1972 VFA (D1) Season

This page displays the results for the 1972 season of the first division of the Victorian Football Association (currently known as the Victorian Football League).

It featured eighteen rounds in a double round-robin format. Oakleigh were the minor premiers.

The premiership ended with a finals series following the Page-McIntyre system. Oakleigh were the premiers, with Bob Johnson as the premiership coach.

Premiership Details

Name: 1972 Victorian Football Association (Division 1) Season
Known As: 1972 VFA (D1) Season
Teams: 10
Rounds: 18
Finals System: Page-McIntyre System
Matches: 94

Team Details

Team Home Ground Coach (Appointed) Coach (Caretaker)
Coburg Coburg City Oval Mick Erwin
Dandenong Shepley Oval
Oakleigh Warrawee Park Bob Johnson
Port Melbourne North Port Oval Ian Collins
Prahran Toorak Park Kevin Rose
Preston Preston City Oval Kevin Wright
Sandringham Beach Road Oval Frank Goode
Sunshine Skinner Reserve Don McKenzie
Waverley Central Reserve Barry Allan
Williamstown WCG Max Papley

Premiership Results

Premiers: Oakleigh
Runners-Up: Dandenong
Minor Premiers: Oakleigh

Team Results

Minor Premiership Results

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA GF BF GA BA
Oakleigh 1st 13 -0- 5 52 119.3% 2,315 1,941 336 299 277 279
Dandenong 2nd 11 -1- 6 46 103.8% 2,039 1,964 284 335 286 248
Williamstown 3rd 11 -0- 7 44 111.0% 2,021 1,821 280 341 260 261
Preston 4th 11 -0- 7 44 106.3% 2,050 1,929 300 250 270 309
Port Melbourne 5th 10 -1- 7 42 109.1% 2,076 1,902 300 276 267 300
Sunshine 6th 8 -0- 10 32 104.2% 2,051 1,969 302 239 283 271
Sandringham 7th 8 -0- 10 32 95.1% 1,942 2,043 280 262 289 309
Coburg 8th 6 -0- 12 24 91.0% 1,895 2,082 272 263 301 276
Prahran 9th 6 -0- 12 24 86.6% 1,849 2,134 256 313 307 292
Waverley 10th 5 -0- 13 20 79.6% 1,764 2,217 251 258 321 291

Overall Premiership Results

Team Position (Outcome)
Oakleigh 1st Premiers
Dandenong 2nd Runners-Up
Williamstown 3rd Defeated by Dandenong (Preliminary Final)
Preston 4th Defeated by Williamstown (Semi Final)
Port Melbourne 5th Did not qualify for finals
Sunshine 6th Did not qualify for finals
Sandringham 7th Did not qualify for finals
Coburg 8th Did not qualify for finals
Prahran 9th Did not qualify for finals
Waverley 10th Did not qualify for finals

Premiership Fixture

Regular Season

Round 1

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 23/04/1972 2:10 PM Coburg v Williamstown Coburg City Oval 31 - 120
SUN 23/04/1972 2:10 PM Dandenong v Preston Shepley Oval 64 - 37
SUN 23/04/1972 2:10 PM Oakleigh v Prahran Warrawee Park 89 - 62
SUN 23/04/1972 2:10 PM Sandringham v Port Melbourne Beach Road Oval 73 - 65
SUN 23/04/1972 2:10 PM Sunshine v Waverley Skinner Reserve 71 - 53

Round 1 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Williamstown 1st 1 -0- 0 4 387.1% 120 31
Dandenong 2nd 1 -0- 0 4 173.0% 64 37
Oakleigh 3rd 1 -0- 0 4 143.5% 89 62
Sunshine 4th 1 -0- 0 4 134.0% 71 53
Sandringham 5th 1 -0- 0 4 112.3% 73 65
Port Melbourne 6th 0 -0- 1 0 89.0% 65 73
Waverley 7th 0 -0- 1 0 74.6% 53 71
Prahran 8th 0 -0- 1 0 69.7% 62 89
Preston 9th 0 -0- 1 0 57.8% 37 64
Coburg 10th 0 -0- 1 0 25.8% 31 120

Round 2

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 30/04/1972 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v Sunshine North Port Oval 148 - 114
SUN 30/04/1972 2:10 PM Prahran v Dandenong Toorak Park 111 - 119
SUN 30/04/1972 2:10 PM Preston v Coburg Preston City Oval 115 - 126
SUN 30/04/1972 2:10 PM Waverley v Oakleigh Central Reserve 94 - 155
SUN 30/04/1972 2:10 PM Williamstown v Sandringham WCG 138 - 98

Round 2 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Williamstown 1st 2 -0- 0 8 200.0% 258 129
Oakleigh 2nd 2 -0- 0 8 156.4% 244 156
Dandenong 3rd 2 -0- 0 8 123.6% 183 148
Port Melbourne 4th 1 -0- 1 4 113.9% 213 187
Sunshine 5th 1 -0- 1 4 92.0% 185 201
Sandringham 6th 1 -0- 1 4 84.2% 171 203
Coburg 7th 1 -0- 1 4 66.8% 157 235
Prahran 8th 0 -0- 2 0 83.2% 173 208
Preston 9th 0 -0- 2 0 80.0% 152 190
Waverley 10th 0 -0- 2 0 65.0% 147 226

Round 3

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 07/05/1972 2:10 PM Oakleigh v Preston Warrawee Park 166 - 111
SUN 07/05/1972 2:10 PM Prahran v Port Melbourne Toorak Park 120 - 107
SUN 07/05/1972 2:10 PM Sandringham v Coburg Beach Road Oval 104 - 103
SUN 07/05/1972 2:10 PM Sunshine v Dandenong Skinner Reserve 116 - 121
SUN 07/05/1972 2:10 PM Williamstown v Waverley WCG 127 - 111

Round 3 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Williamstown 1st 3 -0- 0 12 160.4% 385 240
Oakleigh 2nd 3 -0- 0 12 153.6% 410 267
Dandenong 3rd 3 -0- 0 12 115.2% 304 264
Sandringham 4th 2 -0- 1 8 89.9% 275 306
Port Melbourne 5th 1 -0- 2 4 104.2% 320 307
Sunshine 6th 1 -0- 2 4 93.5% 301 322
Prahran 7th 1 -0- 2 4 93.0% 293 315
Coburg 8th 1 -0- 2 4 76.7% 260 339
Preston 9th 0 -0- 3 0 73.9% 263 356
Waverley 10th 0 -0- 3 0 73.1% 258 353

Round 4

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 14/05/1972 2:10 PM Coburg v Sunshine Coburg City Oval 106 - 111
SUN 14/05/1972 2:10 PM Dandenong v Oakleigh Shepley Oval 98 - 107
SUN 14/05/1972 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v Williamstown North Port Oval 79 - 116
SUN 14/05/1972 2:10 PM Preston v Prahran Preston City Oval 135 - 118
SUN 14/05/1972 2:10 PM Waverley v Sandringham Central Reserve 115 - 135

Round 4 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Williamstown 1st 4 -0- 0 16 157.1% 501 319
Oakleigh 2nd 4 -0- 0 16 141.6% 517 365
Dandenong 3rd 3 -0- 1 12 108.4% 402 371
Sandringham 4th 3 -0- 1 12 97.4% 410 421
Sunshine 5th 2 -0- 2 8 96.3% 412 428
Port Melbourne 6th 1 -0- 3 4 94.3% 399 423
Prahran 7th 1 -0- 3 4 91.3% 411 450
Preston 8th 1 -0- 3 4 84.0% 398 474
Coburg 9th 1 -0- 3 4 81.3% 366 450
Waverley 10th 0 -0- 4 0 76.4% 373 488

Round 5

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 21/05/1972 2:10 PM Oakleigh v Coburg Warrawee Park 118 - 82
SUN 21/05/1972 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v Dandenong North Port Oval 116 - 109
SUN 21/05/1972 2:10 PM Sunshine v Sandringham Skinner Reserve 112 - 82
SUN 21/05/1972 2:10 PM Waverley v Preston Central Reserve 110 - 99
SUN 21/05/1972 2:10 PM Williamstown v Prahran WCG 66 - 92

Round 5 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Oakleigh 1st 5 -0- 0 20 142.1% 635 447
Williamstown 2nd 4 -0- 1 16 138.0% 567 411
Dandenong 3rd 3 -0- 2 12 104.9% 511 487
Sunshine 4th 3 -0- 2 12 102.7% 524 510
Sandringham 5th 3 -0- 2 12 92.3% 492 533
Prahran 6th 2 -0- 3 8 97.5% 503 516
Port Melbourne 7th 2 -0- 3 8 96.8% 515 532
Preston 8th 1 -0- 4 4 85.1% 497 584
Waverley 9th 1 -0- 4 4 82.3% 483 587
Coburg 10th 1 -0- 4 4 78.9% 448 568

Round 6

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 28/05/1972 2:10 PM Dandenong v Coburg Shepley Oval 122 - 106
SUN 28/05/1972 2:10 PM Prahran v Waverley Toorak Park 166 - 88
SUN 28/05/1972 2:10 PM Preston v Port Melbourne Preston City Oval 114 - 108
SUN 28/05/1972 2:10 PM Sandringham v Oakleigh Beach Road Oval 126 - 121
SUN 28/05/1972 2:10 PM Sunshine v Williamstown Skinner Reserve 94 - 102

Round 6 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Williamstown 1st 5 -0- 1 20 132.5% 669 505
Oakleigh 2nd 5 -0- 1 20 131.9% 756 573
Dandenong 3rd 4 -0- 2 16 106.7% 633 593
Sandringham 4th 4 -0- 2 16 94.5% 618 654
Prahran 5th 3 -0- 3 12 110.8% 669 604
Sunshine 6th 3 -0- 3 12 101.0% 618 612
Port Melbourne 7th 2 -0- 4 8 96.4% 623 646
Preston 8th 2 -0- 4 8 88.3% 611 692
Coburg 9th 1 -0- 5 4 80.3% 554 690
Waverley 10th 1 -0- 5 4 75.8% 571 753

Round 7

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 04/06/1972 2:10 PM Coburg v Prahran Coburg City Oval 160 - 73
SUN 04/06/1972 2:10 PM Oakleigh v Sunshine Warrawee Park 169 - 114
SUN 04/06/1972 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v Waverley North Port Oval 156 - 122
SUN 04/06/1972 2:10 PM Sandringham v Dandenong Beach Road Oval 94 - 105
SUN 04/06/1972 2:10 PM Williamstown v Preston WCG 90 - 112

Round 7 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Oakleigh 1st 6 -0- 1 24 134.6% 925 687
Williamstown 2nd 5 -0- 2 20 123.0% 759 617
Dandenong 3rd 5 -0- 2 20 107.4% 738 687
Sandringham 4th 4 -0- 3 16 93.8% 712 759
Port Melbourne 5th 3 -0- 4 12 101.4% 779 768
Prahran 6th 3 -0- 4 12 97.1% 742 764
Sunshine 7th 3 -0- 4 12 93.7% 732 781
Preston 8th 3 -0- 4 12 92.5% 723 782
Coburg 9th 2 -0- 5 8 93.6% 714 763
Waverley 10th 1 -0- 6 4 76.2% 693 909

Round 8

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 10/06/1972 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v Oakleigh North Port Oval 130 - 96
SAT 10/06/1972 2:10 PM Prahran v Sunshine Toorak Park 123 - 94
SAT 10/06/1972 2:10 PM Preston v Sandringham Preston City Oval 161 - 137
SAT 10/06/1972 2:10 PM Waverley v Coburg Central Reserve 96 - 117
SAT 10/06/1972 2:10 PM Williamstown v Dandenong WCG 131 - 102

Round 8 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Oakleigh 1st 6 -0- 2 24 125.0% 1,021 817
Williamstown 2nd 6 -0- 2 24 123.8% 890 719
Dandenong 3rd 5 -0- 3 20 102.7% 840 818
Port Melbourne 4th 4 -0- 4 16 105.2% 909 864
Prahran 5th 4 -0- 4 16 100.8% 865 858
Preston 6th 4 -0- 4 16 96.2% 884 919
Sandringham 7th 4 -0- 4 16 92.3% 849 920
Coburg 8th 3 -0- 5 12 96.7% 831 859
Sunshine 9th 3 -0- 5 12 91.4% 826 904
Waverley 10th 1 -0- 7 4 76.9% 789 1,026

Round 9

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 18/06/1972 2:10 PM Coburg v Port Melbourne Coburg City Oval 98 - 87
SUN 18/06/1972 2:10 PM Dandenong v Waverley Shepley Oval 175 - 87
SUN 18/06/1972 2:10 PM Oakleigh v Williamstown Warrawee Park 158 - 120
SUN 18/06/1972 2:10 PM Prahran v Sandringham Toorak Park 105 - 126
SUN 18/06/1972 2:10 PM Sunshine v Preston Skinner Reserve 109 - 111

Round 9 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Oakleigh 1st 7 -0- 2 28 125.8% 1,179 937
Williamstown 2nd 6 -0- 3 24 115.2% 1,010 877
Dandenong 3rd 6 -0- 3 24 112.2% 1,015 905
Preston 4th 5 -0- 4 20 96.8% 995 1,028
Sandringham 5th 5 -0- 4 20 95.1% 975 1,025
Port Melbourne 6th 4 -0- 5 16 103.5% 996 962
Prahran 7th 4 -0- 5 16 98.6% 970 984
Coburg 8th 4 -0- 5 16 98.2% 929 946
Sunshine 9th 3 -0- 6 12 92.1% 935 1,015
Waverley 10th 1 -0- 8 4 72.9% 876 1,201

Round 10

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 02/07/1972 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v Sandringham North Port Oval 101 - 91
SUN 02/07/1972 2:10 PM Prahran v Oakleigh Toorak Park 88 - 117
SUN 02/07/1972 2:10 PM Preston v Dandenong Preston City Oval 135 - 76
SUN 02/07/1972 2:10 PM Waverley v Sunshine Central Reserve 109 - 92
SUN 02/07/1972 2:10 PM Williamstown v Coburg WCG 122 - 94

Round 10 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Oakleigh 1st 8 -0- 2 32 126.4% 1,296 1,025
Williamstown 2nd 7 -0- 3 28 116.6% 1,132 971
Dandenong 3rd 6 -0- 4 24 104.9% 1,091 1,040
Preston 4th 6 -0- 4 24 102.4% 1,130 1,104
Port Melbourne 5th 5 -0- 5 20 104.2% 1,097 1,053
Sandringham 6th 5 -0- 5 20 94.7% 1,066 1,126
Prahran 7th 4 -0- 6 16 96.1% 1,058 1,101
Coburg 8th 4 -0- 6 16 95.8% 1,023 1,068
Sunshine 9th 3 -0- 7 12 91.4% 1,027 1,124
Waverley 10th 2 -0- 8 8 76.2% 985 1,293

Round 11

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 09/07/1972 2:10 PM Coburg v Preston Coburg City Oval 88 - 91
SUN 09/07/1972 2:10 PM Dandenong v Prahran Shepley Oval 98 - 92
SUN 09/07/1972 2:10 PM Oakleigh v Waverley Warrawee Park 116 - 76
SUN 09/07/1972 2:10 PM Sandringham v Williamstown Beach Road Oval 98 - 114
SUN 09/07/1972 2:10 PM Sunshine v Port Melbourne Skinner Reserve 111 - 99

Round 11 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Oakleigh 1st 9 -0- 2 36 128.2% 1,412 1,101
Williamstown 2nd 8 -0- 3 32 116.6% 1,246 1,069
Dandenong 3rd 7 -0- 4 28 105.0% 1,189 1,132
Preston 4th 7 -0- 4 28 102.4% 1,221 1,192
Port Melbourne 5th 5 -0- 6 20 102.7% 1,196 1,164
Sandringham 6th 5 -0- 6 20 93.9% 1,164 1,240
Prahran 7th 4 -0- 7 16 95.9% 1,150 1,199
Coburg 8th 4 -0- 7 16 95.9% 1,111 1,159
Sunshine 9th 4 -0- 7 16 93.0% 1,138 1,223
Waverley 10th 2 -0- 9 8 75.3% 1,061 1,409

Round 12

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 16/07/1972 2:10 PM Coburg v Sandringham Coburg City Oval 136 - 112
SUN 16/07/1972 2:10 PM Dandenong v Sunshine Shepley Oval 120 - 113
SUN 16/07/1972 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v Prahran North Port Oval 181 - 93
SUN 16/07/1972 2:10 PM Preston v Oakleigh Preston City Oval 112 - 81
SUN 16/07/1972 2:10 PM Waverley v Williamstown Central Reserve 87 - 74

Round 12 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Oakleigh 1st 9 -0- 3 36 123.1% 1,493 1,213
Williamstown 2nd 8 -0- 4 32 114.2% 1,320 1,156
Dandenong 3rd 8 -0- 4 32 105.1% 1,309 1,245
Preston 4th 8 -0- 4 32 104.7% 1,333 1,273
Port Melbourne 5th 6 -0- 6 24 109.5% 1,377 1,257
Coburg 6th 5 -0- 7 20 98.1% 1,247 1,271
Sandringham 7th 5 -0- 7 20 92.7% 1,276 1,376
Sunshine 8th 4 -0- 8 16 93.1% 1,251 1,343
Prahran 9th 4 -0- 8 16 90.1% 1,243 1,380
Waverley 10th 3 -0- 9 12 77.4% 1,148 1,483

Round 13

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 23/07/1972 2:10 PM Oakleigh v Dandenong Warrawee Park 155 - 91
SUN 23/07/1972 2:10 PM Prahran v Preston Toorak Park 100 - 112
SUN 23/07/1972 2:10 PM Sandringham v Waverley Beach Road Oval 129 - 76
SUN 23/07/1972 2:10 PM Sunshine v Coburg Skinner Reserve 145 - 70
SUN 23/07/1972 2:10 PM Williamstown v Port Melbourne WCG 94 - 101

Round 13 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Oakleigh 1st 10 -0- 3 40 126.4% 1,648 1,304
Preston 2nd 9 -0- 4 36 105.2% 1,445 1,373
Williamstown 3rd 8 -0- 5 32 112.5% 1,414 1,257
Dandenong 4th 8 -0- 5 32 100.0% 1,400 1,400
Port Melbourne 5th 7 -0- 6 28 109.4% 1,478 1,351
Sandringham 6th 6 -0- 7 24 96.8% 1,405 1,452
Sunshine 7th 5 -0- 8 20 98.8% 1,396 1,413
Coburg 8th 5 -0- 8 20 93.0% 1,317 1,416
Prahran 9th 4 -0- 9 16 90.0% 1,343 1,492
Waverley 10th 3 -0- 10 12 75.9% 1,224 1,612

Round 14

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 30/07/1972 2:10 PM Coburg v Oakleigh Coburg City Oval 121 - 158
SUN 30/07/1972 2:10 PM Dandenong v Port Melbourne Shepley Oval 118 - 118
SUN 30/07/1972 2:10 PM Prahran v Williamstown Toorak Park 121 - 109
SUN 30/07/1972 2:10 PM Preston v Waverley Preston City Oval 161 - 108
SUN 30/07/1972 2:10 PM Sandringham v Sunshine Beach Road Oval 89 - 120

Round 14 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Oakleigh 1st 11 -0- 3 44 126.7% 1,806 1,425
Preston 2nd 10 -0- 4 40 108.4% 1,606 1,481
Dandenong 3rd 8 -1- 5 34 100.0% 1,518 1,518
Williamstown 4th 8 -0- 6 32 110.5% 1,523 1,378
Port Melbourne 5th 7 -1- 6 30 108.6% 1,596 1,469
Sunshine 6th 6 -0- 8 24 100.9% 1,516 1,502
Sandringham 7th 6 -0- 8 24 95.0% 1,494 1,572
Prahran 8th 5 -0- 9 20 91.4% 1,464 1,601
Coburg 9th 5 -0- 9 20 91.4% 1,438 1,574
Waverley 10th 3 -0- 11 12 75.1% 1,332 1,773

Round 15

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 05/08/1972 2:10 PM Coburg v Dandenong Coburg City Oval 94 - 111
SAT 05/08/1972 2:10 PM Oakleigh v Sandringham Warrawee Park 147 - 79
SAT 05/08/1972 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v Preston North Port Oval 92 - 83
SAT 05/08/1972 2:10 PM Waverley v Prahran Central Reserve 104 - 85
SAT 05/08/1972 2:10 PM Williamstown v Sunshine WCG 108 - 104

Round 15 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Oakleigh 1st 12 -0- 3 48 129.9% 1,953 1,504
Preston 2nd 10 -0- 5 40 107.4% 1,689 1,573
Dandenong 3rd 9 -1- 5 38 101.1% 1,629 1,612
Williamstown 4th 9 -0- 6 36 110.1% 1,631 1,482
Port Melbourne 5th 8 -1- 6 34 108.8% 1,688 1,552
Sunshine 6th 6 -0- 9 24 100.6% 1,620 1,610
Sandringham 7th 6 -0- 9 24 91.5% 1,573 1,719
Coburg 8th 5 -0- 10 20 90.9% 1,532 1,685
Prahran 9th 5 -0- 10 20 90.9% 1,549 1,705
Waverley 10th 4 -0- 11 16 77.3% 1,436 1,858

Round 16

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 13/08/1972 2:10 PM Dandenong v Sandringham Shepley Oval 142 - 106
SUN 13/08/1972 2:10 PM Prahran v Coburg Toorak Park 113 - 112
SUN 13/08/1972 2:10 PM Preston v Williamstown Preston City Oval 99 - 130
SUN 13/08/1972 2:10 PM Sunshine v Oakleigh Skinner Reserve 151 - 92
SUN 13/08/1972 2:10 PM Waverley v Port Melbourne Central Reserve 70 - 90

Round 16 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Oakleigh 1st 12 -0- 4 48 123.6% 2,045 1,655
Dandenong 2nd 10 -1- 5 42 103.1% 1,771 1,718
Williamstown 3rd 10 -0- 6 40 111.4% 1,761 1,581
Preston 4th 10 -0- 6 40 105.0% 1,788 1,703
Port Melbourne 5th 9 -1- 6 38 109.6% 1,778 1,622
Sunshine 6th 7 -0- 9 28 104.1% 1,771 1,702
Prahran 7th 6 -0- 10 24 91.5% 1,662 1,817
Sandringham 8th 6 -0- 10 24 90.2% 1,679 1,861
Coburg 9th 5 -0- 11 20 91.4% 1,644 1,798
Waverley 10th 4 -0- 12 16 77.3% 1,506 1,948

Round 17

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 20/08/1972 2:10 PM Coburg v Waverley Coburg City Oval 124 - 112
SUN 20/08/1972 2:10 PM Dandenong v Williamstown Shepley Oval 123 - 100
SUN 20/08/1972 2:10 PM Oakleigh v Port Melbourne Warrawee Park 153 - 126
SUN 20/08/1972 2:10 PM Sandringham v Preston Beach Road Oval 130 - 97
SUN 20/08/1972 2:10 PM Sunshine v Prahran Skinner Reserve 184 - 102

Round 17 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Oakleigh 1st 13 -0- 4 52 123.4% 2,198 1,781
Dandenong 2nd 11 -1- 5 46 104.2% 1,894 1,818
Williamstown 3rd 10 -0- 7 40 109.2% 1,861 1,704
Preston 4th 10 -0- 7 40 102.8% 1,885 1,833
Port Melbourne 5th 9 -1- 7 38 107.3% 1,904 1,775
Sunshine 6th 8 -0- 9 32 108.4% 1,955 1,804
Sandringham 7th 7 -0- 10 28 92.4% 1,809 1,958
Coburg 8th 6 -0- 11 24 92.6% 1,768 1,910
Prahran 9th 6 -0- 11 24 88.2% 1,764 2,001
Waverley 10th 4 -0- 13 16 78.1% 1,618 2,072

Round 18

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 27/08/1972 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v Coburg North Port Oval 172 - 127
SUN 27/08/1972 2:10 PM Preston v Sunshine Preston City Oval 165 - 96
SUN 27/08/1972 2:10 PM Sandringham v Prahran Beach Road Oval 133 - 85
SUN 27/08/1972 2:10 PM Waverley v Dandenong Central Reserve 146 - 145
SUN 27/08/1972 2:10 PM Williamstown v Oakleigh WCG 160 - 117

Round 18 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Oakleigh 1st 13 -0- 5 52 119.3% 2,315 1,941
Dandenong 2nd 11 -1- 6 46 103.8% 2,039 1,964
Williamstown 3rd 11 -0- 7 44 111.0% 2,021 1,821
Preston 4th 11 -0- 7 44 106.3% 2,050 1,929
Port Melbourne 5th 10 -1- 7 42 109.1% 2,076 1,902
Sunshine 6th 8 -0- 10 32 104.2% 2,051 1,969
Sandringham 7th 8 -0- 10 32 95.1% 1,942 2,043
Coburg 8th 6 -0- 12 24 91.0% 1,895 2,082
Prahran 9th 6 -0- 12 24 86.6% 1,849 2,134
Waverley 10th 5 -0- 13 20 79.6% 1,764 2,217

Finals Series

The positions of teams going into the finals:

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA GF BF GA BA
Oakleigh 1st 13 -0- 5 52 119.3% 2,315 1,941 336 299 277 279
Dandenong 2nd 11 -1- 6 46 103.8% 2,039 1,964 284 335 286 248
Williamstown 3rd 11 -0- 7 44 111.0% 2,021 1,821 280 341 260 261
Preston 4th 11 -0- 7 44 106.3% 2,050 1,929 300 250 270 309
Port Melbourne 5th 10 -1- 7 42 109.1% 2,076 1,902 300 276 267 300
Sunshine 6th 8 -0- 10 32 104.2% 2,051 1,969 302 239 283 271
Sandringham 7th 8 -0- 10 32 95.1% 1,942 2,043 280 262 289 309
Coburg 8th 6 -0- 12 24 91.0% 1,895 2,082 272 263 301 276
Prahran 9th 6 -0- 12 24 86.6% 1,849 2,134 256 313 307 292
Waverley 10th 5 -0- 13 20 79.6% 1,764 2,217 251 258 321 291

Final Round 1

Semi Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 03/09/1972 2:10 PM Williamstown v Preston Junction Oval 151 - 131 15,000
SUN 10/09/1972 2:10 PM Oakleigh v Dandenong Junction Oval 177 - 115 13,000

Final Round 1 Ladder

Team Pos.
Oakleigh 1st
Dandenong 2nd
Williamstown 3rd
Preston 4th

Final Round 2

Preliminary Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 17/09/1972 2:10 PM Dandenong v Williamstown Junction Oval 146 - 82 10,000

Final Round 2 Ladder

Team Pos.
Oakleigh 1st
Dandenong 2nd
Williamstown 3rd
Preston 4th

Final Round 3

Grand Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 24/09/1972 2:10 PM Oakleigh v Dandenong Junction Oval 167 - 123 22,400

Final Round 3 Ladder

Team Pos.
Oakleigh 1st
Dandenong 2nd
Williamstown 3rd
Preston 4th