1978 season

AFL results 1978

Every 1978 score, round by round.

Photo: Richmond v Carlton, MCG 2009 by Craig Anderson, CC BY-SA 2.0, cropped to 2:1, resized and converted to WebP

138 of 138 VFL games in 1978 have been played, across 26 rounds and finals. Hawthorn won the 1978 premiership, beating North Melbourne by 18 points in the Grand Final at the MCG.

Updated Mon 21 Nov 2022, 4:28pm (Melbourne time)

FTSat 1 Apr
Essendon19.9
Sydney14.18
123102
FTSat 1 Apr
Geelong11.10
Collingwood17.16
76118
FTSat 1 Apr
Hawthorn22.15
Melbourne9.14
14768
FTSat 1 Apr
Richmond25.24
Carlton14.13
17497
FTSat 1 Apr
Western Bulldogs11.14
North Melbourne23.11
80149
FTSat 1 Apr
Fitzroy15.11
St Kilda16.13
101109
FTSat 8 Apr
Carlton13.17
Geelong15.19
95109
FTSat 8 Apr
Collingwood22.23
Essendon12.16
15588
FTSat 8 Apr
Melbourne24.23
Fitzroy23.19
167157
FTSat 8 Apr
North Melbourne25.16
Richmond14.9
16693
FTSat 8 Apr
St Kilda20.17
Western Bulldogs19.16
137130
FTSat 8 Apr
Sydney16.8
Hawthorn18.24
104132
FTSat 15 Apr
Carlton13.20
Melbourne11.19
9885
FTSat 15 Apr
Essendon15.15
Fitzroy14.17
105101
FTSat 15 Apr
North Melbourne16.15
Hawthorn12.14
11186
FTSat 15 Apr
Richmond16.14
St Kilda15.20
110110
FTSat 15 Apr
Sydney18.11
Collingwood14.18
119102
FTSat 15 Apr
Western Bulldogs10.16
Geelong21.14
76140
FTSat 22 Apr
Carlton16.8
Essendon19.17
104131
FTSat 22 Apr
Collingwood14.19
Hawthorn15.15
103105
FTSat 22 Apr
Geelong18.17
Richmond15.8
12598
FTSat 22 Apr
Melbourne18.19
Western Bulldogs18.12
127120
FTSat 22 Apr
St Kilda14.16
North Melbourne17.17
100119
FTSat 22 Apr
Fitzroy21.17
Sydney18.16
143124
FTTue 25 Apr
Richmond19.16
Melbourne8.11
13059
FTTue 25 Apr
St Kilda14.14
Geelong9.11
9865
FTSat 29 Apr
Hawthorn14.17
Fitzroy15.12
101102
FTSat 29 Apr
North Melbourne19.10
Collingwood17.13
124115
FTSat 29 Apr
Sydney18.9
Carlton17.14
117116
FTSat 29 Apr
Western Bulldogs15.20
Essendon13.15
11093
FTSat 6 May
Carlton19.12
Hawthorn24.13
126157
FTSat 6 May
Essendon22.18
Richmond19.15
150129
FTSat 6 May
Geelong12.16
North Melbourne16.14
88110
FTSat 6 May
Melbourne21.15
St Kilda31.18
141204
FTSat 6 May
Western Bulldogs16.9
Sydney18.15
105123
FTSat 6 May
Fitzroy14.12
Collingwood22.16
96148
FTSat 13 May
Collingwood9.14
Carlton12.13
6885
FTSat 13 May
Geelong18.18
Melbourne21.13
126139
FTSat 13 May
Hawthorn27.15
Western Bulldogs13.13
17791
FTSat 13 May
North Melbourne14.14
Fitzroy14.11
9895
FTSat 13 May
Richmond14.14
