Waverley Park · Sat 2 Jun 1979 · 15,750 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GeelongGEEL | 6.3 | 8.7 | 16.12 | 123 |
| SydneySYD | 5.1 | 9.1 | 12.4 | 110 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 123 and 110.
Geelong won by 13 points.
18.15 (123) — 17.8 (110)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Sarah | 16 | 5 | 21 | 4 | — | 4 |
| Sam Newman | 5 | 16 | 21 | 13 | — | 1 |
| Andy Preston | 17 | 4 | 21 | 1 | — |
| 1 |
| Terry Bright | 14 | 7 | 21 | 4 | — | 0 |
| John Burns | 16 | 4 | 20 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Robert Neal | 15 | 4 | 19 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Michael Turner | 16 | 2 | 18 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Neville Bruns | 12 | 5 | 17 | 2 | — | 3 |
| David Clarke | 14 | 2 | 16 | 5 | — | 4 |
| Bruce Nankervis | 14 | 2 | 16 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Rod Blake | 9 | 7 | 16 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Bryan Cousins | 10 | 6 | 16 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Ian Nankervis | 12 | 4 | 16 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Larry Donohue | 11 | 4 | 15 | 11 | — | 4 |
| Jack Hawkins | 8 | 6 | 14 | 8 | — | 0 |
| Jeff Cassidy | 10 | 4 | 14 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Ray Card | 12 | 1 | 13 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Gary Malarkey | 8 | 1 | 9 | 1 | — | 0 |
| John Mossop | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Kelvin Matthews | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Round | 15 | 12 | 27 | 8 | — | 0 |
| Peter Morrison | 22 | 3 | 25 | 8 | — | 2 |
| Mark Browning | 22 | 2 | 24 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Ricky Quade | 18 | 5 | 23 | 7 | — | 1 |
| Bernie Evans | 14 | 9 | 23 | 7 | — | 1 |
| John Rantall | 20 | 1 | 21 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Shane Zantuck | 14 | 3 | 17 | 8 | — | 1 |
| David McLeish | 14 | 2 | 16 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Michael Smith | 13 | 2 | 15 | 8 | — | 4 |
| Max James | 15 | 0 | 15 | 7 | — | 2 |
| Terry ONeill | 9 | 4 | 13 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Michael Wright | 11 | 2 | 13 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Tony Morwood | 11 | 1 | 12 | 5 | — | 3 |
| Robert Lamb | 11 | 1 | 12 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Jon Hummel | 11 | 1 | 12 | 3 | — | 0 |
| John Murphy | 10 | 1 | 11 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Stephen Wright | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | — | 1 |
| Mark Fraser | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Colin Hounsell | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Len Thompson | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 |