1972 VFL Season: Richmond
These are the details of the premiership results of Richmond for the 1972 VFL season. 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 a semi final, Richmond were defeated by Carlton in the grand final, resulting in becoming the runners-up.
Season Team Details
Competition:
1972 VFL Season
Team:
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 |
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.