The 1978 Victorian Football League Night Series was the 18th edition of the VFL Night Series, a VFL-organised national club Australian rules football tournament between the clubs from the VFL and Tasmania.
Qualified Teams TeamNicknameLeagueQualificationParticipation (bold indicates winners)North MelbourneKangaroosVFLWinner of the 1977 Victorian Football League17th CollingwoodMagpiesVFLRunners-Up in the 1977 Victorian Football League7th HawthornHawksVFLThird Place in the 1977 Victorian Football League 15th RichmondTigersVFLFourth Place in the 1977 Victorian Football League15th South MelbourneSwansVFLFifth Place in the 1977 Victorian Football League17th CarltonBluesVFLSixth Place in the 1977 Victorian Football League12th FootscrayBulldogsVFLSeventh Place in the 1977 Victorian Football League16th GeelongCatsVFLEighth Place in the 1977 Victorian Football League9th EssendonBombersVFLNinth Place in the 1977 Victorian Football League11th FitzroyLionsVFLTenth Place in the 1977 Victorian Football League16th MelbourneDemonsVFLEleventh Place in the 1977 Victorian Football League10th St KildaSaintsVFLTwelfth Place in the 1977 Victorian Football League11th TasmaniaDevilsTANFLState Representative Team1st
Venues Melbourne Waverley Park Capacity: 72,000
Knockout stage
Round 1
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Victorian Football League Night Series final
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