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1978 WAFL season
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PremiersTemplate:WAFL EP
14th premiership
Minor premiersTemplate:WAFL Per
7th minor premiership
Sandover MedallistPhil Kelly (Template:WAFL EP)
Bernie Naylor MedallistRay Bauskis (Template:WAFL SF)
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The 1978 WANFL season was the 94th season of the Western Australian National Football League in its various incarnations, and the second-last under that moniker.

In many respects this season proved the end of an era before the power balance in the WA(N)FL would drastically alter. Although apart from an almost rainless August less dry than the previous two seasons,[1] 1978 saw numerous high-scoring records broken owing to the introduction from the eighth round of the interchange bench (initially called “switch-play”)[2] allowing players to be rotated and create a much faster game than possible when substituted players could not be returned to play. The average score of 113.92 points per team per game was four points higher than the previous record of 1977.

Claremont, after five years as a chopping block due to the absence of Graham Moss with only 28 wins from 105 games with Essendon, and rejuvenated by many young players who would star in their 1981 premiership and/or with VFL clubs began superbly and missed fourth place by a minuscule 0.1 percent after a remarkable final round, whilst West Perth, after a bad start with four losses, won ten in a row to become the frontrunner along with reigning champion Perth. Tailenders Subiaco and Swan Districts were trying desperately to win and avoid the wooden spoon, whilst powerhouses West Perth and East Perth battled with Claremont and South Fremantle for the last three places in the four. A near-record attendance at Leederville saw East Perth, who had won only six of their first fourteen matches, miraculously take the double chance after having been out of the four for almost the entire season as the Tigers and Bulldogs lost.

The finals continued the brilliant performance by East Perth to win by nineteen goals in the preliminary and then the Royals upset frontrunners Perth in a game where the weather seemed to change several times a quarter from sunny to torrential downpours.

Home-and-away Season

Round 1 (Easter Weekend)

Round 1
Saturday, 25 March Template:WAFL Sub 19.10 (124) def. Template:WAFL WP 13.25 (103) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 8878)
Saturday, 25 March Template:WAFL SF 13.15 (93) def. by Template:WAFL Per 14.18 (102) Fremantle Oval (crowd: 11367)
Monday, 27 March Template:WAFL Cla 18.17 (125) def. Template:WAFL EP 11.18 (84) Claremont Oval (crowd: 12890)
Monday, 27 March Template:WAFL SD 12.10 (82) def. by Template:WAFL EF 16.25 (121) Bassendean Oval (crowd: 9735)
  • Without crippled 84-goal spearhead Gary Fathers, Subiaco nonetheless produce a morale-boosting win led by Brian Douge’s hard tacking, which recalled his Hawthorn days, and Peter Featherby’s 40 possessions.[3]
  • 1977 runners-up East Fremantle have a surprisingly tough struggle to beat an understrength Swan Districts, not getting on top until late in the third quarter.[4]

Round 2

Round 2
Saturday, 1 April Template:WAFL WP 15.21 (111) def. by Template:WAFL SF 24.16 (160) Leederville Oval (crowd: 10624)
Saturday, 1 April Template:WAFL EP 22.20 (152) def. Template:WAFL SD 12.8 (80) Perth Oval (crowd: 8127)
Saturday, 1 April Template:WAFL Per 20.11 (131) def. Template:WAFL Sub 12.17 (89) Lathlain Park (crowd: 8839)
Saturday, 1 April Template:WAFL EF 21.15 (141) def. Template:WAFL Cla 14.9 (93) East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 9071)

Round 3

Round 3
Saturday, 8 April Template:WAFL SD 16.11 (107) def. by Template:WAFL Per 25.22 (172) Bassendean Oval (crowd: 7765)
Saturday, 8 April Template:WAFL Sub 12.9 (81) def. by Template:WAFL EP 16.18 (114) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 8860)
Saturday, 8 April Template:WAFL WP 16.18 (114) def. by Template:WAFL Cla 24.13 (157) Leederville Oval (crowd: 9756)
Saturday, 8 April Template:WAFL EF 16.15 (111) def. by Template:WAFL SF 24.18 (162) East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 15674)
  • Robert Wiley kicks nine goals for the Demons[5]
  • After a poor first half East Perth’s criticised big-man division makes a statement as Brad Smith and Paul Arnold become the matchwinners.[6]

