1978 VFL Season
The complete 1978 season — final ladder, results and finals.
Premiers
🏆 Hawthorndef. North Melbourne
Hawthorn won the 1978 VFL premiership, defeating North Melbourne in the Grand Final. North Melbourne had finished on top of the home-and-away ladder as minor premiers.
12 teams contested the season. The 5th-placed cut-off sent North Melbourne, Hawthorn, Collingwood, Carlton and Geelong into the finals. Melbourne finished last with 5 wins. The full final ladder and round-by-round results follow.
Ladder
| # | Club | P | W | L | D | PF | PA | % | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Melbourne | 22 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 2407 | 1991 | 120.9 | 64 |
| 2 | Hawthorn | 22 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 2496 | 2120 | 117.7 | 64 |
| 3 | Collingwood | 22 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 2347 | 2072 | 113.3 | 60 |
| 4 | Carlton | 22 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 2329 | 1994 | 116.8 | 56 |
| 5 | Geelong | 22 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2153 | 2104 | 102.3 | 48 |
| 6 | St Kilda | 22 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 2330 | 2503 | 93.1 | 46 |
| 7 | Richmond | 22 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 2459 | 2389 | 102.9 | 42 |
| 8 | South Melbourne | 22 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 2390 | 2383 | 100.3 | 36 |
| 9 | Fitzroy | 22 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 2258 | 2339 | 96.5 | 32 |
| 10 | Essendon | 22 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 2203 | 2337 | 94.3 | 32 |
| 11 | Footscray | 22 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 2272 | 2508 | 90.6 | 28 |
| 12 | Melbourne | 22 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 2025 | 2929 | 69.1 | 20 |
Top 5 (green) made the finals. Ladder is home-and-away only; percentage = points for ÷ points against.
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Results
138 matches