S.C.G. · Sun 10 Jun 1979 · 31,395 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North MelbourneNM | 5.2 | 10.5 | 12.7 | 105 |
| HawthornHAW | 3.2 | 8.6 | 17.10 | 156 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 105 and 156.
Hawthorn won by 51 points.
16.9 (105) — 23.18 (156)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russell Ebert | 19 | 5 | 24 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Stan Alves | 16 | 6 | 22 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Ross Glendinning | 20 | 1 | 21 | 9 |
| — |
| 5 |
| Malcolm Blight | 18 | 3 | 21 | 3 | — | 3 |
| Darryl Sutton | 16 | 3 | 19 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Wayne Schimmelbusch | 17 | 1 | 18 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Keith Greig | 12 | 5 | 17 | 6 | — | 0 |
| John Cassin | 10 | 4 | 14 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Xavier Tanner | 10 | 4 | 14 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Gary Dempsey | 8 | 6 | 14 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Maurice Boyse | 10 | 2 | 12 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Glenn Payne | 9 | 3 | 12 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Ken Montgomery | 6 | 4 | 10 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Brent Crosswell | 5 | 4 | 9 | 0 | — | 1 |
| Stephen McCann | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Arnold Briedis | 5 | 0 | 5 | 3 | — | 2 |
| Graham Cornes | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Stephen Easton | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 |
| John Law | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Stephen Icke | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leigh Matthews | 18 | 11 | 29 | 4 | — | 3 |
| Michael Tuck | 16 | 10 | 26 | 2 | — | 1 |
| John Kennedy | 20 | 6 | 26 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Peter Murnane | 20 | 5 | 25 | 5 | — | 1 |
| John Hendrie | 20 | 5 | 25 | 8 | — | 1 |
| Don Scott | 7 | 11 | 18 | 2 | — | 2 |
| Norm Goss | 12 | 4 | 16 | 1 | — | 2 |
| Peter Knights | 10 | 6 | 16 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Rodney Eade | 16 | 0 | 16 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Peter Russo | 12 | 3 | 15 | 1 | — | 4 |
| Alan Martello | 14 | 1 | 15 | 6 | — | 2 |
| Kelvin Moore | 11 | 4 | 15 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Alan Goad | 10 | 3 | 13 | 1 | — | 2 |
| David Polkinghorne | 8 | 3 | 11 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Alle De Wolde | 5 | 5 | 10 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Nick Wilton | 5 | 4 | 9 | 3 | — | 2 |
| Ian Paton | 6 | 3 | 9 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Terry Wallace | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Terry Moore | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 1 |
| David OHalloran | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 |