Princes Park · Sat 7 Jun 1980 · 21,221 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HawthornHAW | 2.3 | 4.6 | 7.11 | 71 |
| EssendonESS | 4.5 | 9.6 | 12.8 | 89 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 71 and 89.
Essendon won by 18 points.
9.17 (71) — 13.11 (89)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norm Goss | 19 | 10 | 29 | 2 | — | 4 |
| Alan Goad | 14 | 13 | 27 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Russell Greene | 12 | 15 | 27 | 5 | — |
| 0 |
| Peter Russo | 18 | 8 | 26 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Geoff Ablett | 17 | 4 | 21 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Rodney Eade | 18 | 3 | 21 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Robert DiPierdomenico | 13 | 7 | 20 | 0 | — | 1 |
| Andy Bennett | 14 | 3 | 17 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Mark Turner | 12 | 5 | 17 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Don Scott | 7 | 9 | 16 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Alle De Wolde | 8 | 6 | 14 | 0 | — | 0 |
| John Kennedy | 11 | 3 | 14 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Kelvin Moore | 11 | 3 | 14 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Michael Tuck | 9 | 4 | 13 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Alan Martello | 7 | 5 | 12 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Robert Wilkinson | 7 | 4 | 11 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Chris Mew | 5 | 4 | 9 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Michael Moncrieff | 6 | 1 | 7 | 4 | — | 2 |
| Richard Walter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Kevin Ablett | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 |
Goss 4, Russo 1, DiPierdomenico 1, Bennett 1, Moncrieff 2
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Watson | 21 | 9 | 30 | 9 | — | 2 |
| Ian Marsh | 20 | 7 | 27 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Merv Neagle | 19 | 6 | 25 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Russell Muir | 16 | 8 | 24 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Garry Foulds | 18 | 5 | 23 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Alan Stoneham | 13 | 9 | 22 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Peter Bennett | 14 | 6 | 20 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Simon Madden | 7 | 8 | 15 | 7 | — | 1 |
| Grant Fowler | 12 | 2 | 14 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Neale Daniher | 11 | 2 | 13 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Shane Heard | 6 | 7 | 13 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Terry Daniher | 9 | 3 | 12 | 5 | — | 2 |
| Paul Vander Haar | 10 | 2 | 12 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Ken Mansfield | 7 | 4 | 11 | 1 | — | 2 |
| Stephen Robins | 9 | 1 | 10 | 2 | — | 2 |
| Wayne Foreman | 8 | 2 | 10 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Steven Taubert | 6 | 3 | 9 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Roger Merrett | 4 | 4 | 8 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Glenn Hawker | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Peter Keenan | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 |