Waverley Park · Tue 25 Apr 1972 · 50,367 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EssendonESS | 0.4 | 6.7 | 7.7 | 73 |
| CarltonCARL | 2.3 | 3.4 | 7.9 | 88 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 73 and 88.
Carlton won by 15 points.
10.13 (73) — 13.10 (88)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neville Fields | 19 | 1 | 20 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Don Gross | 14 | 6 | 20 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Ken Fletcher | 17 | 2 | 19 | 4 | — |
| 0 |
| John Williams | 17 | 2 | 19 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Alan Noonan | 15 | 1 | 16 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Ken Hogan | 16 | 0 | 16 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Laurie Moloney | 13 | 2 | 15 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Robin Close | 14 | 0 | 14 | 6 | — | 1 |
| Barry Davis | 14 | 0 | 14 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Ken Roberts | 13 | 0 | 13 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Charlie Payne | 13 | 0 | 13 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Len Halley | 10 | 2 | 12 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Geoff Blethyn | 10 | 1 | 11 | 1 | — | 7 |
| Don McKenzie | 8 | 2 | 10 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Peter Hickmott | 7 | 3 | 10 | 2 | — | 0 |
| John Cassin | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Gary Grainger | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Sandy Talbot | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Peter Daniel | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Barry Grinter | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brent Crosswell | 30 | 4 | 34 | 16 | — | 0 |
| Adrian Gallagher | 21 | 1 | 22 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Andrew Lukas | 21 | 1 | 22 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Robert Walls | 18 | 3 | 21 | 5 | — | 2 |
| Trevor Keogh | 15 | 4 | 19 | 4 | — | 2 |
| Alex Jesaulenko | 16 | 3 | 19 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Syd Jackson | 16 | 1 | 17 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Bruce Doull | 13 | 3 | 16 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Vin Waite | 14 | 1 | 15 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Phillip Pinnell | 10 | 5 | 15 | 3 | — | 0 |
| John Nicholls | 11 | 1 | 12 | 4 | — | 1 |
| David McKay | 10 | 2 | 12 | 9 | — | 0 |
| Paul Hurst | 9 | 1 | 10 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Peter Jones | 7 | 2 | 9 | 5 | — | 2 |
| Bryan Quirk | 9 | 0 | 9 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Geoff Southby | 8 | 1 | 9 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Greg Kennedy | 8 | 0 | 8 | 3 | — | 4 |
| Peter Warburton | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 |
| David Dickson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 |
| John OConnell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |