1977 VFL Night Series
# 1977 VFL Night Series

The 1977 Victorian Football League Night Series was the 17th edition of the VFL Night Series, a VFL-organised national club Australian rules football tournament between the clubs from the VFL.

The 1977 Series would be the first night series to be played since 1971 but unlike the previous version that had been run between 1956 and 1971 as a consolation tournament that featuring the eight teams that missed the VFL finals and was played in September & October. This version was to feature all 12 VFL clubs and was played mid-week throughout the VFL premiership season between May and August.

## Qualified Teams

| Team | Nickname | League | Qualification | Participation (bold indicates winners) |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Hawthorn | Hawks | VFL | Winners of the 1976 Victorian Football League | 14th (Previous: 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970) |
| North Melbourne | Kangaroos | VFL | Runners-Up in the 1976 Victorian Football League | 16th (Previous: 1956, 1957, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971) |
| Carlton | Blues | VFL | Third Place in the 1976 Victorian Football League | 11th (Previous: 1956, 1957, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1971) |
| Geelong | Cats | VFL | Fourth Place in the 1976 Victorian Football League | 8th (Previous: 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1970, 1971) |
| Footscray | Bulldogs | VFL | Fifth Place in the 1976 Victorian Football League | 15th (Previous: 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971) |
| Melbourne | Demons | VFL | Sixth Place in the 1976 Victorian Football League | 9th (Previous: 1957, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971) |
| Richmond | Tigers | VFL | Seventh Place in the 1976 Victorian Football League | 14th (Previous: 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1970) |
| South Melbourne | Swans | VFL | Eighth Place in the 1976 Victorian Football League | 16th (Previous: 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1971) |
| St Kilda | Saints | VFL | Ninth Place in the 1976 Victorian Football League | 10th (Previous: 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1962, 1964, 1967, 1969) |
| Essendon | Bombers | VFL | Tenth Place in the 1976 Victorian Football League | 10th (Previous: 1956, 1957, 1958, 1961, 1963, 1967, 1969, 1970, 1971) |
| Fitzroy | Lions | VFL | Eleventh Place in the 1976 Victorian Football League | 15th (Previous: 1956, 1957, 1959, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971) |
| Collingwood | Magpies | VFL | Twelfth Place in the 1976 Victorian Football League | 6th (Previous: 1957, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1968) |

## Venues

Melbourne :

| Waverley Park | Lake Oval |
| - | - |
| Capacity: 72,000 | Capacity: 20,000 |
