1972 VFL Season: Richmond
Season Team Details
Season:
1972 VFL Season
Team:
Richmond
Home Ground:
MCG
Team Results
Ladder Position:
2nd (W-D-L: 18-0-4, P%: 117.7%)
Finals Performance:
Runners-Up
Players:
36
Brownlow Leader(s):
Craig McKellar (10)
Goalkicking Leader(s) (Home-and-Away):
Royce Hart, Ricky McLean (44)
Jack Dyer Medal Recipient(s):
Royce Hart
Team Leaders
Captain(s): Royce Hart
Player Results
| Player | Guernsey(s) | Match(es) | Round(s) | Goal(s) | Brownlow |
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| Allford, Grant | #42 | 10 | R01-R03, R07-R08, R10, R12-R13, R16-R17 | 1 | |
| Balme, Neil | #21 | 20 | R04-R10, R14-R22, QF, SF, SF(R), GF | 55 | |
| Bartlett, Kevin | #29 | 21 | R01-R11, R13, R15, R18, R20-R22, QF, SF, SF(R), GF | 34 | |
| Beckwith, Bill | #20 | 6 | R01-R03, R05, R10, R17 | 5 | |
| Bond, Graeme | #24 | 25 | R01-R04, R06-R22, QF, SF, SF(R), GF | 21 | |
| Bourke, Francis | #30 | 21 | R01-R05, R08-R11, R13-R19, R22, QF, SF, SF(R), GF | 2 | |
| Boyanich, Ray | #19 | 19 | R01-R06, R11, R13, R16-R22, QF, SF, SF(R), GF | 7 | |
| Clay, Dick | #8 | 24 | R01-R07, R10-R22, QF, SF, SF(R), GF | 3 | |
| Cloke, Peter | #41 | 10 | R01-R06, R09, R12, R20, R22 | 0 | |
| Cumming, Daryl | #1 | 18 | R01-R03, R12-R22, QF, SF, SF(R), GF | 21 | |
| Dean, Roger | #3 | 19 | R01-R19 | 24 | |
| Fowler, Laurie | #11 | 11 | R06-R08, R11-R14, R18-R21 | 0 | |
| Gaunt, Graham | #26 | 2 | R20, R22 | 0 | |
| Hart, Royce | #4 | 23 | R01-R11, R15-R22, QF, SF, SF(R), GF | 52 | |
| Hollick, Greg | #18 | 14 | R01, R04-R12, R22, QF, SF, SF(R) | 12 | |
| Hunt, Rex | #5 | 14 | R13-R22, QF, SF, SF(R), GF | 1 | |
| Hunt, Tony | #23 | 1 | R12 | 0 | |
| Hywood, Steve | #43 | 13 | R14-R22, QF, SF, SF(R), GF | 0 | |
| Keane, Merv | #40 | 4 | R09-R10, R16, R21 | 0 | |
| Leech, Eric | #25 | 10 | R01-R05, R07-R09, R15, R21 | 0 | |
| McKellar, Craig | #9 | 25 | R01-R06, R08-R22, QF, SF, SF(R), GF | 1 | |
| McLean, Ricky | #31 | 17 | R01-R02, R06-R10, R14, R17-R18, R20-R22, QF, SF, SF(R), GF | 55 | |
| McMillan, Marty | #14 | 16 | R03-R12, R14, R19, R21, SF, SF(R), GF | 12 | |
| Miles, Ian | #35 | 2 | R11-R12 | 0 | |
| Moore, Eric | #22 | 5 | R01-R05 | 0 | |
| Morris, Kevin | #38 | 21 | R02-R20, SF(R), GF | 13 | |
| Nalder, Bill | #46 | 5 | R07, R11-R13, R15 | 3 | |
| Owen, Ian | #12 | 5 | R05-R07, R12-R13 | 0 | |
| Richardson, Barry | #17 | 25 | R01-R11, R13-R22, QF, SF, SF(R), GF | 47 | |
| Roberts, Brian | #15 | 18 | R01-R14, QF, SF, SF(R), GF | 7 | |
| Sheedy, Kevin | #10 | 23 | R01-R11, R13-R17, R20-R22, QF, SF, SF(R), GF | 5 | |
| Smith, Anthony | #33 | 3 | R12, R18-R19 | 1 | |
| Sproule, Paul | #6 | 21 | R04-R16, R19-R22, QF, SF, SF(R), GF | 31 | |
| Stewart, Ian | #2 | 20 | R01-R04, R06, R08-R09, R11-R19, R22, QF, SF, GF | 11 | |
| Walsh, Wayne | #7 | 13 | R14-R22, QF, SF, SF(R), GF | 1 | |
| Wood, Bryan | #37 | 16 | R07-R21, QF | 3 |
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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) | |||
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| Hafey, Tom | 26 | 20 | -1- | 5 | R01-R22, QF, SF, SF(R), GF |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
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| 03/04/1972 | Round 1 | Collingwood | HOME | WIN | RIC by 4 | Tom Hafey | Royce Hart |
| 08/04/1972 | Round 2 | Geelong | AWAY | WIN | RIC by 86 | Tom Hafey | Royce Hart |
| 15/04/1972 | Round 3 | Essendon | HOME | LOSS | ESS by 20 | Tom Hafey | Royce Hart |
| 22/04/1972 | Round 4 | Carlton | AWAY | WIN | RIC by 5 | Tom Hafey | Royce Hart |
| 25/04/1972 | Round 5 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | RIC by 5 | Tom Hafey | Royce Hart |
| 06/05/1972 | Round 6 | St Kilda | AWAY | LOSS | STK by 89 | Tom Hafey | Royce Hart |
| 13/05/1972 | Round 7 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | RIC by 27 | Tom Hafey | Royce Hart |
| 20/05/1972 | Round 8 | Hawthorn | HOME | WIN | RIC by 7 | Tom Hafey | Royce Hart |
| 27/05/1972 | Round 9 | Fitzroy | AWAY | WIN | RIC by 8 | Tom Hafey | Royce Hart |
| 03/06/1972 | Round 10 | Footscray | HOME | WIN | RIC by 18 | Tom Hafey | Royce Hart |
| 10/06/1972 | Round 11 | South Melbourne | HOME | WIN | RIC by 64 | Tom Hafey | Royce Hart |
| 17/06/1972 | Round 12 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COL by 5 | Tom Hafey | Roger Dean |
| 01/07/1972 | Round 13 | Geelong | HOME | LOSS | GEE by 76 | Tom Hafey | Kevin Bartlett |
| 08/07/1972 | Round 14 | Carlton | HOME | WIN | RIC by 31 | Tom Hafey | Francis Bourke |
| 15/07/1972 | Round 15 | Essendon | AWAY | WIN | RIC by 21 | Tom Hafey | Royce Hart |
| 22/07/1972 | Round 16 | Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | RIC by 39 | Tom Hafey | Royce Hart |
| 29/07/1972 | Round 17 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | RIC by 72 | Tom Hafey | Royce Hart |
| 05/08/1972 | Round 18 | North Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | RIC by 48 | Tom Hafey | Royce Hart |
| 12/08/1972 | Round 19 | Hawthorn | AWAY | WIN | RIC by 11 | Tom Hafey | Royce Hart |
| 19/08/1972 | Round 20 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | RIC by 37 | Tom Hafey | Royce Hart |
| 26/08/1972 | Round 21 | Footscray | AWAY | WIN | RIC by 2 | Tom Hafey | Royce Hart |
| 02/09/1972 | Round 22 | South Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | RIC by 76 | Tom Hafey | Royce Hart |
| 09/09/1972 | Qualifying Final | Collingwood | HOME | WIN | RIC by 44 | Tom Hafey | Royce Hart |
| 16/09/1972 | Semi Final | Carlton | AWAY | DRAW | drawn | Tom Hafey | Royce Hart |
| 23/09/1972 | Semi Final (R) | Carlton | AWAY | WIN | RIC by 41 | Tom Hafey | Royce Hart |
| 07/10/1972 | Grand Final | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CAR by 27 | Tom Hafey | Royce Hart |
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