1978 VFA (D1) Season: Port Melbourne

These are the details of the premiership results for Port Melbourne for the 1978 season of the first division of the Victorian Football Association (currently known as the Victorian Football League). The team used North Port Oval as their home ground, playing nine matches there (nine as hosts). The team finished the regular season in first place, securing the minor premiership, and in turn, a place in the finals series. After being defeated by Preston in the second semi final, Port Melbourne were defeated by Prahran in the preliminary final, resulting in finishing in third place overall (adjusted for finals).

Team Details

Competition: 1978 VFA (D1) Season
Team: Port Melbourne
Home Ground: North Port Oval

Team Results

Ladder Position: 1st (W-D-L: 13-0-5, P%: 115.5)
Finals Performance: Defeated by Prahran (Preliminary Final)

Player Results

Player Guernseys Matches Goals Rounds
Allen, George 6 0 R02-03, R15, R17-18, SF
Molloy, Shane 1 0 R12

Coach Results

Coach Matches (W-D-L) Rounds
Brown, Norm 20 13 -0- 7 R01-18, SF, PF

Match Results

Date Round Opponent H/A Result Coach Captain (Nominated)
23/04/1978 Round 1 Sandringham HOME WIN PMLB by 67 Norm Brown unknown
30/04/1978 Round 2 Coburg AWAY WIN PMLB by 21 Norm Brown unknown
07/05/1978 Round 3 Dandenong HOME WIN PMLB by 10 Norm Brown unknown
14/05/1978 Round 4 Brunswick AWAY WIN PMLB by 25 Norm Brown unknown
21/05/1978 Round 5 Preston AWAY LOSS PRST by 26 Norm Brown unknown
28/05/1978 Round 6 Mordialloc HOME WIN PMLB by 51 Norm Brown unknown
11/06/1978 Round 7 Geelong West AWAY WIN PMLB by 25 Norm Brown unknown
18/06/1978 Round 8 Prahran AWAY WIN PMLB by 1 Norm Brown unknown
25/06/1978 Round 9 Caulfield HOME LOSS CAUL by 45 Norm Brown unknown
02/07/1978 Round 10 Sandringham AWAY WIN PMLB by 12 Norm Brown unknown
09/07/1978 Round 11 Coburg HOME WIN PMLB by 51 Norm Brown unknown
16/07/1978 Round 12 Dandenong AWAY LOSS DNDG by 27 Norm Brown unknown
23/07/1978 Round 13 Brunswick HOME WIN PMLB by 62 Norm Brown unknown
30/07/1978 Round 14 Preston HOME LOSS PRST by 25 Norm Brown unknown
06/08/1978 Round 15 Mordialloc AWAY WIN PMLB by 71 Norm Brown unknown
13/08/1978 Round 16 Geelong West HOME LOSS GEWE by 2 Norm Brown unknown
20/08/1978 Round 17 Prahran HOME WIN PMLB by 4 Norm Brown unknown
27/08/1978 Round 18 Caulfield AWAY WIN PMLB by 34 Norm Brown unknown
10/09/1978 Semi Final Preston HOME LOSS PRST by 4 Norm Brown unknown
17/09/1978 Preliminary Final Prahran HOME LOSS PRAH by 22 Norm Brown unknown