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The 1978 VFL season was the 82nd season of the
Victorian Football League The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football league in Australia serving as one of the second-tier regional semi-professional competitions which sit underneath the fully professional Australian Football League (AFL). It ...
(VFL), the highest level senior
Australian rules football Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an oval field, often a modified cricket ground. Points are scored by k ...
competition in Victoria. The season featured twelve clubs, ran from 1 April until 30 September, and comprised a 22-game home-and-away season followed by a finals series featuring the top five clubs. The premiership was won by the
Hawthorn Football Club The Hawthorn Football Club, nicknamed the Hawks, is a professional Australian rules football club based in Mulgrave, Victoria, that competes in the Australian Football League (AFL). The club was founded in 1902 in the inner-east suburb of Hawt ...
for the fourth time, after it defeated by 18 points in the 1978 VFL Grand Final.


Rule changes

* 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. * Goal umpires required to touch goal post if the ball had hit post. Also two flags were positioned at one post and one flag at the other to save time when signalling scores.


Night series

defeated 13.18 (96) to 2.8 (20) in the final.


Premiership season


Round 1

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Venue , Crowd , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 22.15 (147) , , 9.14 (68) , Princes Park , 10,632 , 1 April 1978 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 11.14 (80) , , 23.11 (149) ,
Western Oval Whitten Oval (also known as Victoria University Whitten Oval under a naming rights agreement) is a stadium in the inner-western suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in Barkly Street, West Footscray. It is the training and administ ...
, 20,420 , 1 April 1978 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 15.11 (101) , , 16.13 (109) ,
Junction Oval Junction Oval (also known as the St Kilda Cricket Ground, or the CitiPower Centre due to sponsorship reasons) is a historic sports ground in the suburb of St Kilda in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The oval's location near the St Kilda Junc ...
, 17,030 , 1 April 1978 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 19.9 (123) , , 14.18 (102) , Windy Hill , 23,562 , 1 April 1978 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 11.10 (76) , , 17.16 (118) ,
Kardinia Park Kardinia Park is a major public park located in South Geelong, Victoria. A number of public and sporting facilities are located in the park: a major AFL stadium, a secondary football oval, a cricket field, an open air swimming pool, a number of ...
, 27,463 , 1 April 1978 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 25.24 (174) , , 14.13 (97) ,
MCG The Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), also known locally as "The 'G", is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne, Victoria. Founded and managed by the Melbourne Cricket Club, it is the largest stadium in the Southern Hem ...
, 49,031 , 1 April 1978


Round 2


Round 3

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Venue , Crowd , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 16.14 (110) , , 15.20 (110) ,
MCG The Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), also known locally as "The 'G", is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne, Victoria. Founded and managed by the Melbourne Cricket Club, it is the largest stadium in the Southern Hem ...
, 35,602 , 15 April 1978 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 10.16 (76) , , 21.14 (140) ,
Western Oval Whitten Oval (also known as Victoria University Whitten Oval under a naming rights agreement) is a stadium in the inner-western suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in Barkly Street, West Footscray. It is the training and administ ...
, 16,949 , 15 April 1978 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 15.15 (105) , , 14.17 (101) , Windy Hill , 16,300 , 15 April 1978 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 13.20 (98) , , 11.19 (85) , Princes Park , 17,765 , 15 April 1978 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 18.11 (119) , , 14.18 (102) ,
Lake Oval Lakeside Stadium is an Australian sports arena in the South Melbourne suburb of Albert Park. Comprising an athletics track and soccer stadium, it currently serves as the home ground and administrative base for association football club Sout ...
, 20,733 , 15 April 1978 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 16.15 (111) , , 12.14 (86) ,
VFL Park Waverley Park (also and originally called VFL Park) was an Australian rules football stadium in Mulgrave, Victoria, Australia. For most of its history, its purpose was as a neutral venue and used by all Victorian-based Victorian Football Lea ...
, 39,097 , 15 April 1978


