M.C.G. · Sat 5 Apr 1980 · 51,548 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RichmondRICH | 4.6 | 9.10 | 15.14 | 117 |
| EssendonESS | 4.4 | 11.7 | 12.15 | 124 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 117 and 124.
Essendon won by 7 points.
17.15 (117) — 17.22 (124)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Rowlings | 19 | 6 | 25 | 4 | — | 3 |
| Kevin Bartlett | 21 | 1 | 22 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Geoff Raines | 14 | 7 | 21 | 3 |
| — |
| 0 |
| Bryan Wood | 12 | 8 | 20 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Robert Wiley | 17 | 2 | 19 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Mick Malthouse | 14 | 4 | 18 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Dale Weightman | 10 | 7 | 17 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Merv Keane | 9 | 7 | 16 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Bruce Monteath | 11 | 5 | 16 | 2 | — | 0 |
| David Cloke | 12 | 2 | 14 | 3 | — | 3 |
| Francis Bourke | 9 | 5 | 14 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Emmett Dunne | 8 | 5 | 13 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Michael Roach | 9 | 2 | 11 | 8 | — | 7 |
| Matthew Wall | 6 | 5 | 11 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Jim Jess | 7 | 4 | 11 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Greg Strachan | 6 | 3 | 9 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Mark Lee | 4 | 4 | 8 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Ian Scrimshaw | 6 | 2 | 8 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Kim Kershaw | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Shane Williams | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Carman | 15 | 11 | 26 | 5 | — | 2 |
| Tim Watson | 17 | 8 | 25 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Ian Marsh | 17 | 7 | 24 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Barry Day | 15 | 8 | 23 | 6 | — | 3 |
| Alan Stoneham | 16 | 5 | 21 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Frank Dunell | 16 | 3 | 19 | 3 | — | 3 |
| Merv Neagle | 13 | 6 | 19 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Ken Fletcher | 14 | 5 | 19 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Shane Heard | 14 | 4 | 18 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Neale Daniher | 10 | 5 | 15 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Paul Vander Haar | 12 | 2 | 14 | 5 | — | 2 |
| Ron Andrews | 11 | 3 | 14 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Peter Keenan | 6 | 6 | 12 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Max Crow | 10 | 1 | 11 | 6 | — | 2 |
| Garry Foulds | 8 | 2 | 10 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Neil Besanko | 5 | 3 | 8 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Roger Merrett | 6 | 1 | 7 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Simon Madden | 5 | 1 | 6 | 3 | — | 2 |
| Terry Daniher | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Neil Clarke | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |