AFL Season
1979
138 matches · 9-Jun-1979 2:10 → 28-Jul-1979 2:10
Matches
138
Players rated
449
KICK leader
Garry Wilson
Top KICK avg
52
Season KICK leaders
Average KICK Game Score over the season (min 10 games, TOG ≥ 50%).
| # | Player | Team | GP | KICK | Raw avg | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Garry Wilson | Fitzroy | 24 | 52 | 51.68 | 78 |
| 2 | Gary Dempsey | North Melbourne | 25 | 48 | 47.58 | 65 |
| 3 | Leigh Matthews | Hawthorn | 13 | 44 | 44.49 | 70 |
| 4 | Greg Wells | Melbourne | 22 | 44 | 44.1 | 74 |
| 5 | Terry Daniher | Essendon | 15 | 44 | 43.95 | 77 |
| 6 | David Clarke | Geelong | 22 | 43 | 43.06 | 59 |
| 7 | Kelvin Templeton | Footscray | 22 | 43 | 42.62 | 67 |
| 8 | Garry Sidebottom | St Kilda | 21 | 42 | 42.14 | 60 |
| 9 | Jeff Sarau | St Kilda | 22 | 42 | 41.73 | 59 |
| 10 | Malcolm Blight | North Melbourne | 19 | 42 | 41.66 | 72 |
| 11 | Michael Roach | Richmond | 19 | 42 | 41.63 | 74 |
| 12 | Mike Fitzpatrick | Carlton | 24 | 42 | 41.63 | 60 |
| 13 | Kevin Bartlett | Richmond | 22 | 42 | 41.56 | 69 |
| 14 | Peter Morrison | South Melbourne | 18 | 42 | 41.56 | 59 |
| 15 | Ross Glendinning | North Melbourne | 21 | 41 | 41.22 | 79 |
| 16 | Garry Baker | Melbourne | 16 | 41 | 40.71 | 61 |
| 17 | Ian Dunstan | Footscray | 22 | 41 | 40.69 | 57 |
| 18 | Bernie Quinlan | Fitzroy | 22 | 41 | 40.61 | 67 |
| 19 | Robert Flower | Melbourne | 21 | 40 | 40.23 | 60 |
| 20 | Barry Round | South Melbourne | 22 | 40 | 40.02 | 67 |
Top single-game performances
Highest individual KICK Game Scores anywhere in the season.
Ladder
Standings computed from match results (4 pts win, 2 pts draw).
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | % | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlton | 24 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 2,965 | 2,136 | 138.8 | 84 |
| 2 | North Melbourne | 25 | 18 | 0 | 7 | 2,863 | 2,398 | 119.4 | 72 |
| 3 | Collingwood | 26 | 17 | 0 | 9 | 2,898 | 2,366 | 122.5 | 68 |
| 4 | Fitzroy | 24 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 2,917 | 2,357 | 123.8 | 64 |
| 5 | Essendon | 23 | 12 | 1 | 10 | 2,279 | 2,251 | 101.2 | 50 |
| 6 | Geelong | 22 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 2,149 | 2,140 | 100.4 | 48 |
| 7 | Hawthorn | 22 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 2,332 | 2,336 | 99.8 | 40 |
| 8 | Richmond | 22 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 2,451 | 2,512 | 97.6 | 36 |
| 9 | Footscray | 22 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 2,015 | 2,463 | 81.8 | 30 |
| 10 | South Melbourne | 22 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 2,424 | 2,666 | 90.9 | 24 |
| 11 | Melbourne | 22 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 2,093 | 2,759 | 75.9 | 24 |
| 12 | St Kilda | 22 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 1,857 | 2,859 | 65.0 | 12 |