Sydney19.11
98125
FTSat 13 May
St Kilda17.11
Essendon16.11
113107
FTSat 20 May
Carlton8.15
Fitzroy9.7
6361
FTSat 20 May
Essendon11.10
Geelong7.18
7660
FTSat 20 May
Melbourne8.13
North Melbourne20.17
61137
FTSat 20 May
Richmond9.16
Hawthorn14.15
7099
FTSat 20 May
Sydney20.16
St Kilda4.13
13637
FTSat 20 May
Western Bulldogs14.5
Collingwood14.9
8993
FTSat 27 May
Carlton18.9
North Melbourne8.11
11759
FTSat 27 May
Collingwood12.20
Richmond10.16
9276
FTSat 27 May
Geelong16.13
Sydney14.11
10995
FTSat 27 May
Melbourne8.12
Essendon15.12
60102
FTSat 27 May
St Kilda8.9
Hawthorn13.19
5797
FTSat 27 May
Fitzroy13.14
Western Bulldogs18.9
92117
FTSat 3 Jun
Hawthorn12.24
Geelong8.13
9661
FTSat 3 Jun
North Melbourne13.7
Essendon12.10
8582
FTSat 3 Jun
Richmond12.14
Fitzroy11.14
8680
FTMon 5 Jun
St Kilda14.13
Collingwood18.23
97131
FTMon 5 Jun
Sydney24.18
Melbourne14.8
16292
FTMon 5 Jun
Western Bulldogs19.11
Carlton15.14
125104
FTSat 17 Jun
Carlton23.27
St Kilda8.17
16565
FTSat 17 Jun
Collingwood17.25
Melbourne10.7
12767
FTSat 17 Jun
Essendon16.8
Hawthorn19.19
104133
FTSat 17 Jun
Richmond23.17
Western Bulldogs14.13
15597
FTSat 17 Jun
Sydney15.7
North Melbourne17.15
97117
FTSat 17 Jun
Fitzroy16.15
Geelong16.18
111114
FTSat 24 Jun
Carlton20.17
Richmond13.16
13794
FTSat 24 Jun
Collingwood7.14
Geelong13.18
5696
FTSat 24 Jun
Melbourne15.18
Hawthorn18.20
108128
FTSat 24 Jun
North Melbourne8.12
Western Bulldogs13.12
6090
FTSat 24 Jun
St Kilda17.9
Fitzroy20.14
111134
FTSat 24 Jun
Sydney13.19
Essendon17.18
97120
FTSat 1 Jul
Essendon12.26
Collingwood14.21
98105
FTSat 1 Jul
Geelong8.9
Carlton9.13
5767
FTSat 1 Jul
Hawthorn21.14
Sydney18.11
140119
FTSat 1 Jul
Richmond21.16
North Melbourne17.15
142117
FTSat 1 Jul
Western Bulldogs33.15
St Kilda16.10
213106
FTSat 1 Jul
Fitzroy19.27
Melbourne8.13
14161
FTSat 8 Jul
Essendon13.24
Carlton14.11
10295
FTSat 8 Jul
Hawthorn10.14
Collingwood13.6
7484
FTSat 8 Jul
North Melbourne19.7
St Kilda18.16
121124
FTSat 8 Jul
Richmond17.20
Geelong18.9
122117
FTSat 8 Jul
Sydney22.11
Fitzroy13.15
14393
FTSat 8 Jul
Western Bulldogs20.7
Melbourne8.11
12759
FTSat 15 Jul
Collingwood17.12
Sydney12.22
11494
FTSat 15 Jul
Geelong12.12
Western Bulldogs10.12
8472
FTSat 15 Jul
Hawthorn10.14
North Melbourne7.13
7455
FTSat 15 Jul
Melbourne2.14
Carlton17.13
26115
FTSat 15 Jul
St Kilda10.11
Richmond19.11
71125
FTSat 15 Jul
Fitzroy15.11
Essendon11.17
10183
FTSat 22 Jul
Carlton16.16
Sydney9.17
11271
FTSat 22 Jul
Collingwood7.17
North Melbourne15.11
59101
FTSat 22 Jul
Essendon13.8
Western Bulldogs15.17
86107
FTSat 22 Jul
Geelong16.8
St Kilda12.20
10492
FTSat 22 Jul
Melbourne14.9
Richmond17.19
93121
FTSat 22 Jul
Fitzroy18.14
Hawthorn17.19
122121
FTSat 29 Jul
Collingwood16.11
Fitzroy11.11
10777
FTSat 29 Jul
Hawthorn13.17
Carlton18.11
95119
FTSat 29 Jul
North Melbourne18.14
Geelong10.16
12276
FTSat 29 Jul
Richmond20.16
Essendon13.18
13696
FTSat 29 Jul
St Kilda20.21
Melbourne13.11
14189
FTSat 29 Jul
Sydney15.15
Western Bulldogs13.13
10591
FTSat 5 Aug
Carlton14.19
Collingwood8.14
10362
FTSat 5 Aug
Essendon11.16
St Kilda18.13
82121
FTSat 5 Aug
Melbourne13.17
Geelong14.17
95101
FTSat 5 Aug
Sydney14.9
Richmond9.16
9370
FTSat 5 Aug
Western Bulldogs17.10
Hawthorn17.16
112118
FTSat 5 Aug
Fitzroy11.16
North Melbourne19.10
82124
FTSat 12 Aug
Collingwood11.16
Western Bulldogs10.6
8266
FTSat 12 Aug
Geelong14.8
Essendon13.7
9285
FTSat 12 Aug
Hawthorn18.19
Richmond10.10
12770
FTSat 12 Aug
North Melbourne26.18
Melbourne8.13
17461
FTSat 12 Aug
St Kilda13.7
Sydney3.19
8537
FTSat 12 Aug
Fitzroy8.10
Carlton9.15
5869
FTSat 19 Aug
Essendon19.16
Melbourne21.10
130136
FTSat 19 Aug
Hawthorn12.11
St Kilda21.13
83139
FTSat 19 Aug
North Melbourne9.16
Carlton19.17
70131
FTSat 19 Aug
Richmond16.13
Collingwood19.9
109123
FTSat 19 Aug
Sydney24.11
Geelong26.11
155167
FTSat 19 Aug
Western Bulldogs9.17
Fitzroy21.13
71139
FTSat 26 Aug
Carlton23.7
Western Bulldogs15.12
145102
FTSat 26 Aug
Collingwood22.15
St Kilda15.17
147107
FTSat 26 Aug
Essendon7.9
North Melbourne11.11
5177
FTSat 26 Aug
Geelong13.8
Hawthorn13.10
8688
FTSat 26 Aug
Melbourne15.16
Sydney11.19
10685
FTSat 26 Aug
Fitzroy20.14
Richmond17.15
134117
FTSat 2 Sep
Geelong13.22
Fitzroy5.8
10038
FTSat 2 Sep
Hawthorn17.16
Essendon16.13
118109
FTSat 2 Sep
Melbourne19.11
Collingwood24.12
125156
FTSat 2 Sep
North Melbourne16.15
Sydney12.15
11187
FTSat 2 Sep
St Kilda16.10
Carlton9.12
10666
FTSat 2 Sep
Western Bulldogs11.15
Richmond19.20
81134
Finals Week 1Round page ›
FTSat 9 Sep
Carlton15.15
Geelong9.18
10572
FTSat 9 Sep
Hawthorn23.16
Collingwood14.14
15498
Semi-FinalsRound page ›
FTSat 16 Sep
Collingwood15.18
Carlton13.15
10893
FTSat 16 Sep
Hawthorn12.15
North Melbourne10.13
8773
Preliminary FinalsRound page ›
FTSat 23 Sep
North Melbourne14.12
Collingwood12.12
9684
Grand FinalRound page ›
FTSat 30 Sep
Hawthorn18.13
North Melbourne15.13
121103