M.C.G. · Sat 21 Jun 1980 · 15,275 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MelbourneMELB | 3.8 | 7.12 | 12.18 | 129 |
| FitzroyFITZ | 3.4 | 9.5 | 14.8 | 117 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 129 and 117.
Melbourne won by 12 points.
18.21 (129) — 18.9 (117)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Wells | 35 | 13 | 48 | 16 | — | 0 |
| Bill Nettlefold | 16 | 20 | 36 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Henry Coles | 19 | 12 | 31 | 9 | — |
| 5 |
| Tony Elshaug | 14 | 17 | 31 | 3 | — | 4 |
| Robert Flower | 15 | 10 | 25 | 7 | — | 1 |
| Garry Baker | 10 | 13 | 23 | 7 | — | 1 |
| Cameron Clayton | 12 | 10 | 22 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Greg Hutchison | 14 | 6 | 20 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Wayne Gordon | 11 | 9 | 20 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Robert Elliott | 15 | 4 | 19 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Phillip Pinnell | 14 | 4 | 18 | 9 | — | 0 |
| Graham Gaunt | 8 | 8 | 16 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Michael Byrne | 4 | 10 | 14 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Peter Giles | 11 | 2 | 13 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Michael Seddon | 8 | 4 | 12 | 1 | — | 2 |
| Carl Ditterich | 8 | 4 | 12 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Brent Crosswell | 8 | 3 | 11 | 7 | — | 3 |
| Andrew Moir | 5 | 6 | 11 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Laurie Fowler | 8 | 1 | 9 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Steven Smith | 6 | 2 | 8 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warwick Irwin | 22 | 10 | 32 | 0 | — | 2 |
| Bernie Quinlan | 20 | 12 | 32 | 8 | — | 0 |
| Garry Wilson | 20 | 6 | 26 | 10 | — | 2 |
| Robert Walls | 18 | 3 | 21 | 8 | — | 4 |
| Max Richardson | 12 | 8 | 20 | 6 | — | 1 |
| Len Thompson | 8 | 9 | 17 | 10 | — | 3 |
| Leon Harris | 9 | 8 | 17 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Peter Keays | 7 | 7 | 14 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Mick Conlan | 12 | 1 | 13 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Chris Hansen | 10 | 3 | 13 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Rod Lewis | 8 | 5 | 13 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Frank Marchesani | 10 | 3 | 13 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Les Parish | 9 | 4 | 13 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Neville Taylor | 10 | 2 | 12 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Ron Alexander | 7 | 4 | 11 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Larry Watson | 8 | 1 | 9 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Laurie Serafini | 8 | 1 | 9 | 2 | — | 0 |
| David McMahon | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Darryl Cox | 5 | 2 | 7 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Bob Beecroft | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 |