1972 VFLR Season: Richmond Reserves
These are the details of the premiership results for the Richmond 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 twelve matches there (eleven as hosts and one as visitors). The team finished the regular season in second place, securing a place in the finals series. After being defeated by the Melbourne Reserves in the qualifying final, the Richmond Reserves were defeated by the Carlton Reserves in the first semi final, resulting in finishing in fourth place overall (adjusted for finals).
Team Details
Competition:
1972 VFLR Season
Team:
Richmond Reserves
Club:
Richmond
Home Ground:
MCG
Team Results
Ladder Position:
2nd (W-D-L: 17-0-5, P%: 137.5)
Finals Performance:
Defeated by Carlton (R) (Semi Final)
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saddington, Col | 24 | 17 | -0- | 7 | R01-22, QF, SF |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/04/1972 | Round 1 | Collingwood (R) | HOME | WIN | RICR by 56 | Col Saddington | unknown |
| 08/04/1972 | Round 2 | Geelong (R) | AWAY | WIN | RICR by 35 | Col Saddington | unknown |
| 15/04/1972 | Round 3 | Essendon (R) | HOME | WIN | RICR by 122 | Col Saddington | unknown |
| 22/04/1972 | Round 4 | Carlton (R) | AWAY | WIN | RICR by 22 | Col Saddington | unknown |
| 29/04/1972 | Round 5 | Melbourne (R) | HOME | LOSS | MLBR by 31 | Col Saddington | unknown |
| 06/05/1972 | Round 6 | St Kilda (R) | AWAY | WIN | RICR by 32 | Col Saddington | unknown |
| 13/05/1972 | Round 7 | North Melbourne (R) | HOME | WIN | RICR by 96 | Col Saddington | unknown |
| 20/05/1972 | Round 8 | Hawthorn (R) | HOME | LOSS | HWTR by 53 | Col Saddington | unknown |
| 27/05/1972 | Round 9 | Fitzroy (R) | AWAY | WIN | RICR by 41 | Col Saddington | unknown |
| 03/06/1972 | Round 10 | Footscray (R) | HOME | WIN | RICR by 28 | Col Saddington | unknown |
| 10/06/1972 | Round 11 | South Melbourne (R) | HOME | WIN | RICR by 16 | Col Saddington | unknown |
| 17/06/1972 | Round 12 | Collingwood (R) | AWAY | WIN | RICR by 41 | Col Saddington | unknown |
| 01/07/1972 | Round 13 | Geelong (R) | HOME | WIN | RICR by 52 | Col Saddington | unknown |
| 08/07/1972 | Round 14 | Carlton (R) | HOME | LOSS | CARR by 51 | Col Saddington | unknown |
| 15/07/1972 | Round 15 | Essendon (R) | AWAY | WIN | RICR by 17 | Col Saddington | unknown |
| 22/07/1972 | Round 16 | Melbourne (R) | AWAY | WIN | RICR by 5 | Col Saddington | unknown |
| 29/07/1972 | Round 17 | St Kilda (R) | HOME | WIN | RICR by 90 | Col Saddington | unknown |
| 05/08/1972 | Round 18 | North Melbourne (R) | AWAY | WIN | RICR by 94 | Col Saddington | unknown |
| 12/08/1972 | Round 19 | Hawthorn (R) | AWAY | LOSS | HWTR by 25 | Col Saddington | unknown |
| 19/08/1972 | Round 20 | Fitzroy (R) | HOME | WIN | RICR by 29 | Col Saddington | unknown |
| 26/08/1972 | Round 21 | Footscray (R) | AWAY | LOSS | FOOR by 23 | Col Saddington | unknown |
| 02/09/1972 | Round 22 | South Melbourne (R) | AWAY | WIN | RICR by 85 | Col Saddington | unknown |
| 09/09/1972 | Qualifying Final | Melbourne (R) | HOME | LOSS | MLBR by 13 | Col Saddington | unknown |
| 16/09/1972 | Semi Final | Carlton (R) | HOME | LOSS | CARR by 11 | Col Saddington | unknown |