Kardinia Park · Sat 2 Aug 1980 · 24,738 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GeelongGEEL | 3.6 | 8.10 | 11.14 | 104 |
| EssendonESS | 5.2 | 10.5 | 12.10 | 90 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 104 and 90.
Geelong won by 14 points.
15.14 (104) — 13.12 (90)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Clarke | 25 | 6 | 31 | 7 | — | 3 |
| Tommy Floyd | 24 | 4 | 28 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Peter Featherby | 22 | 6 | 28 | 5 |
| — |
| 0 |
| Neville Bruns | 26 | 1 | 27 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Ian Nankervis | 15 | 12 | 27 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Jack Hawkins | 11 | 8 | 19 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Bruce Nankervis | 16 | 1 | 17 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Glenn Middlemiss | 9 | 8 | 17 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Rod Blake | 12 | 4 | 16 | 8 | — | 2 |
| Gary Malarkey | 11 | 5 | 16 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Mark Bos | 10 | 5 | 15 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Michael Turner | 12 | 1 | 13 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Kevin Sheehan | 7 | 4 | 11 | 2 | — | 2 |
| Paul Jeffreys | 10 | 1 | 11 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Terry Bright | 9 | 1 | 10 | 3 | — | 2 |
| Peter Johnston | 7 | 2 | 9 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Sam Newman | 5 | 3 | 8 | 3 | — | 2 |
| John Mossop | 4 | 4 | 8 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Stephen Lunn | 4 | 3 | 7 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Zane Taylor | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merv Neagle | 21 | 12 | 33 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Alan Reid | 20 | 7 | 27 | 7 | — | 1 |
| Alan Stoneham | 20 | 7 | 27 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Tim Watson | 15 | 9 | 24 | 5 | — | 4 |
| Shane Heard | 16 | 8 | 24 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Paul Vander Haar | 13 | 8 | 21 | 3 | — | 2 |
| Stephen Carey | 14 | 6 | 20 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Wayne Foreman | 13 | 5 | 18 | 2 | — | 2 |
| Neale Daniher | 12 | 6 | 18 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Grant Fowler | 14 | 3 | 17 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Denis Scanlon | 7 | 10 | 17 | 9 | — | 0 |
| Peter Bennett | 9 | 3 | 12 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Steven Taubert | 9 | 2 | 11 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Ken Fletcher | 10 | 1 | 11 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Peter Keenan | 7 | 3 | 10 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Neil Besanko | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Justin Madden | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Simon Madden | 4 | 2 | 6 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Terry Daniher | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Stephen Robins | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | 1 |