1979 National Soccer League results
1979 Season Round 16 Results
written by John Punshon

Played (7/07/1979) Bruce Stadium
Referee : Doug Rennie, Crowd : 2225
Canberra City
Steve Hoszowski, Danny Moulis, Mike Milovanovic, Ian Callaghan, John Davies (Ivan Grujicic 62), Roy Stark, John Brown, Jim Cant, Isaac Farrell, Terry Byrne, Don Maclaren
Goals : Byrne 14, 59, Maclaren ??
Coach : Vic Fernandez
3 - 2 South Melbourne
Peter Laumets, Kris Kalifatidis (Steve Carr 75), Stuart Baxter, Mike Pye, Alan Davidson, Sammy Wright (Tony Turner 65), Bertie Lutton, George Christopoulos, Duncan Cummings, Alun Evans, George Campbell
Goals : Lutton 4, Evans 49
Coach : Duncan McKay

Played (7/07/1979) International Sports Centre
Referee : Peter Rampley, Crowd : 10012
Newcastle KB United
Jim Preston, Peter Willis, Col Curran, Roy Drinkwater, Bill Summerscales, Joe Senkalski, Arno Bertogna, Peter Tredinnick, Graham Heys, Kevin Keelen, Ken Boden
Goal : Boden 32
Coach : Alan Vest
1 - 0 APIA Leichhardt
Greg Woodhouse, Rod Skellern, Mark Pullen, Peter Wilson, Jim Dempsey, Brian O'Donnell (Eric Carruthers 71), Bob McGinn, Terry Butler, Peter Stone, Ken Reed, Elwyn Roberts
Coach : Ray Richards

Played (8/07/1979) Olympic Sports Field
Referee : Chris Bambridge, Crowd : 7800
Adelaide City
Peter Marshall, Bobby Russell, Glen Dods, Bugsy Nyskohus, John Perin, Agenor Muniz, Brian Northcote, Robert Marwe (John Besir 64), Dixie Deans, John Nyskohus, Chris Kent
Goals : Kent 44, 57
Coach : Rale Rasic
2 - 4 Marconi-Fairfield
Alan Maher, Paul Degney, Mike Berry, Ivo Prskalo, John Russell, Roberto Vieri, Gary Byrne, Tony Henderson, Eddie Krncevic, Mark Jankovics, Peter Sharne
Goals : Henderson 38, Sharne 44, Krncevic 60, 68
Coach : Les Scheinflug

Played (8/07/1979) Perry Park
Referee : Jim Reeves, Crowd : 1200
Brisbane Lions
Nigel Lownds, Jim Hermiston, Colin Bennett, Ian Lawrie, John Lavelle, Graham Wilson, John Ogden, Paul Ontong (Craig Wallace 75), Alan Hughes (Craig Low 46), Barry Fairbrother, Tony Brennan
Goal : Brennan 74
Coach : Matt Carson
1 - 0 Footscray JUST
Steve Potter, Andrija Ristic, Jim Kondarios, Radoslav Jovicic, Igor Hazabent, Zoran Ilioski, Joe Picioane, Peter Ollerton, Zdravko Lujic, Joe Palinkas, Mendo Ristovski
Coach : Bobby McLachlan

Played (8/07/1979) Olympic Park
Referee : Tony Boskovic, Crowd : 4500
Heidelberg United
Yakka Banovic, John Yzendoorn, Pat Bannon, Bob Provan, Jim Tansey, Jim Campbell, Ken Taylor, Jim Rooney, Gary Cole, Jamie Paton, Branko Buljevic
Goals : Buljevic 26, Taylor 69, Cole 84
Coach : Manny Poulakakis
3 - 1 West Adelaide
Martyn Crook, Barry Reynolds, Con Kambas, David Jones, Vic Bozanic, Gary Dooley, Peter Tymczyszyn, Peter Boyle, Graham Honeyman (Ian McGregor 75), John Kosmina, Graham Norris
Goal : Kosmina 60
Coach : Tom Forde

Played (8/07/1979) Wentworth Park
Referee : Dave Nugent, Crowd : 1871
Sydney City
Todd Clarke, Alan Kershaw, Eddie Thomson, Steve O'Connor, Ian Bruce, John Stevenson, Murray Barnes, Ian Souness, Joe Watson, Terry Smith, Nelio Borges (Ernie Campbell 25)
Goals : Stevenson 43, Souness 51, Smith 62
Coach : Gerry Chaldi
3 - 1 St George
Mike Fraser, George Harris, Doug Utjesenovic, Rudi Della Picca, Robbie O'Shea, John O'Shea, Rudi Gnavi (Brendan Grosse 46), Tom Mihajlovic, Roy Cotton (Peter Hensman 61), Nick Fenoughty, Phil O'Connor
Goal : O'Connor 22
Coach : Raul Blanco

Played (8/07/1979) Pratten Park
Referee : ??, Crowd : ??
Sydney Olympic
Gary Meier (Peter Wilson 66), Ian Rowden, Richie Bell, Ken Wilson, Mike Cross, Peter Raskopoulos, George Gibson, Graham Jennings, Derek Laing, Dave McIntosh, Clive Eaton (Paul Luckett 75)
Coach : Joe Marston
0 - 1 Brisbane City
Kim Wishart, David Ratcliffe, Steve Perry, George Potter, Billy Wilkinson, John Coyne, Frank Pimblett, Kevin Caldwell (Larry Gaffney 61), Bobby Campbell, Kevin Low, Barry Kelso
Goal : Kelso 73
Coach : Nereo Saftich