1979 VFL Season
Season Details
Name:
1979 VFL Season
Team(s):
12
Round(s):
22
Finals System:
McIntyre Final Five System
Match(es):
138
Season Results
Premiers:
Carlton
Runners-Up:
Collingwood
Minor Premiers:
Carlton
Brownlow Medallist(s):
Peter Moore (Collingwood)
Coleman Medallist(s):
Kelvin Templeton (Footscray)
Norm Smith Medallist(s):
Wayne Harmes (Carlton)
Team Results
Team | Ladder (W-D-L & P%) | Brownlow Leader(s) | Goalkicking Leader(s) (Home-and-Away) | ||||
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Carlton (P) | 1st | 19 | -0- | 3 | 139.6% | Robbert Klomp, Mark MacLure (13) | Ken Sheldon (46) |
North Melbourne | 2nd | 17 | -0- | 5 | 123.6% | Gary Dempsey (16) | Ross Glendinning (58) |
Collingwood (R) | 3rd | 15 | -0- | 7 | 126.7% | Peter Moore (22) | Craig Davis (80) |
Fitzroy | 4th | 15 | -0- | 7 | 122.8% | Garry Wilson (21) | Bob Beecroft (83) |
Essendon | 5th | 12 | -1- | 9 | 105.1% | Terry Daniher (13) | Terry Daniher (56) |
Geelong | 6th | 12 | -0- | 10 | 100.4% | Ian Nankervis (10) | David Clarke (40) |
Hawthorn | 7th | 10 | -0- | 12 | 99.8% | Michael Tuck (12) | Michael Moncrieff (45) |
Richmond | 8th | 9 | -0- | 13 | 97.6% | David Cloke, Michael Roach (9) | Michael Roach (90) |
Footscray | 9th | 7 | -1- | 14 | 81.8% | Ian Hampshire (10) | Kelvin Templeton (91) |
South Melbourne | 10th | 6 | -0- | 16 | 90.9% | Barry Round (17) | Tony Morwood (56) |
Melbourne | 11th | 6 | -0- | 16 | 75.9% | Robert Flower (19) | Robert Flower (33) |
St Kilda | 12th | 3 | -0- | 19 | 65.0% | Jeff Dunne (13) | Garry Sidebottom (56) |
Umpire Results
Umpire Position | Umpire(s) |
---|---|
Field Umpire | 19 |
Goal Umpire | 2 |
Boundary Umpire | 4 |
Season Fixture
Round 1
Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
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SAT | 07/04/1979 | 2:10 PM | Melbourne v Footscray | MCG | 125 | - | 113 | 24,133 |
SAT | 07/04/1979 | 2:10 PM | Carlton v Geelong | Princes Park | 151 | - | 101 | 24,990 |
SAT | 07/04/1979 | 2:10 PM | North Melbourne v Essendon | Arden Street Oval | 129 | - | 109 | 22,633 |
SAT | 07/04/1979 | 2:10 PM | St Kilda v Hawthorn | Moorabbin Oval | 128 | - | 103 | 22,060 |
SAT | 07/04/1979 | 2:10 PM | South Melbourne v Richmond | Lakeside Oval | 111 | - | 125 | 19,766 |
SAT | 07/04/1979 | 2:10 PM | Collingwood v Fitzroy | Victoria Park | 69 | - | 149 | 29,596 |
Round 2
Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
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SAT | 14/04/1979 | 2:10 PM | Fitzroy v South Melbourne | Junction Oval | 86 | - | 139 | 19,436 |
SAT | 14/04/1979 | 2:10 PM | Hawthorn v Collingwood | Princes Park | 102 | - | 132 | 29,391 |
SAT | 14/04/1979 | 2:10 PM | Footscray v North Melbourne | Western Oval | 94 | - | 133 | 23,451 |
MON | 16/04/1979 | 2:10 PM | Geelong v Melbourne | Kardinia Park | 106 | - | 67 | 25,499 |
MON | 16/04/1979 | 2:10 PM | Richmond v Carlton | MCG | 96 | - | 147 | 59,942 |
MON | 16/04/1979 | 2:10 PM | Essendon v St Kilda | Windy Hill | 148 | - | 64 | 26,377 |
Round 3
Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
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SAT | 31/03/1979 | 2:10 PM | Essendon v Carlton | VFL Park | 80 | - | 101 | 41,777 |
SAT | 21/04/1979 | 2:10 PM | South Melbourne v Melbourne | Lakeside Oval | 118 | - | 111 | 14,429 |
SAT | 21/04/1979 | 2:10 PM | Hawthorn v Geelong | Princes Park | 123 | - | 83 | 14,876 |
SAT | 21/04/1979 | 2:10 PM | St Kilda v Footscray | Moorabbin Oval | 104 | - | 109 | 18,375 |
SAT | 21/04/1979 | 2:10 PM | Richmond v Fitzroy | MCG | 132 | - | 112 | 24,636 |
SAT | 21/04/1979 | 2:10 PM | North Melbourne v Collingwood | Arden Street Oval | 127 | - | 99 | 29,747 |
Round 4
Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
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WED | 25/04/1979 | 2:10 PM | Melbourne v Richmond | MCG | 119 | - | 109 | 44,708 |
WED | 25/04/1979 | 2:10 PM | Hawthorn v South Melbourne | VFL Park | 189 | - | 95 | 37,276 |
SAT | 28/04/1979 | 2:10 PM | Geelong v North Melbourne | Kardinia Park | 73 | - | 123 | 21,353 |
SAT | 28/04/1979 | 2:10 PM | Fitzroy v Carlton | Junction Oval | 82 | - | 139 | 21,577 |
SAT | 28/04/1979 | 2:10 PM | Footscray v Essendon | Western Oval | 128 | - | 128 | 26,981 |
SAT | 28/04/1979 | 2:10 PM | Collingwood v St Kilda | Victoria Park | 207 | - | 29 | 29,380 |
Round 5
Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
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SAT | 05/05/1979 | 2:10 PM | Carlton v Melbourne | Princes Park | 110 | - | 96 | 24,148 |
SAT | 05/05/1979 | 2:10 PM | St Kilda v Geelong | Moorabbin Oval | 112 | - | 142 | 15,481 |
SAT | 05/05/1979 | 2:10 PM | Essendon v Fitzroy | Windy Hill | 76 | - | 172 | 19,686 |
SAT | 05/05/1979 | 2:10 PM | North Melbourne v South Melbourne | Arden Street Oval | 138 | - | 88 | 16,015 |
SAT | 05/05/1979 | 2:10 PM | Footscray v Collingwood | VFL Park | 89 | - | 137 | 34,163 |
SAT | 05/05/1979 | 2:10 PM | Richmond v Hawthorn | MCG | 82 | - | 161 | 31,479 |
Round 6
Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
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SAT | 12/05/1979 | 2:10 PM | Melbourne v Fitzroy | MCG | 140 | - | 163 | 21,773 |
SAT | 12/05/1979 | 2:10 PM | Geelong v Footscray | Kardinia Park | 72 | - | 47 | 16,009 |
SAT | 12/05/1979 | 2:10 PM | Hawthorn v Carlton | Princes Park | 108 | - | 168 | 29,935 |
SAT | 12/05/1979 | 2:10 PM | Collingwood v Essendon | Victoria Park | 99 | - | 133 | 29,824 |
SAT | 12/05/1979 | 2:10 PM | South Melbourne v St Kilda | Lakeside Oval | 175 | - | 86 | 12,394 |
SAT | 12/05/1979 | 2:10 PM | North Melbourne v Richmond | VFL Park | 99 | - | 94 | 22,626 |
Round 7
Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SAT | 19/05/1979 | 2:10 PM | Essendon v Melbourne | Windy Hill | 156 | - | 74 | 21,426 |
SAT | 19/05/1979 | 2:10 PM | Collingwood v Geelong | VFL Park | 92 | - | 51 | 37,260 |
SAT | 19/05/1979 | 2:10 PM | Carlton v North Melbourne | Princes Park | 104 | - | 108 | 39,411 |
SAT | 19/05/1979 | 2:10 PM | St Kilda v Richmond | Moorabbin Oval | 111 | - | 99 | 18,087 |
SAT | 19/05/1979 | 2:10 PM | Footscray v South Melbourne | Western Oval | 149 | - | 101 | 15,045 |
SAT | 19/05/1979 | 2:10 PM | Fitzroy v Hawthorn | Junction Oval | 102 | - | 90 | 15,872 |
Round 8
Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SAT | 26/05/1979 | 2:10 PM | Hawthorn v Melbourne | Princes Park | 120 | - | 77 | 10,977 |
SAT | 26/05/1979 | 2:10 PM | Geelong v Essendon | Kardinia Park | 83 | - | 84 | 19,590 |
SAT | 26/05/1979 | 2:10 PM | St Kilda v Carlton | VFL Park | 64 | - | 103 | 28,817 |
SAT | 26/05/1979 | 2:10 PM | South Melbourne v Collingwood | Lakeside Oval | 44 | - | 131 | 21,282 |
SAT | 26/05/1979 | 2:10 PM | North Melbourne v Fitzroy | Arden Street Oval | 94 | - | 148 | 17,649 |
SAT | 26/05/1979 | 2:10 PM | Richmond v Footscray | MCG | 158 | - | 85 | 21,662 |
Round 9
Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
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SAT | 02/06/1979 | 2:10 PM | Melbourne v North Melbourne | MCG | 111 | - | 156 | 23,261 |
SAT | 02/06/1979 | 2:10 PM | Geelong v South Melbourne | VFL Park | 123 | - | 110 | 15,750 |
SAT | 02/06/1979 | 2:10 PM | Footscray v Carlton | Western Oval | 78 | - | 127 | 21,362 |
SAT | 02/06/1979 | 2:10 PM | Hawthorn v Essendon | Princes Park | 108 | - | 116 | 24,875 |
SAT | 02/06/1979 | 2:10 PM | Fitzroy v St Kilda | Junction Oval | 123 | - | 78 | 14,963 |
SAT | 02/06/1979 | 2:10 PM | Collingwood v Richmond | Victoria Park | 132 | - | 80 | 31,474 |
Round 10
Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
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SAT | 09/06/1979 | 2:10 PM | St Kilda v Melbourne | Moorabbin Oval | 65 | - | 85 | 17,390 |
SAT | 09/06/1979 | 2:10 PM | Richmond v Geelong | MCG | 101 | - | 127 | 24,826 |
SAT | 09/06/1979 | 2:10 PM | Carlton v Collingwood | Princes Park | 123 | - | 107 | 46,106 |
SAT | 09/06/1979 | 2:10 PM | Essendon v South Melbourne | Windy Hill | 115 | - | 99 | 19,992 |
SAT | 09/06/1979 | 2:10 PM | Footscray v Fitzroy | VFL Park | 74 | - | 119 | 14,357 |
SUN | 10/06/1979 | 2:10 PM | North Melbourne v Hawthorn | SCG | 105 | - | 156 | 31,395 |
Round 11
Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
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SAT | 16/06/1979 | 2:10 PM | Melbourne v Collingwood | MCG | 82 | - | 96 | 53,602 |
SAT | 16/06/1979 | 2:10 PM | Fitzroy v Geelong | Junction Oval | 132 | - | 65 | 17,520 |
SAT | 16/06/1979 | 2:10 PM | Hawthorn v Footscray | Princes Park | 100 | - | 101 | 12,516 |
MON | 18/06/1979 | 2:10 PM | South Melbourne v Carlton | Lakeside Oval | 126 | - | 132 | 25,972 |
MON | 18/06/1979 | 2:10 PM | Richmond v Essendon | VFL Park | 108 | - | 132 | 53,116 |
MON | 18/06/1979 | 2:10 PM | St Kilda v North Melbourne | Moorabbin Oval | 107 | - | 110 | 19,705 |
Round 12
Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SAT | 23/06/1979 | 2:10 PM | Footscray v Melbourne | Western Oval | 120 | - | 81 | 14,308 |
SAT | 23/06/1979 | 2:10 PM | Geelong v Carlton | Kardinia Park | 107 | - | 101 | 20,941 |
SAT | 23/06/1979 | 2:10 PM | Essendon v North Melbourne | Windy Hill | 101 | - | 54 | 30,631 |
SAT | 23/06/1979 | 2:10 PM | Hawthorn v St Kilda | Princes Park | 132 | - | 93 | 13,176 |
SAT | 23/06/1979 | 2:10 PM | Richmond v South Melbourne | MCG | 166 | - | 110 | 21,216 |
SAT | 23/06/1979 | 2:10 PM | Fitzroy v Collingwood | VFL Park | 122 | - | 80 | 56,975 |
Round 13
Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
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SAT | 30/06/1979 | 2:10 PM | Melbourne v Geelong | VFL Park | 57 | - | 108 | 13,272 |
SAT | 30/06/1979 | 2:10 PM | Carlton v Richmond | Princes Park | 138 | - | 82 | 21,882 |
SAT | 30/06/1979 | 2:10 PM | St Kilda v Essendon | Moorabbin Oval | 66 | - | 105 | 18,802 |
SAT | 30/06/1979 | 2:10 PM | South Melbourne v Fitzroy | Lakeside Oval | 110 | - | 136 | 13,862 |
SAT | 30/06/1979 | 2:10 PM | Collingwood v Hawthorn | Victoria Park | 169 | - | 64 | 22,903 |
SAT | 30/06/1979 | 2:10 PM | North Melbourne v Footscray | Arden Street Oval | 69 | - | 81 | 13,925 |
Round 14
Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
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SAT | 07/07/1979 | 2:10 PM | Richmond v Melbourne | MCG | 120 | - | 76 | 19,879 |
SAT | 07/07/1979 | 2:10 PM | North Melbourne v Geelong | Arden Street Oval | 118 | - | 100 | 14,971 |
SAT | 07/07/1979 | 2:10 PM | Carlton v Fitzroy | VFL Park | 116 | - | 65 | 58,736 |
SAT | 07/07/1979 | 2:10 PM | Essendon v Footscray | Windy Hill | 71 | - | 50 | 25,076 |
SAT | 07/07/1979 | 2:10 PM | St Kilda v Collingwood | Moorabbin Oval | 52 | - | 101 | 21,588 |
SAT | 07/07/1979 | 2:10 PM | South Melbourne v Hawthorn | Lakeside Oval | 89 | - | 74 | 10,626 |
Round 15
Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SAT | 14/07/1979 | 2:10 PM | Melbourne v South Melbourne | MCG | 167 | - | 154 | 15,036 |
SAT | 14/07/1979 | 2:10 PM | Geelong v Hawthorn | VFL Park | 78 | - | 79 | 20,777 |
SAT | 14/07/1979 | 2:10 PM | Carlton v Essendon | Princes Park | 126 | - | 83 | 44,548 |
SAT | 14/07/1979 | 2:10 PM | Footscray v St Kilda | Western Oval | 160 | - | 81 | 13,386 |
SAT | 14/07/1979 | 2:10 PM | Collingwood v North Melbourne | Victoria Park | 76 | - | 133 | 30,405 |
SUN | 15/07/1979 | 2:10 PM | Fitzroy v Richmond | SCG | 135 | - | 152 | 17,140 |
Round 16
Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
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SAT | 21/07/1979 | 2:10 PM | Melbourne v Carlton | MCG | 61 | - | 140 | 26,389 |
SAT | 21/07/1979 | 2:10 PM | Geelong v St Kilda | Kardinia Park | 129 | - | 104 | 14,613 |
SAT | 21/07/1979 | 2:10 PM | Fitzroy v Essendon | Junction Oval | 112 | - | 99 | 19,684 |
SAT | 21/07/1979 | 2:10 PM | South Melbourne v North Melbourne | VFL Park | 66 | - | 88 | 14,725 |
SAT | 21/07/1979 | 2:10 PM | Collingwood v Footscray | Victoria Park | 155 | - | 33 | 21,041 |
SAT | 21/07/1979 | 2:10 PM | Hawthorn v Richmond | Princes Park | 104 | - | 119 | 13,557 |
Round 17
Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SAT | 28/07/1979 | 2:10 PM | Fitzroy v Melbourne | VFL Park | 238 | - | 48 | 12,149 |
SAT | 28/07/1979 | 2:10 PM | Footscray v Geelong | Western Oval | 82 | - | 122 | 14,284 |
SAT | 28/07/1979 | 2:10 PM | Carlton v Hawthorn | Princes Park | 111 | - | 83 | 22,159 |
SAT | 28/07/1979 | 2:10 PM | Essendon v Collingwood | Windy Hill | 71 | - | 92 | 31,583 |
SAT | 28/07/1979 | 2:10 PM | St Kilda v South Melbourne | Moorabbin Oval | 128 | - | 108 | 12,969 |
SAT | 28/07/1979 | 2:10 PM | Richmond v North Melbourne | MCG | 111 | - | 124 | 38,108 |
Round 18
Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SAT | 04/08/1979 | 2:10 PM | Melbourne v Essendon | MCG | 134 | - | 105 | 25,367 |
SAT | 04/08/1979 | 2:10 PM | Geelong v Collingwood | Kardinia Park | 124 | - | 63 | 30,496 |
SAT | 04/08/1979 | 2:10 PM | North Melbourne v Carlton | Arden Street Oval | 119 | - | 141 | 28,902 |
SAT | 04/08/1979 | 2:10 PM | Richmond v St Kilda | VFL Park | 190 | - | 119 | 24,651 |
SAT | 04/08/1979 | 2:10 PM | South Melbourne v Footscray | Lakeside Oval | 195 | - | 106 | 9,815 |
SAT | 04/08/1979 | 2:10 PM | Hawthorn v Fitzroy | Princes Park | 104 | - | 115 | 15,104 |
Round 19
Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SAT | 11/08/1979 | 2:10 PM | Melbourne v Hawthorn | VFL Park | 73 | - | 95 | 12,827 |
SAT | 11/08/1979 | 2:10 PM | Essendon v Geelong | Windy Hill | 96 | - | 56 | 23,004 |
SAT | 11/08/1979 | 2:10 PM | Carlton v St Kilda | Princes Park | 149 | - | 45 | 17,087 |
SAT | 11/08/1979 | 2:10 PM | Collingwood v South Melbourne | Victoria Park | 95 | - | 87 | 18,041 |
SAT | 11/08/1979 | 2:10 PM | Fitzroy v North Melbourne | Junction Oval | 54 | - | 121 | 16,659 |
SAT | 11/08/1979 | 2:10 PM | Footscray v Richmond | Western Oval | 97 | - | 41 | 12,557 |
Round 20
Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SAT | 18/08/1979 | 2:10 PM | North Melbourne v Melbourne | Arden Street Oval | 117 | - | 45 | 10,680 |
SAT | 18/08/1979 | 2:10 PM | South Melbourne v Geelong | Lakeside Oval | 102 | - | 72 | 11,298 |
SAT | 18/08/1979 | 2:10 PM | Carlton v Footscray | VFL Park | 90 | - | 54 | 25,075 |
SAT | 18/08/1979 | 2:10 PM | Essendon v Hawthorn | Windy Hill | 70 | - | 74 | 18,671 |
SAT | 18/08/1979 | 2:10 PM | St Kilda v Fitzroy | Moorabbin Oval | 60 | - | 76 | 12,330 |
SAT | 18/08/1979 | 2:10 PM | Richmond v Collingwood | MCG | 75 | - | 95 | 61,424 |
Round 21
Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SAT | 25/08/1979 | 2:10 PM | Melbourne v St Kilda | MCG | 161 | - | 96 | 18,436 |
SAT | 25/08/1979 | 2:10 PM | Geelong v Richmond | Kardinia Park | 115 | - | 89 | 19,258 |
SAT | 25/08/1979 | 2:10 PM | Collingwood v Carlton | Victoria Park | 120 | - | 101 | 36,509 |
SAT | 25/08/1979 | 2:10 PM | South Melbourne v Essendon | VFL Park | 76 | - | 95 | 32,127 |
SAT | 25/08/1979 | 2:10 PM | Fitzroy v Footscray | Junction Oval | 151 | - | 100 | 12,076 |
SAT | 25/08/1979 | 2:10 PM | Hawthorn v North Melbourne | Princes Park | 60 | - | 165 | 18,492 |
Round 22
Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SAT | 01/09/1979 | 2:10 PM | Collingwood v Melbourne | Victoria Park | 154 | - | 103 | 27,206 |
SAT | 01/09/1979 | 2:10 PM | Geelong v Fitzroy | Kardinia Park | 112 | - | 107 | 21,801 |
SAT | 01/09/1979 | 2:10 PM | Carlton v South Melbourne | Princes Park | 154 | - | 121 | 24,479 |
SAT | 01/09/1979 | 2:10 PM | Essendon v Richmond | Windy Hill | 63 | - | 122 | 22,659 |
SAT | 01/09/1979 | 2:10 PM | North Melbourne v St Kilda | VFL Park | 144 | - | 65 | 20,571 |
SAT | 01/09/1979 | 2:10 PM | Footscray v Hawthorn | Western Oval | 65 | - | 103 | 12,839 |
Finals Week 1
Elimination Final
Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SAT | 08/09/1979 | 2:30 PM | Fitzroy v Essendon | VFL Park | 124 | - | 43 | 49,470 |
Qualifying Final
Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SAT | 08/09/1979 | 2:30 PM | North Melbourne v Collingwood | MCG | 121 | - | 82 | 84,660 |
Finals Week 2
Semi Final
Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SAT | 15/09/1979 | 2:30 PM | Carlton v North Melbourne | VFL Park | 111 | - | 73 | 69,142 |
SAT | 15/09/1979 | 2:30 PM | Collingwood v Fitzroy | MCG | 116 | - | 94 | 87,139 |
Finals Week 3
Preliminary Final
Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SAT | 22/09/1979 | 2:30 PM | North Melbourne v Collingwood | VFL Park | 95 | - | 122 | 73,380 |
Finals Week 4
Grand Final
Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SAT | 29/09/1979 | 2:30 PM | Carlton v Collingwood | MCG | 82 | - | 77 | 113,545 |
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