Waverley Park · Sat 23 Jun 1979 · 56,975 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FitzroyFITZ | 5.5 | 10.11 | 12.15 | 122 |
| CollingwoodCOLL | 3.3 | 5.8 | 9.12 | 80 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 122 and 80.
Fitzroy won by 42 points.
17.20 (122) — 11.14 (80)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garry Wilson | 18 | 14 | 32 | 8 | — | 2 |
| Bernie Quinlan | 22 | 8 | 30 | 15 | — | 2 |
| Warwick Irwin | 22 | 5 | 27 | 6 | — |
| 1 |
| Graeme Allan | 13 | 10 | 23 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Leon Harris | 9 | 12 | 21 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Gerald McCarthy | 9 | 10 | 19 | 6 | — | 1 |
| Ron Alexander | 8 | 11 | 19 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Kevin Higgins | 13 | 6 | 19 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Mick Conlan | 14 | 3 | 17 | 3 | — | 2 |
| Robert Walls | 9 | 8 | 17 | 2 | — | 2 |
| Max Richardson | 13 | 3 | 16 | 4 | — | 2 |
| David McMahon | 9 | 6 | 15 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Chris Smith | 6 | 9 | 15 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Neville Taylor | 8 | 6 | 14 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Chris Hansen | 12 | 2 | 14 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Laurie Serafini | 7 | 5 | 12 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Peter Keays | 8 | 3 | 11 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Bob Beecroft | 9 | 1 | 10 | 5 | — | 3 |
| Harvey Merrigan | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Grant Fowler | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Shaw | 16 | 10 | 26 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Tony Shaw | 19 | 5 | 24 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Ronnie Wearmouth | 10 | 12 | 22 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Russell Ohlsen | 15 | 5 | 20 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Bill Valli | 14 | 3 | 17 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Michael Woolnough | 11 | 5 | 16 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Bill Picken | 10 | 5 | 15 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Craig Davis | 10 | 4 | 14 | 5 | — | 2 |
| Denis Banks | 11 | 3 | 14 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Peter McCormack | 10 | 3 | 13 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Ray Byrne | 7 | 6 | 13 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Mark Hannebery | 8 | 5 | 13 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Stan Magro | 9 | 3 | 12 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Peter Daicos | 7 | 5 | 12 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Rene Kink | 6 | 5 | 11 | 6 | — | 3 |
| Craig Stewart | 6 | 5 | 11 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Peter Moore | 8 | 3 | 11 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Terry Wight | 2 | 8 | 10 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Geoffrey Austen | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Derek Shaw | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 |