1978 VFA (D2) Season

This page displays the results for the 1978 season of the second division of the Victorian Football Association (currently known as the Victorian Football League).

It featured eighteen rounds in a double round-robin format. Frankston were the minor premiers.

The premiership ended with a finals series following the Page-McIntyre system. Frankston were the premiers.

Premiership Details

Name: 1978 Victorian Football Association (Division 2) Season
Known As: 1978 VFA (D2) Season
Teams: 10
Rounds: 18
Finals System: Page-McIntyre System
Matches: 94

Team Details

Team Home Ground Coach (Appointed) Coach (Caretaker)
Box Hill
Camberwell
Frankston
Northcote
Oakleigh
Sunshine
Waverley Vin Sabbatucci
Werribee
Williamstown John Fanning
Yarraville

Premiership Results

Premiers: Frankston
Runners-Up: Camberwell
Minor Premiers: Frankston

Team Results

Minor Premiership Results

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA GF BF GA BA
Frankston 1st 15 -0- 3 60 149.3% 2,649 1,774 386 333 256 238
Camberwell 2nd 14 -0- 4 56 154.3% 2,341 1,517 344 277 210 257
Oakleigh 3rd 12 -1- 5 50 117.9% 2,277 1,932 327 315 280 252
Yarraville 4th 12 -0- 6 48 112.8% 2,136 1,893 307 294 275 243
Northcote 5th 10 -0- 8 40 114.2% 2,218 1,943 318 310 283 245
Waverley 6th 8 -1- 9 34 90.6% 1,881 2,077 272 249 301 271
Sunshine 7th 7 -1- 10 30 86.0% 1,930 2,243 283 232 317 341
Werribee 8th 6 -0- 12 24 79.7% 1,816 2,279 260 256 334 275
Williamstown 9th 3 -0- 15 12 74.8% 1,841 2,462 270 221 357 320
Box Hill 10th 1 -1- 16 6 62.8% 1,637 2,606 232 245 386 290

Overall Premiership Results

Team Position (Outcome)
Frankston 1st Premiers
Camberwell 2nd Runners-Up
Oakleigh 3rd Defeated by Camberwell (Preliminary Final)
Yarraville 4th Defeated by Oakleigh (Semi Final)
Northcote 5th Did not qualify for finals
Waverley 6th Did not qualify for finals
Sunshine 7th Did not qualify for finals
Werribee 8th Did not qualify for finals
Williamstown 9th Did not qualify for finals
Box Hill 10th Did not qualify for finals

Premiership Fixture

Regular Season

Round 1

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 09/04/1978 2:10 PM Box Hill v Camberwell Box Hill City Oval 73 - 141
SUN 09/04/1978 2:10 PM Frankston v Yarraville Frankston Park 176 - 111
SUN 09/04/1978 2:10 PM Oakleigh v Northcote Warrawee Park 142 - 164
SUN 09/04/1978 2:10 PM Sunshine v Waverley Skinner Reserve 100 - 154
SUN 09/04/1978 2:10 PM Williamstown v Werribee WCG 140 - 88

Round 1 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Camberwell 1st 1 -0- 0 4 193.2% 141 73
Williamstown 2nd 1 -0- 0 4 159.1% 140 88
Frankston 3rd 1 -0- 0 4 158.6% 176 111
Waverley 4th 1 -0- 0 4 154.0% 154 100
Northcote 5th 1 -0- 0 4 115.5% 164 142
Oakleigh 6th 0 -0- 1 0 86.6% 142 164
Sunshine 7th 0 -0- 1 0 64.9% 100 154
Yarraville 8th 0 -0- 1 0 63.1% 111 176
Werribee 9th 0 -0- 1 0 62.9% 88 140
Box Hill 10th 0 -0- 1 0 51.8% 73 141

Round 2

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 16/04/1978 2:10 PM Camberwell v Frankston Camberwell Sports Ground 127 - 91
SUN 16/04/1978 2:10 PM Northcote v Box Hill Northcote Park 155 - 128
SUN 16/04/1978 2:10 PM Waverley v Williamstown Central Reserve 143 - 124
SUN 16/04/1978 2:10 PM Werribee v Oakleigh Chirnside Park 97 - 153
SUN 16/04/1978 2:10 PM Yarraville v Sunshine Yarraville Oval 194 - 90

Round 2 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Camberwell 1st 2 -0- 0 8 163.4% 268 164
Waverley 2nd 2 -0- 0 8 132.6% 297 224
Northcote 3rd 2 -0- 0 8 118.1% 319 270
Yarraville 4th 1 -0- 1 4 114.7% 305 266
Williamstown 5th 1 -0- 1 4 114.3% 264 231
Oakleigh 6th 1 -0- 1 4 113.0% 295 261
Frankston 7th 1 -0- 1 4 112.2% 267 238
Box Hill 8th 0 -0- 2 0 67.9% 201 296
Werribee 9th 0 -0- 2 0 63.1% 185 293
Sunshine 10th 0 -0- 2 0 54.6% 190 348

Round 3

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 23/04/1978 2:10 PM Box Hill v Werribee Box Hill City Oval 112 - 137
SUN 23/04/1978 2:10 PM Frankston v Northcote Frankston Park 225 - 84
SUN 23/04/1978 2:10 PM Oakleigh v Williamstown Warrawee Park 155 - 146
SUN 23/04/1978 2:10 PM Sunshine v Camberwell Skinner Reserve 39 - 158
SUN 23/04/1978 2:10 PM Yarraville v Waverley Yarraville Oval 120 - 85

Round 3 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Camberwell 1st 3 -0- 0 12 209.9% 426 203
Frankston 2nd 2 -0- 1 8 152.8% 492 322
Yarraville 3rd 2 -0- 1 8 121.1% 425 351
Waverley 4th 2 -0- 1 8 111.0% 382 344
Oakleigh 5th 2 -0- 1 8 110.6% 450 407
Northcote 6th 2 -0- 1 8 81.4% 403 495
Williamstown 7th 1 -0- 2 4 106.2% 410 386
Werribee 8th 1 -0- 2 4 79.5% 322 405
Box Hill 9th 0 -0- 3 0 72.3% 313 433
Sunshine 10th 0 -0- 3 0 45.3% 229 506

Round 4

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 30/04/1978 2:10 PM Camberwell v Yarraville Camberwell Sports Ground 172 - 100
SUN 30/04/1978 2:10 PM Northcote v Sunshine Northcote Park 168 - 95
SUN 30/04/1978 2:10 PM Waverley v Oakleigh Central Reserve 123 - 123
SUN 30/04/1978 2:10 PM Werribee v Frankston Chirnside Park 141 - 173
SUN 30/04/1978 2:10 PM Williamstown v Box Hill WCG 181 - 104

Round 4 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Camberwell 1st 4 -0- 0 16 197.4% 598 303
Frankston 2nd 3 -0- 1 12 143.6% 665 463
Northcote 3rd 3 -0- 1 12 96.8% 571 590
Waverley 4th 2 -1- 1 10 108.1% 505 467
Oakleigh 5th 2 -1- 1 10 108.1% 573 530
Williamstown 6th 2 -0- 2 8 120.6% 591 490
Yarraville 7th 2 -0- 2 8 100.4% 525 523
Werribee 8th 1 -0- 3 4 80.1% 463 578
Box Hill 9th 0 -0- 4 0 67.9% 417 614
Sunshine 10th 0 -0- 4 0 48.1% 324 674

Round 5

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 07/05/1978 2:10 PM Box Hill v Oakleigh Box Hill City Oval 93 - 149
SUN 07/05/1978 2:10 PM Frankston v Williamstown Frankston Park 137 - 99
SUN 07/05/1978 2:10 PM Sunshine v Werribee Skinner Reserve 82 - 109
SUN 07/05/1978 2:10 PM Waverley v Camberwell Central Reserve 91 - 107
SUN 07/05/1978 2:10 PM Yarraville v Northcote Yarraville Oval 125 - 106

Round 5 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Camberwell 1st 5 -0- 0 20 178.9% 705 394
Frankston 2nd 4 -0- 1 16 142.7% 802 562
Oakleigh 3rd 3 -1- 1 14 115.9% 722 623
Yarraville 4th 3 -0- 2 12 103.3% 650 629
Northcote 5th 3 -0- 2 12 94.7% 677 715
Waverley 6th 2 -1- 2 10 103.8% 596 574
Williamstown 7th 2 -0- 3 8 110.0% 690 627
Werribee 8th 2 -0- 3 8 86.7% 572 660
Box Hill 9th 0 -0- 5 0 66.8% 510 763
Sunshine 10th 0 -0- 5 0 51.9% 406 783

Round 6

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 14/05/1978 2:10 PM Box Hill v Waverley Box Hill City Oval 95 - 173
SUN 14/05/1978 2:10 PM Northcote v Camberwell Northcote Park 92 - 106
SUN 14/05/1978 2:10 PM Oakleigh v Frankston Warrawee Park 92 - 106
SUN 14/05/1978 2:10 PM Werribee v Yarraville Chirnside Park 91 - 104
SUN 14/05/1978 2:10 PM Williamstown v Sunshine WCG 89 - 150

Round 6 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Camberwell 1st 6 -0- 0 24 166.9% 811 486
Frankston 2nd 5 -0- 1 20 138.8% 908 654
Yarraville 3rd 4 -0- 2 16 104.7% 754 720
Waverley 4th 3 -1- 2 14 114.9% 769 669
Oakleigh 5th 3 -1- 2 14 111.7% 814 729
Northcote 6th 3 -0- 3 12 93.7% 769 821
Williamstown 7th 2 -0- 4 8 100.3% 779 777
Werribee 8th 2 -0- 4 8 86.8% 663 764
Sunshine 9th 1 -0- 5 4 63.8% 556 872
Box Hill 10th 0 -0- 6 0 64.6% 605 936

Round 7

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 21/05/1978 2:10 PM Camberwell v Werribee Camberwell Sports Ground 208 - 81
SUN 21/05/1978 2:10 PM Frankston v Box Hill Frankston Park 202 - 132
SUN 21/05/1978 2:10 PM Sunshine v Oakleigh Skinner Reserve 180 - 146
SUN 21/05/1978 2:10 PM Waverley v Northcote Central Reserve 129 - 110
SUN 21/05/1978 2:10 PM Yarraville v Williamstown Yarraville Oval 182 - 83

Round 7 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Camberwell 1st 7 -0- 0 28 179.7% 1,019 567
Frankston 2nd 6 -0- 1 24 141.2% 1,110 786
Yarraville 3rd 5 -0- 2 20 116.6% 936 803
Waverley 4th 4 -1- 2 18 115.3% 898 779
Oakleigh 5th 3 -1- 3 14 105.6% 960 909
Northcote 6th 3 -0- 4 12 92.5% 879 950
Williamstown 7th 2 -0- 5 8 89.9% 862 959
Werribee 8th 2 -0- 5 8 76.5% 744 972
Sunshine 9th 2 -0- 5 8 72.3% 736 1,018
Box Hill 10th 0 -0- 7 0 64.8% 737 1,138

Round 8

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 28/05/1978 2:10 PM Box Hill v Sunshine Box Hill City Oval 119 - 119
SUN 28/05/1978 2:10 PM Frankston v Waverley Frankston Park 181 - 101
SUN 28/05/1978 2:10 PM Oakleigh v Yarraville Warrawee Park 112 - 77
SUN 28/05/1978 2:10 PM Werribee v Northcote Chirnside Park 92 - 156
SUN 28/05/1978 2:10 PM Williamstown v Camberwell WCG 77 - 146

Round 8 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Camberwell 1st 8 -0- 0 32 180.9% 1,165 644
Frankston 2nd 7 -0- 1 28 145.5% 1,291 887
Yarraville 3rd 5 -0- 3 20 110.7% 1,013 915
Oakleigh 4th 4 -1- 3 18 108.7% 1,072 986
Waverley 5th 4 -1- 3 18 104.1% 999 960
Northcote 6th 4 -0- 4 16 99.3% 1,035 1,042
Sunshine 7th 2 -1- 5 10 75.2% 855 1,137
Williamstown 8th 2 -0- 6 8 85.0% 939 1,105
Werribee 9th 2 -0- 6 8 74.1% 836 1,128
Box Hill 10th 0 -1- 7 2 68.1% 856 1,257

Round 9

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 11/06/1978 2:10 PM Camberwell v Oakleigh Camberwell Sports Ground 101 - 126
SUN 11/06/1978 2:10 PM Northcote v Williamstown Northcote Park 159 - 68
SUN 11/06/1978 2:10 PM Sunshine v Frankston Skinner Reserve 100 - 97
SUN 11/06/1978 2:10 PM Waverley v Werribee Central Reserve 117 - 86
SUN 11/06/1978 2:10 PM Yarraville v Box Hill Yarraville Oval 161 - 64

Round 9 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Camberwell 1st 8 -0- 1 32 164.4% 1,266 770
Frankston 2nd 7 -0- 2 28 140.6% 1,388 987
Yarraville 3rd 6 -0- 3 24 119.9% 1,174 979
Oakleigh 4th 5 -1- 3 22 110.2% 1,198 1,087
Waverley 5th 5 -1- 3 22 106.7% 1,116 1,046
Northcote 6th 5 -0- 4 20 107.6% 1,194 1,110
Sunshine 7th 3 -1- 5 14 77.4% 955 1,234
Williamstown 8th 2 -0- 7 8 79.7% 1,007 1,264
Werribee 9th 2 -0- 7 8 74.1% 922 1,245
Box Hill 10th 0 -1- 8 2 64.9% 920 1,418

Round 10

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 18/06/1978 2:10 PM Camberwell v Box Hill Camberwell Sports Ground 152 - 60
SUN 18/06/1978 2:10 PM Northcote v Oakleigh Northcote Park 123 - 125
SUN 18/06/1978 2:10 PM Waverley v Sunshine Central Reserve 110 - 99
SUN 18/06/1978 2:10 PM Werribee v Williamstown Chirnside Park 137 - 99
SUN 18/06/1978 2:10 PM Yarraville v Frankston Yarraville Oval 101 - 130

Round 10 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Camberwell 1st 9 -0- 1 36 170.8% 1,418 830
Frankston 2nd 8 -0- 2 32 139.5% 1,518 1,088
Oakleigh 3rd 6 -1- 3 26 109.3% 1,323 1,210
Waverley 4th 6 -1- 3 26 107.1% 1,226 1,145
Yarraville 5th 6 -0- 4 24 115.0% 1,275 1,109
Northcote 6th 5 -0- 5 20 106.6% 1,317 1,235
Sunshine 7th 3 -1- 6 14 78.4% 1,054 1,344
Werribee 8th 3 -0- 7 12 78.8% 1,059 1,344
Williamstown 9th 2 -0- 8 8 78.9% 1,106 1,401
Box Hill 10th 0 -1- 9 2 62.4% 980 1,570

Round 11

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 25/06/1978 2:10 PM Box Hill v Northcote Box Hill City Oval 93 - 157
SUN 25/06/1978 2:10 PM Frankston v Camberwell Frankston Park 112 - 86
SUN 25/06/1978 2:10 PM Oakleigh v Werribee Warrawee Park 126 - 94
SUN 25/06/1978 2:10 PM Sunshine v Yarraville Skinner Reserve 109 - 115
SUN 25/06/1978 2:10 PM Williamstown v Waverley WCG 107 - 114

Round 11 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Camberwell 1st 9 -0- 2 36 159.7% 1,504 942
Frankston 2nd 9 -0- 2 36 138.8% 1,630 1,174
Oakleigh 3rd 7 -1- 3 30 111.1% 1,449 1,304
Waverley 4th 7 -1- 3 30 107.0% 1,340 1,252
Yarraville 5th 7 -0- 4 28 114.1% 1,390 1,218
Northcote 6th 6 -0- 5 24 111.0% 1,474 1,328
Sunshine 7th 3 -1- 7 14 79.7% 1,163 1,459
Werribee 8th 3 -0- 8 12 78.4% 1,153 1,470
Williamstown 9th 2 -0- 9 8 80.1% 1,213 1,515
Box Hill 10th 0 -1- 10 2 62.1% 1,073 1,727

Round 12

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 02/07/1978 2:10 PM Camberwell v Sunshine Camberwell Sports Ground 113 - 120
SUN 02/07/1978 2:10 PM Northcote v Frankston Northcote Park 89 - 73
SUN 02/07/1978 2:10 PM Waverley v Yarraville Central Reserve 85 - 98
SUN 02/07/1978 2:10 PM Werribee v Box Hill Chirnside Park 69 - 35
SUN 02/07/1978 2:10 PM Williamstown v Oakleigh WCG 63 - 95

Round 12 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Camberwell 1st 9 -0- 3 36 152.3% 1,617 1,062
Frankston 2nd 9 -0- 3 36 134.8% 1,703 1,263
Oakleigh 3rd 8 -1- 3 34 112.9% 1,544 1,367
Yarraville 4th 8 -0- 4 32 114.2% 1,488 1,303
Waverley 5th 7 -1- 4 30 105.6% 1,425 1,350
Northcote 6th 7 -0- 5 28 111.6% 1,563 1,401
Sunshine 7th 4 -1- 7 18 81.6% 1,283 1,572
Werribee 8th 4 -0- 8 16 81.2% 1,222 1,505
Williamstown 9th 2 -0- 10 8 79.3% 1,276 1,610
Box Hill 10th 0 -1- 11 2 61.7% 1,108 1,796

Round 13

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 09/07/1978 2:10 PM Box Hill v Williamstown Box Hill City Oval 166 - 119
SUN 09/07/1978 2:10 PM Frankston v Werribee Frankston Park 205 - 104
SUN 09/07/1978 2:10 PM Oakleigh v Waverley Warrawee Park 154 - 88
SUN 09/07/1978 2:10 PM Sunshine v Northcote Skinner Reserve 122 - 89
SUN 09/07/1978 2:10 PM Yarraville v Camberwell Yarraville Oval 71 - 75

Round 13 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Camberwell 1st 10 -0- 3 40 149.3% 1,692 1,133
Frankston 2nd 10 -0- 3 40 139.6% 1,908 1,367
Oakleigh 3rd 9 -1- 3 38 116.7% 1,698 1,455
Yarraville 4th 8 -0- 5 32 113.1% 1,559 1,378
Waverley 5th 7 -1- 5 30 100.6% 1,513 1,504
Northcote 6th 7 -0- 6 28 108.5% 1,652 1,523
Sunshine 7th 5 -1- 7 22 84.6% 1,405 1,661
Werribee 8th 4 -0- 9 16 77.5% 1,326 1,710
Williamstown 9th 2 -0- 11 8 78.5% 1,395 1,776
Box Hill 10th 1 -1- 11 6 66.5% 1,274 1,915

Round 14

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 16/07/1978 2:10 PM Camberwell v Waverley Camberwell Sports Ground 180 - 59
SUN 16/07/1978 2:10 PM Northcote v Yarraville Northcote Park 102 - 110
SUN 16/07/1978 2:10 PM Oakleigh v Box Hill Warrawee Park 150 - 50
SUN 16/07/1978 2:10 PM Werribee v Sunshine Chirnside Park 113 - 104
SUN 16/07/1978 2:10 PM Williamstown v Frankston WCG 84 - 107

