vfl 1977 round 22

collingwood (17-4) vs melbourne (5-16)

pies go from first time wooden spooners to minor premiers in a year beating dees by 14. collingwood (18-4) have the bye for finishing 1st. melbourne (5-17) finish 11th.

Collingwood115
Melbourne101

essendon (7-1-13) vs hawthorn (16-5)
hawks beat dons by 38. hawthorn (17-5) are 2nd and will host north in qual final. essendon (7-1-14) finish 9th.

Essendon130
Hawthorn168

fitzroy (5-16) vs geelong (8-13)

lions stun cats by 41. fitzroy (6-16) finish 10th. geelong (8-14) finish 8th.

Fitzroy141
Geelong100

north (15-6) vs south (12-1-8)

swans make finals for just the 2nd time in 32 years stunning roos by 10. south (13-1-8) play richmon din elim final. north (15-7) play hawthorn in qual final.

North Melbourne93
South Melbourne103

richmond (13-1-7) vs st kilda (3-2-16)

tigers beat saints by 59. richmond (14-1-7) host south in elim final. st kilda (3-2-17) finish last.

Richmond171
St. Kilda112

footscray (8-1-12) vs carlton (13-8) uor

dogs stun blues by 18. footscray (9-1-12) finish 7th. carlton (13-9) finish 6th.

Footscray103
Carlton85

ladder

LPClubPWLDForAgn%Pts
1Collingwood22184025601959130.6872
2Hawthorn22175026181959133.6468
3North Melbourne22157021241803117.8060
4Richmond22147123702085113.6758
5South Melbourne22138121481942110.6154
6Carlton22139020811859111.9452
7Footscray221011121702141101.3642
8Geelong2281401930233382.7332
9Essendon2271412085251882.8030
10Fitzroy2261602072247483.7524
11Melbourne2251702117249284.9520
12St. Kilda2231721966267673.4716

this is souths last finals appearence as south as well as the only time the wooden spooner from the previous year (collingwood) have ended up on top of the ladder.

elim final

richmond v south

qual final

hawthorn v north

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