M.C.G. · Mon 3 Apr 1972 · 72,659 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RichmondRICH | 4.5 | 10.7 | 12.8 | 105 |
| CollingwoodCOLL | 4.3 | 6.7 | 6.16 | 101 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 105 and 101.
Richmond won by 4 points.
16.9 (105) — 14.17 (101)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Francis Bourke | 17 | 5 | 22 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Eric Moore | 17 | 3 | 20 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Roger Dean | 18 | 1 | 19 | 2 | — |
| 1 |
| Kevin Bartlett | 18 | 1 | 19 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Kevin Sheedy | 12 | 5 | 17 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Ian Stewart | 12 | 5 | 17 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Dick Clay | 15 | 0 | 15 | 5 | — | 2 |
| Royce Hart | 11 | 3 | 14 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Grant Allford | 10 | 3 | 13 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Graeme Bond | 11 | 1 | 12 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Ray Boyanich | 7 | 5 | 12 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Craig McKellar | 7 | 5 | 12 | 7 | — | 1 |
| Barry Richardson | 9 | 1 | 10 | 5 | — | 3 |
| Brian Roberts | 3 | 4 | 7 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Greg Hollick | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Peter Cloke | 6 | 0 | 6 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Ricky McLean | 5 | 0 | 5 | 3 | — | 4 |
| Eric Leech | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Bill Beckwith | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 1 |
| Daryl Cumming | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Greening | 25 | 4 | 29 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Wayne Richardson | 24 | 0 | 24 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Max Richardson | 19 | 3 | 22 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Barry Price | 16 | 4 | 20 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Mike Delahunty | 17 | 1 | 18 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Len Thompson | 14 | 3 | 17 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Graeme Jenkin | 16 | 0 | 16 | 9 | — | 1 |
| Ted Potter | 12 | 3 | 15 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Peter McKenna | 11 | 1 | 12 | 8 | — | 6 |
| Ross Dunne | 11 | 1 | 12 | 2 | — | 2 |
| Ronnie Wearmouth | 11 | 1 | 12 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Alan Atkinson | 11 | 1 | 12 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Lee Adamson | 9 | 1 | 10 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Terry Waters | 9 | 1 | 10 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Gary Tredrea | 8 | 0 | 8 | 2 | — | 1 |
| John Walker | 6 | 1 | 7 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Rod Oborne | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Jeff Clifton | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Bob Heard | 5 | 0 | 5 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Denis OCallaghan | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 |