M.C.G. · Sat 25 Aug 1979 · 18,436 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MelbourneMELB | 3.2 | 8.6 | 17.16 | 161 |
| St KildaSTK | 1.9 | 7.16 | 7.20 | 96 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 161 and 96.
Melbourne won by 65 points.
24.17 (161) — 12.24 (96)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Wells | 20 | 12 | 32 | 10 | — | 2 |
| Robert Flower | 13 | 15 | 28 | 6 | — | 5 |
| Laurie Fowler | 18 | 9 | 27 | 9 | — |
| 0 |
| Glenn Elliott | 17 | 9 | 26 | 2 | — | 2 |
| Garry Baker | 14 | 10 | 24 | 11 | — | 0 |
| Steven Smith | 17 | 6 | 23 | 12 | — | 7 |
| Cameron Clayton | 13 | 7 | 20 | 4 | — | 3 |
| Greg Hutchison | 10 | 8 | 18 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Tony Elshaug | 16 | 1 | 17 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Robert Elliott | 11 | 6 | 17 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Graham Gaunt | 9 | 7 | 16 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Gerard Healy | 12 | 3 | 15 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Carl Ditterich | 10 | 4 | 14 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Tony Martyn | 7 | 5 | 12 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Michael Byrne | 7 | 3 | 10 | 3 | — | 2 |
| Peter Giles | 6 | 3 | 9 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Jim Durnan | 4 | 5 | 9 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Ken Whitfort | 4 | 4 | 8 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Kelly ODonnell | 7 | 1 | 8 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Robert Walters | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Callery | 19 | 6 | 25 | 2 | — | 3 |
| Jeff Sarau | 15 | 7 | 22 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Phil Stevens | 15 | 7 | 22 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Trevor Barker | 16 | 3 | 19 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Garry Sidebottom | 13 | 5 | 18 | 7 | — | 3 |
| Jeff Dunne | 13 | 5 | 18 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Russell Greene | 14 | 3 | 17 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Bruce Duperouzel | 11 | 6 | 17 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Gary Colling | 14 | 3 | 17 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Geoff Cunningham | 8 | 8 | 16 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Barry Breen | 12 | 2 | 14 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Dale Evans | 9 | 2 | 11 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Mark Kellett | 7 | 3 | 10 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Ian Sartori | 7 | 2 | 9 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Chris Stone | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Malcolm Scott | 7 | 0 | 7 | 2 | — | 2 |
| Gerard Cahir | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Michael Nettlefold | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Maurice OKeefe | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Don Discher | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | 2 |