Junction Oval · Sat 27 May 1972 · 21,753 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FitzroyFITZ | 2.6 | 8.15 | 9.18 | 97 |
| RichmondRICH | 8.3 | 9.3 | 13.7 | 105 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 97 and 105.
Richmond won by 8 points.
12.25 (97) — 16.9 (105)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Murphy | 29 | 1 | 30 | 4 | — | 0 |
| David Rhodes | 20 | 5 | 25 | 9 | — | 0 |
| Warwick Irwin | 20 | 4 | 24 | 8 | — |
| 0 |
| Laurie Richards | 15 | 8 | 23 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Kevin Murray | 15 | 7 | 22 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Alex Ruscuklic | 17 | 3 | 20 | 7 | — | 3 |
| Mike Andrews | 15 | 5 | 20 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Leigh Robertson | 16 | 4 | 20 | 4 | — | 0 |
| David Wall | 13 | 4 | 17 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Alan Thompson | 14 | 2 | 16 | 1 | — | 2 |
| Renato Serafini | 12 | 4 | 16 | 7 | — | 1 |
| Shane Molloy | 9 | 6 | 15 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Doug Searl | 14 | 0 | 14 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Barry Padley | 9 | 3 | 12 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Russell Crow | 9 | 0 | 9 | 7 | — | 4 |
| Harvey Merrigan | 9 | 0 | 9 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Trevor Lloyd | 6 | 2 | 8 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Ian McCulloch | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Jim Christou | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| John Formosa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Royce Hart | 18 | 5 | 23 | 8 | — | 3 |
| Kevin Bartlett | 22 | 1 | 23 | 1 | — | 2 |
| Greg Hollick | 20 | 1 | 21 | 0 | — | 2 |
| Kevin Sheedy | 21 | 0 | 21 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Kevin Morris | 14 | 2 | 16 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Barry Richardson | 13 | 2 | 15 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Roger Dean | 13 | 0 | 13 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Ricky McLean | 10 | 2 | 12 | 7 | — | 3 |
| Paul Sproule | 11 | 1 | 12 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Graeme Bond | 11 | 0 | 11 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Marty McMillan | 9 | 1 | 10 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Bryan Wood | 7 | 3 | 10 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Francis Bourke | 8 | 2 | 10 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Neil Balme | 7 | 2 | 9 | 4 | — | 4 |
| Ian Stewart | 6 | 3 | 9 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Brian Roberts | 6 | 3 | 9 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Craig McKellar | 7 | 1 | 8 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Eric Leech | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Merv Keane | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Peter Cloke | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |