Coach: Serge Silvagni
Captain: Warren 'Wow' Jones
Best & Fairest: Warren 'Wow' Jones
Leading Goalkicker: Geoff Ironmonger 40 goals (8th in the competition)
Position: 5th
Premier: North Melbourne
Round 3: 31st March 1979
Carlton 13.20.98
Essendon 9.16.70
Played at VFL Park.
Result: Won by 28 points
Goalkickers; Denis Lenaghan 3, Peter McConville 3, Jim Buckley 2, Michael Jez 1, Warren 'Wow' Jones 1, Alan Mangels 1, Greg Towns 1, Michael Young 1.
Best; Greg Towns, Michael Jez, Des English, Jim Buckley, Alan Mangels, Warren 'Wow' Jones.
Round 1: 7th April 1979
Geelong 23.09.147
Carlton 20.23.143
Played at Princes Park.
Result: Lost by 4 points
Goalkickers; Geoff Ironmonger 7, Denis Lenaghan 6, David Collins 3, Jim Buckley 1, Des English 1, Warren 'Wow' Jones 1, Alan Mangels 1.
Best; Warren 'Wow' Jones, Denis Lenaghan, Geoff Ironmonger, Des English, Greg Sharp, David Collins.
Round 2: 16th April 1979
Carlton 14.23.107
Richmond 10.22.82
Played at the MCG.
Result: Won by 25 points
Goalkickers; Peter McConville 4, Denis Lenaghan 3, Geoff Ironmonger 2, Scott Howell 2, Peter Fitzpatrick 1, Mark Hegarty 1, Warren 'Wow' Jones 1.
Best; Denis Lenaghan, Des English, Warren 'Wow' Jones, Jim Buckley, Brendan Hartney, Peter McConville.
Round 4: 28th April 1979
Fitzroy 13.17.95
Carlton 9.22.76
Played at the Junction Oval.
Result: Lost by 19 points
Goalkickers; Peter McConville 3, Jim Buckley 1, Bruce Burns 1, Peter Francis 1, Geoff Ironmonger 1, Garry Kirwan 1, Geoff Hocking.
Best; Tony Pickett, Peter Francis, Mark Kerr, Des English, Warren 'Wow' Jones, Geoff Hocking.
Round 5: 5th May 1979
Carlton 21.20.146
Melbourne 13.16.94
Played at Princes Park.
Result: Won by 52 points
Goalkickers; Bruce Burns 5, Peter McConville 3, Des English 2, Warren 'Wow' Jones 2, Wayne Johnston 2, Geoff Hocking 2, Jim Buckley 1, Stephen Buckley 1, Scott Howell, Greg Towns 1, Geoff Ironmonger 1.
Best; Des English, Peter Brown, Greg Towns, Bruce Burns, Peter Jones.
Carlton team:
Backs; D. Whillas, Kerr, Brown
Half backs; Towns, Sharp, McEvoy
Centre; Pickett, S. Buckley, Jez
Half forwards; Johnston, Ironmonger, J. Buckley
Forwards; Hocking, McConville, B. O'Sullivan
Followers; P. Jones, English
Rover; Lenaghan
Inter; P. Fitzpatrick, Howell
Emergencies; Siebolt, Jarman, Burns
Round 6: 12th May 1979
Carlton 16.13.109
Hawthorn 15.18.108
Played at Princes Park.
Result: Won by 1 point
Goalkickers; Jim Buckley 3, Phil Pinnell 3, Wayne Johnston 2, Trevor Keogh 2, Peter Brown 2, Stephen Buckley 1, Geoff Ironmonger 1, Michael Jez 1, Peter Jones 1, Michael Young 1.
Best; Geoff Hocking, Trevor Keogh, Michael Jez, Greg Sharp, Phil Pinnell, Jim Buckley.
Carlton team:
Backs; English, Kerr, Brown
Half backs; D.Whillis, Sharp, McEvoy
Centres; Pinnell, S. Buckley, Young
Half forward; Jez, Ironmonger, Johnston
Forwards; Hocking, McConville, Pickett
Followers; P. Jones, Keogh
Rover; J. Buckley
Interchange; Howell, P. Fitzpatrick
Emergencies; O'Sullivan, Burns
Players were to be at Moorabbin by 1 pm Sunday (The Age May 11 p22)
This was a Commodore Cup televised game. In 1981 it was renamed the Statewide later the Army Reserve Cup and played on the Lakeside Oval.
* Refer to attachment for Rd 6 Team Selection.
Round 7: 19th May 1979
Nth Melbourne 25.12.162
Carlton 13.19.97
Played at Princes Park.
Result: Lost by 65 points
Goalkickers; Michael Young 4, Geoff Hocking 3, Geoff Ironmonger 3, Jim Buckley 1, Bruce Burns 1, Peter McConville 1
Best; Geoff Ironmonger, Geoff Hocking, Peter Fitzpatrick, Peter Brown, Mark Kerr, Warren 'Wow' Jones.
Carlton team:
Backs; Brown, Kerr, Howell
Half backs; McEvoy, Sharp, Whillas
Centres; Young, S. Buckley, Pickett
Half forwards; McConville, Ironmonger, Johnston
Forwards; Hocking, Pinnell, O'Sullivan
Followers; W. Jones, Keogh
Rover; J. Buckley
Inter; P. Fitzpatrick, Burns
Round 8: 26th May 1979
Carlton 16.12.108
St Kilda 9.17.71
Played at VFL Park.
Result: Won by 37 points
Goalkickers; Geoff Hocking 3, Geoff Ironmonger 3, Michael Young 3, Jim Buckley 2, Warren 'Wow' Jones 2, David Downing 1, Alan Hamilton 1, Robert Hubbard 1.
Best; Geoff Hocking, Geoff Ironmonger, Warren 'Wow' Jones, Jim Buckley, Peter Fitzpatrick, Tony Pickett.
Carlton team:
Backs; O'Sullivan, Kerr, Sharp
Half backs; Martin, McEvoy, Caruna
Centres; Collins, S. Buckley, Pickett
Half forwards; Wells?, Ironmonger, P. Fitzpatrick
Forwards; Hocking, Downing, Burns
Followers; W. Jones, Young
Rover; J. Buckley
Inter; Hamilton, Hubbard
Emergency; Linkins
Carlton team to wear white shorts.
Round 9: 2nd June 1979
Footscray 14.17.101
Carlton 10.18.78
Played at the Western Oval.
Result: Lost by 23 points
Goalkickers; Des English 2, Alan Hamilton 2, Geoff Ironmonger 2, Jim Buckley 1, David Downing 1, Peter Fitzpatrick 1, Stan Gilday 1.
Best; Peter Fitzpatrick, Jim Buckley, Bill Martin, Des English, Brendan O'Sullivan, Geoff Hocking.
Round 10: 9th June 1979
Collingwood 19.19.133
Carlton 15.16.106
Played at Princes Park.
Result: Lost by 27 points
Goalkickers; Rod Galt 6, Warren 'Wow' Jones 2, Wayne Johnston 2, Alan Hamilton 1, Peter Brown 1, Bruce Burns 1, Jim Buckley 1, Darren Linkins 1.
Best; Rod Galt, Jim Buckley, Alan Hamilton, Peter Fitzpatrick, Wayne Johnston, Warren 'Wow' Jones.
Round 11 - 18th June 1979 Monday
South Melbourne 23.17.155
Carlton 20.14.134
Played at the Lakeside Oval.
Result: Lost by 21 points
Goalkickers: Peter Brown 4, Jim Buckley 4, Stan Gilday 3, Bruce Burns 3, Scott Howell 2, Stephen Banbury 1, Darren Linkins 1, Robert Hubbard 1.
Best: Stan Gilday, Jim Buckley, Phillip McEvoy, Scott Howell, Peter Fitzpatrick, Peter Brown.
Round 12 - 23rd June 1979
Carlton 11.17.83
Geelong 10.14.74
Played at Kardinia Park.
Result: Won by 9 points
Goalkickers: Mark Kerr 2, Scott Howell 2, Bruce Burns 2, Peter McConville 1, Michael Young 1, Stephen Buckley 1, Warren 'Wow' Jones 1, David McKay 1.
Best: Warren 'Wow' Jones, Michael Young, Jim Buckley, Michael Jez, Scott Howell, Tony Pickett.
Round 13: 30th June 1979
Carlton 12.12.84
Richmond 6.15.51
Played at Princes Park.
Result: Won by 33 points
Goalkickers; Peter Brown 3, Rod Ashman 3, Geoff Ironmonger 2, Vin Catoggio 2, Michael Young 1, Geoff Hocking 1, Tony Pickett 1.
Best; Peter McConville, Warren 'Wow' Jones, Tony Pickett, David Whillas, Des English, Greg Sharp.
Rod Ashman, who decided to rejoin Carlton last week, kicked three goals in his first game back with the Blues. Carlton defeated Richmond by 33 points, and had many good players including Warren 'Wow' Jones, Tony Pickett and Peter McConville.
Round 14: 7th July 1979
Carlton 16.17.113
Fitzroy 6.13.49
Played at VFL Park.
Result: Won by 64 points
Goalkickers; Tony Pickett 5, Rod Ashman 4, Denis Collins 2, Peter Jones 2, Peter Brown 1, Mark Kerr 1, Michael Young 1.
Best; Peter McConville, Tony Pickett, Rod Ashman, Des English, Alan Mangels, Michael Young.
Round 15: 14th July 1979
Carlton 21.13.139
Essendon 16.12.108
Played at Princes Park.
Result: Won by 31 points
Goalkickers; Peter Brown 4, Rod Ashman 3, Geoff Ironmonger 3, Des English 2, Peter Jones 2, Bruce Burns 1, Stephen Buckley 1, David Collins 1, Peter Fitzpatrick 1, Michael Jez 1, Tony Pickett 1, Michael Young 1.
Best; Peter Jones, Des English, Peter Brown, Rod Ashman, Peter McConville.
Carlton team:
Backs; Mangels, Sharp, Howell
Half backs; McConville, Kerr, McEvoy
Centres; Collins, English, Pickett
Half forwards; P. Fitzpatrick, Hocking, Jez
Forwards; Ironmonger, Brown, Burns
Followers; P. Jones, Young
Rover; Ashman
Inter; S. Buckley, O'Sullivan
Emergency; Hamilton
Round 16: 21st July 1979
Carlton 15.24.114
Melbourne 9.13.67
Played at the MCG.
Result: Won by 47 points
Goalkickers; Geoff Ironmonger 3, Brendan O'Sullivan 3, Rod Ashman 2, Peter Jones 2, Michael Young 2, Stephen Buckley 1, Tony Pickett 1, Phillip McEvoy 1.
Best; Peter Jones, Des English, Peter Fitzpatrick, Rod Ashman, Geoff Ironmonger, Phillip McEvoy.
Carlton team:
Backs; R. English, Sharp, Heath
Half backs; Mangels, Kerr, P. Fitzpatrick
Centres; Jez, Towns, Pinnell
Half forwards; Collins, McEvoy, S. Buckley
Forwards; Hocking, Ironmonger, Pickett
Followers; P. Jones, Young
Rover; Ashman
Inter; Howell, Byrne
Emergency; O'Sullivan
Round 17: 28th July 1979
Carlton 15.15.105
Hawthorn 14.16.100
Played at Princes Park.
Result: Won by 5 points
Goalkickers; Michael Jez 3, Rod Ashman 2, Geoff Ironmonger 2, Phillip McEvoy 2, Stephen Buckley 1, David Collins 1, Geoff Hocking 1, Peter Jones 1, Alan Mangels 1, Phil Pinnell 1.
Best; Michael Jez, Des English, Greg Towns, Phil Pinnell, Rod Ashman, Peter Fitzpatrick.
Round 18: 4th August 1979
Nth Melbourne 16.11.107
Carlton 15.12.102
Played at Arden Street.
Result: Lost by 5 points
Goalkickers; Brendan O'Sullivan 3, Jim Buckley 2, Rod Galt 2, Phillip McEvoy 2, Bruce Burns 2, Alan Hamilton 2, David Collins 1, Mark Hegarty 1.
Best; Peter Fitzpatrick, Des English, Mark Hegarty, Alan Mangels, Warren 'Wow' Jones, Tony Pickett.
Round 19: 11th August 1979
Carlton 26.30.186
St Kilda 8.11.59
Played at Princes Park.
Result: Won by 127 points
Goalkickers; Geoff Ironmonger 6, Tony Pickett 5, Stephen Buckley 3, Michael Jez 3, Brendan O'Sullivan 2, Bruce Burns 1, David Collins 1, Alan Hamilton 1, Mark Hegarty 1, Phillip McEvoy 1, Phil Pinnell 1, Greg Towns 1.
Best; Peter Fitzpatrick, Michael Jez, Des English, Tony Pickett, Stephen Buckley, David Collins.
Round 20: 18th August 1979
Carlton 15.14.104
Footscray 15.13.103
Played at VFL Park.
Result: Won by 1 point
Goalkickers; Tony Pickett 4, Vin Catoggio 2, Greg Towns 2, Stephen Buckley 1, Bruce Burns 1, David Collins 1, Geoff Hocking 1, Geoff Ironmonger 1, Phillip McEvoy 1, Darren Linkins 1.
Best; Peter Fitzpatrick, Warren 'Wow' Jones, Alan Hamilton, Greg Towns, Kevin Heath, Des English.
Round 21: 25th August 1979
Collingwood 20.24.144
Carlton 7.09.51
Played at Victoria Park.
Result: Lost by 93 points
Goalkickers; Scott Howell 2, Trevor Keogh 2, Geoff Ironmonger 1, Michael Jez 1, Tony Pickett 1.
Best; Peter Fitzpatrick, Tony Pickett, Des English, Alan Hamilton, Greg Sharp.
Round 22: 1st September 1979
Carlton 24.35.179
South Melbourne 3.6.24
Played at Princes Park.
Result: Won by 154 points.
Goalkickers;
Best;
1979 Reserves End of Home & Away Season Ladder
| Pos | Team | Wins | Losses | Draws | Points | For | Against | % |
| 1 | Collingwood | 15 | 7 | 0 | 60 | 3035 | 2191 | 138.5 |
| 2 | Nth Melb | 15 | 7 | 0 | 60 | 2524 | 1862 | 135.5 |
| 3 | Footscray | 15 | 7 | 0 | 60 | 2677 | 2154 | 124.3 |
| 4 | Carlton | 14 | 8 | 0 | 56 | 2462 | 2104 | 117.0 |
| 5 | Geelong | 14 | 8 | 0 | 56 | 2511 | 2217 | 113.3 |
| 6 | Richmond | 13 | 9 | 0 | 52 | 2386 | 2080 | 114.7 |
| 7 | Essendon | 12 | 10 | 0 | 48 | 2222 | 2031 | 109.4 |
| 8 | Hawthorn | 9 | 13 | 0 | 36 | 2246 | 2395 | 93.8 |
| 9 | Melbourne | 8 | 14 | 0 | 32 | 2266 | 2588 | 87.5 |
| 10 | Sth Melb. | 8 | 14 | 0 | 32 | 2196 | 2789 | 78.7 |
| 11 | St Kilda | 5 | 17 | 0 | 20 | 1660 | 2853 | 58.2 |
| 12 | Fitzroy | 4 | 18 | 0 | 16 | 1900 | 2821 | 67.3 |
Elimination Final: 8th September 1979
Carlton 10.10.70
Geelong 20.06.126
Played at VFL Park.
Result: Lost by 56 points
Goalkickers; Jim Buckley 4, Geoff Ironmonger 2, Scott Howell 1, Michael Jez 1, Warren 'Wow' Jones 1, Alan Mangels 1.
Best; Jim Buckley, Warren 'Wow' Jones, Peter Fitzpatrick, Des English, Alan Hamilton, Alan Mangels.
Qualifying Final
Nth Melbourne 22.10.142 d Footscray 11.11.77
1st Semi Final
Geelong 18.12.120 d Footscray 17.12.114
2nd Semi Final
Nth Melbourne 17.7.109 d Collingwood 11.18.84
Preliminary Final
Collingwood 14.10.94 d Geelong 12.11.83
Grand Final
Nth Melbourne 13.14.92 d Collingwood 9.13.67