Waverley Park · Sat 25 Aug 1979 · 32,127 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SydneySYD | 3.1 | 6.2 | 9.7 | 76 |
| EssendonESS | 4.9 | 8.11 | 12.15 | 95 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 76 and 95.
Essendon won by 19 points.
10.16 (76) — 13.17 (95)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Wright | 23 | 4 | 27 | 2 | — | 4 |
| Peter Morrison | 15 | 8 | 23 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Barry Round | 12 | 10 | 22 | 6 | — |
| 0 |
| Paul Morwood | 15 | 6 | 21 | 7 | — | 2 |
| Ricky Quade | 13 | 8 | 21 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Ian Roberts | 16 | 5 | 21 | 3 | — | 0 |
| John Rantall | 13 | 6 | 19 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Max James | 16 | 3 | 19 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Max Kruse | 14 | 3 | 17 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Tony Morwood | 11 | 6 | 17 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Neville Fields | 15 | 1 | 16 | 8 | — | 3 |
| Shane Zantuck | 14 | 1 | 15 | 4 | — | 0 |
| David Ackerly | 11 | 3 | 14 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Dale Murphy | 4 | 9 | 13 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Len Thompson | 6 | 4 | 10 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Graham Dempster | 7 | 3 | 10 | 8 | — | 0 |
| David McLeish | 7 | 2 | 9 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Terry ONeill | 5 | 4 | 9 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Michael Smith | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Jon Hummel | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Marsh | 19 | 3 | 22 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Garry Foulds | 16 | 6 | 22 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Neale Daniher | 12 | 8 | 20 | 6 | — | 3 |
| Steven Taubert | 15 | 4 | 19 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Shane Heard | 11 | 7 | 18 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Simon Madden | 9 | 8 | 17 | 9 | — | 2 |
| Allan Davis | 13 | 4 | 17 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Ken Mansfield | 12 | 4 | 16 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Max Crow | 12 | 4 | 16 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Ken Fletcher | 12 | 3 | 15 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Peter Bennett | 10 | 5 | 15 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Denis Scanlon | 10 | 5 | 15 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Tim Watson | 7 | 7 | 14 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Craig Barbary | 10 | 4 | 14 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Terry Daniher | 12 | 0 | 12 | 7 | — | 7 |
| Stephen Robins | 10 | 1 | 11 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Glenn Hawker | 10 | 1 | 11 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Kelvin Steel | 7 | 4 | 11 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Michael Sheldon | 6 | 2 | 8 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Russell Muir | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 | — | 0 |