1978 VFL Season: North Melbourne
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 |