1978 VFL season
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Results and statistics for the Victorian Football League season of 1978.
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[edit] Premiership season
[edit] Round 1
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Hawthorn | 22.15 (147) | Melbourne | 9.14 (68) | Princes Park | 10,632 | 1 April 1978 |
| Footscray | 11.14 (80) | North Melbourne | 23.11 (149) | Western Oval | 20,420 | 1 April 1978 |
| Fitzroy | 15.11 (101) | St Kilda | 16.13 (109) | Junction Oval | 17,030 | 1 April 1978 |
| Essendon | 19.9 (123) | South Melbourne | 14.18 (102) | Windy Hill | 23,562 | 1 April 1978 |
| Geelong | 11.10 (76) | Collingwood | 17.16 (118) | Kardinia Park (Stadium) | 27,463 | 1 April 1978 |
| Richmond | 25.24 (174) | Carlton | 14.13 (97) | MCG | 49,031 | 1 April 1978 |
[edit] Round 2
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| North Melbourne | 25.16 (166) | Richmond | 14.9 (93) | Arden Street Oval | 22,505 | 8 April 1978 |
| Collingwood | 22.23 (155) | Essendon | 12.16 (88) | Victoria Park | 34,160 | 8 April 1978 |
| Carlton | 13.17 (95) | Geelong | 15.19 (109) | Princes Park | 16,841 | 8 April 1978 |
| South Melbourne | 16.8 (104) | Hawthorn | 18.24 (132) | Lake Oval | 15,037 | 8 April 1978 |
| St Kilda | 20.17 (137) | Footscray | 19.16 (130) | Moorabbin Oval | 18,540 | 8 April 1978 |
| Melbourne | 24.23 (167) | Fitzroy | 23.19 (157) | MCG | 15,613 | 8 April 1978 |
[edit] Round 3
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Richmond | 16.14 (110) | St Kilda | 15.20 (110) | MCG | 35,602 | 15 April 1978 |
| Footscray | 10.16 (76) | Geelong | 21.14 (140) | Western Oval | 16,949 | 15 April 1978 |
| Essendon | 15.15 (105) | Fitzroy | 14.17 (101) | Windy Hill | 16,300 | 15 April 1978 |
| Carlton | 13.20 (98) | Melbourne | 11.19 (85) | Princes Park | 17,765 | 15 April 1978 |
| South Melbourne | 18.11 (119) | Collingwood | 14.18 (102) | Lake Oval | 20,733 | 15 April 1978 |
| North Melbourne | 16.15 (111) | Hawthorn | 12.14 (86) | VFL Park | 39,097 | 15 April 1978 |
[edit] Round 4
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Geelong | 18.17 (125) | Richmond | 15.8 (98) | Kardinia Park (Stadium) | 20,566 | 22 April 1978 |
| Fitzroy | 21.17 (143) | South Melbourne | 18.16 (124) | Junction Oval | 13,660 | 22 April 1978 |
| Collingwood | 14.19 (103) | Hawthorn | 15.15 (105) | Victoria Park | 28,714 | 22 April 1978 |
| St Kilda | 14.16 (100) | North Melbourne | 17.17 (119) | Moorabbin Oval | 29,117 | 22 April 1978 |
| Melbourne | 18.19 (127) | Footscray | 18.12 (120) | MCG | 14,865 | 22 April 1978 |
| Essendon | 19.17 (131) | Carlton | 16.8 (104) | VFL Park | 34,516 | 22 April 1978 |
[edit] Round 5
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Richmond | 19.16 (130) | Melbourne | 8.11 (59) | MCG | 34,212 | 25 April 1978 |
| St Kilda | 14.14 (98) | Geelong | 9.11 (65) | VFL Park | 43,388 | 25 April 1978 |
| Hawthorn | 14.17 (101) | Fitzroy | 15.12 (102) | Princes Park | 13,528 | 29 April 1978 |
| Footscray | 15.20 (110) | Essendon | 13.15 (93) | Western Oval | 20,328 | 29 April 1978 |
| North Melbourne | 19.10 (124) | Collingwood | 17.13 (115) | Arden Street Oval | 31,424 | 29 April 1978 |
| South Melbourne | 18.9 (117) | Carlton | 17.14 (116) | Lake Oval | 20,183 | 29 April 1978 |
[edit] Round 6
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Melbourne | 21.15 (141) | St Kilda | 31.18 (204) | MCG | 24,852 | 6 May 1978 |
| Geelong | 12.16 (88) | North Melbourne | 16.14 (110) | Kardinia Park (Stadium) | 23,074 | 6 May 1978 |
| Essendon | 22.18 (150) | Richmond | 19.15 (129) | Windy Hill | 21,946 | 6 May 1978 |
| Carlton | 19.12 (126) | Hawthorn | 24.13 (157) | Princes Park | 19,464 | 6 May 1978 |
| Fitzroy | 14.12 (96) | Collingwood | 22.16 (148) | Junction Oval | 25,282 | 6 May 1978 |
| South Melbourne | 18.15 (123) | Footscray | 16.9 (105) | VFL Park | 19,263 | 6 May 1978 |
[edit] Round 7
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Richmond | 14.14 (98) | South Melbourne | 19.11 (125) | MCG | 25,904 | 13 May 1978 |
| Hawthorn | 27.15 (177) | Footscray | 13.13 (91) | Princes Park | 9,099 | 13 May 1978 |
| North Melbourne | 14.14 (98) | Fitzroy | 14.11 (95) | Arden Street Oval | 14,150 | 13 May 1978 |
| St Kilda | 17.11 (113) | Essendon | 16.11 (107) | Moorabbin Oval | 30,760 | 13 May 1978 |
| Collingwood | 9.14 (68) | Carlton | 12.13 (85) | Victoria Park | 26,782 | 13 May 1978 |
| Melbourne | 21.13 (139) | Geelong | 18.18 (126) | VFL Park | 13,072 | 13 May 1978 |
[edit] Round 8
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Melbourne | 8.13 (61) | North Melbourne | 20.17 (137) | MCG | 21,268 | 20 May 1978 |
| Essendon | 11.10 (76) | Geelong | 7.18 (60) | Windy Hill | 21,212 | 20 May 1978 |
| Carlton | 8.15 (63) | Fitzroy | 9.7 (61) | Princes Park | 21,520 | 20 May 1978 |
| South Melbourne | 20.16 (136) | St Kilda | 4.13 (37) | Lake Oval | 21,494 | 20 May 1978 |
| Footscray | 14.5 (89) | Collingwood | 14.9 (93) | Western Oval | 19,096 | 20 May 1978 |
| Hawthorn | 14.15 (99) | Richmond | 9.16 (70) | VFL Park | 27,224 | 20 May 1978 |
[edit] Round 9
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Geelong | 16.13 (109) | South Melbourne | 14.11 (95) | Kardinia Park (Stadium) | 21,603 | 27 May 1978 |
| Fitzroy | 13.14 (92) | Footscray | 18.9 (117) | Junction Oval | 11,903 | 27 May 1978 |
| Collingwood | 12.20 (92) | Richmond | 10.16 (76) | Victoria Park | 28,651 | 27 May 1978 |
| Carlton | 18.9 (117) | North Melbourne | 8.11 (59) | Princes Park | 30,976 | 27 May 1978 |
| St Kilda | 8.9 (57) | Hawthorn | 13.19 (97) | Moorabbin Oval | 25,293 | 27 May 1978 |
| Essendon | 15.12 (102) | Melbourne | 8.12 (60) | VFL Park | 28,231 | 27 May 1978 |
[edit] Round 10
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Hawthorn | 12.24 (96) | Geelong | 8.13 (61) | Princes Park | 11,066 | 3 June 1978 |
| Richmond | 12.14 (86) | Fitzroy | 11.14 (80) | MCG | 21,122 | 3 June 1978 |
| North Melbourne | 13.7 (85) | Essendon | 12.10 (82) | Arden Street Oval | 28,828 | 3 June 1978 |
| South Melbourne | 24.18 (162) | Melbourne | 14.8 (92) | Lake Oval | 15,738 | 5 June 1978 |
| Footscray | 19.11 (125) | Carlton | 15.14 (104) | Western Oval | 30,197 | 5 June 1978 |
| Collingwood | 18.23 (131) | St Kilda | 14.13 (97) | VFL Park | 72,669 | 5 June 1978 |
[edit] Round 11
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Fitzroy | 16.15 (111) | Geelong | 16.18 (114) | Junction Oval | 10,300 | 17 June 1978 |
| Essendon | 16.8 (104) | Hawthorn | 19.19 (133) | Windy Hill | 23,302 | 17 June 1978 |
| Collingwood | 17.25 (127) | Melbourne | 10.7 (67) | Victoria Park | 19,931 | 17 June 1978 |
| Carlton | 23.27 (165) | St Kilda | 8.17 (65) | Princes Park | 25,388 | 17 June 1978 |
| Richmond | 23.17 (155) | Footscray | 14.13 (97) | MCG | 22,764 | 17 June 1978 |
| North Melbourne | 17.15 (117) | South Melbourne | 15.7 (97) | VFL Park | 31,037 | 17 June 1978 |
[edit] Round 12
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Carlton | 20.17 (137) | Richmond | 13.16 (94) | Princes Park | 28,266 | 24 June 1978 |
| Melbourne | 15.18 (108) | Hawthorn | 18.20 (128) | MCG | 14,652 | 24 June 1978 |
| North Melbourne | 8.12 (60) | Footscray | 13.12 (90) | Arden Street Oval | 14,269 | 24 June 1978 |
| St Kilda | 17.9 (111) | Fitzroy | 20.14 (134) | Moorabbin Oval | 15,822 | 24 June 1978 |
| South Melbourne | 13.19 (97) | Essendon | 17.18 (120) | Lake Oval | 18,574 | 24 June 1978 |
| Geelong | 13.18 (96) | Collingwood | 7.14 (56) | VFL Park | 31,636 | 24 June 1978 |
[edit] Round 13
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Hawthorn | 21.14 (140) | South Melbourne | 18.11 (119) | Princes Park | 13,583 | 1 July 1978 |
| Footscray | 33.15 (213) | St Kilda | 16.10 (106) | Western Oval | 16,300 | 1 July 1978 |
| Richmond | 21.16 (142) | North Melbourne | 17.15 (117) | MCG | 27,156 | 1 July 1978 |
| Essendon | 12.26 (98) | Collingwood | 14.21 (105) | Windy Hill | 29,913 | 1 July 1978 |
| Geelong | 8.9 (57) | Carlton | 9.13 (67) | Kardinia Park (Stadium) | 25,185 | 1 July 1978 |
| Fitzroy | 19.27 (141) | Melbourne | 8.13 (61) | VFL Park | 13,933 | 1 July 1978 |
[edit] Round 14
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| North Melbourne | 19.7 (121) | St Kilda | 18.16 (124) | Arden Street Oval | 12,599 | 8 July 1978 |
| Footscray | 20.7 (127) | Melbourne | 8.11 (59) | Western Oval | 13,325 | 8 July 1978 |
| Richmond | 17.20 (122) | Geelong | 18.9 (117) | MCG | 24,417 | 8 July 1978 |
| South Melbourne | 22.11 (143) | Fitzroy | 13.15 (93) | Lake Oval | 16,642 | 8 July 1978 |
| Essendon | 13.24 (102) | Carlton | 14.11 (95) | Windy Hill | 29,831 | 8 July 1978 |
| Collingwood | 13.6 (84) | Hawthorn | 10.14 (74) | VFL Park | 46,066 | 8 July 1978 |
[edit] Round 15
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Hawthorn | 10.14 (74) | North Melbourne | 7.13 (55) | Princes Park | 16,214 | 15 July 1978 |
| Collingwood | 17.12 (114) | South Melbourne | 12.22 (94) | Victoria Park | 23,729 | 15 July 1978 |
| St Kilda | 10.11 (71) | Richmond | 19.11 (125) | Moorabbin Oval | 18,954 | 15 July 1978 |
| Geelong | 12.12 (84) | Footscray | 10.12 (72) | Kardinia Park (Stadium) | 15,700 | 15 July 1978 |
| Fitzroy | 15.11 (101) | Essendon | 11.17 (83) | Junction Oval | 13,550 | 15 July 1978 |
| Carlton | 17.13 (115) | Melbourne | 2.14 (26) | VFL Park | 16,870 | 15 July 1978 |
[edit] Round 16
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Melbourne | 14.9 (93) | Richmond | 17.19 (121) | MCG | 18,416 | 22 July 1978 |
| Geelong | 16.8 (104) | St Kilda | 12.20 (92) | Kardinia Park (Stadium) | 16,219 | 22 July 1978 |
| Fitzroy | 18.14 (122) | Hawthorn | 17.19 (121) | Junction Oval | 12,240 | 22 July 1978 |
