Kardinia Park · Sat 25 Aug 1979 · 19,258 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GeelongGEEL | 5.2 | 7.5 | 13.9 | 115 |
| RichmondRICH | 4.7 | 8.13 | 12.16 | 89 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 115 and 89.
Geelong won by 26 points.
17.13 (115) — 12.17 (89)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Nankervis | 18 | 10 | 28 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Peter Featherby | 17 | 9 | 26 | 3 | — | 0 |
| David Clarke | 19 | 6 | 25 | 4 |
| — |
| 1 |
| Kevin Sheehan | 21 | 3 | 24 | 1 | — | 3 |
| Bruce Nankervis | 18 | 6 | 24 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Neville Bruns | 19 | 4 | 23 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Michael Turner | 21 | 2 | 23 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Peter Johnston | 16 | 4 | 20 | 9 | — | 1 |
| Terry Bright | 15 | 3 | 18 | 5 | — | 2 |
| Kelvin Matthews | 14 | 4 | 18 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Jack Hawkins | 11 | 7 | 18 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Mark Bos | 10 | 4 | 14 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Paul Sarah | 10 | 2 | 12 | 3 | — | 6 |
| Mario Bortolotto | 4 | 7 | 11 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Andy Preston | 8 | 2 | 10 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Rod Blake | 4 | 5 | 9 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Larry Donohue | 5 | 3 | 8 | 5 | — | 2 |
| Gary Malarkey | 4 | 4 | 8 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Sam Newman | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Ray Card | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Rowlings | 20 | 10 | 30 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Bruce Monteath | 21 | 8 | 29 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Phillip Bottams | 12 | 9 | 21 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Geoff Raines | 15 | 5 | 20 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Bruce Tempany | 10 | 9 | 19 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Kevin Bartlett | 18 | 1 | 19 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Francis Bourke | 14 | 4 | 18 | 5 | — | 0 |
| David Cloke | 10 | 6 | 16 | 6 | — | 3 |
| Merv Keane | 13 | 3 | 16 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Graeme Robertson | 11 | 4 | 15 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Bob Heard | 6 | 9 | 15 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Michael Roach | 11 | 2 | 13 | 7 | — | 6 |
| Bryan Wood | 11 | 2 | 13 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Jeff Berry | 10 | 2 | 12 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Dale Weightman | 5 | 5 | 10 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Greg Naylor | 6 | 4 | 10 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Craig Considine | 5 | 4 | 9 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Emmett Dunne | 5 | 3 | 8 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Graeme Landy | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | 1 |
| Mark Lee | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |