1972 VFL Season: Geelong
These are the details of the premiership results for Geelong for the 1972 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used Kardinia Park as their home ground, playing ten matches there (ten as hosts). The team finished the regular season in tenth place.
Team Details
Competition:
1972 VFL Season
Team:
Geelong
Club:
Geelong
Home Ground:
Kardinia Park
Team Results
Ladder Position:
10th (W-D-L: 7-0-15, P%: 84.2)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ainsworth, Geoff | #25 | 21 | 1 | R01-07, R09-22 |
| Andrews, Gareth | #6 | 22 | 13 | R01-22 |
| Barkley, David | #5 | 19 | 29 | R01-19 |
| Blake, Rod | #16 | 11 | 5 | R01-02, R06-09, R17-18, R20-22 |
| Clarke, David | #14 | 18 | 55 | R01, R05-11, R13-22 |
| Closter, Wayne | #1 | 16 | 0 | R01, R04-06, R08-13, R17-22 |
| Davidson, Garry | #2 | 11 | 1 | R03-08, R10, R17, R20-22 |
| Evans, Tim | #11 | 22 | 0 | R01-22 |
| Farman, Terry | #15 | 5 | 0 | R01-03, R05, R07 |
| Gilmore, Tony | #24 | 5 | 1 | R12-16 |
| Hampshire, Ian | #22 | 21 | 5 | R01, R03-22 |
| Harris, David | #32 | 5 | 0 | R01, R03-04, R08-09 |
| Higgins, Kevin | #39 | 10 | 0 | R03-07, R13-17 |
| Kline, Jeff | #36 | 4 | 0 | R01-04 |
| Lindquist, Greg | #8 | 6 | 0 | R05-07, R11, R19, R22 |
| Linke, Graeme | #34 | 3 | 0 | R02, R18-19 |
| Lynch, Chris | #31 | 2 | 0 | R12, R22 |
| Mayne, Terry | #9 | 5 | 2 | R01, R10-12, R18 |
| Nankervis, Bruce | #33 | 8 | 0 | R02-04, R09, R16, R20-22 |
| Nankervis, Ian | #40 | 22 | 14 | R01-22 |
| Newland, Ken | #3 | 19 | 16 | R01, R03-04, R06-08, R10-22 |
| Newman, Sam | #17 | 17 | 3 | R01-05, R07, R11-21 |
| Reid, Gordon | #29 | 4 | 0 | R01, R08-10 |
| Russell, Ivan | #37 | 4 | 0 | R08-09, R11-12 |
| Ryan, Bill | #26 | 19 | 9 | R01-02, R06-22 |
| Sarah, Paul | #13 | 13 | 17 | R10-22 |
| Scarlett, John | #30 | 22 | 5 | R01-22 |
| Stephens, Peter | #18 | 11 | 4 | R02-04, R10-13, R15-16, R18-19 |
| Stephenson, Doug | #20 | 4 | 3 | R02, R07-09 |
| Stevens, Phil | #4 | 17 | 0 | R02, R05-12, R14-15, R17-22 |
| Stokes, Rod | #7 | 5 | 0 | R01, R05, R15-17 |
| Strahan, Hugh | #28 | 11 | 0 | R02-06, R08-09, R13-15, R20 |
| Wade, Doug | #23 | 21 | 90 | R02-22 |
| Wells, Greg | #27 | 2 | 1 | R02-03 |
| Whatman, Robert | #19 | 19 | 7 | R04-22 |
| Woolnough, Mike | #10 | 8 | 4 | R01, R06, R14, R16, R19-22 |
| Wright, Jim | #12 | 7 | 0 | R02-05, R13-14, R21 |
| Yates, Warwick | #38 | 1 | 0 | R10 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McMaster, Bill | 22 | 7 | -0- | 15 | R01-22 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/04/1972 | Round 1 | South Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | SMLB by 12 | Bill McMaster | unknown |
| 08/04/1972 | Round 2 | Richmond | HOME | LOSS | RICH by 86 | Bill McMaster | Doug Wade |
| 15/04/1972 | Round 3 | Hawthorn | HOME | LOSS | HWTH by 42 | Bill McMaster | Doug Wade |
| 22/04/1972 | Round 4 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 43 | Bill McMaster | Doug Wade |
| 29/04/1972 | Round 5 | Fitzroy | HOME | LOSS | FITZ by 52 | Bill McMaster | Doug Wade |
| 06/05/1972 | Round 6 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 49 | Bill McMaster | Doug Wade |
| 13/05/1972 | Round 7 | Footscray | HOME | LOSS | FOOT by 3 | Bill McMaster | Doug Wade |
| 20/05/1972 | Round 8 | Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | MELB by 33 | Bill McMaster | Doug Wade |
| 27/05/1972 | Round 9 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 75 | Bill McMaster | Doug Wade |
| 03/06/1972 | Round 10 | St Kilda | HOME | LOSS | STKL by 16 | Bill McMaster | Doug Wade |
| 12/06/1972 | Round 11 | North Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | GEEL by 9 | Bill McMaster | Doug Wade |
| 24/06/1972 | Round 12 | South Melbourne | HOME | WIN | GEEL by 31 | Bill McMaster | Doug Wade |
| 01/07/1972 | Round 13 | Richmond | AWAY | WIN | GEEL by 76 | Bill McMaster | Doug Wade |
| 08/07/1972 | Round 14 | Essendon | HOME | WIN | GEEL by 10 | Bill McMaster | Doug Wade |
| 15/07/1972 | Round 15 | Hawthorn | AWAY | LOSS | HWTH by 30 | Bill McMaster | Doug Wade |
| 22/07/1972 | Round 16 | Fitzroy | AWAY | WIN | GEEL by 16 | Bill McMaster | Doug Wade |
| 29/07/1972 | Round 17 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CARL by 52 | Bill McMaster | Doug Wade |
| 05/08/1972 | Round 18 | Footscray | AWAY | LOSS | FOOT by 4 | Bill McMaster | Doug Wade |
| 12/08/1972 | Round 19 | Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | MELB by 57 | Bill McMaster | Doug Wade |
| 19/08/1972 | Round 20 | Collingwood | HOME | WIN | GEEL by 1 | Bill McMaster | Doug Wade |
| 26/08/1972 | Round 21 | St Kilda | AWAY | LOSS | STKL by 15 | Bill McMaster | Doug Wade |
| 02/09/1972 | Round 22 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | GEEL by 51 | Bill McMaster | Doug Wade |