Western Oval · Sat 28 Apr 1979 · 26,981 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western BulldogsWB | 7.3 | 9.6 | 15.6 | 128 |
| EssendonESS | 4.6 | 11.8 | 17.11 | 128 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 128 and 128.
The match was drawn.
20.8 (128) — 19.14 (128)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Foreman | 22 | 4 | 26 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Ian Dunstan | 18 | 7 | 25 | 3 | — | 2 |
| John Reid | 15 | 7 | 22 | 1 | — |
| 0 |
| Geoff Jennings | 11 | 9 | 20 | 4 | — | 2 |
| Mick Egan | 15 | 4 | 19 | 4 | — | 2 |
| Alby Smedts | 15 | 4 | 19 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Ian Low | 12 | 3 | 15 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Terry Wheeler | 8 | 7 | 15 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Stephen Power | 12 | 3 | 15 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Doug Hawkins | 11 | 4 | 15 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Robbie Peers | 10 | 5 | 15 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Ted Whitten | 13 | 1 | 14 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Ian Morrison | 11 | 2 | 13 | 2 | — | 2 |
| Gary Cowton | 10 | 3 | 13 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Ian Hampshire | 5 | 8 | 13 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Kelvin Templeton | 10 | 2 | 12 | 10 | — | 6 |
| Richard Murrie | 6 | 3 | 9 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Mark Williams | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Norm Tivendale | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 1 |
| Neil Bristow | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Mansfield | 20 | 6 | 26 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Garry Foulds | 17 | 7 | 24 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Terry Daniher | 17 | 5 | 22 | 11 | — | 8 |
| Alan Reid | 14 | 5 | 19 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Simon Madden | 13 | 5 | 18 | 5 | — | 3 |
| Max Crow | 13 | 4 | 17 | 8 | — | 2 |
| Ian Marsh | 12 | 5 | 17 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Neale Daniher | 11 | 6 | 17 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Tim Watson | 13 | 3 | 16 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Craig Barbary | 12 | 3 | 15 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Allan Davis | 12 | 2 | 14 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Peter Bennett | 5 | 8 | 13 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Peter Keenan | 7 | 4 | 11 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Shane Heard | 9 | 1 | 10 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Denis Scanlon | 8 | 2 | 10 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Merv Neagle | 7 | 3 | 10 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Roger Merrett | 8 | 1 | 9 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Stephen Robins | 8 | 0 | 8 | 2 | — | 2 |
| Neil Besanko | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Robert Shaw | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 |