| Collingwood | 7.17 (59) | North Melbourne | 15.11 (101) | Victoria Park | 32,286 | 22 July 1978 |
| Carlton | 16.16 (112) | South Melbourne | 9.17 (71) | Princes Park | 24,277 | 22 July 1978 |
| Footscray | 15.17 (107) | Essendon | 13.8 (86) | VFL Park | 30,200 | 22 July 1978 |
[edit] Round 17
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| St Kilda | 20.21 (141) | Melbourne | 13.11 (89) | Moorabbin Oval | 13,118 | 29 July 1978 |
| North Melbourne | 18.14 (122) | Geelong | 10.16 (76) | Arden Street Oval | 15,775 | 29 July 1978 |
| South Melbourne | 15.15 (105) | Footscray | 13.13 (91) | Lake Oval | 14,112 | 29 July 1978 |
| Richmond | 20.16 (136) | Essendon | 13.18 (96) | MCG | 41,878 | 29 July 1978 |
| Hawthorn | 13.17 (95) | Carlton | 18.11 (119) | Princes Park | 28,132 | 29 July 1978 |
| Collingwood | 16.11 (107) | Fitzroy | 11.11 (77) | VFL Park | 32,246 | 29 July 1978 |
[edit] Round 18
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Footscray | 17.10 (112) | Hawthorn | 17.16 (118) | Western Oval | 17,285 | 5 August 1978 |
| Fitzroy | 11.16 (82) | North Melbourne | 19.10 (124) | Junction Oval | 13,022 | 5 August 1978 |
| Essendon | 11.16 (82) | St Kilda | 18.13 (121) | Windy Hill | 18,410 | 5 August 1978 |
| Carlton | 14.19 (103) | Collingwood | 8.14 (62) | Princes Park | 43,313 | 5 August 1978 |
| Melbourne | 13.17 (95) | Geelong | 14.17 (101) | MCG | 12,363 | 5 August 1978 |
| South Melbourne | 14.9 (93) | Richmond | 9.16 (70) | VFL Park | 31,717 | 5 August 1978 |
[edit] Round 19
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| St Kilda | 13.7 (85) | South Melbourne | 3.19 (37) | Moorabbin Oval | 20,933 | 12 August 1978 |
| Hawthorn | 18.19 (127) | Richmond | 10.10 (70) | Princes Park | 15,980 | 12 August 1978 |
| Collingwood | 11.16 (82) | Footscray | 10.6 (66) | Victoria Park | 24,069 | 12 August 1978 |
| North Melbourne | 26.18 (174) | Melbourne | 8.13 (61) | Arden Street Oval | 9,183 | 12 August 1978 |
| Geelong | 14.8 (92) | Essendon | 13.7 (85) | Kardinia Park (Stadium) | 15,080 | 12 August 1978 |
| Carlton | 9.15 (69) | Fitzroy | 8.10 (58) | VFL Park | 21,410 | 12 August 1978 |
[edit] Round 20
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Essendon | 19.16 (130) | Melbourne | 21.10 (136) | Windy Hill | 11,984 | 19 August 1978 |
| South Melbourne | 24.11 (155) | Geelong | 26.11 (167) | Lake Oval | 15,259 | 19 August 1978 |
| Footscray | 9.17 (71) | Fitzroy | 21.13 (139) | Western Oval | 12,525 | 19 August 1978 |
| Richmond | 16.13 (109) | Collingwood | 19.9 (123) | MCG | 59,580 | 19 August 1978 |
| North Melbourne | 9.16 (70) | Carlton | 19.17 (131) | Arden Street Oval | 28,965 | 19 August 1978 |
| St Kilda | 21.13 (139) | Hawthorn | 12.11 (83) | VFL Park | 31,677 | 19 August 1978 |
[edit] Round 21
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Melbourne | 15.16 (106) | South Melbourne | 11.19 (85) | MCG | 13,488 | 26 August 1978 |
| Geelong | 13.8 (86) | Hawthorn | 13.10 (88) | Kardinia Park (Stadium) | 21,663 | 26 August 1978 |
| Fitzroy | 20.14 (134) | Richmond | 17.15 (117) | Junction Oval | 11,200 | 26 August 1978 |
| Collingwood | 22.15 (147) | St Kilda | 15.17 (107) | Victoria Park | 31,537 | 26 August 1978 |
| Carlton | 23.7 (145) | Footscray | 15.12 (102) | Princes Park | 22,397 | 26 August 1978 |
