1972 WANFL Season

These are the results for the 1972 season of the Western Australian National Football League (currently known as the West Australian Football League).

It featured twenty-one rounds in a triple round-robin format. Claremont were the minor premiers.

The season ended with a finals series following the Page-McIntyre system. East Perth were the premiers.

Season Details

Name: 1972 WANFL Season
Teams: 8
Rounds: 21
Finals System: Page-McIntyre System
Matches: 88

Team Details

Team Home Ground Coach (Appointed) Coach (Caretaker)
Claremont Claremont Oval Verdun Howell
East Fremantle East Fremantle Oval
East Perth Perth Oval
Perth Lathlain Park
South Fremantle Fremantle Oval
Subiaco Subiaco Oval Haydn Bunton
Swan Districts Bassendean Oval
West Perth Leederville Oval

Season Results

Premiers: East Perth
Runners-Up: Claremont
Minor Premiers: Claremont

Team Results

Minor Premiership Results

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA GF BF GA BA
Claremont 1st 18 -0- 3 72 126.4% 2,295 1,815 327 333 255 285
East Perth 2nd 15 -0- 6 60 129.8% 2,356 1,815 346 280 254 291
Perth 3rd 12 -0- 9 48 112.1% 2,126 1,897 303 308 267 295
West Perth 4th 9 -0- 12 36 97.9% 1,800 1,839 262 228 263 261
East Fremantle 5th 9 -0- 12 36 90.8% 1,967 2,167 282 275 311 301
Subiaco 6th 8 -0- 13 32 93.0% 2,052 2,207 290 312 320 287
Swan Districts 7th 7 -0- 14 28 79.5% 1,794 2,257 253 276 328 289
South Fremantle 8th 6 -0- 15 24 83.2% 1,949 2,342 275 299 340 302

Overall Premiership Results

Team Position (Outcome)
East Perth 1st Premiers
Claremont 2nd Runners-Up
Perth 3rd Defeated by Claremont (Preliminary Final)
West Perth 4th Defeated by Perth (Semi Final)
East Fremantle 5th Did not qualify for finals
Subiaco 6th Did not qualify for finals
Swan Districts 7th Did not qualify for finals
South Fremantle 8th Did not qualify for finals

Season Fixture

Round 1

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 01/04/1972 2:20 PM East Perth v Swan Districts Perth Oval 164 - 79 10,431
SAT 01/04/1972 2:20 PM Perth v Claremont Lathlain Park 80 - 118 11,160
MON 03/04/1972 2:20 PM South Fremantle v West Perth Fremantle Oval 72 - 77 11,580
MON 03/04/1972 2:20 PM Subiaco v East Fremantle Subiaco Oval 74 - 111 10,898

Round 1 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
East Perth 1st 1 -0- 0 4 207.6% 164 79
East Fremantle 2nd 1 -0- 0 4 150.0% 111 74
Claremont 3rd 1 -0- 0 4 147.5% 118 80
West Perth 4th 1 -0- 0 4 106.9% 77 72
South Fremantle 5th 0 -0- 1 0 93.5% 72 77
Perth 6th 0 -0- 1 0 67.8% 80 118
Subiaco 7th 0 -0- 1 0 66.7% 74 111
Swan Districts 8th 0 -0- 1 0 48.2% 79 164

Round 2

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 08/04/1972 2:20 PM Claremont v East Perth Claremont Oval 94 - 58 14,466
SAT 08/04/1972 2:20 PM East Fremantle v South Fremantle East Fremantle Oval 57 - 70 13,780
SAT 08/04/1972 2:20 PM Swan Districts v Perth Bassendean Oval 54 - 140 7,341
SAT 08/04/1972 2:20 PM West Perth v Subiaco Leederville Oval 107 - 97 10,231

Round 2 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Claremont 1st 2 -0- 0 8 153.6% 212 138
West Perth 2nd 2 -0- 0 8 108.9% 184 169
East Perth 3rd 1 -0- 1 4 128.3% 222 173
Perth 4th 1 -0- 1 4 127.9% 220 172
East Fremantle 5th 1 -0- 1 4 116.7% 168 144
South Fremantle 6th 1 -0- 1 4 106.0% 142 134
Subiaco 7th 0 -0- 2 0 78.4% 171 218
Swan Districts 8th 0 -0- 2 0 43.8% 133 304

