Kardinia Park · Sat 28 Apr 1979 · 21,353 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GeelongGEEL | 2.4 | 6.6 | 7.9 | 73 |
| North MelbourneNM | 6.1 | 10.2 | 17.4 | 123 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 73 and 123.
North Melbourne won by 50 points.
10.13 (73) — 19.9 (123)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Clarke | 19 | 7 | 26 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Terry Bright | 16 | 9 | 25 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Michael Turner | 20 | 4 | 24 | 2 |
| — |
| 2 |
| Jack Hawkins | 12 | 12 | 24 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Ian Nankervis | 13 | 9 | 22 | 2 | — | 0 |
| John Mossop | 14 | 7 | 21 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Bruce Nankervis | 16 | 4 | 20 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Sam Newman | 11 | 8 | 19 | 12 | — | 1 |
| Bryan Cousins | 17 | 1 | 18 | 4 | — | 2 |
| Rod Blake | 11 | 7 | 18 | 9 | — | 0 |
| Murray Witcombe | 11 | 5 | 16 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Jeff Cassidy | 10 | 5 | 15 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Malcolm Reed | 4 | 11 | 15 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Gary Malarkey | 6 | 9 | 15 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Andy Preston | 8 | 5 | 13 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Neville Bruns | 10 | 3 | 13 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Larry Donohue | 5 | 2 | 7 | 3 | — | 1 |
| John Burns | 6 | 1 | 7 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Peter Johnston | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Ray Card | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Byrne | 24 | 15 | 39 | 6 | — | 2 |
| Stephen Icke | 14 | 14 | 28 | 6 | — | 2 |
| Graeme Melrose | 15 | 12 | 27 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Keith Greig | 14 | 10 | 24 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Russell Ebert | 12 | 10 | 22 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Wayne Schimmelbusch | 17 | 4 | 21 | 11 | — | 3 |
| Stephen McCann | 16 | 5 | 21 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Maurice Boyse | 12 | 8 | 20 | 0 | — | 1 |
| Roy Ramsay | 10 | 10 | 20 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Stan Alves | 16 | 3 | 19 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Gary Dempsey | 11 | 8 | 19 | 8 | — | 0 |
| Phil Baker | 11 | 5 | 16 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Darryl Sutton | 12 | 3 | 15 | 4 | — | 3 |
| David Dench | 12 | 3 | 15 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Malcolm Blight | 11 | 3 | 14 | 7 | — | 5 |
| Stephen Easton | 8 | 4 | 12 | 5 | — | 0 |
| John Law | 9 | 3 | 12 | 3 | — | 0 |
| John Cassin | 7 | 4 | 11 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Shane Bond | 7 | 2 | 9 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Kevin Bryant | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 |