Princes Park · Sat 6 May 1972 · 18,365 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CarltonCARL | 7.4 | 12.7 | 18.14 | 147 |
| GeelongGEEL | 2.2 | 5.8 | 10.12 | 98 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 147 and 98.
Carlton won by 49 points.
22.15 (147) — 14.14 (98)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trevor Keogh | 21 | 5 | 26 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Andrew Lukas | 20 | 3 | 23 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Vin Waite | 18 | 5 | 23 | 4 | — |
| 0 |
| Paul Hurst | 19 | 4 | 23 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Barry Armstrong | 20 | 2 | 22 | 7 | — | 3 |
| Syd Jackson | 19 | 1 | 20 | 8 | — | 4 |
| Robert Walls | 17 | 3 | 20 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Alex Jesaulenko | 18 | 2 | 20 | 9 | — | 0 |
| Adrian Gallagher | 16 | 3 | 19 | 5 | — | 2 |
| David Dickson | 17 | 0 | 17 | 4 | — | 3 |
| Greg Kennedy | 14 | 1 | 15 | 8 | — | 7 |
| David McKay | 12 | 3 | 15 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Bruce Doull | 10 | 4 | 14 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Eric Pascoe | 8 | 2 | 10 | 6 | — | 1 |
| John Nicholls | 3 | 7 | 10 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Peter Warburton | 7 | 1 | 8 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Geoff Southby | 6 | 1 | 7 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Phillip Pinnell | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Rod Austin | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Kevin Hall | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Closter | 28 | 2 | 30 | 7 | — | 0 |
| David Clarke | 24 | 1 | 25 | 11 | — | 4 |
| Rod Blake | 18 | 3 | 21 | 11 | — | 0 |
| Gareth Andrews | 17 | 4 | 21 | 9 | — | 0 |
| Tim Evans | 17 | 4 | 21 | 13 | — | 0 |
| David Barkley | 15 | 4 | 19 | 5 | — | 5 |
| Ian Nankervis | 16 | 3 | 19 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Robert Whatman | 16 | 3 | 19 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Geoff Ainsworth | 14 | 4 | 18 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Ken Newland | 11 | 6 | 17 | 5 | — | 2 |
| Phil Stevens | 15 | 2 | 17 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Ian Hampshire | 11 | 5 | 16 | 10 | — | 0 |
| Bill Ryan | 10 | 6 | 16 | 8 | — | 0 |
| Garry Davidson | 13 | 1 | 14 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Kevin Higgins | 9 | 2 | 11 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Greg Lindquist | 9 | 2 | 11 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Doug Wade | 8 | 0 | 8 | 4 | — | 2 |
| John Scarlett | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Michael Woolnough | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Hugh Strahan | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 |