Junction Oval · Sat 19 May 1979 · 15,872 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FitzroyFITZ | 2.6 | 8.13 | 12.14 | 102 |
| HawthornHAW | 0.8 | 0.14 | 7.17 | 90 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 102 and 90.
Fitzroy won by 12 points.
14.18 (102) — 11.24 (90)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garry Wilson | 26 | 6 | 32 | 8 | — | 2 |
| Kevin Higgins | 26 | 6 | 32 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Gerald McCarthy | 16 | 8 | 24 | 11 | — |
| 1 |
| Laurie Serafini | 12 | 11 | 23 | 6 | — | 0 |
| David McMahon | 12 | 8 | 20 | 5 | — | 2 |
| Chris Hansen | 12 | 8 | 20 | 8 | — | 0 |
| Bernie Quinlan | 15 | 3 | 18 | 9 | — | 3 |
| Ron Alexander | 9 | 7 | 16 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Graeme Allan | 11 | 4 | 15 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Warwick Irwin | 11 | 3 | 14 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Mick Conlan | 13 | 1 | 14 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Leon Harris | 9 | 3 | 12 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Neville Taylor | 4 | 7 | 11 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Noel Mugavin | 6 | 4 | 10 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Peter Keays | 7 | 3 | 10 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Bob Beecroft | 5 | 4 | 9 | 5 | — | 3 |
| Michael Poynton | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0 | — | 1 |
| Chris Smith | 3 | 6 | 9 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Max Richardson | 6 | 1 | 7 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Kevin OKeeffe | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norm Goss | 25 | 4 | 29 | 4 | — | 3 |
| Michael Tuck | 18 | 9 | 27 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Rodney Eade | 18 | 9 | 27 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Peter Murnane | 16 | 9 | 25 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Terry Wallace | 16 | 5 | 21 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Don Scott | 10 | 9 | 19 | 4 | — | 1 |
| David OHalloran | 8 | 8 | 16 | 6 | — | 1 |
| Ian Paton | 12 | 3 | 15 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Geoff Ablett | 12 | 2 | 14 | 3 | — | 2 |
| Peter Russo | 8 | 6 | 14 | 0 | — | 1 |
| Robert DiPierdomenico | 10 | 4 | 14 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Kelvin Moore | 10 | 4 | 14 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Michael Moncrieff | 10 | 3 | 13 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Alle De Wolde | 9 | 4 | 13 | 2 | — | 0 |
| David Polkinghorne | 6 | 6 | 12 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Gary Ayres | 9 | 2 | 11 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Kevin Ablett | 9 | 2 | 11 | 1 | — | 0 |
| John Kennedy | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Robert Wilkinson | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Terry Moore | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 |