1978 SANFL Season: Port Adelaide
These are the details of the premiership results for Port Adelaide for the 1978 season of the South Australian National Football League. The team used Alberton Oval as their home ground, playing eight matches there (eight as hosts). The team finished the regular season in fourth place, securing a place in the finals series. After defeating West Torrens in the elimination final and defeating Glenelg in the first semi final, Port Adelaide were defeated by Norwood in the preliminary final, resulting in finishing in third place overall (adjusted for finals).
Team Details
Competition:
1978 SANFL Season
Team:
Port Adelaide
Club:
Port Adelaide
Home Ground:
Alberton Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
4th (W-D-L: 14-0-8, P%: 52.7)
Finals Performance:
Defeated by Norwood (Preliminary Final)
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cahill, John | 25 | 16 | -0- | 9 | R01-22, EF, SF, PF |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/04/1978 | Round 1 | Norwood | AWAY | LOSS | NRWD by 15 | John Cahill | unknown |
| 09/04/1978 | Round 2 | South Adelaide | AWAY | WIN | PADL by 28 | John Cahill | unknown |
| 15/04/1978 | Round 3 | West Adelaide | HOME | WIN | PADL by 19 | John Cahill | unknown |
| 25/04/1978 | Round 4 | Glenelg | HOME | LOSS | GLNG by 74 | John Cahill | unknown |
| 29/04/1978 | Round 5 | North Adelaide | HOME | WIN | PADL by 130 | John Cahill | unknown |
| 06/05/1978 | Round 6 | West Torrens | AWAY | WIN | PADL by 48 | John Cahill | unknown |
| 13/05/1978 | Round 7 | Sturt | AWAY | LOSS | STRT by 97 | John Cahill | unknown |
| 20/05/1978 | Round 8 | Woodville | HOME | LOSS | WOOD by 25 | John Cahill | unknown |
| 27/05/1978 | Round 9 | Central District | AWAY | WIN | PADL by 31 | John Cahill | unknown |
| 03/06/1978 | Round 10 | South Adelaide | HOME | WIN | PADL by 32 | John Cahill | unknown |
| 10/06/1978 | Round 11 | Norwood | AWAY | LOSS | NRWD by 69 | John Cahill | unknown |
| 17/06/1978 | Round 12 | West Adelaide | AWAY | WIN | PADL by 16 | John Cahill | unknown |
| 24/06/1978 | Round 13 | Glenelg | AWAY | LOSS | GLNG by 16 | John Cahill | unknown |
| 01/07/1978 | Round 14 | North Adelaide | AWAY | WIN | PADL by 58 | John Cahill | unknown |
| 09/07/1978 | Round 15 | West Torrens | HOME | LOSS | WTRN by 39 | John Cahill | unknown |
| 22/07/1978 | Round 16 | Sturt | HOME | LOSS | STRT by 70 | John Cahill | unknown |
| 29/07/1978 | Round 17 | Woodville | HOME | WIN | PADL by 100 | John Cahill | unknown |
| 05/08/1978 | Round 18 | Central District | HOME | WIN | PADL by 27 | John Cahill | unknown |
| 12/08/1978 | Round 19 | Glenelg | HOME | WIN | PADL by 49 | John Cahill | unknown |
| 19/08/1978 | Round 20 | West Adelaide | AWAY | WIN | PADL by 54 | John Cahill | unknown |
| 26/08/1978 | Round 21 | South Adelaide | HOME | WIN | PADL by 4 | John Cahill | unknown |
| 02/09/1978 | Round 22 | Norwood | HOME | WIN | PADL by 41 | John Cahill | unknown |
| 09/09/1978 | Elimination Final | West Torrens | HOME | WIN | PADL by 78 | John Cahill | unknown |
| 16/09/1978 | Semi Final | Glenelg | AWAY | WIN | PADL by 12 | John Cahill | unknown |
| 23/09/1978 | Preliminary Final | Norwood | AWAY | LOSS | NRWD by 34 | John Cahill | unknown |