1972 VFL Season: Fitzroy
Season Team Details
Competition:
1972 VFL Season
Team:
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 |