Waverley Park · Sat 23 Sep 1978 · 73,354 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North MelbourneNM | 3.4 | 7.6 | 10.10 | 96 |
| CollingwoodCOLL | 2.1 | 5.3 | 8.8 | 84 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 96 and 84.
North Melbourne won by 12 points.
14.12 (96) — 12.12 (84)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Montgomery | 21 | 8 | 29 | 5 | — | 0 |
| John Byrne | 16 | 10 | 26 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Stan Alves | 22 | 3 | 25 | 5 | — |
| 1 |
| Ray Huppatz | 13 | 10 | 23 | 4 | — | 2 |
| Graeme Melrose | 13 | 10 | 23 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Malcolm Blight | 16 | 4 | 20 | 9 | — | 1 |
| Ross Henshaw | 11 | 7 | 18 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Darryl Sutton | 14 | 3 | 17 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Keith Greig | 13 | 4 | 17 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Maurice Boyse | 15 | 1 | 16 | 6 | — | 2 |
| Gary Cowton | 6 | 10 | 16 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Mark Dawson | 11 | 4 | 15 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Arnold Briedis | 9 | 4 | 13 | 5 | — | 3 |
| Wayne Schimmelbusch | 9 | 4 | 13 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Ross Glendinning | 11 | 2 | 13 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Stephen McCann | 10 | 2 | 12 | 4 | — | 2 |
| Mick Nolan | 7 | 3 | 10 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Doug Smith | 6 | 2 | 8 | 1 | — | 2 |
| Bill Nettlefold | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 |
| John Burns | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronnie Wearmouth | 12 | 11 | 23 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Kevin Morris | 22 | 0 | 22 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Bill Picken | 17 | 5 | 22 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Ray Shaw | 11 | 9 | 20 | 1 | — | 3 |
| Rod Oborne | 15 | 1 | 16 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Ross Dunne | 13 | 2 | 15 | 5 | — | 3 |
| Ricky Barham | 14 | 1 | 15 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Andrew Ireland | 11 | 4 | 15 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Craig Stewart | 12 | 3 | 15 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Greg Whitcroft | 11 | 3 | 14 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Phil Carman | 8 | 5 | 13 | 1 | — | 2 |
| Kevin Worthington | 9 | 4 | 13 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Peter McCormack | 7 | 3 | 10 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Phil Manassa | 9 | 0 | 9 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Max Richardson | 8 | 1 | 9 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Ray Byrne | 6 | 1 | 7 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Shane Bond | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Peter Moore | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | 1 |
| Len Thompson | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Wayne Richardson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |