1978 SANFL Season: Sturt
These are the details of the premiership results of Sturt for the 1978 SANFL season. The team finished the regular season in first place, securing the minor premiership, and in turn, a place in the finals series. After defeating Norwood in a semi final, Sturt were defeated by Norwood in the grand final, resulting in becoming the runners-up.
Season Team Details
Competition:
1978 SANFL Season
Team:
Sturt
Home Ground:
Unley Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
1st (W-D-L: 21-0-1, P%: 61.3)
Finals Performance:
Runners-Up
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oatey, Jack | 24 | 22 | -0- | 2 | R01-22, SF, GF |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/04/1978 | Round 1 | North Adelaide | HOME | WIN | STRT by 27 | Jack Oatey | unknown |
| 08/04/1978 | Round 2 | Woodville | HOME | WIN | STRT by 28 | Jack Oatey | unknown |
| 15/04/1978 | Round 3 | Central District | AWAY | WIN | STRT by 82 | Jack Oatey | unknown |
| 25/04/1978 | Round 4 | Norwood | AWAY | WIN | STRT by 34 | Jack Oatey | unknown |
| 29/04/1978 | Round 5 | Glenelg | AWAY | WIN | STRT by 42 | Jack Oatey | unknown |
| 06/05/1978 | Round 6 | West Adelaide | AWAY | LOSS | WADL by 22 | Jack Oatey | unknown |
| 13/05/1978 | Round 7 | Port Adelaide | HOME | WIN | STRT by 97 | Jack Oatey | unknown |
| 20/05/1978 | Round 8 | West Torrens | HOME | WIN | STRT by 76 | Jack Oatey | unknown |
| 28/05/1978 | Round 9 | South Adelaide | AWAY | WIN | STRT by 47 | Jack Oatey | unknown |
| 03/06/1978 | Round 10 | Woodville | AWAY | WIN | STRT by 72 | Jack Oatey | unknown |
| 10/06/1978 | Round 11 | North Adelaide | HOME | WIN | STRT by 45 | Jack Oatey | unknown |
| 17/06/1978 | Round 12 | Central District | AWAY | WIN | STRT by 98 | Jack Oatey | unknown |
| 24/06/1978 | Round 13 | Norwood | HOME | WIN | STRT by 45 | Jack Oatey | unknown |
| 01/07/1978 | Round 14 | Glenelg | HOME | WIN | STRT by 28 | Jack Oatey | unknown |
| 08/07/1978 | Round 15 | West Adelaide | AWAY | WIN | STRT by 14 | Jack Oatey | unknown |
| 22/07/1978 | Round 16 | Port Adelaide | AWAY | WIN | STRT by 70 | Jack Oatey | unknown |
| 29/07/1978 | Round 17 | West Torrens | AWAY | WIN | STRT by 19 | Jack Oatey | unknown |
| 05/08/1978 | Round 18 | South Adelaide | HOME | WIN | STRT by 28 | Jack Oatey | unknown |
| 12/08/1978 | Round 19 | North Adelaide | HOME | WIN | STRT by 9 | Jack Oatey | unknown |
| 19/08/1978 | Round 20 | Central District | HOME | WIN | STRT by 85 | Jack Oatey | unknown |
| 26/08/1978 | Round 21 | West Torrens | HOME | WIN | STRT by 50 | Jack Oatey | unknown |
| 02/09/1978 | Round 22 | West Adelaide | HOME | WIN | STRT by 34 | Jack Oatey | unknown |
| 17/09/1978 | Semi Final | Norwood | HOME | WIN | STRT by 22 | Jack Oatey | unknown |
| 30/09/1978 | Grand Final | Norwood | HOME | LOSS | NRWD by 1 | Jack Oatey | 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.