Kardinia Park · Sat 12 Aug 1978 · 15,407 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GeelongGEEL | 6.3 | 8.4 | 11.5 | 92 |
| EssendonESS | 4.1 | 8.3 | 11.7 | 85 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 92 and 85.
Geelong won by 7 points.
14.8 (92) — 13.7 (85)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce Nankervis | 29 | 3 | 32 | 6 | — | 2 |
| David Clarke | 19 | 9 | 28 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Ian Nankervis | 15 | 11 | 26 | 3 |
| — |
| 0 |
| Michael Turner | 20 | 5 | 25 | 10 | — | 0 |
| Sam Newman | 14 | 7 | 21 | 8 | — | 0 |
| Terry Bright | 13 | 5 | 18 | 8 | — | 4 |
| Peter Doyle | 15 | 2 | 17 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Tommy Floyd | 12 | 4 | 16 | 3 | — | 2 |
| Gary Malarkey | 11 | 5 | 16 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Kevin Sheehan | 15 | 1 | 16 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Kelvin Matthews | 10 | 4 | 14 | 1 | — | 2 |
| Robert Neal | 11 | 3 | 14 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Andy Preston | 9 | 3 | 12 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Ray Card | 8 | 2 | 10 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Larry Donohue | 8 | 1 | 9 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Jack Hawkins | 4 | 4 | 8 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Alan Woodman | 7 | 1 | 8 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Ken Newland | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Jeff Fehring | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Paul Jeffreys | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Robins | 20 | 3 | 23 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Neil Besanko | 16 | 6 | 22 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Paul Vander Haar | 10 | 10 | 20 | 9 | — | 0 |
| Simon Madden | 12 | 7 | 19 | 11 | — | 5 |
| Wayne Primmer | 15 | 3 | 18 | 3 | — | 3 |
| Larry Watson | 13 | 4 | 17 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Denis Scanlon | 15 | 1 | 16 | 9 | — | 0 |
| Ken Mansfield | 6 | 10 | 16 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Allan Davis | 10 | 5 | 15 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Geoff Burdett | 10 | 5 | 15 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Ken Fletcher | 12 | 3 | 15 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Brian Walsh | 12 | 2 | 14 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Garry Foulds | 11 | 2 | 13 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Neil Clarke | 8 | 4 | 12 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Max Crow | 6 | 5 | 11 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Terry Daniher | 10 | 0 | 10 | 3 | — | 2 |
| Glenn Hawker | 5 | 4 | 9 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Jack Mihocek | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Bernie Jones | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Tim Watson | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 |