Moorabbin Oval · Sat 19 May 1979 · 18,087 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St KildaSTK | 4.7 | 7.10 | 11.14 | 111 |
| RichmondRICH | 3.5 | 7.7 | 10.9 | 99 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 111 and 99.
St Kilda won by 12 points.
16.15 (111) — 14.15 (99)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geoff Cunningham | 11 | 14 | 25 | 11 | — | 0 |
| Greg Burns | 15 | 9 | 24 | 8 | — | 0 |
| Jeff Sarau | 18 | 5 | 23 | 12 | — |
| 1 |
| Jeff Dunne | 14 | 9 | 23 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Paul Callery | 15 | 4 | 19 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Grant Thomas | 15 | 3 | 18 | 9 | — | 3 |
| Maurice OKeefe | 15 | 2 | 17 | 6 | — | 3 |
| Bruce Duperouzel | 16 | 1 | 17 | 3 | — | 2 |
| Garry Sidebottom | 14 | 1 | 15 | 7 | — | 6 |
| Russell Greene | 14 | 1 | 15 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Jim ODea | 11 | 4 | 15 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Graeme Bond | 11 | 4 | 15 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Phil Stevens | 10 | 4 | 14 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Val Perovic | 12 | 2 | 14 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Gary Colling | 7 | 6 | 13 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Russell Tweeddale | 9 | 2 | 11 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Barry Breen | 7 | 3 | 10 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Bill Mildenhall | 5 | 2 | 7 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Ian Sartori | 5 | 2 | 7 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Colin Carter | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 |
Sarau 1, Thomas 3, OKeefe 3, Duperouzel 2, Sidebottom 6, Greene 1
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Rowlings | 24 | 4 | 28 | 6 | — | 3 |
| Kevin Bartlett | 24 | 3 | 27 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Daryl Freame | 19 | 7 | 26 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Emmett Dunne | 16 | 9 | 25 | 7 | — | 1 |
| Geoff Raines | 19 | 6 | 25 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Bruce Tempany | 22 | 2 | 24 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Bruce Monteath | 16 | 5 | 21 | 3 | — | 0 |
| David Cloke | 13 | 2 | 15 | 2 | — | 4 |
| Bryan Wood | 10 | 5 | 15 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Francis Bourke | 14 | 1 | 15 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Eric Leech | 11 | 3 | 14 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Mick Malthouse | 12 | 2 | 14 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Merv Keane | 12 | 2 | 14 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Michael Roach | 11 | 1 | 12 | 9 | — | 4 |
| Bob Heard | 7 | 5 | 12 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Graeme Robertson | 8 | 3 | 11 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Dale Weightman | 7 | 3 | 10 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Geoff McMillan | 6 | 2 | 8 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Stephen Mount | 7 | 0 | 7 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Greg Naylor | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 |