Princes Park · Sat 16 Aug 1980 · 27,956 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CarltonCARL | 2.3 | 8.5 | 17.10 | 164 |
| EssendonESS | 6.0 | 11.2 | 12.4 | 103 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 164 and 103.
Carlton won by 61 points.
25.14 (164) — 16.7 (103)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Marcou | 26 | 11 | 37 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Greg Wells | 18 | 11 | 29 | 7 | — | 1 |
| Mark Maclure | 16 | 11 | 27 | 7 | — |
| 4 |
| Bruce Doull | 10 | 16 | 26 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Wayne Johnston | 18 | 7 | 25 | 7 | — | 1 |
| Val Perovic | 16 | 7 | 23 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Ken Sheldon | 15 | 6 | 21 | 7 | — | 3 |
| Wayne Harmes | 15 | 6 | 21 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Geoff Southby | 14 | 6 | 20 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Peter McConville | 13 | 5 | 18 | 4 | — | 3 |
| Phil Maylin | 10 | 7 | 17 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Des English | 9 | 8 | 17 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Mike Fitzpatrick | 12 | 4 | 16 | 6 | — | 5 |
| Warren Jones | 7 | 9 | 16 | 6 | — | 1 |
| Peter Francis | 9 | 7 | 16 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Barry Armstrong | 9 | 5 | 14 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Jim Buckley | 9 | 5 | 14 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Robbert Klomp | 9 | 4 | 13 | 0 | — | 1 |
| Vin Catoggio | 7 | 4 | 11 | 1 | — | 1 |
| David McKay | 7 | 2 | 9 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Watson | 14 | 11 | 25 | 5 | — | 3 |
| Garry Foulds | 19 | 5 | 24 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Wayne Foreman | 15 | 8 | 23 | 4 | — | 4 |
| Merv Neagle | 17 | 5 | 22 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Ian Marsh | 11 | 10 | 21 | 1 | — | 2 |
| Neale Daniher | 13 | 8 | 21 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Shane Heard | 10 | 10 | 20 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Neil Besanko | 12 | 7 | 19 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Peter Keenan | 15 | 4 | 19 | 12 | — | 0 |
| Ken Mansfield | 10 | 7 | 17 | 2 | — | 2 |
| Grant Fowler | 13 | 4 | 17 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Terry Daniher | 10 | 6 | 16 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Stephen Carey | 10 | 6 | 16 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Paul Vander Haar | 9 | 7 | 16 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Alan Reid | 10 | 5 | 15 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Alan Stoneham | 9 | 6 | 15 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Simon Madden | 6 | 5 | 11 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Max Crow | 5 | 5 | 10 | 4 | — | 2 |
| Greg Flanegan | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Denis Scanlon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |