written by John Punshon
Source: VSF Year Book 1978

Final Table
Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
Doveton	22	16	4	2	58	13	36
Collingwood City	22	13	3	6	50	30	29
Richmond	22	10	6	6	34	28	26
Eltham	22	9	7	6	37	29	25
Fitzroy United	22	8	7	7	32	30	23
Ferntree Gully	22	8	6	8	29	31	22
Bell Park	22	6	8	8	34	45	20
Brighton	22	8	3	11	34	44	19
Footscray	22	6	6	10	29	43	18
Moreland	22	5	8	9	28	43	18
Mooroolbark United	22	5	5	12	32	43	15
South Melbourne	22	4	5	13	24	42	13