Waverley Park · Sat 31 Mar 1979 · 41,777 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EssendonESS | 3.2 | 5.5 | 8.10 | 80 |
| CarltonCARL | 3.3 | 8.8 | 12.10 | 101 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 80 and 101.
Carlton won by 21 points.
11.14 (80) — 14.17 (101)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garry Foulds | 30 | 4 | 34 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Ian Marsh | 17 | 11 | 28 | 6 | — | 2 |
| Ken Fletcher | 22 | 5 | 27 | 7 | — |
| 0 |
| Allan Davis | 17 | 9 | 26 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Neale Daniher | 14 | 8 | 22 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Terry Daniher | 14 | 7 | 21 | 8 | — | 2 |
| Peter Bennett | 16 | 4 | 20 | 7 | — | 1 |
| Neil Besanko | 15 | 4 | 19 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Alan Reid | 12 | 5 | 17 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Simon Madden | 13 | 1 | 14 | 4 | — | 2 |
| Barry Day | 11 | 3 | 14 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Max Crow | 8 | 5 | 13 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Wayne Primmer | 8 | 3 | 11 | 1 | — | 3 |
| Denis Scanlon | 9 | 2 | 11 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Stephen Robins | 10 | 0 | 10 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Peter Keenan | 5 | 4 | 9 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Robert Shaw | 3 | 5 | 8 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Tim Watson | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Paul Vander Haar | 5 | 2 | 7 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Merv Neagle | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Armstrong | 18 | 15 | 33 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Mark Maclure | 19 | 9 | 28 | 11 | — | 1 |
| Trevor Keogh | 23 | 2 | 25 | 8 | — | 0 |
| Alex Jesaulenko | 18 | 6 | 24 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Phillip Pinnell | 18 | 5 | 23 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Ken Sheldon | 16 | 6 | 22 | 3 | — | 2 |
| Wayne Johnston | 15 | 5 | 20 | 3 | — | 2 |
| Bruce Doull | 10 | 10 | 20 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Dennis Collins | 14 | 4 | 18 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Wayne Harmes | 9 | 8 | 17 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Mike Fitzpatrick | 12 | 4 | 16 | 7 | — | 1 |
| David McKay | 6 | 10 | 16 | 8 | — | 0 |
| Alex Marcou | 12 | 3 | 15 | 2 | — | 2 |
| Geoff Southby | 8 | 6 | 14 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Robbert Klomp | 7 | 6 | 13 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Rod Galt | 8 | 2 | 10 | 4 | — | 3 |
| Kevin Heath | 4 | 6 | 10 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Peter Francis | 8 | 1 | 9 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Vin Catoggio | 6 | 2 | 8 | 3 | — | 2 |
| Peter Jones | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1 | — | 0 |