Round 14 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Camberwell 1st 11 -0- 3 44 157.0% 1,872 1,192
Frankston 2nd 11 -0- 3 44 138.9% 2,015 1,451
Oakleigh 3rd 10 -1- 3 42 122.8% 1,848 1,505
Yarraville 4th 9 -0- 5 36 112.8% 1,669 1,480
Waverley 5th 7 -1- 6 30 93.3% 1,572 1,684
Northcote 6th 7 -0- 7 28 107.4% 1,754 1,633
Sunshine 7th 5 -1- 8 22 85.1% 1,509 1,774
Werribee 8th 5 -0- 9 20 79.3% 1,439 1,814
Williamstown 9th 2 -0- 12 8 78.5% 1,479 1,883
Box Hill 10th 1 -1- 12 6 64.1% 1,324 2,065

Round 15

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 23/07/1978 2:10 PM Camberwell v Northcote Camberwell Sports Ground 87 - 50
SUN 23/07/1978 2:10 PM Frankston v Oakleigh Frankston Park 143 - 80
SUN 23/07/1978 2:10 PM Sunshine v Williamstown Skinner Reserve 138 - 84
SUN 23/07/1978 2:10 PM Waverley v Box Hill Central Reserve 87 - 79
SUN 23/07/1978 2:10 PM Yarraville v Werribee Yarraville Oval 110 - 96

Round 15 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Camberwell 1st 12 -0- 3 48 157.7% 1,959 1,242
Frankston 2nd 12 -0- 3 48 141.0% 2,158 1,531
Oakleigh 3rd 10 -1- 4 42 117.0% 1,928 1,648
Yarraville 4th 10 -0- 5 40 112.9% 1,779 1,576
Waverley 5th 8 -1- 6 34 94.1% 1,659 1,763
Northcote 6th 7 -0- 8 28 104.9% 1,804 1,720
Sunshine 7th 6 -1- 8 26 88.6% 1,647 1,858
Werribee 8th 5 -0- 10 20 79.8% 1,535 1,924
Williamstown 9th 2 -0- 13 8 77.3% 1,563 2,021
Box Hill 10th 1 -1- 13 6 65.2% 1,403 2,152

Round 16

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 30/07/1978 2:10 PM Box Hill v Frankston Box Hill City Oval 92 - 187
SUN 30/07/1978 2:10 PM Northcote v Waverley Northcote Park 87 - 73
SUN 30/07/1978 2:10 PM Oakleigh v Sunshine Warrawee Park 133 - 78
SUN 30/07/1978 2:10 PM Werribee v Camberwell Chirnside Park 113 - 135
SUN 30/07/1978 2:10 PM Williamstown v Yarraville WCG 160 - 102

Round 16 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Camberwell 1st 13 -0- 3 52 154.5% 2,094 1,355
Frankston 2nd 13 -0- 3 52 144.5% 2,345 1,623
Oakleigh 3rd 11 -1- 4 46 119.4% 2,061 1,726
Yarraville 4th 10 -0- 6 40 108.4% 1,881 1,736
Waverley 5th 8 -1- 7 34 93.6% 1,732 1,850
Northcote 6th 8 -0- 8 32 105.5% 1,891 1,793
Sunshine 7th 6 -1- 9 26 86.6% 1,725 1,991
Werribee 8th 5 -0- 11 20 80.0% 1,648 2,059
Williamstown 9th 3 -0- 13 12 81.2% 1,723 2,123
Box Hill 10th 1 -1- 14 6 63.9% 1,495 2,339

Round 17

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 06/08/1978 2:10 PM Camberwell v Williamstown Camberwell Sports Ground 160 - 51
SUN 06/08/1978 2:10 PM Northcote v Werribee Northcote Park 148 - 83
SUN 06/08/1978 2:10 PM Sunshine v Box Hill Skinner Reserve 131 - 90
SUN 06/08/1978 2:10 PM Waverley v Frankston Central Reserve 77 - 142
SUN 06/08/1978 2:10 PM Yarraville v Oakleigh Yarraville Oval 119 - 105

