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VFA - KEY FACTS

Official name
Victorian Football Association

Known as
VFA

Duration
1877–1995

Disbanded
1995

Affiliated competitions (Historical)
Premiership Season 1877-1995


Premiership Season

Official Name
VFA Premiership Season

Duration
1877–1995

Affiliated clubs (Historical)
Carlton (VIC) 1877-1896; Geelong (VIC) 1877-1896; Melbourne (VIC) 1877-1896; St. Kilda (VIC) 1877-1879, 1886-1896; North Melbourne (VIC) 1877-1924; Albert Park (Original) (VIC) 1877-1879; Barwon (Original) (VIC) 1877-1878; Essendon (VIC) 1878-1896; South Melbourne (VIC) 1879-1896; West Melbourne (VIC) 1879-1880, 1889-1907; East Melbourne (VIC) 1880-1882; Fitzroy (VIC) 1884-1896; Williamstown (VIC) 1884-1995; Richmond (VIC) 1885-1907; University (VIC) 1885-1888; Footscray (VIC) 1886-1924; Ballarat Imperial (VIC) 1886-1888; Port Melbourne (VIC) 1886-1995; South Ballarat (VIC) 1886-1888; South Williamstown (VIC) 1886-1887; Ballarat (VIC) 1886-1888; Prahan (Original) (VIC) 1886-1887; Collingwood (VIC) 1892-1896; Brunswick (VIC) 1897-1991; Prahran (VIC) 1899-1958, 1960-1994; Essendon Association (VIC) 1900-1921; Preston (VIC) 1903-1911, 1926-1995; Brighton (VIC) 1908-1961; Northcote (VIC) 1908-1987; Melbourne City (VIC) 1912-1913; Hawthorn (VIC) 1914-1924; Geelong Association (VIC) 1922-1927; Coburg (VIC) 1925-1995; Camberwell (VIC) 1926-1991; Yarraville (VIC) 1928-1983; Oakleigh (VIC) 1929-1994; Sandringham (VIC) 1929-1995; Box Hill (VIC) 1951-1995; Moorabbin (Original) (VIC) 1951-1963; Dandenong (VIC) 1958-1994; Mordialloc (VIC) 1958-1988; Sunshine (VIC) 1959-1989; Waverley (VIC) 1961-1987; Caulfield (VIC) 1962-1987; Geelong West (VIC) 1963-1988; Werribee (VIC) 1965-1995; Frankston (VIC) 1966-1995; Springvale (VIC) 1982-1995; Kilsyth (VIC) 1982-1984; Berwick (VIC) 1983-1987; Moorabbin West (VIC) 1983-1987

Affiliated grounds (Historical)
Albert Cricket Ground; Alex G. Gillon Oval; Arch Brown Reserve; Arden Street; Ballarat City Oval; Ben Kavanagh Reserve; Bentleigh Reserve; Bill Lawry Oval; Box Hill City Oval; Brighton Beach Oval; Brunswick Street; Camberwell Sportsground; Central Reserve #2; Cheltenham Reserve; Chirnside Park; Coburg City Oval; Corio Oval; Croxton Park; Dandenong Showgrounds; East Melbourne; Eastern Oval; Edwin Flack Reserve; Elsternwick Park; Fearon Reserve; Frankston Park; Friendly Societies' Ground; Glenferrie Oval; Junction Oval; Kardinia Park; Kilsyth Reserve; Lake Oval; M.C.G.; McKinnon Reserve; Melbourne Showgrounds; Moorabbin Oval; North Port Oval; Olympic Park; Preston City Oval; Princes Park; Princes Park (Caulfield); Punt Road; Richmond City Reserve; Robertson Oval; Selwyn Park; Shepley Oval; Skinner Reserve; Springvale Reserve; TBA; Toorak Park; Trevor Barker Oval; University Oval; Victoria Park; W.C.G.; Warrawee Park; Wesley College (St Kilda Rd); West Oval; Western Oval (Ballarat); Whitten Oval; Windy Hill; Yarraville Oval

1978 VFA Premiership Season

 
 

1978 Ladder

LP Club P W L D For Agn % Pts
1 Port Melbourne 18 13 5 0 2305 1996 115.48 52
2 Preston 18 12 5 1 2175 1995 109.02 50
3 Prahran 18 11 6 1 2221 1965 113.03 46
4 Dandenong 18 11 7 0 2276 2017 112.84 44
5 Coburg 18 10 8 0 2087 1887 110.60 40
6 Sandringham 18 8 10 0 2054 1967 104.42 32
7 Brunswick 18 8 10 0 1822 1907 95.54 32
8 Geelong West 18 7 11 0 1936 2180 88.81 28
9 Caulfield 18 6 12 0 1937 2301 84.18 24
10 Mordialloc 18 3 15 0 1783 2381 74.88 12
  H&A 90 89 89 1 20596 20596 100.00 360
  Finals 4 4 4 0 1029 1029 100.00 16
  Total 94 93 93 1 21625 21625 100.00 376

1978 Round by Round

Round 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 1SF | 2SF | PF | GF

Round 1[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Preston2.26.410.1116.13 109 Sun 23-Apr-1978 2:10 pm Preston City Oval 
Brunswick2.46.1010.1514.17 101 Preston won by 8 points
Caulfield5.29.1210.1713.18 96 Sun 23-Apr-1978 2:10 pm Princes Park (Caulfield) 
Mordialloc5.36.911.1114.23 107 Mordialloc won by 11 points
Prahran5.38.315.1022.14 146 Sun 23-Apr-1978 2:10 pm Toorak Park 
Geelong West2.35.1212.1316.19 115 Prahran won by 31 points
Port Melbourne5.511.1018.1526.20 176 Sun 23-Apr-1978 2:10 pm North Port Oval 
Sandringham3.28.412.916.13 109 Port Melbourne won by 67 points
Dandenong3.79.915.1220.14 134 Sun 23-Apr-1978 2:10 pm Shepley Oval 
Coburg2.05.410.716.14 110 Dandenong won by 24 points

Round 2[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Mordialloc7.413.419.722.9 141 Sun 30-Apr-1978 2:10 pm Ben Kavanagh Reserve 
Preston3.39.913.1021.14 140 Mordialloc won by 1 point
Brunswick6.710.1416.1919.20 134 Sun 30-Apr-1978 2:10 pm Alex G. Gillon Oval 
Dandenong3.78.1010.1214.19 103 Brunswick won by 31 points
Geelong West5.212.819.1524.18 162 Sun 30-Apr-1978 2:10 pm West Oval 
Caulfield7.29.312.915.15 105 Geelong West won by 57 points
Coburg6.69.714.1015.16 106 Sun 30-Apr-1978 2:10 pm Coburg City Oval 
Port Melbourne5.27.1210.1718.19 127 Port Melbourne won by 21 points
Sandringham6.67.1612.2221.28 154 Sun 30-Apr-1978 2:10 pm Beach Rd Oval 
Prahran3.210.611.1313.17 95 Sandringham won by 59 points

Round 3[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Mordialloc2.34.67.119.15 69 Sun 7-May-1978 2:10 pm Ben Kavanagh Reserve 
Brunswick3.29.812.1115.14 104 Brunswick won by 35 points
Preston7.710.1315.1919.19 133 Sun 7-May-1978 2:10 pm Preston City Oval 
Geelong West2.312.515.721.13 139 Geelong West won by 6 points
Port Melbourne2.511.1115.1722.21 153 Sun 7-May-1978 2:10 pm North Port Oval 
Dandenong9.312.518.1321.17 143 Port Melbourne won by 10 points
Prahran3.86.128.1313.17 95 Sun 7-May-1978 2:10 pm Toorak Park 
Coburg3.08.310.512.7 79 Prahran won by 16 points
Caulfield0.14.38.59.8 62 Sun 7-May-1978 2:10 pm Princes Park (Caulfield) 
Sandringham8.611.718.1324.18 162 Sandringham won by 100 points

Round 4[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Brunswick3.33.710.1213.18 96 Sun 14-May-1978 2:10 pm Alex G. Gillon Oval 
Port Melbourne5.68.610.1218.13 121 Port Melbourne won by 25 points
Geelong West5.59.616.1218.14 122 Sun 14-May-1978 2:10 pm West Oval 
Mordialloc3.610.912.1018.13 121 Geelong West won by 1 point
Dandenong4.68.812.1014.13 97 Sun 14-May-1978 2:10 pm Shepley Oval 
Prahran6.29.514.718.14 122 Prahran won by 25 points
Coburg4.714.1018.1328.18 186 Sun 14-May-1978 2:10 pm Coburg City Oval 
Caulfield4.27.511.816.11 107 Coburg won by 79 points
Sandringham1.76.1012.1317.17 119 Sun 14-May-1978 2:10 pm Beach Rd Oval 
Preston6.610.1214.1318.18 126 Preston won by 7 points

Round 5[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Brunswick3.38.512.1014.18 102 Sun 21-May-1978 2:10 pm Alex G. Gillon Oval 
Sandringham4.49.614.818.10 118 Sandringham won by 16 points
Preston4.28.413.616.11 107 Sun 21-May-1978 2:10 pm Preston City Oval 
Port Melbourne3.44.69.1311.15 81 Preston won by 26 points
Mordialloc6.18.410.714.14 98 Sun 21-May-1978 2:10 pm Ben Kavanagh Reserve 
Dandenong2.38.910.1315.14 104 Dandenong won by 6 points
Geelong West3.38.711.1015.12 102 Sun 21-May-1978 2:10 pm West Oval 
Coburg4.610.1316.1719.23 137 Coburg won by 35 points
Caulfield6.49.816.1122.13 145 Sun 21-May-1978 2:10 pm Princes Park (Caulfield) 
Prahran5.69.1315.1719.19 133 Caulfield won by 12 points

Round 6[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Prahran5.48.913.1021.15 141 Sun 28-May-1978 2:10 pm Toorak Park 
Preston3.412.1217.1820.21 141 Prahran drew with Preston
Coburg1.36.129.1611.20 86 Sun 28-May-1978 2:10 pm Coburg City Oval 
Sandringham5.56.79.1112.15 87 Sandringham won by 1 point
Caulfield2.114.1510.1913.23 101 Sun 28-May-1978 2:10 pm Princes Park (Caulfield) 
Brunswick2.67.119.1213.19 97 Caulfield won by 4 points
Dandenong0.07.810.920.14 134 Sun 28-May-1978 2:10 pm Shepley Oval 
Geelong West6.67.611.814.10 94 Dandenong won by 40 points
Port Melbourne3.110.614.821.14 140 Sun 28-May-1978 2:10 pm North Port Oval 
Mordialloc4.35.58.1312.17 89 Port Melbourne won by 51 points

Round 7[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Sandringham2.29.811.1214.16 100 Sun 11-Jun-1978 2:10 pm Beach Rd Oval 
Dandenong7.510.614.915.13 103 Dandenong won by 3 points
Geelong West2.26.58.510.9 69 Sun 11-Jun-1978 2:10 pm West Oval 
Port Melbourne3.84.157.1912.22 94 Port Melbourne won by 25 points
Brunswick4.47.510.512.11 83 Sun 11-Jun-1978 2:10 pm Alex G. Gillon Oval 
Coburg3.16.68.910.14 74 Brunswick won by 9 points
Mordialloc3.17.613.815.9 99 Sun 11-Jun-1978 2:10 pm Ben Kavanagh Reserve 
Prahran3.26.59.815.12 102 Prahran won by 3 points
Preston6.26.512.1114.13 97 Sun 11-Jun-1978 2:10 pm Preston City Oval 
Caulfield2.27.810.1012.14 86 Preston won by 11 points

Round 8[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Prahran1.18.711.1115.16 106 Sun 18-Jun-1978 2:10 pm Toorak Park 
Port Melbourne7.37.513.816.11 107 Port Melbourne won by 1 point
Brunswick5.810.911.1212.14 86 Sun 18-Jun-1978 2:10 pm Alex G. Gillon Oval 
Geelong West3.15.410.713.11 89 Geelong West won by 3 points
Preston2.17.48.1214.17 101 Sun 18-Jun-1978 2:10 pm Preston City Oval 
Coburg5.48.712.1114.11 95 Preston won by 6 points
Mordialloc3.510.1212.1613.21 99 Sun 18-Jun-1978 2:10 pm Ben Kavanagh Reserve 
Sandringham5.19.316.821.12 138 Sandringham won by 39 points
Caulfield4.411.717.1422.15 147 Sun 18-Jun-1978 2:10 pm Princes Park (Caulfield) 
Dandenong1.23.75.914.16 100 Caulfield won by 47 points

Round 9[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Dandenong7.214.615.1020.14 134 Sun 25-Jun-1978 2:10 pm Shepley Oval 
Preston5.515.1318.1320.18 138 Preston won by 4 points
Sandringham6.710.912.1314.20 104 Sun 25-Jun-1978 2:10 pm Beach Rd Oval 
Geelong West4.36.911.1319.15 129 Geelong West won by 25 points
Prahran2.210.712.714.13 97 Sun 25-Jun-1978 2:10 pm Toorak Park 
Brunswick5.37.515.1019.10 124 Brunswick won by 27 points
Coburg10.214.618.1123.17 155 Sun 25-Jun-1978 2:10 pm Coburg City Oval 
Mordialloc4.26.911.1318.16 124 Coburg won by 31 points
Port Melbourne6.39.810.1113.17 95 Sun 25-Jun-1978 2:10 pm North Port Oval 
Caulfield4.57.1113.1620.20 140 Caulfield won by 45 points

Round 10[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Sandringham4.17.69.1111.17 83 Sun 2-Jul-1978 2:10 pm Beach Rd Oval 
Port Melbourne5.19.312.814.11 95 Port Melbourne won by 12 points
Geelong West4.08.310.311.10 76 Sun 2-Jul-1978 2:10 pm West Oval 
Prahran4.54.811.1413.14 92 Prahran won by 16 points
Brunswick1.34.47.59.8 62 Sun 2-Jul-1978 2:10 pm Alex G. Gillon Oval 
Preston2.24.46.77.8 50 Brunswick won by 12 points
Coburg6.58.89.1413.19 97 Sun 2-Jul-1978 2:10 pm Coburg City Oval 
Dandenong5.47.88.1013.12 90 Coburg won by 7 points
Mordialloc2.53.116.169.17 71 Sun 2-Jul-1978 2:10 pm Ben Kavanagh Reserve 
Caulfield1.15.37.614.10 94 Caulfield won by 23 points

Round 11[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Prahran6.79.1212.1519.21 135 Sun 9-Jul-1978 2:10 pm Toorak Park 
Sandringham2.53.85.158.18 66 Prahran won by 69 points
Caulfield5.58.917.1119.15 129 Sun 9-Jul-1978 2:10 pm Princes Park (Caulfield) 
Geelong West0.12.107.1313.18 96 Caulfield won by 33 points
Dandenong4.106.1218.1723.18 156 Sun 9-Jul-1978 2:10 pm Shepley Oval 
Brunswick2.25.67.713.14 92 Dandenong won by 64 points
Port Melbourne3.49.621.1226.14 170 Sun 9-Jul-1978 2:10 pm North Port Oval 
Coburg2.37.810.1317.17 119 Port Melbourne won by 51 points
Preston3.511.1014.1522.19 151 Sun 9-Jul-1978 2:10 pm Preston City Oval 
Mordialloc6.210.416.817.9 111 Preston won by 40 points

Round 12[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Geelong West0.34.812.1016.12 108 Sun 16-Jul-1978 2:10 pm West Oval 
Preston6.59.814.1221.13 139 Preston won by 31 points
Sandringham1.06.77.718.16 124 Sun 16-Jul-1978 2:10 pm Beach Rd Oval 
Caulfield2.123.1610.2610.28 88 Sandringham won by 36 points
Dandenong3.011.913.1119.14 128 Sun 16-Jul-1978 2:10 pm Shepley Oval 
Port Melbourne6.98.912.1514.17 101 Dandenong won by 27 points
Brunswick4.47.910.1511.19 85 Sun 16-Jul-1978 2:10 pm Alex G. Gillon Oval 
Mordialloc2.43.66.811.12 78 Brunswick won by 7 points
Coburg4.612.1113.1122.17 149 Sun 16-Jul-1978 2:10 pm Coburg City Oval 
Prahran4.46.512.1714.19 103 Coburg won by 46 points

Round 13[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Preston5.711.1315.1721.18 144 Sun 23-Jul-1978 2:10 pm Preston City Oval 
Sandringham1.44.89.129.16 70 Preston won by 74 points
Prahran3.49.1013.1420.15 135 Sun 23-Jul-1978 2:10 pm Toorak Park 
Dandenong5.27.410.812.16 88 Prahran won by 47 points
Port Melbourne5.611.1216.1425.16 166 Sun 23-Jul-1978 2:10 pm North Port Oval 
Brunswick6.28.412.516.8 104 Port Melbourne won by 62 points
Caulfield1.77.129.1514.18 102 Sun 23-Jul-1978 2:10 pm Princes Park (Caulfield) 
Coburg5.57.1313.1915.26 116 Coburg won by 14 points
Mordialloc6.411.816.1017.14 116 Sun 23-Jul-1978 2:10 pm Ben Kavanagh Reserve 
Geelong West4.28.511.613.9 87 Mordialloc won by 29 points

Round 14[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Port Melbourne3.36.1111.1412.18 90 Sun 30-Jul-1978 2:10 pm North Port Oval 
Preston3.77.811.1316.19 115 Preston won by 25 points
Sandringham5.212.920.1424.19 163 Sun 30-Jul-1978 2:10 pm Beach Rd Oval 
Brunswick8.59.515.1018.14 122 Sandringham won by 41 points
Dandenong5.117.624.933.19 217 Sun 30-Jul-1978 2:10 pm Shepley Oval 
Mordialloc6.46.415.1117.13 115 Dandenong won by 102 points
Prahran9.217.1220.1926.23 179 Sun 30-Jul-1978 2:10 pm Toorak Park 
Caulfield5.57.717.1423.16 154 Prahran won by 25 points
Coburg2.59.717.1121.16 142 Sun 30-Jul-1978 2:10 pm Coburg City Oval 
Geelong West0.14.66.1011.14 80 Coburg won by 62 points

Round 15[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Preston6.68.814.1420.18 138 Sun 6-Aug-1978 2:10 pm Preston City Oval 
Prahran4.410.616.722.11 143 Prahran won by 5 points
Sandringham2.36.37.1715.23 113 Sun 6-Aug-1978 2:10 pm Beach Rd Oval 
Coburg7.49.915.1317.13 115 Coburg won by 2 points
Brunswick5.312.815.1422.16 148 Sun 6-Aug-1978 2:10 pm Alex G. Gillon Oval 
Caulfield2.42.76.811.12 78 Brunswick won by 70 points
Geelong West5.38.512.813.12 90 Sun 6-Aug-1978 2:10 pm West Oval 
Dandenong6.510.1115.1416.23 119 Dandenong won by 29 points
Mordialloc4.38.611.916.14 110 Sun 6-Aug-1978 2:10 pm Ben Kavanagh Reserve 
Port Melbourne7.712.1221.1627.19 181 Port Melbourne won by 71 points

Round 16[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Coburg1.03.36.77.11 53 Sun 13-Aug-1978 2:10 pm Coburg City Oval 
Brunswick3.74.124.175.18 48 Coburg won by 5 points
Dandenong2.58.611.814.10 94 Sun 13-Aug-1978 2:10 pm Shepley Oval 
Sandringham4.37.710.1011.13 79 Dandenong won by 15 points
Caulfield1.67.127.1410.19 79 Sun 13-Aug-1978 2:10 pm Princes Park (Caulfield) 
Preston7.79.912.1615.20 110 Preston won by 31 points
Prahran4.210.914.1519.26 140 Sun 13-Aug-1978 2:10 pm Toorak Park 
Mordialloc3.55.66.116.11 47 Prahran won by 93 points
Port Melbourne5.59.818.1221.18 144 Sun 13-Aug-1978 2:10 pm North Port Oval 
Geelong West5.59.814.1122.14 146 Geelong West won by 2 points

