Arden St · Sat 8 Apr 1972 · 10,200 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North MelbourneNM | 6.4 | 7.4 | 11.7 | 76 |
| HawthornHAW | 4.3 | 13.12 | 14.15 | 138 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 76 and 138.
Hawthorn won by 62 points.
11.10 (76) — 19.24 (138)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vin Doolan | 16 | 7 | 23 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Sam Kekovich | 18 | 4 | 22 | 3 | — | 4 |
| Barry Goodingham | 16 | 2 | 18 | 9 |
| — |
| 0 |
| John Perry | 15 | 2 | 17 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Denis Pagan | 16 | 0 | 16 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Glenn Joseph | 11 | 5 | 16 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Keith Greig | 13 | 2 | 15 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Phil Baker | 10 | 4 | 14 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Ken Montgomery | 11 | 3 | 14 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Robert Peterson | 9 | 3 | 12 | 2 | — | 1 |
| David Dench | 10 | 2 | 12 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Frank Gumbleton | 10 | 2 | 12 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Phil Ryan | 7 | 4 | 11 | 4 | — | 3 |
| Rob Smith | 7 | 4 | 11 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Russell Muir | 8 | 3 | 11 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Kerry Haywood | 10 | 0 | 10 | 2 | — | 0 |
| David Pretty | 10 | 0 | 10 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Brian Mulvihill | 4 | 3 | 7 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Michael Redenbach | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Bill Nunn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Day | 22 | 4 | 26 | 6 | — | 2 |
| Peter Crimmins | 23 | 3 | 26 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Leigh Matthews | 21 | 0 | 21 | 6 | — | 8 |
| Alan Martello | 16 | 4 | 20 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Des Meagher | 20 | 0 | 20 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Bruce Stevenson | 15 | 3 | 18 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Bob Keddie | 17 | 0 | 17 | 7 | — | 4 |
| Peter Knights | 17 | 0 | 17 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Charlie Grummisch | 11 | 4 | 15 | 5 | — | 1 |
| John Hendrie | 9 | 5 | 14 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Leon Rice | 12 | 2 | 14 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Don Scott | 10 | 4 | 14 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Kevin Heath | 12 | 2 | 14 | 4 | — | 0 |
| David Parkin | 12 | 1 | 13 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Ian Bremner | 8 | 4 | 12 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Brian Douge | 9 | 2 | 11 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Kelvin Moore | 11 | 0 | 11 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Les Hawken | 5 | 3 | 8 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Ron Stubbs | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Brian Shinners | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 |