Kardinia Park · Sat 1 Jul 1978 · 25,185 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GeelongGEEL | 1.1 | 3.2 | 5.8 | 57 |
| CarltonCARL | 5.2 | 7.2 | 8.4 | 67 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 57 and 67.
Carlton won by 10 points.
8.9 (57) — 9.13 (67)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Clarke | 20 | 8 | 28 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Ian Nankervis | 12 | 12 | 24 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Robert Neal | 15 | 9 | 24 | 9 |
| — |
| 0 |
| Alan Woodman | 17 | 7 | 24 | 9 | — | 0 |
| Jack Hawkins | 11 | 12 | 23 | 10 | — | 0 |
| Bruce Nankervis | 19 | 3 | 22 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Kevin Higgins | 15 | 3 | 18 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Kevin Sheehan | 13 | 4 | 17 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Jeff Cassidy | 12 | 5 | 17 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Neville Bruns | 14 | 2 | 16 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Sam Newman | 7 | 7 | 14 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Andy Preston | 10 | 3 | 13 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Michael Turner | 10 | 3 | 13 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Graeme Landy | 8 | 5 | 13 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Gary Malarkey | 10 | 3 | 13 | 2 | — | 0 |
| David Manson | 8 | 4 | 12 | 4 | — | 2 |
| Mark Browne | 10 | 2 | 12 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Larry Donohue | 8 | 3 | 11 | 6 | — | 3 |
| Paul Jeffreys | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Terry Bright | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Jones | 10 | 18 | 28 | 14 | — | 0 |
| Dennis Collins | 22 | 4 | 26 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Jim Buckley | 17 | 5 | 22 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Rod Austin | 21 | 1 | 22 | 4 | — | 0 |
| David McKay | 18 | 4 | 22 | 12 | — | 0 |
| Barry Armstrong | 18 | 3 | 21 | 8 | — | 1 |
| Alex Jesaulenko | 18 | 3 | 21 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Greg Towns | 14 | 4 | 18 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Mark Maclure | 12 | 6 | 18 | 9 | — | 0 |
| Trevor Keogh | 16 | 1 | 17 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Alan Mangels | 14 | 2 | 16 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Peter McConville | 13 | 2 | 15 | 7 | — | 2 |
| Tony Pickett | 14 | 1 | 15 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Kevin Heath | 6 | 8 | 14 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Peter Brown | 10 | 1 | 11 | 8 | — | 2 |
| Ken Sheldon | 6 | 2 | 8 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Geoff Southby | 6 | 2 | 8 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Vin Catoggio | 6 | 1 | 7 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Rod Galt | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Russell Ohlsen | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 |