Princes Park · Sat 4 Aug 1979 · 15,104 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HawthornHAW | 4.6 | 8.6 | 12.10 | 104 |
| FitzroyFITZ | 1.3 | 4.13 | 7.17 | 115 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 104 and 115.
Fitzroy won by 11 points.
15.14 (104) — 15.25 (115)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Tuck | 23 | 5 | 28 | 5 | — | 2 |
| Terry Wallace | 17 | 4 | 21 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Michael McCarthy | 14 | 7 | 21 | 4 |
| — |
| 0 |
| Peter Murnane | 11 | 8 | 19 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Mark Turner | 13 | 6 | 19 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Robert Wilkinson | 12 | 6 | 18 | 6 | — | 1 |
| Rodney Eade | 14 | 4 | 18 | 0 | — | 1 |
| John Kennedy | 13 | 4 | 17 | 4 | — | 0 |
| John Hendrie | 12 | 5 | 17 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Norm Goss | 5 | 11 | 16 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Robert DiPierdomenico | 9 | 7 | 16 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Don Scott | 10 | 4 | 14 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Kelvin Moore | 11 | 2 | 13 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Alle De Wolde | 11 | 2 | 13 | 1 | — | 0 |
| David OHalloran | 6 | 6 | 12 | 5 | — | 0 |
| David Polkinghorne | 7 | 5 | 12 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Michael Moncrieff | 10 | 0 | 10 | 7 | — | 4 |
| Tony King | 8 | 1 | 9 | 2 | — | 2 |
| Gary Ayres | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Kevin Ablett | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 2 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garry Wilson | 25 | 11 | 36 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Bernie Quinlan | 23 | 5 | 28 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Warwick Irwin | 18 | 8 | 26 | 5 | — | 2 |
| Gerald McCarthy | 12 | 8 | 20 | 8 | — | 1 |
| Robert Walls | 15 | 2 | 17 | 6 | — | 3 |
| Leon Harris | 8 | 9 | 17 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Chris Smith | 9 | 5 | 14 | 3 | — | 3 |
| Graeme Allan | 9 | 4 | 13 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Neville Taylor | 12 | 1 | 13 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Chris Hansen | 10 | 3 | 13 | 3 | — | 0 |
| David McMahon | 8 | 4 | 12 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Laurie Serafini | 8 | 4 | 12 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Ron Alexander | 8 | 3 | 11 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Harvey Merrigan | 10 | 0 | 10 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Noel Mugavin | 4 | 6 | 10 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Peter Brown | 6 | 3 | 9 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Bob Beecroft | 6 | 1 | 7 | 3 | — | 2 |
| Kevin Higgins | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Mick Conlan | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Max Richardson | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 |