1972 VFL Season: Melbourne
These are the details of the premiership results for Melbourne for the 1972 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used the MCG as their home ground, playing ten matches there (nine as hosts and one as visitors). The team finished the regular season in eighth place.
Team Details
Competition:
1972 VFL Season
Team:
Melbourne
Club:
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 |