Waverley Park · Mon 7 Apr 1980 · 28,802 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FitzroyFITZ | 5.6 | 7.10 | 13.11 | 116 |
| MelbourneMELB | 6.0 | 10.3 | 16.5 | 140 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 116 and 140.
Melbourne won by 24 points.
17.14 (116) — 22.8 (140)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garry Wilson | 22 | 11 | 33 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Peter Brown | 18 | 4 | 22 | 6 | — | 2 |
| David McMahon | 13 | 8 | 21 | 5 | — |
| 1 |
| Noel Mugavin | 11 | 10 | 21 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Graeme Allan | 12 | 8 | 20 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Bernie Quinlan | 8 | 10 | 18 | 2 | — | 2 |
| Kevin Higgins | 11 | 5 | 16 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Warwick Irwin | 12 | 3 | 15 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Chris Hansen | 11 | 4 | 15 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Peter Keays | 11 | 3 | 14 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Ron Alexander | 8 | 5 | 13 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Mick Conlan | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | — | 2 |
| Len Thompson | 4 | 8 | 12 | 2 | — | 2 |
| Chris Smith | 3 | 9 | 12 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Leon Harris | 7 | 5 | 12 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Bob Beecroft | 10 | 0 | 10 | 7 | — | 6 |
| Darryl Cox | 8 | 1 | 9 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Phillip Early | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Craig Braddy | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Leigh McConnon | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Nettlefold | 15 | 14 | 29 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Greg Wells | 18 | 10 | 28 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Tony Elshaug | 18 | 6 | 24 | 3 | — | 4 |
| Graham Gaunt | 13 | 11 | 24 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Robert Elliott | 10 | 13 | 23 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Russell Rowe | 19 | 3 | 22 | 2 | — | 2 |
| Robert Flower | 9 | 8 | 17 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Gerard Healy | 14 | 3 | 17 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Maurice Wingate | 10 | 5 | 15 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Laurie Fowler | 10 | 5 | 15 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Robert Walters | 12 | 2 | 14 | 4 | — | 7 |
| Stephen Bickford | 9 | 4 | 13 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Cameron Clayton | 10 | 3 | 13 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Carl Ditterich | 6 | 5 | 11 | 0 | — | 1 |
| Peter Hamilton | 7 | 3 | 10 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Garry Baker | 5 | 5 | 10 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Michael Byrne | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | — | 2 |
| Wayne Gordon | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Greg Hutchison | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Kelly ODonnell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |