New South Wales Australian Football League
Division One -- First Grade -- Season 1978
Season notes
This was the last season with a top five final series format until 2008.
Results
Round 1
02/04/1978 (Sun) Pennant Hills 16-9-105 St. George 17-13-115 Venue: Pennant Hills Oval
02/04/1978 (Sun) Newtown 16-13-109 Balmain 4-9-33 Venue: Erskineville Oval
02/04/1978 (Sun) North Shore 20-26-146 Southern Districts 14-17-101 Venue: North Sydney Oval
02/04/1978 (Sun) East Sydney 8-11-59 Western Suburbs 21-29-155 Venue: Trumper Park
Round 2
09/04/1978 (Sun) Balmain 9-22-76 North Shore 17-11-113 Venue: Jubilee Oval, Glebe
09/04/1978 (Sun) Southern Districts 5-7-37 Newtown 4-5-29 Venue: Rosedale Oval
09/04/1978 (Sun) Western Suburbs 21-19-145 Pennant Hills 6-9-45 Venue: Macquarie University Oval
09/04/1978 (Sun) East Sydney 17-10-112 St. George 18-18-126 Venue: Trumper Park
Round 3
16/04/1978 (Sun) North Shore 11-16-82 Western Suburbs 11-12-78 Venue: Trumper Park
16/04/1978 (Sun) Pennant Hills 15-14-104 Southern Districts 13-5-83 Venue: Pennant Hills Oval
16/04/1978 (Sun) Newtown 9-7-61 East Sydney 14-14-98 Venue: Erskineville Oval
16/04/1978 (Sun) St. George 17-12-114 Balmain 9-12-66 Venue: Olds Park
Round 4
23/04/1978 (Sun) Pennant Hills 10-17-77 North Shore 14-19-103 Venue: Trumper Park
23/04/1978 (Sun) Southern Districts 10-12-72 Western Suburbs 16-12-108 Venue: Rosedale Oval
23/04/1978 (Sun) St. George 20-12-132 Newtown 6-17-53 Venue: Olds Park
23/04/1978 (Sun) East Sydney 16-12-108 Balmain 7-9-51 Venue: Macquarie University Oval
Round 5
30/04/1978 (Sun) Southern Districts 17-13-115 St. George 18-7-115 Venue: Rosedale Oval
30/04/1978 (Sun) North Shore 12-13-85 East Sydney 27-7-169 Venue: North Sydney Oval
30/04/1978 (Sun) Pennant Hills 17-15-117 Newtown 9-18-72 Venue: Trumper Park
30/04/1978 (Sun) Balmain 13-14-92 Western Suburbs 26-18-174 Venue: Jubilee Oval, Glebe
Round 6
07/05/1978 (Sun) Newtown 14-14-98 North Shore 12-13-85 Venue: Macquarie University Oval
07/05/1978 (Sun) East Sydney 14-19-103 Southern Districts 14-12-96 Venue: Trumper Park
07/05/1978 (Sun) St. George 15-11-101 Western Suburbs 21-17-143 Venue: Olds Park
07/05/1978 (Sun) Pennant Hills 17-14-116 Balmain 9-10-64 Venue: Pennant Hills Oval
Round 7
14/05/1978 (Sun) North Shore 16-15-111 St. George 14-6-90 Venue: North Sydney Oval
14/05/1978 (Sun) Southern Districts 15-24-114 Balmain 8-10-58 Venue: Trumper Park
14/05/1978 (Sun) Western Suburbs 14-12-96 Newtown 17-8-110 Venue: Rosedale Oval
14/05/1978 (Sun) Pennant Hills 12-11-83 East Sydney 22-8-140 Venue: Pennant Hills Oval
Round 8
21/05/1978 (Sun) Southern Districts 10-14-74 North Shore 15-18-108 Venue: Rosedale Oval
21/05/1978 (Sun) Balmain 13-10-88 Newtown 23-27-165 Venue: Jubilee Oval, Glebe
21/05/1978 (Sun) East Sydney 16-16-112 Western Suburbs 11-10-76 Venue: Trumper Park
21/05/1978 (Sun) St. George 20-17-137 Pennant Hills 3-15-33 Venue: Olds Park
Round 9
27/05/1978 (Sat) North Shore 25-22-172 Balmain 11-15-81 Venue: North Sydney Oval
28/05/1978 (Sun) Newtown 29-17-191 Southern Districts 6-6-42 Venue: Erskineville Oval
28/05/1978 (Sun) Western Suburbs 20-18-138 Pennant Hills 13-16-94 Venue: Trumper Park
28/05/1978 (Sun) St. George 15-9-99 East Sydney 7-17-59 Venue: Olds Park
Round 10
04/06/1978 (Sun) Balmain 11-20-86 St. George 15-13-103 Venue: Jubilee Oval, Glebe
04/06/1978 (Sun) North Shore 17-12-114 Western Suburbs 14-21-105 Venue: North Sydney Oval
04/06/1978 (Sun) Pennant Hills 12-10-82 Southern Districts 6-19-55 Venue: Pennant Hills Oval
04/06/1978 (Sun) East Sydney 13-21-99 Newtown 15-17-107 Venue: Trumper Park
Round 11
11/06/1978 (Sun) Pennant Hills 13-15-93 North Shore 16-6-102 Venue: Pennant Hills Oval
11/06/1978 (Sun) Southern Districts 8-13-61 Western Suburbs 13-7-85 Venue: Rosedale Oval
11/06/1978 (Sun) St. George 16-5-101 Newtown 12-13-85 Venue: Erskineville Oval
11/06/1978 (Sun) East Sydney 25-11-161 Balmain 8-11-59 Venue: Trumper Park
Round 12
18/06/1978 (Sun) East Sydney 15-18-108 North Shore 19-10-124 Venue: Trumper Park
18/06/1978 (Sun) St. George 13-14-92 Southern Districts 5-4-34 Venue: Pennant Hills Oval
18/06/1978 (Sun) Newtown 12-14-86 Pennant Hills 10-9-69 Venue: Erskineville Oval
18/06/1978 (Sun) Balmain 15-15-105 Western Suburbs 17-18-120 Venue: Jubilee Oval, Glebe
Round 13
25/06/1978 (Sun) North Shore 21-19-145 Newtown 15-23-113 Venue: North Sydney Oval
25/06/1978 (Sun) Southern Districts 14-12-96 East Sydney 10-13-73 Venue: Rosedale Oval
25/06/1978 (Sun) Western Suburbs 12-22-94 St. George 8-13-61 Venue: Trumper Park
25/06/1978 (Sun) Pennant Hills 22-20-152 Balmain 6-9-45 Venue: Pennant Hills Oval
Round 14
02/07/1978 (Sun) North Shore 22-20-152 St. George 10-6-66 Venue: North Sydney Oval
02/07/1978 (Sun) Newtown 11-21-87 Western Suburbs 14-19-103 Venue: Erskineville Oval
15/07/1978 (Sat) Balmain 5-11-41 Southern Districts 24-30-174 Venue: Rosedale Oval
15/07/1978 (Sat) East Sydney 6-21-57 Pennant Hills 22-9-141 Venue: Trumper Park
Round 15
08/07/1978 (Sat) North Shore 22-12-144 Southern Districts 12-15-87 Venue: Trumper Park
08/07/1978 (Sat) Newtown 12-24-96 Balmain 12-8-80 Venue: Erskineville Oval
08/07/1978 (Sat) Western Suburbs 14-18-102 East Sydney 15-8-98 Venue: Rosedale Oval
08/07/1978 (Sat) St. George 24-10-154 Pennant Hills 18-10-118 Venue: Olds Park
Round 16
16/07/1978 (Sun) Balmain 18-14-122 North Shore 22-22-154 Venue: Jubilee Oval, Glebe
16/07/1978 (Sun) Southern Districts 17-7-109 Newtown 16-13-109 Venue: Rosedale Oval
16/07/1978 (Sun) Pennant Hills 11-11-77 Western Suburbs 17-18-120 Venue: Pennant Hills Oval
16/07/1978 (Sun) East Sydney 19-18-132 St. George 14-10-94 Venue: Trumper Park
Round 17
23/07/1978 (Sun) North Shore 14-14-98 Western Suburbs 13-15-93 Venue: North Sydney Oval
23/07/1978 (Sun) Southern Districts 10-16-76 Pennant Hills 15-15-105 Venue: Trumper Park
