1979 VFLR Season
This page displays the results for the 1979 season of the Victorian Football League Reserves (currently known as the Australian Football League Reserves).
It featured twenty-two rounds in a double round-robin format. It should be noted that teams did not necessarily play their matches following the same order as the nominal round numbers of those matches this season. The Collingwood Reserves were the minor premiers.
The premiership ended with a finals series following the McIntyre Final Five system. The North Melbourne Reserves were the premiers.
Premiership Details
Name:
1979 Victorian Football League Reserves Season
Known As:
1979 VFLR Season
Teams:
12
Rounds:
22
Finals System:
McIntyre Final Five System
Matches:
138
Team Details
| Team | Home Ground | Coach (Appointed) | Coach (Caretaker) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carlton (R) | Princes Park | Serge Silvagni | |
| Collingwood (R) | Victoria Park | Ron Richards | |
| Essendon (R) | Windy Hill | ||
| Fitzroy (R) | Junction Oval | ||
| Footscray (R) | Western Oval | ||
| Geelong (R) | Kardinia Park | ||
| Hawthorn (R) | Princes Park | ||
| Melbourne (R) | MCG | Ray Biffin | |
| North Melbourne (R) | Arden Street Oval | ||
| Richmond (R) | MCG | Royce Hart | |
| South Melbourne (R) | Lakeside Oval | ||
| St Kilda (R) | Moorabbin Oval |
Premiership Results
Premiers:
North Melbourne Reserves
Runners-Up:
Collingwood Reserves
Minor Premiers:
Collingwood Reserves
Team Results
Minor Premiership Results
| Team | Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) | PF | PA | GF | BF | GA | BA | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingwood (R) | 1st | 15 | -0- | 7 | 60 | 138.5% | 3,035 | 2,191 | 438 | 407 | 316 | 295 |
| North Melbourne (R) | 2nd | 15 | -0- | 7 | 60 | 136.1% | 2,534 | 1,862 | 370 | 314 | 263 | 284 |
| Footscray (R) | 3rd | 15 | -0- | 7 | 60 | 124.3% | 2,677 | 2,154 | 394 | 313 | 305 | 324 |
| Carlton (R) | 4th | 14 | -0- | 8 | 56 | 117.0% | 2,462 | 2,104 | 344 | 398 | 296 | 328 |
| Geelong (R) | 5th | 14 | -0- | 8 | 56 | 113.2% | 2,510 | 2,218 | 363 | 332 | 313 | 340 |
| Richmond (R) | 6th | 13 | -0- | 9 | 52 | 114.7% | 2,386 | 2,080 | 339 | 352 | 294 | 316 |
| Essendon (R) | 7th | 12 | -0- | 10 | 48 | 109.4% | 2,222 | 2,031 | 316 | 326 | 284 | 327 |
| Hawthorn (R) | 8th | 9 | -0- | 13 | 36 | 93.8% | 2,246 | 2,395 | 320 | 326 | 342 | 343 |
| Melbourne (R) | 9th | 8 | -0- | 14 | 32 | 87.6% | 2,267 | 2,587 | 324 | 323 | 372 | 355 |
| South Melbourne (R) | 10th | 8 | -0- | 14 | 32 | 78.7% | 2,196 | 2,789 | 312 | 324 | 405 | 359 |
| St Kilda (R) | 11th | 5 | -0- | 17 | 20 | 58.0% | 1,660 | 2,863 | 233 | 262 | 413 | 385 |
| Fitzroy (R) | 12th | 4 | -0- | 18 | 16 | 67.4% | 1,900 | 2,821 | 262 | 328 | 412 | 349 |
Overall Premiership Results
| Team | Position (Outcome) | |
|---|---|---|
| North Melbourne (R) | 1st | Premiers |
| Collingwood (R) | 2nd | Runners-Up |
| Geelong (R) | 3rd | Defeated by Collingwood (R) (Preliminary Final) |
| Footscray (R) | 4th | Defeated by Geelong (R) (Semi Final) |
| Carlton (R) | 5th | Defeated by Geelong (R) (Elimination Final) |
| Richmond (R) | 6th | Did not qualify for finals |
| Essendon (R) | 7th | Did not qualify for finals |
| Hawthorn (R) | 8th | Did not qualify for finals |
| Melbourne (R) | 9th | Did not qualify for finals |
| South Melbourne (R) | 10th | Did not qualify for finals |
| St Kilda (R) | 11th | Did not qualify for finals |
| Fitzroy (R) | 12th | Did not qualify for finals |
Premiership Fixture
Regular Season
Round 1
| Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAT | 07/04/1979 | Carlton (R) v Geelong (R) | 143 | - | 147 | |||
| SAT | 07/04/1979 | Collingwood (R) v Fitzroy (R) | Victoria Park | 142 | - | 75 | ||
| SAT | 07/04/1979 | Melbourne (R) v Footscray (R) | MCG | 125 | - | 127 | ||
| SAT | 07/04/1979 | North Melbourne (R) v Essendon (R) | Arden Street Oval | 89 | - | 98 | ||
| SAT | 07/04/1979 | South Melbourne (R) v Richmond (R) | Lakeside Oval | 163 | - | 114 | ||
| SAT | 07/04/1979 | St Kilda (R) v Hawthorn (R) | Moorabbin Oval | 38 | - | 148 | ||
Round 1 Ladder
| Team | Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) | PF | PA | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hawthorn (R) | 1st | 1 | -0- | 0 | 4 | 389.5% | 148 | 38 |
| Collingwood (R) | 2nd | 1 | -0- | 0 | 4 | 189.3% | 142 | 75 |
| South Melbourne (R) | 3rd | 1 | -0- | 0 | 4 | 143.0% | 163 | 114 |
| Essendon (R) | 4th | 1 | -0- | 0 | 4 | 110.1% | 98 | 89 |
| Geelong (R) | 5th | 1 | -0- | 0 | 4 | 102.8% | 147 | 143 |
| Footscray (R) | 6th | 1 | -0- | 0 | 4 | 101.6% | 127 | 125 |
| Melbourne (R) | 7th | 0 | -0- | 1 | 0 | 98.4% | 125 | 127 |
| Carlton (R) | 8th | 0 | -0- | 1 | 0 | 97.3% | 143 | 147 |
| North Melbourne (R) | 9th | 0 | -0- | 1 | 0 | 90.8% | 89 | 98 |
| Richmond (R) | 10th | 0 | -0- | 1 | 0 | 69.9% | 114 | 163 |
| Fitzroy (R) | 11th | 0 | -0- | 1 | 0 | 52.8% | 75 | 142 |
| St Kilda (R) | 12th | 0 | -0- | 1 | 0 | 25.7% | 38 | 148 |
Round 2
| Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAT | 14/04/1979 | Essendon (R) v St Kilda (R) | 103 | - | 62 | |||
| SAT | 14/04/1979 | Fitzroy (R) v South Melbourne (R) | Junction Oval | 154 | - | 92 | ||
| SAT | 14/04/1979 | Footscray (R) v North Melbourne (R) | Western Oval | 91 | - | 160 | ||
| SAT | 14/04/1979 | Hawthorn (R) v Collingwood (R) | Princes Park | 119 | - | 197 | ||
| MON | 16/04/1979 | Geelong (R) v Melbourne (R) | Kardinia Park | 120 | - | 108 | ||
| MON | 16/04/1979 | Richmond (R) v Carlton (R) | MCG | 82 | - | 107 | ||
Round 2 Ladder
| Team | Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) | PF | PA | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingwood (R) | 1st | 2 | -0- | 0 | 8 | 174.7% | 339 | 194 |
| Essendon (R) | 2nd | 2 | -0- | 0 | 8 | 133.1% | 201 | 151 |
| Geelong (R) | 3rd | 2 | -0- | 0 | 8 | 106.4% | 267 | 251 |
| North Melbourne (R) | 4th | 1 | -0- | 1 | 4 | 131.7% | 249 | 189 |
| Hawthorn (R) | 5th | 1 | -0- | 1 | 4 | 113.6% | 267 | 235 |
| Carlton (R) | 6th | 1 | -0- | 1 | 4 | 109.2% | 250 | 229 |
| Fitzroy (R) | 7th | 1 | -0- | 1 | 4 | 97.9% | 229 | 234 |
| South Melbourne (R) | 8th | 1 | -0- | 1 | 4 | 95.1% | 255 | 268 |
| Footscray (R) | 9th | 1 | -0- | 1 | 4 | 76.5% | 218 | 285 |
| Melbourne (R) | 10th | 0 | -0- | 2 | 0 | 94.3% | 233 | 247 |
| Richmond (R) | 11th | 0 | -0- | 2 | 0 | 72.6% | 196 | 270 |
| St Kilda (R) | 12th | 0 | -0- | 2 | 0 | 39.8% | 100 | 251 |
Round 3
| Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAT | 31/03/1979 | Essendon (R) v Carlton (R) | VFL Park | 70 | - | 98 | ||
| SAT | 21/04/1979 | Hawthorn (R) v Geelong (R) | Princes Park | 153 | - | 96 | ||
| SAT | 21/04/1979 | Richmond (R) v Fitzroy (R) | MCG | 116 | - | 96 | ||
| SAT | 21/04/1979 | South Melbourne (R) v Melbourne (R) | Lakeside Oval | 104 | - | 65 | ||
| SAT | 21/04/1979 | St Kilda (R) v Footscray (R) | Moorabbin Oval | 85 | - | 168 | ||
| SUN | 22/04/1979 | North Melbourne (R) v Collingwood (R) | Moorabbin Oval | 116 | - | 91 | ||
Round 3 Ladder
| Team | Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) | PF | PA | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingwood (R) | 1st | 2 | -0- | 1 | 8 | 138.7% | 430 | 310 |
| North Melbourne (R) | 2nd | 2 | -0- | 1 | 8 | 130.4% | 365 | 280 |
| Hawthorn (R) | 3rd | 2 | -0- | 1 | 8 | 126.9% | 420 | 331 |
| Carlton (R) | 4th | 2 | -0- | 1 | 8 | 116.4% | 348 | 299 |
| Essendon (R) | 5th | 2 | -0- | 1 | 8 | 108.8% | 271 | 249 |
| South Melbourne (R) | 6th | 2 | -0- | 1 | 8 | 107.8% | 359 | 333 |
| Footscray (R) | 7th | 2 | -0- | 1 | 8 | 104.3% | 386 | 370 |
| Geelong (R) | 8th | 2 | -0- | 1 | 8 | 89.9% | 363 | 404 |
| Fitzroy (R) | 9th | 1 | -0- | 2 | 4 | 92.9% | 325 | 350 |
| Richmond (R) | 10th | 1 | -0- | 2 | 4 | 85.2% | 312 | 366 |
| Melbourne (R) | 11th | 0 | -0- | 3 | 0 | 84.9% | 298 | 351 |
| St Kilda (R) | 12th | 0 | -0- | 3 | 0 | 44.2% | 185 | 419 |
Round 4
| Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAT | 28/04/1979 | Collingwood (R) v St Kilda (R) | Victoria Park | 222 | - | 71 | ||
| SAT | 28/04/1979 | Fitzroy (R) v Carlton (R) | Junction Oval | 95 | - | 76 | ||
| SAT | 28/04/1979 | Footscray (R) v Essendon (R) | Western Oval | 110 | - | 104 | ||
| SAT | 28/04/1979 | Geelong (R) v North Melbourne (R) | Kardinia Park | 102 | - | 101 | ||
| SAT | 28/04/1979 | Hawthorn (R) v South Melbourne (R) | VFL Park | 100 | - | 102 | ||
| SUN | 29/04/1979 | Melbourne (R) v Richmond (R) | Moorabbin Oval | 83 | - | 105 | ||
Round 4 Ladder
| Team | Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) | PF | PA | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingwood (R) | 1st | 3 | -0- | 1 | 12 | 171.1% | 652 | 381 |
| South Melbourne (R) | 2nd | 3 | -0- | 1 | 12 | 106.5% | 461 | 433 |
| Footscray (R) | 3rd | 3 | -0- | 1 | 12 | 104.6% | 496 | 474 |
| Geelong (R) | 4th | 3 | -0- | 1 | 12 | 92.1% | 465 | 505 |
| North Melbourne (R) | 5th | 2 | -0- | 2 | 8 | 122.0% | 466 | 382 |
| Hawthorn (R) | 6th | 2 | -0- | 2 | 8 | 120.1% | 520 | 433 |
| Carlton (R) | 7th | 2 | -0- | 2 | 8 | 107.6% | 424 | 394 |
| Essendon (R) | 8th | 2 | -0- | 2 | 8 | 104.5% | 375 | 359 |
| Fitzroy (R) | 9th | 2 | -0- | 2 | 8 | 98.6% | 420 | 426 |
| Richmond (R) | 10th | 2 | -0- | 2 | 8 | 92.9% | 417 | 449 |
| Melbourne (R) | 11th | 0 | -0- | 4 | 0 | 83.6% | 381 | 456 |
| St Kilda (R) | 12th | 0 | -0- | 4 | 0 | 39.9% | 256 | 641 |
Round 5
| Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAT | 05/05/1979 | Carlton (R) v Melbourne (R) | Princes Park | 146 | - | 94 | ||
| SAT | 05/05/1979 | Essendon (R) v Fitzroy (R) | 133 | - | 65 | |||
| SAT | 05/05/1979 | Footscray (R) v Collingwood (R) | VFL Park | 128 | - | 107 | ||
| SAT | 05/05/1979 | North Melbourne (R) v South Melbourne (R) | Arden Street Oval | 177 | - | 92 | ||
| SAT | 05/05/1979 | Richmond (R) v Hawthorn (R) | MCG | 122 | - | 109 | ||
| SAT | 05/05/1979 | St Kilda (R) v Geelong (R) | Moorabbin Oval | 100 | - | 85 | ||
Round 5 Ladder
| Team | Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) | PF | PA | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray (R) | 1st | 4 | -0- | 1 | 16 | 107.4% | 624 | 581 |
| Collingwood (R) | 2nd | 3 | -0- | 2 | 12 | 149.1% | 759 | 509 |
| North Melbourne (R) | 3rd | 3 | -0- | 2 | 12 | 135.7% | 643 | 474 |
| Essendon (R) | 4th | 3 | -0- | 2 | 12 | 119.8% | 508 | 424 |
| Carlton (R) | 5th | 3 | -0- | 2 | 12 | 116.8% | 570 | 488 |
| Richmond (R) | 6th | 3 | -0- | 2 | 12 | 96.6% | 539 | 558 |
| Geelong (R) | 7th | 3 | -0- | 2 | 12 | 90.9% | 550 | 605 |
| South Melbourne (R) | 8th | 3 | -0- | 2 | 12 | 90.7% | 553 | 610 |
| Hawthorn (R) | 9th | 2 | -0- | 3 | 8 | 113.3% | 629 | 555 |
| Fitzroy (R) | 10th | 2 | -0- | 3 | 8 | 86.8% | 485 | 559 |
| St Kilda (R) | 11th | 1 | -0- | 4 | 4 | 49.0% | 356 | 726 |
| Melbourne (R) | 12th | 0 | -0- | 5 | 0 | 78.9% | 475 | 602 |
Round 6
| Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAT | 12/05/1979 | Collingwood (R) v Essendon (R) | Victoria Park | 148 | - | 66 | ||
| SAT | 12/05/1979 | Geelong (R) v Footscray (R) | Kardinia Park | 93 | - | 116 | ||
| SAT | 12/05/1979 | Hawthorn (R) v Carlton (R) | 108 | - | 109 | |||
| SAT | 12/05/1979 | Melbourne (R) v Fitzroy (R) | MCG | 101 | - | 154 | ||
| SAT | 12/05/1979 | North Melbourne (R) v Richmond (R) | VFL Park | 74 | - | 63 | ||
| SAT | 12/05/1979 | South Melbourne (R) v St Kilda (R) | Lakeside Oval | 101 | - | 110 | ||
Round 6 Ladder
| Team | Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) | PF | PA | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray (R) | 1st | 5 | -0- | 1 | 20 | 109.8% | 740 | 674 |
| Collingwood (R) | 2nd | 4 | -0- | 2 | 16 | 157.7% | 907 | 575 |
| North Melbourne (R) | 3rd | 4 | -0- | 2 | 16 | 133.5% | 717 | 537 |
| Carlton (R) | 4th | 4 | -0- | 2 | 16 | 113.9% | 679 | 596 |
| Essendon (R) | 5th | 3 | -0- | 3 | 12 | 100.3% | 574 | 572 |
| Fitzroy (R) | 6th | 3 | -0- | 3 | 12 | 96.8% | 639 | 660 |
| Richmond (R) | 7th | 3 | -0- | 3 | 12 | 95.3% | 602 | 632 |
| South Melbourne (R) | 8th | 3 | -0- | 3 | 12 | 90.8% | 654 | 720 |
| Geelong (R) | 9th | 3 | -0- | 3 | 12 | 89.2% | 643 | 721 |
| Hawthorn (R) | 10th | 2 | -0- | 4 | 8 | 111.0% | 737 | 664 |
| St Kilda (R) | 11th | 2 | -0- | 4 | 8 | 56.3% | 466 | 827 |
| Melbourne (R) | 12th | 0 | -0- | 6 | 0 | 76.2% | 576 | 756 |
Round 7
| Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAT | 19/05/1979 | Carlton (R) v North Melbourne (R) | Princes Park | 97 | - | 162 | ||
| SAT | 19/05/1979 | Collingwood (R) v Geelong (R) | VFL Park | 160 | - | 120 | ||
| SAT | 19/05/1979 | Essendon (R) v Melbourne (R) | Windy Hill | 138 | - | 115 | ||
| SAT | 19/05/1979 | Fitzroy (R) v Hawthorn (R) | Junction Oval | 106 | - | 144 | ||
| SAT | 19/05/1979 | Footscray (R) v South Melbourne (R) | 106 | - | 123 | |||
| SAT | 19/05/1979 | St Kilda (R) v Richmond (R) | Moorabbin Oval | 97 | - | 86 | ||
Round 7 Ladder
| Team | Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) | PF | PA | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingwood (R) | 1st | 5 | -0- | 2 | 20 | 153.5% | 1,067 | 695 |
| North Melbourne (R) | 2nd | 5 | -0- | 2 | 20 | 138.6% | 879 | 634 |
| Footscray (R) | 3rd | 5 | -0- | 2 | 20 | 106.1% | 846 | 797 |
| Essendon (R) | 4th | 4 | -0- | 3 | 16 | 103.6% | 712 | 687 |
| Carlton (R) | 5th | 4 | -0- | 3 | 16 | 102.4% | 776 | 758 |
| South Melbourne (R) | 6th | 4 | -0- | 3 | 16 | 94.1% | 777 | 826 |
| Hawthorn (R) | 7th | 3 | -0- | 4 | 12 | 114.4% | 881 | 770 |
| Richmond (R) | 8th | 3 | -0- | 4 | 12 | 94.4% | 688 | 729 |
| Fitzroy (R) | 9th | 3 | -0- | 4 | 12 | 92.7% | 745 | 804 |
| Geelong (R) | 10th | 3 | -0- | 4 | 12 | 86.6% | 763 | 881 |
| St Kilda (R) | 11th | 3 | -0- | 4 | 12 | 61.7% | 563 | 913 |
| Melbourne (R) | 12th | 0 | -0- | 7 | 0 | 77.3% | 691 | 894 |
Round 8
| Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAT | 26/05/1979 | Geelong (R) v Essendon (R) | Kardinia Park | 101 | - | 70 | ||
| SAT | 26/05/1979 | Hawthorn (R) v Melbourne (R) | Princes Park | 114 | - | 142 | ||
| SAT | 26/05/1979 | North Melbourne (R) v Fitzroy (R) | 71 | - | 50 | |||
| SAT | 26/05/1979 | Richmond (R) v Footscray (R) | MCG | 124 | - | 116 | ||
| SAT | 26/05/1979 | South Melbourne (R) v Collingwood (R) | Lakeside Oval | 106 | - | 156 | ||
| SAT | 26/05/1979 | St Kilda (R) v Carlton (R) | VFL Park | 71 | - | 108 | ||
Round 8 Ladder
| Team | Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) | PF | PA | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingwood (R) | 1st | 6 | -0- | 2 | 24 | 152.7% | 1,223 | 801 |
| North Melbourne (R) | 2nd | 6 | -0- | 2 | 24 | 138.9% | 950 | 684 |
| Carlton (R) | 3rd | 5 | -0- | 3 | 20 | 106.6% | 884 | 829 |
| Footscray (R) | 4th | 5 | -0- | 3 | 20 | 104.5% | 962 | 921 |
| Essendon (R) | 5th | 4 | -0- | 4 | 16 | 99.2% | 782 | 788 |
| Richmond (R) | 6th | 4 | -0- | 4 | 16 | 96.1% | 812 | 845 |
| Geelong (R) | 7th | 4 | -0- | 4 | 16 | 90.9% | 864 | 951 |
| South Melbourne (R) | 8th | 4 | -0- | 4 | 16 | 89.9% | 883 | 982 |
| Hawthorn (R) | 9th | 3 | -0- | 5 | 12 | 109.1% | 995 | 912 |
| Fitzroy (R) | 10th | 3 | -0- | 5 | 12 | 90.9% | 795 | 875 |
| St Kilda (R) | 11th | 3 | -0- | 5 | 12 | 62.1% | 634 | 1,021 |
| Melbourne (R) | 12th | 1 | -0- | 7 | 4 | 82.6% | 833 | 1,008 |
Round 9
| Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAT | 02/06/1979 | Collingwood (R) v Richmond (R) | 110 | - | 116 | |||
| SAT | 02/06/1979 | Fitzroy (R) v St Kilda (R) | Junction Oval | 88 | - | 97 | ||
| SAT | 02/06/1979 | Footscray (R) v Carlton (R) | Western Oval | 101 | - | 78 | ||
| SAT | 02/06/1979 | Geelong (R) v South Melbourne (R) | VFL Park | 138 | - | 65 | ||
| SAT | 02/06/1979 | Hawthorn (R) v Essendon (R) | Princes Park | 71 | - | 99 | ||
| SAT | 02/06/1979 | Melbourne (R) v North Melbourne (R) | MCG | 135 | - | 128 | ||
Round 9 Ladder
| Team | Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) | PF | PA | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingwood (R) | 1st | 6 | -0- | 3 | 24 | 145.4% | 1,333 | 917 |
| North Melbourne (R) | 2nd | 6 | -0- | 3 | 24 | 131.6% | 1,078 | 819 |
| Footscray (R) | 3rd | 6 | -0- | 3 | 24 | 106.4% | 1,063 | 999 |
| Carlton (R) | 4th | 5 | -0- | 4 | 20 | 103.4% | 962 | 930 |
| Essendon (R) | 5th | 5 | -0- | 4 | 20 | 102.6% | 881 | 859 |
| Geelong (R) | 6th | 5 | -0- | 4 | 20 | 98.6% | 1,002 | 1,016 |
| Richmond (R) | 7th | 5 | -0- | 4 | 20 | 97.2% | 928 | 955 |
| South Melbourne (R) | 8th | 4 | -0- | 5 | 16 | 84.6% | 948 | 1,120 |
| St Kilda (R) | 9th | 4 | -0- | 5 | 16 | 65.9% | 731 | 1,109 |
| Hawthorn (R) | 10th | 3 | -0- | 6 | 12 | 105.4% | 1,066 | 1,011 |
| Fitzroy (R) | 11th | 3 | -0- | 6 | 12 | 90.8% | 883 | 972 |
| Melbourne (R) | 12th | 2 | -0- | 7 | 8 | 85.2% | 968 | 1,136 |
Round 10
| Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAT | 09/06/1979 | Carlton (R) v Collingwood (R) | Princes Park | 106 | - | 133 | ||
| SAT | 09/06/1979 | Essendon (R) v South Melbourne (R) | Windy Hill | 182 | - | 81 | ||
| SAT | 09/06/1979 | Footscray (R) v Fitzroy (R) | VFL Park | 214 | - | 82 | ||
| SAT | 09/06/1979 | North Melbourne (R) v Hawthorn (R) | 80 | - | 84 | |||
| SAT | 09/06/1979 | Richmond (R) v Geelong (R) | MCG | 162 | - | 95 | ||
| SAT | 09/06/1979 | St Kilda (R) v Melbourne (R) | Moorabbin Oval | 95 | - | 76 | ||
Round 10 Ladder
| Team | Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) | PF | PA | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingwood (R) | 1st | 7 | -0- | 3 | 28 | 143.3% | 1,466 | 1,023 |
| Footscray (R) | 2nd | 7 | -0- | 3 | 28 | 118.1% | 1,277 | 1,081 |
| North Melbourne (R) | 3rd | 6 | -0- | 4 | 24 | 128.2% | 1,158 | 903 |
| Essendon (R) | 4th | 6 | -0- | 4 | 24 | 113.1% | 1,063 | 940 |
| Richmond (R) | 5th | 6 | -0- | 4 | 24 | 103.8% | 1,090 | 1,050 |
| Carlton (R) | 6th | 5 | -0- | 5 | 20 | 100.5% | 1,068 | 1,063 |
| Geelong (R) | 7th | 5 | -0- | 5 | 20 | 93.1% | 1,097 | 1,178 |
| St Kilda (R) | 8th | 5 | -0- | 5 | 20 | 69.7% | 826 | 1,185 |
| Hawthorn (R) | 9th | 4 | -0- | 6 | 16 | 105.4% | 1,150 | 1,091 |
| South Melbourne (R) | 10th | 4 | -0- | 6 | 16 | 79.0% | 1,029 | 1,302 |
| Fitzroy (R) | 11th | 3 | -0- | 7 | 12 | 81.4% | 965 | 1,186 |
| Melbourne (R) | 12th | 2 | -0- | 8 | 8 | 84.8% | 1,044 | 1,231 |
Round 11
| Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAT | 16/06/1979 | Fitzroy (R) v Geelong (R) | Junction Oval | 81 | - | 119 | ||
| SAT | 16/06/1979 | Hawthorn (R) v Footscray (R) | 124 | - | 82 | |||
| SAT | 16/06/1979 | Melbourne (R) v Collingwood (R) | MCG | 113 | - | 155 | ||
| MON | 18/06/1979 | Richmond (R) v Essendon (R) | VFL Park | 86 | - | 56 | ||
| MON | 18/06/1979 | South Melbourne (R) v Carlton (R) | Lakeside Oval | 155 | - | 134 | ||
| MON | 18/06/1979 | St Kilda (R) v North Melbourne (R) | Moorabbin Oval | 77 | - | 165 | ||
Round 11 Ladder
| Team | Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) | PF | PA | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingwood (R) | 1st | 8 | -0- | 3 | 32 | 142.7% | 1,621 | 1,136 |
| North Melbourne (R) | 2nd | 7 | -0- | 4 | 28 | 135.0% | 1,323 | 980 |
| Footscray (R) | 3rd | 7 | -0- | 4 | 28 | 112.8% | 1,359 | 1,205 |
| Richmond (R) | 4th | 7 | -0- | 4 | 28 | 106.3% | 1,176 | 1,106 |
| Essendon (R) | 5th | 6 | -0- | 5 | 24 | 109.1% | 1,119 | 1,026 |
| Geelong (R) | 6th | 6 | -0- | 5 | 24 | 96.6% | 1,216 | 1,259 |
| Hawthorn (R) | 7th | 5 | -0- | 6 | 20 | 108.6% | 1,274 | 1,173 |
| Carlton (R) | 8th | 5 | -0- | 6 | 20 | 98.7% | 1,202 | 1,218 |
| South Melbourne (R) | 9th | 5 | -0- | 6 | 20 | 82.5% | 1,184 | 1,436 |
| St Kilda (R) | 10th | 5 | -0- | 6 | 20 | 66.9% | 903 | 1,350 |
| Fitzroy (R) | 11th | 3 | -0- | 8 | 12 | 80.2% | 1,046 | 1,305 |
| Melbourne (R) | 12th | 2 | -0- | 9 | 8 | 83.5% | 1,157 | 1,386 |
Round 12
| Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAT | 23/06/1979 | Essendon (R) v North Melbourne (R) | 133 | - | 66 | |||
| SAT | 23/06/1979 | Fitzroy (R) v Collingwood (R) | VFL Park | 97 | - | 179 | ||
| SAT | 23/06/1979 | Footscray (R) v Melbourne (R) | Western Oval | 85 | - | 92 | ||
| SAT | 23/06/1979 | Geelong (R) v Carlton (R) | Kardinia Park | 74 | - | 83 | ||
| SAT | 23/06/1979 | Hawthorn (R) v St Kilda (R) | Princes Park | 113 | - | 80 | ||
| SAT | 23/06/1979 | Richmond (R) v South Melbourne (R) | MCG | 171 | - | 81 | ||
Round 12 Ladder
| Team | Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) | PF | PA | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingwood (R) | 1st | 9 | -0- | 3 | 36 | 146.0% | 1,800 | 1,233 |
| Richmond (R) | 2nd | 8 | -0- | 4 | 32 | 113.5% | 1,347 | 1,187 |
| North Melbourne (R) | 3rd | 7 | -0- | 5 | 28 | 124.8% | 1,389 | 1,113 |
| Essendon (R) | 4th | 7 | -0- | 5 | 28 | 114.7% | 1,252 | 1,092 |
| Footscray (R) | 5th | 7 | -0- | 5 | 28 | 111.3% | 1,444 | 1,297 |
| Hawthorn (R) | 6th | 6 | -0- | 6 | 24 | 110.7% | 1,387 | 1,253 |
| Carlton (R) | 7th | 6 | -0- | 6 | 24 | 99.5% | 1,285 | 1,292 |
| Geelong (R) | 8th | 6 | -0- | 6 | 24 | 96.1% | 1,290 | 1,342 |
| South Melbourne (R) | 9th | 5 | -0- | 7 | 20 | 78.7% | 1,265 | 1,607 |
| St Kilda (R) | 10th | 5 | -0- | 7 | 20 | 67.2% | 983 | 1,463 |
| Melbourne (R) | 11th | 3 | -0- | 9 | 12 | 84.9% | 1,249 | 1,471 |
| Fitzroy (R) | 12th | 3 | -0- | 9 | 12 | 77.0% | 1,143 | 1,484 |
Round 13
| Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAT | 30/06/1979 | Carlton (R) v Richmond (R) | Princes Park | 84 | - | 51 | ||
| SAT | 30/06/1979 | Collingwood (R) v Hawthorn (R) | Victoria Park | 130 | - | 80 | ||
| SAT | 30/06/1979 | Melbourne (R) v Geelong (R) | 122 | - | 143 | |||
| SAT | 30/06/1979 | North Melbourne (R) v Footscray (R) | Arden Street Oval | 70 | - | 84 | ||
| SAT | 30/06/1979 | South Melbourne (R) v Fitzroy (R) | Lakeside Oval | 133 | - | 91 | ||
| SAT | 30/06/1979 | St Kilda (R) v Essendon (R) | Moorabbin Oval | 74 | - | 114 | ||
Round 13 Ladder
| Team | Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) | PF | PA | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingwood (R) | 1st | 10 | -0- | 3 | 40 | 147.0% | 1,930 | 1,313 |
| Essendon (R) | 2nd | 8 | -0- | 5 | 32 | 117.2% | 1,366 | 1,166 |
| Footscray (R) | 3rd | 8 | -0- | 5 | 32 | 111.8% | 1,528 | 1,367 |
| Richmond (R) | 4th | 8 | -0- | 5 | 32 | 110.0% | 1,398 | 1,271 |
| North Melbourne (R) | 5th | 7 | -0- | 6 | 28 | 121.9% | 1,459 | 1,197 |
| Carlton (R) | 6th | 7 | -0- | 6 | 28 | 101.9% | 1,369 | 1,343 |
| Geelong (R) | 7th | 7 | -0- | 6 | 28 | 97.9% | 1,433 | 1,464 |
| Hawthorn (R) | 8th | 6 | -0- | 7 | 24 | 106.1% | 1,467 | 1,383 |
| South Melbourne (R) | 9th | 6 | -0- | 7 | 24 | 82.3% | 1,398 | 1,698 |
| St Kilda (R) | 10th | 5 | -0- | 8 | 20 | 67.0% | 1,057 | 1,577 |
| Melbourne (R) | 11th | 3 | -0- | 10 | 12 | 84.9% | 1,371 | 1,614 |
| Fitzroy (R) | 12th | 3 | -0- | 10 | 12 | 76.3% | 1,234 | 1,617 |
Round 14
| Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAT | 07/07/1979 | Carlton (R) v Fitzroy (R) | VFL Park | 113 | - | 49 | ||
| SAT | 07/07/1979 | Essendon (R) v Footscray (R) | Windy Hill | 66 | - | 145 | ||
| SAT | 07/07/1979 | North Melbourne (R) v Geelong (R) | Arden Street Oval | 81 | - | 93 | ||
| SAT | 07/07/1979 | Richmond (R) v Melbourne (R) | MCG | 87 | - | 92 | ||
| SAT | 07/07/1979 | South Melbourne (R) v Hawthorn (R) | Lakeside Oval | 74 | - | 62 | ||
| SAT | 07/07/1979 | St Kilda (R) v Collingwood (R) | 71 | - | 134 | |||
Round 14 Ladder
| Team | Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) | PF | PA | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingwood (R) | 1st | 11 | -0- | 3 | 44 | 149.1% | 2,064 | 1,384 |
| Footscray (R) | 2nd | 9 | -0- | 5 | 36 | 116.7% | 1,673 | 1,433 |
| Essendon (R) | 3rd | 8 | -0- | 6 | 32 | 109.2% | 1,432 | 1,311 |
| Richmond (R) | 4th | 8 | -0- | 6 | 32 | 109.0% | 1,485 | 1,363 |
| Carlton (R) | 5th | 8 | -0- | 6 | 32 | 106.5% | 1,482 | 1,392 |
| Geelong (R) | 6th | 8 | -0- | 6 | 32 | 98.8% | 1,526 | 1,545 |
| North Melbourne (R) | 7th | 7 | -0- | 7 | 28 | 119.4% | 1,540 | 1,290 |
| South Melbourne (R) | 8th | 7 | -0- | 7 | 28 | 83.6% | 1,472 | 1,760 |
| Hawthorn (R) | 9th | 6 | -0- | 8 | 24 | 104.9% | 1,529 | 1,457 |
| St Kilda (R) | 10th | 5 | -0- | 9 | 20 | 65.9% | 1,128 | 1,711 |
| Melbourne (R) | 11th | 4 | -0- | 10 | 16 | 86.0% | 1,463 | 1,701 |
| Fitzroy (R) | 12th | 3 | -0- | 11 | 12 | 74.2% | 1,283 | 1,730 |
Round 15
| Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAT | 14/07/1979 | Carlton (R) v Essendon (R) | Princes Park | 139 | - | 108 | ||
| SAT | 14/07/1979 | Collingwood (R) v North Melbourne (R) | Victoria Park | 78 | - | 105 | ||
| SAT | 14/07/1979 | Fitzroy (R) v Richmond (R) | 85 | - | 158 | |||
| SAT | 14/07/1979 | Footscray (R) v St Kilda (R) | Western Oval | 142 | - | 105 | ||
| SAT | 14/07/1979 | Geelong (R) v Hawthorn (R) | VFL Park | 165 | - | 92 | ||
| SAT | 14/07/1979 | Melbourne (R) v South Melbourne (R) | MCG | 144 | - | 121 | ||
Round 15 Ladder
| Team | Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) | PF | PA | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingwood (R) | 1st | 11 | -0- | 4 | 44 | 143.9% | 2,142 | 1,489 |
| Footscray (R) | 2nd | 10 | -0- | 5 | 40 | 118.0% | 1,815 | 1,538 |
| Richmond (R) | 3rd | 9 | -0- | 6 | 36 | 113.5% | 1,643 | 1,448 |
| Carlton (R) | 4th | 9 | -0- | 6 | 36 | 108.1% | 1,621 | 1,500 |
| Geelong (R) | 5th | 9 | -0- | 6 | 36 | 103.3% | 1,691 | 1,637 |
| North Melbourne (R) | 6th | 8 | -0- | 7 | 32 | 120.2% | 1,645 | 1,368 |
| Essendon (R) | 7th | 8 | -0- | 7 | 32 | 106.2% | 1,540 | 1,450 |
| South Melbourne (R) | 8th | 7 | -0- | 8 | 28 | 83.7% | 1,593 | 1,904 |
| Hawthorn (R) | 9th | 6 | -0- | 9 | 24 | 99.9% | 1,621 | 1,622 |
| Melbourne (R) | 10th | 5 | -0- | 10 | 20 | 88.2% | 1,607 | 1,822 |
| St Kilda (R) | 11th | 5 | -0- | 10 | 20 | 66.5% | 1,233 | 1,853 |
| Fitzroy (R) | 12th | 3 | -0- | 12 | 12 | 72.5% | 1,368 | 1,888 |
Round 16
| Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAT | 21/07/1979 | Collingwood (R) v Footscray (R) | Victoria Park | 140 | - | 109 | ||
| SAT | 21/07/1979 | Fitzroy (R) v Essendon (R) | Junction Oval | 82 | - | 98 | ||
| SAT | 21/07/1979 | Geelong (R) v St Kilda (R) | Kardinia Park | 117 | - | 28 | ||
| SAT | 21/07/1979 | Hawthorn (R) v Richmond (R) | Princes Park | 58 | - | 94 | ||
| SAT | 21/07/1979 | Melbourne (R) v Carlton (R) | MCG | 67 | - | 114 | ||
| SAT | 21/07/1979 | South Melbourne (R) v North Melbourne (R) | 54 | - | 105 | |||
Round 16 Ladder
| Team | Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) | PF | PA | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingwood (R) | 1st | 12 | -0- | 4 | 48 | 142.8% | 2,282 | 1,598 |
| Richmond (R) | 2nd | 10 | -0- | 6 | 40 | 115.3% | 1,737 | 1,506 |
| Footscray (R) | 3rd | 10 | -0- | 6 | 40 | 114.7% | 1,924 | 1,678 |
| Carlton (R) | 4th | 10 | -0- | 6 | 40 | 110.7% | 1,735 | 1,567 |
| Geelong (R) | 5th | 10 | -0- | 6 | 40 | 108.6% | 1,808 | 1,665 |
| North Melbourne (R) | 6th | 9 | -0- | 7 | 36 | 123.1% | 1,750 | 1,422 |
| Essendon (R) | 7th | 9 | -0- | 7 | 36 | 106.9% | 1,638 | 1,532 |
| South Melbourne (R) | 8th | 7 | -0- | 9 | 28 | 82.0% | 1,647 | 2,009 |
| Hawthorn (R) | 9th | 6 | -0- | 10 | 24 | 97.8% | 1,679 | 1,716 |
| Melbourne (R) | 10th | 5 | -0- | 11 | 20 | 86.5% | 1,674 | 1,936 |
| St Kilda (R) | 11th | 5 | -0- | 11 | 20 | 64.0% | 1,261 | 1,970 |
| Fitzroy (R) | 12th | 3 | -0- | 13 | 12 | 73.0% | 1,450 | 1,986 |
Round 17
| Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAT | 28/07/1979 | Carlton (R) v Hawthorn (R) | Princes Park | 105 | - | 100 | ||
| SAT | 28/07/1979 | Essendon (R) v Collingwood (R) | Windy Hill | 131 | - | 96 | ||
| SAT | 28/07/1979 | Fitzroy (R) v Melbourne (R) | 56 | - | 181 | |||
| SAT | 28/07/1979 | Footscray (R) v Geelong (R) | Western Oval | 124 | - | 45 | ||
| SAT | 28/07/1979 | Richmond (R) v North Melbourne (R) | MCG | 139 | - | 155 | ||
| SAT | 28/07/1979 | St Kilda (R) v South Melbourne (R) | Moorabbin Oval | 66 | - | 181 | ||
Round 17 Ladder
| Team | Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) | PF | PA | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingwood (R) | 1st | 12 | -0- | 5 | 48 | 137.5% | 2,378 | 1,729 |
| Footscray (R) | 2nd | 11 | -0- | 6 | 44 | 118.9% | 2,048 | 1,723 |
| Carlton (R) | 3rd | 11 | -0- | 6 | 44 | 110.4% | 1,840 | 1,667 |
| North Melbourne (R) | 4th | 10 | -0- | 7 | 40 | 122.0% | 1,905 | 1,561 |
| Richmond (R) | 5th | 10 | -0- | 7 | 40 | 112.9% | 1,876 | 1,661 |
| Essendon (R) | 6th | 10 | -0- | 7 | 40 | 108.7% | 1,769 | 1,628 |
| Geelong (R) | 7th | 10 | -0- | 7 | 40 | 103.6% | 1,853 | 1,789 |
| South Melbourne (R) | 8th | 8 | -0- | 9 | 32 | 88.1% | 1,828 | 2,075 |
| Hawthorn (R) | 9th | 6 | -0- | 11 | 24 | 97.7% | 1,779 | 1,821 |
| Melbourne (R) | 10th | 6 | -0- | 11 | 24 | 93.1% | 1,855 | 1,992 |
| St Kilda (R) | 11th | 5 | -0- | 12 | 20 | 61.7% | 1,327 | 2,151 |
| Fitzroy (R) | 12th | 3 | -0- | 14 | 12 | 69.5% | 1,506 | 2,167 |
Round 18
| Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAT | 04/08/1979 | Geelong (R) v Collingwood (R) | 145 | - | 118 | |||
| SAT | 04/08/1979 | Hawthorn (R) v Fitzroy (R) | Princes Park | 176 | - | 112 | ||
| SAT | 04/08/1979 | Melbourne (R) v Essendon (R) | MCG | 104 | - | 99 | ||
| SAT | 04/08/1979 | North Melbourne (R) v Carlton (R) | Arden Street Oval | 107 | - | 102 | ||
| SAT | 04/08/1979 | Richmond (R) v St Kilda (R) | VFL Park | 158 | - | 76 | ||
| SAT | 04/08/1979 | South Melbourne (R) v Footscray (R) | Lakeside Oval | 107 | - | 155 | ||
Round 18 Ladder
