1978 VFL Season: South Melbourne
These are the details of the premiership results of South Melbourne for the 1978 VFL season. The team finished the regular season in eighth place.
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 |
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.