Arden St · Sat 20 May 1972 · 14,091 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North MelbourneNM | 2.4 | 3.6 | 6.12 | 61 |
| EssendonESS | 1.3 | 10.7 | 14.8 | 96 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 61 and 96.
Essendon won by 35 points.
8.13 (61) — 14.12 (96)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denis Pagan | 20 | 3 | 23 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Paul Feltham | 14 | 7 | 21 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Vin Doolan | 19 | 1 | 20 | 1 | — |
| 1 |
| Ken Montgomery | 17 | 2 | 19 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Brian Mulvihill | 15 | 3 | 18 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Phil Ryan | 11 | 6 | 17 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Glenn Joseph | 12 | 4 | 16 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Keith Greig | 13 | 3 | 16 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Sam Kekovich | 12 | 2 | 14 | 0 | — | 2 |
| Stan Mitchell | 10 | 3 | 13 | 1 | — | 2 |
| Brian Hall | 12 | 1 | 13 | 3 | — | 0 |
| John Douglas | 11 | 1 | 12 | 5 | — | 1 |
| David Dench | 11 | 1 | 12 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Kerry Haywood | 12 | 0 | 12 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Jeff Hopgood | 8 | 3 | 11 | 6 | — | 1 |
| David Pretty | 8 | 3 | 11 | 3 | — | 0 |
| John Duthie | 3 | 8 | 11 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Phil Baker | 5 | 1 | 6 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Bill Nunn | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Gary Cowton | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Williams | 24 | 4 | 28 | 13 | — | 0 |
| Barry Davis | 20 | 5 | 25 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Laurie Moloney | 20 | 3 | 23 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Alan Noonan | 16 | 4 | 20 | 9 | — | 0 |
| Neville Fields | 18 | 1 | 19 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Robin Close | 14 | 5 | 19 | 12 | — | 1 |
| Ken Hogan | 16 | 1 | 17 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Ken Fletcher | 16 | 1 | 17 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Des Tuddenham | 10 | 5 | 15 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Greg Perry | 10 | 3 | 13 | 9 | — | 2 |
| Ken Roberts | 10 | 3 | 13 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Wayne Headlam | 12 | 0 | 12 | 4 | — | 3 |
| Geoff Blethyn | 10 | 0 | 10 | 5 | — | 3 |
| John Cassin | 7 | 3 | 10 | 3 | — | 2 |
| Barry Grinter | 8 | 2 | 10 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Darryl Gerlach | 10 | 0 | 10 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Don McKenzie | 9 | 0 | 9 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Sandy Talbot | 5 | 2 | 7 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Peter Daniel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Andrew Wilson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |