Princes Park · Sat 2 Jun 1979 · 24,875 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HawthornHAW | 7.3 | 10.3 | 13.8 | 108 |
| EssendonESS | 6.1 | 10.4 | 12.8 | 116 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 108 and 116.
Essendon won by 8 points.
16.12 (108) — 17.14 (116)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Tuck | 25 | 4 | 29 | 1 | — | 0 |
| John Hendrie | 19 | 6 | 25 | 9 | — | 4 |
| Leigh Matthews | 15 | 9 | 24 | 5 | — |
| 2 |
| Terry Wallace | 20 | 3 | 23 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Rodney Eade | 17 | 5 | 22 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Peter Murnane | 14 | 6 | 20 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Norm Goss | 14 | 5 | 19 | 1 | — | 3 |
| Nick Wilton | 13 | 3 | 16 | 4 | — | 0 |
| David OHalloran | 15 | 1 | 16 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Alle De Wolde | 9 | 6 | 15 | 0 | — | 0 |
| John Kennedy | 13 | 1 | 14 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Don Scott | 8 | 4 | 12 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Kelvin Moore | 12 | 0 | 12 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Geoff Ablett | 4 | 7 | 11 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Robert DiPierdomenico | 8 | 3 | 11 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Alan Goad | 8 | 3 | 11 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Ian Paton | 8 | 2 | 10 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Kevin Ablett | 8 | 1 | 9 | 1 | — | 3 |
| Michael Moncrieff | 6 | 2 | 8 | 1 | — | 2 |
| Bernie Jones | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alan Reid | 22 | 9 | 31 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Ken Fletcher | 24 | 6 | 30 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Ken Mansfield | 16 | 8 | 24 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Ian Marsh | 16 | 5 | 21 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Glenn Hawker | 16 | 5 | 21 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Paul Vander Haar | 15 | 5 | 20 | 9 | — | 4 |
| Peter Bennett | 15 | 5 | 20 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Garry Foulds | 18 | 2 | 20 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Max Crow | 16 | 3 | 19 | 10 | — | 0 |
| Stephen Robins | 16 | 2 | 18 | 6 | — | 3 |
| Neale Daniher | 11 | 6 | 17 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Terry Daniher | 10 | 4 | 14 | 6 | — | 7 |
| Russell Muir | 5 | 8 | 13 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Barry Day | 8 | 4 | 12 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Simon Madden | 10 | 2 | 12 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Peter Keenan | 9 | 2 | 11 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Robert Shaw | 8 | 3 | 11 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Tim Watson | 7 | 2 | 9 | 0 | — | 1 |
| Shane Heard | 6 | 0 | 6 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Steven Taubert | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |