1978 VFL Season: Footscray
These are the details of the premiership results for Footscray for the 1978 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used Western Oval as their home ground, playing nine matches there (nine as hosts). The team finished the regular season in eleventh place.
Team Details
Competition:
1978 VFL Season
Team:
Footscray
Club:
Western Bulldogs
Home Ground:
Western Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
11th (W-D-L: 7-0-15, P%: 90.6)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbey, Ross | #30 | 22 | 6 | R01-22 |
| Blair, Dennis | #16 | 8 | 0 | R01-03, R09-12, R15 |
| Bradmore, Phil | #19 | 5 | 2 | R08-09, R11-12, R15 |
| Brown, George | #12 | 5 | 4 | R01, R08, R19-21 |
| Davis, Greg | #46 | 1 | 0 | R22 |
| Dempsey, Gary | #24 | 17 | 13 | R01-08, R10-11, R13-16, R20-22 |
| Dinatale, Jack | #34 | 9 | 5 | R13-21 |
| Dunstan, Ian | #32 | 22 | 20 | R01-22 |
| Edmond, Jim | #20 | 9 | 4 | R01-02, R05, R07-11, R22 |
| Egan, Mick | #49 | 1 | 0 | R15 |
| Foreman, Wayne | #42 | 13 | 16 | R01-10, R16-18 |
| Fox, Tony | #37 | 1 | 0 | R22 |
| Fox, Wayne | #9 | 1 | 0 | R08 |
| Gieschen, Jeff | #27 | 3 | 0 | R02-03, R17 |
| Groenewegen, Robert | #14 | 6 | 5 | R04-05, R16-19 |
| Hampshire, Ian | #1 | 14 | 16 | R04-06, R09-10, R14-22 |
| Hawkins, Doug | #7 | 18 | 11 | R01-02, R04-06, R09-21 |
| Henwood, Don | #45 | 2 | 0 | R03-04 |
| Jennings, Geoff | #25 | 22 | 16 | R01-22 |
| Johnson, Matt | #8 | 4 | 3 | R06-07, R12, R22 |
| Kelly, Mick | #11 | 19 | 7 | R03-05, R07-22 |
| Linke, Graeme | #44 | 4 | 0 | R01-04 |
| Low, Ian | #28 | 16 | 7 | R01, R06-18, R21-22 |
| Morrison, Ian | #8 | 13 | 14 | R01-03, R05-07, R16-22 |
| Munro, Peter | #10 | 4 | 3 | R01-02, R07, R22 |
| Murrie, Richard | #26 | 15 | 3 | R01-04, R08-16, R18, R21 |
| Perussich, Lee | #23 | 6 | 4 | R05-07, R17, R21-22 |
| Power, Stephen | #21 | 12 | 0 | R11-22 |
| Reid, Bruce | #5 | 15 | 4 | R01-04, R06-15, R20 |
| Reid, John | #33 | 19 | 1 | R02-16, R18-21 |
| Scanlan, Glenn | #50 | 5 | 4 | R02-04, R13-14 |
| Smedts, Alby | #17 | 22 | 2 | R01-22 |
| Stoneham, Alan | #3 | 21 | 7 | R01, R03-22 |
| Tantsis, Angelo | #48 | 2 | 0 | R05-06 |
| Templeton, Kelvin | #31 | 21 | 118 | R01-14, R16-22 |
| Tivendale, Norm | #43 | 2 | 0 | R19-20 |
| Welsh, Peter | #4 | 10 | 5 | R08-13, R17-20 |
| Wheeler, Garry | #49 | 3 | 3 | R12-14 |
| Wheeler, Terry | #35 | 22 | 0 | R01-22 |
| Whitten, Ted | #22 | 22 | 27 | R01-22 |
| Wilson, Brian | #40 | 4 | 3 | R05-07, R19 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goggin, Bill | 1 | 0 | -0- | 1 | R01 |
| McKenzie, Don | 21 | 7 | -0- | 14 | R02-22 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/04/1978 | Round 1 | North Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | NMLB by 69 | Bill Goggin | Gary Dempsey |
| 08/04/1978 | Round 2 | St Kilda | AWAY | LOSS | STKL by 7 | Don McKenzie | Gary Dempsey |
| 15/04/1978 | Round 3 | Geelong | HOME | LOSS | GEEL by 64 | Don McKenzie | Gary Dempsey |
| 22/04/1978 | Round 4 | Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | MELB by 7 | Don McKenzie | Gary Dempsey |
| 29/04/1978 | Round 5 | Essendon | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 17 | Don McKenzie | Gary Dempsey |
| 06/05/1978 | Round 6 | South Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | SMLB by 18 | Don McKenzie | Gary Dempsey |
| 13/05/1978 | Round 7 | Hawthorn | AWAY | LOSS | HWTH by 86 | Don McKenzie | Gary Dempsey |
| 20/05/1978 | Round 8 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 4 | Don McKenzie | Gary Dempsey |
| 27/05/1978 | Round 9 | Fitzroy | AWAY | WIN | FOOT by 25 | Don McKenzie | unknown |
| 05/06/1978 | Round 10 | Carlton | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 21 | Don McKenzie | Gary Dempsey |
| 17/06/1978 | Round 11 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 58 | Don McKenzie | Gary Dempsey |
| 24/06/1978 | Round 12 | North Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | FOOT by 30 | Don McKenzie | unknown |
| 01/07/1978 | Round 13 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 107 | Don McKenzie | Gary Dempsey |
| 08/07/1978 | Round 14 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 68 | Don McKenzie | Gary Dempsey |
| 15/07/1978 | Round 15 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 12 | Don McKenzie | Gary Dempsey |
| 22/07/1978 | Round 16 | Essendon | AWAY | WIN | FOOT by 21 | Don McKenzie | Gary Dempsey |
| 29/07/1978 | Round 17 | South Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | SMLB by 14 | Don McKenzie | unknown |
| 05/08/1978 | Round 18 | Hawthorn | HOME | LOSS | HWTH by 6 | Don McKenzie | unknown |
| 12/08/1978 | Round 19 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 16 | Don McKenzie | unknown |
| 19/08/1978 | Round 20 | Fitzroy | HOME | LOSS | FITZ by 68 | Don McKenzie | Gary Dempsey |
| 26/08/1978 | Round 21 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 43 | Don McKenzie | Gary Dempsey |
| 02/09/1978 | Round 22 | Richmond | HOME | LOSS | RICH by 53 | Don McKenzie | Gary Dempsey |