1978 VFL Season: Fitzroy
These are the details of the premiership results of Fitzroy for the 1978 VFL season. The team finished the regular season in ninth place.
Season Team Details
Competition:
1978 VFL Season
Team:
Fitzroy
Home Ground:
Junction Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
9th (W-D-L: 8-0-14, P%: 96.5)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Team Leaders
Captain:
Harvey Merrigan
Vice-Captain:
Garry Wilson
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander, Ron | #6 | 22 | 5 | R01-22 |
| Allan, Graeme | #27 | 9 | 10 | R14-22 |
| Austen, Geoff | #25 | 10 | 3 | R02-08, R20-22 |
| Beecroft, Bob | #24 | 19 | 65 | R01-17, R19-20 |
| Blair, John | #24 | 4 | 2 | R05-07, R10 |
| Brown, Brian | #2 | 19 | 0 | R03-09, R11-22 |
| Brown, Peter | #18 | 16 | 5 | R03-13, R15-18, R22 |
| Bux, Graham | #4 | 2 | 0 | R01-02 |
| Carter, Rod | #28 | 14 | 0 | R01-08, R11-14, R17-18 |
| Chapman, Gary | #34 | 1 | 0 | R01 |
| Conlan, Mick | #12 | 17 | 19 | R01-02, R07-10, R12-22 |
| Duke, Wayne | #32 | 2 | 0 | R01, R07 |
| Fowler, Grant | #38 | 12 | 9 | R01-02, R04-09, R11, R15-16, R18 |
| Frazer, John | #3 | 5 | 10 | R01, R03, R11, R21-22 |
| Godfrey, Tim | #26 | 2 | 0 | R03-04 |
| Hansen, Chris | #16 | 17 | 0 | R01-02, R04-06, R11-22 |
| Hodges, Russ | #17 | 21 | 3 | R01-16, R18-22 |
| Irwin, Warwick | #7 | 22 | 35 | R01-22 |
| Keays, Peter | #13 | 14 | 0 | R09-22 |
| Lawrie, Grant | #48 | 9 | 13 | R02-03, R09, R15-20 |
| Linton, Wayne | #30 | 11 | 2 | R01-06, R08, R10-12, R21 |
| MacLeod, Neil | #20 | 3 | 1 | R03, R07, R10 |
| McCarthy, Gerald | #23 | 20 | 6 | R01-10, R12-16, R18-22 |
| McMahon, David | #19 | 22 | 33 | R01-22 |
| Merrigan, Harvey | #36 | 20 | 2 | R01-04, R06-11, R13-22 |
| Mugavin, Noel | #35 | 1 | 0 | R05 |
| O'Keeffe, Kevin | #11 | 2 | 0 | R08-09 |
| Padley, Barry | #14 | 15 | 18 | R01-14, R17 |
| Pretto, Rino | #49 | 1 | 1 | R19 |
| Quinlan, Bernie | #5 | 14 | 18 | R08-14, R16-22 |
| Serafini, Laurie | #10 | 22 | 0 | R01-22 |
| Sinclair, Allan | #31 | 1 | 0 | R10 |
| Smith, Chris | #8 | 20 | 0 | R02-17, R19-22 |
| Taylor, Neville | #46 | 3 | 1 | R04-06 |
| Thompson, Alan | #21 | 11 | 0 | R01, R12-15, R17-22 |
| Walls, Robert | #9 | 14 | 24 | R09-22 |
| Whitford, Don | #15 | 1 | 0 | R02 |
| Wilson, Garry | #29 | 22 | 41 | R01-22 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Campbell, Graham | 22 | 8 | -0- | 14 | R01-22 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/04/1978 | Round 1 | St Kilda | HOME | LOSS | STKL by 8 | Graham Campbell | Harvey Merrigan |
| 08/04/1978 | Round 2 | Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | MELB by 10 | Graham Campbell | Harvey Merrigan |
| 15/04/1978 | Round 3 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 4 | Graham Campbell | Harvey Merrigan |
| 22/04/1978 | Round 4 | South Melbourne | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 19 | Graham Campbell | Harvey Merrigan |
| 29/04/1978 | Round 5 | Hawthorn | AWAY | WIN | FITZ by 1 | Graham Campbell | Garry Wilson |
| 06/05/1978 | Round 6 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 52 | Graham Campbell | Harvey Merrigan |
| 13/05/1978 | Round 7 | North Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | NMLB by 3 | Graham Campbell | Harvey Merrigan |
| 20/05/1978 | Round 8 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 2 | Graham Campbell | Harvey Merrigan |
| 27/05/1978 | Round 9 | Footscray | HOME | LOSS | FOOT by 25 | Graham Campbell | Harvey Merrigan |
| 03/06/1978 | Round 10 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 6 | Graham Campbell | Harvey Merrigan |
| 17/06/1978 | Round 11 | Geelong | HOME | LOSS | GEEL by 3 | Graham Campbell | Harvey Merrigan |
| 24/06/1978 | Round 12 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | FITZ by 23 | Graham Campbell | Garry Wilson |
| 01/07/1978 | Round 13 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 80 | Graham Campbell | Harvey Merrigan |
| 08/07/1978 | Round 14 | South Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | SMLB by 50 | Graham Campbell | Harvey Merrigan |
| 15/07/1978 | Round 15 | Essendon | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 18 | Graham Campbell | Harvey Merrigan |
| 22/07/1978 | Round 16 | Hawthorn | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 1 | Graham Campbell | Harvey Merrigan |
| 29/07/1978 | Round 17 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 30 | Graham Campbell | Harvey Merrigan |
| 05/08/1978 | Round 18 | North Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | NMLB by 42 | Graham Campbell | Harvey Merrigan |
| 12/08/1978 | Round 19 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CARL by 11 | Graham Campbell | Harvey Merrigan |
| 19/08/1978 | Round 20 | Footscray | AWAY | WIN | FITZ by 68 | Graham Campbell | Harvey Merrigan |
| 26/08/1978 | Round 21 | Richmond | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 17 | Graham Campbell | Harvey Merrigan |
| 02/09/1978 | Round 22 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 62 | Graham Campbell | Harvey Merrigan |
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.