Windy Hill · Sat 26 Apr 1980 · 31,598 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EssendonESS | 4.5 | 4.7 | 8.13 | 69 |
| CollingwoodCOLL | 3.2 | 5.7 | 7.10 | 73 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 69 and 73.
Collingwood won by 4 points.
9.15 (69) — 10.13 (73)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Foreman | 25 | 8 | 33 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Merv Neagle | 20 | 10 | 30 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Peter Bennett | 20 | 8 | 28 | 5 | — |
| 2 |
| Ian Marsh | 20 | 8 | 28 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Alan Stoneham | 17 | 7 | 24 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Tim Watson | 11 | 10 | 21 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Shane Heard | 15 | 6 | 21 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Ron Andrews | 10 | 8 | 18 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Russell Muir | 9 | 7 | 16 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Glenn Hawker | 12 | 3 | 15 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Terry Daniher | 9 | 4 | 13 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Alan Reid | 9 | 2 | 11 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Ken Fletcher | 8 | 2 | 10 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Neale Daniher | 5 | 5 | 10 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Simon Madden | 6 | 3 | 9 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Roger Merrett | 4 | 5 | 9 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Stephen Robins | 7 | 1 | 8 | 2 | — | 2 |
| Frank Dunell | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Peter Keenan | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Michael Sheldon | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Picken | 20 | 4 | 24 | 12 | — | 0 |
| Peter Moore | 14 | 5 | 19 | 7 | — | 1 |
| Chris Perry | 10 | 6 | 16 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Ronnie Wearmouth | 9 | 6 | 15 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Peter Daicos | 11 | 3 | 14 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Ray Shaw | 10 | 4 | 14 | 0 | — | 1 |
| Ross Brewer | 10 | 4 | 14 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Mark Hannebery | 10 | 3 | 13 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Ray Byrne | 11 | 2 | 13 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Michael Woolnough | 10 | 2 | 12 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Russell Ohlsen | 11 | 0 | 11 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Rene Kink | 9 | 1 | 10 | 8 | — | 2 |
| Kevin Morris | 9 | 1 | 10 | 0 | — | 1 |
| Craig Davis | 9 | 1 | 10 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Denis Banks | 8 | 1 | 9 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Leigh Carlson | 8 | 1 | 9 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Russell Johnston | 5 | 3 | 8 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Grant Wilmot | 7 | 1 | 8 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Stephen Roach | 5 | 2 | 7 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Peter McCormack | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | 0 |