1979 National Soccer League results
1979 Season Round 2 Results
written by John Punshon

Played (19/03/1979) Perry Park
Referee : Jack Wood, Crowd : 3000
Brisbane City
Kim Wishart, Steve Perry, David Ratcliffe, George Potter, Billy Wilkinson (Ian Rathmell 46), Frank Pimblett, Larry Gaffney, Roberto Echeverria, Kevin Caldwell, Barry Kelso (Mark Brusasco 80), Kevin Low
Goals : Echeverria 22, Caldwell 70pk
Coach : Nereo Saftich
2 - 0 APIA Leichhardt
Dave McQuire, Rod Skellern, Ian Rowden, Peter Wilson, Warren Turnbull, Peter Stone (Rob Drewes 73), Eric Carruthers, Brian O'Donnell, Ken Reed, Andy Scott (Terry Butler 82), John Vernon
Coach : Jim Adam

Played (19/03/1979) Olympic Park
Referee : Jack Johnston, Crowd : 5000
Footscray JUST
Steve Potter, Zoran Ilioski, Radoslav Jovicic, Jim Kondarios, Zdravko Lujic, Andrija Ristic, Joe Picioane (Mirko Rujevic 46), Slobodan Jovanovic, Joe Palinkas, Peter Ollerton, Mendo Ristovski
Goals : Ristovski 12, Picioane 26
Coach : Cedo Cirkovic
2 - 2 Heidelberg United
Yakka Banovic, Arthur McMillan, Jim O'Reilly (Pat Bannon 74), Bob Provan, Jim Tansey, Jim Rooney, Theo Selemidis (Ken Taylor 70), Jim Campbell, Andy Bozikas, Gary Cole, Branko Buljevic
Goals : Buljevic 30, Cole 44pk
Coach : John Margaritis

Played (19/03/1979) Marconi Stadium
Referee : Richard Lorenc, Crowd : 1500
Marconi-Fairfield
Alan Maher, Paul Degney, John Russell, Ken Lindsay (Mike Berry 60), Ivo Prskalo, Tony Henderson, Gary Byrne, Roberto Vieri (Stuart Selvage 21), Eddie Krncevic, Peter Sharne, Bertie Mariani
Coach : Les Scheinflug
0 - 1 Brisbane Lions
Nigel Lownds, Ian Lawrie, Alan Niven, Eddie Spearritt, Colin Bennett, Jim Hermiston, Alan Hughes, John Ogden (Graham Wilson 81), Craig Wallace (Paul Laszlo 86), Steve Amos, Paul Ontong
Goal : Wallace 5
Coach : Eddie Spearritt

Played (19/03/1979) Middle Park
Referee : Chris Bambridge, Crowd : 4500
South Melbourne
Jack Reilly, Kris Kalifatidis, Frank Munro, Stuart Baxter, Tony Turner, Sammy Wright, Bertie Lutton, George Christopoulos, Duncan Cummings (Ken Drakeford 46), Alun Evans, George Campbell
Goal : Evans 27
Coach : Dave MacLaren
0 - 3 Sydney Olympic
Gary Meier, Paul Coton (Bill Palmer 83), Ken Wilson, Richie Bell, Alan Ainslie, Alex Jamieson, Mike Cross (Ray Botham 65), Peter Raskopoulos, Derek Laing, Clive Eaton, Dave McIntosh
Coach : Joe Marston
Though South Melbourne ended up winning the game 1-0 this match was later awarded 3-0 to Olympic after it was found that South Melbourne was not eligible to field Tony Turner

Played (19/03/1979) St George Stadium
Referee : Henry Witschge, Crowd : 2250
St George
Martin Coe, George Harris, Brendan Grosse, Rudi Della Picca, Peter Terry, Robbie O'Shea, John O'Shea, Roy Cotton (Rudi Gnavi 46), Stefan Matic, Neville Morgan (Paul Kay 66), Phil O'Connor
Goals : O'Connor 30, Morgan 50
Coach : Josef Gelei
2 - 4 Canberra City
Steve Hoszowski, Danny Moulis, Roy Stark, John Brown (Steve Hogg 50), Luis Salgado, John Davies, Isaac Farrell, Jim Cant, Terry Byrne, George Bailey, Jose Arquero (Paul Fielding 55)
Goals : Stark 1, 25, Salgado 5, Moulis 74
Coach : Vic Fernandez

Played (19/03/1979) Wentworth Park
Referee : Tim Davies, Crowd : 3496
Sydney City
Todd Clarke, Kevin Mullen, Eddie Thomson, Steve O'Connor, Mark Trenter, John Stevenson, Ian Souness, Murray Barnes, Joe Watson, Terry Smith (Ian Bruce 71), Ernie Campbell
Goals : Souness 4, Barnes 44
Coach : Gerry Chaldi
2 - 3 Adelaide City
Peter Marshall, Bobby Russell, John Perin, Jim Muir, Sergio Melta (Bugsy Nyskohus 46), Agenor Muniz (sent off 84), Brian Northcote, Glen Dods, John Nyskohus, Dixie Deans, Chris Kent (Robert Marwe 74)
Goals : Deans 47, 67, 68
Coach : Rale Rasic

Played (19/03/1979) Hindmarsh Stadium
Referee : Graham Neale, Crowd : 6127
West Adelaide
Martyn Crook, Vic Bozanic, Barry Reynolds, Neil McGachey, Con Kambas, David Jones, Peter Boyle (Alex Zervas 61), Dave Pillans, Graham Norris, Graham Honeyman (Ian McGregor 61), Gordon McCulloch
Goal : Pillans 80
Coach : Tom Forde
1 - 1 Newcastle KB United
Phil Dando, Peter Willis, Col Curran, Malcolm McClelland (John Sneddon 88), Bill Summerscales, Roy Drinkwater, Brett Cowburn (Peter Tredinnick 60), Ian Seddon, Ken Boden, Graham Heys, Keith Harris
Goal : Sneddon 88
Coach : Alan Vest