Waverley Park · Sat 13 May 1972 · 30,114 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CarltonCARL | 3.2 | 4.6 | 7.11 | 75 |
| MelbourneMELB | 2.2 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 38 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 75 and 38.
Carlton won by 37 points.
10.15 (75) — 5.8 (38)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trevor Keogh | 23 | 6 | 29 | 7 | — | 1 |
| Adrian Gallagher | 27 | 2 | 29 | 16 | — | 1 |
| Robert Walls | 21 | 3 | 24 | 17 | — |
| 0 |
| Alex Jesaulenko | 19 | 2 | 21 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Brian Walsh | 17 | 2 | 19 | 1 | — | 2 |
| Bryan Quirk | 14 | 5 | 19 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Syd Jackson | 16 | 3 | 19 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Barry Armstrong | 15 | 3 | 18 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Barry Gill | 11 | 5 | 16 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Paul Hurst | 14 | 2 | 16 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Bruce Doull | 13 | 3 | 16 | 2 | — | 0 |
| John Nicholls | 12 | 3 | 15 | 7 | — | 2 |
| David Dickson | 13 | 2 | 15 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Vin Waite | 10 | 3 | 13 | 3 | — | 0 |
| David McKay | 11 | 1 | 12 | 9 | — | 0 |
| Andrew Lukas | 9 | 3 | 12 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Greg Kennedy | 8 | 2 | 10 | 7 | — | 3 |
| Geoff Southby | 7 | 2 | 9 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Rod Austin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Peter Fyffe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Callery | 24 | 2 | 26 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Greg Wells | 19 | 2 | 21 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Ross Dillon | 14 | 4 | 18 | 8 | — | 1 |
| Gary Hardeman | 13 | 5 | 18 | 9 | — | 0 |
| Graham Molloy | 15 | 3 | 18 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Barry Bourke | 16 | 0 | 16 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Mike Collins | 12 | 2 | 14 | 2 | — | 2 |
| Ray Biffin | 14 | 0 | 14 | 3 | — | 0 |
| John Townsend | 8 | 6 | 14 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Denis Clark | 12 | 1 | 13 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Stan Alves | 13 | 0 | 13 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Max Walker | 9 | 2 | 11 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Tony Sullivan | 10 | 1 | 11 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Greg Parke | 6 | 2 | 8 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Peter Sinclair | 8 | 0 | 8 | 3 | — | 1 |
| John Clennett | 8 | 0 | 8 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Peter Keenan | 5 | 1 | 6 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Frank Davis | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Henry Ritterman | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Ross Brewer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |