1972 VFL Season: Fitzroy
These are the details of the premiership results for Fitzroy for the 1972 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used Junction Oval as their home ground, playing nine matches there (nine as hosts). The team finished the regular season in ninth place.
Team Details
Competition:
1972 VFL Season
Team:
Fitzroy
Club:
Fitzroy
Home Ground:
Junction Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
9th (W-D-L: 9-0-13, P%: 96.8)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amos, Mark | #31 | 1 | 1 | R12 |
| Andrews, Mike | #3 | 13 | 2 | R04-06, R08-16, R22 |
| Austen, Geoff | #25 | 3 | 0 | R13, R15-16 |
| Booth, Greg | #24 | 6 | 0 | R13-15, R17, R19-20 |
| Brain, Ray | #9 | 4 | 1 | R07, R14-16 |
| Brown, Norm | #23 | 8 | 3 | R15-22 |
| Christou, Jim | #20 | 6 | 1 | R04-05, R07, R09, R13, R16 |
| Crow, Russell | #32 | 20 | 15 | R01-11, R13-15, R17-22 |
| Dare, Norm | #2 | 10 | 5 | R03, R07, R12, R16-22 |
| Formosa, John | #16 | 9 | 2 | R09-13, R17-19, R21 |
| Irwin, Warwick | #7 | 19 | 21 | R01-12, R15, R17-22 |
| Lloyd, Trevor | #28 | 22 | 10 | R01-22 |
| McCulloch, Ian | #6 | 14 | 3 | R01-06, R08-09, R16-20, R22 |
| McKenzie, Barry | #4 | 7 | 3 | R07-08, R10-14 |
| Merrigan, Harvey | #36 | 21 | 0 | R01-12, R14-22 |
| Molloy, Shane | #22 | 21 | 0 | R01-15, R17-22 |
| Murphy, John | #5 | 21 | 29 | R01-11, R13-22 |
| Murray, Kevin | #1 | 22 | 2 | R01-22 |
| Noonan, Gerry | #30 | 4 | 10 | R19-22 |
| Padley, Barry | #14 | 22 | 13 | R01-22 |
| Renwick, Graeme | #37 | 7 | 5 | R01-04, R08, R11-12 |
| Rhodes, David | #15 | 19 | 1 | R01-11, R13-16, R18-21 |
| Richards, Laurie | #8 | 22 | 22 | R01-22 |
| Robertson, Glenn | #26 | 12 | 0 | R02-03, R05-07, R10, R14-17, R21-22 |
| Robertson, Leigh | #18 | 16 | 3 | R02-06, R08-12, R14-16, R20-22 |
| Ruscuklic, Alex | #13 | 8 | 23 | R01, R06, R09-14 |
| Sault, Ray | #12 | 2 | 0 | R01-02 |
| Searl, Doug | #34 | 18 | 6 | R01-13, R18-22 |
| Serafini, Renato | #10 | 18 | 31 | R01-14, R16-18, R22 |
| Shanahan, Paul | #19 | 2 | 6 | R17-18 |
| Thompson, Alan | #21 | 22 | 11 | R01-22 |
| Wall, David | #33 | 19 | 16 | R01-09, R12-21 |
| Wilson, Garry | #29 | 21 | 37 | R01-08, R10-22 |
| Zunneberg, Noel | #11 | 1 | 0 | R01 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donaldson, Graham | 22 | 9 | -0- | 13 | R01-22 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/04/1972 | Round 1 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 11 | Graham Donaldson | Kevin Murray |
| 08/04/1972 | Round 2 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 8 | Graham Donaldson | Kevin Murray |
| 15/04/1972 | Round 3 | North Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | FITZ by 23 | Graham Donaldson | Kevin Murray |
| 22/04/1972 | Round 4 | Hawthorn | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 19 | Graham Donaldson | Kevin Murray |
| 29/04/1972 | Round 5 | Geelong | AWAY | WIN | FITZ by 52 | Graham Donaldson | Kevin Murray |
| 06/05/1972 | Round 6 | Footscray | AWAY | LOSS | FOOT by 22 | Graham Donaldson | Kevin Murray |
| 13/05/1972 | Round 7 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 25 | Graham Donaldson | Kevin Murray |
| 20/05/1972 | Round 8 | South Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | FITZ by 58 | Graham Donaldson | Kevin Murray |
| 27/05/1972 | Round 9 | Richmond | HOME | LOSS | RICH by 8 | Graham Donaldson | Kevin Murray |
| 03/06/1972 | Round 10 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 2 | Graham Donaldson | Kevin Murray |
| 12/06/1972 | Round 11 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 1 | Graham Donaldson | Kevin Murray |
| 24/06/1972 | Round 12 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CARL by 36 | Graham Donaldson | Kevin Murray |
| 01/07/1972 | Round 13 | St Kilda | AWAY | LOSS | STKL by 35 | Graham Donaldson | Kevin Murray |
| 08/07/1972 | Round 14 | Hawthorn | AWAY | LOSS | HWTH by 53 | Graham Donaldson | Kevin Murray |
| 15/07/1972 | Round 15 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 44 | Graham Donaldson | Kevin Murray |
| 22/07/1972 | Round 16 | Geelong | HOME | LOSS | GEEL by 16 | Graham Donaldson | Kevin Murray |
| 29/07/1972 | Round 17 | Footscray | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 21 | Graham Donaldson | Kevin Murray |
| 05/08/1972 | Round 18 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 44 | Graham Donaldson | Kevin Murray |
| 12/08/1972 | Round 19 | South Melbourne | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 45 | Graham Donaldson | Kevin Murray |
| 19/08/1972 | Round 20 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 37 | Graham Donaldson | Kevin Murray |
| 26/08/1972 | Round 21 | Essendon | HOME | LOSS | ESSE by 15 | Graham Donaldson | Kevin Murray |
| 02/09/1972 | Round 22 | Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | MELB by 32 | Graham Donaldson | Kevin Murray |