Kardinia Park · Sat 1 Sep 1979 · 21,801 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GeelongGEEL | 6.5 | 7.8 | 10.14 | 112 |
| FitzroyFITZ | 4.3 | 9.7 | 12.12 | 107 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 112 and 107.
Geelong won by 5 points.
16.16 (112) — 15.17 (107)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Featherby | 27 | 9 | 36 | 4 | — | 1 |
| David Clarke | 26 | 3 | 29 | 9 | — | 1 |
| Kevin Sheehan | 24 | 2 | 26 | 6 |
| — |
| 4 |
| Ian Nankervis | 15 | 6 | 21 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Neville Bruns | 18 | 1 | 19 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Bruce Nankervis | 16 | 1 | 17 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Peter Johnston | 13 | 2 | 15 | 5 | — | 2 |
| Kelvin Matthews | 11 | 4 | 15 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Michael Turner | 12 | 2 | 14 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Andy Preston | 9 | 4 | 13 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Mark Bos | 11 | 2 | 13 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Larry Donohue | 8 | 3 | 11 | 8 | — | 6 |
| Terry Bright | 8 | 2 | 10 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Jack Hawkins | 6 | 4 | 10 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Gary Malarkey | 5 | 5 | 10 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Malcolm Reed | 8 | 1 | 9 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Rod Blake | 5 | 4 | 9 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Mario Bortolotto | 6 | 2 | 8 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Sam Newman | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Paul Sarah | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garry Wilson | 18 | 14 | 32 | 9 | — | 2 |
| Kevin Higgins | 17 | 7 | 24 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Bernie Quinlan | 19 | 2 | 21 | 7 | — | 3 |
| Noel Mugavin | 14 | 7 | 21 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Chris Smith | 13 | 6 | 19 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Warwick Irwin | 17 | 2 | 19 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Graeme Allan | 12 | 6 | 18 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Robert Walls | 13 | 4 | 17 | 7 | — | 2 |
| Leon Harris | 9 | 8 | 17 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Neville Taylor | 12 | 5 | 17 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Ron Alexander | 8 | 8 | 16 | 6 | — | 0 |
| David McMahon | 11 | 3 | 14 | 5 | — | 2 |
| Mick Conlan | 10 | 4 | 14 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Peter Keays | 12 | 2 | 14 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Harvey Merrigan | 10 | 1 | 11 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Chris Hansen | 7 | 3 | 10 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Bob Beecroft | 7 | 2 | 9 | 7 | — | 3 |
| Laurie Serafini | 4 | 4 | 8 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Kevin OKeeffe | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Gerald McCarthy | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 |