M.C.G. · Sat 9 Sep 1978 · 79,931 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HawthornHAW | 4.5 | 9.7 | 15.11 | 154 |
| CollingwoodCOLL | 3.1 | 5.6 | 9.11 | 98 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 154 and 98.
Hawthorn won by 56 points.
23.16 (154) — 14.14 (98)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Tuck | 24 | 4 | 28 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Leigh Matthews | 20 | 6 | 26 | 3 | — | 3 |
| Peter Russo | 21 | 3 | 24 | 1 | — |
| 4 |
| Geoff Ablett | 15 | 7 | 22 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Peter Murnane | 15 | 6 | 21 | 4 | — | 2 |
| Peter Knights | 15 | 4 | 19 | 9 | — | 0 |
| Alan Martello | 13 | 3 | 16 | 4 | — | 2 |
| Ian Paton | 16 | 0 | 16 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Rodney Eade | 12 | 3 | 15 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Terry Wallace | 9 | 6 | 15 | 0 | — | 0 |
| David Polkinghorne | 11 | 3 | 14 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Alle De Wolde | 13 | 1 | 14 | 7 | — | 0 |
| David OHalloran | 8 | 5 | 13 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Michael Moncrieff | 9 | 2 | 11 | 8 | — | 8 |
| Don Scott | 8 | 3 | 11 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Richard Walter | 6 | 2 | 8 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Kelvin Moore | 8 | 0 | 8 | 4 | — | 0 |
| John Hendrie | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | 1 |
| Shane Murphy | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 1 |
| Robert DiPierdomenico | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Picken | 20 | 1 | 21 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Ray Shaw | 16 | 4 | 20 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Max Richardson | 15 | 2 | 17 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Ray Byrne | 10 | 5 | 15 | 0 | — | 1 |
| Tony Shaw | 10 | 5 | 15 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Rene Kink | 12 | 2 | 14 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Phil Manassa | 10 | 3 | 13 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Peter McCormack | 10 | 2 | 12 | 3 | — | 2 |
| Peter Moore | 8 | 4 | 12 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Kevin Morris | 9 | 3 | 12 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Andrew Ireland | 10 | 1 | 11 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Ronnie Wearmouth | 5 | 5 | 10 | 0 | — | 1 |
| Leigh Carlson | 8 | 2 | 10 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Terry Wight | 7 | 3 | 10 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Wayne Richardson | 10 | 0 | 10 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Kevin Worthington | 8 | 1 | 9 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Phil Carman | 7 | 1 | 8 | 4 | — | 3 |
| Ricky Barham | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | 1 |
| Ross Dunne | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 1 |
| Len Thompson | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 |