Lake Oval · Sat 26 Jul 1980 · 11,643 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SydneySYD | 5.6 | 9.10 | 13.12 | 124 |
| MelbourneMELB | 3.4 | 6.6 | 12.7 | 90 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 124 and 90.
Sydney won by 34 points.
17.22 (124) — 13.12 (90)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Wright | 17 | 10 | 27 | 8 | — | 2 |
| Peter Morrison | 14 | 11 | 25 | 9 | — | 2 |
| Mark Browning | 17 | 7 | 24 | 6 |
| — |
| 0 |
| David Ackerly | 17 | 7 | 24 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Greg Smith | 15 | 9 | 24 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Ricky Quade | 14 | 9 | 23 | 6 | — | 1 |
| Paul Morwood | 10 | 12 | 22 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Bernie Evans | 19 | 2 | 21 | 4 | — | 5 |
| Francis Jackson | 14 | 7 | 21 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Graham Teasdale | 13 | 5 | 18 | 8 | — | 0 |
| Kevin Goss | 10 | 6 | 16 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Barry Round | 7 | 8 | 15 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Neville Fields | 11 | 3 | 14 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Doug Green | 11 | 3 | 14 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Tony Morwood | 10 | 3 | 13 | 4 | — | 2 |
| Michael Wright | 7 | 5 | 12 | 4 | — | 1 |
| John Roberts | 9 | 2 | 11 | 5 | — | 2 |
| Rod Carter | 8 | 1 | 9 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Ian Roberts | 6 | 1 | 7 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Shane Zantuck | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Elshaug | 17 | 6 | 23 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Tony Martyn | 12 | 9 | 21 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Phillip Pinnell | 14 | 7 | 21 | 8 | — | 0 |
| Peter Maynard | 10 | 10 | 20 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Andrew Moir | 10 | 10 | 20 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Robert Flower | 8 | 11 | 19 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Greg Hutchison | 8 | 8 | 16 | 0 | — | 1 |
| Wayne Gordon | 6 | 9 | 15 | 6 | — | 1 |
| Garry Baker | 10 | 4 | 14 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Jim Durnan | 6 | 8 | 14 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Cameron Clayton | 10 | 4 | 14 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Laurie Fowler | 11 | 3 | 14 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Robert Elliott | 7 | 7 | 14 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Brent Crosswell | 10 | 3 | 13 | 5 | — | 5 |
| Bill Nettlefold | 7 | 6 | 13 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Michael Byrne | 8 | 4 | 12 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Steven Smith | 10 | 1 | 11 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Michael Seddon | 6 | 3 | 9 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Peter Giles | 7 | 1 | 8 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Maurice Wingate | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | — | 1 |