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VFA - KEY FACTS

Official name
Victorian Football Association

Known as
VFA

Duration
1877–1995

Disbanded
1995

Affiliated competitions (Historical)
Premiership Season 1877-1995


Premiership Season

Official Name
VFA Premiership Season

Duration
1877–1995

Affiliated clubs (Historical)
Carlton (VIC) 1877-1896; Geelong (VIC) 1877-1896; Melbourne (VIC) 1877-1896; St. Kilda (VIC) 1877-1879, 1886-1896; North Melbourne (VIC) 1877-1924; Albert Park (Original) (VIC) 1877-1879; Barwon (Original) (VIC) 1877-1878; Essendon (VIC) 1878-1896; South Melbourne (VIC) 1879-1896; West Melbourne (VIC) 1879-1880, 1889-1907; East Melbourne (VIC) 1880-1882; Fitzroy (VIC) 1884-1896; Williamstown (VIC) 1884-1995; Richmond (VIC) 1885-1907; University (VIC) 1885-1888; Footscray (VIC) 1886-1924; Ballarat Imperial (VIC) 1886-1888; Port Melbourne (VIC) 1886-1995; South Ballarat (VIC) 1886-1888; South Williamstown (VIC) 1886-1887; Ballarat (VIC) 1886-1888; Prahan (Original) (VIC) 1886-1887; Collingwood (VIC) 1892-1896; Brunswick (VIC) 1897-1991; Prahran (VIC) 1899-1958, 1960-1994; Essendon Association (VIC) 1900-1921; Preston (VIC) 1903-1911, 1926-1995; Brighton (VIC) 1908-1961; Northcote (VIC) 1908-1987; Melbourne City (VIC) 1912-1913; Hawthorn (VIC) 1914-1924; Geelong Association (VIC) 1922-1927; Coburg (VIC) 1925-1995; Camberwell (VIC) 1926-1991; Yarraville (VIC) 1928-1983; Oakleigh (VIC) 1929-1994; Sandringham (VIC) 1929-1995; Box Hill (VIC) 1951-1995; Moorabbin (Original) (VIC) 1951-1963; Dandenong (VIC) 1958-1994; Mordialloc (VIC) 1958-1988; Sunshine (VIC) 1959-1989; Waverley (VIC) 1961-1987; Caulfield (VIC) 1962-1987; Geelong West (VIC) 1963-1988; Werribee (VIC) 1965-1995; Frankston (VIC) 1966-1995; Springvale (VIC) 1982-1995; Kilsyth (VIC) 1982-1984; Berwick (VIC) 1983-1987; Moorabbin West (VIC) 1983-1987

Affiliated grounds (Historical)
Albert Cricket Ground; Alex G. Gillon Oval; Arch Brown Reserve; Arden Street; Ballarat City Oval; Ben Kavanagh Reserve; Bentleigh Reserve; Bill Lawry Oval; Box Hill City Oval; Brighton Beach Oval; Brunswick Street; Camberwell Sportsground; Central Reserve #2; Cheltenham Reserve; Chirnside Park; Coburg City Oval; Corio Oval; Croxton Park; Dandenong Showgrounds; East Melbourne; Eastern Oval; Edwin Flack Reserve; Elsternwick Park; Fearon Reserve; Frankston Park; Friendly Societies' Ground; Glenferrie Oval; Junction Oval; Kardinia Park; Kilsyth Reserve; Lake Oval; M.C.G.; McKinnon Reserve; Melbourne Showgrounds; Moorabbin Oval; North Port Oval; Olympic Park; Preston City Oval; Princes Park; Princes Park (Caulfield); Punt Road; Richmond City Reserve; Robertson Oval; Selwyn Park; Shepley Oval; Skinner Reserve; Springvale Reserve; TBA; Toorak Park; Trevor Barker Oval; University Oval; Victoria Park; W.C.G.; Warrawee Park; Wesley College (St Kilda Rd); West Oval; Western Oval (Ballarat); Whitten Oval; Windy Hill; Yarraville Oval

1979 VFA Premiership Season

VFA - League records
 
1978 1980
Grand Finals | Every final | Every match | Notable players
 
Ladder | Round by Round | Finals
 

1979 Ladder

LP Club P W L D For Agn % Pts
1 Geelong West 18 15 3 0 2397 1908 125.63 60
2 Coburg 18 12 6 0 2157 1915 112.64 48
3 Prahran 18 10 8 0 2225 2130 104.46 40
4 Port Melbourne 18 10 8 0 2062 2119 97.31 40
5 Caulfield 18 9 9 0 2007 2266 88.57 36
6 Dandenong 18 8 10 0 2187 1976 110.68 32
7 Preston 18 8 10 0 2337 2238 104.42 32
8 Sandringham 18 8 10 0 2104 2167 97.09 32
9 Frankston 18 6 12 0 2202 2625 83.89 24
10 Brunswick 18 4 14 0 1919 2253 85.18 16
  H&A 90 90 90 0 21597 21597 100.00 360
  Finals 4 4 4 0 801 801 100.00 16
  Total 94 94 94 0 22398 22398 100.00 376

1979 Round by Round

Round 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 1SF | 2SF | PF | GF

Round 1[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Sandringham5.812.1316.1729.20 194 Sun 22-Apr-1979 2:10 pm Beach Rd Oval 
Port Melbourne4.05.510.913.12 90 Sandringham won by 104 points
Prahran4.48.810.1214.15 99 Sun 22-Apr-1979 2:10 pm Toorak Park 
Preston5.310.617.1122.18 150 Preston won by 51 points
Coburg5.410.719.1125.15 165 Sun 22-Apr-1979 2:10 pm Coburg City Oval 
Frankston5.46.99.913.9 87 Coburg won by 78 points
Dandenong5.510.914.1317.16 118 Sun 22-Apr-1979 2:10 pm Shepley Oval 
Brunswick4.48.713.1219.12 126 Brunswick won by 8 points
Geelong West4.511.1119.1529.19 193 Sun 22-Apr-1979 2:10 pm West Oval 
Caulfield5.76.810.910.11 71 Geelong West won by 122 points

Round 2[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Port Melbourne3.36.1011.1620.20 140 Sun 29-Apr-1979 2:10 pm North Port Oval 
Dandenong4.59.813.1118.14 122 Port Melbourne won by 18 points
Preston7.317.721.1127.23 185 Sun 29-Apr-1979 2:10 pm Preston City Oval 
Sandringham5.211.419.523.7 145 Preston won by 40 points
Frankston10.414.817.1022.13 145 Sun 29-Apr-1979 2:10 pm Frankston Park 
Prahran5.811.917.1624.24 168 Prahran won by 23 points
Brunswick4.38.610.714.13 97 Sun 29-Apr-1979 2:10 pm Alex G. Gillon Oval 
Geelong West5.67.1116.1321.16 142 Geelong West won by 45 points
Caulfield7.411.913.1817.18 120 Sun 29-Apr-1979 2:10 pm Princes Park (Caulfield) 
Coburg4.56.710.2014.20 104 Caulfield won by 16 points

Round 3[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Dandenong7.712.920.1521.18 144 Sun 6-May-1979 2:10 pm Shepley Oval 
Preston2.24.75.1210.20 80 Dandenong won by 64 points
Sandringham4.212.816.1419.16 130 Sun 6-May-1979 2:10 pm Beach Rd Oval 
Frankston6.513.1118.1626.21 177 Frankston won by 47 points
Prahran7.313.922.1231.18 204 Sun 6-May-1979 2:10 pm Toorak Park 
Caulfield6.312.815.1419.17 131 Prahran won by 73 points
Coburg6.47.810.915.10 100 Sun 6-May-1979 2:10 pm Coburg City Oval 
Geelong West5.410.916.1319.21 135 Geelong West won by 35 points
Port Melbourne7.514.1019.1526.18 174 Sun 6-May-1979 2:10 pm North Port Oval 
Brunswick6.413.817.1222.19 151 Port Melbourne won by 23 points

