Victoria Park · Sat 7 Apr 1979 · 29,596 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CollingwoodCOLL | 1.5 | 2.7 | 5.12 | 69 |
| FitzroyFITZ | 2.4 | 9.8 | 13.16 | 149 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 69 and 149.
Fitzroy won by 80 points.
9.15 (69) — 21.23 (149)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Valli | 22 | 5 | 27 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Bill Picken | 23 | 4 | 27 | 8 | — | 0 |
| Rene Kink | 10 | 7 | 17 | 3 | — |
| 0 |
| Peter Moore | 11 | 5 | 16 | 8 | — | 1 |
| Ronnie Wearmouth | 10 | 6 | 16 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Graeme Anderson | 8 | 7 | 15 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Andrew Ireland | 9 | 6 | 15 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Derek Shaw | 13 | 0 | 13 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Kevin Morris | 10 | 3 | 13 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Ray Shaw | 8 | 4 | 12 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Craig Stewart | 8 | 3 | 11 | 6 | — | 3 |
| Stan Magro | 9 | 2 | 11 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Peter McCormack | 7 | 4 | 11 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Phil Manassa | 9 | 2 | 11 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Ray Byrne | 6 | 2 | 8 | 0 | — | 1 |
| Leigh Carlson | 7 | 1 | 8 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Stephen Roach | 5 | 3 | 8 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Geoffrey Austen | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Craig Davis | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 1 |
| Kevin Worthington | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graeme Allan | 33 | 9 | 42 | 9 | — | 3 |
| Harvey Merrigan | 20 | 4 | 24 | 12 | — | 1 |
| Ron Alexander | 14 | 10 | 24 | 14 | — | 0 |
| David McMahon | 20 | 2 | 22 | 8 | — | 6 |
| Max Richardson | 17 | 3 | 20 | 5 | — | 3 |
| Warwick Irwin | 16 | 2 | 18 | 4 | — | 2 |
| Brian Brown | 8 | 10 | 18 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Mick Conlan | 15 | 2 | 17 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Kevin Higgins | 15 | 2 | 17 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Alan Thompson | 13 | 4 | 17 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Chris Smith | 8 | 9 | 17 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Robert Walls | 13 | 1 | 14 | 8 | — | 1 |
| Laurie Serafini | 10 | 4 | 14 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Keith MacLeod | 6 | 8 | 14 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Bernie Quinlan | 11 | 2 | 13 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Malcolm Bramley | 4 | 8 | 12 | 0 | — | 1 |
| Chris Hansen | 8 | 3 | 11 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Bob Beecroft | 5 | 0 | 5 | 3 | — | 2 |
| Gerald McCarthy | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Garry Wilson | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 |