Western Oval · Sat 6 May 1972 · 18,466 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western BulldogsWB | 3.2 | 7.4 | 12.14 | 112 |
| FitzroyFITZ | 3.3 | 6.7 | 9.8 | 90 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 112 and 90.
Western Bulldogs won by 22 points.
16.16 (112) — 13.12 (90)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Brown | 17 | 9 | 26 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Bob Cockerell | 19 | 5 | 24 | 3 | — | 2 |
| Barry Round | 20 | 4 | 24 | 11 | — |
| 2 |
| Bill Godridge | 17 | 6 | 23 | 3 | — | 2 |
| Gary Dempsey | 19 | 4 | 23 | 14 | — | 1 |
| Graeme Austin | 19 | 2 | 21 | 2 | — | 3 |
| Charles Pagnoccolo | 17 | 4 | 21 | 3 | — | 3 |
| Stephen Power | 19 | 1 | 20 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Peter Welsh | 15 | 2 | 17 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Bernie Quinlan | 14 | 2 | 16 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Dennis Collins | 13 | 2 | 15 | 1 | — | 1 |
| David Thorpe | 14 | 1 | 15 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Gordon Casey | 11 | 3 | 14 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Les Bartlett | 10 | 1 | 11 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Colin Shaw | 9 | 0 | 9 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Gary Merrington | 6 | 2 | 8 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Ian Salmon | 7 | 1 | 8 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Ron McGowan | 6 | 0 | 6 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Stuart Magee | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Ray Stamp | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garry Wilson | 18 | 8 | 26 | 6 | — | 2 |
| David Rhodes | 20 | 4 | 24 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Laurie Richards | 13 | 11 | 24 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Kevin Murray | 16 | 8 | 24 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Trevor Lloyd | 19 | 3 | 22 | 8 | — | 2 |
| Leigh Robertson | 17 | 3 | 20 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Alan Thompson | 17 | 3 | 20 | 3 | — | 0 |
| John Murphy | 16 | 3 | 19 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Barry Padley | 15 | 3 | 18 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Warwick Irwin | 12 | 3 | 15 | 4 | — | 0 |
| David Wall | 14 | 1 | 15 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Renato Serafini | 10 | 3 | 13 | 3 | — | 2 |
| Harvey Merrigan | 8 | 4 | 12 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Shane Molloy | 6 | 5 | 11 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Doug Searl | 10 | 1 | 11 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Alex Ruscuklic | 9 | 0 | 9 | 5 | — | 5 |
| Russell Crow | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Ian McCulloch | 3 | 4 | 7 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Mike Andrews | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Glenn Robertson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |