1978 VFL Season: South Melbourne
Season Team Details
Competition:
1978 VFL Season
Team:
South Melbourne
Home Ground:
Lakeside Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
8th (W-D-L: 9-0-13, P%: 100.3)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blair, John | #24 | 3 | 5 | R02-04 |
| Brice, Gary | #7 | 22 | 7 | R01-22 |
| Browning, Mark | #43 | 20 | 20 | R01-17, R20-22 |
| Campbell, Russell | #23 | 1 | 1 | R22 |
| Carter, Peter | #22 | 2 | 0 | R18-19 |
| Dean, Robert | #18 | 18 | 9 | R01-18 |
| Dempster, Graham | #13 | 1 | 3 | R01 |
| Evans, Bernie | #15 | 22 | 28 | R01-22 |
| Fields, Neville | #12 | 14 | 14 | R01, R04-13, R16-18 |
| Fox, Graham | #17 | 3 | 2 | R02, R13, R21 |
| Gull, Stewart | #34 | 10 | 26 | R03-05, R14, R17-22 |
| Hall, Peter | #37 | 1 | 0 | R19 |
| Hoffman, Steve | #26 | 16 | 18 | R02, R05-08, R10-12, R14-21 |
| Hounsell, Colin | #6 | 16 | 22 | R01-09, R11, R14-19 |
| Jackson, Francis | #31 | 17 | 2 | R01-03, R07-20 |
| James, Max | #27 | 18 | 17 | R01-02, R04-05, R08-09, R11-22 |
| Jamieson, Ray | #4 | 1 | 0 | R03 |
| Lambert, Greg | #33 | 3 | 1 | R10, R12-13 |
| McLeish, David | #29 | 22 | 3 | R01-22 |
| Morrison, Peter | #35 | 21 | 27 | R01, R03-22 |
| Morwood, Paul | #32 | 2 | 0 | R21-22 |
| Morwood, Tony | #21 | 15 | 17 | R02-04, R06-09, R11-12, R16, R18-22 |
| Murphy, John | #1 | 16 | 31 | R05-17, R20-22 |
| O'Neill, Terry | #19 | 22 | 7 | R01-22 |
| Plumb, Phillip | #41 | 1 | 0 | R13 |
| Quade, Ricky | #16 | 14 | 3 | R01, R05-07, R09-16, R19-20 |
| Rantall, John | #5 | 21 | 0 | R01-18, R20-22 |
| Round, Barry | #25 | 21 | 26 | R01-19, R21-22 |
| Scarlett, John | #8 | 19 | 2 | R01-12, R14-15, R17, R19-22 |
| Smith, Michael | #28 | 11 | 9 | R02, R06, R13-20, R22 |
| Teasdale, Graham | #20 | 22 | 22 | R01-22 |
| Woodman, Brian | #10 | 1 | 0 | R01 |
| Wright, Michael | #40 | 12 | 3 | R03-07, R10, R13, R18-22 |
| Young, David | #14 | 21 | 17 | R01-12, R14-22 |
| Zantuck, Shane | #30 | 11 | 5 | R01-04, R08-10, R15, R20-22 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuddenham, Des | 22 | 9 | -0- | 13 | R01-22 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/04/1978 | Round 1 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 21 | Des Tuddenham | Ricky Quade |
| 08/04/1978 | Round 2 | Hawthorn | HOME | LOSS | HWTH by 28 | Des Tuddenham | unknown |
| 15/04/1978 | Round 3 | Collingwood | HOME | WIN | SMLB by 17 | Des Tuddenham | unknown |
| 22/04/1978 | Round 4 | Fitzroy | AWAY | LOSS | FITZ by 19 | Des Tuddenham | unknown |
| 29/04/1978 | Round 5 | Carlton | HOME | WIN | SMLB by 1 | Des Tuddenham | Ricky Quade |
| 06/05/1978 | Round 6 | Footscray | AWAY | WIN | SMLB by 18 | Des Tuddenham | Ricky Quade |
| 13/05/1978 | Round 7 | Richmond | AWAY | WIN | SMLB by 27 | Des Tuddenham | Ricky Quade |
| 20/05/1978 | Round 8 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | SMLB by 99 | Des Tuddenham | unknown |
| 27/05/1978 | Round 9 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 14 | Des Tuddenham | Ricky Quade |
| 05/06/1978 | Round 10 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | SMLB by 70 | Des Tuddenham | Ricky Quade |
| 17/06/1978 | Round 11 | North Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | NMLB by 20 | Des Tuddenham | Ricky Quade |
| 24/06/1978 | Round 12 | Essendon | HOME | LOSS | ESSE by 23 | Des Tuddenham | Ricky Quade |
| 01/07/1978 | Round 13 | Hawthorn | AWAY | LOSS | HWTH by 21 | Des Tuddenham | Ricky Quade |
| 08/07/1978 | Round 14 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | SMLB by 50 | Des Tuddenham | Ricky Quade |
| 15/07/1978 | Round 15 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 20 | Des Tuddenham | Ricky Quade |
| 22/07/1978 | Round 16 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 41 | Des Tuddenham | Ricky Quade |
| 29/07/1978 | Round 17 | Footscray | HOME | WIN | SMLB by 14 | Des Tuddenham | unknown |
| 05/08/1978 | Round 18 | Richmond | HOME | WIN | SMLB by 23 | Des Tuddenham | unknown |
| 12/08/1978 | Round 19 | St Kilda | AWAY | LOSS | STKL by 48 | Des Tuddenham | Ricky Quade |
| 19/08/1978 | Round 20 | Geelong | HOME | LOSS | GEEL by 12 | Des Tuddenham | Ricky Quade |
| 26/08/1978 | Round 21 | Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | MELB by 21 | Des Tuddenham | unknown |
| 02/09/1978 | Round 22 | North Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | NMLB by 24 | Des Tuddenham | unknown |