Princes Park · Sat 9 Jun 1979 · 46,106 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CarltonCARL | 5.3 | 8.4 | 11.12 | 123 |
| CollingwoodCOLL | 6.1 | 13.3 | 14.7 | 107 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 123 and 107.
Carlton won by 16 points.
18.15 (123) — 16.11 (107)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trevor Keogh | 26 | 9 | 35 | 10 | — | 0 |
| Barry Armstrong | 18 | 7 | 25 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Rod Austin | 19 | 6 | 25 | 6 | — |
| 0 |
| Alan Mangels | 12 | 12 | 24 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Ken Sheldon | 12 | 5 | 17 | 1 | — | 2 |
| Vin Catoggio | 13 | 3 | 16 | 2 | — | 3 |
| Peter Jones | 10 | 6 | 16 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Kevin Heath | 10 | 6 | 16 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Tony Pickett | 14 | 2 | 16 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Mike Fitzpatrick | 14 | 0 | 14 | 11 | — | 3 |
| Wayne Harmes | 12 | 2 | 14 | 3 | — | 2 |
| Peter McConville | 8 | 6 | 14 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Greg Towns | 12 | 2 | 14 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Geoff Southby | 9 | 4 | 13 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Peter Francis | 10 | 3 | 13 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Bruce Doull | 6 | 7 | 13 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Mark Maclure | 10 | 2 | 12 | 7 | — | 5 |
| Robbert Klomp | 8 | 4 | 12 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Alex Marcou | 7 | 5 | 12 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Alex Jesaulenko | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | — | 0 |
Armstrong 1, Sheldon 2, Catoggio 3, Jones 1, Fitzpatrick 3, Harmes 2, McConville 1, Maclure 5
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Shaw | 20 | 7 | 27 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Tony Shaw | 18 | 9 | 27 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Russell Ohlsen | 15 | 10 | 25 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Michael Woolnough | 18 | 4 | 22 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Bill Valli | 16 | 2 | 18 | 2 | — | 2 |
| Peter Moore | 11 | 7 | 18 | 10 | — | 0 |
| Ray Byrne | 14 | 4 | 18 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Bill Picken | 17 | 0 | 17 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Kevin Worthington | 10 | 6 | 16 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Rene Kink | 9 | 4 | 13 | 4 | — | 3 |
| Mark Hannebery | 5 | 8 | 13 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Andrew Ireland | 10 | 3 | 13 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Terry Wight | 9 | 3 | 12 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Denis Banks | 5 | 6 | 11 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Stan Magro | 7 | 4 | 11 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Derek Shaw | 9 | 1 | 10 | 6 | — | 4 |
| Peter McCormack | 8 | 2 | 10 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Craig Davis | 5 | 4 | 9 | 2 | — | 3 |
| Phil Manassa | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Geoffrey Austen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |