1972 VFL Season: Melbourne
Season Team Details
Competition:
1972 VFL Season
Team:
Melbourne
Home Ground:
MCG
Team Results
Ladder Position:
8th (W-D-L: 10-0-12, P%: 105.9)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alves, Stan | #15 | 21 | 22 | R01-11, R13-22 |
| Anderson, Col | #26 | 2 | 0 | R10-11 |
| Biffin, Ray | #19 | 20 | 0 | R01-14, R17-22 |
| Bourke, Barry | #14 | 22 | 0 | R01-22 |
| Brewer, Ross | #27 | 17 | 15 | R01-02, R07-08, R10-22 |
| Burgmann, Lloyd | #10 | 7 | 12 | R01, R10-15 |
| Callery, Paul | #35 | 22 | 23 | R01-22 |
| Carr, Ray | #22 | 4 | 11 | R01-04 |
| Clark, Denis | #17 | 9 | 2 | R03-08, R15, R17-18 |
| Clennett, John | #34 | 17 | 13 | R02-04, R06-12, R15-21 |
| Collins, Mike | #12 | 13 | 6 | R04-09, R12-18 |
| Davis, Frank | #6 | 21 | 0 | R01-16, R18-22 |
| Delmenico, Wayne | #38 | 1 | 0 | R17 |
| Dillon, Ross | #24 | 11 | 5 | R01-09, R14, R18 |
| Dilnot, Peter | #39 | 1 | 0 | R09 |
| Gallus, John | #5 | 8 | 8 | R05, R10-16 |
| Hardeman, Gary | #33 | 21 | 10 | R01-11, R13-22 |
| Harrold, Geoff | #46 | 2 | 0 | R15-16 |
| Keenan, Peter | #8 | 16 | 13 | R01-10, R13-18 |
| Kerley, Stephen | #41 | 14 | 1 | R09-22 |
| Lakes, George | #9 | 2 | 0 | R01-02 |
| Leary, Noel | #29 | 1 | 0 | R17 |
| Letcher, John | #30 | 12 | 0 | R01-02, R12-16, R18-22 |
| McKenzie, Robert | #2 | 8 | 0 | R05, R12-15, R19-21 |
| McSpeerin, Shane | #50 | 6 | 3 | R04-06, R09, R12-13 |
| Molloy, Graham | #21 | 21 | 7 | R01-09, R11-22 |
| Osborne, Graham | #7 | 13 | 7 | R01-03, R05-06, R09, R15-20, R22 |
| Parke, Greg | #26 | 20 | 63 | R02-14, R16-22 |
| Queay, Laurie | #20 | 2 | 2 | R16-17 |
| Reid, John | #37 | 1 | 0 | R22 |
| Ritterman, Henry | #45 | 12 | 4 | R06-08, R10-12, R14, R16, R19-22 |
| Rollinson, Trevor | #3 | 6 | 0 | R03, R10-11, R19-21 |
| Sinclair, Peter | #23 | 8 | 8 | R01-04, R07-08, R10-11 |
| Sullivan, Tony | #4 | 18 | 0 | R01-13, R18-22 |
| Tilbrook, Jim | #18 | 9 | 10 | R10-15, R17, R21-22 |
| Townsend, John | #16 | 12 | 9 | R01-09, R16-18 |
| Walker, Max | #1 | 11 | 1 | R01, R03-09, R20-22 |
| Wells, Greg | #11 | 22 | 34 | R01-22 |
| Williamson, Peter | #54 | 4 | 0 | R12, R19, R21-22 |
| Yeo, Peter | #9 | 3 | 1 | R19-20, R22 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ridley, Ian | 22 | 10 | -0- | 12 | R01-22 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/04/1972 | Round 1 | Hawthorn | AWAY | LOSS | HWTH by 29 | Ian Ridley | Frank Davis |
| 08/04/1972 | Round 2 | Footscray | HOME | LOSS | FOOT by 21 | Ian Ridley | Frank Davis |
| 15/04/1972 | Round 3 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 65 | Ian Ridley | Frank Davis |
| 22/04/1972 | Round 4 | South Melbourne | HOME | WIN | MELB by 71 | Ian Ridley | Frank Davis |
| 25/04/1972 | Round 5 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 5 | Ian Ridley | Frank Davis |
| 06/05/1972 | Round 6 | Essendon | HOME | WIN | MELB by 24 | Ian Ridley | Frank Davis |
| 13/05/1972 | Round 7 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 37 | Ian Ridley | Frank Davis |
| 20/05/1972 | Round 8 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | MELB by 33 | Ian Ridley | Frank Davis |
| 27/05/1972 | Round 9 | St Kilda | HOME | LOSS | STKL by 37 | Ian Ridley | Frank Davis |
| 03/06/1972 | Round 10 | North Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 108 | Ian Ridley | Frank Davis |
| 12/06/1972 | Round 11 | Fitzroy | AWAY | LOSS | FITZ by 1 | Ian Ridley | Frank Davis |
| 17/06/1972 | Round 12 | Hawthorn | HOME | WIN | MELB by 1 | Ian Ridley | Frank Davis |
| 01/07/1972 | Round 13 | Footscray | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 37 | Ian Ridley | Frank Davis |
| 08/07/1972 | Round 14 | South Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 24 | Ian Ridley | Frank Davis |
| 15/07/1972 | Round 15 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 15 | Ian Ridley | Frank Davis |
| 22/07/1972 | Round 16 | Richmond | HOME | LOSS | RICH by 39 | Ian Ridley | Frank Davis |
| 29/07/1972 | Round 17 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 45 | Ian Ridley | Barry Bourke |
| 05/08/1972 | Round 18 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CARL by 11 | Ian Ridley | Frank Davis |
| 12/08/1972 | Round 19 | Geelong | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 57 | Ian Ridley | Frank Davis |
| 19/08/1972 | Round 20 | St Kilda | AWAY | LOSS | STKL by 1 | Ian Ridley | Frank Davis |
| 26/08/1972 | Round 21 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | MELB by 33 | Ian Ridley | Frank Davis |
| 02/09/1972 | Round 22 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | MELB by 32 | Ian Ridley | Frank Davis |