M.C.G. · Sat 13 May 1978 · 25,904 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RichmondRICH | 6.3 | 7.8 | 11.11 | 98 |
| SydneySYD | 6.2 | 13.4 | 16.8 | 125 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 98 and 125.
Sydney won by 27 points.
14.14 (98) — 19.11 (125)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mick Malthouse | 17 | 9 | 26 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Kevin Bartlett | 17 | 2 | 19 | 2 | — | 3 |
| Bruce Monteath | 11 | 8 | 19 | 3 |
| — |
| 0 |
| David Cloke | 12 | 5 | 17 | 11 | — | 3 |
| Robert McGhie | 11 | 6 | 17 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Geoff Raines | 10 | 7 | 17 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Kevin Sheedy | 10 | 6 | 16 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Bruce Tempany | 10 | 5 | 15 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Ken Stonehouse | 8 | 6 | 14 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Greg Strachan | 5 | 8 | 13 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Francis Bourke | 8 | 4 | 12 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Ian Borchard | 7 | 5 | 12 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Paul Feltham | 9 | 2 | 11 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Jim Jess | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Dale Weightman | 7 | 1 | 8 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Peter Laughlin | 7 | 0 | 7 | 3 | — | 5 |
| Neil Balme | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | — | 1 |
| Gary Parkes | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Michael Roach | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Merv Keane | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricky Quade | 21 | 3 | 24 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Bernie Evans | 12 | 9 | 21 | 7 | — | 4 |
| Graham Teasdale | 14 | 5 | 19 | 7 | — | 0 |
| David Young | 13 | 4 | 17 | 1 | — | 3 |
| Peter Morrison | 13 | 4 | 17 | 3 | — | 2 |
| Neville Fields | 11 | 5 | 16 | 2 | — | 3 |
| John Murphy | 13 | 3 | 16 | 5 | — | 2 |
| David McLeish | 8 | 8 | 16 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Gary Brice | 12 | 3 | 15 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Mark Browning | 12 | 2 | 14 | 3 | — | 0 |
| John Rantall | 10 | 2 | 12 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Barry Round | 7 | 5 | 12 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Steve Hoffman | 7 | 4 | 11 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Colin Hounsell | 6 | 5 | 11 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Francis Jackson | 7 | 4 | 11 | 0 | — | 0 |
| John Scarlett | 7 | 4 | 11 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Tony Morwood | 7 | 3 | 10 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Terry ONeill | 5 | 1 | 6 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Robert Dean | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | 3 |
| Michael Wright | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 |