1972 VFL Season

Season Details

Name: 1972 VFL Season
Team(s): 12
Round(s): 22
Finals System: McIntyre Final Five System
Match(es): 139

Season Results

Premiers: Carlton
Runners-Up: Richmond
Minor Premiers: Carlton
Brownlow Medallist(s): Len Thompson (Collingwood)
Coleman Medallist(s): Peter McKenna (Collingwood)

Team Results

Team Ladder (W-D-L & P%) Brownlow Leader(s) Goalkicking Leader(s) (Home-and-Away)
Carlton (P) 1st 18 -1- 3 134.3% Alex Jesaulenko, Trevor Keogh (11) Greg Kennedy (73)
Richmond (R) 2nd 18 -0- 4 117.7% Craig McKellar (10) Royce Hart, Ricky McLean (44)
Collingwood 3rd 14 -1- 7 133.8% Len Thompson (25) Peter McKenna (130)
St Kilda 4th 14 -0- 8 115.6% Carl Ditterich, Travis Payze (11) Allan Davis (48)
Essendon 5th 14 -0- 8 108.3% John Williams (18) Geoff Blethyn (105)
Hawthorn 6th 13 -0- 9 111.1% Leigh Matthews (16) Peter Knights (46)
Footscray 7th 11 -0- 11 94.7% Gary Dempsey (12) Laurie Sandilands (39)
Melbourne 8th 10 -0- 12 105.9% Greg Wells (22) Greg Parke (63)
Fitzroy 9th 9 -0- 13 96.8% John Murphy (15) Garry Wilson (37)
Geelong 10th 7 -0- 15 84.2% David Clarke (12) Doug Wade (90)
South Melbourne 11th 2 -0- 20 65.1% Russell Cook (10) Peter Bedford (28)
North Melbourne 12th 1 -0- 21 62.9% Keith Greig (11) Vin Doolan, Sam Kekovich (19)

Umpire Results

Umpire Position Umpire(s)
Field Umpire 13
Goal Umpire 2
Boundary Umpire 4

Season Fixture

Round 1

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 01/04/1972 2:10 PM Hawthorn v Melbourne Glenferrie Oval 104 - 75 21,513
SAT 01/04/1972 2:10 PM Carlton v Fitzroy Princes Park 81 - 70 33,601
SAT 01/04/1972 2:10 PM St Kilda v North Melbourne Moorabbin Oval 134 - 76 21,373
MON 03/04/1972 2:10 PM South Melbourne v Geelong Lakeside Oval 73 - 61 18,643
MON 03/04/1972 2:10 PM Footscray v Essendon Western Oval 67 - 128 27,935
MON 03/04/1972 2:10 PM Richmond v Collingwood MCG 105 - 101 72,659

Round 2

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 08/04/1972 2:10 PM Melbourne v Footscray MCG 84 - 105 21,452
SAT 08/04/1972 2:10 PM Geelong v Richmond Kardinia Park 63 - 149 18,498
SAT 08/04/1972 2:10 PM Collingwood v Carlton Victoria Park 75 - 75 37,070
SAT 08/04/1972 2:10 PM Essendon v South Melbourne Windy Hill 107 - 60 22,611
SAT 08/04/1972 2:10 PM Fitzroy v St Kilda Junction Oval 88 - 80 19,998
SAT 08/04/1972 2:10 PM North Melbourne v Hawthorn Arden Street Oval 76 - 138 10,200

Round 3

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 15/04/1972 2:10 PM Collingwood v Melbourne Victoria Park 113 - 48 25,172
SAT 15/04/1972 2:10 PM Geelong v Hawthorn VFL Park 65 - 107 16,431
SAT 15/04/1972 2:10 PM South Melbourne v Carlton Lakeside Oval 94 - 126 20,491
SAT 15/04/1972 2:10 PM Richmond v Essendon MCG 111 - 131 55,825
SAT 15/04/1972 2:10 PM St Kilda v Footscray Moorabbin Oval 139 - 81 20,402
SAT 15/04/1972 2:10 PM North Melbourne v Fitzroy Arden Street Oval 86 - 109 10,383

Round 4

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 22/04/1972 2:10 PM Melbourne v South Melbourne MCG 127 - 56 18,594
SAT 22/04/1972 2:10 PM Essendon v Geelong Windy Hill 129 - 86 18,862
SAT 22/04/1972 2:10 PM Carlton v Richmond Princes Park 104 - 109 28,377
SAT 22/04/1972 2:10 PM Collingwood v St Kilda VFL Park 67 - 87 40,290
SAT 22/04/1972 2:10 PM Fitzroy v Hawthorn Junction Oval 83 - 64 16,937
SAT 22/04/1972 2:10 PM Footscray v North Melbourne Western Oval 100 - 86 12,827

Round 5

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
TUE 25/04/1972 2:10 PM Richmond v Melbourne MCG 89 - 84 38,154
TUE 25/04/1972 2:10 PM Essendon v Carlton VFL Park 73 - 88 50,367
SAT 29/04/1972 2:10 PM Geelong v Fitzroy Kardinia Park 75 - 127 16,343
SAT 29/04/1972 2:10 PM South Melbourne v St Kilda Lakeside Oval 47 - 70 19,724
SAT 29/04/1972 2:10 PM North Melbourne v Collingwood Arden Street Oval 62 - 140 17,414
SAT 29/04/1972 2:10 PM Hawthorn v Footscray Glenferrie Oval 104 - 76 15,440

Round 6

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 06/05/1972 2:10 PM Melbourne v Essendon MCG 109 - 85 41,357
SAT 06/05/1972 2:10 PM Carlton v Geelong Princes Park 147 - 98 18,365
SAT 06/05/1972 2:10 PM St Kilda v Richmond Moorabbin Oval 165 - 76 33,555
SAT 06/05/1972 2:10 PM South Melbourne v North Melbourne VFL Park 106 - 91 9,111
SAT 06/05/1972 2:10 PM Footscray v Fitzroy Western Oval 112 - 90 18,466
SAT 06/05/1972 2:10 PM Collingwood v Hawthorn Victoria Park 96 - 101 29,885

Round 7

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 13/05/1972 2:10 PM Carlton v Melbourne VFL Park 75 - 38 30,114
SAT 13/05/1972 2:10 PM Geelong v Footscray Kardinia Park 108 - 111 16,836
SAT 13/05/1972 2:10 PM Essendon v St Kilda Windy Hill 123 - 82 27,875
SAT 13/05/1972 2:10 PM Hawthorn v South Melbourne Glenferrie Oval 92 - 74 13,727
SAT 13/05/1972 2:10 PM Fitzroy v Collingwood Junction Oval 75 - 100 26,776
SAT 13/05/1972 2:10 PM Richmond v North Melbourne MCG 121 - 94 17,331

Round 8

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 20/05/1972 2:10 PM Melbourne v Geelong MCG 134 - 101 19,023
SAT 20/05/1972 2:10 PM St Kilda v Carlton Moorabbin Oval 72 - 99 31,547
SAT 20/05/1972 2:10 PM North Melbourne v Essendon Arden Street Oval 61 - 96 14,091
SAT 20/05/1972 2:10 PM South Melbourne v Fitzroy Lakeside Oval 61 - 119 12,421
SAT 20/05/1972 2:10 PM Collingwood v Footscray Victoria Park 56 - 80 25,986
SAT 20/05/1972 2:10 PM Richmond v Hawthorn VFL Park 91 - 84 25,661

Round 9

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 27/05/1972 2:10 PM Melbourne v St Kilda VFL Park 36 - 73 23,516
SAT 27/05/1972 2:10 PM Collingwood v Geelong Victoria Park 184 - 109 20,771
SAT 27/05/1972 2:10 PM Carlton v North Melbourne Princes Park 109 - 47 15,626
SAT 27/05/1972 2:10 PM Essendon v Hawthorn Windy Hill 107 - 105 28,187
SAT 27/05/1972 2:10 PM Footscray v South Melbourne Western Oval 81 - 64 15,891
SAT 27/05/1972 2:10 PM Fitzroy v Richmond Junction Oval 97 - 105 21,753

Round 10

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 03/06/1972 2:10 PM North Melbourne v Melbourne Arden Street Oval 47 - 155 8,063
SAT 03/06/1972 2:10 PM Geelong v St Kilda Kardinia Park 65 - 81 15,835
SAT 03/06/1972 2:10 PM Hawthorn v Carlton Glenferrie Oval 88 - 85 26,585
SAT 03/06/1972 2:10 PM Essendon v Fitzroy VFL Park 101 - 99 26,791
SAT 03/06/1972 2:10 PM South Melbourne v Collingwood Lakeside Oval 59 - 128 18,085
SAT 03/06/1972 2:10 PM Richmond v Footscray MCG 104 - 86 36,986

Round 11

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 10/06/1972 2:10 PM Footscray v Carlton Western Oval 51 - 57 23,948
SAT 10/06/1972 2:10 PM St Kilda v Hawthorn Moorabbin Oval 110 - 56 27,313
SAT 10/06/1972 2:10 PM Richmond v South Melbourne MCG 95 - 31 18,692
MON 12/06/1972 2:10 PM Fitzroy v Melbourne Junction Oval 89 - 88 23,103
MON 12/06/1972 2:10 PM North Melbourne v Geelong VFL Park 95 - 104 13,968
MON 12/06/1972 2:10 PM Collingwood v Essendon Victoria Park 148 - 93 44,861

Round 12

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 17/06/1972 2:10 PM Melbourne v Hawthorn MCG 76 - 75 31,314
SAT 17/06/1972 2:10 PM North Melbourne v St Kilda Arden Street Oval 50 - 91 10,681
SAT 17/06/1972 2:10 PM Collingwood v Richmond Victoria Park 90 - 85 28,288
SAT 24/06/1972 2:10 PM Geelong v South Melbourne Kardinia Park 104 - 73 14,426
SAT 24/06/1972 2:10 PM Fitzroy v Carlton VFL Park 55 - 91 29,258
SAT 24/06/1972 2:10 PM Essendon v Footscray Windy Hill 99 - 133 23,903

Round 13

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 01/07/1972 2:10 PM Footscray v Melbourne VFL Park 74 - 111 14,184
SAT 01/07/1972 2:10 PM Richmond v Geelong MCG 92 - 168 22,595
SAT 01/07/1972 2:10 PM Carlton v Collingwood Princes Park 70 - 62 35,106
SAT 01/07/1972 2:10 PM South Melbourne v Essendon Lakeside Oval 84 - 87 12,984
SAT 01/07/1972 2:10 PM St Kilda v Fitzroy Moorabbin Oval 88 - 53 18,355
SAT 01/07/1972 2:10 PM Hawthorn v North Melbourne Glenferrie Oval 140 - 76 8,206

Round 14

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 08/07/1972 2:10 PM South Melbourne v Melbourne Lakeside Oval 69 - 93 10,405
SAT 08/07/1972 2:10 PM Geelong v Essendon Kardinia Park 70 - 60 23,873
SAT 08/07/1972 2:10 PM Richmond v Carlton MCG 119 - 88 46,471
SAT 08/07/1972 2:10 PM St Kilda v Collingwood Moorabbin Oval 37 - 67 30,451
SAT 08/07/1972 2:10 PM Hawthorn v Fitzroy VFL Park 133 - 80 12,375
SAT 08/07/1972 2:10 PM North Melbourne v Footscray Arden Street Oval 63 - 99 9,302

Round 15

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 15/07/1972 2:10 PM Melbourne v Collingwood VFL Park 58 - 73 30,887
SAT 15/07/1972 2:10 PM Hawthorn v Geelong Glenferrie Oval 128 - 98 16,844
SAT 15/07/1972 2:10 PM Carlton v South Melbourne Princes Park 128 - 63 13,865
SAT 15/07/1972 2:10 PM Essendon v Richmond Windy Hill 90 - 111 23,251
SAT 15/07/1972 2:10 PM Footscray v St Kilda Western Oval 91 - 65 18,655
SAT 15/07/1972 2:10 PM Fitzroy v North Melbourne Junction Oval 110 - 66 7,007

Round 16

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 22/07/1972 2:10 PM Melbourne v Richmond MCG 84 - 123 32,416
SAT 22/07/1972 2:10 PM Fitzroy v Geelong Junction Oval 69 - 85 11,046
SAT 22/07/1972 2:10 PM Carlton v Essendon Princes Park 133 - 117 27,720
SAT 22/07/1972 2:10 PM St Kilda v South Melbourne VFL Park 95 - 59 13,225
SAT 22/07/1972 2:10 PM Collingwood v North Melbourne Victoria Park 108 - 80 19,107
SAT 22/07/1972 2:10 PM Footscray v Hawthorn Western Oval 89 - 130 18,400

Round 17

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 29/07/1972 2:10 PM Essendon v Melbourne Windy Hill 140 - 95 16,318
SAT 29/07/1972 2:10 PM Geelong v Carlton Kardinia Park 67 - 119 24,797
SAT 29/07/1972 2:10 PM Richmond v St Kilda MCG 153 - 81 44,348
SAT 29/07/1972 2:10 PM North Melbourne v South Melbourne Arden Street Oval 87 - 78 7,191
SAT 29/07/1972 2:10 PM Fitzroy v Footscray VFL Park 102 - 81 9,574
SAT 29/07/1972 2:10 PM Hawthorn v Collingwood Glenferrie Oval 82 - 127 24,132

Round 18

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 05/08/1972 2:10 PM Melbourne v Carlton MCG 66 - 77 33,364
SAT 05/08/1972 2:10 PM Footscray v Geelong Western Oval 73 - 69 14,699
SAT 05/08/1972 2:10 PM St Kilda v Essendon Moorabbin Oval 81 - 88 29,062
SAT 05/08/1972 2:10 PM South Melbourne v Hawthorn Lakeside Oval 89 - 148 9,207
SAT 05/08/1972 2:10 PM Collingwood v Fitzroy Victoria Park 129 - 85 25,007
SAT 05/08/1972 2:10 PM North Melbourne v Richmond VFL Park 50 - 98 11,425

Round 19

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 12/08/1972 2:10 PM Geelong v Melbourne Kardinia Park 85 - 142 12,716
SAT 12/08/1972 2:10 PM Carlton v St Kilda Princes Park 94 - 71 22,109
SAT 12/08/1972 2:10 PM Essendon v North Melbourne Windy Hill 140 - 95 14,454
SAT 12/08/1972 2:10 PM Fitzroy v South Melbourne Junction Oval 98 - 53 7,451
SAT 12/08/1972 2:10 PM Footscray v Collingwood VFL Park 55 - 102 21,528
SAT 12/08/1972 2:10 PM Hawthorn v Richmond Glenferrie Oval 102 - 113 18,834

Round 20

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 19/08/1972 2:10 PM St Kilda v Melbourne Moorabbin Oval 90 - 89 18,836
SAT 19/08/1972 2:10 PM Geelong v Collingwood Kardinia Park 112 - 111 23,106
SAT 19/08/1972 2:10 PM North Melbourne v Carlton Arden Street Oval 60 - 149 11,271
SAT 19/08/1972 2:10 PM Hawthorn v Essendon VFL Park 106 - 87 36,861
SAT 19/08/1972 2:10 PM South Melbourne v Footscray Lakeside Oval 66 - 79 9,154
SAT 19/08/1972 2:10 PM Richmond v Fitzroy MCG 137 - 100 27,651

Round 21

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 26/08/1972 2:10 PM Melbourne v North Melbourne MCG 124 - 91 11,241
SAT 26/08/1972 2:10 PM St Kilda v Geelong VFL Park 76 - 61 25,786
SAT 26/08/1972 2:10 PM Carlton v Hawthorn Princes Park 156 - 88 32,048
SAT 26/08/1972 2:10 PM Fitzroy v Essendon Junction Oval 104 - 119 17,252
SAT 26/08/1972 2:10 PM Collingwood v South Melbourne Victoria Park 149 - 72 19,934
SAT 26/08/1972 2:10 PM Footscray v Richmond Western Oval 123 - 125 18,117

Round 22

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 02/09/1972 2:10 PM Melbourne v Fitzroy MCG 127 - 95 21,653
SAT 02/09/1972 2:10 PM Geelong v North Melbourne Kardinia Park 140 - 89 12,267
SAT 02/09/1972 2:10 PM Carlton v Footscray Princes Park 86 - 83 24,619
SAT 02/09/1972 2:10 PM Essendon v Collingwood Windy Hill 117 - 112 35,030
SAT 02/09/1972 2:10 PM Hawthorn v St Kilda Glenferrie Oval 102 - 121 22,923
SAT 02/09/1972 2:10 PM South Melbourne v Richmond VFL Park 82 - 158 16,667

Finals Week 1

Elimination Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 09/09/1972 2:30 PM St Kilda v Essendon VFL Park 124 - 71 52,499

Qualifying Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 09/09/1972 2:30 PM Richmond v Collingwood MCG 164 - 120 91,900

Finals Week 2

Semi Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 16/09/1972 2:30 PM Carlton v Richmond VFL Park 61 - 61 54,338
SAT 16/09/1972 2:30 PM Collingwood v St Kilda MCG 65 - 83 91,857

Semi Final Replay

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 23/09/1972 2:30 PM Carlton v Richmond MCG 69 - 110 92,670

Finals Week 3

Preliminary Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 30/09/1972 2:30 PM Carlton v St Kilda MCG 109 - 93 96,272

Finals Week 4

Grand Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 07/10/1972 2:50 PM Richmond v Carlton MCG 150 - 177 112,393