1978 VFL Season
Season Details
Name:
1978 VFL Season
Team(s):
12
Round(s):
22
Finals System:
McIntyre Final Five System
Match(es):
138
Season Results
Premiers:
Hawthorn
Runners-Up:
North Melbourne
Minor Premiers:
North Melbourne
Brownlow Medallist(s):
Malcolm Blight (North Melbourne)
Coleman Medallist(s):
Kelvin Templeton (Footscray)
Team Results
Team | Ladder (W-D-L & P%) | Brownlow Leader(s) | Goalkicking Leader(s) (Home-and-Away) | ||||
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North Melbourne (R) | 1st | 16 | -0- | 6 | 120.9% | Malcolm Blight (22) | Malcolm Blight (76) |
Hawthorn (P) | 2nd | 16 | -0- | 6 | 117.7% | Peter Knights (21) | Michael Moncrieff (74) |
Collingwood | 3rd | 15 | -0- | 7 | 113.3% | Ray Shaw (14) | Peter Moore (54) |
Carlton | 4th | 14 | -0- | 8 | 116.8% | Dennis Collins (12) | Rod Galt (43) |
Geelong | 5th | 12 | -0- | 10 | 102.3% | Kevin Higgins (12) | Larry Donohue (94) |
St Kilda | 6th | 11 | -1- | 10 | 93.1% | Val Perovic (13) | George Young (70) |
Richmond | 7th | 10 | -1- | 11 | 102.9% | Kevin Bartlett (19) | Bruce Monteath (55) |
South Melbourne | 8th | 9 | -0- | 13 | 100.3% | Graham Teasdale (15) | John Murphy (31) |
Fitzroy | 9th | 8 | -0- | 14 | 96.5% | Garry Wilson (20) | Bob Beecroft (65) |
Essendon | 10th | 8 | -0- | 14 | 94.3% | Ken Fletcher (8) | Wayne Primmer (47) |
Footscray | 11th | 7 | -0- | 15 | 90.6% | Gary Dempsey (16) | Kelvin Templeton (118) |
Melbourne | 12th | 5 | -0- | 17 | 69.1% | Robert Flower (14) | Henry Coles (33) |
Umpire Results
Umpire Position | Umpire(s) |
---|---|
Field Umpire | 18 |
Goal Umpire | 2 |
Boundary Umpire | 2 |
Season Fixture
Round 1
Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
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SAT | 01/04/1978 | 2:10 PM | Hawthorn v Melbourne | Princes Park | 147 | - | 68 | 11,986 |
SAT | 01/04/1978 | 2:10 PM | Geelong v Collingwood | Kardinia Park | 76 | - | 118 | 27,463 |
SAT | 01/04/1978 | 2:10 PM | Richmond v Carlton | MCG | 174 | - | 97 | 49,511 |
SAT | 01/04/1978 | 2:10 PM | Essendon v South Melbourne | Windy Hill | 123 | - | 102 | 23,562 |
SAT | 01/04/1978 | 2:10 PM | Fitzroy v St Kilda | Junction Oval | 101 | - | 109 | 17,031 |
SAT | 01/04/1978 | 2:10 PM | Footscray v North Melbourne | Western Oval | 80 | - | 149 | 20,420 |
Round 2
Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
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SAT | 08/04/1978 | 2:10 PM | Melbourne v Fitzroy | MCG | 167 | - | 157 | 15,613 |
SAT | 08/04/1978 | 2:10 PM | Carlton v Geelong | Princes Park | 95 | - | 109 | 18,932 |
SAT | 08/04/1978 | 2:10 PM | Collingwood v Essendon | Victoria Park | 155 | - | 88 | 34,665 |
SAT | 08/04/1978 | 2:10 PM | St Kilda v Footscray | Moorabbin Oval | 137 | - | 130 | 18,540 |
SAT | 08/04/1978 | 2:10 PM | South Melbourne v Hawthorn | Lakeside Oval | 104 | - | 132 | 15,072 |
SAT | 08/04/1978 | 2:10 PM | North Melbourne v Richmond | Arden Street Oval | 166 | - | 93 | 22,505 |
Round 3
Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SAT | 15/04/1978 | 2:10 PM | Carlton v Melbourne | Princes Park | 98 | - | 85 | 18,039 |
SAT | 15/04/1978 | 2:10 PM | Footscray v Geelong | Western Oval | 76 | - | 140 | 16,949 |
SAT | 15/04/1978 | 2:10 PM | Essendon v Fitzroy | Windy Hill | 105 | - | 101 | 16,549 |
SAT | 15/04/1978 | 2:10 PM | Richmond v St Kilda | MCG | 110 | - | 110 | 35,602 |
SAT | 15/04/1978 | 2:10 PM | South Melbourne v Collingwood | Lakeside Oval | 119 | - | 102 | 20,719 |
SAT | 15/04/1978 | 2:10 PM | North Melbourne v Hawthorn | VFL Park | 111 | - | 86 | 39,097 |
Round 4
Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
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SAT | 22/04/1978 | 2:10 PM | Melbourne v Footscray | MCG | 127 | - | 120 | 14,865 |
SAT | 22/04/1978 | 2:10 PM | Geelong v Richmond | Kardinia Park | 125 | - | 98 | 20,566 |
SAT | 22/04/1978 | 2:10 PM | Carlton v Essendon | VFL Park | 104 | - | 131 | 34,516 |
SAT | 22/04/1978 | 2:10 PM | St Kilda v North Melbourne | Moorabbin Oval | 100 | - | 119 | 29,117 |
SAT | 22/04/1978 | 2:10 PM | Fitzroy v South Melbourne | Junction Oval | 143 | - | 124 | 13,664 |
SAT | 22/04/1978 | 2:10 PM | Collingwood v Hawthorn | Victoria Park | 103 | - | 105 | 29,577 |
Round 5
Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
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TUE | 25/04/1978 | 2:10 PM | Richmond v Melbourne | MCG | 130 | - | 59 | 34,212 |
TUE | 25/04/1978 | 2:10 PM | St Kilda v Geelong | VFL Park | 98 | - | 65 | 43,388 |
SAT | 29/04/1978 | 2:10 PM | South Melbourne v Carlton | Lakeside Oval | 117 | - | 116 | 20,383 |
SAT | 29/04/1978 | 2:10 PM | Footscray v Essendon | Western Oval | 110 | - | 93 | 20,328 |
SAT | 29/04/1978 | 2:10 PM | Hawthorn v Fitzroy | Princes Park | 101 | - | 102 | 13,788 |
SAT | 29/04/1978 | 2:10 PM | North Melbourne v Collingwood | Arden Street Oval | 124 | - | 115 | 31,424 |
Round 6
Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SAT | 06/05/1978 | 2:10 PM | Melbourne v St Kilda | MCG | 141 | - | 204 | 24,852 |
SAT | 06/05/1978 | 2:10 PM | Geelong v North Melbourne | Kardinia Park | 88 | - | 110 | 23,074 |
SAT | 06/05/1978 | 2:10 PM | Carlton v Hawthorn | Princes Park | 126 | - | 157 | 19,649 |
SAT | 06/05/1978 | 2:10 PM | Essendon v Richmond | Windy Hill | 150 | - | 129 | 21,946 |
SAT | 06/05/1978 | 2:10 PM | Footscray v South Melbourne | VFL Park | 105 | - | 123 | 19,263 |
SAT | 06/05/1978 | 2:10 PM | Fitzroy v Collingwood | Junction Oval | 96 | - | 148 | 25,232 |
Round 7
Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
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SAT | 13/05/1978 | 2:10 PM | Geelong v Melbourne | VFL Park | 126 | - | 139 | 13,072 |
SAT | 13/05/1978 | 2:10 PM | Collingwood v Carlton | Victoria Park | 68 | - | 85 | 27,503 |
SAT | 13/05/1978 | 2:10 PM | St Kilda v Essendon | Moorabbin Oval | 113 | - | 107 | 30,760 |
SAT | 13/05/1978 | 2:10 PM | Richmond v South Melbourne | MCG | 98 | - | 125 | 25,904 |
SAT | 13/05/1978 | 2:10 PM | North Melbourne v Fitzroy | Arden Street Oval | 98 | - | 95 | 14,150 |
SAT | 13/05/1978 | 2:10 PM | Hawthorn v Footscray | Princes Park | 177 | - | 91 | 9,198 |
Round 8
Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
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SAT | 20/05/1978 | 2:10 PM | Melbourne v North Melbourne | MCG | 61 | - | 137 | 21,266 |
SAT | 20/05/1978 | 2:10 PM | Essendon v Geelong | Windy Hill | 76 | - | 60 | 21,307 |
SAT | 20/05/1978 | 2:10 PM | Carlton v Fitzroy | Princes Park | 63 | - | 61 | 21,601 |
SAT | 20/05/1978 | 2:10 PM | South Melbourne v St Kilda | Lakeside Oval | 136 | - | 37 | 21,458 |
