| Venue: Princes Park | Date: Saturday August 26, 1978 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Result: Win by 43 points | Umpires: R.Sawers & G.James | Crowd: 22,397 Receipts: $22,835 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Goalkickers: V.Catoggio 5, B.Armstrong 4, M.Maclure 4, R.Ashman 3, K.Sheldon 2, T.Keogh 1, R.Galt 1, R.Ohlsen 1, P.Jones 1, P.McConville 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Best: B.Armstrong, V.Catoggio, M.Maclure, B.Doull, K.Sheldon, R.Ashman | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Reports: Nil | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Injuries: A.Jesaulenko (hamstring) by R.Ohlsen in the third quarter, M.Maclure (bruised ankle) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Game Review
Carlton's Barry Armstrong collected a bundle of kicks, and set up many attacking moves for the Blues. Armstrong kicked four goals as he controlled the midfield in his ruck-roving role. He combined well with fellow on-baller and speedster Vin Catoggio who was able to use his blistering speed to great affect for the Blues, as well as kicking a game high five goals. - Inside Football Player of the Year.Team
| B: | 37 Wayne Harmes | 20 Geoff Southby | 15 Phil Pinnell |
| HB: | 25 Alex Jesaulenko (cc) | 43 David McKay (vc) | 21 Rod Austin |
| C: | 30 Tony Pickett | 12 Barry Armstrong | 1 Denis Collins |
| HF: | 11 Bruce Doull | 36 Mark Maclure | 5 Ken Sheldon |
| F: | 17 Rod Galt | 33 Peter McConville | 4 Vin Catoggio |
| Ruck: | 28 Peter Jones | 8 Trevor Keogh | 14 Rod Ashman |
| Interchange: | 24 Russell Ohlsen | 9 Greg Towns | |
| Coach: | Alex Jesaulenko | ||
Last Game (Carlton): Russell Ohlsen
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