M.C.G. · Wed 25 Apr 1979 · 44,708 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MelbourneMELB | 4.8 | 9.14 | 15.19 | 119 |
| RichmondRICH | 3.6 | 10.12 | 11.14 | 109 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 119 and 109.
Melbourne won by 10 points.
16.23 (119) — 15.19 (109)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carl Ditterich | 13 | 18 | 31 | 10 | — | 0 |
| Robert Flower | 19 | 7 | 26 | 4 | — | 3 |
| Greg Wells | 19 | 4 | 23 | 6 |
| — |
| 1 |
| Andrew Moir | 15 | 4 | 19 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Don Whitford | 16 | 3 | 19 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Gerard Healy | 13 | 5 | 18 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Barry Norsworthy | 11 | 4 | 15 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Phil Carman | 10 | 4 | 14 | 8 | — | 5 |
| Tony Martyn | 7 | 7 | 14 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Henry Coles | 9 | 4 | 13 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Laurie Fowler | 12 | 1 | 13 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Graham Gaunt | 6 | 7 | 13 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Kelvin Richards | 8 | 3 | 11 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Robert Walters | 9 | 0 | 9 | 3 | — | 2 |
| John Dellamarta | 7 | 2 | 9 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Maurice Wingate | 7 | 1 | 8 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Chris Woodman | 5 | 3 | 8 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Peter Hamilton | 7 | 1 | 8 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Graham Hunnibell | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Shane Grambeau | 6 | 0 | 6 | 1 | — | 0 |
Flower 3, Wells 1, Moir 1, Whitford 1, Norsworthy 1, Carman 5, Walters 2, Dellamarta 1, Hunnibell 1
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Jess | 20 | 7 | 27 | 13 | — | 0 |
| Bruce Tempany | 17 | 9 | 26 | 8 | — | 2 |
| Kevin Bartlett | 22 | 4 | 26 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Geoff Raines | 16 | 5 | 21 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Robert Wiley | 16 | 4 | 20 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Michael Roach | 16 | 2 | 18 | 8 | — | 7 |
| Gary Parkes | 12 | 3 | 15 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Bruce Monteath | 14 | 1 | 15 | 0 | — | 0 |
| David Cloke | 10 | 4 | 14 | 6 | — | 1 |
| Mick Malthouse | 9 | 5 | 14 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Francis Bourke | 9 | 4 | 13 | 7 | — | 1 |
| Frank Bain | 6 | 7 | 13 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Geoff McMillan | 9 | 3 | 12 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Peter Laughlin | 9 | 2 | 11 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Bryan Wood | 8 | 3 | 11 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Emmett Dunne | 5 | 5 | 10 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Kevin Sheedy | 6 | 3 | 9 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Mark Lee | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Bob Heard | 0 | 5 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Allan Edwards | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 |