Windy Hill · Sat 19 Aug 1978 · 11,872 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EssendonESS | 6.3 | 11.10 | 13.14 | 130 |
| MelbourneMELB | 7.2 | 10.3 | 15.7 | 136 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 130 and 136.
Melbourne won by 6 points.
19.16 (130) — 21.10 (136)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Robins | 24 | 3 | 27 | 4 | — | 2 |
| Peter Bennett | 15 | 6 | 21 | 3 | — | 2 |
| Brian Walsh | 14 | 6 | 20 | 3 |
| — |
| 1 |
| Larry Watson | 13 | 4 | 17 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Neil Clarke | 10 | 7 | 17 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Simon Madden | 10 | 6 | 16 | 7 | — | 4 |
| Paul McDonald | 12 | 4 | 16 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Max Crow | 11 | 4 | 15 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Terry Daniher | 12 | 2 | 14 | 6 | — | 3 |
| Geoff Burdett | 11 | 3 | 14 | 2 | — | 3 |
| Ken Mansfield | 8 | 6 | 14 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Greg Bell | 10 | 3 | 13 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Steven Taubert | 11 | 2 | 13 | 7 | — | 1 |
| Neil Besanko | 8 | 5 | 13 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Robert Amos | 11 | 0 | 11 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Paul Vander Haar | 4 | 6 | 10 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Garry Foulds | 10 | 0 | 10 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Terry Cahill | 8 | 2 | 10 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Wayne Primmer | 5 | 1 | 6 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Jack Mihocek | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garry Baker | 22 | 3 | 25 | 15 | — | 0 |
| Greg Wells | 15 | 6 | 21 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Henry Coles | 16 | 4 | 20 | 5 | — | 3 |
| Robert Flower | 16 | 2 | 18 | 5 | — | 4 |
| Barry Norsworthy | 14 | 3 | 17 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Gary Cooke | 14 | 3 | 17 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Ken Roberts | 14 | 3 | 17 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Graham Gaunt | 13 | 3 | 16 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Maurice Wingate | 13 | 1 | 14 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Laurie Fowler | 12 | 1 | 13 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Anthony Dullard | 8 | 4 | 12 | 5 | — | 2 |
| Greg Hutchison | 8 | 4 | 12 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Steven Smith | 12 | 0 | 12 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Tony Sullivan | 8 | 4 | 12 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Barry Denny | 10 | 1 | 11 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Tom Flower | 10 | 1 | 11 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Andrew Moir | 10 | 0 | 10 | 3 | — | 4 |
| Ray Biffin | 7 | 3 | 10 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Peter Hamilton | 8 | 1 | 9 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Chris Woodman | 6 | 1 | 7 | 4 | — | 3 |