M.C.G. · Sat 3 May 1980 · 22,467 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MelbourneMELB | 5.2 | 6.5 | 10.11 | 104 |
| SydneySYD | 5.3 | 9.10 | 12.13 | 130 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 104 and 130.
Sydney won by 26 points.
15.14 (104) — 19.16 (130)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerard Healy | 20 | 6 | 26 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Chris Woodman | 14 | 9 | 23 | 12 | — | 1 |
| Greg Wells | 12 | 11 | 23 | 3 | — |
| 0 |
| Cameron Clayton | 14 | 7 | 21 | 3 | — | 2 |
| Graham Gaunt | 14 | 6 | 20 | 1 | — | 3 |
| Brent Crosswell | 10 | 8 | 18 | 8 | — | 3 |
| Tony Elshaug | 9 | 7 | 16 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Russell Rowe | 8 | 5 | 13 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Robert Flower | 8 | 5 | 13 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Phillip Pinnell | 9 | 4 | 13 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Peter Hamilton | 9 | 4 | 13 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Wayne Gordon | 7 | 5 | 12 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Stephen Bickford | 5 | 6 | 11 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Michael Byrne | 8 | 2 | 10 | 8 | — | 2 |
| Bruce Elliott | 7 | 3 | 10 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Steven Smith | 8 | 1 | 9 | 4 | — | 2 |
| Laurie Fowler | 8 | 1 | 9 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Peter Giles | 9 | 0 | 9 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Greg Hutchison | 1 | 7 | 8 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Carl Ditterich | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neville Fields | 25 | 5 | 30 | 6 | — | 1 |
| Peter Morrison | 14 | 6 | 20 | 6 | — | 2 |
| Tony Morwood | 14 | 6 | 20 | 7 | — | 0 |
| David Rhys-Jones | 13 | 6 | 19 | 3 | — | 2 |
| Ian Roberts | 16 | 2 | 18 | 5 | — | 1 |
| David Ackerly | 9 | 9 | 18 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Barry Round | 6 | 11 | 17 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Doug Koop | 13 | 3 | 16 | 3 | — | 3 |
| John Roberts | 14 | 1 | 15 | 10 | — | 6 |
| Greg Smith | 10 | 5 | 15 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Paul Morwood | 10 | 5 | 15 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Max Kruse | 7 | 7 | 14 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Dale Murphy | 4 | 10 | 14 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Francis Jackson | 13 | 1 | 14 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Graham Teasdale | 11 | 2 | 13 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Mark Browning | 6 | 5 | 11 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Mark Fraser | 9 | 2 | 11 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Stephen Wright | 5 | 4 | 9 | 0 | — | 1 |
| Michael Wright | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Rod Carter | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 0 |