Arden St · Sat 26 May 1979 · 17,649 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North MelbourneNM | 2.4 | 9.7 | 10.9 | 94 |
| FitzroyFITZ | 4.7 | 5.10 | 13.20 | 148 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 94 and 148.
Fitzroy won by 54 points.
13.16 (94) — 21.22 (148)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Icke | 14 | 8 | 22 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Brent Crosswell | 14 | 7 | 21 | 4 | — | 1 |
| John Byrne | 8 | 12 | 20 | 2 |
| — |
| 0 |
| Gary Dempsey | 9 | 10 | 19 | 9 | — | 0 |
| Malcolm Blight | 12 | 6 | 18 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Bill Nettlefold | 13 | 3 | 16 | 0 | — | 1 |
| Roy Ramsay | 13 | 3 | 16 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Keith Greig | 12 | 4 | 16 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Russell Ebert | 8 | 7 | 15 | 2 | — | 2 |
| Darryl Sutton | 12 | 3 | 15 | 4 | — | 2 |
| Maurice Boyse | 11 | 4 | 15 | 4 | — | 0 |
| David Dench | 10 | 4 | 14 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Ross Henshaw | 8 | 6 | 14 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Graham Cornes | 9 | 4 | 13 | 3 | — | 3 |
| Wayne Schimmelbusch | 9 | 4 | 13 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Stephen McCann | 8 | 5 | 13 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Kerry Good | 7 | 2 | 9 | 1 | — | 2 |
| John Law | 7 | 2 | 9 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Graeme Melrose | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Mick Nolan | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 |
Crosswell 1, Nettlefold 1, Ebert 2, Sutton 2, Cornes 3, Schimmelbusch 1, Good 2, Nolan 1
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernie Quinlan | 22 | 6 | 28 | 4 | — | 3 |
| Leon Harris | 15 | 12 | 27 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Garry Wilson | 14 | 10 | 24 | 0 | — | 1 |
| Ron Alexander | 13 | 8 | 21 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Max Richardson | 16 | 4 | 20 | 3 | — | 3 |
| Kevin Higgins | 15 | 5 | 20 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Graeme Allan | 12 | 6 | 18 | 3 | — | 2 |
| Gerald McCarthy | 10 | 7 | 17 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Laurie Serafini | 9 | 7 | 16 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Warwick Irwin | 11 | 4 | 15 | 1 | — | 2 |
| David McMahon | 6 | 8 | 14 | 1 | — | 2 |
| Kevin OKeeffe | 6 | 6 | 12 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Mick Conlan | 7 | 3 | 10 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Chris Smith | 6 | 4 | 10 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Chris Hansen | 6 | 3 | 9 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Neville Taylor | 6 | 3 | 9 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Bob Beecroft | 7 | 0 | 7 | 5 | — | 4 |
| Noel Mugavin | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Peter Keays | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Brian Brown | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 |