1978 VFL Season: St Kilda
These are the details of the premiership results for St Kilda for the 1978 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used Moorabbin Oval as their home ground, playing nine matches there (nine as hosts). The team finished the regular season in sixth place.
Team Details
Competition:
1978 VFL Season
Team:
St Kilda
Club:
St Kilda
Home Ground:
Moorabbin Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
6th (W-D-L: 11-1-10, P%: 93.1)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baker, Ian | #20 | 3 | 0 | R11-13 |
| Barker, Trevor | #1 | 22 | 23 | R01-22 |
| Bond, Graeme | #34 | 22 | 12 | R01-22 |
| Booth, Doug | #38 | 14 | 1 | R01-11, R14-16 |
| Breen, Barry | #4 | 21 | 0 | R01-17, R19-22 |
| Bromberg, Mordy | #17 | 12 | 0 | R01-12 |
| Burns, Greg | #30 | 1 | 0 | R17 |
| Callery, Paul | #35 | 8 | 3 | R09, R16-22 |
| Colling, Gary | #12 | 19 | 3 | R01-10, R14-22 |
| Cunningham, Geoff | #25 | 17 | 0 | R03-08, R10, R12, R14-22 |
| Discher, Don | #21 | 1 | 0 | R01 |
| Ditterich, Carl | #10 | 21 | 16 | R01-10, R12-22 |
| Dunne, Jeff | #48 | 13 | 2 | R10-22 |
| Duperouzel, Bruce | #3 | 9 | 9 | R05-10, R20-22 |
| Elliott, Robert | #8 | 20 | 5 | R01-09, R11, R13-22 |
| Evans, Dale | #22 | 2 | 0 | R12-13 |
| Gellie, Graeme | #24 | 20 | 12 | R01-11, R14-22 |
| Greene, Russell | #29 | 15 | 14 | R01-15 |
| Hunt, Rex | #5 | 17 | 38 | R01-09, R11-13, R18-22 |
| Lofts, Gary | #16 | 15 | 40 | R08-22 |
| McDonald, Gary | #11 | 1 | 0 | R13 |
| Mildenhall, Bill | #39 | 3 | 2 | R01-03 |
| Muir, Robert | #32 | 4 | 1 | R02-04, R22 |
| O'Dea, Jim | #14 | 15 | 1 | R01-02, R04-09, R16-22 |
| O'Keefe, Maurice | #15 | 21 | 29 | R01-04, R06-22 |
| Perovic, Val | #9 | 22 | 0 | R01-22 |
| Roberts, Michael | #43 | 2 | 0 | R14-15 |
| Sarau, Jeff | #31 | 20 | 29 | R01-04, R06-21 |
| Sartori, Ian | #49 | 8 | 1 | R12-19 |
| Sidebottom, Garry | #2 | 19 | 13 | R01-07, R11-22 |
| Stevens, Phil | #13 | 14 | 1 | R05, R10-22 |
| Stone, Chris | #40 | 2 | 2 | R10-11 |
| Thomas, Grant | #45 | 1 | 0 | R05 |
| Tweeddale, Russell | #23 | 17 | 10 | R01-13, R18-20, R22 |
| Young, George | #27 | 19 | 70 | R01-18, R21 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patterson, Mike | 22 | 11 | -1- | 10 | R01-22 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/04/1978 | Round 1 | Fitzroy | AWAY | WIN | STKL by 8 | Mike Patterson | Gary Colling |
| 08/04/1978 | Round 2 | Footscray | HOME | WIN | STKL by 7 | Mike Patterson | Gary Colling |
| 15/04/1978 | Round 3 | Richmond | AWAY | DRAW | drawn | Mike Patterson | Gary Colling |
| 22/04/1978 | Round 4 | North Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | NMLB by 19 | Mike Patterson | Gary Colling |
| 25/04/1978 | Round 5 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | STKL by 33 | Mike Patterson | Gary Colling |
| 06/05/1978 | Round 6 | Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | STKL by 63 | Mike Patterson | Gary Colling |
| 13/05/1978 | Round 7 | Essendon | HOME | WIN | STKL by 6 | Mike Patterson | Gary Colling |
| 20/05/1978 | Round 8 | South Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | SMLB by 99 | Mike Patterson | Gary Colling |
| 27/05/1978 | Round 9 | Hawthorn | HOME | LOSS | HWTH by 40 | Mike Patterson | Gary Colling |
| 05/06/1978 | Round 10 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 34 | Mike Patterson | Gary Colling |
| 17/06/1978 | Round 11 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 100 | Mike Patterson | unknown |
| 24/06/1978 | Round 12 | Fitzroy | HOME | LOSS | FITZ by 23 | Mike Patterson | unknown |
| 01/07/1978 | Round 13 | Footscray | AWAY | LOSS | FOOT by 107 | Mike Patterson | unknown |
| 08/07/1978 | Round 14 | North Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | STKL by 3 | Mike Patterson | Gary Colling |
| 15/07/1978 | Round 15 | Richmond | HOME | LOSS | RICH by 54 | Mike Patterson | Gary Colling |
| 22/07/1978 | Round 16 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 12 | Mike Patterson | Gary Colling |
| 29/07/1978 | Round 17 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | STKL by 52 | Mike Patterson | Gary Colling |
| 05/08/1978 | Round 18 | Essendon | AWAY | WIN | STKL by 39 | Mike Patterson | Gary Colling |
| 12/08/1978 | Round 19 | South Melbourne | HOME | WIN | STKL by 48 | Mike Patterson | Gary Colling |
| 19/08/1978 | Round 20 | Hawthorn | AWAY | WIN | STKL by 56 | Mike Patterson | Gary Colling |
| 26/08/1978 | Round 21 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 40 | Mike Patterson | Gary Colling |
| 02/09/1978 | Round 22 | Carlton | HOME | WIN | STKL by 40 | Mike Patterson | Gary Colling |