1978 VFA Season: Preston

These are the details of the premiership results of Preston for the 1978 VFA season. The team finished the regular season in second place, securing a place in the finals series. After defeating Port Melbourne in a semi final, Preston were defeated by Prahran in the grand final, resulting in becoming the runners-up.

Season Team Details

Competition: 1978 VFA Season
Team: Preston
Home Ground: Preston City Oval

Team Results

Ladder Position: 2nd (W-D-L: 12-1-5, P%: 109.0)
Finals Performance: Runners-Up

Player Results

Player Guernseys Matches Goals Rounds
Martin, Harold 15 0 R02, R04-05, R07-15, R17, SF, GF
Renwick, Graeme 7 0 R07-08, R12, R14, R16-17, GF

Coach Results

Coach Matches (W-D-L) Rounds
Martin, Harold 20 13 -1- 6 R01-18, SF, GF

Match Results

Date Round Opponent H/A Result Coach Captain (Nominated)
23/04/1978 Round 1 Brunswick HOME WIN PRST by 8 Harold Martin unknown
30/04/1978 Round 2 Mordialloc AWAY LOSS MRDC by 1 Harold Martin unknown
07/05/1978 Round 3 Geelong West HOME LOSS GEWE by 6 Harold Martin unknown
14/05/1978 Round 4 Sandringham AWAY WIN PRST by 7 Harold Martin unknown
21/05/1978 Round 5 Port Melbourne HOME WIN PRST by 26 Harold Martin unknown
28/05/1978 Round 6 Prahran AWAY DRAW drawn Harold Martin unknown
11/06/1978 Round 7 Caulfield HOME WIN PRST by 11 Harold Martin unknown
18/06/1978 Round 8 Coburg HOME WIN PRST by 6 Harold Martin unknown
25/06/1978 Round 9 Dandenong AWAY WIN PRST by 4 Harold Martin unknown
02/07/1978 Round 10 Brunswick AWAY LOSS BRNW by 12 Harold Martin unknown
09/07/1978 Round 11 Mordialloc HOME WIN PRST by 40 Harold Martin unknown
16/07/1978 Round 12 Geelong West AWAY WIN PRST by 31 Harold Martin unknown
23/07/1978 Round 13 Sandringham HOME WIN PRST by 74 Harold Martin unknown
30/07/1978 Round 14 Port Melbourne AWAY WIN PRST by 25 Harold Martin unknown
06/08/1978 Round 15 Prahran HOME LOSS PRAH by 5 Harold Martin unknown
13/08/1978 Round 16 Caulfield AWAY WIN PRST by 31 Harold Martin unknown
20/08/1978 Round 17 Coburg AWAY WIN PRST by 1 Harold Martin unknown
27/08/1978 Round 18 Dandenong HOME LOSS DNDG by 60 Harold Martin unknown
10/09/1978 Semi Final Port Melbourne AWAY WIN PRST by 4 Harold Martin unknown
24/09/1978 Grand Final Prahran HOME LOSS PRAH by 22 Harold Martin 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.