| Carlton | 2.4 | 16 | 9.7 | 61 | 14.11 | 95 | 19.12 | 126 | | Hawthorn | 3.4 | 22 | 10.5 | 65 | 15.12 | 102 | 24.13 | 157 |
| Venue: Princes Park | Date: Saturday May 6, 1978 |
| Result: Lose by 31 points | Umpires: G.Polites & J.Chapman | Crowd: 19,464 Receipts; $20,479 |
| Goalkickers: K.Sheldon 5, M.Maclure 3, R.Galt 2, J.Buckley 2, R.Ashman 2, T.Keogh 2, P.Fitzpatrick 1, A.Mangels 1, W.Harmes 1 |
| Best: R.Ashman, B.Armstrong, A.Jesaulenko, B.Armstrong, T.Keogh, K.Sheldon, M.Maclure, K.Heath |
| Reports: Nil | Injuries: A.Jesaulenko (bruised knee) |
Game Review
Sergio Silvagni's last game as caretaker Coach of Carlton. He took over from
Ian Stewart when the triple Bownlow Medalist became ill and could not continue his duties.
Alex Jesaulenko was appointed Coach of the club in time for the following weeks game.
Team
| B: | 7 Graeme Whitnall | 20 Geoff Southby | 18 Kevin Heath |
| HB: | 21 Rod Austin | 11 Bruce Doull | 25 Alex Jesaulenko (acting capt.) |
| C: | 10 Alan Mangels | 37 Wayne Harmes | 26 Ray Byrne |
| HF: | 6 Peter Fitzpatrick | 43 David McKay (acting vc) | 12 Barry Armstrong |
| F: | 17 Rod Galt | 36 Mark Maclure | 16 Jim Buckley |
| Ruck: | 2 Warren 'Wow' Jones | 8 Trevor Keogh | 14 Rod Ashman |
| Interchange: | 41 Peter Brown | 5 Ken Sheldon | |
| Coach: | Serge Silvagni |
Milestones
Last game: Ray Byrne
Score Records: This would be a record score by Hawthorn against Carlton, standing for almost 30 years until
Round 12, 2007 when the Hawks would kick 27.18.180 and thrash Carlton by 100 points in front of a huge crowd
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