Waverley Park · Sat 17 May 1980 · 21,851 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western BulldogsWB | 6.4 | 6.6 | 8.10 | 71 |
| EssendonESS | 4.0 | 8.5 | 12.11 | 148 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 71 and 148.
Essendon won by 77 points.
10.11 (71) — 22.16 (148)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Dunstan | 20 | 10 | 30 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Ted Whitten | 16 | 10 | 26 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Kelvin Templeton | 20 | 3 | 23 | 8 |
| — |
| 2 |
| Gary Cowton | 14 | 9 | 23 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Jim Edmond | 12 | 7 | 19 | 6 | — | 2 |
| Stan Davidson | 14 | 5 | 19 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Terry Wheeler | 11 | 8 | 19 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Ross Abbey | 9 | 7 | 16 | 0 | — | 0 |
| John Reid | 6 | 10 | 16 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Geoff Jennings | 10 | 4 | 14 | 2 | — | 2 |
| Greg Towns | 12 | 2 | 14 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Ian Hampshire | 6 | 8 | 14 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Bruce Reid | 8 | 4 | 12 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Robert Groenewegen | 8 | 4 | 12 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Alan Atkinson | 8 | 4 | 12 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Ian Morrison | 6 | 3 | 9 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Robert Anderson | 4 | 5 | 9 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Neil Cordy | 5 | 4 | 9 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Jeff Berry | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Shane Loveless | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Watson | 22 | 14 | 36 | 6 | — | 3 |
| Merv Neagle | 18 | 7 | 25 | 7 | — | 1 |
| Alan Stoneham | 12 | 9 | 21 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Shane Heard | 14 | 6 | 20 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Peter Bennett | 11 | 7 | 18 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Grant Fowler | 10 | 8 | 18 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Wayne Foreman | 15 | 2 | 17 | 6 | — | 1 |
| Neale Daniher | 15 | 2 | 17 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Simon Madden | 13 | 3 | 16 | 9 | — | 5 |
| Glenn Hawker | 12 | 4 | 16 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Neil Clarke | 11 | 4 | 15 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Ron Andrews | 9 | 5 | 14 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Ian Marsh | 8 | 5 | 13 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Terry Daniher | 10 | 2 | 12 | 6 | — | 7 |
| Frank Dunell | 8 | 3 | 11 | 6 | — | 1 |
| Russell Muir | 7 | 4 | 11 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Peter Keenan | 6 | 3 | 9 | 8 | — | 0 |
| Garry Foulds | 6 | 1 | 7 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Ken Mansfield | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | — | 1 |
| Roger Merrett | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 |