Loading…
Grand final: 18.13 (121) d North Melbourne 15.13 (103) · M.C.G.
| # | Club | W–L–D | P | W | L | D | % | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North MelbourneNorth | 16–6–0 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 120.9 | 64 | |
| 2 | HawthornHawthorn | 16–6–0 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 117.7 | 64 | |
| 3 | CollingwoodCollingwood | 15–7–0 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 113.3 | 60 | |
| 4 | CarltonCarlton | 14–8–0 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 116.8 | 56 | |
| 5 | Geelong CatsGeelong | 12–10–0 | 22 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 102.3 | 48 | |
| 6 | St KildaSt Kilda | 11–10–1 | 22 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 93.1 | 46 | |
| 7 | RichmondRichmond | 10–11–1 | 22 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 102.9 | 42 | |
| 8 | South MelbourneSouth Melbourne | 9–13–0 | 22 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 100.3 | 36 | |
| 9 | FitzroyFitzroy | 8–14–0 | 22 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 96.5 | 32 | |
| 10 | EssendonEssendon | 8–14–0 | 22 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 94.3 | 32 | |
| 11 | FootscrayFootscray | 7–15–0 | 22 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 90.6 | 28 | |
| 12 | MelbourneMelbourne | 5–17–0 | 22 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 69.1 | 20 |
Hawthorn won the 1978 premiership, beating North Melbourne in the grand final, 18.13 (121) to 15.13 (103) at M.C.G..
North Melbourne were minor premiers with 16 wins from 22 games.
Melbourne finished last with 5 wins.
Results before 2001 come from Squiggle (squiggle.com.au); match files with player stats start in 2001.