1978 VFL Season: Fitzroy
These are the details of the premiership results for Fitzroy for the 1978 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used Junction Oval as their home ground, playing nine matches there (nine as hosts). The team finished the regular season in ninth place.
Team Details
Competition:
1978 VFL Season
Team:
Fitzroy
Club:
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 |