Round 4

Round 4
Saturday, 15 April Template:WAFL SF 23.19 (157) def. Template:WAFL Sub 14.11 (95) Fremantle Oval (crowd: 8044)
Saturday, 15 April Template:WAFL Per 17.15 (117) def. Template:WAFL WP 11.9 (75) Lathlain Park (crowd: 8460)
Saturday, 15 April Template:WAFL Cla 26.18 (174) def. Template:WAFL SD 14.16 (100) Claremont Oval (crowd: 6740)
Saturday, 15 April Template:WAFL EP 22.8 (140) def. Template:WAFL EF 13.12 (90) Perth Oval (crowd: 9732)
  • The brilliant roving of teenage brothers Phil and Jim Krakouer confirms Claremont as the most improved club in the WANFL, with Phil’s burrowing into packs frequently confounding spectators in Graham Moss’ two hundredth WANFL match.[7]
  • For the second consecutive match East Fremantle have ten goals kicked against them by an opposition full-forward (in this case Archie Duda) and their disorganised backline suggested (correctly) to critics that Old Easts would not challenge for the flag.[8]

Round 5

Round 5
Saturday, 22 April Template:WAFL Sub 21.24 (150) def. Template:WAFL SD 7.20 (62) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 4930)
Saturday, 22 April Template:WAFL Per 21.18 (144) def. Template:WAFL EP 14.15 (99) Lathlain Park (crowd: 15837)
Saturday, 22 April Template:WAFL SF 15.20 (110) def. by Template:WAFL Cla 20.17 (137) Fremantle Oval (crowd: 13560)
Saturday, 22 April Template:WAFL WP 23.16 (154) def. Template:WAFL EF 23.9 (147) Leederville Oval (crowd: 8245)
  • East Fremantle set WANFL record for the highest losing score, beaten since only by Swan Districts and West Perth in 1982.[9] West Perth coach Percy Johnson wins the Cardinals their first match for 1978 with four surprise moves in the last quarter that counter Old Easts’ move of Brian Needle into attack.[10]
  • Despite their biggest win since Round 9, 1969,[11] Subiaco nonetheless disappoint against a Swan Districts team that gave up extremely easily. Malone, returning in the dire need for a forward, kicked eight goals but should have had many more due to inaccuracy.[12]

Round 6

Round 6
Saturday, 29 April Template:WAFL SD 13.23 (101) def. by Template:WAFL WP 21.18 (144) Bassendean Oval (crowd: 6572)
Saturday, 29 April Template:WAFL EP 18.9 (117) def. by Template:WAFL SF 19.14 (128) Perth Oval (crowd: 12830)
Saturday, 29 April Template:WAFL Cla 24.10 (154) def. Template:WAFL Sub 11.15 (81) Claremont Oval (crowd: 8455)
Saturday, 29 April Template:WAFL EF 20.18 (138) def. Template:WAFL Per 10.13 (73) East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 8175)
  • East Fremantle inflict Perth’s first defeat by moving Brian Peake to ruck-rover and showing that Chester McKean could not compensate for the injured reigning Simpson Medallist Wim Rosbender.[13]
  • Despite having the majority of midfield play, the winless Swans – with full-forward Mark Olsen in the reserves – kick themselves out of it with 3.17 (35) in first half including 0.8 (8) in second quarter.[14]

Round 7

Round 7
Saturday, 6 May Template:WAFL SF 29.28 (202) def. Template:WAFL SD 17.12 (114) Fremantle Oval (crowd: 6875)
Saturday, 6 May Template:WAFL WP 22.24 (156) def. Template:WAFL EP 14.10 (94) Leederville Oval (crowd: 12767)
Saturday, 6 May Template:WAFL Per 22.8 (140) def. by Template:WAFL Cla 23.19 (157) Lathlain Park (crowd: 15670)
Saturday, 6 May Template:WAFL Sub 24.22 (166) def. Template:WAFL EF 21.15 (141) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 5969)
  • South Fremantle set a WAFL record for most scoring shots, beaten later in the season by Claremont against Subiaco[15]
  • That game also set a record for the highest aggregate score in WANFL history, beating the 309 points by South Fremantle and Claremont from 1970.[16]
  • In a high-scoring and extremely high-standard shootout, Claremont replace Perth at the top of the ladder, despite Robert Wiley having an amazing thirty-six kicks, with a superb final quarter led by Phil Krakouer and Ross Ditchburn.[17]
  • 11.8 (74) by Mick Malone gives Subiaco a fighting win after being behind all day.Malone beat four opponents and was well supported by centre half-forward Ron Boyens.[18]

Round 8

Round 8
Saturday, 13 May Template:WAFL WP 24.10 (154) def. Template:WAFL Sub 9.16 (70) Leederville Oval (crowd: 9680)
Saturday, 13 May Template:WAFL Per 23.16 (154) def. Template:WAFL SF 21.17 (143) Lathlain Park (crowd: 10917)
Saturday, 13 May Template:WAFL EP 16.21 (117) def. Template:WAFL Cla 14.11 (95) Perth Oval (crowd: 11109)
Saturday, 13 May Template:WAFL EF 19.13 (127) def. Template:WAFL SD 15.14 (104) East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 5015)
  • Perth’s form slump was ended by a brilliant display from Alan Johnson, who had fifteen possessions in the second quarter. South Fremantle were thirty-six points down at one point but just failed.[19]
  • East Perth captain-coach Barry Cable moves himself to a half-forward flank and plays a crafty game as Wayne Otway and Alex Hamilton defeat the Krakouer brothers on the ball, thus ending a worrying form slump by the Royals.[20]
  • The official score at Leederville according to the goal umpires was West Perth 23.9 (147) to Subiaco 10.17 (77), but after the Cardinals submitted a protest backed by video evidence, this was adjusted by the WANFL directors.[5]

Round 9

Round 9
Saturday, 20 May Template:WAFL SF 18.12 (120) def. by Template:WAFL WP 19.10 (124) Fremantle Oval (crowd: 11857)
Saturday, 20 May Template:WAFL SD 11.18 (84) def. by Template:WAFL EP 15.16 (106) Bassendean Oval (crowd: 5859)
Saturday, 20 May Template:WAFL Sub 8.21 (69) def. by Template:WAFL Per 15.19 (109) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 5390)
Saturday, 20 May Template:WAFL Cla 11.13 (79) def. by Template:WAFL EF 18.12 (120) Claremont Oval (crowd: 8926)

In an amazing game in showery and very windy conditions,[21] Subiaco, failing to allow for the strong northwesterly wind when shooting for goal, kick only 1.12 (18) in the first half but 6.5 (41) in third before rain intensifies.[22]

Round 10

Round 10
Saturday, 27 May Template:WAFL Sub 14.13 (97) def. by Template:WAFL SF 21.16 (142) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 6216)
Saturday, 27 May Template:WAFL WP 16.19 (115) def. Template:WAFL Per 11.10 (76) Leederville Oval (crowd: 13168)
Saturday, 27 May Template:WAFL SD 13.18 (96) def. by Template:WAFL Cla 25.9 (159) Bassendean Oval (crowd: 5396)
Saturday, 27 May Template:WAFL EF 11.16 (82) def. Template:WAFL EP 8.11 (59) East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 10023)
  • East Fremantle – with Needle back in defence and shutting Archie Duda out completely – recover from their early poor defensive displays with a superb effort in damp conditions.[23]
  • West Perth achieve a sixth consecutive win as their followers overpower a Perth team that had a bad off-day all round.[24]

Round 11 (Foundation Day)