Round 4

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Venue , Crowd , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 18.17 (125) , , 15.8 (98) ,
Kardinia Park Kardinia Park is a major public park located in South Geelong, Victoria. A number of public and sporting facilities are located in the park: a major AFL stadium, a secondary football oval, a cricket field, an open air swimming pool, a number of ...
, 20,566 , 22 April 1978 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 21.17 (143) , , 18.16 (124) ,
Junction Oval Junction Oval (also known as the St Kilda Cricket Ground, or the CitiPower Centre due to sponsorship reasons) is a historic sports ground in the suburb of St Kilda in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The oval's location near the St Kilda Junc ...
, 13,660 , 22 April 1978 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 14.19 (103) , , 15.15 (105) ,
Victoria Park Victoria Park may refer to: Places Australia * Victoria Park Nature Reserve, a protected area in Northern Rivers region, New South Wales * Victoria Park, Adelaide, a park and racecourse * Victoria Park, Brisbane, a public park and former golf ...
, 28,714 , 22 April 1978 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 14.16 (100) , , 17.17 (119) ,
Moorabbin Oval Moorabbin Oval (also known as RSEA Park under a naming rights agreement) is an Australian rules football ground in the city of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia at Linton Street in the suburb of Moorabbin, Victoria, Moorabbin. The ground was most ...
, 29,117 , 22 April 1978 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 18.19 (127) , , 18.12 (120) ,
MCG The Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), also known locally as "The 'G", is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne, Victoria. Founded and managed by the Melbourne Cricket Club, it is the largest stadium in the Southern Hem ...
, 14,865 , 22 April 1978 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 16.8 (104) , , 19.17 (131) ,
VFL Park Waverley Park (also and originally called VFL Park) was an Australian rules football stadium in Mulgrave, Victoria, Australia. For most of its history, its purpose was as a neutral venue and used by all Victorian-based Victorian Football Lea ...
, 34,516 , 22 April 1978


Round 5

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Venue , Crowd , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 19.16 (130) , , 8.11 (59) ,
MCG The Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), also known locally as "The 'G", is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne, Victoria. Founded and managed by the Melbourne Cricket Club, it is the largest stadium in the Southern Hem ...
, 34,212 , 25 April 1978 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 14.14 (98) , , 9.11 (65) ,
VFL Park Waverley Park (also and originally called VFL Park) was an Australian rules football stadium in Mulgrave, Victoria, Australia. For most of its history, its purpose was as a neutral venue and used by all Victorian-based Victorian Football Lea ...
, 43,388 , 25 April 1978 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 14.17 (101) , , 15.12 (102) , Princes Park , 13,528 , 29 April 1978 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 15.20 (110) , , 13.15 (93) ,
Western Oval Whitten Oval (also known as Victoria University Whitten Oval under a naming rights agreement) is a stadium in the inner-western suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in Barkly Street, West Footscray. It is the training and administ ...
, 20,328 , 29 April 1978 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 19.10 (124) , , 17.13 (115) ,
Arden Street Oval Arden Street Oval (also known as North Melbourne Cricket Ground) is a sports oval in North Melbourne, Victoria, North Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria. It is currently the training base of the North Melbourne Football Club, an Australia ...
, 31,424 , 29 April 1978 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 18.9 (117) , , 17.14 (116) ,
Lake Oval Lakeside Stadium is an Australian sports arena in the South Melbourne suburb of Albert Park. Comprising an athletics track and soccer stadium, it currently serves as the home ground and administrative base for association football club Sout ...
, 20,183 , 29 April 1978


Round 6


Round 7

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Venue , Crowd , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 14.14 (98) , , 19.11 (125) ,
MCG The Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), also known locally as "The 'G", is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne, Victoria. Founded and managed by the Melbourne Cricket Club, it is the largest stadium in the Southern Hem ...
, 25,904 , 13 May 1978 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 27.15 (177) , , 13.13 (91) , Princes Park , 9,099 , 13 May 1978 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 14.14 (98) , , 14.11 (95) ,
Arden Street Oval Arden Street Oval (also known as North Melbourne Cricket Ground) is a sports oval in North Melbourne, Victoria, North Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria. It is currently the training base of the North Melbourne Football Club, an Australia ...
, 14,150 , 13 May 1978 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 17.11 (113) , , 16.11 (107) ,
Moorabbin Oval Moorabbin Oval (also known as RSEA Park under a naming rights agreement) is an Australian rules football ground in the city of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia at Linton Street in the suburb of Moorabbin, Victoria, Moorabbin. The ground was most ...
, 30,760 , 13 May 1978 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 9.14 (68) , , 12.13 (85) ,
Victoria Park Victoria Park may refer to: Places Australia * Victoria Park Nature Reserve, a protected area in Northern Rivers region, New South Wales * Victoria Park, Adelaide, a park and racecourse * Victoria Park, Brisbane, a public park and former golf ...
, 26,782 , 13 May 1978 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 18.18 (126) , , 21.13 (139) ,
VFL Park Waverley Park (also and originally called VFL Park) was an Australian rules football stadium in Mulgrave, Victoria, Australia. For most of its history, its purpose was as a neutral venue and used by all Victorian-based Victorian Football Lea ...
, 13,072 , 13 May 1978


