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While the NFL were still trying to have this series as a precursor to a truly national competition, the VFL, as they had in 1977, ran their own rival competition. The 1978 Escort Cup had representatives from SANFL, WAFL, VFA, and ACT, New South Wales, Queensland and Tasmania. But in a foretaste of the push of the VFL to run a national competition, Tasmania broke ranks and also competed in the VFL-run competition.

The names of the Cup contested changed with the sponsorship arrangements each season - 1978 was named for a brand of cigarettes made by W.D. & H.O.Wills cigarette makers.

== Round 1 ==

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| colspan="6" align="center" style="background:#ffcc00;" |
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| align=center| 1st
| align=center| 2nd
| align=center| 3rd
| align=center| Final
| align=center| Pts
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|| Glenelg
| align=center| 4.2
| align=center| 6.6
| align=center| 7.8
| align=center| 10.11
| align=center| 71
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|| West Perth
| align=center| 3.2
| align=center| 6.3
| align=center| 9.7
| align=center| 10.9
| align=center| 61
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| colspan="6" align="center" style="background:#ffcc00;" |
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Norwood Oval, Adelaide Tuesday 30 May (Night)

'''Best -'''

Glenelg: Carey, Cornes, MacVicar, Whiting, Farquhar, Holst

West Perth: Boyanovich, Valli, Menaglio, Sheridan, Hendricks, Day

'''Goals -'''

Glenelg: MacVicar 3, Hodgeman, Weston, Carey, Caldwell, Marshall, Holst, Copping

West Perth: Hendricks 3, Sheridan 2, Valli 2, Allen, Watling, Fong

== Quarter Final ==
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| colspan="6" align="center" style="background:#ffcc00;" |
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| align=center| 1st
| align=center| 2nd
| align=center| 3rd
| align=center| Final
| align=center| Pts
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|| Glenelg
| align=center| 5.0
| align=center| 7.2
| align=center| 10.8
| align=center| 15.11
| align=center| 101
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|| Coburg
| align=center| 2.1
| align=center| 6.4
| align=center| 8.4
| align=center| 13.6
| align=center| 84
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| colspan="6" align="center" style="background:#ffcc00;" |
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Norwood Oval, Adelaide. Tuesday 27 June (Night)

'''Best -'''

Glenelg: Holst, McInerney, Copping, Carey, Johnston, Hercock

Coburg: Pitt, Breen, Cleary, Lloyd, Herbert, Tolley

'''Goals -'''

Glenelg: Phillis 6, McInerney 3, MacVicar 2, Copping, Carey

Coburg: Smith 5, Mannix 3, Cleary 2, McMillan, Herbert, Noonan

== Semi Final ==
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| colspan="6" align="center" style="background:#ffcc00;" |
|-
||
| align=center| 1st
| align=center| 2nd
| align=center| 3rd
| align=center| Final
| align=center| Pts
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|| Perth
| align=center| 4.1
| align=center| 6.3
| align=center| 9.5
| align=center| 10.10
| align=center| 70
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|| Glenelg
| align=center| 1.4
| align=center| 5.7
| align=center| 10.12
| align=center| 13.14
| align=center| 92
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| colspan="6" align="center" style="background:#ffcc00;" |
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Norwood Oval, Adelaide. Tuesday 11 July. (Night)

'''Best -'''

Glenelg: Hodgeman, Carey, Copping, Weston, Holst, Lihou

Perth: Wiley, Johnson, Stevenson, Lawrence, Farrant, Bosustow

'''Goals -'''

Glenelg: Rady 2, Holst 2, Hodgeman 2, Farquhar 2, MacVicar 2, Copping, Davison, McInerney

Perth: Mourish 3, Lawrence 2, Bosustow 2, Wiley, Johnson, Doyle

== Grand Final ==
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| colspan="6" align="center" style="background:#ffcc00;" |
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||
| align=center| 1st
| align=center| 2nd
| align=center| 3rd
| align=center| Final
| align=center| Pts
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|| South Adelaide
| align=center| 3.0
| align=center| 4.2
| align=center| 5.3
| align=center| 9.9
| align=center| 63
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|| Glenelg
| align=center| 1.3
| align=center| 2.6
| align=center| 2.7
| align=center| 3.8
| align=center| 26
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| colspan="6" align="center" style="background:#ffcc00;" |
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Norwood Oval, Adelaide. Tuesday 25 July. Crowd 9,000. (Night)

'''Best -'''

South Adelaide: Baynes, Schneebichler, Butler, Palmer, Slattery, Bennett, Dry, Cotter

Glenelg: Cornes, Carey, Rady, Hywood

'''Goals -'''

South Adelaide: Ruscuklic 2, Hateley 2, Lyons 2, Harradine, Keam, Schneebichler

Glenelg: Rady, McFarlane, Cornes

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'''Grand Final Teams'''

{| width=50% style="border:solid 1px"
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| colspan=4 align=center|'''SOUTH ADELAIDE'''
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|| ''Coach''
|| Haydn Bunton jnr
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| width=150 | ''Forwards''
| width=150 | Keam
| width=150 | Lyons
| width=150 | Schneebichler
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|| ''Half-Forwards''
|| Harradine
|| Bennett
|| Minnis
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|| ''Centres''
|| Keam
|| Slattery
|| Hateley
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|| ''Half-Backs''
|| Earl
|| Brooksby
|| White
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|| ''Backs''
|| Haines
|| Palmer
|| Cotter
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|| ''Ruck''
|| Farrer
|| Baynes (C)
|| Butler
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|| ''Reserves''
| colspan="3"| Ruscuklic, Green
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{| width=50% style="border:solid 1px"
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| colspan=4 align=center|'''GLENELG'''
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|| ''Coach''
|| John Nicholls
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| width=150 | ''Forwards''
| width=150 | Cornes (C)
| width=150 | Copping
| width=150 | Davison
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|| ''Half-Forwards''
|| Rady
|| Carey
|| Holst
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|| ''Centres''
|| D. Johnston
|| Weston
|| McFarlane
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|| ''Half-Backs''
|| Hywood
|| Whiting
|| P. Johnston
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|| ''Backs''
|| Lihou
|| Wilcocks
|| Hercock
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|| ''Ruck''
|| MacVicar
|| Caldwell
|| McInerney
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|| ''Reserves''
| colspan="3"| (from) Marshall, P. Bradley, Lubcke, Lunnis
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1978 NFL Escort Cup - Revision history

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