Princes Park · Sat 26 May 1979 · 10,977 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HawthornHAW | 7.2 | 10.6 | 13.14 | 120 |
| MelbourneMELB | 1.2 | 4.12 | 5.14 | 77 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 120 and 77.
Hawthorn won by 43 points.
17.18 (120) — 10.17 (77)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Murnane | 21 | 9 | 30 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Leigh Matthews | 16 | 8 | 24 | 6 | — | 2 |
| Alan Goad | 19 | 3 | 22 | 4 | — |
| 5 |
| Don Scott | 15 | 6 | 21 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Geoff Ablett | 17 | 4 | 21 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Michael Moncrieff | 14 | 6 | 20 | 8 | — | 3 |
| Michael Tuck | 15 | 5 | 20 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Alle De Wolde | 12 | 6 | 18 | 2 | — | 0 |
| David OHalloran | 11 | 7 | 18 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Kelvin Moore | 14 | 2 | 16 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Rodney Eade | 15 | 1 | 16 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Terry Wallace | 11 | 4 | 15 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Nick Wilton | 10 | 5 | 15 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Ian Paton | 7 | 3 | 10 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Gary Ayres | 4 | 5 | 9 | 2 | — | 3 |
| John Kennedy | 4 | 5 | 9 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Tony King | 9 | 0 | 9 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Kevin Ablett | 5 | 3 | 8 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Robert Polkinghorne | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Bernie Jones | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Flower | 23 | 11 | 34 | 8 | — | 1 |
| Greg Wells | 17 | 6 | 23 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Kelly ODonnell | 16 | 4 | 20 | 8 | — | 0 |
| Laurie Fowler | 14 | 6 | 20 | 8 | — | 0 |
| Wayne Gordon | 11 | 8 | 19 | 10 | — | 1 |
| Glenn Elliott | 13 | 6 | 19 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Garry Baker | 8 | 8 | 16 | 7 | — | 1 |
| Graham Gaunt | 12 | 3 | 15 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Robert Elliott | 11 | 4 | 15 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Tom Flower | 13 | 1 | 14 | 0 | — | 2 |
| Maurice Wingate | 9 | 3 | 12 | 0 | — | 2 |
| Phil Carman | 7 | 5 | 12 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Greg Hutchison | 8 | 4 | 12 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Graham Hunnibell | 9 | 2 | 11 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Cameron Clayton | 9 | 2 | 11 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Peter Hamilton | 6 | 3 | 9 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Gerard Healy | 9 | 0 | 9 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Michael Byrne | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Don Whitford | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Barry Denny | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 |