1978 SANFL Season: West Adelaide
These are the details of the premiership results of West Adelaide for the 1978 SANFL season. The team finished the regular season in ninth place.
Season Team Details
Competition:
1978 SANFL Season
Team:
West Adelaide
Home Ground:
Richmond Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
9th (W-D-L: 5-1-16, P%: 47.0)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robertson, Ian | 1 | 0 | R05 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Williams, Fos | 22 | 5 | -1- | 16 | R01-22 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/04/1978 | Round 1 | West Torrens | HOME | WIN | WADL by 21 | Fos Williams | unknown |
| 08/04/1978 | Round 2 | Glenelg | AWAY | LOSS | GLNG by 3 | Fos Williams | unknown |
| 15/04/1978 | Round 3 | Port Adelaide | AWAY | LOSS | PADL by 19 | Fos Williams | unknown |
| 22/04/1978 | Round 4 | Woodville | HOME | LOSS | WOOD by 17 | Fos Williams | unknown |
| 30/04/1978 | Round 5 | Central District | AWAY | LOSS | CDIS by 41 | Fos Williams | unknown |
| 06/05/1978 | Round 6 | Sturt | HOME | WIN | WADL by 22 | Fos Williams | unknown |
| 13/05/1978 | Round 7 | South Adelaide | HOME | WIN | WADL by 45 | Fos Williams | unknown |
| 20/05/1978 | Round 8 | Norwood | AWAY | LOSS | NRWD by 59 | Fos Williams | unknown |
| 27/05/1978 | Round 9 | North Adelaide | AWAY | LOSS | NADL by 26 | Fos Williams | unknown |
| 03/06/1978 | Round 10 | Glenelg | AWAY | LOSS | GLNG by 26 | Fos Williams | unknown |
| 10/06/1978 | Round 11 | West Torrens | AWAY | LOSS | WTRN by 54 | Fos Williams | unknown |
| 17/06/1978 | Round 12 | Port Adelaide | HOME | LOSS | PADL by 16 | Fos Williams | unknown |
| 24/06/1978 | Round 13 | Woodville | AWAY | LOSS | WOOD by 34 | Fos Williams | unknown |
| 01/07/1978 | Round 14 | Central District | HOME | WIN | WADL by 66 | Fos Williams | unknown |
| 08/07/1978 | Round 15 | Sturt | HOME | LOSS | STRT by 14 | Fos Williams | unknown |
| 22/07/1978 | Round 16 | South Adelaide | AWAY | DRAW | drawn | Fos Williams | unknown |
| 30/07/1978 | Round 17 | Norwood | HOME | LOSS | NRWD by 6 | Fos Williams | unknown |
| 05/08/1978 | Round 18 | North Adelaide | HOME | WIN | WADL by 98 | Fos Williams | unknown |
| 12/08/1978 | Round 19 | South Adelaide | HOME | LOSS | SADL by 37 | Fos Williams | unknown |
| 19/08/1978 | Round 20 | Port Adelaide | HOME | LOSS | PADL by 54 | Fos Williams | unknown |
| 27/08/1978 | Round 21 | Glenelg | HOME | LOSS | GLNG by 43 | Fos Williams | unknown |
| 02/09/1978 | Round 22 | Sturt | AWAY | LOSS | STRT by 34 | Fos Williams | 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.