M.C.G. · Sat 24 Jun 1978 · 14,652 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MelbourneMELB | 4.4 | 8.10 | 11.14 | 108 |
| HawthornHAW | 7.4 | 10.9 | 15.12 | 128 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 108 and 128.
Hawthorn won by 20 points.
15.18 (108) — 18.20 (128)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Wells | 26 | 7 | 33 | 9 | — | 3 |
| Robert Flower | 15 | 8 | 23 | 8 | — | 0 |
| Tony Sullivan | 17 | 5 | 22 | 5 | — |
| 0 |
| Barry Norsworthy | 10 | 6 | 16 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Ken Roberts | 12 | 3 | 15 | 2 | — | 3 |
| Ross Brewer | 8 | 5 | 13 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Garry Baker | 8 | 5 | 13 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Chris Woodman | 11 | 1 | 12 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Andrew Moir | 8 | 4 | 12 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Anthony Dullard | 10 | 1 | 11 | 8 | — | 0 |
| Shane Grambeau | 10 | 1 | 11 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Michael Byrne | 7 | 2 | 9 | 2 | — | 3 |
| Greg Hutchison | 8 | 1 | 9 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Peter Johnston | 7 | 0 | 7 | 5 | — | 3 |
| Steven Smith | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Maurice Wingate | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Paul Thompson | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | — | 0 |
| David Code | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Barry Tippett | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Barry Denny | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leigh Matthews | 22 | 6 | 28 | 7 | — | 2 |
| Norm Goss | 22 | 2 | 24 | 2 | — | 6 |
| Terry Wallace | 15 | 7 | 22 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Geoff Ablett | 16 | 4 | 20 | 3 | — | 2 |
| Michael Tuck | 16 | 4 | 20 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Rodney Eade | 16 | 3 | 19 | 4 | — | 0 |
| John Hendrie | 13 | 5 | 18 | 5 | — | 2 |
| Robert DiPierdomenico | 13 | 4 | 17 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Peter Knights | 14 | 2 | 16 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Kelvin Moore | 11 | 2 | 13 | 6 | — | 0 |
| David Polkinghorne | 4 | 7 | 11 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Don Scott | 8 | 2 | 10 | 2 | — | 2 |
| Ian Paton | 5 | 5 | 10 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Alan Martello | 8 | 2 | 10 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Alle De Wolde | 9 | 1 | 10 | 2 | — | 0 |
| David OHalloran | 5 | 4 | 9 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Michael Moncrieff | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | — | 2 |
| Warren Lee | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Michael McCarthy | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Shane Murphy | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 |