M.C.G. · Sat 23 Jun 1979 · 21,216 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RichmondRICH | 2.5 | 11.10 | 16.13 | 166 |
| SydneySYD | 4.3 | 6.6 | 12.11 | 110 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 166 and 110.
Richmond won by 56 points.
25.16 (166) — 16.14 (110)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Rowlings | 27 | 6 | 33 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Bruce Monteath | 17 | 14 | 31 | 6 | — | 2 |
| Dale Weightman | 12 | 13 | 25 | 3 |
| — |
| 5 |
| Kevin Bartlett | 18 | 7 | 25 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Geoff Raines | 12 | 12 | 24 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Bruce Tempany | 11 | 13 | 24 | 9 | — | 0 |
| Merv Keane | 16 | 6 | 22 | 2 | — | 0 |
| David Cloke | 13 | 7 | 20 | 6 | — | 2 |
| Robert Wiley | 12 | 5 | 17 | 3 | — | 2 |
| Bryan Wood | 12 | 5 | 17 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Francis Bourke | 13 | 4 | 17 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Michael Roach | 9 | 5 | 14 | 8 | — | 7 |
| Jeff Berry | 8 | 5 | 13 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Peter Williams | 9 | 3 | 12 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Jim Jess | 7 | 5 | 12 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Geoff McMillan | 7 | 4 | 11 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Bob Heard | 3 | 7 | 10 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Greg Strachan | 6 | 3 | 9 | 2 | — | 2 |
| Shane Williams | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Mark Lee | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Morrison | 20 | 7 | 27 | 9 | — | 1 |
| Barry Round | 19 | 7 | 26 | 9 | — | 0 |
| Neville Fields | 21 | 4 | 25 | 4 | — | 2 |
| Ricky Quade | 21 | 4 | 25 | 6 | — | 1 |
| Mark Browning | 18 | 4 | 22 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Paul Morwood | 17 | 2 | 19 | 5 | — | 3 |
| Bernie Evans | 12 | 5 | 17 | 5 | — | 1 |
| John Rantall | 9 | 4 | 13 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Terry ONeill | 10 | 3 | 13 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Len Thompson | 8 | 4 | 12 | 5 | — | 3 |
| Tony Morwood | 11 | 1 | 12 | 8 | — | 2 |
| Colin Hounsell | 6 | 6 | 12 | 0 | — | 1 |
| Gary Brice | 9 | 2 | 11 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Jon Hummel | 8 | 2 | 10 | 0 | — | 1 |
| Shane Zantuck | 7 | 3 | 10 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Daryl Cumming | 6 | 4 | 10 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Michael Wright | 8 | 2 | 10 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Michael Smith | 6 | 2 | 8 | 2 | — | 1 |
| David Ackerly | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 0 |
| David McLeish | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 |