Kardinia Park · Sat 26 May 1979 · 19,590 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GeelongGEEL | 5.3 | 6.5 | 11.6 | 83 |
| EssendonESS | 3.1 | 6.7 | 9.8 | 84 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 83 and 84.
Essendon won by 1 point.
12.11 (83) — 12.12 (84)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce Nankervis | 24 | 3 | 27 | 2 | — | 2 |
| David Clarke | 21 | 1 | 22 | 3 | — | 2 |
| Bryan Cousins | 13 | 9 | 22 | 4 |
| — |
| 1 |
| Ian Nankervis | 18 | 4 | 22 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Michael Turner | 20 | 0 | 20 | 6 | — | 2 |
| Terry Bright | 15 | 4 | 19 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Neville Bruns | 12 | 3 | 15 | 4 | — | 2 |
| John Burns | 12 | 2 | 14 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Mark Bos | 11 | 2 | 13 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Robert Neal | 6 | 6 | 12 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Ray Card | 10 | 2 | 12 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Sam Newman | 6 | 6 | 12 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Gary Malarkey | 8 | 3 | 11 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Jack Hawkins | 4 | 7 | 11 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Murray Witcombe | 6 | 4 | 10 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Jeff Cassidy | 8 | 2 | 10 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Rod Blake | 8 | 1 | 9 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Glenn Middlemiss | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | — | 2 |
| Andy Preston | 6 | 0 | 6 | 1 | — | 0 |
| John Mossop | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Bennett | 16 | 6 | 22 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Alan Reid | 16 | 3 | 19 | 9 | — | 0 |
| Steven Taubert | 15 | 4 | 19 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Ian Marsh | 14 | 4 | 18 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Stephen Robins | 15 | 2 | 17 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Neale Daniher | 14 | 3 | 17 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Russell Muir | 14 | 2 | 16 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Ken Mansfield | 8 | 8 | 16 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Garry Foulds | 13 | 2 | 15 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Peter Keenan | 12 | 2 | 14 | 8 | — | 3 |
| Paul Vander Haar | 8 | 6 | 14 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Tim Watson | 13 | 0 | 13 | 2 | — | 2 |
| Wayne Primmer | 10 | 3 | 13 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Glenn Hawker | 9 | 2 | 11 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Simon Madden | 9 | 2 | 11 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Colin Boyd | 6 | 3 | 9 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Allan Davis | 8 | 1 | 9 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Terry Daniher | 5 | 3 | 8 | 5 | — | 2 |
| Denis Scanlon | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Merv Neagle | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 |