The 1979 Victorian Football League (VFL) season was the eighty third season of the VFL. The season saw 76 Australian rules footballers make their senior VFL debut and 41 players transferring to new clubs having previously played in the VFL.
Debuts
Name Club Age at debut Round debuted Games Goals Notes 209 283 134 148 84 17 47 15 2 0 250 549 166 111 102 251Previously played for Carlton and North Melbourne. Father of Nick Davis. 63 14 61 23 50 22Previously played for Carlton. 47 85Previously played for Melbourne. Brother of Ian Brewer. 35 45Previously played for Richmond. Grandson of Frank Aked, son of Arthur Edwards and father of Jake Edwards. 24 8Previously played for Geelong. Father of Marc Woolnough. 18 12Previously played for South Melbourne. 17 17 15 0 13 3Previously played for Fitzroy. 4 0Previously played for Richmond. 3 0 109 94 100 57 82 32Brother of Terry, Anthony and Chris Daniher 52 18 31 17Previously played for Melbourne and North Melbourne 15 15 8 5 6 0Previously played for Hawthorn 1 0Previously played for Collingwood. 186 101 52 66 30 41Previously played for Collingwood. Brother of Wayne Richardson 25 0Previously played for Geelong 5 2 2 0 Footscray 139 28Brother of Brian and Graeme Cordy Footscray 102 55 Footscray 43 18Previously played for Essendon. Footscray 40 4 Previously played for North Melbourne. Footscray 28 72 Footscray 21 1Previously played for North Melbourne. Footscray 11 5Previously played for South Melbourne. Footscray 10 4 Footscray 5 1Previously played for North Melbourne. Footscray 5 1 Footscray 3 0 Footscray 2 1 195 16 134 87 93 79Previously played for Footscray 92 108Previously played for Melbourne 34 29 17 10Previously played for North Melbourne 14 2 1 0 1 0 241 210Son of John Kennedy Sr. Father of Josh P. Kennedy. 35 6 21 10 Previously played for North Melbourne. 5 0 2 1 130 189Won Brownlow Medal in 1988. Brother of Greg Healy 124 32 80 67 6692 44 18Previously played for Richmond 43 8Previously played for St Kilda. Brother of Glenn Elliott 34 5Previously played for Collingwood 32 5 26 2 15 11Previously played for St Kilda. Brother of Robert Elliott 11 23Previously played for Collingwood 10 3Previously played for Fitzroy 5 0 2 0 2 1Previously played for Collingwood 2 1Previously played for South Melbourne. North Melbourne 122 39 Won 1975 Brownlow Medal. Previously played for Footscray. North Melbourne 58 38 North Melbourne 25 15Four time Magarey Medallist. Father of Brett Ebert North Melbourne 9 8Previously played for Collingwood North Melbourne 9 8Previously played for Fitzroy and South Melbourne. Father of Marc Murphy North Melbourne 5 10 1980 Tassie Medallist. Father of Chad and Kane Cornes 152 117 Previously played for Hawthorn 120 38Previously played for Geelong 95 127 31 9 27 14 7 1 7 1 5 0 5 7Previously played for Collingwood. Father of Brad Oborne. 2 0 2 0 55 7 43 13 31 31 22 23 10 26 3 1 2 1Previously played for Fitzroy 2 1 1 0 South Melbourne 246 247 South Melbourne 157 33 South Melbourne 138 12 South Melbourne 126 32 South Melbourne 123 57Brother of Dennis Carroll South Melbourne 20 39 Winner of Brownlow Medal in 1972. Previously played for Collingwood South Melbourne 20 1 South Melbourne 15 15 South Melbourne 14 20Previously played for Richmond South Melbourne 12 0 South Melbourne 11 4Previously played for Richmond, Melbourne and North Melbourne South Melbourne 7 10Previously played for Richmond South Melbourne 3 0 South Melbourne 1 0
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