Princes Park · Sat 21 Jul 1979 · 13,557 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HawthornHAW | 5.3 | 8.6 | 10.13 | 104 |
| RichmondRICH | 5.1 | 8.7 | 15.10 | 119 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 104 and 119.
Richmond won by 15 points.
14.20 (104) — 18.11 (119)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Turner | 21 | 7 | 28 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Michael Tuck | 22 | 2 | 24 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Robert DiPierdomenico | 18 | 4 | 22 | 2 |
| — |
| 0 |
| Leigh Matthews | 15 | 6 | 21 | 6 | — | 2 |
| Terry Wallace | 12 | 9 | 21 | 0 | — | 1 |
| David Polkinghorne | 10 | 11 | 21 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Rodney Eade | 13 | 5 | 18 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Peter Russo | 13 | 2 | 15 | 2 | — | 2 |
| Alle De Wolde | 10 | 5 | 15 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Terry Moore | 10 | 4 | 14 | 6 | — | 1 |
| Kevin Ablett | 8 | 6 | 14 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Norm Goss | 10 | 4 | 14 | 2 | — | 0 |
| John Hendrie | 12 | 0 | 12 | 2 | — | 2 |
| John Kennedy | 6 | 6 | 12 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Michael McCarthy | 10 | 1 | 11 | 5 | — | 3 |
| David OHalloran | 7 | 4 | 11 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Kelvin Moore | 7 | 2 | 9 | 5 | — | 2 |
| Gary Ayres | 6 | 3 | 9 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Ian Paton | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Peter Murnane | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Rowlings | 19 | 6 | 25 | 0 | — | 1 |
| Bryan Wood | 15 | 10 | 25 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Kevin Bartlett | 21 | 4 | 25 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Geoff Raines | 20 | 2 | 22 | 6 | — | 1 |
| Francis Bourke | 17 | 5 | 22 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Phillip Bottams | 16 | 5 | 21 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Bruce Monteath | 15 | 6 | 21 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Dale Weightman | 10 | 9 | 19 | 1 | — | 1 |
| David Cloke | 11 | 5 | 16 | 7 | — | 7 |
| Craig Considine | 10 | 4 | 14 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Bob Heard | 3 | 11 | 14 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Merv Keane | 9 | 5 | 14 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Graeme Robertson | 9 | 5 | 14 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Michael Roach | 11 | 1 | 12 | 7 | — | 3 |
| Emmett Dunne | 7 | 4 | 11 | 2 | — | 4 |
| Rod Oborne | 7 | 4 | 11 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Bruce Tempany | 6 | 1 | 7 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Mark Lee | 5 | 2 | 7 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Mick Malthouse | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Peter Williams | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 |