1972 VFL Season: Footscray
These are the details of the premiership results of Footscray for the 1972 VFL season. The team finished the regular season in seventh place.
Season Team Details
Competition:
1972 VFL Season
Team:
Footscray
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 |
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.