SAT | 20/05/1978 | 2:10 PM | Footscray v Collingwood | Western Oval | 89 | - | 93 | 19,096 |
SAT | 20/05/1978 | 2:10 PM | Richmond v Hawthorn | VFL Park | 70 | - | 99 | 27,224 |
Round 9
Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
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SAT | 27/05/1978 | 2:10 PM | Melbourne v Essendon | VFL Park | 60 | - | 102 | 28,231 |
SAT | 27/05/1978 | 2:10 PM | Geelong v South Melbourne | Kardinia Park | 109 | - | 95 | 20,603 |
SAT | 27/05/1978 | 2:10 PM | Carlton v North Melbourne | Princes Park | 117 | - | 59 | 31,211 |
SAT | 27/05/1978 | 2:10 PM | St Kilda v Hawthorn | Moorabbin Oval | 57 | - | 97 | 25,293 |
SAT | 27/05/1978 | 2:10 PM | Fitzroy v Footscray | Junction Oval | 92 | - | 117 | 11,903 |
SAT | 27/05/1978 | 2:10 PM | Collingwood v Richmond | Victoria Park | 92 | - | 76 | 29,381 |
Round 10
Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
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SAT | 03/06/1978 | 2:10 PM | Hawthorn v Geelong | Princes Park | 96 | - | 61 | 11,203 |
SAT | 03/06/1978 | 2:10 PM | North Melbourne v Essendon | Arden Street Oval | 85 | - | 82 | 28,274 |
SAT | 03/06/1978 | 2:10 PM | Richmond v Fitzroy | MCG | 86 | - | 80 | 21,122 |
MON | 05/06/1978 | 2:10 PM | South Melbourne v Melbourne | Lakeside Oval | 162 | - | 92 | 16,387 |
MON | 05/06/1978 | 2:10 PM | Footscray v Carlton | Western Oval | 125 | - | 104 | 30,197 |
MON | 05/06/1978 | 2:10 PM | St Kilda v Collingwood | VFL Park | 97 | - | 131 | 72,669 |
Round 11
Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SAT | 17/06/1978 | 2:10 PM | Collingwood v Melbourne | Victoria Park | 127 | - | 67 | 20,579 |
SAT | 17/06/1978 | 2:10 PM | Fitzroy v Geelong | Junction Oval | 111 | - | 114 | 10,303 |
SAT | 17/06/1978 | 2:10 PM | Carlton v St Kilda | Princes Park | 165 | - | 65 | 25,388 |
SAT | 17/06/1978 | 2:10 PM | Essendon v Hawthorn | Windy Hill | 104 | - | 133 | 24,217 |
SAT | 17/06/1978 | 2:10 PM | South Melbourne v North Melbourne | VFL Park | 97 | - | 117 | 31,037 |
SAT | 17/06/1978 | 2:10 PM | Richmond v Footscray | MCG | 155 | - | 97 | 22,764 |
Round 12
Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SAT | 24/06/1978 | 2:10 PM | Melbourne v Hawthorn | MCG | 108 | - | 128 | 14,652 |
SAT | 24/06/1978 | 2:10 PM | Collingwood v Geelong | VFL Park | 56 | - | 96 | 31,636 |
SAT | 24/06/1978 | 2:10 PM | Carlton v Richmond | Princes Park | 137 | - | 94 | 25,813 |
SAT | 24/06/1978 | 2:10 PM | South Melbourne v Essendon | Lakeside Oval | 97 | - | 120 | 19,814 |
SAT | 24/06/1978 | 2:10 PM | St Kilda v Fitzroy | Moorabbin Oval | 111 | - | 134 | 15,822 |
SAT | 24/06/1978 | 2:10 PM | North Melbourne v Footscray | Arden Street Oval | 60 | - | 90 | 14,629 |
Round 13
Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
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SAT | 01/07/1978 | 2:10 PM | Fitzroy v Melbourne | VFL Park | 141 | - | 61 | 13,933 |
SAT | 01/07/1978 | 2:10 PM | Geelong v Carlton | Kardinia Park | 57 | - | 67 | 25,185 |
SAT | 01/07/1978 | 2:10 PM | Essendon v Collingwood | Windy Hill | 98 | - | 105 | 29,768 |
SAT | 01/07/1978 | 2:10 PM | Footscray v St Kilda | Western Oval | 213 | - | 106 | 16,300 |
SAT | 01/07/1978 | 2:10 PM | Hawthorn v South Melbourne | Princes Park | 140 | - | 119 | 13,853 |
SAT | 01/07/1978 | 2:10 PM | Richmond v North Melbourne | MCG | 142 | - | 117 | 27,156 |
Round 14
Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SAT | 08/07/1978 | 2:10 PM | Footscray v Melbourne | Western Oval | 127 | - | 59 | 13,325 |
SAT | 08/07/1978 | 2:10 PM | Richmond v Geelong | MCG | 122 | - | 117 | 24,407 |
SAT | 08/07/1978 | 2:10 PM | Essendon v Carlton | Windy Hill | 102 | - | 95 | 29,788 |
SAT | 08/07/1978 | 2:10 PM | North Melbourne v St Kilda | Arden Street Oval | 121 | - | 124 | 12,799 |
SAT | 08/07/1978 | 2:10 PM | South Melbourne v Fitzroy | Lakeside Oval | 143 | - | 93 | 14,642 |
SAT | 08/07/1978 | 2:10 PM | Hawthorn v Collingwood | VFL Park | 74 | - | 84 | 46,086 |
Round 15
Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SAT | 15/07/1978 | 2:10 PM | Melbourne v Carlton | VFL Park | 26 | - | 115 | 16,870 |
SAT | 15/07/1978 | 2:10 PM | Geelong v Footscray | Kardinia Park | 84 | - | 72 | 15,150 |
SAT | 15/07/1978 | 2:10 PM | Fitzroy v Essendon | Junction Oval | 101 | - | 83 | 13,743 |
SAT | 15/07/1978 | 2:10 PM | St Kilda v Richmond | Moorabbin Oval | 71 | - | 125 | 18,958 |
SAT | 15/07/1978 | 2:10 PM | Collingwood v South Melbourne | Victoria Park | 114 | - | 94 | 24,482 |
SAT | 15/07/1978 | 2:10 PM | Hawthorn v North Melbourne | Princes Park | 74 | - | 55 | 16,214 |
Round 16
Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
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SAT | 22/07/1978 | 2:10 PM | Melbourne v Richmond | MCG | 93 | - | 121 | 18,416 |
SAT | 22/07/1978 | 2:10 PM | Geelong v St Kilda | Kardinia Park | 104 | - | 92 | 16,219 |
SAT | 22/07/1978 | 2:10 PM | Carlton v South Melbourne | Princes Park | 112 | - | 71 | 24,552 |
SAT | 22/07/1978 | 2:10 PM | Essendon v Footscray | VFL Park | 86 | - | 107 | 30,200 |
SAT | 22/07/1978 | 2:10 PM | Fitzroy v Hawthorn | Junction Oval | 122 | - | 121 | 12,299 |
SAT | 22/07/1978 | 2:10 PM | Collingwood v North Melbourne | Victoria Park | 59 | - | 101 | 33,902 |
Round 17
Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SAT | 29/07/1978 | 2:10 PM | St Kilda v Melbourne | Moorabbin Oval | 141 | - | 89 | 13,118 |
SAT | 29/07/1978 | 2:10 PM | North Melbourne v Geelong | Arden Street Oval | 122 | - | 76 | 15,775 |
SAT | 29/07/1978 | 2:10 PM | Hawthorn v Carlton | Princes Park | 95 | - | 119 | 28,118 |
SAT | 29/07/1978 | 2:10 PM | Richmond v Essendon | MCG | 136 | - | 96 | 41,878 |
SAT | 29/07/1978 | 2:10 PM | South Melbourne v Footscray | Lakeside Oval | 105 | - | 91 | 14,172 |
SAT | 29/07/1978 | 2:10 PM | Collingwood v Fitzroy | VFL Park | 107 | - | 77 | 32,246 |
Round 18
Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SAT | 05/08/1978 | 2:10 PM | Melbourne v Geelong | MCG | 95 | - | 101 | 12,364 |
SAT | 05/08/1978 | 2:10 PM | Carlton v Collingwood | Princes Park | 103 | - | 62 | 43,365 |
SAT | 05/08/1978 | 2:10 PM | Essendon v St Kilda | Windy Hill | 82 | - | 121 | 18,784 |
SAT | 05/08/1978 | 2:10 PM | South Melbourne v Richmond | VFL Park | 93 | - | 70 | 31,717 |
SAT | 05/08/1978 | 2:10 PM | Fitzroy v North Melbourne | Junction Oval | 82 | - | 124 | 12,804 |
SAT | 05/08/1978 | 2:10 PM | Footscray v Hawthorn | Western Oval | 112 | - | 118 | 17,255 |
Round 19
Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SAT | 12/08/1978 | 2:10 PM | North Melbourne v Melbourne | Arden Street Oval | 174 | - | 61 | 10,183 |
SAT | 12/08/1978 | 2:10 PM | Geelong v Essendon | Kardinia Park | 92 | - | 85 | 15,407 |
SAT | 12/08/1978 | 2:10 PM | Fitzroy v Carlton | VFL Park | 58 | - | 69 | 21,410 |
SAT | 12/08/1978 | 2:10 PM | St Kilda v South Melbourne | Moorabbin Oval | 85 | - | 37 | 20,935 |
SAT | 12/08/1978 | 2:10 PM | Collingwood v Footscray | Victoria Park | 82 | - | 66 | 24,071 |
SAT | 12/08/1978 | 2:10 PM | Hawthorn v Richmond | Princes Park | 127 | - | 70 | 15,979 |
Round 20
Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SAT | 19/08/1978 | 2:10 PM | Essendon v Melbourne | Windy Hill | 130 | - | 136 | 11,872 |
SAT | 19/08/1978 | 2:10 PM | South Melbourne v Geelong | Lakeside Oval | 155 | - | 167 | 15,259 |
SAT | 19/08/1978 | 2:10 PM | North Melbourne v Carlton | Arden Street Oval | 70 | - | 131 | 28,715 |
SAT | 19/08/1978 | 2:10 PM | Hawthorn v St Kilda | VFL Park | 83 | - | 139 | 31,677 |
SAT | 19/08/1978 | 2:10 PM | Footscray v Fitzroy | Western Oval | 71 | - | 139 | 12,525 |
SAT | 19/08/1978 | 2:10 PM | Richmond v Collingwood | MCG | 109 | - | 123 | 59,680 |
Round 21
Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SAT | 26/08/1978 | 2:10 PM | Melbourne v South Melbourne | MCG | 106 | - | 85 | 13,488 |
SAT | 26/08/1978 | 2:10 PM | Geelong v Hawthorn | Kardinia Park | 86 | - | 88 | 21,663 |
SAT | 26/08/1978 | 2:10 PM | Carlton v Footscray | Princes Park | 145 | - | 102 | 22,413 |
SAT | 26/08/1978 | 2:10 PM | Essendon v North Melbourne | VFL Park | 51 | - | 77 | 22,337 |
SAT | 26/08/1978 | 2:10 PM | Collingwood v St Kilda | Victoria Park | 147 | - | 107 | 31,537 |
SAT | 26/08/1978 | 2:10 PM | Fitzroy v Richmond | Junction Oval | 134 | - | 117 | 11,226 |
Round 22
Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SAT | 02/09/1978 | 2:10 PM | Melbourne v Collingwood | MCG | 125 | - | 156 | 40,285 |
SAT | 02/09/1978 | 2:10 PM | Geelong v Fitzroy | Kardinia Park | 100 | - | 38 | 22,842 |
SAT | 02/09/1978 | 2:10 PM | St Kilda v Carlton | Moorabbin Oval | 106 | - | 66 | 35,850 |
SAT | 02/09/1978 | 2:10 PM | Hawthorn v Essendon | Princes Park | 118 | - | 109 | 14,534 |
SAT | 02/09/1978 | 2:10 PM | North Melbourne v South Melbourne | Arden Street Oval | 111 | - | 87 | 15,607 |
SAT | 02/09/1978 | 2:10 PM | Footscray v Richmond | VFL Park | 81 | - | 134 | 17,768 |
Finals Week 1
Elimination Final
Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SAT | 09/09/1978 | 2:30 PM | Carlton v Geelong | VFL Park | 105 | - | 72 | 57,505 |
Qualifying Final
Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SAT | 09/09/1978 | 2:30 PM | Hawthorn v Collingwood | MCG | 154 | - | 98 | 79,931 |
Finals Week 2
Semi Final
Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SAT | 16/09/1978 | 2:30 PM | Collingwood v Carlton | MCG | 108 | - | 93 | 91,933 |
SAT | 16/09/1978 | 2:30 PM | North Melbourne v Hawthorn | VFL Park | 73 | - | 87 | 48,716 |
Finals Week 3
Preliminary Final
Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
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SAT | 23/09/1978 | 2:30 PM | North Melbourne v Collingwood | VFL Park | 96 | - | 84 | 73,354 |
Finals Week 4
Grand Final
Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SAT | 30/09/1978 | 2:32 PM | Hawthorn v North Melbourne | MCG | 121 | - | 103 | 101,704 |
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