# 1978 Footscray JUST season

The 1978 season was the second in the National Soccer League for Footscray JUST. In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the NSL Cup.

## Players

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | SCO | Dennis Boland |
| 2 | DF | ENG | Alan Parrott |
| 3 | DF | AUS | Andy Kazi |
| 4 | DF | AUS | Jim Kriaris |
| 5 | DF | GRE | Jim Kondarios |
| 6 | MF | YUG | Mirko Rujevic |
| 7 | FW | HUN | Joe Palinkas |
| 8 | MF | AUS | Zoran Ilioski |
| 9 | MF | AUS | Josip Picioane |
| 10 | FW | YUG | Dragan Vasic |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 11 | FW | AUS | Mendo Ristovski |
| 12 | MF | YUG | Zdravko Lujic |
| 14 | DF | YUG | Igor Hazabent |
| 15 | MF | AUS | John Martin |
| 16 | | AUS | John Nicolaides |
| 17 | MF | YUG | Andrija Ristic |
| — | MF | AUS | Vlatko Belic |
| — | FW | SCO | Bobby McGuinness |
| — | GK | ENG | Mike O'Hara |

## Competitions
### Overall record

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| National Soccer League | 5 March 1978 | 27 August 1978 | Matchday 1 | 12th | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 29 | 37 | −8 | 026.92 |
| NSL Cup | 31 May 1978 | 31 May 1978 | First round | First round | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | −1 | !— |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 30 | 39 | −9 | 026.92 |
Source: Competitions

### National Soccer League
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 10 | Adelaide City | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 38 | 44 | −6 | 24 |
| 11 | Newcastle KB United | 26 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 33 | 40 | −7 | 22 |
| 12 | Footscray JUST | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 29 | 37 | −8 | 22 |
| 13 | Canberra City | 26 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 28 | 41 | −13 | 20 |
| 14 | Brisbane City | 26 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 29 | 49 | −20 | 17 |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Source: worldfootball.net

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
| Ground | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | W | L | L | D | D | L | W | D | W | D | L | L | D | D | L | W | W | L | L | D | L | L | L | D | W | W |
| Position | 4 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
| Points | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 22 |

#### Matches

Win  Draw  Loss

### NSL Cup

Win  Draw  Loss

## Statistics
### Appearances and goals

Includes all competitions. Players with no appearances not included in the list.
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Player | National Soccer League | National Soccer League | NSL Cup | NSL Cup | Total | Total |
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | | Dennis Boland | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | | Alan Parrott | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | | Andy Kazi | 15+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | | Jim Kriaris | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 |
| 5 | DF | | Jim Kondarios | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 1 |
| 6 | MF | | Mirko Rujevic | 23 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 4 |
| 7 | FW | | Joe Palinkas | 19+2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 4 |
| 8 | MF | | Zoran Ilioski | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 1 |
| 9 | MF | | Josip Picioane | 24 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 4 |
| 10 | FW | | Dragan Vasic | 15+6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 1 |
| 11 | FW | | Mendo Ristovski | 20+2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 4 |
| 12 | MF | | Zdravko Lujic | 23 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 6 |
| 14 | DF | | Igor Hazabent | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | | John Martin | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | | | John Nicolaides | 14+7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 3 |
| 17 | MF | | Andrija Ristic | 4+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| — | MF | | Vlatko Belic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| — | FW | | Bobby McGuinness | 1+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| — | GK | | Mike O'Hara | 8+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |

### Disciplinary record

Includes all competitions. The list is sorted by squad number when total cards are equal. Players with no cards not included in the list.
| Rank | No. | Pos. | Nat. | Player | National Soccer League | National Soccer League | National Soccer League | NSL Cup | NSL Cup | NSL Cup | Total | Total | Total |
| 1 | 6 | MF | | Mirko Rujevic | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 12 | MF | | Zdravko Lujic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | 14 | DF | | Igor Hazabent | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 4 | DF | | Jim Kriaris | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 7 | FW | | Joe Palinkas | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 5 | DF | | Jim Kondarios | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 2 |

### Clean sheets

Includes all competitions. The list is sorted by squad number when total clean sheets are equal. Numbers in parentheses represent games where both goalkeepers participated and both kept a clean sheet; the number in parentheses is awarded to the goalkeeper who was substituted on, whilst a full clean sheet is awarded to the goalkeeper who was on the field at the start of play. Goalkeepers with no clean sheets not included in the list.
| Rank | No. | Nat. | Goalkeeper | NSL | NSL Cup | Total |
| 1 | 1 | | Dennis Boland | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | — | | Mike O'Hara | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 6 | 0 | 6 |