Waverley Park · Sat 15 Jul 1978 · 16,870 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MelbourneMELB | 0.6 | 1.7 | 2.11 | 26 |
| CarltonCARL | 2.4 | 7.9 | 11.12 | 115 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 26 and 115.
Carlton won by 89 points.
2.14 (26) — 17.13 (115)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graham Gaunt | 29 | 6 | 35 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Garry Baker | 14 | 12 | 26 | 11 | — | 0 |
| Anthony Dullard | 16 | 7 | 23 | 10 | — |
| 0 |
| Gary Cooke | 16 | 5 | 21 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Maurice Wingate | 16 | 2 | 18 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Robert Flower | 14 | 4 | 18 | 8 | — | 0 |
| Greg Hutchison | 11 | 6 | 17 | 0 | — | 1 |
| Shane Fitzsimmons | 12 | 3 | 15 | 6 | — | 1 |
| Laurie Fowler | 11 | 2 | 13 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Tom Flower | 9 | 4 | 13 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Paul Thompson | 8 | 3 | 11 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Henry Coles | 6 | 4 | 10 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Steven Smith | 6 | 3 | 9 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Mark McKeon | 6 | 3 | 9 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Ross Brewer | 5 | 3 | 8 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Barry Tippett | 7 | 1 | 8 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Peter Johnston | 5 | 1 | 6 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Chris Woodman | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Shane Grambeau | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Peter Hamilton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
Hutchison 1, Fitzsimmons 1
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vin Catoggio | 20 | 11 | 31 | 2 | — | 2 |
| Greg Towns | 24 | 2 | 26 | 7 | — | 1 |
| Rodney Ashman | 22 | 2 | 24 | 3 | — | 2 |
| Barry Armstrong | 20 | 3 | 23 | 7 | — | 2 |
| Bruce Doull | 11 | 9 | 20 | 7 | — | 1 |
| David McKay | 16 | 3 | 19 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Alex Jesaulenko | 15 | 3 | 18 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Peter Jones | 9 | 7 | 16 | 6 | — | 3 |
| Trevor Keogh | 13 | 3 | 16 | 5 | — | 3 |
| Geoff Southby | 13 | 3 | 16 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Rod Galt | 10 | 4 | 14 | 6 | — | 1 |
| Wayne Harmes | 9 | 4 | 13 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Dennis Collins | 9 | 2 | 11 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Rod Austin | 6 | 2 | 8 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Tony Pickett | 8 | 0 | 8 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Mark Maclure | 7 | 0 | 7 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Peter Brown | 6 | 1 | 7 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Kevin Heath | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Peter McConville | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Ken Sheldon | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 1 |