1978 SANFL season

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1978 SANFL season
Teams10
Premiers Norwood
24th premiership
Minor premiers Sturt
8th minor premiership
Magarey Medallist Kym Hodgeman
Glenelg (50 votes)
Ken Farmer Medallist Tim Evans
Port Adelaide (90 Goals)
Attendance
Matches played116
Total attendance1,048,871 (9,042 per match)
Highest50,867 (Grand Final, Norwood vs. Sturt)
  1977
1979  

The 1978 South Australian National Football League season was the 99th season of the top-level Australian rules football competition in South Australia.

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Ladder

1978 SANFL Ladder
PosTeamPldWLDPFPAPPPts
1 Sturt 2221102733173461.1842
2 Norwood (P)2215702078163655.9530
3 Glenelg 2214802272195953.7028
4 Port Adelaide 2214802287205552.6728
5 West Torrens 22101202081212349.5020
6 Woodville 2291301981235845.6618
7 South Adelaide 2281311832205747.1117
8 Central District 2281401947238644.9316
9 West Adelaide 2251611839207047.0511
10 North Adelaide 2251702005267742.8210
Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers

Finals Series

Grand Final

1978 SANFL Grand Final
Saturday 30 September (2:10 pm) Sturt def. by Norwood Football Park (crowd: 50,867) Report
5.9 (39)
8.15 (63)
12.21 (93)
 14.26 (110)
Q1
Q2
Q3
 Final
1.5 (11)
5.10 (40)
9.10 (64)
 16.15 (111)
Heinrich 3
Barton, Burgan, Davies, Graham, Winter 2
Bagshaw 1
Goals5 Adamson
3 Gallagher
2 Turbill, Woodcock
1 Adler, Craig, Taylor, Wynne
Burgan, Winter, Davies, Heinrich, BartonBestAdamson, Taylor, Craig, Button, Rosser, Nunan

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References

  1. "Australian Football – SANFL Premiership season – Season 1978". Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2015.