Victoria Park · Sat 12 Aug 1978 · 24,071 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CollingwoodCOLL | 6.4 | 6.5 | 7.13 | 82 |
| Western BulldogsWB | 1.1 | 5.5 | 8.6 | 66 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 82 and 66.
Collingwood won by 16 points.
11.16 (82) — 10.6 (66)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricky Barham | 16 | 8 | 24 | 7 | — | 1 |
| Kevin Morris | 20 | 2 | 22 | 6 | — | 1 |
| Ronnie Wearmouth | 11 | 11 | 22 | 0 |
| — |
| 1 |
| Bill Picken | 17 | 4 | 21 | 13 | — | 1 |
| Phil Manassa | 14 | 7 | 21 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Rene Kink | 9 | 12 | 21 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Kevin Worthington | 15 | 5 | 20 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Andrew Ireland | 10 | 8 | 18 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Greg Whitcroft | 12 | 5 | 17 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Chris Perry | 11 | 5 | 16 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Stan Magro | 12 | 2 | 14 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Len Thompson | 6 | 7 | 13 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Peter McCormack | 9 | 3 | 12 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Max Richardson | 5 | 5 | 10 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Tony Shaw | 5 | 5 | 10 | 0 | — | 1 |
| Leigh Carlson | 8 | 1 | 9 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Ray Byrne | 6 | 1 | 7 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Phil Carman | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Derek Shaw | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Peter Moore | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Dunstan | 23 | 11 | 34 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Alan Stoneham | 20 | 5 | 25 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Ross Abbey | 14 | 8 | 22 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Doug Hawkins | 14 | 8 | 22 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Stephen Power | 17 | 5 | 22 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Jack Dinatale | 13 | 8 | 21 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Geoff Jennings | 15 | 5 | 20 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Ian Hampshire | 11 | 9 | 20 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Mick Kelly | 14 | 6 | 20 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Ian Morrison | 12 | 6 | 18 | 8 | — | 3 |
| Peter Welsh | 8 | 10 | 18 | 10 | — | 1 |
| Ted Whitten | 16 | 2 | 18 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Terry Wheeler | 9 | 8 | 17 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Kelvin Templeton | 9 | 1 | 10 | 7 | — | 3 |
| Alby Smedts | 8 | 2 | 10 | 1 | — | 1 |
| John Reid | 8 | 2 | 10 | 3 | — | 0 |
| George Brown | 5 | 2 | 7 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Norm Tivendale | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Brian Wilson | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Robert Groenewegen | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 |