Round 17[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Coburg5.412.716.917.12 114 Sun 20-Aug-1978 2:10 pm Coburg City Oval 
Preston3.36.413.717.13 115 Preston won by 1 point
Port Melbourne5.18.511.714.13 97 Sun 20-Aug-1978 2:10 pm North Port Oval 
Prahran2.37.713.814.9 93 Port Melbourne won by 4 points
Geelong West3.47.710.1117.16 118 Sun 20-Aug-1978 2:10 pm West Oval 
Brunswick5.311.716.1321.19 145 Brunswick won by 27 points
Dandenong8.312.1115.1422.19 151 Sun 20-Aug-1978 2:10 pm Shepley Oval 
Caulfield3.76.1010.1213.13 91 Dandenong won by 60 points
Sandringham5.511.716.1326.15 171 Sun 20-Aug-1978 2:10 pm Beach Rd Oval 
Mordialloc2.45.1010.1111.16 82 Sandringham won by 89 points

Round 18[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Preston2.510.1313.1617.19 121 Sun 27-Aug-1978 2:10 pm Preston City Oval 
Dandenong8.69.821.1128.13 181 Dandenong won by 60 points
Brunswick5.56.612.813.11 89 Sun 27-Aug-1978 2:10 pm Alex G. Gillon Oval 
Prahran5.310.715.1125.14 164 Prahran won by 75 points
Geelong West5.126.1314.1616.18 114 Sun 27-Aug-1978 2:10 pm West Oval 
Sandringham2.32.114.1712.22 94 Geelong West won by 20 points
Mordialloc5.112.513.915.16 106 Sun 27-Aug-1978 2:10 pm Ben Kavanagh Reserve 
Coburg5.68.916.1522.22 154 Coburg won by 48 points
Caulfield4.011.713.1020.13 133 Sun 27-Aug-1978 2:10 pm Princes Park (Caulfield) 
Port Melbourne6.79.1115.2124.23 167 Port Melbourne won by 34 points

1978 Ladder

LP Club P W L D For Agn % Pts
1 Port Melbourne 18 13 5 0 2305 1996 115.48 52
2 Preston 18 12 5 1 2175 1995 109.02 50
3 Prahran 18 11 6 1 2221 1965 113.03 46
4 Dandenong 18 11 7 0 2276 2017 112.84 44
5 Coburg 18 10 8 0 2087 1887 110.60 40
6 Sandringham 18 8 10 0 2054 1967 104.42 32
7 Brunswick 18 8 10 0 1822 1907 95.54 32
8 Geelong West 18 7 11 0 1936 2180 88.81 28
9 Caulfield 18 6 12 0 1937 2301 84.18 24
10 Mordialloc 18 3 15 0 1783 2381 74.88 12
  H&A 90 89 89 1 20596 20596 100.00 360
  Finals 4 4 4 0 1029 1029 100.00 16
  Total 94 93 93 1 21625 21625 100.00 376


Finals Week 1[Finals Week 1 Review]

First Semi-final

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowdGate
Prahran4.311.1014.1321.16 142 Sun 3-Sep-1978 2:10 pm Junction Oval7,932$11,920
Dandenong5.411.615.1417.15 117 Prahran won by 25 points

Finals Week 2[Finals Week 2 Review]

Second Semi-final

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowdGate
Port Melbourne4.510.715.1019.16 130 Sun 10-Sep-1978 2:10 pm Junction Oval14,880$18,984
Preston10.414.818.1120.14 134 Preston won by 4 points

Finals Week 3[Finals Week 3 Review]

Preliminary Final

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowdGate
Port Melbourne4.79.1015.1516.16 112 Sun 17-Sep-1978 2:10 pm Junction Oval10,475$16,057
Prahran5.110.713.920.14 134 Prahran won by 22 points

Finals Week 4[Finals Week 4 Review]

Grand Final

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowdGate
Preston5.310.1113.1217.17 119 Sun 24-Sep-1978 2:10 pm Junction Oval29,565$41,933
Prahran8.39.718.1221.15 141 Prahran won by 22 points[Report]

Footnotes

* Behinds calculated from the 1965 season on.
+ Score at the end of extra time.