Princes Park · Sat 1 Apr 1972 · 33,601 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CarltonCARL | 2.4 | 5.9 | 7.11 | 81 |
| FitzroyFITZ | 3.4 | 5.6 | 7.8 | 70 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 81 and 70.
Carlton won by 11 points.
11.15 (81) — 10.10 (70)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Jesaulenko | 24 | 3 | 27 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Barry Armstrong | 21 | 2 | 23 | 2 | — | 2 |
| Adrian Gallagher | 19 | 4 | 23 | 6 |
| — |
| 1 |
| Bryan Quirk | 17 | 3 | 20 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Ian Robertson | 17 | 2 | 19 | 6 | — | 1 |
| Trevor Keogh | 18 | 1 | 19 | 2 | — | 0 |
| John OConnell | 18 | 1 | 19 | 6 | — | 0 |
| David McKay | 7 | 8 | 15 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Bruce Doull | 12 | 3 | 15 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Phillip Pinnell | 11 | 3 | 14 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Peter Jones | 10 | 4 | 14 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Brent Crosswell | 10 | 2 | 12 | 2 | — | 4 |
| Greg Kennedy | 9 | 2 | 11 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Paul Hurst | 10 | 1 | 11 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Robert Walls | 8 | 2 | 10 | 1 | — | 2 |
| John Nicholls | 6 | 4 | 10 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Vin Waite | 8 | 1 | 9 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Geoff Southby | 9 | 0 | 9 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Kevin Hall | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Syd Jackson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Murphy | 23 | 1 | 24 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Shane Molloy | 22 | 2 | 24 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Alan Thompson | 20 | 2 | 22 | 3 | — | 2 |
| Doug Searl | 19 | 1 | 20 | 8 | — | 0 |
| David Rhodes | 16 | 4 | 20 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Kevin Murray | 13 | 5 | 18 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Laurie Richards | 12 | 5 | 17 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Russell Crow | 10 | 4 | 14 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Barry Padley | 12 | 1 | 13 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Ian McCulloch | 8 | 5 | 13 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Ray Sault | 10 | 2 | 12 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Graeme Renwick | 11 | 0 | 11 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Renato Serafini | 10 | 1 | 11 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Noel Zunneberg | 7 | 3 | 10 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Trevor Lloyd | 7 | 3 | 10 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Harvey Merrigan | 8 | 0 | 8 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Alex Ruscuklic | 7 | 0 | 7 | 2 | — | 3 |
| Garry Wilson | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Warwick Irwin | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 |
| David Wall | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | — | 0 |