Round 17 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Camberwell 1st 14 -0- 3 56 160.3% 2,254 1,406
Frankston 2nd 14 -0- 3 56 146.3% 2,487 1,700
Oakleigh 3rd 11 -1- 5 46 117.4% 2,166 1,845
Yarraville 4th 11 -0- 6 44 108.6% 2,000 1,841
Northcote 5th 9 -0- 8 36 108.7% 2,039 1,876
Waverley 6th 8 -1- 8 34 90.8% 1,809 1,992
Sunshine 7th 7 -1- 9 30 89.2% 1,856 2,081
Werribee 8th 5 -0- 12 20 78.4% 1,731 2,207
Williamstown 9th 3 -0- 14 12 77.7% 1,774 2,283
Box Hill 10th 1 -1- 15 6 64.2% 1,585 2,470

Round 18

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 13/08/1978 2:10 PM Box Hill v Yarraville Box Hill City Oval 52 - 136
SUN 13/08/1978 2:10 PM Frankston v Sunshine Frankston Park 162 - 74
SUN 13/08/1978 2:10 PM Oakleigh v Camberwell Warrawee Park 111 - 87
SUN 13/08/1978 2:10 PM Werribee v Waverley Chirnside Park 85 - 72
SUN 13/08/1978 2:10 PM Williamstown v Northcote WCG 67 - 179

Round 18 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Frankston 1st 15 -0- 3 60 149.3% 2,649 1,774
Camberwell 2nd 14 -0- 4 56 154.3% 2,341 1,517
Oakleigh 3rd 12 -1- 5 50 117.9% 2,277 1,932
Yarraville 4th 12 -0- 6 48 112.8% 2,136 1,893
Northcote 5th 10 -0- 8 40 114.2% 2,218 1,943
Waverley 6th 8 -1- 9 34 90.6% 1,881 2,077
Sunshine 7th 7 -1- 10 30 86.0% 1,930 2,243
Werribee 8th 6 -0- 12 24 79.7% 1,816 2,279
Williamstown 9th 3 -0- 15 12 74.8% 1,841 2,462
Box Hill 10th 1 -1- 16 6 62.8% 1,637 2,606

Finals Series

The positions of teams going into the finals:

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA GF BF GA BA
Frankston 1st 15 -0- 3 60 149.3% 2,649 1,774 386 333 256 238
Camberwell 2nd 14 -0- 4 56 154.3% 2,341 1,517 344 277 210 257
Oakleigh 3rd 12 -1- 5 50 117.9% 2,277 1,932 327 315 280 252
Yarraville 4th 12 -0- 6 48 112.8% 2,136 1,893 307 294 275 243
Northcote 5th 10 -0- 8 40 114.2% 2,218 1,943 318 310 283 245
Waverley 6th 8 -1- 9 34 90.6% 1,881 2,077 272 249 301 271
Sunshine 7th 7 -1- 10 30 86.0% 1,930 2,243 283 232 317 341
Werribee 8th 6 -0- 12 24 79.7% 1,816 2,279 260 256 334 275
Williamstown 9th 3 -0- 15 12 74.8% 1,841 2,462 270 221 357 320
Box Hill 10th 1 -1- 16 6 62.8% 1,637 2,606 232 245 386 290

Final Round 1

Semi Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 20/08/1978 2:10 PM Oakleigh v Yarraville Toorak Park 190 - 100
SUN 27/08/1978 2:10 PM Frankston v Camberwell Toorak Park 120 - 104

Final Round 1 Ladder

Team Pos.
Frankston 1st
Camberwell 2nd
Oakleigh 3rd
Yarraville 4th

Final Round 2

Preliminary Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 03/09/1978 2:10 PM Camberwell v Oakleigh Toorak Park 116 - 79

Final Round 2 Ladder

Team Pos.
Frankston 1st
Camberwell 2nd
Oakleigh 3rd
Yarraville 4th

Final Round 3

Grand Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 10/09/1978 2:10 PM Frankston v Camberwell Toorak Park 103 - 89

Final Round 3 Ladder

Team Pos.
Frankston 1st
Camberwell 2nd
Oakleigh 3rd
Yarraville 4th