Lake Oval · Sat 20 May 1972 · 12,421 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SydneySYD | 2.1 | 3.3 | 7.5 | 61 |
| FitzroyFITZ | 5.4 | 8.6 | 15.9 | 119 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 61 and 119.
Fitzroy won by 58 points.
9.7 (61) — 18.11 (119)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Pitura | 22 | 4 | 26 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Russell Cook | 21 | 4 | 25 | 12 | — | 0 |
| Wayne Walsh | 23 | 1 | 24 | 2 | — |
| 0 |
| Peter Bedford | 19 | 4 | 23 | 2 | — | 5 |
| Shane McKew | 17 | 4 | 21 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Jim Prentice | 16 | 4 | 20 | 5 | — | 2 |
| Robert Stibbard | 13 | 5 | 18 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Bob Bell | 15 | 1 | 16 | 2 | — | 0 |
| John Rantall | 13 | 0 | 13 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Jim Haines | 10 | 2 | 12 | 0 | — | 1 |
| Eric Moore | 12 | 0 | 12 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Reg Gleeson | 9 | 3 | 12 | 0 | — | 0 |
| David McLeish | 9 | 2 | 11 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Ray Ball | 9 | 1 | 10 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Peter Brown | 9 | 1 | 10 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Stephen Officer | 8 | 0 | 8 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Ricky Quade | 7 | 0 | 7 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Norm Goss | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Jim Wilkinson | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Robert Grima | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laurie Richards | 22 | 10 | 32 | 16 | — | 3 |
| Alan Thompson | 26 | 5 | 31 | 8 | — | 1 |
| Doug Searl | 23 | 6 | 29 | 14 | — | 0 |
| Garry Wilson | 23 | 4 | 27 | 7 | — | 5 |
| Leigh Robertson | 22 | 1 | 23 | 13 | — | 0 |
| John Murphy | 20 | 2 | 22 | 10 | — | 1 |
| Graeme Renwick | 14 | 7 | 21 | 8 | — | 1 |
| Warwick Irwin | 15 | 5 | 20 | 5 | — | 2 |
| Shane Molloy | 12 | 5 | 17 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Kevin Murray | 15 | 2 | 17 | 5 | — | 0 |
| David Rhodes | 15 | 2 | 17 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Barry Padley | 13 | 3 | 16 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Trevor Lloyd | 9 | 3 | 12 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Russell Crow | 9 | 1 | 10 | 6 | — | 1 |
| Harvey Merrigan | 8 | 2 | 10 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Renato Serafini | 7 | 1 | 8 | 5 | — | 3 |
| Ian McCulloch | 5 | 3 | 8 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Mike Andrews | 5 | 1 | 6 | 2 | — | 0 |
| David Wall | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Barry McKenzie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |