| Carlton | 2.4 | 16 | 5.5 | 35 | 10.7 | 67 | 12.13 | 85 | | Richmond | 4.4 | 28 | 7.10 | 52 | 12.16 | 88 | 19.24 | 138 |
| Venue: M.C.G. | Date: Saturday May 17, 1980 |
| Result: Lose by 53 points | Umpires: Morgan & Nash | Crowd: 85,659 Receipts; $149,598.60 |
| Goalkickers: J.Buckley 3, D.McKay 3, B.Doull 1, M.Fitzpatrick 1, W.Harmes 1, W.Johnston 1, W.Jones 1, M.Maclure 1 |
| Best; J.Buckley, R.Austin, D.McKay, W.Harmes |
| Reports: Nil | Injuries: Nil |
Game Review
There were no hard luck stories this week, after winning the first five games to be on top of the ladder, the Blues then dropped the next three games and are now just inside the top five by percentage. Carlton was outplayed by a superior Richmond team, who showed that they were the team to beat in 1980.
Team
| B: | 21 Rod Austin | 20 Geoff Southby | 18 Kevin Heath |
| HB: | 11 Bruce Doull | 15 Val Perovic | 22 Robbert Klomp |
| C: | 47 Peter Francis | 37 Wayne Harmes | 13 Phil Maylin |
| HF: | 7 Wayne Johnston | 36 Mark Maclure (vc) | 43 David McKay |
| F: | 2 Warren 'Wow' Jones | 33 Peter McConville | 5 Ken Sheldon |
| Ruck: | 3 Mike Fitzpatrick (c) | 19 Michael Young | 14 Rod Ashman |
| Interchange: | 10 Alan Mangels | 16 Jim Buckley | |
| Coach: | Peter Jones |
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