Victorian Football Association

Season 1978

 

Link to Full Season Division One Results (includes quarter scores, best players, goalkickers and more)

Link to Full Season Division Two Results (includes quarter scores, best players, goalkickers and more)

 

 

Division One | Division Two

 

 

Division One

 

Final ladder

 

1978

Club

Won

Lost

Drawn

For

Against

%

Points

1

Port Melbourne

13

5

0

2305

1994

115.6

52

2

Preston

12

5

1

2175

1995

109.0

50

3

Prahran

11

6

1

2221

1965

113.0

46

4

Dandenong

11

7

0

2276

2017

112.8

44

5

Coburg

10

8

0

2097

1897

110.5

40

6

Sandringham

8

10

0

2054

1967

104.4

32

7

Brunswick

8

10

0

1820

1907

95.4

32

8

Geelong West

7

11

0

1936

2180

88.8

28

9

Caulfield

6

12

0

1937

2301

84.2

24

10

Mordialloc

3

15

0

1783

2381

74.9

12

 

Total

89

89

2

20604

20604

 

360

 

 

Finals matches

 

First Semi-Final

3/09/1978

Prahran

4-3

11-10

14-13

21-16

142

Venue: St Kilda CG

Attendance: 7932

 

Dandenong

5-4

11-6

15-14

17-15

117

Result: Prahran

Gate: $11920

 

Second Semi-Final

10/09/1978

Preston

10-4

14-8

18-11

20-14

134

Venue: St Kilda CG

Attendance: 14880

 

Port Melbourne

4-5

10-7

15-10

19-16

130

Result: Preston

Gate: $18984

 

Preliminary Final

17/09/1978

Prahran

5-1

10-7

13-9

20-14

134

Venue: St Kilda CG

Attendance: 10475

 

Port Melbourne

4-7

9-10

15-15

16-16

112

Result: Prahran

Gate: $16057

 

Grand Final

24/09/1978

Prahran

8-3

9-7

18-12

21-15

141

Venue: St Kilda CG

Attendance: 29565

 

Preston

5-3

10-11

13-12

17-17

119

Result: Prahran

Gate: $41933

 

 

1978 premiers (Division One): Prahran

 

 

Division Two

 

Final ladder

 

1978

Club

Won

Lost

Drawn

For

Against

%

Points

1

Frankston

15

3

0

2608

1787

145.9

60

2

Camberwell

14

4

0

2341

1527

153.3

56

3

Oakleigh

12

5

1

2284

1964

116.3

50

4

Yarraville

12

6

0

2136

1833

116.5

48

5

Northcote

10

8

0

2222

1944

114.3

40

6

Waverley

8

9

1

1881

2065

91.1

34

7

Sunshine

7

10

1

1930

2243

86.0

30

8

Werribee

6

12

0

1816

2277

79.8

24

9

Williamstown

3

15

0

1852

2462

75.2

12

10

Box Hill

1

16

1

1638

2606

62.9

6

 

Total

88

88

4

20708

20708

 

360

 

 

Finals matches

 

First Semi-Final

20/08/1978

Oakleigh

3-8

11-12

21-16

28-22

190

Venue: Toorak Park

Attendance: 5000

 

Yarraville

5-2

10-6

11-8

15-10

100

Result: Oakleigh

Gate: $7500

 

Second Semi-Final

27/08/1978

Frankston

2-1

7-7

12-7

18-12

120

Venue: Toorak Park

Attendance: 6500

 

Camberwell

5-4

7-5

12-8

16-8

104

Result: Frankston

Gate: $6000

 

Preliminary Final

3/09/1978

Camberwell

6-3

10-9

12-23

15-26

116

Venue: Toorak Park

Attendance: 5000

 

Oakleigh

3-3

3-12

6-15

10-19

79

Result: Camberwell

Gate: $8000

 

Grand Final

10/09/1978

Frankston

1-2

7-7

9-8

15-13

103

Venue: Toorak Park

Attendance: 12921

 

Camberwell

2-4

5-5

9-11

13-11

89

Result: Frankston

Gate: $15000

 

 

1978 premiers (Division Two): Frankston

 

 

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