1979 WANFL Premiership Season
The WAFL (West Australian Football League) is the premier League and governing body for Australian Football in Western Australia. Originally formed as the West Australian Football Association (WAFA) in 1885, the WAFL has undergone a variety of name changes since then, re-adopting its current name in 2001. The league currently consists of nine teams, which play each other in a 24-round season usually lasting from March to September, with the top five teams playing off in a finals series, culminating in a Grand Final.
1979 Ladder
| LP | Club | P | W | L | D | For | Agn | % | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Claremont | 21 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 2645 | 2137 | 123.77 | 64 |
| 2 | South Fremantle | 21 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 2588 | 2140 | 120.94 | 60 |
| 3 | East Fremantle | 21 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 2623 | 2323 | 112.91 | 56 |
| 4 | East Perth | 21 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 2440 | 1953 | 124.94 | 52 |
| 5 | Swan Districts | 21 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 2673 | 2292 | 116.62 | 44 |
| 6 | Perth | 21 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 2130 | 2292 | 92.93 | 32 |
| 7 | West Perth | 21 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 1892 | 2677 | 70.68 | 16 |
| 8 | Subiaco | 21 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 1913 | 3090 | 61.91 | 12 |
| H&A | 84 | 84 | 84 | 0 | 18904 | 18904 | 100.00 | 336 | |
| Finals | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 978 | 978 | 100.00 | 16 | |
| Total | 88 | 88 | 88 | 0 | 19882 | 19882 | 100.00 | 352 |
1979 Round by Round
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3 |
4 |
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6 |
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1SF |
2SF |
PF |
GF
Round 1[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| West Perth | 3.2 | 5.8 | 14.13 | 15.16 | 106 | Sat 31-Mar-1979 12:00 pm | Leederville Oval | 8,105 | |
| Subiaco | 4.1 | 11.7 | 11.8 | 13.14 | 92 | West Perth won by 14 points | |||
| Perth | 4.1 | 9.5 | 13.6 | 18.12 | 120 | Sat 31-Mar-1979 12:00 pm | Lathlain Park | 10,508 | |
| South Fremantle | 5.7 | 11.11 | 15.19 | 17.21 | 123 | South Fremantle won by 3 points | |||
| East Perth | 3.5 | 8.9 | 9.11 | 11.13 | 79 | Sat 31-Mar-1979 12:00 pm | Perth Oval | 14,976 | |
| Claremont | 3.3 | 6.5 | 8.10 | 14.13 | 97 | Claremont won by 18 points | |||
| East Fremantle | 4.2 | 11.6 | 12.6 | 18.10 | 118 | Sat 31-Mar-1979 12:00 pm | East Fremantle Oval | 9,230 | |
| Swan Districts | 0.4 | 1.5 | 9.13 | 11.13 | 79 | East Fremantle won by 39 points | |||
Round 2[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| South Fremantle | 5.7 | 8.12 | 12.15 | 17.19 | 121 | Sat 7-Apr-1979 12:00 pm | Fremantle Oval | 11,637 | |
| West Perth | 2.6 | 7.7 | 9.7 | 11.10 | 76 | South Fremantle won by 45 points | |||
| Swan Districts | 4.1 | 8.3 | 14.10 | 17.15 | 117 | Sat 7-Apr-1979 12:00 pm | Bassendean Oval | 10,930 | |
| East Perth | 8.2 | 10.3 | 16.5 | 21.8 | 134 | East Perth won by 17 points | |||
| Subiaco | 0.0 | 6.3 | 9.5 | 11.9 | 75 | Sat 7-Apr-1979 12:00 pm | Subiaco Oval | 5,684 | |
| Perth | 2.10 | 5.11 | 10.17 | 19.20 | 134 | Perth won by 59 points | |||
| Claremont | 4.4 | 8.5 | 11.7 | 15.11 | 101 | Sat 7-Apr-1979 12:00 pm | Claremont Oval | 11,978 | |
| East Fremantle | 4.5 | 7.11 | 18.14 | 21.17 | 143 | East Fremantle won by 42 points | |||
Round 3[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| East Perth | 6.4 | 11.9 | 20.15 | 29.22 | 196 | Sat 14-Apr-1979 12:00 pm | Perth Oval | 8,528 | |
| Subiaco | 2.3 | 3.6 | 4.10 | 6.11 | 47 | East Perth won by 149 points | |||
| East Fremantle | 1.3 | 6.9 | 9.13 | 17.18 | 120 | Sat 14-Apr-1979 12:00 pm | East Fremantle Oval | 21,317 | |
| South Fremantle | 4.7 | 8.11 | 12.16 | 14.19 | 103 | East Fremantle won by 17 points | |||
| Perth | 2.0 | 4.2 | 8.6 | 11.8 | 74 | Mon 16-Apr-1979 12:00 pm | Lathlain Park | 11,046 | |
| Swan Districts | 6.1 | 7.6 | 11.6 | 11.12 | 78 | Swan Districts won by 4 points | |||
| Claremont | 2.6 | 6.11 | 9.15 | 19.25 | 139 | Mon 16-Apr-1979 12:00 pm | Claremont Oval | 11,284 | |
| West Perth | 1.4 | 3.8 | 4.12 | 5.12 | 42 | Claremont won by 97 points | |||
Round 4[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| Subiaco | 2.2 | 6.9 | 8.11 | 9.11 | 65 | Sat 21-Apr-1979 12:00 pm | Subiaco Oval | 5,606 | |
| South Fremantle | 7.4 | 12.10 | 16.23 | 20.28 | 148 | South Fremantle won by 83 points | |||
| West Perth | 3.2 | 4.6 | 9.11 | 14.15 | 99 | Sat 21-Apr-1979 12:00 pm | Leederville Oval | 8,786 | |
| Perth | 4.2 | 10.5 | 12.9 | 16.11 | 107 | Perth won by 8 points | |||
| Swan Districts | 4.5 | 8.9 | 12.18 | 15.21 | 111 | Sat 21-Apr-1979 12:00 pm | Bassendean Oval | 11,080 | |
| Claremont | 2.6 | 10.8 | 13.11 | 17.15 | 117 | Claremont won by 6 points | |||
| East Fremantle | 2.4 | 4.5 | 7.8 | 9.16 | 70 | Sat 21-Apr-1979 12:00 pm | East Fremantle Oval | 14,676 | |
| East Perth | 1.3 | 5.6 | 6.9 | 8.10 | 58 | East Fremantle won by 12 points | |||
Round 5[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| Swan Districts | 8.3 | 16.4 | 24.11 | 31.16 | 202 | Sat 28-Apr-1979 12:00 pm | Bassendean Oval | 6,872 | |
| Subiaco | 4.5 | 5.7 | 7.8 | 11.12 | 78 | Swan Districts won by 124 points | |||
| East Perth | 3.5 | 10.7 | 16.11 | 19.15 | 129 | Sat 28-Apr-1979 12:00 pm | Perth Oval | 12,427 | |
| Perth | 5.3 | 6.5 | 8.7 | 13.13 | 91 | East Perth won by 38 points | |||
| Claremont | 2.1 | 8.5 | 12.9 | 18.12 | 120 | Sat 28-Apr-1979 12:00 pm | Claremont Oval | 12,640 | |
| South Fremantle | 6.7 | 9.9 | 12.20 | 20.24 | 144 | South Fremantle won by 24 points | |||
| East Fremantle | 3.5 | 7.13 | 11.16 | 18.24 | 132 | Sat 28-Apr-1979 12:00 pm | East Fremantle Oval | 7,930 | |
| West Perth | 3.5 | 7.6 | 13.8 | 17.12 | 114 | East Fremantle won by 18 points | |||
Round 6[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| West Perth | 3.4 | 12.8 | 14.11 | 19.13 | 127 | Sat 5-May-1979 12:00 pm | Leederville Oval | 11,318 | |
| Swan Districts | 7.4 | 10.6 | 12.13 | 21.14 | 140 | Swan Districts won by 13 points | |||
| South Fremantle | 5.4 | 10.10 | 15.14 | 20.20 | 140 | Sat 5-May-1979 12:00 pm | Fremantle Oval | 14,129 | |
| East Perth | 2.4 | 5.8 | 8.11 | 11.18 | 84 | South Fremantle won by 56 points | |||
| Subiaco | 3.2 | 7.7 | 12.8 | 17.11 | 113 | Sat 5-May-1979 12:00 pm | Subiaco Oval | 5,476 | |
| Claremont | 4.3 | 8.5 | 13.8 | 17.9 | 111 | Subiaco won by 2 points | |||
| Perth | 3.5 | 6.7 | 11.10 | 15.18 | 108 | Sat 5-May-1979 12:00 pm | Lathlain Park | 11,427 | |
| East Fremantle | 3.4 | 8.8 | 10.9 | 13.12 | 90 | Perth won by 18 points | |||
Round 7[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| Swan Districts | 3.8 | 5.11 | 9.15 | 11.20 | 86 | Sat 12-May-1979 12:00 pm | Bassendean Oval | 15,170 | |
| South Fremantle | 4.0 | 11.4 | 15.7 | 21.14 | 140 | South Fremantle won by 54 points | |||
| East Perth | 3.7 | 9.11 | 15.13 | 21.18 | 144 | Sat 12-May-1979 12:00 pm | Perth Oval | 11,532 | |
| West Perth | 2.2 | 4.5 | 5.7 | 7.10 | 52 | East Perth won by 92 points | |||
| Claremont | 3.5 | 9.6 | 15.7 | 17.12 | 114 | Sat 12-May-1979 12:00 pm | Claremont Oval | 8,765 | |
| Perth | 2.1 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 7.11 | 53 | Claremont won by 61 points | |||
| East Fremantle | 6.2 | 11.9 | 22.15 | 27.21 | 183 | Sat 12-May-1979 12:00 pm | East Fremantle Oval | 5,610 | |
| Subiaco | 2.1 | 6.2 | 7.8 | 8.9 | 57 | East Fremantle won by 126 points | |||
Round 8[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| Subiaco | 6.3 | 8.7 | 14.8 | 18.12 | 120 | Sat 19-May-1979 12:00 pm | Subiaco Oval | 5,310 | |
| West Perth | 1.6 | 6.11 | 9.12 | 13.17 | 95 | Subiaco won by 25 points | |||
| South Fremantle | 5.1 | 7.5 | 8.10 | 13.15 | 93 | Sat 19-May-1979 12:00 pm | Fremantle Oval | 8,297 | |
| Perth | 3.6 | 7.10 | 13.13 | 16.15 | 111 | Perth won by 18 points | |||
| Claremont | 5.4 | 10.9 | 13.10 | 18.14 | 122 | Sat 19-May-1979 12:00 pm | Claremont Oval | 9,871 | |
| East Perth | 4.4 | 5.10 | 8.13 | 9.16 | 70 | Claremont won by 52 points | |||
| Swan Districts | 1.2 | 10.12 | 15.16 | 20.20 | 140 | Sat 19-May-1979 12:00 pm | Bassendean Oval | 6,985 | |
| East Fremantle | 7.2 | 10.3 | 14.10 | 22.16 | 148 | East Fremantle won by 8 points | |||
Round 9[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| West Perth | 3.4 | 3.9 | 5.12 | 8.13 | 61 | Sat 26-May-1979 12:00 pm | Leederville Oval | 8,273 | |
| South Fremantle | 6.4 | 16.9 | 19.11 | 28.19 | 187 | South Fremantle won by 126 points | |||
| East Perth | 4.0 | 10.4 | 13.10 | 14.12 | 96 | Sat 26-May-1979 12:00 pm | Perth Oval | 11,870 | |
| Swan Districts | 2.2 | 8.5 | 13.9 | 18.14 | 122 | Swan Districts won by 26 points | |||
| Perth | 2.8 | 12.14 | 17.19 | 22.23 | 155 | Sat 26-May-1979 12:00 pm | Lathlain Park | 8,072 | |
| Subiaco | 3.2 | 3.3 | 7.4 | 9.7 | 61 | Perth won by 94 points | |||
| East Fremantle | 6.8 | 11.11 | 13.14 | 17.18 | 120 | Sat 26-May-1979 12:00 pm | East Fremantle Oval | 12,382 | |
| Claremont | 5.3 | 7.8 | 13.11 | 21.14 | 140 | Claremont won by 20 points | |||
Round 10[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| Swan Districts | 3.3 | 6.6 | 11.12 | 15.14 | 104 | Sat 2-Jun-1979 12:00 pm | Bassendean Oval | 12,287 | |
| Perth | 3.5 | 3.9 | 6.15 | 10.17 | 77 | Swan Districts won by 27 points | |||
| West Perth | 3.2 | 5.9 | 10.13 | 13.16 | 94 | Sat 2-Jun-1979 12:00 pm | Leederville Oval | 8,762 | |
| Claremont | 6.6 | 7.9 | 14.9 | 16.10 | 106 | Claremont won by 12 points | |||
| Subiaco | 1.2 | 3.6 | 5.7 | 9.12 | 66 | Mon 4-Jun-1979 12:00 pm | Subiaco Oval | 8,213 | |
| East Perth | 2.7 | 8.9 | 11.15 | 16.21 | 117 | East Perth won by 51 points | |||
| South Fremantle | 3.10 | 7.17 | 12.23 | 20.30 | 150 | Mon 4-Jun-1979 12:00 pm | Fremantle Oval | 22,399 | |
| East Fremantle | 4.2 | 8.6 | 15.11 | 20.15 | 135 | South Fremantle won by 15 points | |||
Round 11[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| South Fremantle | 5.9 | 15.17 | 25.22 | 27.22 | 184 | Sat 9-Jun-1979 12:00 pm | Fremantle Oval | 4,724 | |
| Subiaco | 5.2 | 7.5 | 12.9 | 19.17 | 131 | South Fremantle won by 53 points | |||
| Perth | 5.4 | 13.6 | 20.9 | 25.12 | 162 | Sat 9-Jun-1979 12:00 pm | Lathlain Park | 8,297 | |
| West Perth | 4.1 | 7.5 | 9.9 | 12.15 | 87 | Perth won by 75 points | |||
| Claremont | 6.2 | 8.6 | 12.10 | 17.15 | 117 | Sat 9-Jun-1979 12:00 pm | Claremont Oval | 11,575 | |
| Swan Districts | 2.3 | 4.10 | 9.13 | 12.17 | 89 | Claremont won by 28 points | |||
| East Perth | 4.3 | 7.4 | 17.6 | 25.8 | 158 | Sat 9-Jun-1979 12:00 pm | Perth Oval | 10,368 | |
| East Fremantle | 4.3 | 10.6 | 10.8 | 18.12 | 120 | East Perth won by 38 points | |||
Round 12[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| Subiaco | 0.5 | 1.8 | 2.10 | 4.12 | 36 | Sat 16-Jun-1979 12:00 pm | Subiaco Oval | 4,639 | |
| Swan Districts | 7.10 | 14.16 | 19.20 | 21.26 | 152 | Swan Districts won by 116 points | |||
| Perth | 1.3 | 2.4 | 4.5 | 6.10 | 46 | Sat 16-Jun-1979 12:00 pm | Lathlain Park | 8,537 | |
| East Perth | 1.7 | 5.14 | 8.18 | 10.21 | 81 | East Perth won by 35 points | |||
| South Fremantle | 2.2 | 8.7 | 13.9 | 16.13 | 109 | Sat 16-Jun-1979 12:00 pm | Fremantle Oval | 11,897 | |
| Claremont | 2.2 | 5.4 | 7.7 | 10.10 | 70 | South Fremantle won by 39 points | |||
| West Perth | 6.6 | 9.10 | 10.14 | 12.16 | 88 | Sat 16-Jun-1979 12:00 pm | Leederville Oval | 5,243 | |
| East Fremantle | 1.2 | 4.6 | 7.9 | 10.11 | 71 | West Perth won by 17 points | |||
Round 13[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| Swan Districts | 4.9 | 7.13 | 11.17 | 13.20 | 98 | Sat 23-Jun-1979 12:00 pm | Bassendean Oval | 8,237 | |
| West Perth | 0.2 | 5.3 | 8.5 | 15.9 | 99 | West Perth won by 1 point | |||
| East Perth | 2.2 | 5.6 | 12.12 | 16.19 | 115 | Sat 23-Jun-1979 12:00 pm | Perth Oval | 13,876 | |
| South Fremantle | 3.5 | 6.8 | 10.11 | 11.16 | 82 | East Perth won by 33 points | |||
| Claremont | 2.5 | 9.7 | 16.8 | 23.11 | 149 | Sat 23-Jun-1979 12:00 pm | Capricorn Oval | 5,061 | |
| Subiaco | 4.7 | 7.12 | 12.18 | 17.21 | 123 | Claremont won by 26 points | |||
| East Fremantle | 4.3 | 14.7 | 17.9 | 22.14 | 146 | Sat 23-Jun-1979 12:00 pm | East Fremantle Oval | 6,692 | |
| Perth | 7.5 | 9.6 | 14.9 | 16.11 | 107 | East Fremantle won by 39 points | |||
Round 14[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| South Fremantle | 7.4 | 9.9 | 16.16 | 19.22 | 136 | Sat 30-Jun-1979 12:00 pm | Fremantle Oval | 11,106 | |
| Swan Districts | 2.3 | 11.9 | 13.14 | 18.17 | 125 | South Fremantle won by 11 points | |||
| West Perth | 5.2 | 7.4 | 10.8 | 12.11 | 83 | Sat 30-Jun-1979 12:00 pm | Leederville Oval | 12,898 | |
| East Perth | 0.6 | 5.13 | 9.18 | 12.19 | 91 | East Perth won by 8 points | |||
| Perth | 5.3 | 11.8 | 13.11 | 16.14 | 110 | Sat 30-Jun-1979 12:00 pm | Lathlain Park | 8,948 | |
| Claremont | 4.4 | 6.7 | 11.8 | 21.11 | 137 | Claremont won by 27 points | |||
| Subiaco | 4.1 | 11.6 | 15.10 | 17.11 | 113 | Sat 30-Jun-1979 12:00 pm | Subiaco Oval | 4,976 | |
| East Fremantle | 7.9 | 9.16 | 11.21 | 17.25 | 127 | East Fremantle won by 14 points | |||
Round 15[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| West Perth | 6.8 | 10.12 | 18.16 | 19.17 | 131 | Sat 14-Jul-1979 12:00 pm | Leederville Oval | 5,136 | |
| Subiaco | 3.0 | 7.2 | 9.4 | 15.7 | 97 | West Perth won by 34 points | |||
| Perth | 1.2 | 4.4 | 7.6 | 9.10 | 64 | Sat 14-Jul-1979 12:00 pm | Lathlain Park | 8,000 | |
| South Fremantle | 5.3 | 8.5 | 15.8 | 17.10 | 112 | South Fremantle won by 48 points | |||
| East Perth | 4.7 | 6.11 | 15.14 | 16.16 | 112 | Sat 14-Jul-1979 12:00 pm | Perth Oval | 11,979 | |
| Claremont | 3.4 | 8.8 | 13.10 | 17.13 | 115 | Claremont won by 3 points | |||
| East Fremantle | 5.5 | 7.9 | 13.17 | 19.21 | 135 | Sat 14-Jul-1979 12:00 pm | East Fremantle Oval | 6,880 | |
| Swan Districts | 0.2 | 4.7 | 6.10 | 7.11 | 53 | East Fremantle won by 82 points | |||
Round 16[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| South Fremantle | 1.7 | 7.12 | 14.14 | 18.17 | 125 | Sat 21-Jul-1979 12:00 pm | Fremantle Oval | 9,828 | |
| West Perth | 5.5 | 6.8 | 12.13 | 14.17 | 101 | South Fremantle won by 24 points | |||
| Swan Districts | 4.3 | 10.10 | 12.13 | 18.18 | 126 | Sat 21-Jul-1979 12:00 pm | Bassendean Oval | 9,937 | |
| East Perth | 5.2 | 7.2 | 17.11 | 24.15 | 159 | East Perth won by 33 points | |||
| Subiaco | 2.6 | 5.13 | 7.20 | 11.23 | 89 | Sat 21-Jul-1979 12:00 pm | Subiaco Oval | 3,599 | |
| Perth | 5.2 | 8.7 | 10.8 | 14.12 | 96 | Perth won by 7 points | |||
| Claremont | 4.3 | 10.11 | 15.16 | 24.19 | 163 | Sat 21-Jul-1979 12:00 pm | Claremont Oval | 11,197 | |
| East Fremantle | 5.9 | 7.12 | 9.15 | 10.17 | 77 | Claremont won by 86 points | |||
Round 17[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| Perth | 3.1 | 8.8 | 12.10 | 15.15 | 105 | Sat 28-Jul-1979 12:00 pm | Lathlain Park | 5,972 | |
| Swan Districts | 10.5 | 13.7 | 21.11 | 23.14 | 152 | Swan Districts won by 47 points | |||
| East Perth | 1.1 | 7.6 | 12.8 | 17.16 | 118 | Sat 28-Jul-1979 12:00 pm | Perth Oval | 5,940 | |
| Subiaco | 8.8 | 10.8 | 15.19 | 18.21 | 129 | Subiaco won by 11 points | |||
| Claremont | 2.0 | 10.6 | 15.9 | 21.16 | 142 | Sat 28-Jul-1979 12:00 pm | Claremont Oval | 8,429 | |
| West Perth | 6.4 | 6.8 | 9.12 | 12.14 | 86 | Claremont won by 56 points | |||
| South Fremantle | 5.11 | 8.13 | 14.13 | 17.17 | 119 | Sat 28-Jul-1979 12:00 pm | Fremantle Oval | 13,127 | |
| East Fremantle | 2.0 | 8.8 | 14.14 | 20.22 | 142 | East Fremantle won by 23 points | |||
Round 18[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| Subiaco | 3.2 | 5.4 | 9.10 | 12.13 | 85 | Sat 4-Aug-1979 12:00 pm | Subiaco Oval | 6,193 | |
| South Fremantle | 5.2 | 14.7 | 18.8 | 21.12 | 138 | South Fremantle won by 53 points | |||
| West Perth | 3.1 | 7.4 | 8.10 | 10.16 | 76 | Sat 4-Aug-1979 12:00 pm | Leederville Oval | 5,857 | |
| Perth | 4.2 | 9.8 | 18.9 | 23.13 | 151 | Perth won by 75 points | |||
| Swan Districts | 3.1 | 12.5 | 17.9 | 24.12 | 156 | Sat 4-Aug-1979 12:00 pm | Bassendean Oval | 10,927 | |
| Claremont | 5.5 | 8.7 | 10.14 | 15.19 | 109 | Swan Districts won by 47 points | |||
| East Fremantle | 3.3 | 5.8 | 10.13 | 13.15 | 93 | Sat 4-Aug-1979 12:00 pm | East Fremantle Oval | 11,219 | |
| East Perth | 9.2 | 18.4 | 24.6 | 31.10 | 196 | East Perth won by 103 points | |||
Round 19[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| Swan Districts | 8.4 | 20.5 | 33.9 | 40.11 | 251 | Sat 11-Aug-1979 12:00 pm | Bassendean Oval | 6,990 | |
| Subiaco | 7.1 | 11.5 | 15.5 | 20.7 | 127 | Swan Districts won by 124 points | |||
| East Perth | 7.1 | 13.6 | 18.12 | 23.18 | 156 | Sat 11-Aug-1979 12:00 pm | Perth Oval | 16,167 | |
| Perth | 2.6 | 6.12 | 10.15 | 13.18 | 96 | East Perth won by 60 points | |||
| Claremont | 6.6 | 8.8 | 16.15 | 18.19 | 127 | Sat 11-Aug-1979 12:00 pm | Claremont Oval | 14,098 | |
| South Fremantle | 0.1 | 3.2 | 7.2 | 12.12 | 84 | Claremont won by 43 points | |||
| East Fremantle | 4.7 | 13.11 | 22.15 | 32.23 | 215 | Sat 11-Aug-1979 12:00 pm | East Fremantle Oval | 5,228 | |
| West Perth | 5.1 | 9.8 | 13.11 | 19.12 | 126 | East Fremantle won by 89 points | |||
Round 20[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| South Fremantle | 5.0 | 6.3 | 8.6 | 8.10 | 58 | Sat 18-Aug-1979 12:00 pm | Fremantle Oval | 10,072 | |
| East Perth | 1.3 | 2.5 | 4.6 | 7.10 | 52 | South Fremantle won by 6 points | |||
| Subiaco | 7.3 | 10.8 | 13.9 | 19.9 | 123 | Sat 18-Aug-1979 12:00 pm | Subiaco Oval | 4,201 | |
| Claremont | 4.3 | 8.5 | 12.10 | 20.11 | 131 | Claremont won by 8 points | |||
| Perth | 1.3 | 4.7 | 8.12 | 8.16 | 64 | Sat 18-Aug-1979 12:00 pm | Lathlain Park | 4,059 | |
| East Fremantle | 3.1 | 4.2 | 8.5 | 11.6 | 72 | East Fremantle won by 8 points | |||
| West Perth | 3.4 | 6.5 | 10.7 | 10.8 | 68 | Sat 18-Aug-1979 12:00 pm | Leederville Oval | 4,730 | |
| Swan Districts | 5.8 | 9.10 | 15.13 | 20.22 | 142 | Swan Districts won by 74 points | |||
Round 21[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| Swan Districts | 9.5 | 14.7 | 19.11 | 22.18 | 150 | Sat 25-Aug-1979 12:00 pm | Bassendean Oval | 14,189 | |
| South Fremantle | 1.0 | 6.2 | 9.7 | 14.8 | 92 | Swan Districts won by 58 points | |||
| East Perth | 4.3 | 9.3 | 12.8 | 14.11 | 95 | Sat 25-Aug-1979 12:00 pm | Perth Oval | 8,059 | |
| West Perth | 1.4 | 4.9 | 6.13 | 11.15 | 81 | East Perth won by 14 points | |||
| Claremont | 6.2 | 15.4 | 23.5 | 35.8 | 218 | Sat 25-Aug-1979 12:00 pm | Claremont Oval | 8,146 | |
| Perth | 2.3 | 3.8 | 8.12 | 14.15 | 99 | Claremont won by 119 points | |||
| East Fremantle | 3.3 | 11.8 | 17.10 | 25.16 | 166 | Sat 25-Aug-1979 12:00 pm | East Fremantle Oval | 5,712 | |
| Subiaco | 1.3 | 4.4 | 8.8 | 13.8 | 86 | East Fremantle won by 80 points | |||
1979 Ladder
| LP | Club | P | W | L | D | For | Agn | % | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Claremont | 21 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 2645 | 2137 | 123.77 | 64 |
| 2 | South Fremantle | 21 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 2588 | 2140 | 120.94 | 60 |
| 3 | East Fremantle | 21 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 2623 | 2323 | 112.91 | 56 |
| 4 | East Perth | 21 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 2440 | 1953 | 124.94 | 52 |
| 5 | Swan Districts | 21 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 2673 | 2292 | 116.62 | 44 |
| 6 | Perth | 21 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 2130 | 2292 | 92.93 | 32 |
| 7 | West Perth | 21 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 1892 | 2677 | 70.68 | 16 |
| 8 | Subiaco | 21 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 1913 | 3090 | 61.91 | 12 |
| H&A | 84 | 84 | 84 | 0 | 18904 | 18904 | 100.00 | 336 | |
| Finals | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 978 | 978 | 100.00 | 16 | |
| Total | 88 | 88 | 88 | 0 | 19882 | 19882 | 100.00 | 352 |
First Semi-final
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| East Fremantle | 6.2 | 13.4 | 16.8 | 19.14 | 128 | Sat 1-Sep-1979 12:00 pm | Subiaco Oval | 30,236 | |
| East Perth | 6.6 | 9.9 | 13.14 | 18.18 | 126 | East Fremantle won by 2 points | |||
Second Semi-final
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| Claremont | 1.1 | 8.8 | 14.10 | 14.19 | 103 | Sat 8-Sep-1979 12:00 pm | Subiaco Oval | 32,046 | |
| South Fremantle | 5.7 | 7.11 | 13.17 | 17.21 | 123 | South Fremantle won by 20 points | |||
Preliminary Final
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| East Fremantle | 6.5 | 13.9 | 15.14 | 19.20 | 134 | Sat 15-Sep-1979 12:00 pm | Subiaco Oval | 26,469 | |
| Claremont | 4.5 | 8.7 | 15.12 | 15.17 | 107 | East Fremantle won by 27 points | |||
Grand Final
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| South Fremantle | 4.5 | 8.10 | 14.14 | 16.16 | 112 | Sat 22-Sep-1979 12:00 pm | Subiaco Oval | 52,781 | |
| East Fremantle | 3.5 | 10.13 | 13.16 | 21.19 | 145 | East Fremantle won by 33 points | |||