1978 VFLR Season: Hawthorn Reserves
These are the details of the premiership results for the Hawthorn Reserves for the 1978 season of the Victorian Football League Reserves (currently known as the Australian Football League Reserves). The team used Princes Park as their home ground, playing ten matches there (nine as hosts and one as visitors). The team finished the regular season in third place, securing a place in the finals series. After defeating the Geelong Reserves in the qualifying final, being defeated by the North Melbourne Reserves in the second semi final and defeating the Richmond Reserves in the preliminary final, the Hawthorn Reserves were defeated by the North Melbourne Reserves in the grand final, resulting in becoming the runners-up.
Team Details
Competition:
1978 VFLR Season
Team:
Hawthorn Reserves
Club:
Hawthorn
Home Ground:
Princes Park
Team Results
Ladder Position:
3rd (W-D-L: 14-0-8, P%: 115.0)
Finals Performance:
Runners-Up
Team Leaders
Captain:
Brendan McFaull
Vice-Captain:
Gary Halbert
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| O'Mahoney, John | 26 | 16 | -0- | 10 | R01-22, QF, SF, PF, GF |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/04/1978 | Round 1 | Melbourne (R) | HOME | WIN | HWTR by 29 | John O'Mahoney | unknown |
| 08/04/1978 | Round 2 | South Melbourne (R) | AWAY | WIN | HWTR by 71 | John O'Mahoney | unknown |
| 15/04/1978 | Round 3 | North Melbourne (R) | AWAY | LOSS | NMLR by 23 | John O'Mahoney | unknown |
| 22/04/1978 | Round 4 | Collingwood (R) | AWAY | LOSS | COLR by 18 | John O'Mahoney | unknown |
| 29/04/1978 | Round 5 | Fitzroy (R) | HOME | WIN | HWTR by 27 | John O'Mahoney | unknown |
| 06/05/1978 | Round 6 | Carlton (R) | AWAY | LOSS | CARR by 53 | John O'Mahoney | unknown |
| 13/05/1978 | Round 7 | Footscray (R) | HOME | LOSS | FOOR by 13 | John O'Mahoney | unknown |
| 20/05/1978 | Round 8 | Richmond (R) | AWAY | WIN | HWTR by 6 | John O'Mahoney | unknown |
| 27/05/1978 | Round 9 | St Kilda (R) | AWAY | WIN | HWTR by 64 | John O'Mahoney | unknown |
| 03/06/1978 | Round 10 | Geelong (R) | HOME | WIN | HWTR by 22 | John O'Mahoney | unknown |
| 17/06/1978 | Round 11 | Essendon (R) | AWAY | WIN | HWTR by 15 | John O'Mahoney | unknown |
| 24/06/1978 | Round 12 | Melbourne (R) | AWAY | WIN | HWTR by 67 | John O'Mahoney | unknown |
| 01/07/1978 | Round 13 | South Melbourne (R) | HOME | WIN | HWTR by 7 | John O'Mahoney | unknown |
| 08/07/1978 | Round 14 | Collingwood (R) | HOME | WIN | HWTR by 47 | John O'Mahoney | unknown |
| 15/07/1978 | Round 15 | North Melbourne (R) | HOME | WIN | HWTR by 26 | John O'Mahoney | unknown |
| 22/07/1978 | Round 16 | Fitzroy (R) | AWAY | LOSS | FITR by 5 | John O'Mahoney | unknown |
| 29/07/1978 | Round 17 | Carlton (R) | HOME | LOSS | CARR by 21 | John O'Mahoney | unknown |
| 05/08/1978 | Round 18 | Footscray (R) | AWAY | LOSS | FOOR by 47 | John O'Mahoney | unknown |
| 12/08/1978 | Round 19 | Richmond (R) | HOME | WIN | HWTR by 2 | John O'Mahoney | unknown |
| 19/08/1978 | Round 20 | St Kilda (R) | HOME | WIN | HWTR by 27 | John O'Mahoney | unknown |
| 26/08/1978 | Round 21 | Geelong (R) | AWAY | LOSS | GEER by 1 | John O'Mahoney | unknown |
| 02/09/1978 | Round 22 | Essendon (R) | HOME | WIN | HWTR by 95 | John O'Mahoney | unknown |
| 09/09/1978 | Qualifying Final | Geelong (R) | AWAY | WIN | HWTR by 26 | John O'Mahoney | unknown |
| 16/09/1978 | Semi Final | North Melbourne (R) | AWAY | LOSS | NMLR by 95 | John O'Mahoney | unknown |
| 23/09/1978 | Preliminary Final | Richmond (R) | HOME | WIN | HWTR by 7 | John O'Mahoney | unknown |
| 30/09/1978 | Grand Final | North Melbourne (R) | AWAY | LOSS | NMLR by 52 | John O'Mahoney | unknown |