Princes Park · Sat 8 Apr 1978 · 18,932 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CarltonCARL | 4.6 | 5.8 | 8.14 | 95 |
| GeelongGEEL | 4.4 | 9.8 | 10.12 | 109 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 95 and 109.
Geelong won by 14 points.
13.17 (95) — 15.19 (109)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Harmes | 21 | 7 | 28 | 9 | — | 0 |
| Bruce Doull | 12 | 12 | 24 | 6 | — | 1 |
| Tony Pickett | 21 | 1 | 22 | 6 | — |
| 1 |
| Jim Buckley | 16 | 4 | 20 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Alan Mangels | 17 | 3 | 20 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Vin Catoggio | 16 | 3 | 19 | 1 | — | 2 |
| Graeme Whitnall | 13 | 2 | 15 | 6 | — | 1 |
| Rod Austin | 13 | 2 | 15 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Kevin Heath | 11 | 4 | 15 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Trevor Keogh | 12 | 3 | 15 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Peter Jones | 3 | 11 | 14 | 3 | — | 0 |
| David McKay | 10 | 3 | 13 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Michael Young | 6 | 5 | 11 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Geoff Southby | 9 | 2 | 11 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Peter McConville | 8 | 2 | 10 | 2 | — | 5 |
| Robert Walls | 9 | 1 | 10 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Renato Serafini | 7 | 1 | 8 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Mark Maclure | 7 | 0 | 7 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Phillip Pinnell | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Warren Jones | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Higgins | 23 | 9 | 32 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Ray Card | 14 | 11 | 25 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Bruce Nankervis | 19 | 5 | 24 | 4 | — | 3 |
| Jeff Cassidy | 17 | 6 | 23 | 6 | — | 0 |
| David Clarke | 18 | 2 | 20 | 4 | — | 2 |
| Jack Hawkins | 10 | 8 | 18 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Robert Neal | 13 | 4 | 17 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Graeme Landy | 12 | 5 | 17 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Rod Blake | 4 | 11 | 15 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Tommy Floyd | 13 | 2 | 15 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Terry Bright | 10 | 4 | 14 | 5 | — | 4 |
| Michael Turner | 10 | 3 | 13 | 3 | — | 2 |
| Alan Woodman | 11 | 2 | 13 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Gary Malarkey | 10 | 3 | 13 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Murray Witcombe | 9 | 3 | 12 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Paul Jeffreys | 7 | 3 | 10 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Larry Donohue | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | — | 2 |
| Malcolm Reed | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | 1 |
| David Manson | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Michael Woolnough | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 |