1978 National Soccer League results
1978 Season Round 3 Results
written by John Punshon

Played (18/03/1978) Junction Oval
Referee : David Yelland, Crowd : 4200
Footscray JUST
Mike O'Hara, Alan Parrott, Andy Kazi, Jim Kondarios, Igor Hazabent, Zoran Ilioski, Joe Picioane, Mirko Rujevic, Joe Palinkas, Zdravko Lujic, Mendo Ristovski
Coach : Cedo Cirkovic
0 - 2 Marconi-Fairfield
Alan Maher, Barry Jones, Ivo Prskalo, John Russell, Paul Degney, Gary Byrne, Roberto Vieri, Jim Rooney, Peter Sharne, Bertie Mariani, Mark Jankovics
Goals : Parrott 30og, Mariani 51
Coach : Rale Rasic

Played (19/03/1978) Perry Park
Referee : Dave Nugent, Crowd : 5000
Brisbane City
Kim Wishart, Ian Rathmell (John Lavelle 7), Peter Tokesi, Steve Perry, Brian Kibbey, Roberto Echeverria, Frank Pimblett, Larry Gaffney, Willie Conner (John Coyne 71), Alan Marley, Kevin Caldwell
Goals : Echeverria 48, Marley 54
Coach : Dennis Ford
2 - 1 Adelaide City
Roger Romanowicz (Peter Marshall 46), Bugsy Nyskohus, Zoran Matic, Frank Lister, Fred Yung, Henry Kolecki, Gary Marocchi, John Perin (Sergio Melta 73), Danny Dance, John Nyskohus, Brian Northcote
Goal : Marocchi 90
Coach : Edmund Kreft

Played (19/03/1978) Middle Park
Referee : Jim Dixon, Crowd : 5000
South Melbourne
John Hansen, Mike Pye, Stuart Baxter, Kris Kalifatidis, Margaritis Hagegmanouil, Bertie Lutton, Sammy Wright, Billy Rogers, Duncan Cummings, Peter Ollerton, Chris Kent
Goals : Ollerton 15, 74, Hagegmanouil 76
Coach : Dave McLaren
3 - 0 Newcastle KB United
Phil Dando, Peter Willis, Roy Drinkwater, Bill Summerscales, Neil Endacott, Craig Mason (Alan Vest 68), Bill Amey, Col Curran, Mike Galpin (Lloyd Hardes 67), Ken Boden, Peter Tredinnick
Coach : Alan Vest

Played (19/03/1978) Hindmarsh Stadium
Referee : Graham Neale, Crowd : 4500
West Adelaide
Martyn Crook, Vic Bozanic, Barry Reynolds, Neil McGachey, Con Kambas, David Jones, Uros Zivkovic, Eric Carruthers (Peter Boyle 54), Graham Norris, Alex Zervas, Ian McGregor
Coach : John Margaritis
0 - 1 Sydney Olympic
Gary Meier, Paul Luckett, Mike Cross, Stuart Markland, Dave McIntosh, Paul Coton (Chris Thamnidis 71), Derek Laing, Alex Jamieson, Ken Wilson, Joe Senkalski, Alan Ainslie
Goal : Senkalski 46
Coach : Tom Anderson

Played (27/03/1978) Olympic Park
Referee : Dennis McDermott, Crowd : 4000
Eastern Suburbs Hakoah
Todd Clarke, Kevin Mullen, Eddie Thomson, Steve O'Connor, Henry Mowbray, John Stevenson, Bobby Smith, Murray Barnes, Hilton Silva, Ernie Campbell, Joe Watson
Goals : Mullen 57, Stevenson 77pk
Coach : Gerry Chaldi
2 - 1 Fitzroy United
Peter Blasby, Arthur McMillan, Bob Provan, Pat Bannon, Jim Tansey, Ken Taylor, Jim Campbell, Doug Hay (Theo Selemidis 62), Gary Cole, Andy Bozikas, Joe Tront
Goal : Tront 79
Coach : Tony Boggi
Eastern Suburbs home game switched to Olympic Park by the NSL

Played (27/03/1978) Barton Park
Referee : Peter Rampley, Crowd : 2533
St George
Martin Coe, Doug Utjesenovic, Brendan Grosse, George Harris, Peter Terry, Paul Jones (Rudi Gnavi 59), John O'Shea, Zoran Durisic, Peter Hensman, Neville Morgan (Carlos Mendez 75), Phil O'Connor
Goals : O'Connor 43, Hensman 61
Coach : Ilija Takac
2 - 1 Canberra City
Ron Tilsed, Mike Milovanovic, Roy Stark, Tony Henderson, Steve Hogg, John Davies, Jim Cant, Ivan Grujicic, Brian Stoddardt, Terry Byrne, Ian Heywood
Goal : Heywood 22
Coach : John Warren

Played (27/03/1978) Englefield Stadium
Referee : Barry Wilkinson, Crowd : 1022
Western Suburbs
Terry Eaton, Rod Skellern, Warren Turnbull, Ian Rowden, Peter Wilson, Dave Harding,Brian Dodds, Brian O'Donnell, Peter Stone, Clive Eaton, Alan Fisher (Mark Samuels 62)
Goals : Fisher 18, Samuels 78
Coach : Mike Laing
2 - 2 Brisbane Lions
Rod McKenzie, George Potter, Jim Hermiston, Col Bennett, Alan Niven, John Neale, Eddie Spearritt, Paul Laszlo (Steve Amos 76), Geoff Morris, Alan Hughes (Ian Lawrie 46), John Ogden
Goals : Morris 5, Neale 20
Coach : Gyula Vincze