1978 VFLR Season: Fitzroy Reserves

These are the details of the premiership results for the Fitzroy Reserves for the 1978 season of the Victorian Football League Reserves (currently known as the Australian Football League Reserves). The team used Junction Oval as their home ground, playing nine matches there (nine as hosts). The team finished the regular season in fifth place, securing a place in the finals series. The Fitzroy Reserves were defeated by the Richmond Reserves in the elimination final, resulting in finishing in fifth place overall (adjusted for finals).

Team Details

Competition: 1978 VFLR Season
Team: Fitzroy Reserves
Club: Fitzroy
Home Ground: Junction Oval

Team Results

Ladder Position: 5th (W-D-L: 14-0-8, P%: 108.3)
Finals Performance: Defeated by Richmond (R) (Elimination Final)

Player Results

Player Guernseys Matches Goals Rounds

Coach Results

Coach Matches (W-D-L) Rounds

Match Results

Date Round Opponent H/A Result Coach Captain (Nominated)
01/04/1978 Round 1 St Kilda (R) HOME WIN FITR by 77 unknown unknown
08/04/1978 Round 2 Melbourne (R) AWAY WIN FITR by 19 unknown unknown
15/04/1978 Round 3 Essendon (R) AWAY WIN FITR by 21 unknown unknown
22/04/1978 Round 4 South Melbourne (R) HOME WIN FITR by 48 unknown unknown
29/04/1978 Round 5 Hawthorn (R) AWAY LOSS HWTR by 27 unknown unknown
06/05/1978 Round 6 Collingwood (R) HOME WIN FITR by 4 unknown unknown
13/05/1978 Round 7 North Melbourne (R) AWAY LOSS NMLR by 43 unknown unknown
20/05/1978 Round 8 Carlton (R) AWAY WIN FITR by 23 unknown unknown
27/05/1978 Round 9 Footscray (R) HOME WIN FITR by 57 unknown unknown
03/06/1978 Round 10 Richmond (R) AWAY WIN FITR by 10 unknown unknown
17/06/1978 Round 11 Geelong (R) HOME LOSS GEER by 21 unknown unknown
24/06/1978 Round 12 St Kilda (R) AWAY WIN FITR by 67 unknown unknown
01/07/1978 Round 13 Melbourne (R) HOME WIN FITR by 64 unknown unknown
08/07/1978 Round 14 South Melbourne (R) AWAY WIN FITR by 38 unknown unknown
15/07/1978 Round 15 Essendon (R) HOME LOSS ESSR by 47 unknown unknown
22/07/1978 Round 16 Hawthorn (R) HOME WIN FITR by 5 unknown unknown
29/07/1978 Round 17 Collingwood (R) AWAY LOSS COLR by 47 unknown unknown
05/08/1978 Round 18 North Melbourne (R) HOME LOSS NMLR by 26 unknown unknown
12/08/1978 Round 19 Carlton (R) HOME WIN FITR by 6 unknown unknown
19/08/1978 Round 20 Footscray (R) AWAY WIN FITR by 2 unknown unknown
26/08/1978 Round 21 Richmond (R) HOME LOSS RICR by 31 unknown unknown
02/09/1978 Round 22 Geelong (R) AWAY LOSS GEER by 20 unknown unknown
09/09/1978 Elimination Final Richmond (R) AWAY LOSS RICR by 59 unknown unknown