1978 WANFL Season: South Fremantle
These are the details of the premiership results for South Fremantle for the 1978 season of the Western Australian National Football League (currently known as the West Australian Football League). The team used Fremantle Oval as their home ground, playing eleven matches there (eleven as hosts). The team finished the regular season in fourth place, securing a place in the finals series. After defeating West Perth in the first semi final, South Fremantle were defeated by East Perth in the preliminary final, resulting in finishing in third place overall (adjusted for finals).
Team Details
Competition:
1978 WANFL Season
Team:
South Fremantle
Club:
South Fremantle
Home Ground:
Fremantle Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
4th (W-D-L: 12-0-9, P%: 114.8)
Finals Performance:
Defeated by East Perth (Preliminary Final)
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barrett, Rod | 23 | 0 | R01-21, SF, PF | |
| Bayens, Ron | 7 | 0 | R14-19, SF | |
| Borchard, Ian | 1 | 0 | R13 | |
| Campbell, Basil | 2 | 0 | R01, R03 | |
| Carter, Noel | 23 | 0 | R01-21, SF, PF | |
| Cornell, Kevin | 23 | 0 | R01-21, SF, PF | |
| Delmenico, Wayne | 18 | 0 | R01-13, R19-21, SF, PF | |
| Haddow, Don | 14 | 0 | R10-21, SF, PF | |
| Kelly, Tony | 9 | 0 | R01-03, R05, R07, R20-21, SF, PF | |
| Lockyer, Jamie | 23 | 0 | R01-21, SF, PF | |
| McKay, Joe | 21 | 0 | R01-20, PF | |
| Michael, Stephen | 1 | 0 | R01 | |
| Morley, Tony | 10 | 0 | R02, R15-21, SF, PF | |
| O'Brien, Geoff | 1 | 0 | R06 | |
| Outhwaite, Simon | 23 | 0 | R01-21, SF, PF | |
| Rioli, Maurice | 21 | 0 | R01-17, R19, R21, SF, PF | |
| Sweetman, Ross | 6 | 0 | R04, R13-17 | |
| Vigona, Benny | 13 | 0 | R02-11, R18-20 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25/03/1978 | Round 1 | Perth | HOME | LOSS | PRTH by 9 | unknown | unknown |
| 01/04/1978 | Round 2 | West Perth | AWAY | WIN | SFRM by 49 | unknown | unknown |
| 08/04/1978 | Round 3 | East Fremantle | AWAY | WIN | SFRM by 51 | unknown | unknown |
| 15/04/1978 | Round 4 | Subiaco | HOME | WIN | SFRM by 62 | unknown | unknown |
| 22/04/1978 | Round 5 | Claremont | HOME | LOSS | CLMT by 27 | unknown | unknown |
| 29/04/1978 | Round 6 | East Perth | AWAY | WIN | SFRM by 12 | unknown | unknown |
| 06/05/1978 | Round 7 | Swan Districts | HOME | WIN | SFRM by 88 | unknown | unknown |
| 13/05/1978 | Round 8 | Perth | AWAY | LOSS | PRTH by 11 | unknown | unknown |
| 20/05/1978 | Round 9 | West Perth | HOME | LOSS | WPTH by 4 | unknown | unknown |
| 27/05/1978 | Round 10 | Subiaco | AWAY | WIN | SFRM by 45 | unknown | unknown |
| 05/06/1978 | Round 11 | East Fremantle | HOME | WIN | SFRM by 41 | unknown | unknown |
| 17/06/1978 | Round 12 | Claremont | AWAY | LOSS | CLMT by 11 | unknown | unknown |
| 24/06/1978 | Round 13 | East Perth | HOME | WIN | SFRM by 4 | unknown | unknown |
| 01/07/1978 | Round 14 | Swan Districts | AWAY | WIN | SFRM by 8 | unknown | unknown |
| 08/07/1978 | Round 15 | Perth | HOME | WIN | SFRM by 24 | unknown | unknown |
| 22/07/1978 | Round 16 | West Perth | AWAY | WIN | SFRM by 23 | unknown | unknown |
| 29/07/1978 | Round 17 | East Fremantle | AWAY | LOSS | EFRM by 13 | unknown | unknown |
| 05/08/1978 | Round 18 | Subiaco | HOME | WIN | SFRM by 51 | unknown | unknown |
| 12/08/1978 | Round 19 | Claremont | HOME | LOSS | CLMT by 18 | unknown | unknown |
| 19/08/1978 | Round 20 | East Perth | AWAY | LOSS | EPTH by 2 | unknown | unknown |
| 26/08/1978 | Round 21 | Swan Districts | HOME | LOSS | SWDI by 19 | unknown | unknown |
| 02/09/1978 | Semi Final | West Perth | AWAY | WIN | SFRM by 13 | unknown | unknown |
| 16/09/1978 | Preliminary Final | East Perth | AWAY | LOSS | EPTH by 112 | unknown | unknown |