Round 8

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Venue , Crowd , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 8.13 (61) , , 20.17 (137) ,
MCG The Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), also known locally as "The 'G", is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne, Victoria. Founded and managed by the Melbourne Cricket Club, it is the largest stadium in the Southern Hem ...
, 21,268 , 20 May 1978 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 11.10 (76) , , 7.18 (60) , Windy Hill , 21,212 , 20 May 1978 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 8.15 (63) , , 9.7 (61) , Princes Park , 21,520 , 20 May 1978 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 20.16 (136) , , 4.13 (37) ,
Lake Oval Lakeside Stadium is an Australian sports arena in the South Melbourne suburb of Albert Park. Comprising an athletics track and soccer stadium, it currently serves as the home ground and administrative base for association football club Sout ...
, 21,494 , 20 May 1978 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 14.5 (89) , , 14.9 (93) ,
Western Oval Whitten Oval (also known as Victoria University Whitten Oval under a naming rights agreement) is a stadium in the inner-western suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in Barkly Street, West Footscray. It is the training and administ ...
, 19,096 , 20 May 1978 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 9.16 (70) , , 14.15 (99) ,
VFL Park Waverley Park (also and originally called VFL Park) was an Australian rules football stadium in Mulgrave, Victoria, Australia. For most of its history, its purpose was as a neutral venue and used by all Victorian-based Victorian Football Lea ...
, 27,224 , 20 May 1978


Round 9

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Venue , Crowd , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 16.13 (109) , , 14.11 (95) ,
Kardinia Park Kardinia Park is a major public park located in South Geelong, Victoria. A number of public and sporting facilities are located in the park: a major AFL stadium, a secondary football oval, a cricket field, an open air swimming pool, a number of ...
, 21,603 , 27 May 1978 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 13.14 (92) , , 18.9 (117) ,
Junction Oval Junction Oval (also known as the St Kilda Cricket Ground, or the CitiPower Centre due to sponsorship reasons) is a historic sports ground in the suburb of St Kilda in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The oval's location near the St Kilda Junc ...
, 11,903 , 27 May 1978 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 12.20 (92) , , 10.16 (76) ,
Victoria Park Victoria Park may refer to: Places Australia * Victoria Park Nature Reserve, a protected area in Northern Rivers region, New South Wales * Victoria Park, Adelaide, a park and racecourse * Victoria Park, Brisbane, a public park and former golf ...
, 28,651 , 27 May 1978 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 18.9 (117) , , 8.11 (59) , Princes Park , 30,976 , 27 May 1978 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 8.9 (57) , , 13.19 (97) ,
Moorabbin Oval Moorabbin Oval (also known as RSEA Park under a naming rights agreement) is an Australian rules football ground in the city of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia at Linton Street in the suburb of Moorabbin, Victoria, Moorabbin. The ground was most ...
, 25,293 , 27 May 1978 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 8.12 (60) , , 15.12 (102) ,
VFL Park Waverley Park (also and originally called VFL Park) was an Australian rules football stadium in Mulgrave, Victoria, Australia. For most of its history, its purpose was as a neutral venue and used by all Victorian-based Victorian Football Lea ...
, 28,231 , 27 May 1978


Round 10

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Venue , Crowd , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 12.24 (96) , , 8.13 (61) , Princes Park , 11,066 , 3 June 1978 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 12.14 (86) , , 11.14 (80) ,
MCG The Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), also known locally as "The 'G", is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne, Victoria. Founded and managed by the Melbourne Cricket Club, it is the largest stadium in the Southern Hem ...
, 21,122 , 3 June 1978 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 13.7 (85) , , 12.10 (82) ,
Arden Street Oval Arden Street Oval (also known as North Melbourne Cricket Ground) is a sports oval in North Melbourne, Victoria, North Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria. It is currently the training base of the North Melbourne Football Club, an Australia ...
, 28,828 , 3 June 1978 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 24.18 (162) , , 14.8 (92) ,
Lake Oval Lakeside Stadium is an Australian sports arena in the South Melbourne suburb of Albert Park. Comprising an athletics track and soccer stadium, it currently serves as the home ground and administrative base for association football club Sout ...
, 15,738 , 5 June 1978 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 19.11 (125) , , 15.14 (104) ,
Western Oval Whitten Oval (also known as Victoria University Whitten Oval under a naming rights agreement) is a stadium in the inner-western suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in Barkly Street, West Footscray. It is the training and administ ...
, 30,197 , 5 June 1978 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 14.13 (97) , , 18.23 (131) ,
VFL Park Waverley Park (also and originally called VFL Park) was an Australian rules football stadium in Mulgrave, Victoria, Australia. For most of its history, its purpose was as a neutral venue and used by all Victorian-based Victorian Football Lea ...
, 72,669 , 5 June 1978


Round 11

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Venue , Crowd , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 16.15 (111) , , 16.18 (114) ,
Junction Oval Junction Oval (also known as the St Kilda Cricket Ground, or the CitiPower Centre due to sponsorship reasons) is a historic sports ground in the suburb of St Kilda in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The oval's location near the St Kilda Junc ...
, 10,300 , 17 June 1978 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 16.8 (104) , , 19.19 (133) , Windy Hill , 23,302 , 17 June 1978 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 17.25 (127) , , 10.7 (67) ,
Victoria Park Victoria Park may refer to: Places Australia * Victoria Park Nature Reserve, a protected area in Northern Rivers region, New South Wales * Victoria Park, Adelaide, a park and racecourse * Victoria Park, Brisbane, a public park and former golf ...
, 19,931 , 17 June 1978 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 23.27 (165) , , 8.17 (65) , Princes Park , 25,388 , 17 June 1978 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 23.17 (155) , , 14.13 (97) ,
MCG The Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), also known locally as "The 'G", is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne, Victoria. Founded and managed by the Melbourne Cricket Club, it is the largest stadium in the Southern Hem ...
, 22,764 , 17 June 1978 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 15.7 (97) , , 17.15 (117) ,
VFL Park Waverley Park (also and originally called VFL Park) was an Australian rules football stadium in Mulgrave, Victoria, Australia. For most of its history, its purpose was as a neutral venue and used by all Victorian-based Victorian Football Lea ...
, 31,037 , 17 June 1978


Round 12

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Venue , Crowd , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 20.17 (137) , , 13.16 (94) , Princes Park , 28,266 , 24 June 1978 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 15.18 (108) , , 18.20 (128) ,
MCG The Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), also known locally as "The 'G", is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne, Victoria. Founded and managed by the Melbourne Cricket Club, it is the largest stadium in the Southern Hem ...
, 14,652 , 24 June 1978 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 8.12 (60) , , 13.12 (90) ,
Arden Street Oval Arden Street Oval (also known as North Melbourne Cricket Ground) is a sports oval in North Melbourne, Victoria, North Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria. It is currently the training base of the North Melbourne Football Club, an Australia ...
, 14,269 , 24 June 1978 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 17.9 (111) , , 20.14 (134) ,
Moorabbin Oval Moorabbin Oval (also known as RSEA Park under a naming rights agreement) is an Australian rules football ground in the city of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia at Linton Street in the suburb of Moorabbin, Victoria, Moorabbin. The ground was most ...
, 15,822 , 24 June 1978 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 13.19 (97) , , 17.18 (120) ,
Lake Oval Lakeside Stadium is an Australian sports arena in the South Melbourne suburb of Albert Park. Comprising an athletics track and soccer stadium, it currently serves as the home ground and administrative base for association football club Sout ...
, 18,574 , 24 June 1978 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 7.14 (56) , , 13.18 (96) ,
VFL Park Waverley Park (also and originally called VFL Park) was an Australian rules football stadium in Mulgrave, Victoria, Australia. For most of its history, its purpose was as a neutral venue and used by all Victorian-based Victorian Football Lea ...
, 31,636 , 24 June 1978


Round 13


Round 14

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Venue , Crowd , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 19.7 (121) , , 18.16 (124) ,
Arden Street Oval Arden Street Oval (also known as North Melbourne Cricket Ground) is a sports oval in North Melbourne, Victoria, North Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria. It is currently the training base of the North Melbourne Football Club, an Australia ...
, 12,599 , 8 July 1978 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 20.7 (127) , , 8.11 (59) ,
Western Oval Whitten Oval (also known as Victoria University Whitten Oval under a naming rights agreement) is a stadium in the inner-western suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in Barkly Street, West Footscray. It is the training and administ ...
, 13,325 , 8 July 1978 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 17.20 (122) , , 18.9 (117) ,
MCG The Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), also known locally as "The 'G", is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne, Victoria. Founded and managed by the Melbourne Cricket Club, it is the largest stadium in the Southern Hem ...
, 24,417 , 8 July 1978 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 22.11 (143) , , 13.15 (93) ,
Lake Oval Lakeside Stadium is an Australian sports arena in the South Melbourne suburb of Albert Park. Comprising an athletics track and soccer stadium, it currently serves as the home ground and administrative base for association football club Sout ...
, 16,642 , 8 July 1978 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 13.24 (102) , , 14.11 (95) , Windy Hill , 29,831 , 8 July 1978 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 10.14 (74) , , 13.6 (84) ,
VFL Park Waverley Park (also and originally called VFL Park) was an Australian rules football stadium in Mulgrave, Victoria, Australia. For most of its history, its purpose was as a neutral venue and used by all Victorian-based Victorian Football Lea ...
, 46,066 , 8 July 1978