Round 3

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 15/04/1972 2:20 PM Claremont v Swan Districts Claremont Oval 133 - 98 7,141
SAT 15/04/1972 2:20 PM Perth v East Perth Lathlain Park 85 - 115 10,365
SAT 15/04/1972 2:20 PM Subiaco v South Fremantle Subiaco Oval 101 - 80 9,456
SAT 15/04/1972 2:20 PM West Perth v East Fremantle Leederville Oval 81 - 99 11,522

Round 3 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Claremont 1st 3 -0- 0 12 146.2% 345 236
East Perth 2nd 2 -0- 1 8 130.6% 337 258
East Fremantle 3rd 2 -0- 1 8 118.7% 267 225
West Perth 4th 2 -0- 1 8 98.9% 265 268
Perth 5th 1 -0- 2 4 106.3% 305 287
South Fremantle 6th 1 -0- 2 4 94.5% 222 235
Subiaco 7th 1 -0- 2 4 91.3% 272 298
Swan Districts 8th 0 -0- 3 0 52.9% 231 437

Round 4

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 22/04/1972 2:20 PM East Fremantle v Claremont East Fremantle Oval 76 - 95 13,223
SAT 22/04/1972 2:20 PM East Perth v Subiaco Perth Oval 129 - 99 10,432
SAT 22/04/1972 2:20 PM South Fremantle v Perth Fremantle Oval 97 - 122 9,157
SAT 22/04/1972 2:20 PM Swan Districts v West Perth Bassendean Oval 83 - 144 7,492

Round 4 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Claremont 1st 4 -0- 0 16 141.0% 440 312
East Perth 2nd 3 -0- 1 12 130.5% 466 357
West Perth 3rd 3 -0- 1 12 116.5% 409 351
Perth 4th 2 -0- 2 8 111.2% 427 384
East Fremantle 5th 2 -0- 2 8 107.2% 343 320
South Fremantle 6th 1 -0- 3 4 89.4% 319 357
Subiaco 7th 1 -0- 3 4 86.9% 371 427
Swan Districts 8th 0 -0- 4 0 54.0% 314 581

Round 5

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 29/04/1972 2:20 PM Claremont v South Fremantle Claremont Oval 100 - 92 10,031
SAT 29/04/1972 2:20 PM East Fremantle v Perth East Fremantle Oval 94 - 90 9,080
SAT 29/04/1972 2:20 PM Subiaco v Swan Districts Subiaco Oval 113 - 132 5,522
SAT 29/04/1972 2:20 PM West Perth v East Perth Leederville Oval 79 - 103 15,185

Round 5 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Claremont 1st 5 -0- 0 20 133.7% 540 404
East Perth 2nd 4 -0- 1 16 130.5% 569 436
West Perth 3rd 3 -0- 2 12 107.5% 488 454
East Fremantle 4th 3 -0- 2 12 106.6% 437 410
Perth 5th 2 -0- 3 8 108.2% 517 478
South Fremantle 6th 1 -0- 4 4 89.9% 411 457
Subiaco 7th 1 -0- 4 4 86.6% 484 559
Swan Districts 8th 1 -0- 4 4 64.3% 446 694

Round 6

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 06/05/1972 2:20 PM Perth v Subiaco Lathlain Park 65 - 78 7,417
SAT 06/05/1972 2:20 PM South Fremantle v East Perth Fremantle Oval 79 - 110 11,084
SAT 06/05/1972 2:20 PM Swan Districts v East Fremantle Bassendean Oval 99 - 137 6,967
SAT 06/05/1972 2:20 PM West Perth v Claremont Leederville Oval 98 - 78 14,491

Round 6 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
East Perth 1st 5 -0- 1 20 131.8% 679 515
Claremont 2nd 5 -0- 1 20 123.1% 618 502
East Fremantle 3rd 4 -0- 2 16 112.8% 574 509
West Perth 4th 4 -0- 2 16 110.2% 586 532
Perth 5th 2 -0- 4 8 104.7% 582 556
Subiaco 6th 2 -0- 4 8 90.1% 562 624
South Fremantle 7th 1 -0- 5 4 86.4% 490 567
Swan Districts 8th 1 -0- 5 4 65.6% 545 831

Round 7

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 13/05/1972 2:20 PM East Perth v East Fremantle Perth Oval 93 - 115 8,254
SAT 13/05/1972 2:20 PM Perth v West Perth Lathlain Park 79 - 43 6,682
SAT 13/05/1972 2:20 PM South Fremantle v Swan Districts Fremantle Oval 74 - 59 5,083
SAT 13/05/1972 2:20 PM Subiaco v Claremont Subiaco Oval 103 - 120 7,507

Round 7 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Claremont 1st 6 -0- 1 24 122.0% 738 605
East Perth 2nd 5 -0- 2 20 122.5% 772 630
East Fremantle 3rd 5 -0- 2 20 114.5% 689 602
West Perth 4th 4 -0- 3 16 102.9% 629 611
Perth 5th 3 -0- 4 12 110.4% 661 599
South Fremantle 6th 2 -0- 5 8 90.1% 564 626
Subiaco 7th 2 -0- 5 8 89.4% 665 744
Swan Districts 8th 1 -0- 6 4 66.7% 604 905

Round 8

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 20/05/1972 2:20 PM Claremont v Perth Claremont Oval 115 - 75 11,191
SAT 20/05/1972 2:20 PM East Fremantle v Subiaco East Fremantle Oval 104 - 128 8,251
SAT 20/05/1972 2:20 PM Swan Districts v East Perth Bassendean Oval 97 - 83 7,352
SAT 20/05/1972 2:20 PM West Perth v South Fremantle Leederville Oval 205 - 76 10,210

Round 8 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Claremont 1st 7 -0- 1 28 125.4% 853 680
West Perth 2nd 5 -0- 3 20 121.4% 834 687
East Perth 3rd 5 -0- 3 20 117.6% 855 727
East Fremantle 4th 5 -0- 3 20 108.6% 793 730
Perth 5th 3 -0- 5 12 103.1% 736 714
Subiaco 6th 3 -0- 5 12 93.5% 793 848
South Fremantle 7th 2 -0- 6 8 77.0% 640 831
Swan Districts 8th 2 -0- 6 8 71.0% 701 988

Round 9

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 27/05/1972 2:20 PM East Perth v Claremont Perth Oval 156 - 57 14,739
SAT 27/05/1972 2:20 PM Perth v Swan Districts Lathlain Park 128 - 56 8,582
SAT 27/05/1972 2:20 PM South Fremantle v East Fremantle Fremantle Oval 151 - 94 9,379
SAT 27/05/1972 2:20 PM Subiaco v West Perth Subiaco Oval 48 - 82 11,143

Round 9 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Claremont 1st 7 -0- 2 28 108.9% 910 836
East Perth 2nd 6 -0- 3 24 129.0% 1,011 784
West Perth 3rd 6 -0- 3 24 124.6% 916 735
East Fremantle 4th 5 -0- 4 20 100.7% 887 881
Perth 5th 4 -0- 5 16 112.2% 864 770
Subiaco 6th 3 -0- 6 12 90.4% 841 930
South Fremantle 7th 3 -0- 6 12 85.5% 791 925
Swan Districts 8th 2 -0- 7 8 67.8% 757 1,116

Round 10

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 03/06/1972 2:20 PM East Fremantle v West Perth East Fremantle Oval 77 - 69 11,312
SAT 03/06/1972 2:20 PM Swan Districts v Claremont Bassendean Oval 92 - 113 7,984
MON 05/06/1972 2:20 PM East Perth v Perth Perth Oval 117 - 103 14,666
MON 05/06/1972 2:20 PM South Fremantle v Subiaco Fremantle Oval 130 - 114 11,761

Round 10 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Claremont 1st 8 -0- 2 32 110.2% 1,023 928
East Perth 2nd 7 -0- 3 28 127.2% 1,128 887
West Perth 3rd 6 -0- 4 24 121.3% 985 812
East Fremantle 4th 6 -0- 4 24 101.5% 964 950
Perth 5th 4 -0- 6 16 109.0% 967 887
South Fremantle 6th 4 -0- 6 16 88.6% 921 1,039
Subiaco 7th 3 -0- 7 12 90.1% 955 1,060
Swan Districts 8th 2 -0- 8 8 69.1% 849 1,229

Round 11

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 10/06/1972 2:20 PM Claremont v East Fremantle Claremont Oval 167 - 90 10,717
SAT 10/06/1972 2:20 PM Perth v South Fremantle Lathlain Park 122 - 83 10,854
SAT 10/06/1972 2:20 PM Subiaco v East Perth Subiaco Oval 96 - 163 8,288
SAT 10/06/1972 2:20 PM West Perth v Swan Districts Leederville Oval 117 - 103 8,320

Round 11 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Claremont 1st 9 -0- 2 36 116.9% 1,190 1,018
East Perth 2nd 8 -0- 3 32 131.3% 1,291 983
West Perth 3rd 7 -0- 4 28 120.4% 1,102 915
East Fremantle 4th 6 -0- 5 24 94.4% 1,054 1,117
Perth 5th 5 -0- 6 20 112.3% 1,089 970
South Fremantle 6th 4 -0- 7 16 86.5% 1,004 1,161
Subiaco 7th 3 -0- 8 12 85.9% 1,051 1,223
Swan Districts 8th 2 -0- 9 8 70.7% 952 1,346

Round 12

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 01/07/1972 2:20 PM East Perth v West Perth Perth Oval 105 - 33 8,206
SAT 01/07/1972 2:20 PM Perth v East Fremantle Lathlain Park 92 - 76 5,559
SAT 01/07/1972 2:20 PM South Fremantle v Claremont Fremantle Oval 84 - 110 6,163
SAT 01/07/1972 2:20 PM Swan Districts v Subiaco Bassendean Oval 98 - 89 3,224

Round 12 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Claremont 1st 10 -0- 2 40 118.0% 1,300 1,102
East Perth 2nd 9 -0- 3 36 137.4% 1,396 1,016
West Perth 3rd 7 -0- 5 28 111.3% 1,135 1,020
Perth 4th 6 -0- 6 24 112.9% 1,181 1,046
East Fremantle 5th 6 -0- 6 24 93.5% 1,130 1,209
South Fremantle 6th 4 -0- 8 16 85.6% 1,088 1,271
Subiaco 7th 3 -0- 9 12 86.3% 1,140 1,321
Swan Districts 8th 3 -0- 9 12 73.2% 1,050 1,435

Round 13

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 08/07/1972 2:20 PM Claremont v West Perth Claremont Oval 106 - 56 7,811
SAT 08/07/1972 2:20 PM East Fremantle v Swan Districts East Fremantle Oval 64 - 70 4,785
SAT 08/07/1972 2:20 PM East Perth v South Fremantle Perth Oval 130 - 69 5,860
SAT 08/07/1972 2:20 PM Subiaco v Perth Subiaco Oval 80 - 125 4,720

Round 13 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Claremont 1st 11 -0- 2 44 121.4% 1,406 1,158
East Perth 2nd 10 -0- 3 40 140.6% 1,526 1,085
Perth 3rd 7 -0- 6 28 116.0% 1,306 1,126
West Perth 4th 7 -0- 6 28 105.8% 1,191 1,126
East Fremantle 5th 6 -0- 7 24 93.4% 1,194 1,279
South Fremantle 6th 4 -0- 9 16 82.6% 1,157 1,401
Swan Districts 7th 4 -0- 9 16 74.7% 1,120 1,499
Subiaco 8th 3 -0- 10 12 84.4% 1,220 1,446

Round 14

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 15/07/1972 2:20 PM Claremont v Subiaco Claremont Oval 110 - 72 7,067
SAT 15/07/1972 2:20 PM East Fremantle v East Perth East Fremantle Oval 86 - 120 8,420
SAT 15/07/1972 2:20 PM Swan Districts v South Fremantle Bassendean Oval 145 - 88 6,861
SAT 15/07/1972 2:20 PM West Perth v Perth Leederville Oval 84 - 107 10,318

Round 14 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Claremont 1st 12 -0- 2 48 123.3% 1,516 1,230
East Perth 2nd 11 -0- 3 44 140.6% 1,646 1,171
Perth 3rd 8 -0- 6 32 116.8% 1,413 1,210
West Perth 4th 7 -0- 7 28 103.4% 1,275 1,233
East Fremantle 5th 6 -0- 8 24 91.5% 1,280 1,399
Swan Districts 6th 5 -0- 9 20 79.7% 1,265 1,587
South Fremantle 7th 4 -0- 10 16 80.5% 1,245 1,546
Subiaco 8th 3 -0- 11 12 83.0% 1,292 1,556

