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