1972 VFL Season: Geelong

Season Team Details

Season: 1972 VFL Season
Team: Geelong
Home Ground: Kardinia Park

Team Results

Ladder Position: 10th (W-D-L: 7-0-15, P%: 84.2%)
Finals Performance: Did not qualify for finals
Players: 38
Brownlow Leader(s): David Clarke (12)
Goalkicking Leader(s) (Home-and-Away): Doug Wade (90)
Carji Greeves Medal Recipient(s): Ian Nankervis

Team Leaders

Captain(s): Doug Wade

Player Results

Player Guernsey(s) Match(es) Round(s) Goal(s) Brownlow
Ainsworth, Geoff #25 21 R01-R07, R09-R22 1
Andrews, Gareth #6 22 R01-R22 13
Barkley, David #5 19 R01-R19 29
Blake, Rod #16 11 R01-R02, R06-R09, R17-R18, R20-R22 5
Clarke, David #14 18 R01, R05-R11, R13-R22 55
Closter, Wayne #1 16 R01, R04-R06, R08-R13, R17-R22 0
Davidson, Garry #2 11 R03-R08, R10, R17, R20-R22 1
Evans, Tim #11 22 R01-R22 0
Farman, Terry #15 5 R01-R03, R05, R07 0
Gilmore, Tony #24 5 R12-R16 1
Hampshire, Ian #22 21 R01, R03-R22 5
Harris, David #32 5 R01, R03-R04, R08-R09 0
Higgins, Kevin #39 10 R03-R07, R13-R17 0
Kline, Jeff #36 4 R01-R04 0
Lindquist, Greg #8 6 R05-R07, R11, R19, R22 0
Linke, Graeme #34 3 R02, R18-R19 0
Lynch, Chris #31 2 R12, R22 0
Mayne, Terry #9 5 R01, R10-R12, R18 2
Nankervis, Bruce #33 8 R02-R04, R09, R16, R20-R22 0
Nankervis, Ian #40 22 R01-R22 14
Newland, Ken #3 19 R01, R03-R04, R06-R08, R10-R22 16
Newman, Sam #17 17 R01-R05, R07, R11-R21 3
Reid, Gordon #29 4 R01, R08-R10 0
Russell, Ivan #37 4 R08-R09, R11-R12 0
Ryan, Bill #26 19 R01-R02, R06-R22 9
Sarah, Paul #13 13 R10-R22 17
Scarlett, John #30 22 R01-R22 5
Stephens, Peter #18 11 R02-R04, R10-R13, R15-R16, R18-R19 4
Stephenson, Doug #20 4 R02, R07-R09 3
Stevens, Phil #4 17 R02, R05-R12, R14-R15, R17-R22 0
Stokes, Rod #7 5 R01, R05, R15-R17 0
Strahan, Hugh #28 11 R02-R06, R08-R09, R13-R15, R20 0
Wade, Doug #23 21 R02-R22 90
Wells, Greg #27 2 R02-R03 1
Whatman, Robert #19 19 R04-R22 7
Woolnough, Mike #10 8 R01, R06, R14, R16, R19-R22 4
Wright, Jim #12 7 R02-R05, R13-R14, R21 0
Yates, Warwick #38 1 R10 0

Team Line-Up

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This is an approximation for the typical team line-up based on available position records from this season.

Coach Results

Coach Match(es) (W-D-L) Round(s)
McMaster, Bill 22 7 -0- 15 R01-R22

Match Results

Date Round Opponent H/A Result Coach Captain (Nominated)
03/04/1972 Round 1 South Melbourne AWAY LOSS SOU by 12 Bill McMaster unknown
08/04/1972 Round 2 Richmond HOME LOSS RIC by 86 Bill McMaster Doug Wade
15/04/1972 Round 3 Hawthorn HOME LOSS HAW by 42 Bill McMaster Doug Wade
22/04/1972 Round 4 Essendon AWAY LOSS ESS by 43 Bill McMaster Doug Wade
29/04/1972 Round 5 Fitzroy HOME LOSS FIT by 52 Bill McMaster Doug Wade
06/05/1972 Round 6 Carlton AWAY LOSS CAR by 49 Bill McMaster Doug Wade
13/05/1972 Round 7 Footscray HOME LOSS FOO by 3 Bill McMaster Doug Wade
20/05/1972 Round 8 Melbourne AWAY LOSS MEL by 33 Bill McMaster Doug Wade
27/05/1972 Round 9 Collingwood AWAY LOSS COL by 75 Bill McMaster Doug Wade
03/06/1972 Round 10 St Kilda HOME LOSS STK by 16 Bill McMaster Doug Wade
12/06/1972 Round 11 North Melbourne AWAY WIN GEE by 9 Bill McMaster Doug Wade
24/06/1972 Round 12 South Melbourne HOME WIN GEE by 31 Bill McMaster Doug Wade
01/07/1972 Round 13 Richmond AWAY WIN GEE by 76 Bill McMaster Doug Wade
08/07/1972 Round 14 Essendon HOME WIN GEE by 10 Bill McMaster Doug Wade
15/07/1972 Round 15 Hawthorn AWAY LOSS HAW by 30 Bill McMaster Doug Wade
22/07/1972 Round 16 Fitzroy AWAY WIN GEE by 16 Bill McMaster Doug Wade
29/07/1972 Round 17 Carlton HOME LOSS CAR by 52 Bill McMaster Doug Wade
05/08/1972 Round 18 Footscray AWAY LOSS FOO by 4 Bill McMaster Doug Wade
12/08/1972 Round 19 Melbourne HOME LOSS MEL by 57 Bill McMaster Doug Wade
19/08/1972 Round 20 Collingwood HOME WIN GEE by 1 Bill McMaster Doug Wade
26/08/1972 Round 21 St Kilda AWAY LOSS STK by 15 Bill McMaster Doug Wade
02/09/1972 Round 22 North Melbourne HOME WIN GEE by 51 Bill McMaster Doug Wade