| Team | Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) | PF | PA | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingwood (R) | 1st | 12 | -0- | 6 | 48 | 133.2% | 2,496 | 1,874 |
| Footscray (R) | 2nd | 12 | -0- | 6 | 48 | 120.4% | 2,203 | 1,830 |
| North Melbourne (R) | 3rd | 11 | -0- | 7 | 44 | 121.0% | 2,012 | 1,663 |
| Richmond (R) | 4th | 11 | -0- | 7 | 44 | 117.1% | 2,034 | 1,737 |
| Carlton (R) | 5th | 11 | -0- | 7 | 44 | 109.5% | 1,942 | 1,774 |
| Geelong (R) | 6th | 11 | -0- | 7 | 44 | 104.8% | 1,998 | 1,907 |
| Essendon (R) | 7th | 10 | -0- | 8 | 40 | 107.9% | 1,868 | 1,732 |
| South Melbourne (R) | 8th | 8 | -0- | 10 | 32 | 86.8% | 1,935 | 2,230 |
| Hawthorn (R) | 9th | 7 | -0- | 11 | 28 | 101.1% | 1,955 | 1,933 |
| Melbourne (R) | 10th | 7 | -0- | 11 | 28 | 93.7% | 1,959 | 2,091 |
| St Kilda (R) | 11th | 5 | -0- | 13 | 20 | 60.8% | 1,403 | 2,309 |
| Fitzroy (R) | 12th | 3 | -0- | 15 | 12 | 69.1% | 1,618 | 2,343 |
Round 19
| Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAT | 11/08/1979 | Carlton (R) v St Kilda (R) | Princes Park | 186 | - | 59 | ||
| SAT | 11/08/1979 | Collingwood (R) v South Melbourne (R) | Victoria Park | 122 | - | 85 | ||
| SAT | 11/08/1979 | Essendon (R) v Geelong (R) | Windy Hill | 83 | - | 90 | ||
| SAT | 11/08/1979 | Fitzroy (R) v North Melbourne (R) | Junction Oval | 31 | - | 56 | ||
| SAT | 11/08/1979 | Footscray (R) v Richmond (R) | 62 | - | 50 | |||
| SAT | 11/08/1979 | Melbourne (R) v Hawthorn (R) | VFL Park | 68 | - | 95 | ||
Round 19 Ladder
| Team | Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) | PF | PA | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingwood (R) | 1st | 13 | -0- | 6 | 52 | 133.6% | 2,618 | 1,959 |
| Footscray (R) | 2nd | 13 | -0- | 6 | 52 | 120.5% | 2,265 | 1,880 |
| North Melbourne (R) | 3rd | 12 | -0- | 7 | 48 | 122.1% | 2,068 | 1,694 |
| Carlton (R) | 4th | 12 | -0- | 7 | 48 | 116.1% | 2,128 | 1,833 |
| Geelong (R) | 5th | 12 | -0- | 7 | 48 | 104.9% | 2,088 | 1,990 |
| Richmond (R) | 6th | 11 | -0- | 8 | 44 | 115.8% | 2,084 | 1,799 |
| Essendon (R) | 7th | 10 | -0- | 9 | 40 | 107.1% | 1,951 | 1,822 |
| Hawthorn (R) | 8th | 8 | -0- | 11 | 32 | 102.4% | 2,050 | 2,001 |
| South Melbourne (R) | 9th | 8 | -0- | 11 | 32 | 85.9% | 2,020 | 2,352 |
| Melbourne (R) | 10th | 7 | -0- | 12 | 28 | 92.7% | 2,027 | 2,186 |
| St Kilda (R) | 11th | 5 | -0- | 14 | 20 | 58.6% | 1,462 | 2,495 |
| Fitzroy (R) | 12th | 3 | -0- | 16 | 12 | 68.7% | 1,649 | 2,399 |
Round 20
| Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAT | 18/08/1979 | Carlton (R) v Footscray (R) | VFL Park | 104 | - | 103 | ||
| SAT | 18/08/1979 | Essendon (R) v Hawthorn (R) | 56 | - | 61 | |||
| SAT | 18/08/1979 | North Melbourne (R) v Melbourne (R) | Arden Street Oval | 143 | - | 80 | ||
| SAT | 18/08/1979 | Richmond (R) v Collingwood (R) | MCG | 118 | - | 93 | ||
| SAT | 18/08/1979 | South Melbourne (R) v Geelong (R) | Lakeside Oval | 78 | - | 140 | ||
| SAT | 18/08/1979 | St Kilda (R) v Fitzroy (R) | Moorabbin Oval | 103 | - | 105 | ||
Round 20 Ladder
| Team | Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) | PF | PA | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingwood (R) | 1st | 13 | -0- | 7 | 52 | 130.5% | 2,711 | 2,077 |
| North Melbourne (R) | 2nd | 13 | -0- | 7 | 52 | 124.6% | 2,211 | 1,774 |
| Footscray (R) | 3rd | 13 | -0- | 7 | 52 | 119.4% | 2,368 | 1,984 |
| Carlton (R) | 4th | 13 | -0- | 7 | 52 | 115.3% | 2,232 | 1,936 |
| Geelong (R) | 5th | 13 | -0- | 7 | 52 | 107.7% | 2,228 | 2,068 |
| Richmond (R) | 6th | 12 | -0- | 8 | 48 | 116.4% | 2,202 | 1,892 |
| Essendon (R) | 7th | 10 | -0- | 10 | 40 | 106.6% | 2,007 | 1,883 |
| Hawthorn (R) | 8th | 9 | -0- | 11 | 36 | 102.6% | 2,111 | 2,057 |
| South Melbourne (R) | 9th | 8 | -0- | 12 | 32 | 84.2% | 2,098 | 2,492 |
| Melbourne (R) | 10th | 7 | -0- | 13 | 28 | 90.5% | 2,107 | 2,329 |
| St Kilda (R) | 11th | 5 | -0- | 15 | 20 | 60.2% | 1,565 | 2,600 |
| Fitzroy (R) | 12th | 4 | -0- | 16 | 16 | 70.1% | 1,754 | 2,502 |
Round 21
| Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAT | 25/08/1979 | Collingwood (R) v Carlton (R) | Victoria Park | 144 | - | 51 | ||
| SAT | 25/08/1979 | Fitzroy (R) v Footscray (R) | Junction Oval | 106 | - | 128 | ||
| SAT | 25/08/1979 | Geelong (R) v Richmond (R) | Kardinia Park | 91 | - | 110 | ||
| SAT | 25/08/1979 | Hawthorn (R) v North Melbourne (R) | Princes Park | 71 | - | 157 | ||
| SAT | 25/08/1979 | Melbourne (R) v St Kilda (R) | 97 | - | 78 | |||
| SAT | 25/08/1979 | South Melbourne (R) v Essendon (R) | VFL Park | 74 | - | 118 | ||
Round 21 Ladder
| Team | Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) | PF | PA | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingwood (R) | 1st | 14 | -0- | 7 | 56 | 134.2% | 2,855 | 2,128 |
| North Melbourne (R) | 2nd | 14 | -0- | 7 | 56 | 128.3% | 2,368 | 1,845 |
| Footscray (R) | 3rd | 14 | -0- | 7 | 56 | 119.4% | 2,496 | 2,090 |
| Richmond (R) | 4th | 13 | -0- | 8 | 52 | 116.6% | 2,312 | 1,983 |
| Carlton (R) | 5th | 13 | -0- | 8 | 52 | 109.8% | 2,283 | 2,080 |
| Geelong (R) | 6th | 13 | -0- | 8 | 52 | 106.5% | 2,319 | 2,178 |
| Essendon (R) | 7th | 11 | -0- | 10 | 44 | 108.6% | 2,125 | 1,957 |
| Hawthorn (R) | 8th | 9 | -0- | 12 | 36 | 98.6% | 2,182 | 2,214 |
| Melbourne (R) | 9th | 8 | -0- | 13 | 32 | 91.6% | 2,204 | 2,407 |
| South Melbourne (R) | 10th | 8 | -0- | 13 | 32 | 83.2% | 2,172 | 2,610 |
| St Kilda (R) | 11th | 5 | -0- | 16 | 20 | 60.9% | 1,643 | 2,697 |
| Fitzroy (R) | 12th | 4 | -0- | 17 | 16 | 70.7% | 1,860 | 2,630 |
Round 22
| Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAT | 01/09/1979 | Carlton (R) v South Melbourne (R) | 179 | - | 24 | |||
| SAT | 01/09/1979 | Collingwood (R) v Melbourne (R) | Victoria Park | 180 | - | 63 | ||
| SAT | 01/09/1979 | Essendon (R) v Richmond (R) | Windy Hill | 97 | - | 74 | ||
| SAT | 01/09/1979 | Footscray (R) v Hawthorn (R) | Western Oval | 181 | - | 64 | ||
| SAT | 01/09/1979 | Geelong (R) v Fitzroy (R) | Kardinia Park | 191 | - | 40 | ||
| SAT | 01/09/1979 | North Melbourne (R) v St Kilda (R) | VFL Park | 166 | - | 17 | ||
Round 22 Ladder
| Team | Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) | PF | PA | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingwood (R) | 1st | 15 | -0- | 7 | 60 | 138.5% | 3,035 | 2,191 |
| North Melbourne (R) | 2nd | 15 | -0- | 7 | 60 | 136.1% | 2,534 | 1,862 |
| Footscray (R) | 3rd | 15 | -0- | 7 | 60 | 124.3% | 2,677 | 2,154 |
| Carlton (R) | 4th | 14 | -0- | 8 | 56 | 117.0% | 2,462 | 2,104 |
| Geelong (R) | 5th | 14 | -0- | 8 | 56 | 113.2% | 2,510 | 2,218 |
| Richmond (R) | 6th | 13 | -0- | 9 | 52 | 114.7% | 2,386 | 2,080 |
| Essendon (R) | 7th | 12 | -0- | 10 | 48 | 109.4% | 2,222 | 2,031 |
| Hawthorn (R) | 8th | 9 | -0- | 13 | 36 | 93.8% | 2,246 | 2,395 |
| Melbourne (R) | 9th | 8 | -0- | 14 | 32 | 87.6% | 2,267 | 2,587 |
| South Melbourne (R) | 10th | 8 | -0- | 14 | 32 | 78.7% | 2,196 | 2,789 |
| St Kilda (R) | 11th | 5 | -0- | 17 | 20 | 58.0% | 1,660 | 2,863 |
| Fitzroy (R) | 12th | 4 | -0- | 18 | 16 | 67.4% | 1,900 | 2,821 |
Finals Series
The positions of teams going into the finals:
| Team | Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) | PF | PA | GF | BF | GA | BA | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingwood (R) | 1st | 15 | -0- | 7 | 60 | 138.5% | 3,035 | 2,191 | 438 | 407 | 316 | 295 |
| North Melbourne (R) | 2nd | 15 | -0- | 7 | 60 | 136.1% | 2,534 | 1,862 | 370 | 314 | 263 | 284 |
| Footscray (R) | 3rd | 15 | -0- | 7 | 60 | 124.3% | 2,677 | 2,154 | 394 | 313 | 305 | 324 |
| Carlton (R) | 4th | 14 | -0- | 8 | 56 | 117.0% | 2,462 | 2,104 | 344 | 398 | 296 | 328 |
| Geelong (R) | 5th | 14 | -0- | 8 | 56 | 113.2% | 2,510 | 2,218 | 363 | 332 | 313 | 340 |
| Richmond (R) | 6th | 13 | -0- | 9 | 52 | 114.7% | 2,386 | 2,080 | 339 | 352 | 294 | 316 |
| Essendon (R) | 7th | 12 | -0- | 10 | 48 | 109.4% | 2,222 | 2,031 | 316 | 326 | 284 | 327 |
| Hawthorn (R) | 8th | 9 | -0- | 13 | 36 | 93.8% | 2,246 | 2,395 | 320 | 326 | 342 | 343 |
| Melbourne (R) | 9th | 8 | -0- | 14 | 32 | 87.6% | 2,267 | 2,587 | 324 | 323 | 372 | 355 |
| South Melbourne (R) | 10th | 8 | -0- | 14 | 32 | 78.7% | 2,196 | 2,789 | 312 | 324 | 405 | 359 |
| St Kilda (R) | 11th | 5 | -0- | 17 | 20 | 58.0% | 1,660 | 2,863 | 233 | 262 | 413 | 385 |
| Fitzroy (R) | 12th | 4 | -0- | 18 | 16 | 67.4% | 1,900 | 2,821 | 262 | 328 | 412 | 349 |
Final Round 1
Elimination Final
| Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAT | 08/09/1979 | Carlton (R) v Geelong (R) | VFL Park | 70 | - | 126 | ||
Qualifying Final
| Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAT | 08/09/1979 | North Melbourne (R) v Footscray (R) | 142 | - | 77 | |||
Final Round 1 Ladder
| Team | Pos. |
|---|---|
| Collingwood (R) | 1st |
| North Melbourne (R) | 2nd |
| Footscray (R) | 3rd |
| Geelong (R) | 4th |
| Carlton (R) | 5th |
Final Round 2
Semi Final
| Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAT | 15/09/1979 | Collingwood (R) v North Melbourne (R) | 84 | - | 109 | |||
| SAT | 15/09/1979 | Footscray (R) v Geelong (R) | VFL Park | 114 | - | 120 | ||
Final Round 2 Ladder
| Team | Pos. |
|---|---|
| North Melbourne (R) | 1st |
| Collingwood (R) | 2nd |
| Geelong (R) | 3rd |
| Footscray (R) | 4th |
| Carlton (R) | 5th |
Final Round 3
Preliminary Final
| Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAT | 22/09/1979 | Collingwood (R) v Geelong (R) | 94 | - | 83 | |||
Final Round 3 Ladder
| Team | Pos. |
|---|---|
| North Melbourne (R) | 1st |
| Collingwood (R) | 2nd |
| Geelong (R) | 3rd |
| Footscray (R) | 4th |
| Carlton (R) | 5th |
Final Round 4
Grand Final
| Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAT | 29/09/1979 | North Melbourne (R) v Collingwood (R) | 92 | - | 67 | |||
Final Round 4 Ladder
| Team | Pos. |
|---|---|
| North Melbourne (R) | 1st |
| Collingwood (R) | 2nd |
| Geelong (R) | 3rd |
| Footscray (R) | 4th |
| Carlton (R) | 5th |