| Carlton | 3.3 | 21 | 6.3 | 39 | 9.5 | 59 | 13.7 | 85 | | Sth Melbourne | 1.1 | 7 | 5.1 | 31 | 11.3 | 69 | 12.4 | 76 |
| Venue: Lakeside Oval | Date: Saturday July 16, 1977 |
| Result: Win by 9 points | Umpires: K.Smith & M.Dye | Crowd: 17,058 Receipts: $18,162 |
| Goalkickers: R.Ashman 2, Jesaulenko 2, M.Maclure 2, R.Walls 2, J.Canfield 1, T.Keogh 1, J.Buckley 1, R.Byrne 1, R.Serafini 1 |
| Best: B.Armstrong, R.Walls, B.Doull, R.Ashman, T.Keogh, G.Southby |
| Reports: Nil | Injuries: Nil |
| Replacements: K.Heath (broken toe) replaced by J.Buckley as a reserve in the selected side by R.Serafini. M.Maclure by R.Serafini at three quarter time & J.Canfield by M.Young in the last quarter |
Game Review
Renato Serafini, in his debut for the Blues after crossing from Fitzroy, kicked a late goal (with his first kick) to set up the Blues' win.
Carlton put another temporary stop to South's hopes of making the Final Five when reserve Renato Serafini kicked a goal at the 22 minute mark and shepherded for Rod Ashman to do likewise minutes later. Prior to this, the Swans had grabbed the lead after trailing early in the game, which would rank with one of the worst of the season in the Lakeside Oval mud. The Blues late run and win gave them their sixth in a row against South. - Football Record.
Team
| B: | 7 Graeme Whitnall | 21 Rod Austin | 16 Jim Buckley |
| HB: | 20 Geoff Southby | 1 Jim Canfield | 11 Bruce Doull |
| C: | 26 Ray Byrne | 12 Barry Armstrong | 30 Tony Pickett |
| HF: | 36 Mark Maclure | 42 Robert Walls (c) | 9 Greg Towns |
| F: | 43 David McKay | 25 Alex Jesaulenko | 10 Alan Mangels |
| Ruck: | 28 Peter Jones (vc) | 8 Trevor Keogh | 14 Rod Ashman |
| Res: | 19 Michael Young | 23 Renato Serafini | |
| Coach: | Ian Thorogood |
Milestones
Debut (Carlton): Renato Serafini
Round 15 |
Round 17
