vfl 1978 round 16

essendon (8-7) vs footscray (6-9)

dogs stun dons by 21. footscray (7-9) are 9th. essendon (8-8) are 7th.

Essendon	86
Footscray	107

fitzroy (5-10) vs hawthorn (12-3) uor

lions stun hawks by 1. fitzroy (6-10) are 11th. hawthorn (12-4) are 1st.

Fitzroy	122
Hawthorn	121

geelong (7-8) vs st kilda (6-1-8)

cats beat saints by 12. geelong (8-8) are 6th. st kilda (6-1-9) are 10th.

Geelong	104
St. Kilda	92

melbourne (3-12) vs richmond (7-1-7)

tigers beat dees by 28. richmond (8-1-7) are 5th. melbounre (3-13) are last.

Melbourne	93
Richmond	121

carlton (8-7) vs south (7-8)

blues beat swans by 41. carlton (9-7) are 4th. south (7-9) are 8th.

Carlton	112
South Melbourne	71

collingwood (10-5) vs north (10-5)

roos beat pies by 42. north (11-5) are 2nd. collingwood (10-6) are 3rd.

Collingwood	59
North Melbourne	101

ladder

round 17 matches

collingwood v fitzroy

hawthorn v carlton gor

north v geelong

richmond v essendon

st kilda v melbourne

south v footscray