EVERY NFC GAME EVER PLAYED
NFC Match Results - 1978
Position: Premiers
Coach: Bob Hammond
Captain: Michael Taylor
Vice Captain: Neil Button
Club Champion: Michael Taylor
Top Goalkicker: Roger Woodcock - 42
Played: 26 |
Won: 18 |
Lost: 8 |
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Round 1
Norwood v Port Adelaide |
Football Park, 1 April 1978 |
Norwood |
2-3 |
|
8-5 |
|
10-8 |
|
11-9 |
|
75 |
Port Adelaide |
1-3 |
|
1-4 |
|
4-9 |
|
8-12 |
|
60 |
Goals: Michalanney 2 Woodcock 2 Von Bertouch 2 Gallagher Dunstan Rosser Button Fienemann |
Position: 4th |
Attendance: 19733 |
- David Armour Norwood debut - 19 games for Geelong (VFL), 18 games for East Perth (WA)
- John Clarke injured knee
Round 2
Norwood v West Torrens |
Thebarton Oval, 8 April 1978 |
Norwood |
2-2 |
|
8-4 |
|
10-5 |
|
11-9 |
|
75 |
West Torrens |
5-2 |
|
8-5 |
|
13-11 |
|
15-15 |
|
105 |
Goals: Woodcock 3 Michalanney Thiel Armour Dunstan Gallagher Rosser Palm Taylor |
Position: 7th |
Attendance: 7849 |
Round 3
Norwood v South Adelaide |
Norwood Oval, 15 April 1978 |
Norwood |
2-3 |
|
7-7 |
|
11-10 |
|
15-13 |
|
103 |
South Adelaide |
1-4 |
|
4-7 |
|
5-9 |
|
8-10 |
|
58 |
Goals: Sapwell 3 Michalanney 2 Armour 2 Colasante 2 Dunstan Nicholson Gallagher Fienemann Rosser Von Bertouch |
Position: 3rd |
Attendance: 8487 |
Round 4
Norwood v Sturt |
Norwood Oval, 25 April 1978 |
Norwood |
2-2 |
|
4-8 |
|
7-13 |
|
7-21 |
|
63 |
Sturt |
4-5 |
|
7-8 |
|
12-10 |
|
14-13 |
|
97 |
Goals: Colasante 2 Woodcock Gallagher Nicholson Fienemann Von Bertouch |
Position: 3rd |
Attendance: 19270 |
Round 5
Norwood v Woodville |
Football Park, 29 April 1978 |
Norwood |
9-5 |
|
12-7 |
|
20-11 |
|
27-14 |
|
176 |
Woodville |
2-1 |
|
7-4 |
|
8-6 |
|
11-9 |
|
75 |
Goals: Michalanney 6 Armour 4 Fienemann 4 Adler 3 Turbill 3 Dunstan 2 Gallagher 2 Woodcock Palm Von Bertouch |
Position: 3rd |
Attendance: 5875 |
Round 6
Norwood v Central District |
Football Park, 7 May 1978 |
Norwood |
7-4 |
|
16-5 |
|
18-9 |
|
20-16 |
|
136 |
Central District |
1-3 |
|
5-8 |
|
12-10 |
|
13-11 |
|
89 |
Goals: Woodcock 4 Adler 4 Rosser 3 Gallagher 2 Nicholson 2 Armour Gregg Taylor Colasante Fienemann |
Position: 3rd |
Attendance: 9878 |
Round 7
Norwood v North Adelaide |
Prospect Park, 13 May 1978 |
Norwood |
2-6 |
|
6-11 |
|
11-15 |
|
15-16 |
|
106 |
North Adelaide |
2-1 |
|
2-5 |
|
2-9 |
|
8-18 |
|
66 |
Goals: Phillis 5 Sapwell 3 Colasante 3 Fienemann 2 Adler Zubrinich |
Position: 3rd |
Attendance: 6680 |
- Wayne Phillis Norwood debut - 218 games for Glenelg, SA 5 state games
Round 8
Norwood v West Adelaide |
Norwood Oval, 20 May 1978 |
Norwood |
5-4 |
|
8-10 |
|
10-16 |
|
15-20 |
|
110 |
West Adelaide |
1-2 |
|
3-5 |
|
5-8 |
|
7-9 |
|
51 |
Goals: Palm 3 Woodcock 2 Sapwell 2 Michalanney 2 Colasante 2 Zubrinich Adler Gregg Von Bertouch |
Position: 3rd |
Attendance: 8705 |
Round 9
Norwood v Glenelg |
Glenelg Oval, 27 May 1978 |
Norwood |
0-1 |
|
5-6 |
|
7-7 |
|
10-14 |
|
74 |
Glenelg |
10-5 |
|
10-5 |
|
11-12 |
|
12-13 |
|
85 |
Goals: Michalanney 5 Dunstan Zubrinich Gregg Taylor Colasante |
Position: 3rd |
Attendance: 14051 |
Round 10
Norwood v West Torrens |
Football Park, 5 June 1978 |
Norwood |
2-5 |
|
5-8 |
|
6-9 |
|
7-12 |
|
54 |
West Torrens |
1-2 |
|
4-6 |
|
7-10 |
|
12-13 |
|
85 |
Goals: Dunstan 3 Von Bertouch Button Clarke Sapwell |
Position: 3rd |
Attendance: 9883 |
Round 11
Norwood v Port Adelaide |
Norwood Oval, 10 June 1978 |
Norwood |
1-5 |
|
9-11 |
|
15-13 |
|
19-17 |
|
131 |
Port Adelaide |
3-1 |
|
5-3 |
|
7-6 |
|
9-8 |
|
62 |
Goals: Michalanney 6 Dunstan 5 Adler 3 Gallagher Sapwell Armour Rosser Gregg |
Position: 3rd |
Attendance: 12725 |
Round 12
Norwood v South Adelaide |
Adelaide Oval, 17 June 1978 |
Norwood |
3-2 |
|
7-8 |
|
12-10 |
|
15-19 |
|
109 |
South Adelaide |
2-0 |
|
3-1 |
|
5-4 |
|
5-9 |
|
39 |
Goals: Woodcock 5 Phillis 3 Von Bertouch 3 Adler Michalanney Gallagher Armour |
Position: 3rd |
Attendance: 7335 |
Round 13
Norwood v Sturt |
Unley Oval, 24 June 1978 |
Norwood |
3-2 |
|
5-8 |
|
5-13 |
|
9-18 |
|
72 |
Sturt |
2-9 |
|
5-9 |
|
11-11 |
|
16-12 |
|
108 |
Goals: Michalanney 2 Rosser 2 Armour Dunstan Gallagher Phillis Von Bertouch |
Position: 3rd |
Attendance: 14165 |
Round 14
Norwood v Woodville |
Norwood Oval, 1 July 1978 |
Norwood |
4-3 |
|
7-8 |
|
10-13 |
|
15-14 |
|
104 |
Woodville |
3-3 |
|
6-7 |
|
9-8 |
|
10-12 |
|
72 |
Goals: Woodcock 3 Phillis 3 Michalanney 2 Von Bertouch 2 Sapwell 2 Adler Armour Button |
Position: 3rd |
Attendance: 5424 |
Round 15
Norwood v Central District |
Elizabeth Oval, 8 July 1978 |
Norwood |
2-1 |
|
7-3 |
|
11-4 |
|
13-5 |
|
83 |
Central District |
4-2 |
|
8-4 |
|
10-8 |
|
13-11 |
|
89 |
Goals: Dillon 5 Adamson 2 Gallagher Michalanney Von Bertouch Rosser Clark Sapwell |
Position: 3rd |
Attendance: 5862 |
- Brian Adamson Norwood debut - 125 games for West Perth (WA), WA 2 state games
- Glen Rosser 150th game
Round 16
Norwood v North Adelaide |
Football Park, 22 July 1978 |
Norwood |
2-1 |
|
7-6 |
|
9-13 |
|
11-19 |
|
85 |
North Adelaide |
2-3 |
|
3-5 |
|
4-5 |
|
4-11 |
|
35 |
Goals: Dillon 4 Adamson 2 Maddison 2 Michalanney Menzel Nicholson |
Position: 3rd |
Attendance: 4182 |
- Michael Taylor 150th game
Round 17
Norwood v West Adelaide |
Richmond Oval, 30 July 1978 |
Norwood |
2-0 |
|
4-4 |
|
5-4 |
|
8-10 |
|
58 |
West Adelaide |
2-6 |
|
4-7 |
|
6-11 |
|
6-16 |
|
52 |
Goals: Dillon 4 Woodcock Von Bertouch Taylor Menzel |
Position: 3rd |
Attendance: 7041 |
- Michael Nunan Norwood debut - 175 games for Sturt, SA 3 state games, 1 game for Richmond (VFL)
Round 18
Norwood v Glenelg |
Norwood Oval, 5 August 1978 |
Norwood |
3-1 |
|
5-1 |
|
11-6 |
|
11-6 |
|
72 |
Glenelg |
2-5 |
|
3-8 |
|
3-9 |
|
5-16 |
|
46 |
Goals: Dillon 3 Button 2 Rosser 2 Armour Gregg Taylor Zubrinich |
Position: 2nd |
Attendance: 8139 |
Round 19
Norwood v West Torrens |
Norwood Oval, 12 August 1978 |
Norwood |
3-2 |
|
5-4 |
|
10-6 |
|
14-7 |
|
91 |
West Torrens |
1-3 |
|
4-5 |
|
8-9 |
|
11-14 |
|
80 |
Goals: Dillon 2 Von Bertouch 2 Taylor 2 Nunan 2 Rosser Gregg Gallagher Maddison Armour Zubrinich |
