north v collingwood
north and collingwood play the 2nd drawn grand final (first was meblorune/essendon 1948) so they have to play again.
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| Collingwood | 1.5 | 4.8 | 9.12 | 10.16 | 76 | Sat 24-Sep-1977 2:30 pm | M.C.G. | 108,224 | |
| North Melbourne | 4.4 | 4.10 | 4.15 | 9.22 | 76 | Collingwood drew with North Melbourne | |||
roos get their 2nd ever flag in 3 years over pies by 27.
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| North Melbourne | 5.5 | 9.12 | 15.19 | 21.25 | 151 | Sat 1-Oct-1977 2:30 pm | M.C.G. | 98,491 | |
| Collingwood | 3.4 | 8.7 | 12.7 | 19.10 | 124 | North Melbourne won by 27 points | |||
1978 matches
round 1
essendon v south
fitzroy v st kilda gor
geelong v collingwood
hawthorn v melbourne
richmond v carlton
footscray v north