Round 11
Saturday, 3 June Template:WAFL Per 19.17 (131) def. Template:WAFL SD 9.11 (65) Lathlain Park (crowd: 6126)
Saturday, 3 June Template:WAFL EP 21.14 (140) def. Template:WAFL Sub 6.8 (44) Perth Oval (crowd: 8897)
Monday, 5 June Template:WAFL Cla 12.12 (84) def. by Template:WAFL WP 20.21 (141) Claremont Oval (crowd: 16752)
Monday, 5 June Template:WAFL SF 21.13 (139) def. Template:WAFL EF 14.14 (98) Fremantle Oval (crowd: 15864)
  • East Perth play brilliantly in the first half to kick 16.4 (100) to 2.6 (18), but the game degerates badly into a farce after half-time due to Subiaco’s inept play.[25]
  • The silky skills of former forward Barry Day and Laurie Richards give West Perth a seventh win on end and leave the Cardinals out of second only by percentage.[26]

Round 12

Round 12
Saturday, 17 June Template:WAFL SD 26.13 (169) def. Template:WAFL Sub 16.13 (109) Bassendean Oval (crowd: 3870)
Saturday, 17 June Template:WAFL EP 13.11 (89) def. by Template:WAFL Per 15.14 (104) Perth Oval (crowd: 11789)
Saturday, 17 June Template:WAFL Cla 18.14 (122) def. Template:WAFL SF 16.15 (111) Claremont Oval (crowd: 9687)
Saturday, 17 June Template:WAFL EF 22.7 (139) def. by Template:WAFL WP 22.13 (145) East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 9972)
  • The power and pace of West Perth captain John Duckworth decides an exciting, high-scoring game after East Fremantle kicked 16.4 (100) in two quarters.[27]
  • With Mark Olsen kicking thirteen goals and Subiaco undermined by their persistent short-passing game,[5] Swan Districts record only their second win in twenty-seven matches dating back to the sixth round of 1977.[28]

Round 13

Round 13
Saturday, 24 June Template:WAFL WP 20.21 (141) def. Template:WAFL SD 13.16 (94) Leederville Oval (crowd: 8015)
Saturday, 24 June Template:WAFL SF 11.23 (89) def. Template:WAFL EP 12.13 (85) Fremantle Oval (crowd: 9974)
Saturday, 24 June Template:WAFL Sub 10.18 (78) def. by Template:WAFL Cla 16.26 (122) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 5140)
Saturday, 24 June Template:WAFL Per 16.19 (115) def. Template:WAFL EF 14.13 (97) Lathlain Park (crowd: 8081)

Despite kicking only a total of 3.17 (35) in the first and final quarters, Stephen Michael’s superb ruck play gives South Fremantle a deserved win after controlling the game until three-quarter time.[29]

Round 14

Round 14
Saturday, 1 July Template:WAFL SD 13.20 (98) def. by Template:WAFL SF 15.16 (106) Bassendean Oval (crowd: 5361)
Saturday, 1 July Template:WAFL EP 14.11 (95) def. by Template:WAFL WP 15.11 (101) Perth Oval (crowd: 15567)
Saturday, 1 July Template:WAFL Cla 17.8 (110) def. by Template:WAFL Per 18.17 (125) Claremont Oval (crowd: 10578)
Saturday, 1 July Template:WAFL EF 23.14 (152) def. Template:WAFL Sub 10.6 (66) East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 4630)
  • Apart from the second quarter East Fremantle kick 22.12 (144) to 3.3 (21) by an unmethodical Subiaco, but still see a major problem against the top clubs at centre half-forward.[30]
  • Nervousness by Swan Districts forwards cost them a second win as Mark Olsen misses five easy shots whilst South Fremantle play straight down the ground.[31]

Round 15

Round 15
Saturday, 8 July Template:WAFL Sub 13.10 (88) def. Template:WAFL WP 10.23 (83) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 6278)
Saturday, 8 July Template:WAFL SF 20.14 (134) def. Template:WAFL Per 16.14 (110) Fremantle Oval (crowd: 11097)
Saturday, 8 July Template:WAFL Cla 12.12 (84) def. by Template:WAFL EP 13.13 (91) Claremont Oval (crowd: 8916)
Saturday, 8 July Template:WAFL SD 17.17 (119) def. by Template:WAFL EF 19.11 (125) Bassendean Oval (crowd: 5527)

Wasteful play by West Perth and superb roving by Neil Randall and Neil Taylor ensures the Cardinals’ first loss since Round 4 and Subiaco’s first win since Round 7[32] – a win that in effect avoided the wooden spoon for Subiaco.

Round 16

Round 16
Saturday, 22 July Template:WAFL WP 10.15 (75) def. by Template:WAFL SF 14.14 (98) Leederville Oval (crowd: 9108)
Saturday, 22 July Template:WAFL EP 21.11 (137) def. Template:WAFL SD 13.10 (88) Perth Oval (crowd: 5917)
Saturday, 22 July Template:WAFL Per 24.21 (165) def. Template:WAFL Sub 16.9 (105) Lathlain Park (crowd: 4019)
Saturday, 22 July Template:WAFL EF 15.17 (107) def. Template:WAFL Cla 6.10 (46) East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 6527)
  • South Fremantle show that they are the best-equipped team for wet weather as they overcome their shortage of pace via a tough display in “the heaviest conditions seen in Perth for years”.[33]
  • The return of star defender Doug Green allows East Fremantle to completely blanket a disappointing Claremont attack that fail to support seventeen fine handballs from Moss.[34]

Round 17

Round 17
Saturday, 29 July Template:WAFL SD 18.17 (125) def. Template:WAFL Per 9.13 (67) Bassendean Oval (crowd: 5735)
Saturday, 29 July Template:WAFL Sub 10.10 (70) def. by Template:WAFL EP 20.11 (131) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 6370)
Saturday, 29 July Template:WAFL WP 22.23 (155) def. Template:WAFL Cla 19.9 (123) Leederville Oval (crowd: 9858)
Saturday, 29 July Template:WAFL EF 18.15 (123) def. Template:WAFL SF 17.8 (110) East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 16678)

John Todd’s sermon in a violent thunderstorm on Monday night[35] drives Swans to a huge upset after only two wins in thirty-two games, as youngsters Phil Narkle and Simon Beasley show the form that would later make them VFL stars.[36]

Round 18

Round 18
Saturday, 5 August Template:WAFL SF 13.30 (108) def. Template:WAFL Sub 7.15 (57) Fremantle Oval (crowd: 6016)
Saturday, 5 August Template:WAFL Per 20.14 (134) def. Template:WAFL WP 8.12 (60) Lathlain Park (crowd: 11170)
Saturday, 5 August Template:WAFL Cla 22.18 (150) def. Template:WAFL SD 8.13 (61) Claremont Oval (crowd: 6106)
Saturday, 5 August Template:WAFL EP 25.14 (164) def. Template:WAFL EF 19.12 (126) Perth Oval (crowd: 14278)
  • Perth bounce back from their shock loss to Swan Districts with a superbly planned victory[37] that leaves the Cardinals severely troubled by a poor percentage and injuries.[38]
  • Subiaco’s ability to stifle the system of South accounts for the Bulldogs’ woeful 6.21 (57) in the second half, although Subiaco prove just as unsystematic and do not threaten to win. Leading goalkicker Ray Bauskis kicks 3.9 (27).[39]

Round 19

Round 19
Saturday, 12 August Template:WAFL Sub 15.15 (105) def. by Template:WAFL SD 18.22 (130) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 3597)
Saturday, 12 August Template:WAFL Per 15.11 (101) def. by Template:WAFL EP 16.10 (106) Lathlain Park (crowd: 13675)
Saturday, 12 August Template:WAFL SF 16.19 (115) def. by Template:WAFL Cla 20.13 (133) Fremantle Oval (crowd: 10217)
Saturday, 12 August Template:WAFL WP 23.14 (152) def. Template:WAFL EF 14.16 (100) Leederville Oval (crowd: 10523)
  • In a preview of the Grand Final, East Perth win with a goal from Alex Hamilton with four seconds remaining, a just result to a game which the Royals controlled aside from the first fifteen and final fifteen minutes.[40]
  • Despite an incredible 40 kicks from Peter Featherby, Subiaco fail to match the enthusiasm of a Swan Districts team already showing success in rebuilding.[41]

