1972 VFLR Season: Melbourne Reserves
These are the details of the premiership results for the Melbourne Reserves for the 1972 season of the Victorian Football League Reserves (currently known as the Australian Football League Reserves). The team used the MCG as their home ground, playing thirteen matches there (ten as hosts and three as visitors). The team finished the regular season in third place, securing a place in the finals series. After defeating the Richmond Reserves in the qualifying final and defeating the Hawthorn Reserves in the second semi final, the Melbourne Reserves were defeated by the Hawthorn Reserves in the grand final, resulting in becoming the runners-up.
Team Details
Competition:
1972 VFLR Season
Team:
Melbourne Reserves
Club:
Melbourne
Home Ground:
MCG
Team Results
Ladder Position:
3rd (W-D-L: 17-0-5, P%: 134.5)
Finals Performance:
Runners-Up
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Massey, Bernie | 25 | 19 | -0- | 6 | R01-22, QF, SF, GF |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/04/1972 | Round 1 | Hawthorn (R) | AWAY | LOSS | HWTR by 24 | Bernie Massey | unknown |
| 08/04/1972 | Round 2 | Footscray (R) | HOME | WIN | MLBR by 12 | Bernie Massey | unknown |
| 15/04/1972 | Round 3 | Collingwood (R) | AWAY | WIN | MLBR by 25 | Bernie Massey | unknown |
| 22/04/1972 | Round 4 | South Melbourne (R) | HOME | WIN | MLBR by 51 | Bernie Massey | unknown |
| 29/04/1972 | Round 5 | Richmond (R) | AWAY | WIN | MLBR by 31 | Bernie Massey | unknown |
| 06/05/1972 | Round 6 | Essendon (R) | HOME | WIN | MLBR by 36 | Bernie Massey | unknown |
| 13/05/1972 | Round 7 | Carlton (R) | AWAY | WIN | MLBR by 15 | Bernie Massey | unknown |
| 20/05/1972 | Round 8 | Geelong (R) | HOME | WIN | MLBR by 31 | Bernie Massey | unknown |
| 27/05/1972 | Round 9 | St Kilda (R) | HOME | WIN | MLBR by 68 | Bernie Massey | unknown |
| 03/06/1972 | Round 10 | North Melbourne (R) | AWAY | WIN | MLBR by 53 | Bernie Massey | unknown |
| 12/06/1972 | Round 11 | Fitzroy (R) | AWAY | WIN | MLBR by 17 | Bernie Massey | unknown |
| 17/06/1972 | Round 12 | Hawthorn (R) | HOME | LOSS | HWTR by 36 | Bernie Massey | unknown |
| 01/07/1972 | Round 13 | Footscray (R) | AWAY | WIN | MLBR by 51 | Bernie Massey | unknown |
| 08/07/1972 | Round 14 | South Melbourne (R) | AWAY | WIN | MLBR by 5 | Bernie Massey | unknown |
| 15/07/1972 | Round 15 | Collingwood (R) | HOME | WIN | MLBR by 24 | Bernie Massey | unknown |
| 22/07/1972 | Round 16 | Richmond (R) | HOME | LOSS | RICR by 5 | Bernie Massey | unknown |
| 29/07/1972 | Round 17 | Essendon (R) | AWAY | LOSS | ESSR by 50 | Bernie Massey | unknown |
| 05/08/1972 | Round 18 | Carlton (R) | HOME | WIN | MLBR by 74 | Bernie Massey | unknown |
| 12/08/1972 | Round 19 | Geelong (R) | AWAY | LOSS | GEER by 30 | Bernie Massey | unknown |
| 19/08/1972 | Round 20 | St Kilda (R) | AWAY | WIN | MLBR by 49 | Bernie Massey | unknown |
| 26/08/1972 | Round 21 | North Melbourne (R) | HOME | WIN | MLBR by 89 | Bernie Massey | unknown |
| 02/09/1972 | Round 22 | Fitzroy (R) | HOME | WIN | MLBR by 66 | Bernie Massey | unknown |
| 09/09/1972 | Qualifying Final | Richmond (R) | AWAY | WIN | MLBR by 13 | Bernie Massey | unknown |
| 16/09/1972 | Semi Final | Hawthorn (R) | AWAY | WIN | MLBR by 32 | Bernie Massey | unknown |
| 30/09/1972 | Grand Final | Hawthorn (R) | HOME | LOSS | HWTR by 4 | Bernie Massey | unknown |