Victoria Park · Sat 25 Aug 1979 · 36,509 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CollingwoodCOLL | 5.3 | 11.6 | 17.8 | 120 |
| CarltonCARL | 6.6 | 10.7 | 11.9 | 101 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 120 and 101.
Collingwood won by 19 points.
18.12 (120) — 14.17 (101)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Morris | 16 | 10 | 26 | 1 | — | 2 |
| Peter Moore | 18 | 8 | 26 | 8 | — | 0 |
| Ray Shaw | 16 | 7 | 23 | 6 | — |
| 1 |
| Russell Ohlsen | 20 | 2 | 22 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Graeme Anderson | 18 | 1 | 19 | 0 | — | 2 |
| Rene Kink | 12 | 7 | 19 | 8 | — | 1 |
| Craig Stewart | 5 | 12 | 17 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Ronnie Wearmouth | 12 | 4 | 16 | 2 | — | 2 |
| Allan Edwards | 13 | 3 | 16 | 7 | — | 2 |
| Kevin Worthington | 8 | 7 | 15 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Ray Byrne | 9 | 4 | 13 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Terry Wight | 6 | 6 | 12 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Stan Magro | 7 | 3 | 10 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Peter McCormack | 10 | 0 | 10 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Craig Davis | 9 | 0 | 9 | 1 | — | 4 |
| Bill Picken | 9 | 0 | 9 | 2 | — | 2 |
| David Twomey | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Leigh Carlson | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Phil Manassa | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Andrew Ireland | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Sheldon | 24 | 8 | 32 | 6 | — | 2 |
| Barry Armstrong | 18 | 4 | 22 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Alex Marcou | 14 | 7 | 21 | 5 | — | 2 |
| Michael Young | 19 | 2 | 21 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Mark Maclure | 12 | 7 | 19 | 7 | — | 1 |
| Peter McConville | 15 | 4 | 19 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Mike Fitzpatrick | 13 | 5 | 18 | 9 | — | 3 |
| Rodney Ashman | 10 | 5 | 15 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Bruce Doull | 8 | 6 | 14 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Geoff Southby | 12 | 1 | 13 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Robbert Klomp | 8 | 5 | 13 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Wayne Harmes | 7 | 5 | 12 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Wayne Johnston | 8 | 4 | 12 | 0 | — | 1 |
| Peter Jones | 8 | 4 | 12 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Greg Towns | 9 | 3 | 12 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Peter Francis | 6 | 4 | 10 | 1 | — | 0 |
| David McKay | 7 | 3 | 10 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Jim Buckley | 9 | 0 | 9 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Rod Austin | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Rod Galt | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 |