Lake Oval · Sat 21 Apr 1979 · 14,429 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SydneySYD | 2.3 | 8.4 | 13.8 | 118 |
| MelbourneMELB | 2.7 | 6.11 | 10.13 | 111 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 118 and 111.
Sydney won by 7 points.
18.10 (118) — 16.15 (111)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Morrison | 22 | 9 | 31 | 14 | — | 1 |
| Shane Zantuck | 20 | 7 | 27 | 9 | — | 0 |
| Neville Fields | 22 | 2 | 24 | 0 |
| — |
| 2 |
| John Murphy | 14 | 5 | 19 | 4 | — | 3 |
| Peter Hall | 12 | 4 | 16 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Barry Round | 8 | 8 | 16 | 9 | — | 0 |
| David McLeish | 14 | 2 | 16 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Michael Wright | 13 | 2 | 15 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Graham Teasdale | 9 | 6 | 15 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Peter Carter | 13 | 1 | 14 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Tony Morwood | 12 | 1 | 13 | 6 | — | 4 |
| Ricky Quade | 7 | 6 | 13 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Colin Hounsell | 6 | 6 | 12 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Paul Morwood | 8 | 2 | 10 | 3 | — | 4 |
| David Young | 5 | 4 | 9 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Daryl Cumming | 6 | 3 | 9 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Len Thompson | 4 | 4 | 8 | 1 | — | 1 |
| John Rantall | 7 | 1 | 8 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Max James | 6 | 1 | 7 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Terry ONeill | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Carman | 22 | 5 | 27 | 14 | — | 6 |
| Graham Gaunt | 16 | 7 | 23 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Robert Flower | 15 | 5 | 20 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Glenn Elliott | 15 | 5 | 20 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Henry Coles | 17 | 2 | 19 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Carl Ditterich | 13 | 5 | 18 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Tony Martyn | 14 | 4 | 18 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Greg Wells | 13 | 4 | 17 | 4 | — | 2 |
| Laurie Fowler | 13 | 1 | 14 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Andrew Moir | 10 | 2 | 12 | 4 | — | 2 |
| Gerard Healy | 7 | 5 | 12 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Kelvin Richards | 9 | 3 | 12 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Peter Hamilton | 8 | 4 | 12 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Tony Sullivan | 8 | 2 | 10 | 2 | — | 0 |
| John Wallace | 3 | 7 | 10 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Kelly ODonnell | 6 | 2 | 8 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Shane Grambeau | 6 | 2 | 8 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Steven Smith | 6 | 1 | 7 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Chris Woodman | 6 | 1 | 7 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Robert Elliott | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 |