| Carlton | 5.6 | 36 | 7.8 | 50 | 11.8 | 74 | 14.11 | 95 | | Essendon | 2.4 | 16 | 6.11 | 47 | 6.16 | 52 | 13.24 | 102 |
| Venue: Windy Hill | Date: Saturday July 8, 1978 |
| Result: Lose by 7 points | Umpires: K.Smith & J.Sutcliffe | Crowd: 29,831 Receipts: $36,386 |
| Goalkickers: R.Ashman 3, R.Galt 3, T.Pickett 2, M.Maclure 2, T.Keogh 1, B.Armstrong 1, J.Buckley 1, P.McConville 1 |
| Best: B.Armstrong, D.McKay, A.Jesaulenko, G.Towns, D.Collins, P.Jones |
| Reports: Nil | Injuries: P.Brown (bruised ribs) & A.Mangels (badly sprained ankle) |
Game Review
Essendon came from behind to storm over Carlton. Rod Galt fumbled a handball over the top in the dying moments which would have given Carlton the lead. Essendon moved to 4th spot, yet it proved to be their last win of the year!!
For those that remember, the TV replay included one of Percy Jones's famous remonstrative performances with the umpires. Jezza, ever the serious man on the field, told him to get on with it!!
Team
| B: | 10 Alan Mangels | 20 Geoff Southby | 18 Kevin Heath |
| HB: | 25 Alex Jesaulenko (cc) | 43 David McKay (vc) | 21 Rod Austin |
| C: | 30 Tony Pickett | 9 Greg Towns | 1 Denis Collins |
| HF: | 12 Barry Armstrong | 36 Mark Maclure | 33 Peter McConville |
| F: | 17 Rod Galt | 41 Peter Brown | 16 Jim Buckley |
| Ruck: | 28 Peter Jones | 8 Trevor Keogh | 5 Ken Sheldon |
| Interchange: | 15 Phil Pinnell | 14 Rod Ashman | |
| Coach: | Alex Jesaulenko |
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