S.C.G. · Sun 27 Apr 1980 · 13,476 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western BulldogsWB | 5.1 | 5.2 | 6.4 | 55 |
| North MelbourneNM | 3.5 | 12.14 | 14.17 | 177 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 55 and 177.
North Melbourne won by 122 points.
8.7 (55) — 26.21 (177)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geoff Jennings | 16 | 17 | 33 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Ted Whitten | 19 | 3 | 22 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Ian Dunstan | 17 | 3 | 20 | 0 |
| — |
| 2 |
| Neil Cordy | 14 | 5 | 19 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Terry Wheeler | 14 | 5 | 19 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Robert Groenewegen | 11 | 7 | 18 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Bruce Reid | 12 | 5 | 17 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Doug Hawkins | 9 | 8 | 17 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Greg Towns | 8 | 8 | 16 | 1 | — | 0 |
| John Reid | 10 | 5 | 15 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Ian Hampshire | 5 | 9 | 14 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Kelvin Templeton | 10 | 2 | 12 | 8 | — | 3 |
| Gordon Polson | 10 | 2 | 12 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Ross Abbey | 8 | 3 | 11 | 1 | — | 0 |
| William Berry | 2 | 9 | 11 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Gary Cowton | 7 | 4 | 11 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Stan Davidson | 6 | 3 | 9 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Michael McKenna | 5 | 3 | 8 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Russell Tweeddale | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 1 |
| Jim Edmond | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Dempsey | 19 | 14 | 33 | 15 | — | 1 |
| Daryl Schimmelbusch | 19 | 9 | 28 | 2 | — | 0 |
| John Byrne | 16 | 11 | 27 | 0 | — | 1 |
| Xavier Tanner | 14 | 12 | 26 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Keith Greig | 20 | 5 | 25 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Maurice Boyse | 21 | 3 | 24 | 6 | — | 3 |
| Brian Wilson | 11 | 12 | 23 | 3 | — | 2 |
| Darryl Sutton | 18 | 5 | 23 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Alan Jarrott | 9 | 12 | 21 | 0 | — | 1 |
| John Murphy | 14 | 6 | 20 | 3 | — | 3 |
| Stephen McCann | 13 | 7 | 20 | 5 | — | 3 |
| Wayne Schimmelbusch | 11 | 9 | 20 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Ross Glendinning | 14 | 4 | 18 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Arnold Briedis | 13 | 4 | 17 | 6 | — | 3 |
| Michael Reeves | 11 | 6 | 17 | 5 | — | 2 |
| Ken Montgomery | 10 | 7 | 17 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Stephen Icke | 6 | 10 | 16 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Malcolm Blight | 8 | 4 | 12 | 3 | — | 5 |
| Doug Smith | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 | — | 1 |
| John Law | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | 0 |