1978 VFA season explained

Above:1978 VFA Premiership Season
Label1:Teams
Data1:20
Header2:Division 1
Label3:Teams
Data3:10
Label4:Premiers
Data4:Prahran
(5th premiership)
Label5:Minor premiers
Data5:Port Melbourne
(12th minor premiership)
Header6:Division 2
Label7:Teams
Data7:10
Label8:Premiers
Data8:Frankston
(1st D2 premiership)
Label9:Minor premiers
Data9:Frankston
(2nd D2 minor premiership)

The 1978 Victorian Football Association season was the 97th season of the top division of the Australian rules football competition, and the 18th season of second division competition. The Division 1 premiership was won by the Prahran Football Club, after it defeated Preston in the Grand Final on 24 September by 22 points; it was Prahran's fifth and last Division 1 premiership. The Division 2 premiership was won by Frankston; it is the only Association premiership in either division won by the club to date.

Division 1

The Division 1 home-and-away season was played over 18 rounds; the top four then contested the finals under the Page–McIntyre system. The finals were played at the St Kilda Cricket Ground.

Ladder

1978 VFA Division 1 Ladder
TEAM P W L D PF PA Pct PTS
1Port Melbourne18135023051994115.552
2Preston18125121751995109.050
3Prahran18116122211965113.046
4Dandenong18117022762017112.844
5Coburg18108020871887110.540
6Sandringham18810020541967104.432
7Brunswick1881001820190795.432
8Geelong West1871101936218088.828
9Caulfield1861201937230184.124
10Mordialloc1831501783238174.812
Key: P = Played, W = Won, L = Lost, D = Drawn, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, Pct = Percentage; (P) = Premiers, PTS = Premiership pointsSource[1]

Awards

Division 2

The Division 2 home-and-away season was played over eighteen rounds; the top four then contested the finals under the Page–McIntyre system; all finals were played on Sundays at Toorak Park.

Ladder

1978 VFA Division 2 Ladder
TEAM P W L D PF PA Pct PTS
1Frankston (P)18153026081787145.960
2Camberwell18144023411527153.356
3Oakleigh18125122841964116.250
4Yarraville18126021361833116.548
5Northcote18108022221944114.340
6Waverley188911881206591.034
7Sunshine1871011930224386.030
8Werribee1861201816227779.824
9Williamstown1831501852246275.212
10Box Hill1811611638260662.86
Key: P = Played, W = Won, L = Lost, D = Drawn, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, Pct = Percentage; (P) = Premiers, PTS = Premiership pointsSource[3]

Awards

Notable events

NFL Night Series

The top three Association clubs from 1977 – Port Melbourne, Sandringham and Coburg – were invited to participate in the NFL Night Series, known this year as the Escort Cup. In the competition, played on Tuesday nights concurrently with the premiership season:

Interleague matches

The Association played an interleague representative match against Queensland for the second consecutive season.

Other notable events

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: The Age. 28 August 1978. Dandy way to stay in finals. 25. Melbourne. Marc Fiddian.
  2. News: The Age. Melbourne. Marc Fiddian. 30. 31 August 1978. Trevor, Barry tie for Liston Trophy.
  3. News: The Age. Melbourne. Marc Fiddian. 14 August 1978. Association details.
  4. News: The Age. Melbourne. Marc Fiddian. 32. 31 July 1978. Young Eagle flies high.
  5. News: The Age. Melbourne. Stephen Phillips. 28. 10 May 1978. NSW Cooked.
  6. News: The Age. Melbourne. 24. 21 June 1978. NFL game to Port.
  7. News: The Age. Melbourne. 24. 19 July 1978. Port's brave bid fails.
  8. News: The Age. Melbourne. Stephen Phillips. 27. 24 May 1978. 'Cowboy' has umps in gun.
  9. News: The Age. Melbourne. Stephen Phillips. 25. 5 July 1978. Bunton lands a winner.
  10. News: The Age. Melbourne. Stephen Phillips. 24. 7 June 1978. Coburg beats East Perth.
  11. News: The Age. Melbourne. 26. 28 June 1978. Coburg flops.
  12. News: The Age. Melbourne. Marc Fiddian. 29. 29 May 1978. Losing run draws to an end.
  13. News: The Age. Melbourne. 29. 10 July 1978. Association details.