Junction Oval · Sat 3 May 1980 · 17,562 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FitzroyFITZ | 4.1 | 6.4 | 11.8 | 108 |
| EssendonESS | 4.6 | 5.13 | 9.20 | 113 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 108 and 113.
Essendon won by 5 points.
16.12 (108) — 15.23 (113)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garry Wilson | 20 | 6 | 26 | 6 | — | 3 |
| Frank Marchesani | 16 | 6 | 22 | 9 | — | 0 |
| Ross Thornton | 13 | 7 | 20 | 2 |
| — |
| 0 |
| Warwick Irwin | 13 | 5 | 18 | 5 | — | 2 |
| Graeme Allan | 15 | 3 | 18 | 2 | — | 0 |
| John Rantall | 11 | 7 | 18 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Bernie Quinlan | 12 | 4 | 16 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Laurie Serafini | 9 | 6 | 15 | 3 | — | 0 |
| David McMahon | 10 | 4 | 14 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Len Thompson | 11 | 2 | 13 | 6 | — | 5 |
| Mick Conlan | 11 | 2 | 13 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Peter Keays | 8 | 5 | 13 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Leigh McConnon | 11 | 1 | 12 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Ron Alexander | 6 | 6 | 12 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Bob Beecroft | 7 | 4 | 11 | 6 | — | 4 |
| Chris Smith | 8 | 2 | 10 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Chris Hansen | 5 | 4 | 9 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Noel Mugavin | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Gerald McCarthy | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Mick Gilmore | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Marsh | 22 | 9 | 31 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Alan Stoneham | 19 | 9 | 28 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Merv Neagle | 15 | 11 | 26 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Peter Bennett | 14 | 11 | 25 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Wayne Foreman | 14 | 5 | 19 | 3 | — | 3 |
| Tim Watson | 9 | 10 | 19 | 1 | — | 2 |
| Neale Daniher | 11 | 8 | 19 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Terry Daniher | 14 | 4 | 18 | 10 | — | 3 |
| Ron Andrews | 10 | 8 | 18 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Neil Clarke | 12 | 6 | 18 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Alan Reid | 10 | 7 | 17 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Shane Heard | 8 | 8 | 16 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Simon Madden | 10 | 5 | 15 | 5 | — | 3 |
| Peter Keenan | 10 | 5 | 15 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Russell Muir | 8 | 7 | 15 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Stephen Robins | 9 | 4 | 13 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Glenn Hawker | 7 | 4 | 11 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Garry Foulds | 9 | 2 | 11 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Roger Merrett | 5 | 5 | 10 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Ken Fletcher | 5 | 4 | 9 | 0 | — | 1 |