Round 15

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 22/07/1972 2:20 PM East Perth v Swan Districts Perth Oval 98 - 74 9,564
SAT 22/07/1972 2:20 PM Perth v Claremont Lathlain Park 116 - 122 11,411
SAT 22/07/1972 2:20 PM South Fremantle v West Perth Fremantle Oval 52 - 78 4,920
SAT 22/07/1972 2:20 PM Subiaco v East Fremantle Subiaco Oval 117 - 108 4,349

Round 15 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Claremont 1st 13 -0- 2 52 121.7% 1,638 1,346
East Perth 2nd 12 -0- 3 48 140.1% 1,744 1,245
Perth 3rd 8 -0- 7 32 114.8% 1,529 1,332
West Perth 4th 8 -0- 7 32 105.3% 1,353 1,285
East Fremantle 5th 6 -0- 9 24 91.6% 1,388 1,516
Swan Districts 6th 5 -0- 10 20 79.5% 1,339 1,685
Subiaco 7th 4 -0- 11 16 84.7% 1,409 1,664
South Fremantle 8th 4 -0- 11 16 79.9% 1,297 1,624

Round 16

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 29/07/1972 2:20 PM Claremont v East Perth Claremont Oval 119 - 73 15,576
SAT 29/07/1972 2:20 PM East Fremantle v South Fremantle East Fremantle Oval 149 - 103 6,823
SAT 29/07/1972 2:20 PM Swan Districts v Perth Bassendean Oval 89 - 111 8,187
SAT 29/07/1972 2:20 PM West Perth v Subiaco Leederville Oval 90 - 98 6,789

Round 16 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Claremont 1st 14 -0- 2 56 123.8% 1,757 1,419
East Perth 2nd 12 -0- 4 48 133.2% 1,817 1,364
Perth 3rd 9 -0- 7 36 115.4% 1,640 1,421
West Perth 4th 8 -0- 8 32 104.3% 1,443 1,383
East Fremantle 5th 7 -0- 9 28 94.9% 1,537 1,619
Subiaco 6th 5 -0- 11 20 85.9% 1,507 1,754
Swan Districts 7th 5 -0- 11 20 79.5% 1,428 1,796
South Fremantle 8th 4 -0- 12 16 79.0% 1,400 1,773

Round 17

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 05/08/1972 2:20 PM Claremont v Swan Districts Claremont Oval 99 - 45 7,299
SAT 05/08/1972 2:20 PM Perth v East Perth Lathlain Park 88 - 95 10,833
SAT 05/08/1972 2:20 PM Subiaco v South Fremantle Subiaco Oval 151 - 81 4,018
SAT 05/08/1972 2:20 PM West Perth v East Fremantle Leederville Oval 68 - 124 8,736

Round 17 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Claremont 1st 15 -0- 2 60 126.8% 1,856 1,464
East Perth 2nd 13 -0- 4 52 131.7% 1,912 1,452
Perth 3rd 9 -0- 8 36 114.0% 1,728 1,516
West Perth 4th 8 -0- 9 32 100.3% 1,511 1,507
East Fremantle 5th 8 -0- 9 32 98.5% 1,661 1,687
Subiaco 6th 6 -0- 11 24 90.4% 1,658 1,835
Swan Districts 7th 5 -0- 12 20 77.7% 1,473 1,895
South Fremantle 8th 4 -0- 13 16 77.0% 1,481 1,924

Round 18

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 12/08/1972 2:20 PM East Fremantle v Claremont East Fremantle Oval 84 - 134 11,018
SAT 12/08/1972 2:20 PM East Perth v Subiaco Perth Oval 80 - 89 8,174
SAT 12/08/1972 2:20 PM South Fremantle v Perth Fremantle Oval 111 - 124 4,723
SAT 12/08/1972 2:20 PM Swan Districts v West Perth Bassendean Oval 74 - 60 6,442

