1978 SANFL Season: Norwood
These are the details of the premiership results for Norwood for the 1978 season of the South Australian National Football League. The team used Norwood Oval as their home ground, playing eight matches there (eight as hosts). The team finished the regular season in second place, securing a place in the finals series. After defeating Glenelg in the qualifying final, being defeated by Sturt in the second semi final and defeating Port Adelaide in the preliminary final, Norwood defeated Sturt in the grand final, winning the premiership.
Team Details
Competition:
1978 SANFL Season
Team:
Norwood
Home Ground:
Norwood Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
2nd (W-D-L: 15-0-7, P%: 55.8)
Finals Performance:
Premiers
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Button, Neil | 1 | 0 | GF | |
| Craig, Neil | 1 | 0 | GF | |
| Jenkins, Danny | 1 | 0 | GF | |
| Kerley, Stephen | 1 | 0 | GF | |
| Nunan, Mike | 2 | 0 | R17, GF | |
| Taylor, Michael | 1 | 0 | GF | |
| Turbill, Greg | 1 | 0 | GF | |
| von Bertouch, Terry | 1 | 0 | GF | |
| Wynne, John | 1 | 0 | GF |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hammond, Bob | 26 | 18 | -0- | 8 | R01-22, QF, SF, PF, GF |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/04/1978 | Round 1 | Port Adelaide | HOME | WIN | NRWD by 15 | Bob Hammond | unknown |
| 08/04/1978 | Round 2 | West Torrens | AWAY | LOSS | WTRN by 30 | Bob Hammond | unknown |
| 15/04/1978 | Round 3 | South Adelaide | HOME | WIN | NRWD by 45 | Bob Hammond | unknown |
| 25/04/1978 | Round 4 | Sturt | HOME | LOSS | STRT by 34 | Bob Hammond | unknown |
| 29/04/1978 | Round 5 | Woodville | HOME | WIN | NRWD by 101 | Bob Hammond | unknown |
| 07/05/1978 | Round 6 | Central District | HOME | WIN | NRWD by 47 | Bob Hammond | unknown |
| 13/05/1978 | Round 7 | North Adelaide | AWAY | WIN | NRWD by 40 | Bob Hammond | unknown |
| 20/05/1978 | Round 8 | West Adelaide | HOME | WIN | NRWD by 59 | Bob Hammond | unknown |
| 27/05/1978 | Round 9 | Glenelg | AWAY | LOSS | GLNG by 11 | Bob Hammond | unknown |
| 05/06/1978 | Round 10 | West Torrens | HOME | LOSS | WTRN by 31 | Bob Hammond | unknown |
| 10/06/1978 | Round 11 | Port Adelaide | HOME | WIN | NRWD by 69 | Bob Hammond | unknown |
| 17/06/1978 | Round 12 | South Adelaide | AWAY | WIN | NRWD by 70 | Bob Hammond | unknown |
| 24/06/1978 | Round 13 | Sturt | AWAY | LOSS | STRT by 45 | Bob Hammond | unknown |
| 01/07/1978 | Round 14 | Woodville | HOME | WIN | NRWD by 32 | Bob Hammond | unknown |
| 08/07/1978 | Round 15 | Central District | AWAY | LOSS | CDIS by 6 | Bob Hammond | unknown |
| 22/07/1978 | Round 16 | North Adelaide | HOME | WIN | NRWD by 50 | Bob Hammond | unknown |
| 30/07/1978 | Round 17 | West Adelaide | AWAY | WIN | NRWD by 6 | Bob Hammond | unknown |
| 05/08/1978 | Round 18 | Glenelg | HOME | WIN | NRWD by 26 | Bob Hammond | unknown |
| 12/08/1978 | Round 19 | West Torrens | HOME | WIN | NRWD by 11 | Bob Hammond | unknown |
| 19/08/1978 | Round 20 | North Adelaide | HOME | WIN | NRWD by 29 | Bob Hammond | unknown |
| 26/08/1978 | Round 21 | Woodville | AWAY | WIN | NRWD by 31 | Bob Hammond | unknown |
| 02/09/1978 | Round 22 | Port Adelaide | AWAY | LOSS | PADL by 41 | Bob Hammond | unknown |
| 10/09/1978 | Qualifying Final | Glenelg | HOME | WIN | NRWD by 54 | Bob Hammond | unknown |
| 17/09/1978 | Semi Final | Sturt | AWAY | LOSS | STRT by 22 | Bob Hammond | unknown |
| 23/09/1978 | Preliminary Final | Port Adelaide | HOME | WIN | NRWD by 34 | Bob Hammond | unknown |
| 30/09/1978 | Grand Final | Sturt | AWAY | WIN | NRWD by 1 | Bob Hammond | Michael Taylor |