Waverley Park · Sat 28 Jun 1980 · 20,485 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EssendonESS | 3.5 | 5.8 | 6.12 | 48 |
| St KildaSTK | 0.3 | 2.10 | 3.10 | 53 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 48 and 53.
St Kilda won by 5 points.
6.12 (48) — 7.11 (53)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Watson | 18 | 7 | 25 | 8 | — | 2 |
| Alan Stoneham | 14 | 10 | 24 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Ian Marsh | 17 | 6 | 23 | 2 | — |
| 0 |
| Garry Foulds | 20 | 3 | 23 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Steven Taubert | 12 | 5 | 17 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Merv Neagle | 13 | 4 | 17 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Wayne Foreman | 12 | 4 | 16 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Neale Daniher | 10 | 6 | 16 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Paul Vander Haar | 6 | 8 | 14 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Simon Madden | 9 | 5 | 14 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Russell Muir | 8 | 4 | 12 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Barry Besanko | 9 | 2 | 11 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Peter Bennett | 7 | 4 | 11 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Terry Daniher | 7 | 3 | 10 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Shane Heard | 7 | 2 | 9 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Max Crow | 5 | 2 | 7 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Neil Clarke | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | 1 |
| Grant Fowler | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Glenn Hawker | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Peter Keenan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
Watson 2, Foreman 1, Vander Haar 1, Besanko 1, Clarke 1
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce Duperouzel | 21 | 9 | 30 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Michael Nettlefold | 8 | 15 | 23 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Trevor Barker | 19 | 3 | 22 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Robert Elphinstone | 12 | 10 | 22 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Greg Burns | 16 | 5 | 21 | 6 | — | 1 |
| Jeff Dunne | 14 | 7 | 21 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Matt Vane | 15 | 3 | 18 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Simon Meehan | 10 | 7 | 17 | 1 | — | 3 |
| John Durnan | 10 | 6 | 16 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Jeff Sarau | 10 | 6 | 16 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Michael Roberts | 12 | 2 | 14 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Geoff Cunningham | 11 | 3 | 14 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Geoff Fidler | 7 | 6 | 13 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Geoff Greetham | 8 | 3 | 11 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Mark Kellett | 5 | 5 | 10 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Dean Herbert | 7 | 2 | 9 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Gary Colling | 6 | 3 | 9 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Mark Scott | 6 | 3 | 9 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Alex Jesaulenko | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Chris Stone | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 |