Princes Park · Sat 7 Apr 1979 · 24,990 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CarltonCARL | 6.4 | 11.7 | 16.12 | 151 |
| GeelongGEEL | 2.1 | 6.4 | 12.6 | 101 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 151 and 101.
Carlton won by 50 points.
23.13 (151) — 15.11 (101)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Armstrong | 18 | 10 | 28 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Wayne Harmes | 12 | 12 | 24 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Alex Jesaulenko | 15 | 8 | 23 | 4 |
| — |
| 0 |
| Bruce Doull | 12 | 10 | 22 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Robbert Klomp | 10 | 12 | 22 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Alex Marcou | 15 | 6 | 21 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Mark Maclure | 13 | 7 | 20 | 6 | — | 2 |
| David McKay | 11 | 9 | 20 | 9 | — | 0 |
| Trevor Keogh | 12 | 8 | 20 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Mike Fitzpatrick | 15 | 3 | 18 | 9 | — | 4 |
| Wayne Johnston | 14 | 3 | 17 | 4 | — | 2 |
| Dennis Collins | 10 | 7 | 17 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Peter Francis | 12 | 4 | 16 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Geoff Southby | 9 | 7 | 16 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Ken Sheldon | 14 | 1 | 15 | 4 | — | 3 |
| Kevin Heath | 6 | 9 | 15 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Vin Catoggio | 12 | 2 | 14 | 3 | — | 2 |
| Peter Jones | 7 | 6 | 13 | 6 | — | 1 |
| Rod Galt | 8 | 2 | 10 | 7 | — | 4 |
| Phillip Pinnell | 6 | 1 | 7 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce Nankervis | 26 | 2 | 28 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Andy Preston | 18 | 7 | 25 | 2 | — | 0 |
| David Clarke | 22 | 1 | 23 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Sam Newman | 19 | 4 | 23 | 11 | — | 0 |
| Robert Neal | 18 | 4 | 22 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Michael Turner | 15 | 6 | 21 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Paul Sarah | 17 | 2 | 19 | 6 | — | 5 |
| Craig Dowsett | 10 | 7 | 17 | 4 | — | 0 |
| John Burns | 16 | 0 | 16 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Gary Malarkey | 12 | 4 | 16 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Terry Bright | 11 | 3 | 14 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Malcolm Reed | 8 | 5 | 13 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Bryan Cousins | 9 | 4 | 13 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Jack Hawkins | 5 | 7 | 12 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Ray Card | 8 | 2 | 10 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Paul Jeffreys | 8 | 1 | 9 | 3 | — | 0 |
| John Mossop | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0 | — | 1 |
| Glenn Middlemiss | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Rod Blake | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Larry Donohue | 5 | 0 | 5 | 3 | — | 4 |