Junction Oval · Sat 28 Apr 1979 · 21,577 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FitzroyFITZ | 1.5 | 4.10 | 8.11 | 82 |
| CarltonCARL | 4.5 | 8.9 | 14.18 | 139 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 82 and 139.
Carlton won by 57 points.
11.16 (82) — 20.19 (139)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graeme Allan | 21 | 10 | 31 | 9 | — | 2 |
| Garry Wilson | 23 | 4 | 27 | 4 | — | 4 |
| Brian Brown | 16 | 7 | 23 | 2 | — |
| 0 |
| David McMahon | 10 | 12 | 22 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Max Richardson | 12 | 9 | 21 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Ron Alexander | 12 | 9 | 21 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Peter Keays | 14 | 5 | 19 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Warwick Irwin | 15 | 2 | 17 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Chris Hansen | 10 | 6 | 16 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Michael Poynton | 14 | 2 | 16 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Harvey Merrigan | 15 | 1 | 16 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Gerald McCarthy | 12 | 3 | 15 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Laurie Serafini | 10 | 4 | 14 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Kevin Higgins | 9 | 1 | 10 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Neville Taylor | 8 | 0 | 8 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Chris Smith | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Mick Conlan | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Bob Beecroft | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | — | 1 |
| John Frazer | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Noel Mugavin | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Maclure | 16 | 12 | 28 | 11 | — | 1 |
| Robbert Klomp | 16 | 12 | 28 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Alex Jesaulenko | 19 | 5 | 24 | 8 | — | 0 |
| Ken Sheldon | 21 | 2 | 23 | 2 | — | 2 |
| Vin Catoggio | 16 | 6 | 22 | 7 | — | 6 |
| Bruce Doull | 8 | 13 | 21 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Alan Mangels | 16 | 4 | 20 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Wayne Harmes | 10 | 9 | 19 | 6 | — | 2 |
| Barry Armstrong | 14 | 4 | 18 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Peter Jones | 7 | 11 | 18 | 8 | — | 0 |
| Michael Young | 10 | 8 | 18 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Mike Fitzpatrick | 12 | 5 | 17 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Geoff Southby | 10 | 6 | 16 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Trevor Keogh | 10 | 5 | 15 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Kevin Heath | 4 | 9 | 13 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Dennis Collins | 8 | 4 | 12 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Alex Marcou | 9 | 2 | 11 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Wayne Johnston | 10 | 0 | 10 | 1 | — | 2 |
| Rod Galt | 7 | 2 | 9 | 4 | — | 4 |
| Rod Austin | 7 | 0 | 7 | 1 | — | 0 |