Round 18 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Claremont 1st 16 -0- 2 64 128.6% 1,990 1,548
East Perth 2nd 13 -0- 5 52 129.3% 1,992 1,541
Perth 3rd 10 -0- 8 40 113.8% 1,852 1,627
West Perth 4th 8 -0- 10 32 99.4% 1,571 1,581
East Fremantle 5th 8 -0- 10 32 95.8% 1,745 1,821
Subiaco 6th 7 -0- 11 28 91.2% 1,747 1,915
Swan Districts 7th 6 -0- 12 24 79.1% 1,547 1,955
South Fremantle 8th 4 -0- 14 16 77.7% 1,592 2,048

Round 19

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 19/08/1972 2:20 PM Claremont v South Fremantle Claremont Oval 119 - 61 5,345
SAT 19/08/1972 2:20 PM East Fremantle v Perth East Fremantle Oval 86 - 76 6,167
SAT 19/08/1972 2:20 PM Subiaco v Swan Districts Subiaco Oval 88 - 62 5,353
SAT 19/08/1972 2:20 PM West Perth v East Perth Leederville Oval 56 - 104 6,051

Round 19 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Claremont 1st 17 -0- 2 68 131.1% 2,109 1,609
East Perth 2nd 14 -0- 5 56 131.2% 2,096 1,597
Perth 3rd 10 -0- 9 40 112.6% 1,928 1,713
East Fremantle 4th 9 -0- 10 36 96.5% 1,831 1,897
West Perth 5th 8 -0- 11 32 96.6% 1,627 1,685
Subiaco 6th 8 -0- 11 32 92.8% 1,835 1,977
Swan Districts 7th 6 -0- 13 24 78.8% 1,609 2,043
South Fremantle 8th 4 -0- 15 16 76.3% 1,653 2,167

Round 20

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 26/08/1972 2:20 PM Perth v Subiaco Lathlain Park 106 - 100 8,169
SAT 26/08/1972 2:20 PM South Fremantle v East Perth Fremantle Oval 141 - 106 4,413
SAT 26/08/1972 2:20 PM Swan Districts v East Fremantle Bassendean Oval 116 - 59 5,413
SAT 26/08/1972 2:20 PM West Perth v Claremont Leederville Oval 89 - 62 7,420

Round 20 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Claremont 1st 17 -0- 3 68 127.9% 2,171 1,698
East Perth 2nd 14 -0- 6 56 126.7% 2,202 1,738
Perth 3rd 11 -0- 9 44 112.2% 2,034 1,813
West Perth 4th 9 -0- 11 36 98.2% 1,716 1,747
East Fremantle 5th 9 -0- 11 36 93.9% 1,890 2,013
Subiaco 6th 8 -0- 12 32 92.9% 1,935 2,083
Swan Districts 7th 7 -0- 13 28 82.1% 1,725 2,102
South Fremantle 8th 5 -0- 15 20 78.9% 1,794 2,273

Round 21

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 02/09/1972 2:20 PM East Perth v East Fremantle Perth Oval 154 - 77 8,873
SAT 02/09/1972 2:20 PM Perth v West Perth Lathlain Park 92 - 84 9,567
SAT 02/09/1972 2:20 PM South Fremantle v Swan Districts Fremantle Oval 155 - 69 5,324
SAT 02/09/1972 2:20 PM Subiaco v Claremont Subiaco Oval 117 - 124 8,334

Round 21 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Claremont 1st 18 -0- 3 72 126.4% 2,295 1,815
East Perth 2nd 15 -0- 6 60 129.8% 2,356 1,815
Perth 3rd 12 -0- 9 48 112.1% 2,126 1,897
West Perth 4th 9 -0- 12 36 97.9% 1,800 1,839
East Fremantle 5th 9 -0- 12 36 90.8% 1,967 2,167
Subiaco 6th 8 -0- 13 32 93.0% 2,052 2,207
Swan Districts 7th 7 -0- 14 28 79.5% 1,794 2,257
South Fremantle 8th 6 -0- 15 24 83.2% 1,949 2,342

Final Round 1

Semi Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 09/09/1972 2:20 PM Perth v West Perth Subiaco Oval 90 - 75 23,057
SAT 16/09/1972 2:20 PM Claremont v East Perth Subiaco Oval 69 - 86 24,119

Final Round 2

Preliminary Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 23/09/1972 2:20 PM Claremont v Perth Subiaco Oval 105 - 74 23,556

Final Round 3

Grand Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 30/09/1972 2:20 PM East Perth v Claremont Subiaco Oval 71 - 56 46,055