Princes Park · Sat 16 Jun 1979 · 12,516 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HawthornHAW | 1.2 | 4.5 | 12.6 | 100 |
| Western BulldogsWB | 3.3 | 6.7 | 8.9 | 101 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 100 and 101.
Western Bulldogs won by 1 point.
15.10 (100) — 15.11 (101)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Wallace | 18 | 9 | 27 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Leigh Matthews | 16 | 9 | 25 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Peter Murnane | 16 | 8 | 24 | 5 |
| — |
| 2 |
| Michael Tuck | 19 | 5 | 24 | 8 | — | 1 |
| Rodney Eade | 16 | 4 | 20 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Peter Russo | 14 | 4 | 18 | 4 | — | 2 |
| Norm Goss | 13 | 5 | 18 | 1 | — | 1 |
| John Hendrie | 13 | 4 | 17 | 8 | — | 2 |
| Don Scott | 7 | 10 | 17 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Peter Knights | 12 | 5 | 17 | 8 | — | 0 |
| Alle De Wolde | 10 | 6 | 16 | 1 | — | 0 |
| John Kennedy | 12 | 4 | 16 | 8 | — | 0 |
| Kelvin Moore | 14 | 2 | 16 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Alan Goad | 8 | 7 | 15 | 0 | — | 1 |
| Ian Paton | 12 | 3 | 15 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Alan Martello | 12 | 2 | 14 | 4 | — | 2 |
| David Polkinghorne | 6 | 8 | 14 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Nick Wilton | 8 | 3 | 11 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Michael Moncrieff | 6 | 1 | 7 | 3 | — | 2 |
| Terry Moore | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mick Egan | 20 | 6 | 26 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Geoff Jennings | 16 | 8 | 24 | 8 | — | 0 |
| Neil Bristow | 16 | 6 | 22 | 7 | — | 3 |
| Steve Hoffman | 13 | 8 | 21 | 6 | — | 2 |
| Gary Cowton | 14 | 6 | 20 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Ted Whitten | 15 | 4 | 19 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Alan Stoneham | 13 | 6 | 19 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Richard Murrie | 14 | 5 | 19 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Ian Low | 13 | 5 | 18 | 0 | — | 2 |
| Mick Kelly | 12 | 5 | 17 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Robert McGhie | 10 | 5 | 15 | 2 | — | 0 |
| John Moylan | 13 | 2 | 15 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Ian Dunstan | 11 | 3 | 14 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Kelvin Templeton | 9 | 4 | 13 | 7 | — | 5 |
| Neil Cordy | 11 | 1 | 12 | 2 | — | 2 |
| William Berry | 8 | 4 | 12 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Doug Hawkins | 9 | 3 | 12 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Wayne Foreman | 8 | 3 | 11 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Ian Morrison | 6 | 2 | 8 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Ross Abbey | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0 | — | 0 |