Princes Park · Sat 27 May 1972 · 15,626 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CarltonCARL | 4.5 | 10.10 | 12.10 | 109 |
| North MelbourneNM | 2.4 | 5.9 | 5.11 | 47 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 109 and 47.
Carlton won by 62 points.
16.13 (109) — 6.11 (47)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Jesaulenko | 19 | 8 | 27 | 11 | — | 2 |
| Bryan Quirk | 25 | 1 | 26 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Trevor Keogh | 21 | 3 | 24 | 1 | — |
| 2 |
| Robert Walls | 21 | 2 | 23 | 9 | — | 1 |
| David Dickson | 19 | 2 | 21 | 7 | — | 1 |
| Bruce Doull | 15 | 6 | 21 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Paul Hurst | 15 | 5 | 20 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Syd Jackson | 16 | 2 | 18 | 3 | — | 0 |
| David McKay | 12 | 4 | 16 | 8 | — | 1 |
| Andrew Lukas | 14 | 1 | 15 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Kevin Hall | 11 | 4 | 15 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Peter Jones | 10 | 3 | 13 | 10 | — | 2 |
| Geoff Southby | 11 | 2 | 13 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Brian Walsh | 7 | 5 | 12 | 2 | — | 2 |
| John Nicholls | 9 | 2 | 11 | 4 | — | 3 |
| Peter Fyffe | 10 | 1 | 11 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Greg Kennedy | 6 | 4 | 10 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Barry Armstrong | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Barry Gill | 6 | 2 | 8 | 2 | — | 0 |
| John Warden | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Hopgood | 22 | 5 | 27 | 13 | — | 1 |
| Ken Montgomery | 20 | 4 | 24 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Paul Feltham | 21 | 3 | 24 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Vin Doolan | 16 | 7 | 23 | 2 | — | 2 |
| David Pretty | 16 | 4 | 20 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Denis Pagan | 18 | 0 | 18 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Robert Peterson | 14 | 3 | 17 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Gary Cowton | 14 | 3 | 17 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Brian Mulvihill | 11 | 5 | 16 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Phil Ryan | 12 | 4 | 16 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Frank Gumbleton | 12 | 3 | 15 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Brian Hall | 12 | 2 | 14 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Glenn Joseph | 10 | 2 | 12 | 3 | — | 0 |
| David Dench | 10 | 0 | 10 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Sam Kekovich | 7 | 2 | 9 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Neil Brown | 7 | 0 | 7 | 2 | — | 0 |
| John Douglas | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Michael Hawking | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Stan Mitchell | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Kerry Haywood | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 |