Kardinia Park · Sat 29 Apr 1972 · 16,343 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GeelongGEEL | 1.2 | 4.2 | 6.7 | 75 |
| FitzroyFITZ | 4.3 | 8.5 | 14.11 | 127 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 75 and 127.
Fitzroy won by 52 points.
11.9 (75) — 19.13 (127)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Nankervis | 24 | 4 | 28 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Gareth Andrews | 21 | 4 | 25 | 12 | — | 0 |
| Wayne Closter | 24 | 1 | 25 | 4 |
| — |
| 0 |
| David Clarke | 22 | 0 | 22 | 7 | — | 2 |
| David Barkley | 20 | 1 | 21 | 9 | — | 3 |
| Greg Lindquist | 18 | 3 | 21 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Tim Evans | 18 | 3 | 21 | 7 | — | 0 |
| John Scarlett | 15 | 3 | 18 | 6 | — | 2 |
| Phil Stevens | 11 | 3 | 14 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Geoff Ainsworth | 12 | 1 | 13 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Kevin Higgins | 13 | 0 | 13 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Sam Newman | 7 | 6 | 13 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Doug Wade | 9 | 3 | 12 | 7 | — | 3 |
| Ian Hampshire | 8 | 4 | 12 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Garry Davidson | 9 | 1 | 10 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Rod Stokes | 8 | 1 | 9 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Robert Whatman | 7 | 1 | 8 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Jim Wright | 7 | 1 | 8 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Hugh Strahan | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Terry Farman | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Murphy | 28 | 4 | 32 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Barry Padley | 21 | 7 | 28 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Alan Thompson | 23 | 3 | 26 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Garry Wilson | 17 | 6 | 23 | 8 | — | 4 |
| Kevin Murray | 17 | 6 | 23 | 4 | — | 1 |
| David Rhodes | 18 | 4 | 22 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Leigh Robertson | 16 | 5 | 21 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Shane Molloy | 11 | 8 | 19 | 4 | — | 0 |
| David Wall | 14 | 3 | 17 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Doug Searl | 14 | 2 | 16 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Trevor Lloyd | 12 | 2 | 14 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Warwick Irwin | 9 | 4 | 13 | 4 | — | 3 |
| Laurie Richards | 8 | 2 | 10 | 7 | — | 3 |
| Renato Serafini | 8 | 2 | 10 | 4 | — | 2 |
| Ian McCulloch | 4 | 6 | 10 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Harvey Merrigan | 8 | 2 | 10 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Glenn Robertson | 9 | 1 | 10 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Russell Crow | 6 | 3 | 9 | 6 | — | 2 |
| Jim Christou | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Mike Andrews | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 |