| Venue: Lakeside Oval | Date: Saturday July 17, 1976 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Result: Win by 6 points | Umpires: B.Deller & A.Bryant | Crowd: 17,395 Receipts: $19,866 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Goalkickers: A.Jesaulenko 4, R.Ashman 3, M.Fitzpatrick 2, P.Jones 2, T.Pickett 2, G.Towns 1, D.McKay 1. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Best: R.Ashman, G.Southby, B.Armstrong, T.Pickett, G.Towns, P.Pinnell. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Reports: | Injuries: | |||||||||||||||||||
Game Review
South Melbourne almost caused another upset, but it appears they were not meant to defeat Carlton in 1976, this being their second for the year by a narrow margin after leading very late in the game. It was a great effort by the enthusiastic Swans to bang on four quick goals in as many minutes in the final term to take a handy lead, but the more experienced Blues steadied to finally win by six points. Carlton's win was their fourth in a row after five losses midway through the season and they now look set to take on all comers in the approaching finals. It was their fourth in a row against South, who have now lost four games by less than seven points this year. - Football Record.Team
| B: | 19 John O'Connell | 20 Geoff Southby | 18 Kevin Heath |
| HB: | 7 Graeme Whitnall | 11 Bruce Doull | 15 Phil Pinnell |
| C: | 30 Tony Pickett | 9 Greg Towns | 26 Ray Byrne |
| HF: | 43 David McKay | 42 Robert Walls (vc) | 21 Rod Austin |
| F: | 3 Mike Fitzpatrick | 25 Alex Jesaulenko (c) | 8 Trevor Keogh |
| Ruck: | 28 Peter Jones (dvc) | 12 Barry Armstrong | 14 Rod Ashman |
| Res: | 24 Russell Ohlsen | 32 Leigh McConnon | |
| Coach: | Ian Thorogood | ||
Round 15 | Round 17