1972 VFL Season: Essendon
These are the details of the premiership results of Essendon for the 1972 VFL season. The team finished the regular season in fifth place, securing a place in the finals series. Essendon were defeated by St Kilda in the elimination final, resulting in finishing in fifth place overall (adjusted for finals).
Season Team Details
Competition:
1972 VFL Season
Team:
Essendon
Home Ground:
Windy Hill
Team Results
Ladder Position:
5th (W-D-L: 14-0-8, P%: 108.3)
Finals Performance:
Defeated by St Kilda (Elimination Final)
Team Leaders
Captain:
Des Tuddenham
Vice-Captain:
Barry Davis
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barclay, Stuart | #37 | 4 | 0 | R12, R17-19 |
| Blethyn, Geoff | #11 | 23 | 107 | R01-22, EF |
| Brown, Bruce | #49 | 1 | 0 | R17 |
| Cassin, John | #9 | 18 | 9 | R01-11, R14, R16-18, R20-21, EF |
| Close, Robin | #19 | 15 | 21 | R01-13, R15-16 |
| Daniel, Peter | #28 | 15 | 3 | R05, R08, R10, R12-22, EF |
| Davis, Barry | #32 | 22 | 2 | R01-11, R13-22, EF |
| Delahunty, Hugh | #40 | 11 | 8 | R01, R14-22, EF |
| Fields, Neville | #1 | 23 | 24 | R01-22, EF |
| Fletcher, Ken | #21 | 23 | 7 | R01-22, EF |
| Gerlach, Darryl | #17 | 18 | 0 | R01, R07-22, EF |
| Grainger, Gary | #4 | 5 | 0 | R03-05, R12, R17 |
| Grinter, Barry | #18 | 21 | 4 | R02-18, R20-22, EF |
| Gross, Don | #15 | 9 | 4 | R01-07, R15, R22 |
| Halley, Len | #44 | 17 | 4 | R01-06, R13-22, EF |
| Headlam, Wayne | #14 | 5 | 5 | R07-11 |
| Hickmott, Peter | #23 | 2 | 0 | R04-05 |
| Hogan, Ken | #29 | 10 | 4 | R01-09, R12 |
| Lake, Eddie | #38 | 1 | 0 | R12 |
| McKenzie, Don | #24 | 21 | 0 | R01-02, R05-22, EF |
| Moloney, Laurie | #34 | 14 | 2 | R01-14 |
| Noonan, Alan | #10 | 21 | 37 | R01-11, R13-19, R21-22, EF |
| Parkes, Gary | #5 | 11 | 5 | R12-13, R15-22, EF |
| Payne, Charlie | #7 | 14 | 1 | R01-07, R09, R11-14, R22, EF |
| Perry, Greg | #36 | 18 | 15 | R01-04, R06-16, R19-21 |
| Roberts, Ken | #6 | 21 | 23 | R01-14, R17-22, EF |
| Schultz, Graeme | #12 | 16 | 23 | R06, R09-22, EF |
| Smith, Ray | #35 | 9 | 0 | R15-22, EF |
| Talbot, Sandy | #27 | 12 | 0 | R01-12 |
| Tuddenham, Des | #8 | 21 | 22 | R01-04, R06-16, R18-22, EF |
| Wellington, Pat | #56 | 2 | 0 | R19-20 |
| Williams, John | #22 | 21 | 0 | R01-11, R13-16, R18-22, EF |
| Wilson, Andy | #33 | 16 | 13 | R02-03, R08, R10-11, R13-22, EF |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuddenham, Des | 23 | 14 | -0- | 9 | R01-22, EF |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/04/1972 | Round 1 | Footscray | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 61 | Des Tuddenham | Des Tuddenham |
| 08/04/1972 | Round 2 | South Melbourne | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 47 | Des Tuddenham | Des Tuddenham |
| 15/04/1972 | Round 3 | Richmond | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 20 | Des Tuddenham | Des Tuddenham |
| 22/04/1972 | Round 4 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 43 | Des Tuddenham | Des Tuddenham |
| 25/04/1972 | Round 5 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CARL by 15 | Des Tuddenham | Barry Davis |
| 06/05/1972 | Round 6 | Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | MELB by 24 | Des Tuddenham | Des Tuddenham |
| 13/05/1972 | Round 7 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 41 | Des Tuddenham | Des Tuddenham |
| 20/05/1972 | Round 8 | North Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 35 | Des Tuddenham | Des Tuddenham |
| 27/05/1972 | Round 9 | Hawthorn | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 2 | Des Tuddenham | Des Tuddenham |
| 03/06/1972 | Round 10 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 2 | Des Tuddenham | Des Tuddenham |
| 12/06/1972 | Round 11 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 55 | Des Tuddenham | Des Tuddenham |
| 24/06/1972 | Round 12 | Footscray | HOME | LOSS | FOOT by 34 | Des Tuddenham | Des Tuddenham |
| 01/07/1972 | Round 13 | South Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 3 | Des Tuddenham | Des Tuddenham |
| 08/07/1972 | Round 14 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 10 | Des Tuddenham | Des Tuddenham |
| 15/07/1972 | Round 15 | Richmond | HOME | LOSS | RICH by 21 | Des Tuddenham | Des Tuddenham |
| 22/07/1972 | Round 16 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 16 | Des Tuddenham | Des Tuddenham |
| 29/07/1972 | Round 17 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 45 | Des Tuddenham | Barry Davis |
| 05/08/1972 | Round 18 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 7 | Des Tuddenham | Des Tuddenham |
| 12/08/1972 | Round 19 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 45 | Des Tuddenham | Des Tuddenham |
| 19/08/1972 | Round 20 | Hawthorn | AWAY | LOSS | HWTH by 19 | Des Tuddenham | Des Tuddenham |
| 26/08/1972 | Round 21 | Fitzroy | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 15 | Des Tuddenham | Des Tuddenham |
| 02/09/1972 | Round 22 | Collingwood | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 5 | Des Tuddenham | Des Tuddenham |
| 09/09/1972 | Elimination Final | St Kilda | AWAY | LOSS | STKL by 53 | Des Tuddenham | Des Tuddenham |
Ladder Chart
This chart is based on the nominal round, i.e. only one result (win, loss, draw, bye) per round, which may result in not being accurate from a chronological perspective. The positions during the finals series is determined via bespoke logic.