M.C.G. · Sat 23 Aug 1980 · 23,530 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MelbourneMELB | 6.5 | 8.7 | 11.10 | 101 |
| EssendonESS | 5.7 | 9.9 | 14.12 | 122 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 101 and 122.
Essendon won by 21 points.
14.17 (101) — 18.14 (122)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laurie Fowler | 20 | 7 | 27 | 9 | — | 0 |
| Tony Elshaug | 20 | 4 | 24 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Wayne Gordon | 12 | 10 | 22 | 3 | — |
| 0 |
| Kelly ODonnell | 11 | 10 | 21 | 1 | — | 3 |
| Garry Baker | 12 | 9 | 21 | 9 | — | 2 |
| Peter Giles | 14 | 7 | 21 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Steven Smith | 16 | 3 | 19 | 9 | — | 2 |
| Bill Nettlefold | 12 | 7 | 19 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Andrew Moir | 13 | 5 | 18 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Michael Byrne | 7 | 11 | 18 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Robert Flower | 11 | 5 | 16 | 4 | — | 2 |
| Robert Elliott | 8 | 7 | 15 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Maurice Wingate | 12 | 3 | 15 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Tony Martyn | 7 | 7 | 14 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Phillip Pinnell | 8 | 5 | 13 | 5 | — | 2 |
| Greg Hutchison | 11 | 2 | 13 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Jim Durnan | 6 | 7 | 13 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Michael Seddon | 7 | 5 | 12 | 0 | — | 1 |
| Anthony Dullard | 5 | 5 | 10 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Cameron Clayton | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merv Neagle | 28 | 7 | 35 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Grant Fowler | 22 | 5 | 27 | 1 | — | 2 |
| Neale Daniher | 11 | 16 | 27 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Ian Marsh | 23 | 3 | 26 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Alan Reid | 19 | 7 | 26 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Tim Watson | 11 | 14 | 25 | 4 | — | 3 |
| Alan Stoneham | 14 | 11 | 25 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Paul Vander Haar | 14 | 5 | 19 | 5 | — | 2 |
| Garry Foulds | 15 | 3 | 18 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Simon Madden | 11 | 5 | 16 | 4 | — | 4 |
| Terry Daniher | 8 | 8 | 16 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Robert Shaw | 11 | 4 | 15 | 3 | — | 2 |
| Neil Besanko | 7 | 8 | 15 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Shane Heard | 11 | 4 | 15 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Ken Fletcher | 7 | 7 | 14 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Mark Eustice | 6 | 3 | 9 | 0 | — | 1 |
| Wayne Foreman | 4 | 5 | 9 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Max Crow | 5 | 3 | 8 | 3 | — | 0 |
| David Burke | 5 | 2 | 7 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Stephen Carey | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 | — | 0 |