M.C.G. · Sat 14 Jul 1979 · 15,036 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MelbourneMELB | 5.3 | 9.11 | 17.17 | 167 |
| SydneySYD | 4.5 | 10.5 | 18.8 | 154 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 167 and 154.
Melbourne won by 13 points.
24.23 (167) — 24.10 (154)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Wells | 26 | 7 | 33 | 9 | — | 4 |
| Glenn Elliott | 21 | 12 | 33 | 9 | — | 1 |
| Robert Flower | 17 | 13 | 30 | 8 | — |
| 2 |
| Cameron Clayton | 19 | 7 | 26 | 5 | — | 2 |
| Graham Gaunt | 15 | 10 | 25 | 6 | — | 1 |
| Peter Thorne | 18 | 6 | 24 | 5 | — | 6 |
| Phil Seaton | 19 | 2 | 21 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Anthony Dullard | 10 | 7 | 17 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Garry Baker | 9 | 8 | 17 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Ray Biffin | 13 | 3 | 16 | 7 | — | 2 |
| Laurie Fowler | 14 | 2 | 16 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Peter Hamilton | 8 | 4 | 12 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Gerard Healy | 9 | 2 | 11 | 3 | — | 4 |
| Michael Byrne | 4 | 7 | 11 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Robert Elliott | 9 | 2 | 11 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Carl Ditterich | 6 | 4 | 10 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Steven Smith | 5 | 3 | 8 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Jim Durnan | 6 | 1 | 7 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Robert Walters | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Tony Martyn | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Morrison | 16 | 12 | 28 | 11 | — | 2 |
| Neville Fields | 19 | 9 | 28 | 0 | — | 2 |
| Gary Brice | 16 | 6 | 22 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Stephen Wright | 14 | 8 | 22 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Paul Morwood | 17 | 4 | 21 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Len Thompson | 10 | 9 | 19 | 2 | — | 3 |
| Shane Zantuck | 14 | 4 | 18 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Barry Round | 8 | 10 | 18 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Tony Morwood | 12 | 3 | 15 | 11 | — | 8 |
| Ian Roberts | 8 | 6 | 14 | 1 | — | 2 |
| John Rantall | 11 | 3 | 14 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Jon Hummel | 10 | 2 | 12 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Terry ONeill | 6 | 6 | 12 | 2 | — | 1 |
| David McLeish | 7 | 5 | 12 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Wayne Carroll | 8 | 2 | 10 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Mark Browning | 9 | 1 | 10 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Max Kruse | 7 | 2 | 9 | 3 | — | 2 |
| Graham Dempster | 6 | 1 | 7 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Ricky Quade | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Garry Williams | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 |