Kardinia Park · Sat 8 Apr 1972 · 18,498 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GeelongGEEL | 4.1 | 5.3 | 8.3 | 63 |
| RichmondRICH | 1.3 | 8.7 | 12.10 | 149 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 63 and 149.
Richmond won by 86 points.
10.3 (63) — 22.17 (149)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Nankervis | 26 | 0 | 26 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Phil Stevens | 20 | 5 | 25 | 9 | — | 0 |
| Geoff Ainsworth | 19 | 2 | 21 | 7 |
| — |
| 0 |
| Gareth Andrews | 16 | 3 | 19 | 9 | — | 1 |
| Terry Farman | 16 | 2 | 18 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Tim Evans | 15 | 2 | 17 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Bill Ryan | 14 | 2 | 16 | 8 | — | 0 |
| David Barkley | 12 | 2 | 14 | 2 | — | 2 |
| Jim Wright | 9 | 5 | 14 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Graeme Linke | 11 | 2 | 13 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Jeff Kline | 10 | 3 | 13 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Greg Wells | 10 | 2 | 12 | 0 | — | 1 |
| Sam Newman | 8 | 4 | 12 | 3 | — | 0 |
| John Scarlett | 9 | 3 | 12 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Hugh Strahan | 7 | 1 | 8 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Doug Wade | 7 | 0 | 7 | 6 | — | 5 |
| Doug Stephenson | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Rod Blake | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 1 |
| Bruce Nankervis | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Peter Stephens | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Francis Bourke | 24 | 1 | 25 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Kevin Bartlett | 23 | 1 | 24 | 3 | — | 4 |
| Kevin Morris | 18 | 5 | 23 | 3 | — | 3 |
| Ian Stewart | 17 | 5 | 22 | 6 | — | 1 |
| Roger Dean | 18 | 2 | 20 | 2 | — | 3 |
| Royce Hart | 12 | 8 | 20 | 7 | — | 2 |
| Eric Moore | 16 | 4 | 20 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Brian Roberts | 10 | 8 | 18 | 13 | — | 1 |
| Dick Clay | 17 | 0 | 17 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Graeme Bond | 13 | 3 | 16 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Kevin Sheedy | 13 | 3 | 16 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Bill Beckwith | 13 | 1 | 14 | 2 | — | 2 |
| Eric Leech | 10 | 4 | 14 | 8 | — | 0 |
| Ricky McLean | 11 | 1 | 12 | 4 | — | 2 |
| Ray Boyanich | 9 | 3 | 12 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Peter Cloke | 10 | 2 | 12 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Barry Richardson | 7 | 2 | 9 | 5 | — | 3 |
| Craig McKellar | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Grant Allford | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Daryl Cumming | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 |