1978 VFL Grand Final

1978 VFL Grand Final

The 1978 VFL Grand Final took place at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on September 30, 1978 between VFL clubs Hawthorn and North Melbourne. It was the third time in four seasons that these two sides were to meet in a Grand Final while North Melbourne were competing in their fifth successive Grand Final and were the reigning premiers.

At half time North Melbourne led by four points but Hawthorn finished victors by three goals thanks largely to a strong third quarter which saw them kick 7.6. The turning point occurred where two North players spoiled each other in the goalsquare at the 6-minute mark, when a mark and a goal could have put them 17 points up. The Hawks went on to dominate play after this incident and never looked back.

Teams

Aussie rules team | title = Hawthorn
backpocket1 = Alle De Wolde
fullback = Kelvin Moore
backpocket2 = Ian Paton
halfbackflank1 = David Polkinghorne
centrehalfback = Peter Knights
halfbackflank2 = Robert DiPierdomenico
wing1 = Geoff Ablett
centre = Terry Wallace
wing2 = Rodney Eade
halfforwardflank1 = Peter Murnane
centrehalfforward = Alan Martello
halfforwardflank2 = John Hendrie
forwardpocket1 = Richard Walter
fullforward = Michael Moncrieff
forwardpocket2 = Peter Russo
ruck = Don Scott (c)
ruckrover = Michael Tuck
rover = Leigh Matthews
interchange1 = Michael McCarthy
interchange2 = Norm Goss
interchange3 =
interchange4 =
interchange5 =
interchange6 =
coach = David Parkin

Aussie rules team | title = North Melbourne
backpocket1 = Ross Henshaw
fullback = Ross Glendinning
backpocket2 = Gary Cowton
halfbackflank1 = Ken Montgomery
centrehalfback = Darryl Sutton
halfbackflank2 = Keith Greig (c)
wing1 = Stan Alves
centre = Xavier Tanner
wing2 = Wayne Schimmelbusch
halfforwardflank1 = Arnold Briedis
centrehalfforward = Stephen McCann
halfforwardflank2 = Maurice Boyse
forwardpocket1 = Malcolm Blight
fullforward = Phil Baker
forwardpocket2 = Ray Huppatz
ruck = Mick Nolan
ruckrover = John Byrne
rover = Graham Melrose
interchange1 = Doug Smith
interchange2 = John Cassin
interchange3 =
interchange4 =
interchange5 =
interchange6 =
coach = Ron Barassi

Match scores

Grand Final

* Attendance - 101,704

Goal kickers

External links

* [http://www.hawkheadquarters.com/game.aspx?gameid=1037&view=default Hawks Headquarters page on the grand final]

ee also

* 1978 VFL season


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