Waverley Park · Sat 8 Sep 1979 · 49,470 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FitzroyFITZ | 9.4 | 11.9 | 14.17 | 124 |
| EssendonESS | 1.3 | 2.4 | 3.8 | 43 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 124 and 43.
Fitzroy won by 81 points.
17.22 (124) — 5.13 (43)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garry Wilson | 17 | 25 | 42 | 7 | — | 2 |
| Warwick Irwin | 25 | 5 | 30 | 3 | — | 1 |
| David McMahon | 15 | 13 | 28 | 9 | — |
| 2 |
| Chris Hansen | 18 | 8 | 26 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Leon Harris | 16 | 8 | 24 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Graeme Allan | 11 | 13 | 24 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Bernie Quinlan | 11 | 6 | 17 | 2 | — | 4 |
| Peter Keays | 12 | 5 | 17 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Chris Smith | 11 | 6 | 17 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Robert Walls | 12 | 3 | 15 | 2 | — | 3 |
| Kevin Higgins | 11 | 4 | 15 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Neville Taylor | 9 | 5 | 14 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Laurie Serafini | 6 | 7 | 13 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Peter Brown | 8 | 4 | 12 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Mick Conlan | 9 | 2 | 11 | 1 | — | 2 |
| Ron Alexander | 5 | 6 | 11 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Max Richardson | 7 | 3 | 10 | 0 | — | 1 |
| Harvey Merrigan | 5 | 4 | 9 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Noel Mugavin | 5 | 4 | 9 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Bob Beecroft | 6 | 0 | 6 | 4 | — | 2 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Bennett | 19 | 7 | 26 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Ken Mansfield | 20 | 5 | 25 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Allan Davis | 18 | 3 | 21 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Shane Heard | 11 | 9 | 20 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Neale Daniher | 13 | 6 | 19 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Ken Fletcher | 17 | 0 | 17 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Max Crow | 13 | 4 | 17 | 8 | — | 0 |
| Russell Muir | 10 | 7 | 17 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Garry Foulds | 15 | 1 | 16 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Ian Marsh | 10 | 5 | 15 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Robert Hyde | 9 | 5 | 14 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Steven Taubert | 11 | 2 | 13 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Simon Madden | 9 | 4 | 13 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Terry Daniher | 7 | 2 | 9 | 6 | — | 1 |
| Stephen Robins | 6 | 2 | 8 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Tim Watson | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Robert Shaw | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Ron Andrews | 5 | 1 | 6 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Michael Sheldon | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Denis Scanlon | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | — | 0 |