Junction Oval · Sat 14 Apr 1979 · 19,436 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FitzroyFITZ | 4.5 | 9.7 | 11.13 | 86 |
| SydneySYD | 5.2 | 9.7 | 15.9 | 139 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 86 and 139.
Sydney won by 53 points.
12.14 (86) — 21.13 (139)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerald McCarthy | 18 | 7 | 25 | 8 | — | 1 |
| Warwick Irwin | 20 | 4 | 24 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Garry Wilson | 17 | 6 | 23 | 5 | — |
| 3 |
| Max Richardson | 12 | 8 | 20 | 3 | — | 2 |
| Chris Smith | 8 | 12 | 20 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Kevin Higgins | 17 | 3 | 20 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Harvey Merrigan | 16 | 3 | 19 | 4 | — | 0 |
| David McMahon | 13 | 4 | 17 | 6 | — | 1 |
| Graeme Allan | 11 | 6 | 17 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Ron Alexander | 11 | 4 | 15 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Brian Brown | 8 | 6 | 14 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Laurie Serafini | 10 | 4 | 14 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Keith MacLeod | 9 | 4 | 13 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Peter Brown | 11 | 2 | 13 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Mick Conlan | 9 | 1 | 10 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Bob Beecroft | 7 | 2 | 9 | 4 | — | 4 |
| Rod Carter | 7 | 1 | 8 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Chris Hansen | 6 | 2 | 8 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Malcolm Bramley | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Bernie Quinlan | 5 | 0 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Murphy | 22 | 3 | 25 | 9 | — | 3 |
| Neville Fields | 18 | 6 | 24 | 11 | — | 4 |
| Graham Teasdale | 18 | 6 | 24 | 14 | — | 2 |
| Ricky Quade | 15 | 5 | 20 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Peter Morrison | 15 | 5 | 20 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Shane Zantuck | 12 | 7 | 19 | 3 | — | 0 |
| David Young | 17 | 2 | 19 | 2 | — | 0 |
| David McLeish | 16 | 3 | 19 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Peter Carter | 18 | 0 | 18 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Daryl Cumming | 12 | 3 | 15 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Barry Round | 12 | 3 | 15 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Terry ONeill | 10 | 4 | 14 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Robert Dean | 9 | 4 | 13 | 3 | — | 2 |
| Michael Wright | 9 | 2 | 11 | 3 | — | 0 |
| John Rantall | 6 | 4 | 10 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Max James | 7 | 2 | 9 | 4 | — | 4 |
| Paul Morwood | 8 | 1 | 9 | 3 | — | 2 |
| Colin Hounsell | 7 | 2 | 9 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Len Thompson | 5 | 2 | 7 | 3 | — | 4 |
| Tony Morwood | 6 | 1 | 7 | 3 | — | 0 |