23/07/1978 (Sun) East Sydney 11-11-77 Newtown 6-12-48 Venue: Erskineville Oval
23/07/1978 (Sun) St. George 10-16-76 Balmain 8-12-60 Venue: Olds Park
Round 18
30/07/1978 (Sun) Balmain 18-11-119 East Sydney 26-16-172 Venue: Jubilee Oval, Glebe
30/07/1978 (Sun) Western Suburbs 15-6-96 Southern Districts 15-8-98 Venue: Rosedale Oval
30/07/1978 (Sun) Pennant Hills 9-8-62 North Shore 23-20-158 Venue: Pennant Hills Oval
30/07/1978 (Sun) Newtown 18-15-123 St. George 19-12-126 Venue: Trumper Park
Round 19
05/08/1978 (Sat) Western Suburbs 22-25-157 Balmain 5-8-38 Venue: Rosedale Oval
06/08/1978 (Sun) North Shore 28-23-191 East Sydney 18-8-116 Venue: North Sydney Oval
06/08/1978 (Sun) St. George 22-13-145 Southern Districts 15-14-104 Venue: Olds Park
06/08/1978 (Sun) Pennant Hills 15-14-104 Newtown 21-17-143 Venue: Trumper Park
Round 20
13/08/1978 (Sun) Newtown 8-10-58 North Shore 16-19-115 Venue: Erskineville Oval
13/08/1978 (Sun) East Sydney 8-16-64 Southern Districts 14-21-105 Venue: Trumper Park
13/08/1978 (Sun) St. George 11-11-77 Western Suburbs 12-18-90 Venue: Olds Park
13/08/1978 (Sun) Balmain 10-11-71 Pennant Hills 18-14-122 Venue: Jubilee Oval, Glebe
Round 21
20/08/1978 (Sun) Pennant Hills 17-12-114 East Sydney 18-8-116 Venue: Pennant Hills Oval
20/08/1978 (Sun) Southern Districts 8-14-62 Balmain 5-5-35 Venue: Rosedale Oval
27/08/1978 (Sun) Western Suburbs 12-13-85 Newtown 11-8-74 Venue: Erskineville Oval
27/08/1978 (Sun) St. George 12-14-86 North Shore 17-18-120 Venue: Olds Park
Final ladder
|
1978 |
Club |
Played |
Won |
Lost |
Drawn |
For |
Against |
% |
Points |
|
1 |
North Shore |
21 |
19 |
2 |
0 |
2622 |
1953 |
134.25 |
76 |
|
2 |
Western Suburbs |
21 |
15 |
6 |
0 |
2363 |
1755 |
134.64 |
60 |
|
3 |
St. George |
21 |
13 |
7 |
1 |
2210 |
1995 |
110.78 |
54 |
|
4 |
East Sydney |
21 |
11 |
10 |
0 |
2233 |
2132 |
104.74 |
44 |
|
5 |
Newtown |
21 |
9 |
11 |
1 |
2017 |
1941 |
103.92 |
38 |
|
6 |
Pennant Hills |
21 |
8 |
13 |
0 |
2013 |
2180 |
92.34 |
32 |
|
7 |
Southern Districts |
21 |
7 |
12 |
2 |
1795 |
2033 |
88.29 |
32 |
|
8 |
Balmain |
21 |
0 |
21 |
0 |
1470 |
2734 |
53.77 |
0 |
|
|
Total |
168 |
82 |
82 |
4 |
16723 |
16723 |
|
336 |
Finals matches
Elimination Final
03/09/1978 (Sun) East Sydney 12-14-86 Newtown 11-18-84 Venue: Rosedale Oval
Qualifying Final
03/09/1978 (Sun) Western Suburbs 22-15-147 St. George 15-8-98 Venue: Erskineville Oval
First Semi-Final
10/09/1978 (Sun) St. George 15-9-99 East Sydney 12-10-82 Venue: Rosedale Oval
Second Semi-Final
10/09/1978 (Sun) North Shore 11-12-78 Western Suburbs 16-12-108 Venue: Erskineville Oval
Preliminary Final
17/09/1978 (Sun) North Shore 23-20-158 St. George 7-10-52 Venue: Erskineville Oval
Grand Final
24/09/1978 (Sun) Western Suburbs 13-12-90 North Shore 17-17-119 Venue: Sydney Showground
1978 premiers: North Shore
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