Princes Park · Sat 30 Jun 1979 · 21,882 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CarltonCARL | 5.3 | 12.6 | 18.7 | 138 |
| RichmondRICH | 3.2 | 5.6 | 10.8 | 82 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 138 and 82.
Carlton won by 56 points.
21.12 (138) — 12.10 (82)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Marcou | 19 | 6 | 25 | 2 | — | 5 |
| Bruce Doull | 10 | 13 | 23 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Robbert Klomp | 7 | 15 | 22 | 2 | — |
| 2 |
| Barry Armstrong | 17 | 5 | 22 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Trevor Keogh | 12 | 8 | 20 | 2 | — | 2 |
| Wayne Harmes | 14 | 4 | 18 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Peter Francis | 13 | 5 | 18 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Wayne Johnston | 16 | 2 | 18 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Jim Buckley | 11 | 6 | 17 | 1 | — | 2 |
| Rod Austin | 15 | 1 | 16 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Mike Fitzpatrick | 10 | 5 | 15 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Geoff Southby | 9 | 6 | 15 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Rod Galt | 9 | 4 | 13 | 8 | — | 4 |
| Alex Jesaulenko | 9 | 4 | 13 | 1 | — | 2 |
| Kevin Heath | 6 | 7 | 13 | 1 | — | 0 |
| David McKay | 7 | 5 | 12 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Phillip Pinnell | 8 | 2 | 10 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Peter Jones | 5 | 2 | 7 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Ken Sheldon | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 1 |
| Greg Towns | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Rowlings | 33 | 3 | 36 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Geoff Raines | 21 | 9 | 30 | 9 | — | 1 |
| Bruce Tempany | 23 | 5 | 28 | 8 | — | 0 |
| Francis Bourke | 12 | 12 | 24 | 8 | — | 1 |
| Kevin Bartlett | 19 | 4 | 23 | 3 | — | 2 |
| Dale Weightman | 11 | 12 | 23 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Bruce Monteath | 14 | 3 | 17 | 0 | — | 3 |
| Merv Keane | 13 | 4 | 17 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Bryan Wood | 9 | 6 | 15 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Bob Heard | 5 | 9 | 14 | 4 | — | 0 |
| David Cloke | 9 | 3 | 12 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Jeff Berry | 6 | 6 | 12 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Peter Williams | 6 | 5 | 11 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Geoff McMillan | 7 | 2 | 9 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Phillip Bottams | 6 | 2 | 8 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Michael Roach | 6 | 1 | 7 | 2 | — | 3 |
| Greg Strachan | 5 | 2 | 7 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Barrie Trotter | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Jim Jess | 6 | 0 | 6 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Neil Balme | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 |