Round 15

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Venue , Crowd , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 10.14 (74) , , 7.13 (55) , Princes Park , 16,214 , 15 July 1978 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 17.12 (114) , , 12.22 (94) ,
Victoria Park Victoria Park may refer to: Places Australia * Victoria Park Nature Reserve, a protected area in Northern Rivers region, New South Wales * Victoria Park, Adelaide, a park and racecourse * Victoria Park, Brisbane, a public park and former golf ...
, 23,729 , 15 July 1978 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 10.11 (71) , , 19.11 (125) ,
Moorabbin Oval Moorabbin Oval (also known as RSEA Park under a naming rights agreement) is an Australian rules football ground in the city of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia at Linton Street in the suburb of Moorabbin, Victoria, Moorabbin. The ground was most ...
, 18,954 , 15 July 1978 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 12.12 (84) , , 10.12 (72) ,
Kardinia Park Kardinia Park is a major public park located in South Geelong, Victoria. A number of public and sporting facilities are located in the park: a major AFL stadium, a secondary football oval, a cricket field, an open air swimming pool, a number of ...
, 15,700 , 15 July 1978 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 15.11 (101) , , 11.17 (83) ,
Junction Oval Junction Oval (also known as the St Kilda Cricket Ground, or the CitiPower Centre due to sponsorship reasons) is a historic sports ground in the suburb of St Kilda in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The oval's location near the St Kilda Junc ...
, 13,550 , 15 July 1978 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 2.14 (26) , , 17.13 (115) ,
VFL Park Waverley Park (also and originally called VFL Park) was an Australian rules football stadium in Mulgrave, Victoria, Australia. For most of its history, its purpose was as a neutral venue and used by all Victorian-based Victorian Football Lea ...
, 16,870 , 15 July 1978


Round 16

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Venue , Crowd , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 14.9 (93) , , 17.19 (121) ,
MCG The Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), also known locally as "The 'G", is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne, Victoria. Founded and managed by the Melbourne Cricket Club, it is the largest stadium in the Southern Hem ...
, 18,416 , 22 July 1978 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 16.8 (104) , , 12.20 (92) ,
Kardinia Park Kardinia Park is a major public park located in South Geelong, Victoria. A number of public and sporting facilities are located in the park: a major AFL stadium, a secondary football oval, a cricket field, an open air swimming pool, a number of ...
, 16,219 , 22 July 1978 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 18.14 (122) , , 17.19 (121) ,
Junction Oval Junction Oval (also known as the St Kilda Cricket Ground, or the CitiPower Centre due to sponsorship reasons) is a historic sports ground in the suburb of St Kilda in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The oval's location near the St Kilda Junc ...
, 12,240 , 22 July 1978 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 7.17 (59) , , 15.11 (101) ,
Victoria Park Victoria Park may refer to: Places Australia * Victoria Park Nature Reserve, a protected area in Northern Rivers region, New South Wales * Victoria Park, Adelaide, a park and racecourse * Victoria Park, Brisbane, a public park and former golf ...
, 32,286 , 22 July 1978 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 16.16 (112) , , 9.17 (71) , Princes Park , 24,277 , 22 July 1978 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 13.8 (86) , , 15.17 (107) ,
VFL Park Waverley Park (also and originally called VFL Park) was an Australian rules football stadium in Mulgrave, Victoria, Australia. For most of its history, its purpose was as a neutral venue and used by all Victorian-based Victorian Football Lea ...
, 30,200 , 22 July 1978


Round 17

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Venue , Crowd , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 20.21 (141) , , 13.11 (89) ,
Moorabbin Oval Moorabbin Oval (also known as RSEA Park under a naming rights agreement) is an Australian rules football ground in the city of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia at Linton Street in the suburb of Moorabbin, Victoria, Moorabbin. The ground was most ...
, 13,118 , 29 July 1978 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 18.14 (122) , , 10.16 (76) ,
Arden Street Oval Arden Street Oval (also known as North Melbourne Cricket Ground) is a sports oval in North Melbourne, Victoria, North Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria. It is currently the training base of the North Melbourne Football Club, an Australia ...
, 15,775 , 29 July 1978 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 15.15 (105) , , 13.13 (91) ,
Lake Oval Lakeside Stadium is an Australian sports arena in the South Melbourne suburb of Albert Park. Comprising an athletics track and soccer stadium, it currently serves as the home ground and administrative base for association football club Sout ...
, 14,112 , 29 July 1978 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 20.16 (136) , , 13.18 (96) ,
MCG The Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), also known locally as "The 'G", is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne, Victoria. Founded and managed by the Melbourne Cricket Club, it is the largest stadium in the Southern Hem ...
, 41,878 , 29 July 1978 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 13.17 (95) , , 18.11 (119) , Princes Park , 28,132 , 29 July 1978 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 16.11 (107) , , 11.11 (77) ,
VFL Park Waverley Park (also and originally called VFL Park) was an Australian rules football stadium in Mulgrave, Victoria, Australia. For most of its history, its purpose was as a neutral venue and used by all Victorian-based Victorian Football Lea ...
, 32,246 , 29 July 1978


Round 18

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Venue , Crowd , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 17.10 (112) , , 17.16 (118) ,
Western Oval Whitten Oval (also known as Victoria University Whitten Oval under a naming rights agreement) is a stadium in the inner-western suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in Barkly Street, West Footscray. It is the training and administ ...
, 17,285 , 5 August 1978 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 11.16 (82) , , 19.10 (124) ,
Junction Oval Junction Oval (also known as the St Kilda Cricket Ground, or the CitiPower Centre due to sponsorship reasons) is a historic sports ground in the suburb of St Kilda in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The oval's location near the St Kilda Junc ...
, 13,022 , 5 August 1978 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 11.16 (82) , , 18.13 (121) , Windy Hill , 18,410 , 5 August 1978 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 14.19 (103) , , 8.14 (62) , Princes Park , 43,313 , 5 August 1978 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 13.17 (95) , , 14.17 (101) ,
MCG The Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), also known locally as "The 'G", is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne, Victoria. Founded and managed by the Melbourne Cricket Club, it is the largest stadium in the Southern Hem ...
, 12,363 , 5 August 1978 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 14.9 (93) , , 9.16 (70) ,
VFL Park Waverley Park (also and originally called VFL Park) was an Australian rules football stadium in Mulgrave, Victoria, Australia. For most of its history, its purpose was as a neutral venue and used by all Victorian-based Victorian Football Lea ...
, 31,717 , 5 August 1978


Round 19

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Venue , Crowd , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 13.7 (85) , , 3.19 (37) ,
Moorabbin Oval Moorabbin Oval (also known as RSEA Park under a naming rights agreement) is an Australian rules football ground in the city of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia at Linton Street in the suburb of Moorabbin, Victoria, Moorabbin. The ground was most ...
, 20,933 , 12 August 1978 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 18.19 (127) , , 10.10 (70) , Princes Park , 15,980 , 12 August 1978 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 11.16 (82) , , 10.6 (66) ,
Victoria Park Victoria Park may refer to: Places Australia * Victoria Park Nature Reserve, a protected area in Northern Rivers region, New South Wales * Victoria Park, Adelaide, a park and racecourse * Victoria Park, Brisbane, a public park and former golf ...
, 24,069 , 12 August 1978 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 26.18 (174) , , 8.13 (61) ,
Arden Street Oval Arden Street Oval (also known as North Melbourne Cricket Ground) is a sports oval in North Melbourne, Victoria, North Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria. It is currently the training base of the North Melbourne Football Club, an Australia ...
, 9,183 , 12 August 1978 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 14.8 (92) , , 13.7 (85) ,
Kardinia Park Kardinia Park is a major public park located in South Geelong, Victoria. A number of public and sporting facilities are located in the park: a major AFL stadium, a secondary football oval, a cricket field, an open air swimming pool, a number of ...
, 15,080 , 12 August 1978 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 8.10 (58) , , 9.15 (69) ,
VFL Park Waverley Park (also and originally called VFL Park) was an Australian rules football stadium in Mulgrave, Victoria, Australia. For most of its history, its purpose was as a neutral venue and used by all Victorian-based Victorian Football Lea ...
, 21,410 , 12 August 1978


Round 20

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Venue , Crowd , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 19.16 (130) , , 21.10 (136) , Windy Hill , 11,984 , 19 August 1978 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 24.11 (155) , , 26.11 (167) ,
Lake Oval Lakeside Stadium is an Australian sports arena in the South Melbourne suburb of Albert Park. Comprising an athletics track and soccer stadium, it currently serves as the home ground and administrative base for association football club Sout ...
, 15,259 , 19 August 1978 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 9.17 (71) , , 21.13 (139) ,
Western Oval Whitten Oval (also known as Victoria University Whitten Oval under a naming rights agreement) is a stadium in the inner-western suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in Barkly Street, West Footscray. It is the training and administ ...
, 12,525 , 19 August 1978 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 16.13 (109) , , 19.9 (123) ,
MCG The Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), also known locally as "The 'G", is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne, Victoria. Founded and managed by the Melbourne Cricket Club, it is the largest stadium in the Southern Hem ...
, 59,580 , 19 August 1978 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 9.16 (70) , , 19.17 (131) ,
Arden Street Oval Arden Street Oval (also known as North Melbourne Cricket Ground) is a sports oval in North Melbourne, Victoria, North Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria. It is currently the training base of the North Melbourne Football Club, an Australia ...
, 28,965 , 19 August 1978 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 12.11 (83) , , 21.13 (139) ,
VFL Park Waverley Park (also and originally called VFL Park) was an Australian rules football stadium in Mulgrave, Victoria, Australia. For most of its history, its purpose was as a neutral venue and used by all Victorian-based Victorian Football Lea ...
, 31,677 , 19 August 1978 * were leading by 55 points at the 10-minute mark of the second quarter before the Magpies hit back to win by 14 points. It was at the time the third-biggest comeback in League history.


Round 21

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Venue , Crowd , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 15.16 (106) , , 11.19 (85) ,
MCG The Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), also known locally as "The 'G", is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne, Victoria. Founded and managed by the Melbourne Cricket Club, it is the largest stadium in the Southern Hem ...
, 13,488 , 26 August 1978 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 13.8 (86) , , 13.10 (88) ,
Kardinia Park Kardinia Park is a major public park located in South Geelong, Victoria. A number of public and sporting facilities are located in the park: a major AFL stadium, a secondary football oval, a cricket field, an open air swimming pool, a number of ...
, 21,663 , 26 August 1978 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 20.14 (134) , , 17.15 (117) ,
Junction Oval Junction Oval (also known as the St Kilda Cricket Ground, or the CitiPower Centre due to sponsorship reasons) is a historic sports ground in the suburb of St Kilda in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The oval's location near the St Kilda Junc ...
, 11,200 , 26 August 1978 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 22.15 (147) , , 15.17 (107) ,
Victoria Park Victoria Park may refer to: Places Australia * Victoria Park Nature Reserve, a protected area in Northern Rivers region, New South Wales * Victoria Park, Adelaide, a park and racecourse * Victoria Park, Brisbane, a public park and former golf ...
, 31,537 , 26 August 1978 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 23.7 (145) , , 15.12 (102) , Princes Park , 22,397 , 26 August 1978 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 7.9 (51) , , 11.11 (77) ,
VFL Park Waverley Park (also and originally called VFL Park) was an Australian rules football stadium in Mulgrave, Victoria, Australia. For most of its history, its purpose was as a neutral venue and used by all Victorian-based Victorian Football Lea ...
, 22,337 , 26 August 1978


Round 22

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Venue , Crowd , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 16.15 (111) , , 12.15 (87) ,
Arden Street Oval Arden Street Oval (also known as North Melbourne Cricket Ground) is a sports oval in North Melbourne, Victoria, North Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria. It is currently the training base of the North Melbourne Football Club, an Australia ...
, 15,607 , 2 September 1978 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 13.22 (100) , , 5.8 (38) ,
Kardinia Park Kardinia Park is a major public park located in South Geelong, Victoria. A number of public and sporting facilities are located in the park: a major AFL stadium, a secondary football oval, a cricket field, an open air swimming pool, a number of ...
, 22,842 , 2 September 1978 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 17.16 (118) , , 16.13 (109) , Princes Park , 14,534 , 2 September 1978 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 19.11 (125) , , 24.12 (156) ,
MCG The Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), also known locally as "The 'G", is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne, Victoria. Founded and managed by the Melbourne Cricket Club, it is the largest stadium in the Southern Hem ...
, 40,267 , 2 September 1978 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 16.10 (106) , , 9.12 (66) ,
Moorabbin Oval Moorabbin Oval (also known as RSEA Park under a naming rights agreement) is an Australian rules football ground in the city of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia at Linton Street in the suburb of Moorabbin, Victoria, Moorabbin. The ground was most ...
, 35,850 , 2 September 1978 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 11.15 (81) , , 19.20 (134) ,
VFL Park Waverley Park (also and originally called VFL Park) was an Australian rules football stadium in Mulgrave, Victoria, Australia. For most of its history, its purpose was as a neutral venue and used by all Victorian-based Victorian Football Lea ...
, 17,768 , 2 September 1978


Ladder


Ladder progression

*Numbers highlighted in green indicates the team finished the round inside the top 5. *Numbers highlighted in blue indicates the team finished in first place on the ladder in that round. *Numbers highlighted in red indicates the team finished in last place on the ladder in that round. *Subscript numbers indicate ladder position at round's end.


