1978 WANFL Season: Swan Districts
These are the details of the premiership results of Swan Districts for the 1978 WANFL season. The team finished the regular season in eighth place.
Season Team Details
Competition:
1978 WANFL Season
Team:
Swan Districts
Home Ground:
Bassendean Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
8th (W-D-L: 4-0-17, P%: 75.1)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beasley, Simon | 16 | 0 | R01, R03-07, R12-21 | |
| Boucher, Ron | 18 | 0 | R01-07, R09-18, R21 | |
| Casey, Gordon | 18 | 0 | R01-05, R07-18, R21 | |
| Chidlow, Peter | 20 | 0 | R01-03, R05-21 | |
| Collier, Jeffrey | 7 | 0 | R01, R04-05, R17-18, R20-21 | |
| Cransberg, Alan | 14 | 0 | R01, R03-14, R16 | |
| Dawson, Brian | 1 | 0 | R08 | |
| Dikolli, Skender | 7 | 0 | R01-07 | |
| Fitzgerald, Ross | 1 | 0 | R21 | |
| Gillespie, Steven | 19 | 0 | R02, R04-21 | |
| Hemming, Brian | 5 | 0 | R01-02, R08, R12, R15 | |
| Holden, Craig | 10 | 0 | R01-02, R08-11, R17-20 | |
| Holmes, Don | 6 | 0 | R11-16 | |
| Hoyer, Craig | 4 | 0 | R17, R19-21 | |
| Kerr, Brian | 17 | 0 | R03-11, R13-18, R20-21 | |
| Langsford, Don | 9 | 0 | R01-09 | |
| McDonald, Gary | 6 | 0 | R01-06 | |
| Mullooly, Tom | 17 | 0 | R02-04, R08-21 | |
| Narkle, Keith | 21 | 0 | R01-21 | |
| Narkle, Phil | 12 | 0 | R02-06, R12-18 | |
| Nowotny, Stan | 19 | 0 | R02-07, R09-21 | |
| Richardson, Mike | 12 | 0 | R06-13, R18-21 | |
| Sidebottom, Allan | 15 | 0 | R01-02, R06-11, R14-20 | |
| Skwirowski, Bill | 14 | 0 | R08-21 | |
| Smith, Mike | 16 | 0 | R06-21 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Todd, John | 21 | 4 | -0- | 17 | R01-21 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27/03/1978 | Round 1 | East Fremantle | HOME | LOSS | EFRM by 39 | John Todd | unknown |
| 01/04/1978 | Round 2 | East Perth | AWAY | LOSS | EPTH by 72 | John Todd | unknown |
| 08/04/1978 | Round 3 | Perth | HOME | LOSS | PRTH by 65 | John Todd | unknown |
| 15/04/1978 | Round 4 | Claremont | AWAY | LOSS | CLMT by 74 | John Todd | unknown |
| 22/04/1978 | Round 5 | Subiaco | AWAY | LOSS | SUBI by 88 | John Todd | unknown |
| 29/04/1978 | Round 6 | West Perth | HOME | LOSS | WPTH by 43 | John Todd | unknown |
| 06/05/1978 | Round 7 | South Fremantle | AWAY | LOSS | SFRM by 88 | John Todd | unknown |
| 13/05/1978 | Round 8 | East Fremantle | AWAY | LOSS | EFRM by 23 | John Todd | unknown |
| 20/05/1978 | Round 9 | East Perth | HOME | LOSS | EPTH by 22 | John Todd | unknown |
| 27/05/1978 | Round 10 | Claremont | HOME | LOSS | CLMT by 63 | John Todd | unknown |
| 03/06/1978 | Round 11 | Perth | AWAY | LOSS | PRTH by 66 | John Todd | unknown |
| 17/06/1978 | Round 12 | Subiaco | HOME | WIN | SWDI by 60 | John Todd | unknown |
| 24/06/1978 | Round 13 | West Perth | AWAY | LOSS | WPTH by 47 | John Todd | unknown |
| 01/07/1978 | Round 14 | South Fremantle | HOME | LOSS | SFRM by 8 | John Todd | unknown |
| 08/07/1978 | Round 15 | East Fremantle | HOME | LOSS | EFRM by 6 | John Todd | unknown |
| 22/07/1978 | Round 16 | East Perth | AWAY | LOSS | EPTH by 49 | John Todd | unknown |
| 29/07/1978 | Round 17 | Perth | HOME | WIN | SWDI by 58 | John Todd | unknown |
| 05/08/1978 | Round 18 | Claremont | AWAY | LOSS | CLMT by 89 | John Todd | unknown |
| 12/08/1978 | Round 19 | Subiaco | AWAY | WIN | SWDI by 25 | John Todd | unknown |
| 19/08/1978 | Round 20 | West Perth | HOME | LOSS | WPTH by 23 | John Todd | unknown |
| 26/08/1978 | Round 21 | South Fremantle | AWAY | WIN | SWDI by 19 | John Todd | unknown |
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.