M.C.G. · Sat 15 Sep 1979 · 87,139 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CollingwoodCOLL | 3.5 | 5.7 | 12.13 | 116 |
| FitzroyFITZ | 3.4 | 5.13 | 6.17 | 94 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 116 and 94.
Collingwood won by 22 points.
16.20 (116) — 12.22 (94)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronnie Wearmouth | 13 | 11 | 24 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Russell Ohlsen | 14 | 6 | 20 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Kevin Morris | 16 | 3 | 19 | 2 |
| — |
| 1 |
| Bill Picken | 15 | 4 | 19 | 8 | — | 0 |
| Graeme Anderson | 15 | 3 | 18 | 0 | — | 5 |
| Rene Kink | 14 | 4 | 18 | 9 | — | 3 |
| Ricky Barham | 15 | 3 | 18 | 5 | — | 2 |
| Ray Shaw | 14 | 4 | 18 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Peter Moore | 10 | 8 | 18 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Allan Edwards | 10 | 6 | 16 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Peter McCormack | 11 | 2 | 13 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Ross Brewer | 2 | 10 | 12 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Leigh Carlson | 10 | 1 | 11 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Andrew Ireland | 7 | 4 | 11 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Kevin Worthington | 6 | 4 | 10 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Ray Byrne | 4 | 6 | 10 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Derek Shaw | 7 | 2 | 9 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Mark Dreher | 6 | 1 | 7 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Craig Davis | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Craig Stewart | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garry Wilson | 19 | 12 | 31 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Warwick Irwin | 17 | 9 | 26 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Graeme Allan | 17 | 9 | 26 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Chris Hansen | 13 | 5 | 18 | 8 | — | 1 |
| Bernie Quinlan | 15 | 3 | 18 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Ron Alexander | 9 | 8 | 17 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Mick Conlan | 13 | 3 | 16 | 0 | — | 2 |
| Kevin Higgins | 12 | 4 | 16 | 1 | — | 0 |
| David McMahon | 7 | 9 | 16 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Leon Harris | 8 | 7 | 15 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Robert Walls | 11 | 1 | 12 | 3 | — | 3 |
| Chris Smith | 8 | 3 | 11 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Laurie Serafini | 5 | 5 | 10 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Bob Beecroft | 8 | 1 | 9 | 4 | — | 2 |
| Gerald McCarthy | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Max Richardson | 5 | 3 | 8 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Neville Taylor | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Noel Mugavin | 5 | 2 | 7 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Peter Keays | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Harvey Merrigan | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 |