Windy Hill · Sat 5 May 1979 · 19,686 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EssendonESS | 1.1 | 4.4 | 5.8 | 76 |
| FitzroyFITZ | 7.9 | 11.14 | 20.17 | 172 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 76 and 172.
Fitzroy won by 96 points.
10.16 (76) — 25.22 (172)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shane Heard | 20 | 3 | 23 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Ken Mansfield | 15 | 7 | 22 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Garry Foulds | 17 | 4 | 21 | 1 | — |
| 1 |
| Peter Bennett | 13 | 8 | 21 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Ian Marsh | 13 | 4 | 17 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Neale Daniher | 14 | 2 | 16 | 0 | — | 2 |
| Max Crow | 12 | 4 | 16 | 7 | — | 1 |
| Merv Neagle | 11 | 5 | 16 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Terry Daniher | 13 | 2 | 15 | 7 | — | 4 |
| Glenn Hawker | 12 | 3 | 15 | 4 | — | 2 |
| Ken Fletcher | 11 | 4 | 15 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Paul Vander Haar | 9 | 6 | 15 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Robert Shaw | 8 | 3 | 11 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Tim Watson | 6 | 3 | 9 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Craig Barbary | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Darren Williams | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Denis Scanlon | 6 | 0 | 6 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Simon Madden | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Peter Keenan | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Allan Davis | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garry Wilson | 23 | 11 | 34 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Graeme Allan | 15 | 17 | 32 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Gerald McCarthy | 15 | 12 | 27 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Kevin Higgins | 16 | 10 | 26 | 6 | — | 0 |
| David McMahon | 13 | 12 | 25 | 5 | — | 3 |
| Michael Poynton | 11 | 14 | 25 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Bernie Quinlan | 16 | 8 | 24 | 8 | — | 6 |
| Peter Keays | 13 | 9 | 22 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Max Richardson | 13 | 6 | 19 | 2 | — | 4 |
| Warwick Irwin | 12 | 7 | 19 | 2 | — | 2 |
| Leon Harris | 10 | 6 | 16 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Harvey Merrigan | 9 | 3 | 12 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Laurie Serafini | 4 | 8 | 12 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Bob Beecroft | 9 | 2 | 11 | 5 | — | 7 |
| Chris Hansen | 4 | 7 | 11 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Noel Mugavin | 4 | 7 | 11 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Ron Alexander | 6 | 2 | 8 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Neville Taylor | 7 | 1 | 8 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Kevin OKeeffe | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Brian Brown | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 |