Junction Oval · Sat 11 Aug 1979 · 16,659 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FitzroyFITZ | 1.2 | 3.6 | 5.10 | 54 |
| North MelbourneNM | 3.3 | 9.10 | 14.14 | 121 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 54 and 121.
North Melbourne won by 67 points.
7.12 (54) — 17.19 (121)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernie Quinlan | 22 | 7 | 29 | 8 | — | 1 |
| Garry Wilson | 17 | 6 | 23 | 5 | — | 0 |
| David McMahon | 6 | 13 | 19 | 0 | — |
| 1 |
| Robert Walls | 14 | 4 | 18 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Gerald McCarthy | 9 | 8 | 17 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Leon Harris | 8 | 7 | 15 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Mick Conlan | 10 | 4 | 14 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Warwick Irwin | 10 | 3 | 13 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Max Richardson | 11 | 1 | 12 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Neville Taylor | 10 | 2 | 12 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Kevin Higgins | 10 | 1 | 11 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Noel Mugavin | 4 | 6 | 10 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Kevin OKeeffe | 4 | 6 | 10 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Laurie Serafini | 6 | 4 | 10 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Peter Brown | 7 | 2 | 9 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Ron Alexander | 5 | 3 | 8 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Bob Beecroft | 6 | 2 | 8 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Chris Hansen | 5 | 2 | 7 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Chris Smith | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Grant Lawrie | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russell Ebert | 14 | 9 | 23 | 3 | — | 2 |
| Gary Dempsey | 16 | 7 | 23 | 13 | — | 0 |
| Stephen Icke | 15 | 7 | 22 | 8 | — | 0 |
| Xavier Tanner | 16 | 5 | 21 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Keith Greig | 11 | 10 | 21 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Ross Glendinning | 15 | 5 | 20 | 8 | — | 3 |
| John Cassin | 13 | 7 | 20 | 0 | — | 1 |
| Kevin Bryant | 14 | 4 | 18 | 7 | — | 1 |
| Malcolm Blight | 14 | 3 | 17 | 7 | — | 0 |
| John Law | 14 | 2 | 16 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Wayne Schimmelbusch | 14 | 2 | 16 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Alan Jarrott | 7 | 8 | 15 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Graeme Melrose | 9 | 5 | 14 | 1 | — | 3 |
| Stephen Easton | 8 | 4 | 12 | 7 | — | 2 |
| Ross Henshaw | 7 | 5 | 12 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Stephen McCann | 10 | 2 | 12 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Kerry Good | 9 | 1 | 10 | 5 | — | 5 |
| Stan Alves | 8 | 2 | 10 | 3 | — | 0 |
| John Murphy | 6 | 1 | 7 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Darryl Sutton | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 |