Western Oval · Sat 1 Sep 1979 · 12,839 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western BulldogsWB | 3.2 | 6.3 | 7.9 | 65 |
| HawthornHAW | 5.6 | 5.11 | 9.16 | 103 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 65 and 103.
Hawthorn won by 38 points.
9.11 (65) — 14.19 (103)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Morrison | 19 | 4 | 23 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Geoff Jennings | 17 | 5 | 22 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Ian Dunstan | 17 | 3 | 20 | 2 |
| — |
| 0 |
| John Moylan | 14 | 4 | 18 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Doug Hawkins | 13 | 4 | 17 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Gary Cowton | 9 | 8 | 17 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Ian Hampshire | 6 | 10 | 16 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Ted Whitten | 9 | 7 | 16 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Stephen Power | 9 | 6 | 15 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Shane Loveless | 13 | 1 | 14 | 8 | — | 3 |
| Kelvin Templeton | 11 | 2 | 13 | 6 | — | 4 |
| Mark Williams | 10 | 3 | 13 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Robert Groenewegen | 6 | 7 | 13 | 2 | — | 0 |
| William Berry | 8 | 3 | 11 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Wayne Foreman | 9 | 2 | 11 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Alan Stoneham | 7 | 4 | 11 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Mick Egan | 6 | 5 | 11 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Lee Perussich | 6 | 4 | 10 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Mick Kelly | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Steve Hoffman | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Wallace | 18 | 12 | 30 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Geoff Ablett | 20 | 8 | 28 | 9 | — | 1 |
| Michael Tuck | 21 | 5 | 26 | 4 | — | 2 |
| Robert DiPierdomenico | 18 | 5 | 23 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Norm Goss | 16 | 3 | 19 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Mark Turner | 14 | 5 | 19 | 4 | — | 0 |
| John Hendrie | 17 | 1 | 18 | 7 | — | 2 |
| John Kennedy | 15 | 3 | 18 | 2 | — | 0 |
| David Polkinghorne | 6 | 12 | 18 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Alle De Wolde | 14 | 2 | 16 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Peter Murnane | 12 | 3 | 15 | 6 | — | 2 |
| Kelvin Moore | 12 | 3 | 15 | 6 | — | 1 |
| Don Scott | 9 | 5 | 14 | 9 | — | 2 |
| Michael McCarthy | 7 | 5 | 12 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Nick Wilton | 8 | 3 | 11 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Peter Russo | 8 | 2 | 10 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Bernie Jones | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Gary Ayres | 5 | 2 | 7 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Robert Polkinghorne | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Leon Rice | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 |