Arden St · Sat 14 Jun 1980 · 28,371 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North MelbourneNM | 2.3 | 6.6 | 13.8 | 101 |
| EssendonESS | 4.4 | 4.4 | 6.8 | 72 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 101 and 72.
North Melbourne won by 29 points.
15.11 (101) — 10.12 (72)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Dempsey | 21 | 19 | 40 | 22 | — | 1 |
| Keith Greig | 22 | 7 | 29 | 8 | — | 0 |
| Stephen Icke | 14 | 10 | 24 | 2 | — |
| 0 |
| Daryl Schimmelbusch | 13 | 10 | 23 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Xavier Tanner | 17 | 4 | 21 | 9 | — | 4 |
| Brian Wilson | 13 | 6 | 19 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Arnold Briedis | 15 | 3 | 18 | 7 | — | 1 |
| Alan Jarrott | 13 | 5 | 18 | 2 | — | 0 |
| John Byrne | 13 | 3 | 16 | 3 | — | 2 |
| Ross Glendinning | 13 | 3 | 16 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Wayne Schimmelbusch | 9 | 6 | 15 | 1 | — | 2 |
| Rodney Wright | 12 | 3 | 15 | 5 | — | 1 |
| John Law | 10 | 5 | 15 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Ken Montgomery | 9 | 6 | 15 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Malcolm Blight | 10 | 4 | 14 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Darryl Sutton | 8 | 5 | 13 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Kerry Good | 10 | 1 | 11 | 4 | — | 3 |
| John Cassin | 5 | 4 | 9 | 1 | — | 0 |
| John Murphy | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Stephen Easton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Marsh | 21 | 10 | 31 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Tim Watson | 18 | 10 | 28 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Peter Keenan | 16 | 9 | 25 | 14 | — | 3 |
| Merv Neagle | 17 | 8 | 25 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Peter Bennett | 12 | 9 | 21 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Neale Daniher | 13 | 7 | 20 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Ken Mansfield | 12 | 7 | 19 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Wayne Foreman | 9 | 9 | 18 | 1 | — | 1 |
| David Burke | 11 | 6 | 17 | 6 | — | 5 |
| Terry Daniher | 11 | 6 | 17 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Garry Foulds | 14 | 2 | 16 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Russell Muir | 11 | 4 | 15 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Alan Stoneham | 8 | 7 | 15 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Roger Merrett | 7 | 5 | 12 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Simon Madden | 8 | 4 | 12 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Grant Fowler | 8 | 4 | 12 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Shane Heard | 8 | 4 | 12 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Steven Taubert | 6 | 4 | 10 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Stephen Robins | 7 | 1 | 8 | 0 | — | 1 |
| Peter Light | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 |