Round 4[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Geelong West5.412.917.1122.13 145 Sun 13-May-1979 2:10 pm West Oval 
Prahran4.45.911.2115.23 113 Geelong West won by 32 points
Caulfield4.57.815.1519.19 133 Sun 13-May-1979 2:10 pm Princes Park (Caulfield) 
Sandringham3.510.1214.1718.21 129 Caulfield won by 4 points
Frankston2.210.1112.2115.28 118 Sun 13-May-1979 2:10 pm Frankston Park 
Dandenong6.49.715.1016.18 114 Frankston won by 4 points
Brunswick2.38.512.815.12 102 Sun 13-May-1979 2:10 pm Alex G. Gillon Oval 
Coburg5.99.1612.2015.22 112 Coburg won by 10 points
Preston4.58.911.1113.12 90 Sun 13-May-1979 2:10 pm Preston City Oval 
Port Melbourne4.27.99.1412.18 90 Port Melbourne on Protest[Report]

Round 5[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Dandenong1.67.1311.1718.22 130 Sun 20-May-1979 2:10 pm Shepley Oval 
Coburg4.48.1213.1216.14 110 Dandenong won by 20 points
Sandringham3.37.616.719.12 126 Sun 20-May-1979 2:10 pm Beach Rd Oval 
Prahran3.59.1014.1420.18 138 Prahran won by 12 points
Port Melbourne4.67.1010.1715.20 110 Sun 20-May-1979 2:10 pm North Port Oval 
Geelong West4.76.1211.1617.19 121 Geelong West won by 11 points
Brunswick3.610.1113.1319.19 133 Sun 20-May-1979 2:10 pm Alex G. Gillon Oval 
Frankston6.511.916.1119.15 129 Brunswick won by 4 points
Preston6.413.715.1020.16 136 Sun 20-May-1979 2:10 pm Preston City Oval 
Caulfield7.011.016.820.8 128 Caulfield on Protest[Report]

Round 6[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Sandringham6.212.1013.1015.14 104 Sun 27-May-1979 2:10 pm Beach Rd Oval 
Brunswick0.40.96.1710.20 80 Sandringham won by 24 points
Prahran4.15.313.413.5 83 Sun 27-May-1979 2:10 pm Toorak Park 
Dandenong3.08.39.513.9 87 Dandenong won by 4 points
Coburg10.312.815.919.14 128 Sun 27-May-1979 2:10 pm Coburg City Oval 
Port Melbourne5.36.87.119.15 69 Coburg won by 59 points
Geelong West7.59.715.1118.12 120 Sun 27-May-1979 2:10 pm West Oval 
Preston1.34.68.814.16 100 Geelong West won by 20 points
Caulfield4.69.812.1316.19 115 Sun 27-May-1979 2:10 pm Princes Park (Caulfield) 
Frankston5.58.913.1617.20 122 Frankston won by 7 points

Round 7[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Dandenong8.411.618.1125.13 163 Sun 3-Jun-1979 2:10 pm Shepley Oval 
Sandringham1.17.711.1016.16 112 Dandenong won by 51 points
Frankston4.111.617.722.11 143 Sun 3-Jun-1979 2:10 pm Frankston Park 
Geelong West8.414.820.1026.17 173 Geelong West won by 30 points
Preston2.69.913.1018.14 122 Sun 3-Jun-1979 2:10 pm Preston City Oval 
Coburg2.310.715.821.10 136 Coburg won by 14 points
Port Melbourne5.27.913.1320.18 138 Sun 3-Jun-1979 2:10 pm North Port Oval 
Prahran7.311.820.1126.17 173 Prahran won by 35 points
Brunswick4.45.1111.1717.19 121 Sun 3-Jun-1979 2:10 pm Alex G. Gillon Oval 
Caulfield3.34.96.1312.17 89 Brunswick won by 32 points

Round 8[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Brunswick2.37.711.813.13 91 Sun 10-Jun-1979 2:10 pm Alex G. Gillon Oval 
Preston5.510.718.1126.16 172 Preston won by 81 points
Dandenong4.111.312.316.8 104 Sun 10-Jun-1979 2:10 pm Shepley Oval 
Caulfield4.69.912.1216.14 110 Caulfield won by 6 points
Sandringham4.35.712.1218.16 124 Sun 10-Jun-1979 2:10 pm Beach Rd Oval 
Geelong West2.49.817.1127.15 177 Geelong West won by 53 points
Prahran8.212.517.618.10 118 Sun 10-Jun-1979 2:10 pm Toorak Park 
Coburg2.47.810.1117.14 116 Prahran won by 2 points
Port Melbourne6.511.615.1116.13 109 Sun 10-Jun-1979 2:10 pm North Port Oval 
Frankston3.38.1110.1513.19 97 Port Melbourne won by 12 points

Round 9[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Prahran5.111.413.917.14 116 Sun 24-Jun-1979 2:10 pm Toorak Park 
Brunswick3.55.711.1316.16 112 Prahran won by 4 points
Coburg3.110.411.917.18 120 Sun 24-Jun-1979 2:10 pm Coburg City Oval 
Sandringham5.39.314.1116.11 107 Coburg won by 13 points
Geelong West7.711.1020.1526.20 176 Sun 24-Jun-1979 2:10 pm West Oval 
Dandenong3.49.713.1016.13 109 Geelong West won by 67 points
Caulfield3.47.812.1217.15 117 Sun 24-Jun-1979 2:10 pm Princes Park (Caulfield) 
Port Melbourne5.58.1014.1516.19 115 Caulfield won by 2 points
Frankston8.514.1123.1626.19 175 Sun 24-Jun-1979 2:10 pm Frankston Park 
Preston6.414.1116.1425.18 168 Frankston won by 7 points

Round 10[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Brunswick2.37.611.813.16 94 Sun 1-Jul-1979 2:10 pm Alex G. Gillon Oval 
Dandenong5.48.712.1213.13 91 Brunswick won by 3 points
Port Melbourne1.37.1011.1417.19 121 Sun 1-Jul-1979 2:10 pm North Port Oval 
Sandringham2.85.108.1210.18 78 Port Melbourne won by 43 points
Preston4.39.513.1019.11 125 Sun 1-Jul-1979 2:10 pm Preston City Oval 
Prahran0.44.86.1214.18 102 Preston won by 23 points
Frankston3.43.713.1417.15 117 Sun 1-Jul-1979 2:10 pm Frankston Park 
Coburg4.315.1018.1422.25 157 Coburg won by 40 points
Caulfield4.79.1115.1518.19 127 Sun 1-Jul-1979 2:10 pm Princes Park (Caulfield) 
Geelong West2.15.77.912.15 87 Caulfield won by 40 points

Round 11[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Dandenong3.65.1113.1416.14 110 Sun 8-Jul-1979 2:10 pm Shepley Oval 
Port Melbourne0.24.86.1015.15 105 Dandenong won by 5 points
Sandringham6.313.718.824.11 155 Sun 8-Jul-1979 2:10 pm Beach Rd Oval 
Preston2.15.611.1114.14 98 Sandringham won by 57 points
Prahran5.515.923.1527.23 185 Sun 8-Jul-1979 2:10 pm Toorak Park 
Frankston1.53.75.108.16 64 Prahran won by 121 points
Geelong West4.68.1012.1117.19 121 Sun 8-Jul-1979 2:10 pm West Oval 
Brunswick4.310.312.815.9 99 Geelong West won by 22 points
Coburg4.38.911.1216.18 114 Sun 8-Jul-1979 2:10 pm Coburg City Oval 
Caulfield6.47.511.1413.18 96 Coburg won by 18 points

Round 12[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Preston5.97.1115.1818.20 128 Sun 15-Jul-1979 2:10 pm Preston City Oval 
Dandenong0.17.513.919.12 126 Preston won by 2 points
Frankston5.911.1316.1923.20 158 Sun 15-Jul-1979 2:10 pm Frankston Park 
Sandringham3.312.818.1021.15 141 Frankston won by 17 points
Caulfield5.910.1114.1520.19 139 Sun 15-Jul-1979 2:10 pm Princes Park (Caulfield) 
Prahran3.27.79.917.12 114 Caulfield won by 25 points
Geelong West4.19.412.714.10 94 Sun 15-Jul-1979 2:10 pm West Oval 
Coburg6.39.613.916.10 106 Coburg won by 12 points
Brunswick3.47.810.1017.12 114 Sun 15-Jul-1979 2:10 pm Alex G. Gillon Oval 
Port Melbourne3.07.113.520.9 129 Port Melbourne won by 15 points

Round 13[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Port Melbourne5.59.813.1419.19 133 Sun 15-Apr-1979 2:10 pm North Port Oval 
Preston4.38.913.1219.18 132 Port Melbourne won by 1 point
Prahran2.124.1610.1912.19 91 Sun 22-Jul-1979 2:10 pm Toorak Park 
Geelong West3.06.58.713.10 88 Prahran won by 3 points
Sandringham9.59.712.1014.10 94 Sun 22-Jul-1979 2:10 pm Beach Rd Oval 
Caulfield0.15.86.1111.18 84 Sandringham won by 10 points
Dandenong6.1113.1220.2023.23 161 Sun 22-Jul-1979 2:10 pm Shepley Oval 
Frankston1.06.37.310.6 66 Dandenong won by 95 points
Coburg2.29.811.1017.13 115 Sun 22-Jul-1979 2:10 pm Coburg City Oval 
Brunswick3.53.75.129.14 68 Coburg won by 47 points

Round 14[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Coburg4.66.1011.1820.20 140 Sun 29-Jul-1979 2:10 pm Coburg City Oval 
Dandenong3.18.315.521.10 136 Coburg won by 4 points
Prahran6.39.712.916.12 108 Sun 29-Jul-1979 2:10 pm Toorak Park 
Sandringham2.35.1011.1516.20 116 Sandringham won by 8 points
Caulfield2.410.1015.1317.19 121 Sun 29-Jul-1979 2:10 pm Princes Park (Caulfield) 
Preston7.513.1321.1723.23 161 Preston won by 40 points
Geelong West6.312.414.1018.18 126 Sun 29-Jul-1979 2:10 pm West Oval 
Port Melbourne8.212.515.1018.15 123 Geelong West won by 3 points
Frankston7.416.921.1424.21 165 Sun 29-Jul-1979 2:10 pm Frankston Park 
Brunswick7.312.618.824.15 159 Frankston won by 6 points

Round 15[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Brunswick2.55.119.1610.18 78 Sun 5-Aug-1979 2:10 pm Alex G. Gillon Oval 
Sandringham2.27.810.1114.19 103 Sandringham won by 25 points
Dandenong7.210.816.1121.12 138 Sun 5-Aug-1979 2:10 pm Shepley Oval 
Prahran2.43.97.1112.14 86 Dandenong won by 52 points
Port Melbourne6.38.813.1015.13 103 Sun 5-Aug-1979 2:10 pm North Port Oval 
Coburg2.34.87.1411.18 84 Port Melbourne won by 19 points
Preston8.713.1117.1618.18 126 Sun 5-Aug-1979 2:10 pm Preston City Oval 
Geelong West3.310.916.1321.20 146 Geelong West won by 20 points
Frankston5.910.1517.1920.28 148 Sun 5-Aug-1979 2:10 pm Frankston Park 
Caulfield2.613.1018.1524.17 161 Caulfield won by 13 points

Round 16[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Sandringham2.53.95.166.16 52 Sun 12-Aug-1979 2:10 pm Beach Rd Oval 
Dandenong0.12.32.66.13 49 Sandringham won by 3 points
Geelong West1.25.119.1316.18 114 Sun 12-Aug-1979 2:10 pm West Oval 
Frankston3.53.74.157.20 62 Geelong West won by 52 points
Coburg5.66.1012.1317.16 118 Sun 12-Aug-1979 2:10 pm Coburg City Oval 
Preston4.18.611.713.12 90 Coburg won by 28 points
Prahran3.45.59.810.14 74 Sun 12-Aug-1979 2:10 pm Toorak Park 
Port Melbourne1.34.76.710.9 69 Prahran won by 5 points
Caulfield2.57.128.179.21 75 Sun 12-Aug-1979 2:10 pm Princes Park (Caulfield) 
Brunswick2.32.67.148.20 68 Caulfield won by 7 points

Round 17[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Caulfield4.27.512.815.11 101 Sun 19-Aug-1979 2:10 pm Princes Park (Caulfield) 
Dandenong3.109.1415.1619.23 137 Dandenong won by 36 points
Geelong West4.310.511.1113.12 90 Sun 19-Aug-1979 2:10 pm West Oval 
Sandringham1.24.45.88.11 59 Geelong West won by 31 points
Coburg4.310.614.1316.18 114 Sun 19-Aug-1979 2:10 pm Coburg City Oval 
Prahran4.27.310.813.8 86 Coburg won by 28 points
Frankston3.310.813.1217.17 119 Sun 19-Aug-1979 2:10 pm Frankston Park 
Port Melbourne4.110.416.820.9 129 Port Melbourne won by 10 points
Preston6.68.1415.2018.23 131 Sun 19-Aug-1979 2:10 pm Preston City Oval 
Brunswick3.56.128.1813.21 99 Preston won by 32 points

Round 18[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Brunswick5.111.615.1019.13 127 Sun 26-Aug-1979 2:10 pm Alex G. Gillon Oval 
Prahran10.615.1120.1724.23 167 Prahran won by 40 points
Sandringham3.211.515.920.15 135 Sun 26-Aug-1979 2:10 pm Beach Rd Oval 
Coburg4.28.314.618.10 118 Sandringham won by 17 points
Dandenong10.412.618.1022.16 148 Sun 26-Aug-1979 2:10 pm Shepley Oval 
Geelong West4.313.717.1022.17 149 Geelong West won by 1 point
Port Melbourne5.78.1112.1516.19 115 Sun 26-Aug-1979 2:10 pm North Port Oval 
Caulfield1.17.512.813.11 89 Port Melbourne won by 26 points
Preston5.66.715.1321.17 143 Sun 26-Aug-1979 2:10 pm Preston City Oval 
Frankston1.57.1010.1215.20 110 Preston won by 33 points

1979 Ladder

LP Club P W L D For Agn % Pts
1 Geelong West 18 15 3 0 2397 1908 125.63 60
2 Coburg 18 12 6 0 2157 1915 112.64 48
3 Prahran 18 10 8 0 2225 2130 104.46 40
4 Port Melbourne 18 10 8 0 2062 2119 97.31 40
5 Caulfield 18 9 9 0 2007 2266 88.57 36
6 Dandenong 18 8 10 0 2187 1976 110.68 32
7 Preston 18 8 10 0 2337 2238 104.42 32
8 Sandringham 18 8 10 0 2104 2167 97.09 32
9 Frankston 18 6 12 0 2202 2625 83.89 24
10 Brunswick 18 4 14 0 1919 2253 85.18 16
  H&A 90 90 90 0 21597 21597 100.00 360
  Finals 4 4 4 0 801 801 100.00 16
  Total 94 94 94 0 22398 22398 100.00 376

Finals Week 1[Finals Week 1 Review]

First Semi-final

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Prahran0.41.611.813.11 89 Sun 2-Sep-1979 2:10 pm Junction Oval8,734
Port Melbourne3.54.138.1514.17 101 Port Melbourne won by 12 points

Finals Week 2[Finals Week 2 Review]

Second Semi-final

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Geelong West3.37.710.1014.12 96 Sun 9-Sep-1979 2:10 pm Junction Oval5,786
Coburg1.45.811.1216.21 117 Coburg won by 21 points

Finals Week 3[Finals Week 3 Review]

Preliminary Final

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowdGate
Geelong West3.09.311.416.11 107 Sun 16-Sep-1979 2:10 pm Junction Oval10,566$19,960
Port Melbourne4.25.49.1011.11 77 Geelong West won by 30 points

Finals Week 4[Finals Week 4 Review]

Grand Final

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowdGate
Coburg1.65.813.1316.15 111 Sun 23-Sep-1979 2:10 pm Junction Oval17,947$27,717
Geelong West5.88.911.1114.19 103 Coburg won by 8 points

Footnotes

* Behinds calculated from the 1965 season on.
+ Score at the end of extra time.