Princes Park · Sat 21 Apr 1979 · 14,876 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HawthornHAW | 4.6 | 12.6 | 14.13 | 123 |
| GeelongGEEL | 0.4 | 5.8 | 8.14 | 83 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 123 and 83.
Hawthorn won by 40 points.
18.15 (123) — 11.17 (83)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Murnane | 20 | 6 | 26 | 2 | — | 2 |
| Leigh Matthews | 20 | 6 | 26 | 6 | — | 2 |
| Peter Knights | 20 | 4 | 24 | 2 |
| — |
| 1 |
| Rodney Eade | 22 | 2 | 24 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Norm Goss | 14 | 7 | 21 | 2 | — | 2 |
| Geoff Ablett | 18 | 3 | 21 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Michael Tuck | 15 | 4 | 19 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Robert DiPierdomenico | 14 | 3 | 17 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Alle De Wolde | 13 | 3 | 16 | 3 | — | 1 |
| David OHalloran | 14 | 2 | 16 | 2 | — | 0 |
| John Hendrie | 11 | 4 | 15 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Don Scott | 9 | 5 | 14 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Peter Russo | 8 | 6 | 14 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Michael Moncrieff | 10 | 3 | 13 | 4 | — | 7 |
| Alan Martello | 12 | 1 | 13 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Kelvin Moore | 12 | 1 | 13 | 8 | — | 0 |
| David Polkinghorne | 6 | 4 | 10 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Ian Paton | 6 | 3 | 9 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Steve Emery | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Brendan McFaull | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Turner | 21 | 2 | 23 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Sam Newman | 16 | 4 | 20 | 11 | — | 3 |
| Bryan Cousins | 15 | 4 | 19 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Bruce Nankervis | 15 | 4 | 19 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Terry Bright | 14 | 5 | 19 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Rod Blake | 8 | 9 | 17 | 6 | — | 0 |
| John Mossop | 7 | 9 | 16 | 1 | — | 1 |
| David Clarke | 15 | 1 | 16 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Jack Hawkins | 8 | 8 | 16 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Neville Bruns | 12 | 2 | 14 | 1 | — | 2 |
| Jeff Cassidy | 11 | 3 | 14 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Malcolm Reed | 9 | 3 | 12 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Ray Card | 9 | 3 | 12 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Craig Dowsett | 7 | 5 | 12 | 1 | — | 0 |
| John Durnan | 7 | 5 | 12 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Andy Preston | 4 | 7 | 11 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Murray Witcombe | 8 | 2 | 10 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Larry Donohue | 7 | 1 | 8 | 5 | — | 3 |
| Alan Woodman | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Glenn Middlemiss | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 1 |