1978 National Soccer League results
1978 Season Round 9 Results
written by John Punshon

Played (29/04/1978) Middle Park
Referee : Chris Bambridge, Crowd : 2500
Footscray JUST
Dennis Boland, Igor Hazabent, Jim Kriaris, Jim Kondarios, Zdravko Lujic, Mirko Rujevic, Joe Picioane, Zoran Ilioski, John Nicolaides, Joe Palinkas, Dragan Vasic (Mendo Ristovski 63)
Goals : Palinkas 13, Ristovski 86
Coach : Cedo Cirkovic
2 - 0 St George
Martin Coe, George Harris, Brendan Grosse, Paul Jones, Neville Morgan, Peter Terry, Rudi Gnavi, Robbie O'Shea, Peter Hensman (Zoran Durisic 4), Phil O'Connor, John O'Shea
Coach : Ilija Takac

Played (29/04/1978) Macquarie Field
Referee : Barry Wilkinson, Crowd : 5018
Newcastle KB United
Phil Dando, Peter Willis, Col Curran, Bill Summerscales, Roy Drinkwater, Lloyd Hardes, Bill Amey, Craig Mason, Mike Galpin, Neil Endacott, Ken Boden
Goals : Boden 6, Mason 78
Coach : Alan Vest
2 - 2 Brisbane Lions
Nigel Lownds, George Potter, Col Bennett, Jim Hermiston, Alan Venables (Leon Wilson 46), John Neale, Eddie Spearritt, Paul Laszlo, Barry Fairbrother, Alan Hughes, Paul Ontong
Goals : Hughes 82, Spearritt 84
Coach : Gyula Vincze

Played (30/04/1978) Olympic Sports Field
Referee : Don Campbell, Crowd : 5500
Adelaide City
Peter Marshall (Roger Romanowicz 46), Fred Yung, Bugsy Nyskohus, John Besir, Frank Lister, John Perin, Henry Kolecki, Robert Marwe, Gary Marocchi, John Nyskohus, Brian Northcote
Goals : Kolecki 3, 75, J Nyskohus 40, Perin 66
Coach : Edmund Kreft
4 - 2 Western Suburbs
Greg Woodhouse, Rod Skellern, Warren Turnbull, Bob Noble, Peter Wilson, Dave Harding, Alan Fisher (John Vernon 70), Peter Stone, Andy Scott, Clive Eaton, Brian O'Donnell
Goals : Fisher 62, Eaton 91pk
Coach : Mike Laing

Played (30/04/1978) Perry Park
Referee : Dieter Kloss, Crowd : 4100
Brisbane City
Kim Wishart, Savro Iozelli, Peter Tokesi, Steve Perry, Iain Fagan, Roberto Echeverria, Frank Pimblett, Larry Gaffney, Kevin Caldwell (Ian Johnston 79), Alan Marley, Willie Conner
Goal : Caldwell 43
Coach : Dennis Ford
1 - 0 Canberra City
Ron Tilsed, Danny Moulis, Garry Parker (Mike Milovanovic 66), Roy Stark, John Brown, Tony Henderson, Jim Cant, Steve Hogg, Ian Heywood, Terry Byrne, Brian Stoddardt (Ivan Grujicic 46)
Coach : John Warren

Played (30/04/1978) Wentworth Park
Referee : Tony Boskovic, Crowd : 3580
Eastern Suburbs Hakoah
Todd Clarke, Ian Souness, Eddie Thomson, Steve O'Connor, Henry Mowbray, John Stevenson, Murray Barnes, Luis DiMilo, Joe Watson, Ernie Campbell, Hilton Silva
Coach : Gerry Chaldi
0 - 0 South Melbourne
John Hansen, Mike Pye, Stuart Baxter, Kris Kalifatidis, Margaritis Hagegmanouil, Bertie Lutton, Sammy Wright, Billy Rogers (George Christopoulos 57), Bobby McGuinness, Duncan Cummings, Chris Kent
Coach : Dave MacLaren
Match played as a double header

Played (30/04/1978) Wentworth Park
Referee : Doug Rennie, Crowd : 3580
Fitzroy United
Peter Blasby, Arthur McMillan, Bob Provan, Jim O'Reilly, Jim Tansey, Pat Bannon, Jim Campbell, Andy Bozikas, Mike Micevski (Nick Rakovalis 61), Gary Cole, Theo Selemidis
Goals : Cole 8, 38, Campbell 48
Coach : Tony Boggi
3 - 1 Sydney Olympic
Gary Meier, Bill Palmer, Mike Cross, Greg Allan, Dave McIntosh, Stuart Markland, Ray Botham (Joe Senkalski ??), Alex Jamieson, Derek Laing, Con Davourlis, Alan Ainslie
Goal : Ainslie 49
Coach : Tom Anderson
Match played as a double header, match moved by the NSL as part punishment of Fitzroy for an assault on a referee.

Played (30/04/1978) Marconi Oval
Referee : Richard Lorenc, Crowd : 6479
Marconi-Fairfield
Alan Maher, Barry Jones, Paul Degney, John Russell, Ivo Prskalo, Ray Richards, Mark Jankovics, Roberto Vieri, Jim Rooney, Bertie Mariani, Peter Sharne
Goals : Mariani 16, Jankovics 48
Coach : Rale Rasic
2 - 0 West Adelaide
Martyn Crook, Peter Tymczyszyn, Barry Reynolds, Neil McGachey, Con Kambas (Lucky Vagianos 26), David Jones, Peter Boyle, Dave Pillans, Vic Bozanic, Graham Honeyman, Ian McGregor
Coach : John Margaritis