Finals


Elimination final

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Score , Away team , Score , Venue , Crowd , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 15.15 (105) , , 9.18 (72) ,
VFL Park Waverley Park (also and originally called VFL Park) was an Australian rules football stadium in Mulgrave, Victoria, Australia. For most of its history, its purpose was as a neutral venue and used by all Victorian-based Victorian Football Lea ...
, 57,505 , 9 September


Qualifying final

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Score , Away team , Score , Venue , Crowd , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 14.14 (98) , , 23.16 (154) ,
MCG The Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), also known locally as "The 'G", is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne, Victoria. Founded and managed by the Melbourne Cricket Club, it is the largest stadium in the Southern Hem ...
, 79,931 , 9 September , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF"


Semi finals

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Score , Away team , Score , Venue , Crowd , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 15.18 (108) , , 13.15 (93) ,
MCG The Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), also known locally as "The 'G", is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne, Victoria. Founded and managed by the Melbourne Cricket Club, it is the largest stadium in the Southern Hem ...
, 91,933 , 16 September , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 10.13 (73) , , 12.15 (87) ,
VFL Park Waverley Park (also and originally called VFL Park) was an Australian rules football stadium in Mulgrave, Victoria, Australia. For most of its history, its purpose was as a neutral venue and used by all Victorian-based Victorian Football Lea ...
, 48,716 , 16 September


Preliminary final

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Score , Away team , Score , Venue , Crowd , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 14.12 (96) , , 12.12 (84) ,
VFL Park Waverley Park (also and originally called VFL Park) was an Australian rules football stadium in Mulgrave, Victoria, Australia. For most of its history, its purpose was as a neutral venue and used by all Victorian-based Victorian Football Lea ...
, 73,354 , 23 September


Grand final

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defeated
North Melbourne North Melbourne is an inner-city suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, north-west of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Melbourne local government area. North Melbourne recorded a population of 14,953 at the ...
18.13 (121) to 15.13 (103), in front of a crowd of 101,704 people. (For an explanation of scoring see
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). , - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Game , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Venue , Crowd , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , Grand final , , 18.13 (121) , , 15.13 (103) ,
MCG The Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), also known locally as "The 'G", is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne, Victoria. Founded and managed by the Melbourne Cricket Club, it is the largest stadium in the Southern Hem ...
, 101,704 , 30 September 1978


Awards

* The
Coleman Medal The Coleman Medal is an Australian rules football award given annually to the Australian Football League (AFL) player who kicks the most goals A goal is an objective that a person or a system plans or intends to achieve. Goal may also refer ...
was won by
Kelvin Templeton Kelvin Templeton (born 30 September 1956) is a former Australian rules footballer. At sixteen years of age Templeton kicked 100 goals for Traralgon in the 1973 Latrobe Valley Football League season. Footscray, within whose country zone Trar ...
of with 118 goals.The Coleman was first awarded in 1981. In 2001, the AFL announced that the Coleman Medal would be awarded retrospectively from 1955 onwards. * The
Brownlow Medal The Charles Brownlow Trophy, better known as the Brownlow Medal (and informally as "Charlie"), is awarded to the " best and fairest" player in the Australian Football League (AFL) during the home-and-away season, as determined by votes cast by ...
was won by
Malcolm Blight Malcolm Jack Blight AM (born 16 February 1950) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for and coached the North Melbourne Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL) and Woodville Football Club in the South Australian Nati ...
of North Melbourne * The reserves premiership was won by . North Melbourne 17.29 (131) defeated 11.13 (79) in the grand final, held as a curtain-raiser to the seniors grand final at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on 30 September.


Notes


Notable events

* In Round 20, Prime Minister
Malcolm Fraser John Malcolm Fraser (; 21 May 1930 – 20 March 2015) was an Australian politician who served as the 22nd prime minister of Australia from 1975 to 1983, holding office as the leader of the Liberal Party of Australia. Fraser was raised on hi ...
(who was the Number 1 ticket holder for
Carlton Carlton may refer to: People * Carlton (name), a list of those with the given name or surname * Carlton (singer), English soul singer Carlton McCarthy * Carlton, a pen name used by Joseph Caldwell (1773–1835), American educator, Presbyterian ...
throughout his time in office) was booed incessantly during the second half of the
North Melbourne North Melbourne is an inner-city suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, north-west of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Melbourne local government area. North Melbourne recorded a population of 14,953 at the ...
vs
Carlton Carlton may refer to: People * Carlton (name), a list of those with the given name or surname * Carlton (singer), English soul singer Carlton McCarthy * Carlton, a pen name used by Joseph Caldwell (1773–1835), American educator, Presbyterian ...
match at the
Arden Street Oval Arden Street Oval (also known as North Melbourne Cricket Ground) is a sports oval in North Melbourne, Victoria, North Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria. It is currently the training base of the North Melbourne Football Club, an Australia ...
. The booing continued right up to the moment when Mr. Fraser stepped inside his limousine and was driven away from the ground.


See also

*
McIntyre "Final Five" system The McIntyre System, or systems as there have been five of them, is a playoff system that gives an advantage to teams or competitors qualifying higher. The systems were developed by Ken McIntyre, an Australian lawyer, historian and English lect ...


References


Bibliography

* Stephen Rogers and Ashley Brown (1998). ''Every Game Ever Played''. 6th ed. Victoria: Penguin Books. *


External links


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