1978 WANFL Season: East Perth

These are the details of the premiership results for East Perth for the 1978 season of the Western Australian National Football League (currently known as the West Australian Football League). The team used Perth Oval as their home ground, playing ten matches there (ten as hosts). The team finished the regular season in second place, securing a place in the finals series. After being defeated by Perth in the second semi final and defeating South Fremantle in the preliminary final, East Perth defeated Perth in the grand final, winning the premiership.

Team Details

Competition: 1978 WANFL Season
Team: East Perth
Club: East Perth
Home Ground: Perth Oval

Team Results

Ladder Position: 2nd (W-D-L: 13-0-8, P%: 113.4)
Finals Performance: Premiers

Player Results

Player Guernseys Matches Goals Rounds
Allen, Chris 17 0 R01-04, R06-07, R10-13, R17-20, SF, PF, GF
Arnold, Paul 23 0 R01-13, R15-21, SF, PF, GF
Bryant, Kevin 21 0 R01-09, R13-21, SF, PF, GF
Cable, Barry 21 0 R01, R03-12, R14, R16-21, SF, PF, GF
Curtis, Stephen 2 0 R01, GF
Daniel, John 10 0 R01-06, R14, R17-19
Duggan, Rod 18 0 R01-04, R08-17, R21, SF, PF, GF
Duke, Wayne 13 0 R12-21, SF, PF, GF
Earnshaw, Craig 15 0 R02-07, R15, R17-21, SF, PF, GF
Hamilton, Alex 22 0 R02-05, R07-21, SF, PF, GF
Hayes, John 17 0 R01-09, R17-21, SF, PF, GF
Kelly, Phil 21 0 R02-12, R14-21, SF, GF
Kickett, Larry 20 0 R01-07, R12-21, SF, PF, GF
McGuire, John 10 0 R15-21, SF, PF, GF
Michalczyk, George 22 0 R01-10, R13-21, SF, PF, GF
Miller, Ian 18 0 R07-21, SF, PF, GF
Otway, Wayne 15 0 R08-16, R19-21, SF, PF, GF
Ray, Mick 13 0 R01-03, R05-06, R11-13, R19-21, PF, GF
Robertson, Glenn 22 0 R01-18, R21, SF, PF, GF
Smith, Brad 22 0 R01-05, R07-08, R10-21, SF, PF, GF
Thomson, Ian 6 0 R01, R10-11, R13, R15-16
Walsh, Greg 23 0 R01-02, R04-21, SF, PF, GF

Coach Results

Coach Matches (W-D-L) Rounds

Match Results

Date Round Opponent H/A Result Coach Captain (Nominated)
27/03/1978 Round 1 Claremont AWAY LOSS CLMT by 41 unknown unknown
01/04/1978 Round 2 Swan Districts HOME WIN EPTH by 72 unknown unknown
08/04/1978 Round 3 Subiaco AWAY WIN EPTH by 33 unknown unknown
15/04/1978 Round 4 East Fremantle HOME WIN EPTH by 50 unknown unknown
22/04/1978 Round 5 Perth AWAY LOSS PRTH by 45 unknown unknown
29/04/1978 Round 6 South Fremantle HOME LOSS SFRM by 12 unknown unknown
06/05/1978 Round 7 West Perth AWAY LOSS WPTH by 62 unknown unknown
13/05/1978 Round 8 Claremont HOME WIN EPTH by 22 unknown unknown
20/05/1978 Round 9 Swan Districts AWAY WIN EPTH by 22 unknown unknown
27/05/1978 Round 10 East Fremantle AWAY LOSS EFRM by 23 unknown unknown
03/06/1978 Round 11 Subiaco HOME WIN EPTH by 114 unknown unknown
17/06/1978 Round 12 Perth HOME LOSS PRTH by 15 unknown unknown
24/06/1978 Round 13 South Fremantle AWAY LOSS SFRM by 4 unknown unknown
01/07/1978 Round 14 West Perth HOME LOSS WPTH by 6 unknown unknown
08/07/1978 Round 15 Claremont AWAY WIN EPTH by 7 unknown unknown
22/07/1978 Round 16 Swan Districts HOME WIN EPTH by 49 unknown unknown
29/07/1978 Round 17 Subiaco AWAY WIN EPTH by 61 unknown unknown
05/08/1978 Round 18 East Fremantle HOME WIN EPTH by 38 unknown unknown
12/08/1978 Round 19 Perth AWAY WIN EPTH by 5 unknown unknown
19/08/1978 Round 20 South Fremantle HOME WIN EPTH by 2 unknown unknown
26/08/1978 Round 21 West Perth AWAY WIN EPTH by 9 unknown unknown
09/09/1978 Semi Final Perth AWAY LOSS PRTH by 29 unknown unknown
16/09/1978 Preliminary Final South Fremantle HOME WIN EPTH by 112 unknown unknown
23/09/1978 Grand Final Perth AWAY WIN EPTH by 2 unknown Barry Cable