1978 VFL Season: North Melbourne
These are the details of the premiership results of North Melbourne for the 1978 VFL season. The team finished the regular season in first place, securing the minor premiership, and in turn, a place in the finals series. After being defeated by Hawthorn in a semi final and defeating Collingwood in the preliminary final, North Melbourne were defeated by Hawthorn in the grand final, resulting in becoming the runners-up.
Season Team Details
Competition:
1978 VFL Season
Team:
North Melbourne
Home Ground:
Arden Street Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
1st (W-D-L: 16-0-6, P%: 120.9)
Finals Performance:
Runners-Up
Team Leaders
Captain:
Keith Greig
Vice-Captain:
David Dench
Deputy Vice-Captain:
Wayne Schimmelbusch
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alves, Stan | #2 | 6 | 2 | R01-02, R22, SF, PF, GF |
| Baker, Phil | #29 | 14 | 29 | R02-06, R11-13, R17-20, SF, GF |
| Blight, Malcolm | #15 | 24 | 77 | R01-11, R13-22, SF, PF, GF |
| Boyse, Maurice | #44 | 15 | 15 | R11-22, SF, PF, GF |
| Briedis, Arnold | #6 | 20 | 46 | R01-08, R11, R13, R15, R17-22, SF, PF, GF |
| Briedis, Robert | #49 | 7 | 0 | R07-10, R12, R15-16 |
| Burnett, Brendan | #45 | 6 | 0 | R05-10 |
| Burns, John | #11 | 21 | 24 | R01-03, R05-14, R16-21, SF, PF |
| Byrne, John | #21 | 10 | 10 | R01-05, R21-22, SF, PF, GF |
| Cassin, John | #3 | 16 | 21 | R01-11, R14-15, R21, SF, GF |
| Cowton, Gary | #13 | 19 | 0 | R01-10, R12-14, R20-22, SF, PF, GF |
| Crosswell, Brent | #8 | 11 | 9 | R12-20, R22, SF |
| Cumming, Daryl | #33 | 1 | 0 | R14 |
| Davis, Craig | #14 | 5 | 7 | R07, R09-10, R19, R22 |
| Dawson, Mark | #7 | 5 | 1 | R09, R19-21, PF |
| Dench, David | #23 | 3 | 0 | R01-03 |
| Easton, Stephen | #55 | 5 | 5 | R14-15, R17-18, R21 |
| Glendinning, Ross | #4 | 24 | 21 | R01-10, R12-22, SF, PF, GF |
| Good, Kerry | #18 | 9 | 6 | R07-08, R11, R16-20, R22 |
| Greig, Keith | #27 | 24 | 3 | R01-21, SF, PF, GF |
| Gumbleton, Frank | #38 | 2 | 0 | R01-02 |
| Henshaw, Ross | #34 | 18 | 0 | R01-04, R06, R10-20, PF, GF |
| Huppatz, Ray | #10 | 12 | 16 | R06-14, R22, PF, GF |
| Icke, Stephen | #36 | 16 | 4 | R01, R04-05, R10-21, SF |
| Jarrott, Alan | #47 | 17 | 8 | R02-13, R15-18, SF |
| Keenan, Peter | #1 | 17 | 5 | R01-10, R13-16, R21-22, SF |
| Law, John | #50 | 2 | 0 | R14-15 |
| McCann, Stephen | #16 | 22 | 16 | R01-06, R08-16, R18-19, R21-22, SF, PF, GF |
| Melrose, Graham | #17 | 23 | 22 | R01-04, R06-13, R15-22, SF, PF, GF |
| Montgomery, Ken | #12 | 13 | 0 | R01-06, R08-09, R11-13, PF, GF |
| Moylan, John | #24 | 5 | 0 | R04, R11, R16-17, R22 |
| Nettlefold, Bill | #35 | 15 | 11 | R01, R05-09, R12, R15-21, PF |
| Nolan, Mick | #22 | 19 | 0 | R01-09, R11-12, R16-20, R22, PF, GF |
| Payne, Glenn | #51 | 2 | 0 | R14, R20 |
| Podolczak, Roger | #37 | 1 | 1 | R12 |
| Ramsay, Roy | #38 | 9 | 0 | R07, R16-22, SF |
| Schimmelbusch, Daryl | #48 | 3 | 2 | R03-05 |
| Schimmelbusch, Wayne | #20 | 24 | 18 | R01-08, R10-22, SF, PF, GF |
| Smith, Doug | #46 | 7 | 4 | R10-11, R13, R21-22, PF, GF |
| Sutton, Darryl | #5 | 19 | 8 | R03-04, R08-21, SF, PF, GF |
| Tanner, Xavier | #25 | 6 | 1 | R09-10, R14-15, R22, GF |
| Williams, Mark | #39 | 3 | 0 | R05-07 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barassi, Ron | 25 | 17 | -0- | 8 | R01-22, SF, PF, GF |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/04/1978 | Round 1 | Footscray | AWAY | WIN | NMLB by 69 | Ron Barassi | Keith Greig |
| 08/04/1978 | Round 2 | Richmond | HOME | WIN | NMLB by 73 | Ron Barassi | Keith Greig |
| 15/04/1978 | Round 3 | Hawthorn | HOME | WIN | NMLB by 25 | Ron Barassi | Keith Greig |
| 22/04/1978 | Round 4 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | NMLB by 19 | Ron Barassi | Keith Greig |
| 29/04/1978 | Round 5 | Collingwood | HOME | WIN | NMLB by 9 | Ron Barassi | Keith Greig |
| 06/05/1978 | Round 6 | Geelong | AWAY | WIN | NMLB by 22 | Ron Barassi | Keith Greig |
| 13/05/1978 | Round 7 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | NMLB by 3 | Ron Barassi | Keith Greig |
| 20/05/1978 | Round 8 | Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | NMLB by 76 | Ron Barassi | Keith Greig |
| 27/05/1978 | Round 9 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 58 | Ron Barassi | Keith Greig |
| 03/06/1978 | Round 10 | Essendon | HOME | WIN | NMLB by 3 | Ron Barassi | Keith Greig |
| 17/06/1978 | Round 11 | South Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | NMLB by 20 | Ron Barassi | Keith Greig |
| 24/06/1978 | Round 12 | Footscray | HOME | LOSS | FOOT by 30 | Ron Barassi | Keith Greig |
| 01/07/1978 | Round 13 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 25 | Ron Barassi | Keith Greig |
| 08/07/1978 | Round 14 | St Kilda | HOME | LOSS | STKL by 3 | Ron Barassi | Keith Greig |
| 15/07/1978 | Round 15 | Hawthorn | AWAY | LOSS | HWTH by 19 | Ron Barassi | Keith Greig |
| 22/07/1978 | Round 16 | Collingwood | AWAY | WIN | NMLB by 42 | Ron Barassi | Keith Greig |
| 29/07/1978 | Round 17 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | NMLB by 46 | Ron Barassi | Keith Greig |
| 05/08/1978 | Round 18 | Fitzroy | AWAY | WIN | NMLB by 42 | Ron Barassi | Keith Greig |
| 12/08/1978 | Round 19 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | NMLB by 113 | Ron Barassi | Keith Greig |
| 19/08/1978 | Round 20 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CARL by 61 | Ron Barassi | Keith Greig |
| 26/08/1978 | Round 21 | Essendon | AWAY | WIN | NMLB by 26 | Ron Barassi | Keith Greig |
| 02/09/1978 | Round 22 | South Melbourne | HOME | WIN | NMLB by 24 | Ron Barassi | Wayne Schimmelbusch |
| 16/09/1978 | Semi Final | Hawthorn | HOME | LOSS | HWTH by 14 | Ron Barassi | Keith Greig |
| 23/09/1978 | Preliminary Final | Collingwood | HOME | WIN | NMLB by 12 | Ron Barassi | Keith Greig |
| 30/09/1978 | Grand Final | Hawthorn | AWAY | LOSS | HWTH by 18 | Ron Barassi | Keith Greig |
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.