| North Melbourne | 11.11 (77) | Essendon | 7.9 (51) | VFL Park | 22,337 | 26 August 1978 |
[edit] Round 22
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| North Melbourne | 16.15 (111) | South Melbourne | 12.15 (87) | Arden Street Oval | 15,607 | 2 September 1978 |
| Geelong | 13.22 (100) | Fitzroy | 5.8 (38) | Kardinia Park (Stadium) | 22,842 | 2 September 1978 |
| Hawthorn | 17.16 (118) | Essendon | 16.13 (109) | Princes Park | 14,534 | 2 September 1978 |
| Melbourne | 19.11 (125) | Collingwood | 24.12 (156) | MCG | 40,267 | 2 September 1978 |
| St Kilda | 16.10 (106) | Carlton | 9.12 (66) | Moorabbin Oval | 35,850 | 2 September 1978 |
| Richmond | 19.20 (134) | Footscray | 11.15 (81) | VFL Park | 17,768 | 2 September 1978 |
[edit] Grand Final
Hawthorn defeated North Melbourne 18.13 (121) to 15.13 (103), in front of a crowd of 101704 people. (For an explanation of scoring see Australian rules football).
[edit] Ladder
| Team | Won | Lost | Draw | For | Against | % | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Melbourne | 16 | 6 | 0 | 2407 | 1991 | 120.9 | 64 |
| 2 | Hawthorn | 16 | 6 | 0 | 2496 | 2120 | 117.7 | 64 |
| 3 | Collingwood | 15 | 7 | 0 | 2347 | 2072 | 113.3 | 60 |
| 4 | Carlton | 14 | 8 | 0 | 2329 | 1994 | 116.8 | 56 |
| 5 | Geelong | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2153 | 2104 | 102.3 | 48 |
| 6 | St Kilda | 11 | 10 | 1 | 2330 | 2503 | 93.1 | 46 |
| 7 | Richmond | 10 | 11 | 1 | 2459 | 2389 | 102.9 | 42 |
| 8 | South Melbourne | 9 | 13 | 0 | 2390 | 2383 | 100.3 | 36 |
| 9 | Fitzroy | 8 | 14 | 0 | 2258 | 2339 | 96.5 | 32 |
| 10 | Essendon | 8 | 14 | 0 | 2203 | 2337 | 94.3 | 32 |
| 11 | Footscray | 7 | 15 | 0 | 2272 | 2508 | 90.6 | 28 |
| 12 | Melbourne | 5 | 17 | 0 | 2025 | 2929 | 69.1 | 20 |
[edit] Awards
- The Coleman Medal was won by Kelvin Templeton of Footscray with 118 goals
- The Brownlow Medal was won by Malcolm Blight
[edit] Notable Events
- The 19th and 20th men were converted into interchange players, meaning that any two players could be rested at any time, and could return to the field.
- In Round 13, Footscray set the record for highest score in a game, scoring 33.15 (213) against St Kilda. This beat Carlton's nine year old 1969 record by three points. The new record was beaten in the following 1979 VFL season.
- In Round 6, Melbourne and St Kilda set the current record for the highest aggregate score in a game, the two teams amassing 52.33 (345). This broke the record set in the 1972 Grand Final.
- In Round 15, David O Halloran kicks the ball into the goal umpires face. The umpire was helped up and given the all clear.
- Hawthorn's high-flyer, Peter Knights, jumps into a pack and swallows his mouthguard. Trainers, luckily, got the mouthguard out. This occurred in Round 18 and Hawthorn won by a goal.
- Round 3 was the first round when a team (Carlton) won with a score less than 100 points (Carlton amassed 13.20 (98) and won by 13 points)
- In Round 20, Collingwood comes from more than 50 points down to win by 14 points.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- Stephen Rogers and Ashley Brown (1998). Every Game Ever Played. 6th ed. Victoria: Penguin Books.
- 1978 Season - AFL Tables
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