Ray Byrne | 9 Greg Towns | 30 Tony Pickett |
| HF: | 31 Danny Halloran | 20 Geoff Southby | 5 Syd Jackson |
| F: | 17 Rod Galt | 43 David McKay | 10 Alan Mangels |
| Ruck: | 28 Peter Jones (acting vc) | 24 Russell Ohlsen | 8 Trevor Keogh |
| Res: | 44 Eric Pascoe | 29 Garry Higgins | |
| Coach: | Ian Thorogood |
Milestones
150 Games: David McKay
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