Junction Oval · Sat 25 Aug 1979 · 12,076 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FitzroyFITZ | 0.3 | 12.7 | 14.11 | 151 |
| Western BulldogsWB | 5.6 | 6.10 | 12.15 | 100 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 151 and 100.
Fitzroy won by 51 points.
22.19 (151) — 14.16 (100)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garry Wilson | 14 | 14 | 28 | 6 | — | 3 |
| Warwick Irwin | 19 | 7 | 26 | 2 | — | 1 |
| David McMahon | 16 | 8 | 24 | 4 | — |
| 0 |
| Mick Conlan | 19 | 1 | 20 | 4 | — | 7 |
| Ron Alexander | 12 | 8 | 20 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Peter Keays | 18 | 2 | 20 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Bernie Quinlan | 13 | 5 | 18 | 3 | — | 2 |
| Graeme Allan | 15 | 3 | 18 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Kevin Higgins | 12 | 6 | 18 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Robert Walls | 13 | 4 | 17 | 8 | — | 0 |
| Gerald McCarthy | 6 | 10 | 16 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Bob Beecroft | 14 | 1 | 15 | 9 | — | 8 |
| Leon Harris | 6 | 9 | 15 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Max Richardson | 7 | 5 | 12 | 0 | — | 1 |
| Michael Poynton | 10 | 2 | 12 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Laurie Serafini | 6 | 5 | 11 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Neville Taylor | 5 | 5 | 10 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Harvey Merrigan | 8 | 2 | 10 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Noel Mugavin | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Malcolm Bramley | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Dunstan | 25 | 4 | 29 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Alan Stoneham | 17 | 11 | 28 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Ted Whitten | 14 | 6 | 20 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Mark Williams | 15 | 3 | 18 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Ian Morrison | 14 | 2 | 16 | 4 | — | 3 |
| Gary Cowton | 12 | 3 | 15 | 3 | — | 0 |
| John Moylan | 11 | 3 | 14 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Doug Hawkins | 9 | 3 | 12 | 3 | — | 4 |
| Geoff Jennings | 8 | 4 | 12 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Lee Perussich | 9 | 3 | 12 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Robert Groenewegen | 9 | 2 | 11 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Stephen Power | 10 | 1 | 11 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Mick Egan | 10 | 1 | 11 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Mick Kelly | 8 | 3 | 11 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Kelvin Templeton | 10 | 0 | 10 | 5 | — | 3 |
| Ian Hampshire | 3 | 6 | 9 | 5 | — | 0 |
| William Berry | 8 | 0 | 8 | 6 | — | 3 |
| Wayne Foreman | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | — | 0 |
| John Reid | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Jim Edmond | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 |