1978 SANFL Season: Glenelg
These are the details of the premiership results of Glenelg for the 1978 SANFL season. The team finished the regular season in third place, securing a place in the finals series. After being defeated by Norwood in the qualifying final, Glenelg were defeated by Port Adelaide in a semi final, resulting in finishing in fourth place overall (adjusted for finals).
Season Team Details
Competition:
1978 SANFL Season
Team:
Glenelg
Home Ground:
Glenelg Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
3rd (W-D-L: 14-0-8, P%: 53.7)
Finals Performance:
Defeated by Port Adelaide (Semi Final)
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicholls, John | 24 | 14 | -0- | 10 | R01-22, QF, SF |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/04/1978 | Round 1 | South Adelaide | HOME | WIN | GLNG by 53 | John Nicholls | unknown |
| 08/04/1978 | Round 2 | West Adelaide | HOME | WIN | GLNG by 3 | John Nicholls | unknown |
| 15/04/1978 | Round 3 | West Torrens | AWAY | WIN | GLNG by 54 | John Nicholls | unknown |
| 25/04/1978 | Round 4 | Port Adelaide | AWAY | WIN | GLNG by 74 | John Nicholls | unknown |
| 29/04/1978 | Round 5 | Sturt | HOME | LOSS | STRT by 42 | John Nicholls | unknown |
| 06/05/1978 | Round 6 | North Adelaide | AWAY | WIN | GLNG by 35 | John Nicholls | unknown |
| 13/05/1978 | Round 7 | Woodville | HOME | WIN | GLNG by 49 | John Nicholls | unknown |
| 20/05/1978 | Round 8 | Central District | AWAY | WIN | GLNG by 24 | John Nicholls | unknown |
| 27/05/1978 | Round 9 | Norwood | HOME | WIN | GLNG by 11 | John Nicholls | unknown |
| 03/06/1978 | Round 10 | West Adelaide | HOME | WIN | GLNG by 26 | John Nicholls | unknown |
| 10/06/1978 | Round 11 | South Adelaide | AWAY | WIN | GLNG by 22 | John Nicholls | unknown |
| 17/06/1978 | Round 12 | West Torrens | AWAY | LOSS | WTRN by 35 | John Nicholls | unknown |
| 24/06/1978 | Round 13 | Port Adelaide | HOME | WIN | GLNG by 16 | John Nicholls | unknown |
| 01/07/1978 | Round 14 | Sturt | AWAY | LOSS | STRT by 28 | John Nicholls | unknown |
| 08/07/1978 | Round 15 | North Adelaide | AWAY | WIN | GLNG by 122 | John Nicholls | unknown |
| 22/07/1978 | Round 16 | Woodville | AWAY | LOSS | WOOD by 26 | John Nicholls | unknown |
| 29/07/1978 | Round 17 | Central District | HOME | LOSS | CDIS by 31 | John Nicholls | unknown |
| 05/08/1978 | Round 18 | Norwood | AWAY | LOSS | NRWD by 26 | John Nicholls | unknown |
| 12/08/1978 | Round 19 | Port Adelaide | AWAY | LOSS | PADL by 49 | John Nicholls | unknown |
| 19/08/1978 | Round 20 | South Adelaide | AWAY | LOSS | SADL by 17 | John Nicholls | unknown |
| 27/08/1978 | Round 21 | West Adelaide | AWAY | WIN | GLNG by 43 | John Nicholls | unknown |
| 02/09/1978 | Round 22 | West Torrens | HOME | WIN | GLNG by 35 | John Nicholls | unknown |
| 10/09/1978 | Qualifying Final | Norwood | AWAY | LOSS | NRWD by 54 | John Nicholls | unknown |
| 16/09/1978 | Semi Final | Port Adelaide | HOME | LOSS | PADL by 12 | John Nicholls | unknown |
Ladder Chart
This chart is based on the nominal round, i.e. only one result (win, loss, draw, bye) per round, which may result in not being accurate from a chronological perspective. The positions during the finals series is determined via bespoke logic.