Position: 2nd |
Attendance: 10025 |
Round 20
Norwood v North Adelaide |
Norwood Oval, 19 August 1978 |
Norwood |
2-5 |
|
9-11 |
|
16-16 |
|
21-18 |
|
144 |
North Adelaide |
4-3 |
|
10-4 |
|
11-8 |
|
17-13 |
|
115 |
Goals: Woodcock 6 Nunan 3 Gallagher 2 Armour 2 Rosser 2 Colasante 2 Button Gregg Dunstan Jenkins |
Position: 2nd |
Attendance: 6772 |
Round 21
Norwood v Woodville |
Woodville Oval, 26 August 1978 |
Norwood |
2-2 |
|
7-12 |
|
11-15 |
|
15-21 |
|
111 |
Woodville |
4-7 |
|
5-8 |
|
9-13 |
|
11-14 |
|
80 |
Goals: Phillis 4 Armour 4 Adler 2 Woodcock Gallagher Adamson Nunan Menzel |
Position: 2nd |
Attendance: 4789 |
Round 22
Norwood v Port Adelaide |
Alberton Oval, 2 September 1978 |
Norwood |
2-3 |
|
3-7 |
|
5-9 |
|
6-10 |
|
46 |
Port Adelaide |
6-3 |
|
8-7 |
|
10-9 |
|
12-15 |
|
87 |
Goals: Woodcock 3 Phillis 2 Von Bertouch |
Position: 2nd |
Attendance: 10936 |
Qualifying Final
Norwood v Glenelg |
Football Park, 10 September 1978 |
Norwood |
5-6 |
|
8-9 |
|
13-16 |
|
16-16 |
|
112 |
Glenelg |
2-0 |
|
4-3 |
|
6-3 |
|
8-10 |
|
58 |
Goals: Adamson 3 Nunan 3 Woodcock 2 Armour Craig Gallagher Colasante Dillon Palm Rosser Taylor |
Position: 2nd |
Attendance: 23223 |
2nd Semi Final
Norwood v Sturt |
Football Park, 17 September 1978 |
Norwood |
3-1 |
|
7-2 |
|
8-4 |
|
11-9 |
|
75 |
Sturt |
4-8 |
|
7-14 |
|
12-16 |
|
13-19 |
|
97 |
Goals: Adamson 3 Woodcock 2 Gallagher 2 Turbill 2 Von Bertouch Nicholson |
Position: 2nd |
Attendance: 24428 |
Preliminary Final
Norwood v Port Adelaide |
Football Park, 23 September 1978 |
Norwood |
2-2 |
|
8-7 |
|
11-10 |
|
16-12 |
|
108 |
Port Adelaide |
6-2 |
|
7-4 |
|
9-5 |
|
11-8 |
|
74 |
Goals: Woodcock 4 Adamson 3 Craig 2 Button 2 Adler Rosser Fienemann Taylor Nicholson |
Position: 2nd |
Attendance: 35797 |
Grand Final
Norwood v Sturt |
Football Park, 30 September 1978 |
Norwood |
1-5 |
|
5-10 |
|
9-10 |
|
16-15 |
|
111 |
Sturt |
5-9 |
|
8-15 |
|
12-21 |
|
14-26 |
|
110 |
Goals: Adamson 5 Gallagher 3 Woodcock 2 Turbill 2 Craig Adler Taylor Wynne |
Position: 1st |
Attendance: 50867 |
- PREMIERS
- Neil Craig 100th goal
- Phil Gallagher 100th goal
Escort Cup
Norwood v East Fremantle |
Norwood Oval, 2 May 1978 |
Norwood |
1-4 |
|
7-6 |
|
15-9 |
|
21-12 |
|
138 |
East Fremantle |
2-6 |
|
5-8 |
|
8-9 |
|
13-9 |
|
87 |
Goals: Turbill 3 Sapwell 3 Woodcock 2 Gallagher 2 Fienemann 2 Gregg 2 Michalanney 2 Adler Armour Nicholson Palm Colasante |
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- Phil Gallagher 100th game
- Ian Stasinowsky 100th game
Escort Cup
Norwood v Perth |
Subiaco Oval, 13 June 1978 |
Norwood |
5-1 |
|
9-4 |
|
12-6 |
|
14-9 |
|
93 |
Perth |
5-1 |
|
8-3 |
|
12-9 |
|
16-10 |
|
106 |
Goals: Sapwell 3 Woodcock 2 Michalanney 2 Zubrinich 2 Gallagher Dunstan Rosser Gregg Taylor |
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- Neil Button 150th game
- Geoff Clark Norwood debut - 4 games for Claremont (WA), 33 games for Subiaco (WA)
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