1978 VFL Season: Footscray
These are the details of the premiership results of Footscray for the 1978 VFL season. The team finished the regular season in eleventh place.
Season Team Details
Competition:
1978 VFL Season
Team:
Footscray
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 |
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.