M.C.G. · Sat 7 Apr 1979 · 24,133 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MelbourneMELB | 7.3 | 12.7 | 13.10 | 125 |
| Western BulldogsWB | 4.5 | 7.11 | 13.13 | 113 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 125 and 113.
Melbourne won by 12 points.
18.17 (125) — 16.17 (113)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Flower | 18 | 9 | 27 | 4 | — | 2 |
| Greg Wells | 20 | 6 | 26 | 9 | — | 2 |
| Graham Gaunt | 16 | 4 | 20 | 3 | — |
| 2 |
| Carl Ditterich | 13 | 7 | 20 | 8 | — | 1 |
| Henry Coles | 14 | 5 | 19 | 6 | — | 1 |
| Gerard Healy | 13 | 6 | 19 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Shane Fitzsimmons | 9 | 9 | 18 | 6 | — | 3 |
| Phil Carman | 14 | 4 | 18 | 7 | — | 1 |
| Garry Baker | 10 | 6 | 16 | 10 | — | 3 |
| Tony Sullivan | 11 | 4 | 15 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Glenn Elliott | 10 | 3 | 13 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Peter Hamilton | 9 | 4 | 13 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Ray Biffin | 7 | 4 | 11 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Ken Roberts | 7 | 3 | 10 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Andrew Moir | 7 | 2 | 9 | 3 | — | 2 |
| Maurice Wingate | 7 | 2 | 9 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Tony Martyn | 7 | 2 | 9 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Steven Smith | 5 | 3 | 8 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Laurie Fowler | 6 | 2 | 8 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Shane Grambeau | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Dunstan | 24 | 7 | 31 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Mick Egan | 17 | 7 | 24 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Geoff Jennings | 15 | 6 | 21 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Ted Whitten | 16 | 4 | 20 | 0 | — | 1 |
| Steve Hoffman | 13 | 6 | 19 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Alan Stoneham | 13 | 3 | 16 | 4 | — | 3 |
| Ian Morrison | 14 | 2 | 16 | 7 | — | 3 |
| Norm Tivendale | 14 | 2 | 16 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Doug Hawkins | 13 | 3 | 16 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Ian Hampshire | 6 | 8 | 14 | 7 | — | 1 |
| Brian Wilson | 8 | 5 | 13 | 0 | — | 1 |
| Alby Smedts | 9 | 3 | 12 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Neil Bristow | 7 | 5 | 12 | 6 | — | 0 |
| John Reid | 10 | 1 | 11 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Kelvin Templeton | 10 | 0 | 10 | 4 | — | 5 |
| Wayne Foreman | 7 | 3 | 10 | 0 | — | 1 |
| Gary Cowton | 3 | 7 | 10 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Richard Murrie | 8 | 1 | 9 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Ian Low | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Shane Loveless | 5 | 0 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 |