1979 VFL grand final

1979 VFL Grand Final

Carlton

Collingwood
11.16 (82) 11.11 (77)
1 2 3 4
CARL 0.4 (4) 5.7 (37) 10.12 (72) 11.16 (82)
COLL 2.2 (14) 5.6 (36) 7.9 (51) 11.11 (77)
Date29 September 1979
StadiumMelbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia
FavouriteCarlton
Broadcast in Australia
NetworkSeven Network
CommentatorsPeter Landy, Lou Richards, Bob Skilton
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The 1979 VFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the Carlton Football Club and Collingwood Football Club, held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne on 29 September 1979. It was the 83rd annual Grand Final of the Victorian Football League, staged to determine the premiers for the 1979 VFL season. The match, attended by 113,545 spectators, was won by Carlton by a margin of 5 points, marking that club's 12th premiership victory.