Waverley Park · Sat 5 May 1979 · 34,163 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western BulldogsWB | 2.6 | 6.9 | 7.15 | 89 |
| CollingwoodCOLL | 2.2 | 7.6 | 14.10 | 137 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 89 and 137.
Collingwood won by 48 points.
12.17 (89) — 20.17 (137)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Dunstan | 28 | 3 | 31 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Geoff Jennings | 17 | 7 | 24 | 6 | — | 1 |
| Ian Morrison | 17 | 5 | 22 | 5 |
| — |
| 0 |
| Mick Egan | 11 | 8 | 19 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Wayne Foreman | 15 | 4 | 19 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Gary Cowton | 8 | 9 | 17 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Ian Hampshire | 9 | 8 | 17 | 12 | — | 1 |
| Kelvin Templeton | 14 | 2 | 16 | 7 | — | 2 |
| Ted Whitten | 13 | 3 | 16 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Alan Stoneham | 11 | 4 | 15 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Terry Wheeler | 10 | 4 | 14 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Ian Low | 9 | 3 | 12 | 1 | — | 3 |
| Doug Hawkins | 9 | 3 | 12 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Alby Smedts | 10 | 2 | 12 | 2 | — | 0 |
| John Reid | 10 | 2 | 12 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Steve Hoffman | 7 | 4 | 11 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Robbie Peers | 8 | 2 | 10 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Stephen Power | 6 | 4 | 10 | 0 | — | 0 |
| John Moylan | 5 | 3 | 8 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Norm Tivendale | 7 | 1 | 8 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Shaw | 23 | 5 | 28 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Bill Valli | 14 | 10 | 24 | 1 | — | 2 |
| Michael Woolnough | 18 | 4 | 22 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Russell Ohlsen | 13 | 8 | 21 | 4 | — | 2 |
| Stan Magro | 16 | 5 | 21 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Tony Shaw | 14 | 6 | 20 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Ray Byrne | 12 | 7 | 19 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Terry Wight | 4 | 15 | 19 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Bill Picken | 11 | 7 | 18 | 10 | — | 0 |
| Craig Stewart | 10 | 7 | 17 | 7 | — | 3 |
| Rene Kink | 11 | 6 | 17 | 4 | — | 2 |
| Craig Davis | 11 | 4 | 15 | 4 | — | 4 |
| Peter Moore | 7 | 8 | 15 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Andrew Ireland | 10 | 3 | 13 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Geoffrey Austen | 4 | 9 | 13 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Rod Oborne | 9 | 4 | 13 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Kevin Morris | 10 | 2 | 12 | 0 | — | 1 |
| Derek Shaw | 8 | 4 | 12 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Peter Daicos | 5 | 5 | 10 | 0 | — | 1 |
| Peter McCormack | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 |