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)
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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