Round 20

Round 20
Saturday, 19 August Template:WAFL SD 15.9 (99) def. by Template:WAFL WP 17.20 (122) Bassendean Oval (crowd: 7790)
Saturday, 19 August Template:WAFL EP 18.9 (117) def. Template:WAFL SF 17.13 (115) Perth Oval (crowd: 15876)
Saturday, 19 August Template:WAFL Cla 29.30 (204) def. Template:WAFL Sub 12.4 (76) Claremont Oval (crowd: 5237)
Saturday, 19 August Template:WAFL EF 14.20 (104) def. by Template:WAFL Per 16.9 (105) East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 7655)
  • Two thrilling wins – one via a late goal from reigning Simpson Medallist Wim Rosbender – West Perth, South Fremantle, Claremont and East Perth are left in a titanic battle for the last three places in the four.[42]
  • Owing to John Colreavy’s eclipse of Featherby (banished to a forward pocket) in the centre and a remarkable dominance of possession,[43] Claremont beat South Fremantle’s Round 7 record for most scoring shots in an open-age WANFL match[15] to boost their percentage and remain a finals threat.

Round 21

Round 21
Saturday, 26 August Template:WAFL SF 18.16 (124) def. by Template:WAFL SD 21.17 (143) Fremantle Oval (crowd: 7892)
Saturday, 26 August Template:WAFL WP 11.10 (76) def. by Template:WAFL EP 11.19 (85) Leederville Oval (crowd: 24567)
Saturday, 26 August Template:WAFL Per 15.17 (107) def. Template:WAFL Cla 15.6 (96) Lathlain Park (crowd: 13070)
Saturday, 26 August Template:WAFL Sub 18.15 (123) def. Template:WAFL EF 16.15 (111) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 2990)
  • In front of the third largest WANFL home-and-away attendance,[44] East Perth rise from fifth to second with their win.
  • Two late goals by Perth’s Farrant and Wiley[45] along with three late goals from South Fremantle,[46] drop Claremont from second to fifth in a few minutes for a dramatic finalé.[47]
  • Swan Districts’ youthful talent – in a desperate effort to avoid the wooden spoon – overwhelms a South Fremantle team desperately missing Joe McKay.[46]

Ladder

1978 Ladder
Pos Team Pld W L D PF PA PP Pts
1 Template:WAFL Per 21 15 6 0 2482 2176 114.1 60
2 Template:WAFL EP (P) 21 13 8 0 2322 2063 112.6 52
3 Template:WAFL WP 21 13 8 0 2501 2305 108.5 52
4 Template:WAFL SF 21 12 9 0 2666 2323 114.8 48
5 Template:WAFL Cla 21 12 9 0 2604 2270 114.7 48
6 Template:WAFL EF 21 10 11 0 2500 2396 104.3 40
7 Template:WAFL Sub 21 5 16 0 1943 2782 69.8 20
8 Template:WAFL SD 21 4 17 0 2121 2824 75.1 16
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers

Finals

First Semi-Final

First Semi Final
Saturday, 2 September Template:WAFL WP 12.10 (82) def. by Template:WAFL SF 13.17 (95) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 26,486)

Mal Brown’s reorganisation of his team’s defence produces a surprising recovery from their last round defeat by the wooden-spooners.[48]

Second Semi-Final

Second Semi Final
Saturday, 9 September Template:WAFL Per 13.8 (86) def. Template:WAFL EP 8.9 (57) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 27,261) [49]

A dour win in windy conditions makes Perth firm favourites for a second hat-trick of flags in a decade, despite the loss of key forward Murray Couper after he was suspended for throwing the ball in an umpire’s face after believing he was wrongly denied a free kick for holding the ball.[50]

Preliminary final

Preliminary Final
Saturday, 16 September Template:WAFL EP 27.15 (177) def. Template:WAFL SF 9.11 (65) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 29,763) [49]
  • East Perth conclusively thrash Bulldogs by record preliminary final margin and the second highest in any WANFL final after the 1959 first semi.[51]
  • South Fremantle hit the lead early in the second quarter but afterwards score only 3.9 (27) to 22.10 (142), with Paul Arnold kicking nine goals to equal the record for a WANFL final.[a]

Grand final

Main article: 1978 WANFL Grand Final
1978 WANFL Grand Final
Saturday, 23 September Template:WAFL Per def. by Template:WAFL EP Subiaco Oval (crowd: 45,126) [52]
4.0 (24)
5.2 (32)
9.5 (59)
12.7 (79) 		Q1
Q2
Q3
Final 		4.5 (29)
6.6 (42)
9.9 (63)
11.15 (81) 		Umpires: Ross Capes, Ron Buckley
Simpson Medal: Ian Miller (Template:WAFL EP)
Bosustow 7, Doyle 2, Dowell, Mitsopoulos, Wiley Goals Arnold 4, Kelly 3, Allen, Duggan, Kickett, McGuire
Bosustow, Wiley, Gibellini, Johnson, Rosbender, Currie Best Miller, Kelly, Duke, Otway, McGuire, Kickett
Injuries Earnshaw (leg)

In a game of fluctuating weather varying from sunshine to almost monsoon-like rain, East Perth hold on to record only their second win from ten grand finals since 1961[53]

Notes

a Held by Bob Johnson in the 1962 Preliminary Final and Eric Gorman in the 1963 Grand Final, and subsequently broken by Darren Bennett in the 1986 Second Semi and Warren Ralph in the corresponding match of 1987.

References

  1. ^ Perth Regional Office (009034) August 1978 rainfall
  2. ^ ‘Switch-Play Starts on a Quiet Note’; The West Australian, 15 May 1978, p. 93
  3. ^ East, Alan; ‘The Messenger Gets Over at Subiaco’; The West Australian, 27 March 1978, p. 62
  4. ^ Christian, Geoff; ‘All’s Not Plain Sailing for East Fremantle’; The West Australian, 28 March 1978, p. 91
  5. ^ a b c WANFL Match Programme and Results 1978 (archived from original)
  6. ^ East, Alan; ‘East Perth Big Men Lift Their Game’; The West Australian, 10 April 1978, p. 70
  7. ^ Ardon, Rick; ‘Claremont Put It All Together’; The West Australian,17 April 1978, p. 66
  8. ^ Christian, Geoff; ‘Ten-Goal Forwards Shatter East F‘Tle’; The West Australian, 17 April 1978, p. 66
  9. ^ "WAFL Footy Facts: Highest Losing Scores". Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 22 August 2013.
  10. ^ Hopkins, Colin; ‘Victory Shuffle’; The West Australian, 24 April 1978, p. 70
  11. ^ Subiaco: Biggest Wins
  12. ^ Carew-Reid, Andrew; ‘Not Much to Rave About’; The West Australian, 24 April 1978, p. 70
  13. ^ Hopkins, Colin; ‘East F‘Tle Find Perth’s Flaws’; The West Australian, 1 May 1978, p. 87
  14. ^ Carew-Reid, Andrew; ‘Swans Way off Mark’; The West Australian, 1 May 1978, p. 86
  15. ^ a b "WAFL Footy Facts: Most Scoring Shots". Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 22 August 2013.
  16. ^ "West Australian Football League: Highest Match Aggregates". Archived from the original on 25 December 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  17. ^ East, Alan; ‘Claremont Show Perth a Thing or Two’; The West Australian, 8 May 1978, p. 100
  18. ^ Carew-Reid, Andrew; ‘Malone Has East F‘Tle Foundering’; The West Australian, 8 May 1978, p. 100
  19. ^ Christian, Geoff; ‘Johnson Sparks Perth Revival’; The West Australian, 15 May 1978, p. 92
  20. ^ Hopkins, Colin; ‘Cable Gets East Perth into Gear’; The West Australian, 15 May 1978, p. 93
  21. ^ Perth Regional Office (009034) May 1978 rainfall
  22. ^ Carew-Reid, Andrew; ‘One Quarter Enough for Perth’; The West Australian; May 22, 1978, p. 76
  23. ^ Hopkins, Colin; ‘East F‘Tle Get a Couple of Bonuses’ The West Australian, 29 May 1978, p. 62
  24. ^ Christian, Geoff; ‘West Perth Keep Pouring It On’ The West Australian, 29 May 1978, p. 63
  25. ^ Christian, Geoff; ‘Little More than a Practice Match’; The West Australian
  26. ^ Christian, Geoff; ‘West Perth Make It 7’; The West Australian, 6 June 1978, pp. 80, 78
  27. ^ Christian, Geoff; ‘Duckworth Fans the Fire at West Perth’; The West Australian, 19 June 1978, p. 79
  28. ^ Carew-Reid, Andrew; ‘Olsen Shows Swans How’; The West Australian, 19 June 1978, p. 78
  29. ^ Christian, Geoff; ‘Michael to Rescue for South’; The West Australian, 26 June 1978, p. 75
  30. ^ Carew-Reid, Andrew; ‘Trouble Spot at East F‘Tle’; The West Australian, 3 July 1978, p. 78
  31. ^ East, Alan; ‘Swans Lack the Knockout Blow’; The West Australian, 3 July 1978, p. 78
  32. ^ Christian, Geoff; ‘Subiaco Prick the West Perth Ego’; The West Australian, 10 July 1978, p. 63
  33. ^ Hopkins, Colin; ‘Rain or Shine, South Have What It Takes’; The West Australian, 24 July 1978, p. 57
  34. ^ Christian, Geoff; ‘Doug Green Spells Out Good News’; The West Australian, 24 July 1978, p. 56
  35. ^ See Perth Regional Office (009034) July 1978 rainfall
  36. ^ Carew-Reid, Andrew; ‘Storm Was Blessing for Swans’; The West Australian, 31 July 1978, p. 55
  37. ^ Christian, Geoff; ‘Perth Put the Kettle On’; The West Australian, 7 August 1978, p. 80
  38. ^ Christian, Geoff; ‘West Perth in the Hot Seat’; The West Australian, 7 August 1978, pp. 84, 81
  39. ^ Carew-Reid, Andrew; ‘South Better than This’; The West Australian, 7 August 1978, p. 81
  40. ^ Christian, Geoff; ‘Last-Gasp Victory Was Just Result’; The West Australian, 14 August 1978, p. 63
  41. ^ Carew-Reid, Andrew; ‘Swans Are Too Good for Featherby’; The West Australian, 14 August 1978, p. 62
  42. ^ Christian, Geoff; ‘Four into Three Won’t Go’; The West Australian, 21 August 1978, p. 64
  43. ^ Casellas, Ken; ‘Centre the Key at Claremont’; The West Australian, 21 August 1978, p. 62
  44. ^ "West Australian Football League: Biggest Home-and-away Crowds". Archived from the original on 24 December 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  45. ^ East, Alan; ‘Wiley Puts End to Claremont’; The West Australian, 28 August 1978, p. 56
  46. ^ a b Casellas, Ken; ‘South Fall Apart at the Seams’; The West Australian, 28 August 1978, p. 57
  47. ^ Christian, Geoff; ‘Pity Poor Claremont – One Kick (in two Games) Would Have Sealed It’; The West Australian, 28 August 1978, p. 60
  48. ^ Christian, Geoff; ‘Renovated South Win More than a Match’; The West Australian, 4 September 1978, p. 84
  49. ^ a b Christian, Geoff; ‘Miracle Cure at East Perth’; The West Australian, 18 September 1978, p. 81
  50. ^ Christian, Geoff; ‘Disgusted Couper Quits Football’; The West Australian, 13 September 1978, pp. 66, 68
  51. ^ "West Australian Football League: Biggest Wins". Archived from the original on 26 December 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  52. ^ Christian, Geoff; ‘East Perth Find the Remedy for Their Ills’; The West Australian, 25 September 1978, p. 83
  53. ^ ‘Royals Win in Wet’ (archived)
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