Kardinia Park · Sat 12 May 1979 · 16,009 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GeelongGEEL | 1.6 | 3.8 | 8.14 | 72 |
| Western BulldogsWB | 0.2 | 4.2 | 6.4 | 47 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 72 and 47.
Geelong won by 25 points.
9.18 (72) — 7.5 (47)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Bright | 28 | 6 | 34 | 18 | — | 0 |
| Murray Witcombe | 17 | 10 | 27 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Jeff Cassidy | 19 | 5 | 24 | 7 | — |
| 2 |
| David Clarke | 22 | 2 | 24 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Michael Turner | 19 | 5 | 24 | 10 | — | 0 |
| Gary Malarkey | 13 | 10 | 23 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Sam Newman | 14 | 7 | 21 | 9 | — | 3 |
| Bryan Cousins | 16 | 4 | 20 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Bruce Nankervis | 14 | 5 | 19 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Ian Nankervis | 14 | 5 | 19 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Malcolm Reed | 10 | 8 | 18 | 8 | — | 0 |
| Jack Hawkins | 10 | 7 | 17 | 11 | — | 0 |
| Mark Bos | 13 | 3 | 16 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Rod Blake | 10 | 3 | 13 | 5 | — | 1 |
| John Mossop | 8 | 5 | 13 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Kelvin Matthews | 11 | 1 | 12 | 2 | — | 2 |
| Alan Woodman | 6 | 4 | 10 | 1 | — | 0 |
| John Burns | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Neville Bruns | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Peter Johnston | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geoff Jennings | 24 | 7 | 31 | 5 | — | 2 |
| Ian Dunstan | 22 | 4 | 26 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Doug Hawkins | 18 | 6 | 24 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Wayne Foreman | 15 | 7 | 22 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Ian Morrison | 16 | 4 | 20 | 10 | — | 0 |
| John Reid | 15 | 4 | 19 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Gary Cowton | 11 | 6 | 17 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Alby Smedts | 12 | 4 | 16 | 1 | — | 0 |
| John Moylan | 9 | 7 | 16 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Alan Stoneham | 9 | 6 | 15 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Mick Egan | 7 | 8 | 15 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Robert McGhie | 7 | 7 | 14 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Ian Hampshire | 5 | 7 | 12 | 8 | — | 0 |
| Richard Murrie | 9 | 2 | 11 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Ian Low | 8 | 2 | 10 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Robbie Peers | 6 | 4 | 10 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Ted Whitten | 8 | 1 | 9 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Kelvin Templeton | 5 | 1 | 6 | 3 | — | 3 |
| Brian Wilson | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Neil Bristow | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 |