1978 National Soccer League results
1978 Season Round 2 Results
written by John Punshon

Played (12/03/1978) Perry Park
Referee : Jack Wood, Crowd : 5000
Brisbane City
Kim Wishart, Ian Rathmell, Steve Perry, Peter Tokesi, Brian Kibbey, Larry Gaffney, Frank Pimblett, Roberto Echeverria, Willie Conner (Eusebio Ibanez 63), Alan Marley, Kevin Caldwell (John Coyne 75)
Goals : Gaffney 32, Echeverria 49, Caldwell 55
Coach : Dennis Ford
3 - 0 Footscray JUST
Mike O'Hara, Andrija Ristic, Andy Kazi, Zoran Ilioski, Jim Kondarios, Mirko Rujevic, Joe Palinkas, Mendo Ristovski, Joe Picioane, John Martin, Vlatko Belic
Coach : Cedo Cirkovic

Played (12/03/1978) Bruce Stadium
Referee : Barry Wilkinson, Crowd : 6580
Canberra City
Ron Tilsed, John Brown (Danny Moulis 59), Roy Stark, Garry Parker, Mike Milovanovic, Jim Cant, Tony Henderson, John Davies, Ian Heywood (Ken Henderson 31), Terry Byrne, Ivan Grujicic
Goals : Byrne 47, Grujicic 62
Coach : John Warren
2 - 2 Adelaide City
Roger Romanowicz, John Perin, Bugsy Nyskohus, Zoran Matic, Robert Marwe, Frank Lister, Dave Rigby, Brian Northcote, John Nyskohus, Sergio Melta, Gary Marocchi
Goals : J Nyskohus 22, Melta 36
Coach : Edmund Kreft

Played (12/03/1978) Wentworth Park
Referee : Tim Davies, Crowd : 1010
Eastern Suburbs Hakoah
Todd Clarke, Kevin Mullen, Bobby Smith, Steve O'Connor, Henry Mowbray, John Stevenson, Joe Watson, Murray Barnes, Ernie Campbell, Bobby McGuinness, Hilton Silva
Goal : Campbell 32
Coach : Gerry Chaldi
1 - 3 Brisbane Lions
Nigel Lownds, George Potter, Jim Hermiston, Col Bennett, Steve Amos, Eddie Spearritt (John Ogden 75), John Neale, Paul Laszlo, Alan Hughes, Geoff Morris (Ian Lawrie 84), Alan Niven
Goals : Hughes 59, 68, 74
Coach : Gyula Vincze

Played (12/03/1978) Marconi Oval
Referee : Richard Lorenc, Crowd : 5891
Marconi-Fairfield
Alan Maher, Barry Jones, John Russell, Ivo Prskalo, Paul Degney, Gary Byrne, Roberto Vieri, Jim Rooney, Peter Sharne, Bertie Mariani, Mark Jankovics
Goals : Vieri 15, Rooney 40, Jankovics 50, Byrne 70
Coach : Rale Rasic
4 - 0 Fitzroy United
Peter Blasby, Arthur McMillan, Bob Provan, Jim O'Reilly, Jim Tansey, Pat Bannon, Ken Taylor (Doug Hay 75), Jim Campbell, Andy Bozikas, Gary Cole, Branko Buljevic
Coach : Tony Boggi

Played (12/03/1978) Middle Park
Referee : Chris Bambridge, Crowd : 4500
South Melbourne
John Hansen, Mike Pye, Stuart Baxter, Kris Kalifatidis, Margaritis Hagegmanouil, Bertie Lutton, Sammy Wright, Billy Rogers, Duncan Cummings, Peter Ollerton, Chris Kent
Goal : Rogers 63
Coach : Dave McLaren
1 - 1 Sydney Olympic
Gary Meier, Paul Luckett, Dave McIntosh, Stuart Markland, Paul Coton, Mike Cross, Alex Jamieson, Alan Ainslie, Derek Laing, Jim Herron (Ken Wilson 69), Chris Thamnidis (Joe Senkalski 65)
Goal : Ainslie 78
Coach : Tom Anderson

Played (12/03/1978) Hindmarsh Stadium
Referee : J Johnson, Crowd : 5233
West Adelaide
Martyn Crook, Gordon McCulloch (Peter Tymczyszyn ??), Barry Reynolds, Neil McGachey, Lucky Vagianos, David Jones, Peter Boyle (Uros Zivkovic 82), Eric Carruthers, Graham Norris, Graham Honeyman, Ian McGregor
Goal : McGachey 59
Coach : John Margaritis
1 - 4 St George
Martin Coe, Doug Utjesenovic, Peter Terry, John O'Shea, George Harris, Brendan Grosse, Paul Jones, Rudi Gnavi (Zoran Durisic 82), Robbie O'Shea, Neville Morgan (Peter Hensman 54), Phil O'Connor
Goals : R O'Shea 37, J O'Shea 61, O'Connor 62, Jones 81
Coach : Ilija Takac

Played (12/03/1978) Englefield Stadium
Referee : Dennis McDermott, Crowd : 1053
Western Suburbs
Terry Eaton, Rod Skellern, Warren Turnbull, Bob Noble, Peter Wilson, Dave Harding, Peter Stone, Alan Fisher, Clive Eaton, Brian O'Donnell, John Vernon (Mark Samuels 73)
Goal : C Eaton 70
Coach : Mike Laing
1 - 1 Newcastle KB United
Phil Dando, Peter Willis, Neil Endacott, Craig Mason, Bill Summerscales, Roy Drinkwater, Bill Amey, Col Curran, Ken Boden, Mike Galpin, Peter Tredinnick (Paul Kay 86)
Goal : Curran 42
Coach : Alan Vest