Kardinia Park · Mon 16 Apr 1979 · 25,499 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GeelongGEEL | 2.5 | 7.7 | 9.12 | 106 |
| MelbourneMELB | 4.6 | 5.7 | 7.11 | 67 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 106 and 67.
Geelong won by 39 points.
15.16 (106) — 9.13 (67)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Clarke | 20 | 7 | 27 | 7 | — | 1 |
| Andy Preston | 15 | 8 | 23 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Bruce Nankervis | 17 | 4 | 21 | 5 |
| — |
| 0 |
| Michael Turner | 19 | 1 | 20 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Paul Sarah | 15 | 4 | 19 | 3 | — | 4 |
| Malcolm Reed | 10 | 9 | 19 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Terry Bright | 13 | 6 | 19 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Rod Blake | 14 | 4 | 18 | 11 | — | 0 |
| Sam Newman | 9 | 9 | 18 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Jack Hawkins | 11 | 7 | 18 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Bryan Cousins | 13 | 3 | 16 | 2 | — | 2 |
| Gary Malarkey | 11 | 5 | 16 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Larry Donohue | 13 | 2 | 15 | 5 | — | 5 |
| Craig Dowsett | 10 | 3 | 13 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Jeff Cassidy | 7 | 5 | 12 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Robert Neal | 7 | 2 | 9 | 0 | — | 0 |
| John Mossop | 7 | 1 | 8 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Neville Bruns | 6 | 2 | 8 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Glenn Middlemiss | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Paul Jeffreys | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn Elliott | 21 | 6 | 27 | 8 | — | 1 |
| Henry Coles | 17 | 7 | 24 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Carl Ditterich | 14 | 9 | 23 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Tony Sullivan | 19 | 2 | 21 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Robert Flower | 10 | 7 | 17 | 5 | — | 2 |
| Laurie Fowler | 15 | 2 | 17 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Gerard Healy | 12 | 3 | 15 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Graham Gaunt | 11 | 4 | 15 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Phil Carman | 10 | 4 | 14 | 4 | — | 3 |
| Maurice Wingate | 11 | 3 | 14 | 2 | — | 2 |
| Greg Wells | 10 | 4 | 14 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Peter Hamilton | 11 | 3 | 14 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Andrew Moir | 11 | 2 | 13 | 6 | — | 1 |
| Robert Elliott | 11 | 1 | 12 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Steven Smith | 8 | 3 | 11 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Tony Martyn | 8 | 3 | 11 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Shane Grambeau | 8 | 2 | 10 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Chris Woodman | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Shane Fitzsimmons | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Ray Biffin | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 |