Victoria Park · Sat 27 May 1972 · 20,771 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CollingwoodCOLL | 3.3 | 12.5 | 21.11 | 184 |
| GeelongGEEL | 4.3 | 8.8 | 12.11 | 109 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 184 and 109.
Collingwood won by 75 points.
28.16 (184) — 16.13 (109)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Greening | 35 | 11 | 46 | 10 | — | 6 |
| Wayne Richardson | 26 | 3 | 29 | 6 | — | 3 |
| Max Richardson | 21 | 6 | 27 | 8 |
| — |
| 1 |
| Barry Price | 17 | 6 | 23 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Len Thompson | 12 | 11 | 23 | 10 | — | 0 |
| Ian McOrist | 12 | 8 | 20 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Graeme Jenkin | 17 | 2 | 19 | 7 | — | 5 |
| Ross Dunne | 17 | 2 | 19 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Robert Dean | 13 | 6 | 19 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Peter McKenna | 15 | 3 | 18 | 9 | — | 12 |
| Con Britt | 17 | 1 | 18 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Alan Atkinson | 17 | 1 | 18 | 8 | — | 0 |
| Rod Oborne | 14 | 3 | 17 | 8 | — | 0 |
| Ronnie Wearmouth | 10 | 3 | 13 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Denis OCallaghan | 10 | 2 | 12 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Mike Delahunty | 8 | 1 | 9 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Jeff Clifton | 8 | 1 | 9 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Paul Stevens | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Henry Coles | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Doug Gott | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 |
Greening 6, Richardson 3, Richardson 1, McOrist 1, Jenkin 5, McKenna 12
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Closter | 26 | 1 | 27 | 14 | — | 0 |
| David Clarke | 22 | 0 | 22 | 6 | — | 4 |
| Ivan Russell | 19 | 3 | 22 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Bill Ryan | 12 | 6 | 18 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Gareth Andrews | 17 | 1 | 18 | 10 | — | 0 |
| Gordon Reid | 13 | 4 | 17 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Geoff Ainsworth | 13 | 2 | 15 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Ian Hampshire | 12 | 2 | 14 | 11 | — | 1 |
| Doug Wade | 11 | 2 | 13 | 8 | — | 5 |
| Ian Nankervis | 10 | 3 | 13 | 0 | — | 3 |
| David Barkley | 11 | 2 | 13 | 4 | — | 2 |
| Doug Stephenson | 9 | 4 | 13 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Robert Whatman | 9 | 4 | 13 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Phil Stevens | 9 | 2 | 11 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Rod Blake | 10 | 1 | 11 | 5 | — | 0 |
| John Scarlett | 7 | 3 | 10 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Hugh Strahan | 6 | 3 | 9 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Tim Evans | 7 | 1 | 8 | 2 | — | 0 |
| David Harris | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Bruce Nankervis | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 |