1972 VFL Season: North Melbourne
These are the details of the premiership results of North Melbourne for the 1972 VFL season. The team finished the regular season in twelfth place.
Season Team Details
Competition:
1972 VFL Season
Team:
North Melbourne
Home Ground:
Arden Street Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
12th (W-D-L: 1-0-21, P%: 62.9)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baker, Phil | #29 | 16 | 9 | R01-08, R13-20 |
| Briedis, Arnold | #6 | 4 | 6 | R01, R20-22 |
| Brown, Neil | #36 | 2 | 0 | R09-10 |
| Cowton, Gary | #13 | 12 | 0 | R03, R05, R08-15, R21-22 |
| Dawson, Mark | #41 | 12 | 11 | R04-07, R15-22 |
| Dench, David | #23 | 20 | 2 | R01-20 |
| Doherty, Phil | #15 | 7 | 18 | R16-22 |
| Doolan, Vin | #7 | 19 | 19 | R01-17, R21-22 |
| Douglas, John | #11 | 7 | 6 | R01, R06-09, R15, R21 |
| Duthie, John | #43 | 3 | 1 | R06-08 |
| Feltham, Paul | #18 | 18 | 10 | R01, R06-22 |
| Goodingham, Barry | #10 | 18 | 1 | R01-05, R10-22 |
| Greig, Keith | #27 | 20 | 8 | R01-08, R10-11, R13-22 |
| Gumbleton, Frank | #38 | 18 | 1 | R02-07, R09-12, R14-20, R22 |
| Hall, Brian | #31 | 7 | 0 | R01, R03-04, R07-09, R20 |
| Hawking, Michael | #42 | 3 | 5 | R09, R11-12 |
| Haywood, Kerry | #3 | 15 | 2 | R01-13, R21-22 |
| Henshaw, Ross | #34 | 8 | 3 | R11, R15-19, R21-22 |
| Hodgetts, Athol | #14 | 1 | 0 | R10 |
| Hopgood, Jeff | #1 | 16 | 13 | R05-10, R13-22 |
| Joseph, Glenn | #33 | 20 | 10 | R01-04, R06-13, R15-22 |
| Kekovich, Sam | #4 | 11 | 19 | R01-09, R12-13 |
| Mitchell, Stan | #35 | 13 | 8 | R03-05, R07-12, R14, R19-21 |
| Montgomery, Ken | #12 | 21 | 1 | R02-22 |
| Montgomery, Ron | #28 | 1 | 0 | R14 |
| Muir, Russell | #37 | 10 | 5 | R01-02, R06, R14-18, R21-22 |
| Mulvihill, Brian | #22 | 9 | 9 | R02-10 |
| Nunn, Bill | #25 | 15 | 1 | R01-02, R06, R08, R11-14, R16-22 |
| Pagan, Denis | #17 | 18 | 0 | R02-13, R15-20 |
| Perry, John | #21 | 17 | 6 | R02-05, R10-22 |
| Peterson, Robert | #8 | 12 | 14 | R01-02, R06, R09-10, R13-14, R16-20 |
| Pretty, David | #9 | 19 | 6 | R01-05, R07-15, R18-22 |
| Redenbach, Michael | #24 | 9 | 13 | R01-05, R11-14 |
| Robinson, Peter | #52 | 9 | 1 | R11-19 |
| Ryan, Phil | #19 | 22 | 12 | R01-22 |
| Smith, Rob | #26 | 5 | 6 | R01-04, R22 |
| Symes, Brian | #39 | 2 | 0 | R05, R12 |
| Taylor, Ray | #2 | 1 | 0 | R01 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dixon, Brian | 22 | 1 | -0- | 21 | R01-22 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/04/1972 | Round 1 | St Kilda | AWAY | LOSS | STKL by 58 | Brian Dixon | David Dench |
| 08/04/1972 | Round 2 | Hawthorn | HOME | LOSS | HWTH by 62 | Brian Dixon | David Dench |
| 15/04/1972 | Round 3 | Fitzroy | HOME | LOSS | FITZ by 23 | Brian Dixon | David Dench |
| 22/04/1972 | Round 4 | Footscray | AWAY | LOSS | FOOT by 14 | Brian Dixon | David Dench |
| 29/04/1972 | Round 5 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 78 | Brian Dixon | David Dench |
| 06/05/1972 | Round 6 | South Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | SMLB by 15 | Brian Dixon | David Dench |
| 13/05/1972 | Round 7 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 27 | Brian Dixon | David Dench |
| 20/05/1972 | Round 8 | Essendon | HOME | LOSS | ESSE by 35 | Brian Dixon | David Dench |
| 27/05/1972 | Round 9 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 62 | Brian Dixon | David Dench |
| 03/06/1972 | Round 10 | Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | MELB by 108 | Brian Dixon | David Dench |
| 12/06/1972 | Round 11 | Geelong | HOME | LOSS | GEEL by 9 | Brian Dixon | David Dench |
| 17/06/1972 | Round 12 | St Kilda | HOME | LOSS | STKL by 41 | Brian Dixon | David Dench |
| 01/07/1972 | Round 13 | Hawthorn | AWAY | LOSS | HWTH by 64 | Brian Dixon | David Dench |
| 08/07/1972 | Round 14 | Footscray | HOME | LOSS | FOOT by 36 | Brian Dixon | David Dench |
| 15/07/1972 | Round 15 | Fitzroy | AWAY | LOSS | FITZ by 44 | Brian Dixon | David Dench |
| 22/07/1972 | Round 16 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 28 | Brian Dixon | David Dench |
| 29/07/1972 | Round 17 | South Melbourne | HOME | WIN | NMLB by 9 | Brian Dixon | David Dench |
| 05/08/1972 | Round 18 | Richmond | HOME | LOSS | RICH by 48 | Brian Dixon | David Dench |
| 12/08/1972 | Round 19 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 45 | Brian Dixon | David Dench |
| 19/08/1972 | Round 20 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CARL by 89 | Brian Dixon | David Dench |
| 26/08/1972 | Round 21 | Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | MELB by 33 | Brian Dixon | unknown |
| 02/09/1972 | Round 22 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 51 | Brian Dixon | unknown |
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.