1978 VFL Season: St Kilda
These are the details of the premiership results of St Kilda for the 1978 VFL season. The team finished the regular season in sixth place.
Season Team Details
Competition:
1978 VFL Season
Team:
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 |
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.