Glenferrie Oval · Sat 13 May 1972 · 13,727 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HawthornHAW | 6.5 | 11.7 | 13.11 | 92 |
| SydneySYD | 2.4 | 3.9 | 7.13 | 74 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 92 and 74.
Hawthorn won by 18 points.
13.14 (92) — 9.20 (74)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Heath | 23 | 4 | 27 | 8 | — | 2 |
| Des Meagher | 20 | 3 | 23 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Leigh Matthews | 17 | 5 | 22 | 3 | — |
| 1 |
| Peter Crimmins | 21 | 0 | 21 | 3 | — | 3 |
| Les Hawken | 19 | 2 | 21 | 8 | — | 0 |
| Bob Keddie | 15 | 3 | 18 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Peter Knights | 16 | 1 | 17 | 10 | — | 5 |
| Ian Bremner | 17 | 0 | 17 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Ross Johnson | 13 | 3 | 16 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Leon Rice | 13 | 2 | 15 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Kelvin Moore | 13 | 2 | 15 | 5 | — | 0 |
| David Parkin | 13 | 1 | 14 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Don Scott | 6 | 6 | 12 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Robert Day | 11 | 1 | 12 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Ray Wilson | 7 | 2 | 9 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Alan Martello | 9 | 0 | 9 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Kelvin Matthews | 8 | 0 | 8 | 3 | — | 2 |
| Norm Bussell | 8 | 0 | 8 | 1 | — | 0 |
| John Hendrie | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Brian Shinners | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Pitura | 29 | 3 | 32 | 2 | — | 2 |
| Peter Brown | 25 | 1 | 26 | 10 | — | 0 |
| Wayne Walsh | 20 | 2 | 22 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Shane McKew | 19 | 0 | 19 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Eric Moore | 15 | 3 | 18 | 6 | — | 3 |
| Jim Prentice | 15 | 3 | 18 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Peter Bedford | 14 | 3 | 17 | 7 | — | 2 |
| John Rantall | 16 | 1 | 17 | 7 | — | 0 |
| David McLeish | 10 | 2 | 12 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Ricky Quade | 9 | 3 | 12 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Jim Wilkinson | 9 | 2 | 11 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Bob Bell | 10 | 1 | 11 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Russell Cook | 10 | 1 | 11 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Ray Ball | 9 | 1 | 10 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Robert Grima | 6 | 2 | 8 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Reg Gleeson | 7 | 1 | 8 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Keith Baskin | 7 | 1 | 8 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Steve Hoffman | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 1 |
| Stephen Officer | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Jim Haines | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |