Waverley Park · Sat 19 May 1979 · 37,260 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CollingwoodCOLL | 3.1 | 6.6 | 9.11 | 92 |
| GeelongGEEL | 2.4 | 3.9 | 5.12 | 51 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 92 and 51.
Collingwood won by 41 points.
13.14 (92) — 6.15 (51)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russell Ohlsen | 19 | 6 | 25 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Tony Shaw | 19 | 5 | 24 | 1 | — | 3 |
| Bill Valli | 16 | 8 | 24 | 3 | — |
| 2 |
| Michael Woolnough | 18 | 6 | 24 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Ray Byrne | 16 | 8 | 24 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Ray Shaw | 14 | 8 | 22 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Ronnie Wearmouth | 14 | 7 | 21 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Peter Moore | 14 | 6 | 20 | 9 | — | 2 |
| Rene Kink | 14 | 5 | 19 | 12 | — | 2 |
| Bill Picken | 12 | 7 | 19 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Terry Wight | 12 | 7 | 19 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Denis Banks | 10 | 6 | 16 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Leigh Carlson | 8 | 6 | 14 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Andrew Ireland | 11 | 3 | 14 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Craig Davis | 10 | 1 | 11 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Barry Price | 3 | 8 | 11 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Ian Cooper | 2 | 8 | 10 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Craig Stewart | 2 | 7 | 9 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Kevin Worthington | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Derek Shaw | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Malarkey | 18 | 12 | 30 | 9 | — | 0 |
| Bruce Nankervis | 21 | 6 | 27 | 4 | — | 1 |
| John Burns | 17 | 6 | 23 | 3 | — | 1 |
| David Clarke | 17 | 3 | 20 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Robert Neal | 15 | 4 | 19 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Ian Nankervis | 12 | 6 | 18 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Mark Bos | 15 | 2 | 17 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Michael Turner | 12 | 4 | 16 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Terry Bright | 11 | 4 | 15 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Rod Blake | 9 | 5 | 14 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Bryan Cousins | 9 | 4 | 13 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Sam Newman | 8 | 5 | 13 | 6 | — | 1 |
| Kevin Sheehan | 10 | 1 | 11 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Malcolm Reed | 8 | 2 | 10 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Andy Preston | 7 | 3 | 10 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Kelvin Matthews | 7 | 2 | 9 | 2 | — | 0 |
| John Mossop | 5 | 1 | 6 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Peter Johnston | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | — | 2 |
| Jack Hawkins | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Murray Witcombe | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 |