1972 VFL Season: Footscray
These are the details of the premiership results for Footscray for the 1972 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used Western Oval as their home ground, playing nine matches there (nine as hosts). The team finished the regular season in seventh place.
Team Details
Competition:
1972 VFL Season
Team:
Footscray
Club:
Western Bulldogs
Home Ground:
Western Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
7th (W-D-L: 11-0-11, P%: 94.7)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbey, Ross | #30 | 1 | 0 | R10 |
| Austin, Graeme | #31 | 17 | 5 | R02-03, R06-16, R18-19, R21-22 |
| Baker, Garry | #27 | 1 | 0 | R01 |
| Bartlett, Les | #20 | 20 | 5 | R01-18, R20-21 |
| Bisset, George | #6 | 21 | 38 | R01-05, R07-22 |
| Boyle, Stephen | #44 | 6 | 10 | R08-10, R12-13, R15 |
| Brown, Don | #26 | 15 | 6 | R05-14, R16-19, R22 |
| Casey, Gordon | #10 | 22 | 0 | R01-22 |
| Cockerell, Bob | #38 | 18 | 11 | R02-19 |
| Collins, Dennis | #48 | 20 | 5 | R03-22 |
| Cook, Graeme | #34 | 9 | 3 | R01-02, R10-16 |
| Dell, Colin | #12 | 3 | 1 | R02-03, R22 |
| Dempsey, Gary | #24 | 21 | 13 | R01-11, R13-22 |
| Fox, Bob | #17 | 1 | 2 | R09 |
| Godridge, Bill | #28 | 6 | 4 | R04-09 |
| Greenwood, Ken | #1 | 2 | 2 | R07, R12 |
| Magee, Stuart | #23 | 19 | 13 | R01-06, R08-12, R15-22 |
| Mannix, Alan | #8 | 12 | 5 | R01, R03-05, R12-13, R15-20 |
| Marks, Ken | #35 | 3 | 0 | R01, R04, R10 |
| McGhie, Robbie | #5 | 14 | 4 | R01-03, R10, R12-21 |
| McGowan, Ron | #22 | 5 | 0 | R04-08 |
| Merrington, Gary | #19 | 20 | 0 | R01-11, R14-22 |
| Neish, Bruce | #49 | 1 | 0 | R07 |
| O'Halloran, Max | #39 | 7 | 1 | R11-12, R14, R18-21 |
| Pagnoccolo, Charles | #36 | 8 | 8 | R01, R06-07, R11, R19-22 |
| Pokrovsky, Mike | #46 | 1 | 0 | R20 |
| Power, Stephen | #21 | 13 | 3 | R01-06, R08, R16-18, R20-22 |
| Quinlan, Bernie | #2 | 21 | 37 | R01-15, R17-22 |
| Rippon, Laurie | #11 | 4 | 0 | R01-03, R17 |
| Round, Barry | #14 | 22 | 34 | R01-22 |
| Salmon, Ian | #18 | 15 | 0 | R01, R04-13, R16, R20-22 |
| Sandilands, Laurie | #9 | 15 | 39 | R02-04, R11-22 |
| Shaw, Colin | #32 | 4 | 0 | R06-07, R16-17 |
| Stamp, Ray | #15 | 6 | 3 | R05-06, R09, R11, R13-14 |
| Steel, Gary | #29 | 2 | 0 | R15, R22 |
| Stoneham, Alan | #3 | 5 | 2 | R14, R19-22 |
| Thomas, Ralph | #42 | 6 | 0 | R04-05, R12-15 |
| Thorpe, David | #16 | 21 | 15 | R01-11, R13-22 |
| Vesty, Carl | #43 | 1 | 0 | R02 |
| Welsh, Peter | #4 | 21 | 4 | R01-19, R21-22 |
| Zeltner, Trevor | #28 | 11 | 0 | R01-03, R08-09, R17-22 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rose, Bob | 22 | 11 | -0- | 11 | R01-22 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/04/1972 | Round 1 | Essendon | HOME | LOSS | ESSE by 61 | Bob Rose | Gary Dempsey |
| 08/04/1972 | Round 2 | Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | FOOT by 21 | Bob Rose | Gary Dempsey |
| 15/04/1972 | Round 3 | St Kilda | AWAY | LOSS | STKL by 58 | Bob Rose | Gary Dempsey |
| 22/04/1972 | Round 4 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 14 | Bob Rose | Gary Dempsey |
| 29/04/1972 | Round 5 | Hawthorn | AWAY | LOSS | HWTH by 28 | Bob Rose | Gary Dempsey |
| 06/05/1972 | Round 6 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 22 | Bob Rose | Gary Dempsey |
| 13/05/1972 | Round 7 | Geelong | AWAY | WIN | FOOT by 3 | Bob Rose | Gary Dempsey |
| 20/05/1972 | Round 8 | Collingwood | AWAY | WIN | FOOT by 24 | Bob Rose | Gary Dempsey |
| 27/05/1972 | Round 9 | South Melbourne | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 17 | Bob Rose | Gary Dempsey |
| 03/06/1972 | Round 10 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 18 | Bob Rose | Gary Dempsey |
| 10/06/1972 | Round 11 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CARL by 6 | Bob Rose | Gary Dempsey |
| 24/06/1972 | Round 12 | Essendon | AWAY | WIN | FOOT by 34 | Bob Rose | unknown |
| 01/07/1972 | Round 13 | Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | MELB by 37 | Bob Rose | Gary Dempsey |
| 08/07/1972 | Round 14 | North Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | FOOT by 36 | Bob Rose | Gary Dempsey |
| 15/07/1972 | Round 15 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 26 | Bob Rose | Gary Dempsey |
| 22/07/1972 | Round 16 | Hawthorn | HOME | LOSS | HWTH by 41 | Bob Rose | Gary Dempsey |
| 29/07/1972 | Round 17 | Fitzroy | AWAY | LOSS | FITZ by 21 | Bob Rose | Gary Dempsey |
| 05/08/1972 | Round 18 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 4 | Bob Rose | Gary Dempsey |
| 12/08/1972 | Round 19 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 47 | Bob Rose | Gary Dempsey |
| 19/08/1972 | Round 20 | South Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | FOOT by 13 | Bob Rose | Gary Dempsey |
| 26/08/1972 | Round 21 | Richmond | HOME | LOSS | RICH by 2 | Bob Rose | Gary Dempsey |
| 02/09/1972 | Round 22 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 3 | Bob Rose | Gary Dempsey |