Arden St · Sat 15 Apr 1972 · 10,383 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North MelbourneNM | 5.3 | 8.5 | 11.10 | 86 |
| FitzroyFITZ | 4.5 | 8.10 | 11.12 | 109 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 86 and 109.
Fitzroy won by 23 points.
12.14 (86) — 16.13 (109)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Kekovich | 21 | 6 | 27 | 5 | — | 3 |
| John Perry | 25 | 2 | 27 | 6 | — | 1 |
| Vin Doolan | 17 | 7 | 24 | 4 | — |
| 0 |
| Stan Mitchell | 17 | 3 | 20 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Keith Greig | 12 | 7 | 19 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Barry Goodingham | 15 | 3 | 18 | 10 | — | 0 |
| Michael Redenbach | 13 | 4 | 17 | 3 | — | 1 |
| David Pretty | 12 | 5 | 17 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Rob Smith | 11 | 6 | 17 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Kerry Haywood | 12 | 5 | 17 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Ken Montgomery | 13 | 4 | 17 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Phil Ryan | 11 | 5 | 16 | 5 | — | 2 |
| Frank Gumbleton | 8 | 4 | 12 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Phil Baker | 9 | 2 | 11 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Denis Pagan | 10 | 0 | 10 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Brian Mulvihill | 6 | 3 | 9 | 4 | — | 2 |
| Glenn Joseph | 8 | 1 | 9 | 2 | — | 0 |
| David Dench | 7 | 0 | 7 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Brian Hall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Gary Cowton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Murphy | 25 | 3 | 28 | 3 | — | 2 |
| Alan Thompson | 24 | 3 | 27 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Barry Padley | 20 | 5 | 25 | 4 | — | 2 |
| David Rhodes | 22 | 2 | 24 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Leigh Robertson | 15 | 5 | 20 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Kevin Murray | 12 | 7 | 19 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Shane Molloy | 9 | 8 | 17 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Garry Wilson | 11 | 5 | 16 | 4 | — | 4 |
| Warwick Irwin | 12 | 2 | 14 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Renato Serafini | 11 | 3 | 14 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Trevor Lloyd | 13 | 1 | 14 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Graeme Renwick | 11 | 1 | 12 | 6 | — | 3 |
| Ian McCulloch | 6 | 6 | 12 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Laurie Richards | 7 | 4 | 11 | 4 | — | 2 |
| David Wall | 9 | 1 | 10 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Doug Searl | 8 | 1 | 9 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Russell Crow | 5 | 2 | 7 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Harvey Merrigan | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Glenn Robertson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Norm Dare | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |