Junction Oval · Sat 6 May 1978 · 25,232 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FitzroyFITZ | 1.2 | 7.4 | 10.7 | 96 |
| CollingwoodCOLL | 6.5 | 11.11 | 18.14 | 148 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 96 and 148.
Collingwood won by 52 points.
14.12 (96) — 22.16 (148)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warwick Irwin | 22 | 3 | 25 | 3 | — | 2 |
| David McMahon | 19 | 5 | 24 | 6 | — | 3 |
| Brian Brown | 18 | 5 | 23 | 3 | — |
| 0 |
| Garry Wilson | 17 | 2 | 19 | 4 | — | 3 |
| Barry Padley | 12 | 5 | 17 | 0 | — | 1 |
| Laurie Serafini | 10 | 4 | 14 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Russ Hodges | 10 | 3 | 13 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Ron Alexander | 10 | 3 | 13 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Gerald McCarthy | 7 | 4 | 11 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Wayne Linton | 7 | 4 | 11 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Grant Fowler | 9 | 1 | 10 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Bob Beecroft | 8 | 1 | 9 | 4 | — | 2 |
| John Blair | 7 | 2 | 9 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Chris Smith | 8 | 1 | 9 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Peter Brown | 6 | 2 | 8 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Rod Carter | 7 | 1 | 8 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Harvey Merrigan | 6 | 2 | 8 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Geoffrey Austen | 5 | 2 | 7 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Neville Taylor | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Chris Hansen | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricky Barham | 21 | 6 | 27 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Max Richardson | 14 | 8 | 22 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Ray Shaw | 12 | 9 | 21 | 3 | — | 2 |
| Stan Magro | 12 | 9 | 21 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Phil Manassa | 15 | 4 | 19 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Wayne Richardson | 18 | 1 | 19 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Shane Bond | 11 | 7 | 18 | 1 | — | 3 |
| Rene Kink | 15 | 2 | 17 | 6 | — | 6 |
| Phil Carman | 6 | 8 | 14 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Bill Picken | 11 | 3 | 14 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Andrew Ireland | 9 | 4 | 13 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Craig Stewart | 12 | 1 | 13 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Alan Atkinson | 9 | 3 | 12 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Kevin Worthington | 8 | 2 | 10 | 0 | — | 4 |
| Ronnie Wearmouth | 4 | 6 | 10 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Chris Perry | 6 | 4 | 10 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Peter Moore | 7 | 2 | 9 | 3 | — | 3 |
| Len Thompson | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Rod Oborne | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Murrie Batt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |