1978 VFL Night Series
Team Nickname League Qualification Participation ( bold indicates winners )
North Melbourne Kangaroos VFL Winner of the 1977 Victorian Football League 17th ( Previous : 1956 , 1957 , 1959 , 1960 , 1961 , 1962 , 1963 , 1964 , 1965 , 1966 , 1967 , 1968 , 1969 , 1970 , 1971 , 1977 )
Collingwood Magpies VFL Runners-Up in the 1977 Victorian Football League 7th ( Previous : 1957 , 1961 , 1962 , 1963 , 1968 , 1977 )
Hawthorn Hawks VFL Third Place in the 1977 Victorian Football League 15th ( Previous : 1956 , 1957 , 1958 , 1959 , 1960 , 1962 , 1964 , 1965 , 1966 , 1967 , 1968 , 1969 , 1970 , 1977 )
Richmond Tigers VFL Fourth Place in the 1977 Victorian Football League 15th ( Previous : 1956 , 1957 , 1958 , 1959 , 1960 , 1961 , 1962 , 1963 , 1964 , 1965 , 1966 , 1968 , 1970 , 1977 )
South Melbourne Swans VFL Fifth Place in the 1977 Victorian Football League 17th ( Previous : 1956 , 1957 , 1958 , 1959 , 1960 , 1961 , 1962 , 1963 , 1964 , 1965 , 1966 , 1967 , 1968 , 1969 , 1971 , 1977 )
Carlton Blues VFL Sixth Place in the 1977 Victorian Football League 12th ( Previous : 1956 , 1957 , 1958 , 1960 , 1961 , 1963 , 1964 , 1965 , 1966 , 1971 , 1977 )
Footscray Bulldogs VFL Seventh Place in the 1977 Victorian Football League 16th ( Previous : 1957 , 1958 , 1959 , 1960 , 1962 , 1963 , 1964 , 1965 , 1966 , 1967 , 1968 , 1969 , 1970 , 1971 , 1977 )
Geelong Cats VFL Eighth Place in the 1977 Victorian Football League 9th ( Previous : 1957 , 1958 , 1959 , 1960 , 1961 , 1970 , 1971 , 1977 )
Essendon Bombers VFL Ninth Place in the 1977 Victorian Football League 11th ( Previous : 1956 , 1957 , 1958 , 1961 , 1963 , 1967 , 1969 , 1970 , 1971 , 1977 )
Fitzroy Lions VFL Tenth Place in the 1977 Victorian Football League 16th ( Previous : 1956 , 1957 , 1959 , 1961 , 1962 , 1963 , 1964 , 1965 , 1966 , 1967 , 1968 , 1969 , 1970 , 1971 , 1977 )
Melbourne Demons VFL Eleventh Place in the 1977 Victorian Football League 10th ( Previous : 1957 , 1965 , 1966 , 1967 , 1968 , 1969 , 1970 , 1971 , 1977 )
St Kilda Saints VFL Twelfth Place in the 1977 Victorian Football League 11th ( Previous : 1956 , 1957 , 1958 , 1959 , 1960 , 1962 , 1964 , 1967 , 1969 , 1977 )
Tasmania Devils TANFL State Representative Team 1st
Qualified Teams
The 1978 Victorian Football League Night Series was the 18th edition of the VFL Night Series, a VFL-organised national club Australian rules football tournament between the clubs from the VFL and Tasmania.