Waverley Park · Sat 15 Apr 1972 · 16,431 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GeelongGEEL | 1.0 | 4.7 | 5.8 | 65 |
| HawthornHAW | 7.5 | 9.7 | 11.13 | 107 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 65 and 107.
Hawthorn won by 42 points.
9.11 (65) — 15.17 (107)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Nankervis | 22 | 3 | 25 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Tim Evans | 19 | 0 | 19 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Sam Newman | 15 | 3 | 18 | 7 | — |
| 1 |
| Garry Davidson | 16 | 2 | 18 | 4 | — | 0 |
| David Barkley | 15 | 2 | 17 | 3 | — | 2 |
| Kevin Higgins | 17 | 0 | 17 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Jeff Kline | 12 | 4 | 16 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Hugh Strahan | 13 | 2 | 15 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Geoff Ainsworth | 12 | 2 | 14 | 4 | — | 0 |
| John Scarlett | 10 | 3 | 13 | 0 | — | 1 |
| Ken Newland | 9 | 4 | 13 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Peter Stephens | 10 | 3 | 13 | 7 | — | 0 |
| David Harris | 11 | 1 | 12 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Terry Farman | 9 | 2 | 11 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Jim Wright | 11 | 0 | 11 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Bruce Nankervis | 11 | 0 | 11 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Doug Wade | 8 | 2 | 10 | 4 | — | 3 |
| Ian Hampshire | 7 | 1 | 8 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Greg Wells | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Gareth Andrews | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Des Meagher | 26 | 2 | 28 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Peter Crimmins | 21 | 4 | 25 | 2 | — | 1 |
| John Hendrie | 17 | 6 | 23 | 4 | — | 2 |
| Leon Rice | 19 | 2 | 21 | 6 | — | 1 |
| Leigh Matthews | 18 | 1 | 19 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Bruce Stevenson | 12 | 5 | 17 | 10 | — | 1 |
| Charlie Grummisch | 13 | 2 | 15 | 4 | — | 5 |
| Geoff Angus | 11 | 3 | 14 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Ian Bremner | 10 | 4 | 14 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Kevin Heath | 12 | 2 | 14 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Bob Keddie | 11 | 2 | 13 | 2 | — | 2 |
| Alan Martello | 13 | 0 | 13 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Don Scott | 9 | 2 | 11 | 6 | — | 1 |
| Ron Stubbs | 7 | 2 | 9 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Brian Douge | 8 | 1 | 9 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Robert Day | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Kelvin Moore | 9 | 0 | 9 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Les Hawken | 7 | 1 | 8 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Peter Knights | 7 | 0 | 7 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Ross Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |