1972 VFL Season: Richmond
These are the details of the premiership results for Richmond 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 fourteen matches there (twelve as hosts and two as visitors). The team finished the regular season in second place, securing a place in the finals series. After defeating Collingwood in the qualifying final and defeating Carlton in the second semi final (replay), Richmond were defeated by Carlton in the grand final, resulting in becoming the runners-up.
Team Details
Competition:
1972 VFL Season
Team:
Richmond
Club:
Richmond
Home Ground:
MCG
Team Results
Ladder Position:
2nd (W-D-L: 18-0-4, P%: 117.7)
Finals Performance:
Runners-Up
Team Leaders
Captain:
Royce Hart
Vice-Captain:
Kevin Bartlett
Deputy Vice-Captain:
Francis Bourke
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allford, Grant | #42 | 10 | 1 | R01-03, R07-08, R10, R12-13, R16-17 |
| Balme, Neil | #21 | 20 | 55 | R04-10, R14-22, QF, SF, SR, GF |
| Bartlett, Kevin | #29 | 21 | 34 | R01-11, R13, R15, R18, R20-22, QF, SF, SR, GF |
| Beckwith, Bill | #20 | 6 | 5 | R01-03, R05, R10, R17 |
| Bond, Graeme | #24 | 25 | 21 | R01-04, R06-22, QF, SF, SR, GF |
| Bourke, Francis | #30 | 21 | 2 | R01-05, R08-11, R13-19, R22, QF, SF, SR, GF |
| Boyanich, Ray | #19 | 19 | 7 | R01-06, R11, R13, R16-22, QF, SF, SR, GF |
| Clay, Dick | #8 | 24 | 3 | R01-07, R10-22, QF, SF, SR, GF |
| Cloke, Peter | #41 | 10 | 0 | R01-06, R09, R12, R20, R22 |
| Cumming, Daryl | #1 | 18 | 21 | R01-03, R12-22, QF, SF, SR, GF |
| Dean, Roger | #3 | 19 | 24 | R01-19 |
| Fowler, Laurie | #11 | 11 | 0 | R06-08, R11-14, R18-21 |
| Gaunt, Graham | #26 | 2 | 0 | R20, R22 |
| Hart, Royce | #4 | 23 | 52 | R01-11, R15-22, QF, SF, SR, GF |
| Hollick, Greg | #18 | 14 | 12 | R01, R04-12, R22, QF, SF, SR |
| Hunt, Rex | #5 | 14 | 1 | R13-22, QF, SF, SR, GF |
| Hunt, Tony | #23 | 1 | 0 | R12 |
| Hywood, Steve | #43 | 13 | 0 | R14-22, QF, SF, SR, GF |
| Keane, Merv | #40 | 4 | 0 | R09-10, R16, R21 |
| Leech, Eric | #25 | 10 | 0 | R01-05, R07-09, R15, R21 |
| McKellar, Craig | #9 | 25 | 1 | R01-06, R08-22, QF, SF, SR, GF |
| McLean, Ricky | #31 | 17 | 55 | R01-02, R06-10, R14, R17-18, R20-22, QF, SF, SR, GF |
| McMillan, Marty | #14 | 16 | 12 | R03-12, R14, R19, R21, SF, SR, GF |
| Miles, Ian | #35 | 2 | 0 | R11-12 |
| Moore, Eric | #22 | 5 | 0 | R01-05 |
| Morris, Kevin | #38 | 21 | 13 | R02-20, SR, GF |
| Nalder, Bill | #46 | 5 | 3 | R07, R11-13, R15 |
| Owen, Ian | #12 | 5 | 0 | R05-07, R12-13 |
| Richardson, Barry | #17 | 25 | 47 | R01-11, R13-22, QF, SF, SR, GF |
| Roberts, Brian | #15 | 18 | 7 | R01-14, QF, SF, SR, GF |
| Sheedy, Kevin | #10 | 23 | 5 | R01-11, R13-17, R20-22, QF, SF, SR, GF |
| Smith, Anthony | #33 | 3 | 1 | R12, R18-19 |
| Sproule, Paul | #6 | 21 | 31 | R04-16, R19-22, QF, SF, SR, GF |
| Stewart, Ian | #2 | 20 | 11 | R01-04, R06, R08-09, R11-19, R22, QF, SF, GF |
| Walsh, Wayne | #7 | 13 | 1 | R14-22, QF, SF, SR, GF |
| Wood, Bryan | #37 | 16 | 3 | R07-21, QF |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hafey, Tom | 26 | 20 | -1- | 5 | R01-22, QF, SF, SR, GF |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/04/1972 | Round 1 | Collingwood | HOME | WIN | RICH by 4 | Tom Hafey | Royce Hart |
| 08/04/1972 | Round 2 | Geelong | AWAY | WIN | RICH by 86 | Tom Hafey | Royce Hart |
| 15/04/1972 | Round 3 | Essendon | HOME | LOSS | ESSE by 20 | Tom Hafey | Royce Hart |
| 22/04/1972 | Round 4 | Carlton | AWAY | WIN | RICH by 5 | Tom Hafey | Royce Hart |
| 25/04/1972 | Round 5 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | RICH by 5 | Tom Hafey | Royce Hart |
| 06/05/1972 | Round 6 | St Kilda | AWAY | LOSS | STKL by 89 | Tom Hafey | Royce Hart |
| 13/05/1972 | Round 7 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | RICH by 27 | Tom Hafey | Royce Hart |
| 20/05/1972 | Round 8 | Hawthorn | HOME | WIN | RICH by 7 | Tom Hafey | Royce Hart |
| 27/05/1972 | Round 9 | Fitzroy | AWAY | WIN | RICH by 8 | Tom Hafey | Royce Hart |
| 03/06/1972 | Round 10 | Footscray | HOME | WIN | RICH by 18 | Tom Hafey | Royce Hart |
| 10/06/1972 | Round 11 | South Melbourne | HOME | WIN | RICH by 64 | Tom Hafey | Royce Hart |
| 17/06/1972 | Round 12 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 5 | Tom Hafey | Roger Dean |
| 01/07/1972 | Round 13 | Geelong | HOME | LOSS | GEEL by 76 | Tom Hafey | Kevin Bartlett |
| 08/07/1972 | Round 14 | Carlton | HOME | WIN | RICH by 31 | Tom Hafey | Francis Bourke |
| 15/07/1972 | Round 15 | Essendon | AWAY | WIN | RICH by 21 | Tom Hafey | Royce Hart |
| 22/07/1972 | Round 16 | Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | RICH by 39 | Tom Hafey | Royce Hart |
| 29/07/1972 | Round 17 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | RICH by 72 | Tom Hafey | Royce Hart |
| 05/08/1972 | Round 18 | North Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | RICH by 48 | Tom Hafey | Royce Hart |
| 12/08/1972 | Round 19 | Hawthorn | AWAY | WIN | RICH by 11 | Tom Hafey | Royce Hart |
| 19/08/1972 | Round 20 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | RICH by 37 | Tom Hafey | Royce Hart |
| 26/08/1972 | Round 21 | Footscray | AWAY | WIN | RICH by 2 | Tom Hafey | Royce Hart |
| 02/09/1972 | Round 22 | South Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | RICH by 76 | Tom Hafey | Royce Hart |
| 09/09/1972 | Qualifying Final | Collingwood | HOME | WIN | RICH by 44 | Tom Hafey | Royce Hart |
| 16/09/1972 | Semi Final | Carlton | AWAY | DRAW | drawn | Tom Hafey | Royce Hart |
| 23/09/1972 | Semi Final (R) | Carlton | AWAY | WIN | RICH by 41 | Tom Hafey | Royce Hart |
| 07/10/1972 | Grand Final | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CARL by 27 | Tom Hafey | Royce Hart |