1978 National Soccer League results
1978 Season Round 1 Results
written by John Punshon

Played (5/03/1978) Olympic Sports Field
Referee : Don Campbell, Crowd : 6500
Adelaide City
Roger Romanowicz, Robert Marwe, Bugsy Nyskohus, Zoran Matic, Frank Lister, Sergio Melta (Dave Rigby 46), Gary Marocchi, John Perin, Danny Dance (Henry Kolecki 55), Brian Northcote, John Nyskohus
Coach : Edmund Kreft
0 - 1 Footscray JUST
Mike O'Hara, Alan Parrott, Andy Kazi, Zoran Ilioski, Jim Kondarios, Mirko Rujevic, Joe Palinkas, Mendo Ristovski, Joe Picioane, Dragan Vasic (John Martin 42), John Nicolaides
Goal : Nicolaides 28
Coach : Cedo Cirkovic

Played (5/03/1978) Perry Park
Referee : Des Miles (Col Amos 46), Crowd : 4000
Brisbane Lions
Rod McKenzie, Jim Hermiston, George Potter, Col Bennett, Alan Niven, Eddie Spearritt, Steve Amos (Ian Lawrie 65), John Neale, Paul Laszlo, Barry Fairbrother, Alan Hughes
Coach : Brian Daykin
0 - 3 Marconi-Fairfield
Alan Maher, Barry Jones, John Russell, Ivo Prskalo, Paul Degney, Gary Byrne, Jim Rooney, Roberto Vieri, Mark Jankovics, Bertie Mariani, Peter Sharne
Goals : Sharne 27, Jankovics 47, 53
Coach : Rale Rasic

Played (5/03/1978) Bruce Stadium
Referee : Ken Allen, Crowd : 6000
Canberra City
Ron Tilsed, Danny Moulis, Garry Parker, Mike Milovanovic, Tony Henderson, Jim Cant, John Davies, Ivan Grujicic, Roy Stark, Brian Stoddardt (sent off 32), Terry Byrne
Goal : Grujicic 82pk
Coach : John Warren
1 - 1 West Adelaide
Martyn Crook, Sam Service, Barry Reynolds, David Jones, Lucky Vagianos, Neil McGachey, Graham Honeyman, Ian McGregor, Uros Zivkovic (Vic Bozanic 57), Graham Norris, Eric Carruthers (Peter Boyle 46)
Goal : Norris 68
Coach : John Margaritis

Played (5/03/1978) Middle Park
Referee : Stewart Mellings, Crowd : 3000
Fitzroy United
Peter Blasby, Arthur McMillan, Bob Provan, Jim O'Reilly, Jim Tansey, Andy Bozikas, Pat Bannon, Ken Taylor, Mike Micevski (Jim Campbell 74), Gary Cole, Branko Buljevic
Goal : Bozikas 79
Coach : Tony Boggi
1 - 0 Brisbane City
Kim Wishart, Ian Rathmell (Brian Kibbey 65), Peter Tokesi, Steve Perry, John Lavelle, Larry Gaffney, Roberto Echeverria, Frank Pimblett, Willie Conner (Alan Marley 65), John Coyne, Kevin Caldwell
Coach : Dennis Ford

Played (5/03/1978) International Sports Centre
Referee : Peter Rampley, Crowd : 15067
Newcastle KB United
Phil Dando, Peter Willis, Neil Endacott (Col Curran 68), Roy Drinkwater, Bill Summerscales, Lloyd Hardes, Craig Mason, Ken Boden, Paul Kay, Bill Amey, John Turnbull (Slav Catalovski 64)
Goal : Boden 78pk
Coach : Alan Vest
1 - 4 Eastern Suburbs Hakoah
Todd Clarke, Kevin Mullen, Eddie Thomson (George Townsend 46), Steve O'Connor, Henry Mowbray, John Stevenson, Joe Watson, Murray Barnes, Ernie Campbell, Hilton Silva, Terry Smith
Goals : Watson 36, Silva 62, 64, Barnes 82
Coach : Gerry Chaldi

Played (5/03/1978) Barton Park
Referee : Tony Boskovic, Crowd : 3853
St George
Martin Coe, Doug Utjesenovic, Peter Terry, John O'Shea, George Harris, Brendan Grosse, Carlos Mendez (Rudi Gnavi 56), Paul Jones, Robbie O'Shea, Zoran Durisic (Neville Morgan 46), Phil O'Connor
Coach : Ilija Takac
0 - 2 South Melbourne
John Hansen, Mike Pye, Kris Kalifatidis, Stuart Baxter, Margaritis Hagegmanouil, Bertie Lutton, Sammy Wright, Billy Rogers, Duncan Cummings, Peter Ollerton, Chris Kent
Goals : Cummings 20, Rogers 50
Coach : Dave McLaren

Played (5/03/1978) Arlington Oval
Referee : Jim Reeves, Crowd : 4214
Sydney Olympic
Gary Meier, Greg Allan, Stuart Markland, Dave McIntosh, Paul Luckett, Mike Cross, Alex Jamieson, Alan Ainslie, Derek Laing, Ken Wilson, Chris Thamnidis
Coach : Tom Anderson
0 - 1 Western Suburbs
Terry Eaton, Rod Skellern, Peter Wilson, Bob Noble, Warren Turnbull, Peter Stone, Dave Harding, Brian O'Donnell, Alan Fisher, Clive Eaton, John Vernon (Mark Samuels 65)
Goal : Fisher 75
Coach : Mike Laing