Lake Oval · Sat 4 Aug 1979 · 9,815 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SydneySYD | 8.4 | 15.7 | 22.9 | 195 |
| Western BulldogsWB | 6.4 | 8.9 | 12.13 | 106 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 195 and 106.
Sydney won by 89 points.
31.9 (195) — 15.16 (106)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Round | 11 | 14 | 25 | 12 | — | 4 |
| Michael Smith | 15 | 10 | 25 | 7 | — | 3 |
| Paul Morwood | 21 | 3 | 24 | 11 | — |
| 4 |
| Neville Fields | 18 | 5 | 23 | 6 | — | 3 |
| Peter Morrison | 14 | 7 | 21 | 8 | — | 4 |
| Ricky Quade | 16 | 2 | 18 | 3 | — | 3 |
| Gary Brice | 13 | 4 | 17 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Tony Morwood | 12 | 4 | 16 | 10 | — | 4 |
| Ian Roberts | 10 | 6 | 16 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Mark Fraser | 13 | 3 | 16 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Max James | 11 | 5 | 16 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Stephen Wright | 9 | 5 | 14 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Michael Wright | 10 | 3 | 13 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Dale Murphy | 9 | 4 | 13 | 3 | — | 0 |
| John Rantall | 11 | 2 | 13 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Len Thompson | 5 | 6 | 11 | 3 | — | 2 |
| David Ackerly | 8 | 3 | 11 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Robert Dean | 5 | 4 | 9 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Doug Koop | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Robert Lamb | 5 | 1 | 6 | 2 | — | 2 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Dunstan | 20 | 6 | 26 | 4 | — | 2 |
| Wayne Foreman | 16 | 8 | 24 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Ted Whitten | 20 | 4 | 24 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Doug Hawkins | 15 | 6 | 21 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Jim Edmond | 15 | 4 | 19 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Ian Morrison | 13 | 5 | 18 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Mick Kelly | 12 | 6 | 18 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Gary Cowton | 10 | 6 | 16 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Ian Hampshire | 8 | 6 | 14 | 3 | — | 2 |
| Bruce Reid | 9 | 4 | 13 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Mick Egan | 9 | 4 | 13 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Robert McGhie | 8 | 4 | 12 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Kelvin Templeton | 11 | 0 | 11 | 11 | — | 5 |
| Robert Groenewegen | 8 | 3 | 11 | 3 | — | 2 |
| Brian Wilson | 7 | 3 | 10 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Michael McKenna | 8 | 2 | 10 | 0 | — | 0 |
| John Reid | 8 | 2 | 10 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Gordon Polson | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Angelo Tantsis | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Alby Smedts | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 |