Windy Hill · Sat 26 Jul 1980 · 14,372 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EssendonESS | 2.3 | 10.6 | 16.7 | 122 |
| FitzroyFITZ | 5.5 | 9.9 | 13.12 | 116 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 122 and 116.
Essendon won by 6 points.
18.14 (122) — 17.14 (116)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merv Neagle | 28 | 10 | 38 | 8 | — | 1 |
| Tim Watson | 13 | 14 | 27 | 6 | — | 1 |
| Wayne Foreman | 13 | 12 | 25 | 4 | — |
| 2 |
| Alan Stoneham | 14 | 9 | 23 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Ken Fletcher | 16 | 7 | 23 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Simon Madden | 10 | 9 | 19 | 8 | — | 8 |
| Grant Fowler | 13 | 6 | 19 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Neale Daniher | 10 | 7 | 17 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Stephen Carey | 9 | 6 | 15 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Paul Vander Haar | 11 | 3 | 14 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Peter Keenan | 10 | 4 | 14 | 10 | — | 0 |
| Peter Bennett | 8 | 5 | 13 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Stephen Robins | 10 | 2 | 12 | 3 | — | 4 |
| Terry Daniher | 8 | 4 | 12 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Frank Dunell | 9 | 2 | 11 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Ian Marsh | 8 | 2 | 10 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Robert Shaw | 7 | 2 | 9 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Michael Davis | 6 | 2 | 8 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Steven Taubert | 6 | 2 | 8 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Roger Merrett | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garry Wilson | 21 | 6 | 27 | 5 | — | 2 |
| Ron Alexander | 16 | 10 | 26 | 8 | — | 0 |
| David McMahon | 15 | 8 | 23 | 7 | — | 3 |
| Warwick Irwin | 18 | 3 | 21 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Michael Poynton | 13 | 7 | 20 | 7 | — | 6 |
| Chris Smith | 12 | 8 | 20 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Bernie Quinlan | 14 | 4 | 18 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Frank Marchesani | 14 | 4 | 18 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Neville Taylor | 11 | 6 | 17 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Ross Thornton | 11 | 5 | 16 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Laurie Serafini | 11 | 5 | 16 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Peter Keays | 10 | 2 | 12 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Chris Hansen | 8 | 3 | 11 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Gerald McCarthy | 5 | 6 | 11 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Andrew Veal | 9 | 2 | 11 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Mick Conlan | 7 | 1 | 8 | 2 | — | 3 |
| Robert Walls | 7 | 1 | 8 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Peter Brown | 5 | 1 | 6 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Rod Lewis | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Bob Beecroft | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 |