Arden St · Sat 7 Jul 1979 · 14,971 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North MelbourneNM | 4.2 | 11.7 | 12.9 | 118 |
| GeelongGEEL | 4.6 | 5.7 | 12.14 | 100 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 118 and 100.
North Melbourne won by 18 points.
17.16 (118) — 14.16 (100)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graeme Melrose | 20 | 8 | 28 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Wayne Schimmelbusch | 22 | 6 | 28 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Russell Ebert | 18 | 8 | 26 | 3 |
| — |
| 1 |
| Daryl Schimmelbusch | 13 | 10 | 23 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Xavier Tanner | 17 | 4 | 21 | 7 | — | 2 |
| Bill Nettlefold | 16 | 5 | 21 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Kevin Bryant | 11 | 9 | 20 | 3 | — | 3 |
| Gary Dempsey | 16 | 4 | 20 | 9 | — | 0 |
| Ross Glendinning | 7 | 12 | 19 | 5 | — | 2 |
| Keith Greig | 9 | 10 | 19 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Stephen McCann | 14 | 4 | 18 | 12 | — | 2 |
| John Law | 13 | 2 | 15 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Ross Henshaw | 9 | 4 | 13 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Darryl Sutton | 10 | 2 | 12 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Stephen Icke | 6 | 6 | 12 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Alan Jarrott | 9 | 2 | 11 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Brent Crosswell | 8 | 0 | 8 | 3 | — | 4 |
| Arnold Briedis | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Mick Nolan | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Roger Podolczak | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 |
Melrose 1, Ebert 1, Schimmelbusch 1, Tanner 2, Bryant 3, Glendinning 2, McCann 2, Crosswell 4, Briedis 1
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Clarke | 27 | 3 | 30 | 4 | — | 2 |
| Bruce Nankervis | 20 | 4 | 24 | 5 | — | 2 |
| Ian Nankervis | 18 | 6 | 24 | 9 | — | 0 |
| John Burns | 17 | 3 | 20 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Peter Featherby | 17 | 2 | 19 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Kelvin Matthews | 14 | 4 | 18 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Bryan Cousins | 13 | 4 | 17 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Glenn Middlemiss | 6 | 10 | 16 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Michael Turner | 14 | 2 | 16 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Kevin Sheehan | 13 | 2 | 15 | 1 | — | 3 |
| John Mossop | 8 | 5 | 13 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Jeff Cassidy | 9 | 2 | 11 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Gary Malarkey | 9 | 2 | 11 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Jack Hawkins | 6 | 2 | 8 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Terry Bright | 7 | 0 | 7 | 4 | — | 2 |
| Ray Card | 6 | 1 | 7 | 1 | — | 2 |
| Alan Woodman | 5 | 2 | 7 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Rod Blake | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Mario Bortolotto | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Neville Bruns | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 |