Waverley Park · Sat 7 Jul 1979 · 58,736 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CarltonCARL | 4.7 | 10.9 | 16.13 | 116 |
| FitzroyFITZ | 1.0 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 65 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 116 and 65.
Carlton won by 51 points.
17.14 (116) — 9.11 (65)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trevor Keogh | 17 | 10 | 27 | 1 | — | 2 |
| Rod Austin | 19 | 8 | 27 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Jim Buckley | 21 | 3 | 24 | 2 | — |
| 2 |
| Alex Marcou | 14 | 9 | 23 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Wayne Johnston | 17 | 4 | 21 | 3 | — | 3 |
| Barry Armstrong | 15 | 5 | 20 | 0 | — | 1 |
| Wayne Harmes | 16 | 3 | 19 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Mark Maclure | 13 | 5 | 18 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Mike Fitzpatrick | 11 | 6 | 17 | 7 | — | 1 |
| Robbert Klomp | 8 | 9 | 17 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Alex Jesaulenko | 11 | 4 | 15 | 3 | — | 0 |
| David McKay | 13 | 1 | 14 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Bruce Doull | 6 | 7 | 13 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Peter Francis | 8 | 4 | 12 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Phillip Pinnell | 8 | 4 | 12 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Warren Jones | 9 | 1 | 10 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Rod Galt | 6 | 3 | 9 | 4 | — | 2 |
| Geoff Southby | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Greg Towns | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | — | 2 |
| Vin Catoggio | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 2 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garry Wilson | 22 | 12 | 34 | 15 | — | 0 |
| Ron Alexander | 15 | 14 | 29 | 10 | — | 0 |
| Graeme Allan | 16 | 11 | 27 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Kevin Higgins | 9 | 10 | 19 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Gerald McCarthy | 8 | 11 | 19 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Warwick Irwin | 14 | 4 | 18 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Chris Smith | 16 | 2 | 18 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Leon Harris | 7 | 10 | 17 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Bernie Quinlan | 9 | 7 | 16 | 4 | — | 3 |
| Harvey Merrigan | 11 | 5 | 16 | 8 | — | 0 |
| Peter Keays | 11 | 4 | 15 | 1 | — | 0 |
| David McMahon | 9 | 5 | 14 | 4 | — | 3 |
| Max Richardson | 11 | 2 | 13 | 0 | — | 2 |
| Noel Mugavin | 6 | 6 | 12 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Robert Walls | 10 | 2 | 12 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Neville Taylor | 6 | 6 | 12 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Mick Conlan | 8 | 3 | 11 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Chris Hansen | 8 | 1 | 9 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Laurie Serafini | 5 | 4 | 9 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Bob Beecroft | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | — | 1 |
Quinlan 3, McMahon 3, Richardson 2, Beecroft 1