Windy Hill · Sat 31 May 1980 · 16,504 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EssendonESS | 3.3 | 6.6 | 11.12 | 120 |
| MelbourneMELB | 2.5 | 6.7 | 11.7 | 76 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 120 and 76.
Essendon won by 44 points.
17.18 (120) — 11.10 (76)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alan Stoneham | 18 | 8 | 26 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Tim Watson | 19 | 6 | 25 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Peter Keenan | 13 | 12 | 25 | 14 | — |
| 0 |
| Shane Heard | 11 | 12 | 23 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Merv Neagle | 18 | 4 | 22 | 3 | — | 2 |
| Neale Daniher | 12 | 8 | 20 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Simon Madden | 15 | 4 | 19 | 11 | — | 6 |
| Ian Marsh | 15 | 4 | 19 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Peter Bennett | 15 | 4 | 19 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Ken Mansfield | 13 | 4 | 17 | 0 | — | 3 |
| Grant Fowler | 16 | 1 | 17 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Steven Taubert | 10 | 4 | 14 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Garry Foulds | 10 | 4 | 14 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Paul Vander Haar | 10 | 3 | 13 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Wayne Foreman | 9 | 2 | 11 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Terry Daniher | 9 | 2 | 11 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Glenn Hawker | 9 | 1 | 10 | 1 | — | 2 |
| Russell Muir | 5 | 4 | 9 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Roger Merrett | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Robert Shaw | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Elshaug | 18 | 7 | 25 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Bill Nettlefold | 12 | 11 | 23 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Steven Smith | 12 | 6 | 18 | 4 | — | 2 |
| Phillip Pinnell | 11 | 7 | 18 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Cameron Clayton | 11 | 7 | 18 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Laurie Fowler | 15 | 3 | 18 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Robert Flower | 8 | 9 | 17 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Robert Elliott | 12 | 5 | 17 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Brent Crosswell | 11 | 6 | 17 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Michael Byrne | 8 | 7 | 15 | 3 | — | 2 |
| Michael Seddon | 10 | 4 | 14 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Tony Martyn | 4 | 9 | 13 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Wayne Gordon | 9 | 4 | 13 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Henry Coles | 7 | 5 | 12 | 3 | — | 2 |
| Andrew Moir | 7 | 4 | 11 | 5 | — | 3 |
| Carl Ditterich | 3 | 8 | 11 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Peter Giles | 7 | 3 | 10 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Garry Baker | 3 | 6 | 9 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Robert Walters | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Stephen Bickford | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 |