Princes Park · Sat 5 May 1979 · 24,148 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CarltonCARL | 4.7 | 7.10 | 10.15 | 110 |
| MelbourneMELB | 2.3 | 8.7 | 12.10 | 96 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 110 and 96.
Carlton won by 14 points.
15.20 (110) — 13.18 (96)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Armstrong | 27 | 8 | 35 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Ken Sheldon | 26 | 5 | 31 | 7 | — | 3 |
| Vin Catoggio | 17 | 5 | 22 | 2 | — |
| 3 |
| Bruce Doull | 10 | 12 | 22 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Wayne Harmes | 18 | 4 | 22 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Geoff Southby | 8 | 12 | 20 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Alex Jesaulenko | 10 | 9 | 19 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Mike Fitzpatrick | 12 | 6 | 18 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Alex Marcou | 13 | 5 | 18 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Dennis Collins | 7 | 10 | 17 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Robbert Klomp | 5 | 12 | 17 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Alan Mangels | 10 | 7 | 17 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Michael Young | 13 | 4 | 17 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Mark Maclure | 10 | 6 | 16 | 7 | — | 1 |
| Peter Francis | 8 | 6 | 14 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Trevor Keogh | 10 | 3 | 13 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Kevin Heath | 7 | 5 | 12 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Rod Galt | 9 | 1 | 10 | 6 | — | 5 |
| Warren Jones | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Rod Austin | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn Elliott | 22 | 11 | 33 | 6 | — | 1 |
| Robert Flower | 17 | 7 | 24 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Graham Gaunt | 16 | 7 | 23 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Gerard Healy | 17 | 4 | 21 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Don Whitford | 13 | 5 | 18 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Maurice Wingate | 12 | 5 | 17 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Michael Byrne | 9 | 7 | 16 | 5 | — | 2 |
| Phil Carman | 7 | 9 | 16 | 6 | — | 1 |
| Greg Wells | 13 | 3 | 16 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Kelly ODonnell | 10 | 5 | 15 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Robert Walters | 13 | 1 | 14 | 4 | — | 5 |
| Robert Elliott | 10 | 4 | 14 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Bruce Elliott | 10 | 4 | 14 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Peter OKeefe | 9 | 5 | 14 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Barry Norsworthy | 11 | 2 | 13 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Andrew Moir | 11 | 1 | 12 | 1 | — | 2 |
| John Dellamarta | 8 | 3 | 11 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Graham Hunnibell | 5 | 5 | 10 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Shane Grambeau | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Barry Denny | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 |