| NFL Escort Cup | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Dates | 25 April – 25 July 1978 |
| Teams | 16 |
| Venue(s) | 4 (in 4 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | South Adelaide (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Glenelg |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 15 |
| Attendance | 52,529 (3,502 per match) |
← 1977 1979 → | |
The 1978 NFL Championship Series was the third edition of the NFL Night Series, an NFL-organised national club Australian rules football tournament between the leading clubs from the SANFL, the WANFL, the VFA and State Representative Teams.[1]
The 1978 NFL edition continued on a similar basis to the previous season with the VFL again running their own Night Series at VFL Park. However, the first signs of a breakaway appeared with the Tasmanian Representative Side choosing to participate in both the NFL and VFL competitions – making them the first non-VFL team to play in the VFL Night Series.