Waverley Park · Sat 12 Apr 1980 · 33,909 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SydneySYD | 3.7 | 8.14 | 10.15 | 101 |
| EssendonESS | 2.8 | 8.10 | 16.11 | 156 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 101 and 156.
Essendon won by 55 points.
14.17 (101) — 24.12 (156)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Wright | 16 | 8 | 24 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Barry Round | 9 | 11 | 20 | 9 | — | 0 |
| Kevin Goss | 16 | 4 | 20 | 3 | — |
| 0 |
| Mark Browning | 17 | 2 | 19 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Neville Fields | 16 | 2 | 18 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Bernie Evans | 11 | 7 | 18 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Michael Wright | 10 | 6 | 16 | 3 | — | 2 |
| John Roberts | 14 | 1 | 15 | 6 | — | 7 |
| Tony Morwood | 7 | 6 | 13 | 7 | — | 2 |
| Paul Morwood | 10 | 3 | 13 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Dale Murphy | 10 | 3 | 13 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Ian Roberts | 8 | 4 | 12 | 4 | — | 0 |
| David McLeish | 8 | 4 | 12 | 4 | — | 0 |
| David Ackerly | 5 | 4 | 9 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Francis Jackson | 6 | 3 | 9 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Michael Smith | 6 | 2 | 8 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Robert McGhie | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Graham Teasdale | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Max James | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Noel Jenkinson | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Marsh | 18 | 12 | 30 | 3 | — | 2 |
| Peter Bennett | 16 | 9 | 25 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Alan Stoneham | 16 | 8 | 24 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Tim Watson | 11 | 11 | 22 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Merv Neagle | 12 | 10 | 22 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Phil Carman | 10 | 11 | 21 | 3 | — | 2 |
| Simon Madden | 14 | 6 | 20 | 8 | — | 5 |
| Shane Heard | 12 | 8 | 20 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Barry Day | 12 | 7 | 19 | 4 | — | 4 |
| Neale Daniher | 11 | 6 | 17 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Garry Foulds | 14 | 3 | 17 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Frank Dunell | 10 | 6 | 16 | 4 | — | 3 |
| Russell Muir | 9 | 7 | 16 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Stephen Robins | 13 | 0 | 13 | 5 | — | 4 |
| Ron Andrews | 8 | 5 | 13 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Glenn Hawker | 5 | 5 | 10 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Peter Keenan | 6 | 2 | 8 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Roger Merrett | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Neil Besanko | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Jim McAllester | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |