1972 VFA (D1) Season: Dandenong

These are the details of the premiership results for Dandenong for the 1972 season of the first division of the Victorian Football Association (currently known as the Victorian Football League). The team used Shepley Oval as their home ground, playing nine matches there (nine as hosts). The team finished the regular season in second place, securing a place in the finals series. After being defeated by Oakleigh in the second semi final and defeating Williamstown in the preliminary final, Dandenong were defeated by Oakleigh in the grand final, resulting in becoming the runners-up.

Team Details

Competition: 1972 VFA (D1) Season
Team: Dandenong
Home Ground: Shepley Oval

Team Results

Ladder Position: 2nd (W-D-L: 11-1-6, P%: 103.8)
Finals Performance: Runners-Up

Player Results

Player Guernseys Matches Goals Rounds
Harrington, Derek 8 0 R01, R04-05, R08, R11-12, PF, GF
Kendall, Josh 13 0 R01, R03, R05-07, R09, R11-16, SF

Coach Results

Coach Matches (W-D-L) Rounds

Match Results

Date Round Opponent H/A Result Coach Captain (Nominated)
23/04/1972 Round 1 Preston HOME WIN DNDG by 27 unknown unknown
30/04/1972 Round 2 Prahran AWAY WIN DNDG by 8 unknown unknown
07/05/1972 Round 3 Sunshine AWAY WIN DNDG by 5 unknown unknown
14/05/1972 Round 4 Oakleigh HOME LOSS OAKL by 9 unknown unknown
21/05/1972 Round 5 Port Melbourne AWAY LOSS PMLB by 7 unknown unknown
28/05/1972 Round 6 Coburg HOME WIN DNDG by 16 unknown unknown
04/06/1972 Round 7 Sandringham AWAY WIN DNDG by 11 unknown unknown
10/06/1972 Round 8 Williamstown AWAY LOSS WILL by 29 unknown unknown
18/06/1972 Round 9 Waverley HOME WIN DNDG by 88 unknown unknown
02/07/1972 Round 10 Preston AWAY LOSS PRST by 59 unknown unknown
09/07/1972 Round 11 Prahran HOME WIN DNDG by 6 unknown unknown
16/07/1972 Round 12 Sunshine HOME WIN DNDG by 7 unknown unknown
23/07/1972 Round 13 Oakleigh AWAY LOSS OAKL by 64 unknown unknown
30/07/1972 Round 14 Port Melbourne HOME DRAW drawn unknown unknown
05/08/1972 Round 15 Coburg AWAY WIN DNDG by 17 unknown unknown
13/08/1972 Round 16 Sandringham HOME WIN DNDG by 36 unknown unknown
20/08/1972 Round 17 Williamstown HOME WIN DNDG by 23 unknown unknown
27/08/1972 Round 18 Waverley AWAY LOSS WAVE by 1 unknown unknown
10/09/1972 Semi Final Oakleigh AWAY LOSS OAKL by 62 unknown unknown
17/09/1972 Preliminary Final Williamstown HOME WIN DNDG by 64 unknown unknown
24/09/1972 Grand Final Oakleigh AWAY LOSS OAKL by 44 unknown unknown