1972 VFL Season: Carlton
Season Team Details
Competition:
1972 VFL Season
Team:
Carlton
Home Ground:
Princes Park
Team Results
Ladder Position:
1st (W-D-L: 18-1-3, P%: 134.3)
Finals Performance:
Premiers
Team Leaders
Captain:
John Nicholls
Vice-Captain:
Robert Walls
Deputy Vice-Captain:
Ian Robertson
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armstrong, Barry | #12 | 20 | 15 | R01-04, R06-09, R11, R15-21, SF, SR, PF, GF |
| Austin, Rod | #45 | 4 | 0 | R06-08, R12 |
| Chandler, Neil | #22 | 4 | 2 | R17-18, PF, GF |
| Crane, Gary | #6 | 10 | 1 | R10-15, R17, R20-21, GF |
| Crosswell, Brent | #17 | 14 | 18 | R01-05, R10-11, R13-18, R22 |
| Dickson, David | #27 | 24 | 13 | R03-22, SF, SR, PF, GF |
| Doull, Bruce | #11 | 26 | 1 | R01-22, SF, SR, PF, GF |
| Fyffe, Peter | #24 | 8 | 1 | R02-03, R07-10, R14, R16 |
| Gallagher, Adrian | #10 | 23 | 34 | R01-08, R12-22, SF, SR, PF, GF |
| Gill, Barry | #21 | 3 | 0 | R07, R09-10 |
| Hall, Kevin | #3 | 13 | 1 | R01, R06, R09-10, R18-22, SF, SR, PF, GF |
| Hall, Peter | #31 | 3 | 2 | R20-22 |
| Hurst, Paul | #33 | 21 | 0 | R01-14, R20-22, SF, SR, PF, GF |
| Jackson, Syd | #5 | 23 | 21 | R01-10, R12-13, R15-22, SR, PF, GF |
| Jesaulenko, Alex | #25 | 24 | 33 | R01-11, R13-14, R16-22, SF, SR, PF, GF |
| Jones, Peter | #28 | 24 | 34 | R01-05, R08-22, SF, SR, PF, GF |
| Kennedy, Greg | #16 | 22 | 76 | R01-02, R04-12, R14-15, R17-22, SF, SR, PF |
| Keogh, Trevor | #8 | 26 | 23 | R01-22, SF, SR, PF, GF |
| Lukas, Andrew | #7 | 22 | 3 | R03-19, R22, SF, SR, PF, GF |
| McKay, David | #43 | 26 | 17 | R01-22, SF, SR, PF, GF |
| Nicholls, John | #2 | 25 | 28 | R01-11, R13-22, SF, SR, PF, GF |
| O'Brien, Paul | #29 | 1 | 0 | R12 |
| O'Connell, John | #19 | 20 | 0 | R01-05, R11-13, R15-22, SF, SR, PF, GF |
| Pascoe, Eric | #13 | 1 | 1 | R06 |
| Pinnell, Phillip | #15 | 20 | 0 | R01-06, R11-22, SF, SR |
| Quirk, Bryan | #32 | 17 | 4 | R01-05, R07-16, R18, SF |
| Robertson, Ian | #34 | 16 | 8 | R01-02, R11-16, R19-22, SF, SR, PF, GF |
| Southby, Geoff | #20 | 25 | 0 | R01-11, R13-22, SF, SR, PF, GF |
| Waite, Vin | #30 | 20 | 1 | R01-08, R11-14, R16-19, SF, SR, PF, GF |
| Walls, Robert | #42 | 25 | 47 | R01-17, R19-22, SF, SR, PF, GF |
| Walsh, Brian | #18 | 6 | 4 | R07-10, R12, R19 |
| Warburton, Peter | #23 | 2 | 0 | R05-06 |
| Warden, John | #9 | 2 | 0 | R09, R15 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicholls, John | 25 | 19 | -2- | 4 | R01-11, R13-22, SF, SR, PF, GF |
| McKenzie, Keith | 1 | 1 | -0- | 0 | R12 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/04/1972 | Round 1 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | CARL by 11 | John Nicholls | John Nicholls |
| 08/04/1972 | Round 2 | Collingwood | AWAY | DRAW | drawn | John Nicholls | John Nicholls |
| 15/04/1972 | Round 3 | South Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | CARL by 32 | John Nicholls | John Nicholls |
| 22/04/1972 | Round 4 | Richmond | HOME | LOSS | RICH by 5 | John Nicholls | John Nicholls |
| 25/04/1972 | Round 5 | Essendon | AWAY | WIN | CARL by 15 | John Nicholls | John Nicholls |
| 06/05/1972 | Round 6 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | CARL by 49 | John Nicholls | John Nicholls |
| 13/05/1972 | Round 7 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | CARL by 37 | John Nicholls | John Nicholls |
| 20/05/1972 | Round 8 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | CARL by 27 | John Nicholls | John Nicholls |
| 27/05/1972 | Round 9 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | CARL by 62 | John Nicholls | John Nicholls |
| 03/06/1972 | Round 10 | Hawthorn | AWAY | LOSS | HWTH by 3 | John Nicholls | John Nicholls |
| 10/06/1972 | Round 11 | Footscray | AWAY | WIN | CARL by 6 | John Nicholls | John Nicholls |
| 24/06/1972 | Round 12 | Fitzroy | AWAY | WIN | CARL by 36 | Keith McKenzie | Robert Walls |
| 01/07/1972 | Round 13 | Collingwood | HOME | WIN | CARL by 8 | John Nicholls | John Nicholls |
| 08/07/1972 | Round 14 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 31 | John Nicholls | John Nicholls |
| 15/07/1972 | Round 15 | South Melbourne | HOME | WIN | CARL by 65 | John Nicholls | John Nicholls |
| 22/07/1972 | Round 16 | Essendon | HOME | WIN | CARL by 16 | John Nicholls | John Nicholls |
| 29/07/1972 | Round 17 | Geelong | AWAY | WIN | CARL by 52 | John Nicholls | John Nicholls |
| 05/08/1972 | Round 18 | Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | CARL by 11 | John Nicholls | John Nicholls |
| 12/08/1972 | Round 19 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | CARL by 23 | John Nicholls | John Nicholls |
| 19/08/1972 | Round 20 | North Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | CARL by 89 | John Nicholls | John Nicholls |
| 26/08/1972 | Round 21 | Hawthorn | HOME | WIN | CARL by 68 | John Nicholls | John Nicholls |
| 02/09/1972 | Round 22 | Footscray | HOME | WIN | CARL by 3 | John Nicholls | John Nicholls |
| 16/09/1972 | Semi Final | Richmond | HOME | DRAW | drawn | John Nicholls | John Nicholls |
| 23/09/1972 | Semi Final (R) | Richmond | HOME | LOSS | RICH by 41 | John Nicholls | John Nicholls |
| 30/09/1972 | Preliminary Final | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | CARL by 16 | John Nicholls | John Nicholls |
| 07/10/1972 | Grand Final | Richmond | AWAY | WIN | CARL by 27 | John Nicholls | John Nicholls |