Western Oval · Sat 28 Jul 1979 · 14,284 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western BulldogsWB | 2.0 | 6.3 | 8.6 | 82 |
| GeelongGEEL | 4.5 | 7.8 | 14.13 | 122 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 82 and 122.
Geelong won by 40 points.
12.10 (82) — 18.14 (122)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geoff Jennings | 16 | 7 | 23 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Ian Dunstan | 18 | 5 | 23 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Ian Hampshire | 10 | 9 | 19 | 12 |
| — |
| 0 |
| Ian Morrison | 14 | 3 | 17 | 4 | — | 5 |
| Richard Murrie | 9 | 8 | 17 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Robert Groenewegen | 11 | 6 | 17 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Ted Whitten | 13 | 3 | 16 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Doug Hawkins | 8 | 8 | 16 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Gary Cowton | 13 | 3 | 16 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Mick Kelly | 10 | 5 | 15 | 2 | — | 1 |
| John Moylan | 9 | 6 | 15 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Kelvin Templeton | 13 | 1 | 14 | 8 | — | 1 |
| Alby Smedts | 9 | 4 | 13 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Mick Egan | 10 | 3 | 13 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Michael McKenna | 8 | 4 | 12 | 2 | — | 1 |
| John Reid | 10 | 2 | 12 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Bruce Reid | 8 | 1 | 9 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Jim Edmond | 6 | 2 | 8 | 1 | — | 0 |
| William Berry | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Gordon Polson | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Sheehan | 17 | 8 | 25 | 0 | — | 0 |
| David Clarke | 21 | 3 | 24 | 7 | — | 2 |
| Ian Nankervis | 15 | 8 | 23 | 0 | — | 0 |
| John Burns | 16 | 6 | 22 | 4 | — | 2 |
| Neville Bruns | 21 | 0 | 21 | 7 | — | 3 |
| Peter Featherby | 15 | 6 | 21 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Terry Bright | 17 | 2 | 19 | 8 | — | 5 |
| Andy Preston | 14 | 5 | 19 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Jack Hawkins | 11 | 8 | 19 | 8 | — | 0 |
| Gary Malarkey | 13 | 5 | 18 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Ray Card | 11 | 6 | 17 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Michael Turner | 11 | 5 | 16 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Bruce Nankervis | 14 | 1 | 15 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Rod Blake | 10 | 5 | 15 | 8 | — | 0 |
| Bryan Cousins | 9 | 5 | 14 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Peter Johnston | 10 | 1 | 11 | 7 | — | 5 |
| Mario Bortolotto | 5 | 4 | 9 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Jeff Fehring | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Glenn Middlemiss | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Murray Witcombe | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 |