Moorabbin Oval · Sat 2 Sep 1978 · 35,850 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St KildaSTK | 5.4 | 7.6 | 12.7 | 106 |
| CarltonCARL | 1.4 | 3.6 | 5.8 | 66 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 106 and 66.
St Kilda won by 40 points.
16.10 (106) — 9.12 (66)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graeme Gellie | 17 | 14 | 31 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Trevor Barker | 25 | 3 | 28 | 5 | — | 2 |
| Maurice OKeefe | 21 | 4 | 25 | 7 |
| — |
| 3 |
| Bruce Duperouzel | 17 | 5 | 22 | 3 | — | 2 |
| Graeme Bond | 17 | 2 | 19 | 3 | — | 2 |
| Val Perovic | 19 | 0 | 19 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Gary Lofts | 15 | 3 | 18 | 3 | — | 2 |
| Phil Stevens | 9 | 9 | 18 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Jeff Dunne | 17 | 1 | 18 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Garry Sidebottom | 8 | 8 | 16 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Geoff Cunningham | 5 | 11 | 16 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Robert Muir | 13 | 3 | 16 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Carl Ditterich | 9 | 3 | 12 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Robert Elliott | 10 | 0 | 10 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Barry Breen | 8 | 2 | 10 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Gary Colling | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Rex Hunt | 6 | 0 | 6 | 3 | — | 3 |
| Paul Callery | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Russell Tweeddale | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Jim ODea | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 |
Gellie 1, Barker 2, OKeefe 3, Duperouzel 2, Bond 2, Lofts 2, Sidebottom 1, Hunt 3
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Armstrong | 24 | 3 | 27 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Wayne Harmes | 23 | 3 | 26 | 14 | — | 0 |
| Peter Jones | 13 | 11 | 24 | 12 | — | 2 |
| Greg Towns | 19 | 4 | 23 | 12 | — | 0 |
| Ken Sheldon | 20 | 0 | 20 | 5 | — | 0 |
| David McKay | 17 | 2 | 19 | 11 | — | 1 |
| Vin Catoggio | 16 | 3 | 19 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Rodney Ashman | 14 | 3 | 17 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Rod Austin | 15 | 1 | 16 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Trevor Keogh | 11 | 4 | 15 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Geoff Southby | 11 | 3 | 14 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Alex Jesaulenko | 10 | 4 | 14 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Rod Galt | 11 | 2 | 13 | 4 | — | 2 |
| Dennis Collins | 8 | 5 | 13 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Phillip Pinnell | 12 | 0 | 12 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Bruce Doull | 3 | 8 | 11 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Peter McConville | 5 | 0 | 5 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Mark Maclure | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Peter Brown | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Jim Buckley | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 |