Windy Hill · Sat 10 May 1980 · 24,253 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EssendonESS | 7.2 | 8.5 | 8.13 | 93 |
| GeelongGEEL | 3.3 | 6.5 | 10.7 | 107 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 93 and 107.
Geelong won by 14 points.
13.15 (93) — 16.11 (107)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Bennett | 18 | 12 | 30 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Tim Watson | 20 | 8 | 28 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Alan Stoneham | 13 | 9 | 22 | 4 | — |
| 1 |
| Neale Daniher | 14 | 8 | 22 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Terry Daniher | 18 | 3 | 21 | 13 | — | 6 |
| Ron Andrews | 14 | 6 | 20 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Merv Neagle | 12 | 7 | 19 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Ian Marsh | 11 | 6 | 17 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Shane Heard | 9 | 7 | 16 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Roger Merrett | 10 | 6 | 16 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Peter Keenan | 11 | 4 | 15 | 7 | — | 2 |
| Russell Muir | 9 | 6 | 15 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Grant Fowler | 11 | 3 | 14 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Neil Clarke | 8 | 2 | 10 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Simon Madden | 6 | 3 | 9 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Wayne Foreman | 6 | 3 | 9 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Garry Foulds | 6 | 3 | 9 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Stephen Robins | 5 | 3 | 8 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Glenn Hawker | 5 | 2 | 7 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Frank Dunell | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Featherby | 21 | 4 | 25 | 6 | — | 1 |
| Gary Malarkey | 8 | 12 | 20 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Ian Nankervis | 12 | 8 | 20 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Michael Turner | 19 | 1 | 20 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Rod Blake | 15 | 3 | 18 | 12 | — | 1 |
| Bruce Nankervis | 14 | 4 | 18 | 4 | — | 0 |
| David Clarke | 13 | 4 | 17 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Neville Bruns | 13 | 3 | 16 | 1 | — | 2 |
| Tommy Floyd | 13 | 3 | 16 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Sam Newman | 8 | 8 | 16 | 7 | — | 1 |
| Ray Card | 12 | 4 | 16 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Stephen Lunn | 13 | 3 | 16 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Richard Murrie | 6 | 9 | 15 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Jack Hawkins | 6 | 8 | 14 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Kelvin Matthews | 11 | 0 | 11 | 6 | — | 3 |
| Terry Bright | 11 | 0 | 11 | 4 | — | 2 |
| Peter Johnston | 10 | 0 | 10 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Mark Bos | 4 | 5 | 9 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Kevin Sheehan | 8 | 0 | 8 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Glenn Middlemiss | 5 | 2 | 7 | 5 | — | 3 |