| 1978 VFA Premiership Season | |
|---|---|
| Teams | 20 |
| Division 1 | |
| Teams | 10 |
| Premiers | Prahran (5th premiership) |
| Minor premiers | Port Melbourne (12th minor premiership) |
| Division 2 | |
| Teams | 10 |
| Premiers | Frankston (1st D2 premiership) |
| Minor premiers | Frankston (2nd D2 minor premiership) |
← 1977 1979 → | |
The 1978 Victorian Football Association season was the 97th season of the top division of the Australian rules football competition, and the 18th season of second division competition. The Division 1 premiership was won by the Prahran Football Club, after it defeated Preston in the Grand Final on 24 September by 22 points; it was Prahran's fifth and last Division 1 premiership. The Division 2 premiership was won by Frankston; it is the only Association premiership in either division won by the club to date.