Junction Oval · Sat 13 May 1972 · 26,776 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FitzroyFITZ | 2.3 | 5.8 | 8.12 | 75 |
| CollingwoodCOLL | 5.3 | 7.4 | 8.9 | 100 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 75 and 100.
Collingwood won by 25 points.
10.15 (75) — 15.10 (100)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garry Wilson | 22 | 7 | 29 | 6 | — | 2 |
| David Rhodes | 23 | 6 | 29 | 9 | — | 0 |
| Alan Thompson | 20 | 3 | 23 | 3 | — |
| 0 |
| Warwick Irwin | 21 | 1 | 22 | 8 | — | 1 |
| John Murphy | 20 | 2 | 22 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Laurie Richards | 13 | 7 | 20 | 12 | — | 1 |
| Trevor Lloyd | 12 | 6 | 18 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Shane Molloy | 7 | 10 | 17 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Doug Searl | 14 | 2 | 16 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Barry Padley | 10 | 4 | 14 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Harvey Merrigan | 12 | 1 | 13 | 3 | — | 0 |
| David Wall | 9 | 2 | 11 | 6 | — | 1 |
| Glenn Robertson | 10 | 1 | 11 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Renato Serafini | 10 | 0 | 10 | 7 | — | 4 |
| Barry McKenzie | 9 | 0 | 9 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Jim Christou | 8 | 1 | 9 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Kevin Murray | 7 | 2 | 9 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Russell Crow | 5 | 1 | 6 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Norm Dare | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Ray Brain | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Richardson | 26 | 2 | 28 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Ian McOrist | 17 | 6 | 23 | 5 | — | 6 |
| Denis OCallaghan | 22 | 0 | 22 | 5 | — | 0 |
| John Greening | 12 | 8 | 20 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Max Richardson | 16 | 4 | 20 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Paul Stevens | 18 | 1 | 19 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Len Thompson | 15 | 3 | 18 | 5 | — | 2 |
| Henry Coles | 16 | 1 | 17 | 4 | — | 3 |
| Gary Tredrea | 12 | 3 | 15 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Bob Heard | 10 | 4 | 14 | 9 | — | 0 |
| Barry Price | 10 | 4 | 14 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Rod Oborne | 13 | 1 | 14 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Ross Dunne | 10 | 3 | 13 | 2 | — | 0 |
| John Vickery | 9 | 4 | 13 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Mike Delahunty | 9 | 1 | 10 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Alan Atkinson | 7 | 2 | 9 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Daryl Salmon | 7 | 1 | 8 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Peter McKenna | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Doug Gott | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Laurie Kaine | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |