Waverley Park · Sat 30 Jun 1979 · 13,272 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MelbourneMELB | 1.0 | 4.0 | 6.0 | 57 |
| GeelongGEEL | 3.3 | 6.5 | 11.9 | 108 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 57 and 108.
Geelong won by 51 points.
9.3 (57) — 16.12 (108)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn Elliott | 20 | 11 | 31 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Laurie Fowler | 24 | 6 | 30 | 9 | — | 0 |
| Greg Wells | 17 | 9 | 26 | 7 | — |
| 0 |
| Tony Sullivan | 17 | 5 | 22 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Cameron Clayton | 14 | 8 | 22 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Robert Flower | 8 | 12 | 20 | 7 | — | 3 |
| Phil Seaton | 15 | 3 | 18 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Steven Smith | 10 | 8 | 18 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Jim Durnan | 7 | 10 | 17 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Garry Baker | 9 | 7 | 16 | 7 | — | 1 |
| Carl Ditterich | 11 | 5 | 16 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Tony Martyn | 13 | 2 | 15 | 0 | — | 1 |
| Peter Hamilton | 12 | 3 | 15 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Andrew Moir | 8 | 6 | 14 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Kelly ODonnell | 9 | 2 | 11 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Chris Woodman | 8 | 3 | 11 | 6 | — | 1 |
| Gerard Healy | 7 | 3 | 10 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Robert Walters | 7 | 2 | 9 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Tom Flower | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Peter Giles | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neville Bruns | 24 | 3 | 27 | 2 | — | 2 |
| Ian Nankervis | 16 | 11 | 27 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Bryan Cousins | 15 | 11 | 26 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Ray Card | 15 | 10 | 25 | 9 | — | 0 |
| David Clarke | 20 | 4 | 24 | 6 | — | 4 |
| Kelvin Matthews | 17 | 7 | 24 | 9 | — | 1 |
| Michael Turner | 22 | 2 | 24 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Gary Malarkey | 14 | 10 | 24 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Bruce Nankervis | 20 | 3 | 23 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Jack Hawkins | 11 | 11 | 22 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Terry Bright | 16 | 5 | 21 | 2 | — | 4 |
| Rod Blake | 7 | 11 | 18 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Glenn Middlemiss | 8 | 9 | 17 | 9 | — | 0 |
| Peter Featherby | 12 | 3 | 15 | 1 | — | 0 |
| John Burns | 9 | 3 | 12 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Jeff Cassidy | 7 | 2 | 9 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Larry Donohue | 6 | 2 | 8 | 4 | — | 1 |
| John Mossop | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Andy Preston | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Robert Neal | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 |