1978 VFL grand final

1978 VFL Grand Final

North Melbourne

Hawthorn
15.13 (103) 18.13 (121)
1 2 3 4
NM 2.2 (14) 7.8 (50) 10.12 (72) 15.13 (103)
HAW 5.3 (33) 7.4 (46) 14.10 (94) 118.13 (121)
Date30 September 1978
StadiumMelbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia
FavouriteHawthorn
Broadcast in Australia
NetworkSeven Network
CommentatorsLou Richards
Peter Landy
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The 1978 VFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the Hawthorn Football Club and North Melbourne Football Club at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on 30 September 1978. It was the 82nd annual Grand Final of the Victorian Football League, staged to determine the premiers for the 1978 VFL season. The match, attended by 101,704 spectators, was won by Hawthorn by a margin of 18 points, marking that club's fourth premiership victory.