1978 VFA Season: Port Melbourne
These are the details of the premiership results of Port Melbourne for the 1978 VFA season. 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 a semi final, Port Melbourne were defeated by Prahran in the preliminary final, resulting in finishing in third place overall (adjusted for finals).
Season Team Details
Competition:
1978 VFA 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 |
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 |
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.