Junction Oval · Mon 12 Jun 1972 · 23,103 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FitzroyFITZ | 4.3 | 8.8 | 10.11 | 89 |
| MelbourneMELB | 3.3 | 6.5 | 12.6 | 88 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 89 and 88.
Fitzroy won by 1 point.
12.17 (89) — 13.10 (88)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Murphy | 38 | 0 | 38 | 13 | — | 0 |
| Garry Wilson | 16 | 10 | 26 | 10 | — | 0 |
| Warwick Irwin | 19 | 3 | 22 | 3 | — |
| 2 |
| Shane Molloy | 16 | 5 | 21 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Laurie Richards | 15 | 5 | 20 | 15 | — | 1 |
| Alan Thompson | 18 | 2 | 20 | 4 | — | 0 |
| David Rhodes | 13 | 5 | 18 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Barry Padley | 12 | 3 | 15 | 4 | — | 2 |
| Graeme Renwick | 8 | 7 | 15 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Doug Searl | 13 | 1 | 14 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Trevor Lloyd | 11 | 3 | 14 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Mike Andrews | 11 | 3 | 14 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Harvey Merrigan | 11 | 3 | 14 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Leigh Robertson | 11 | 2 | 13 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Barry McKenzie | 11 | 2 | 13 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Alex Ruscuklic | 9 | 0 | 9 | 7 | — | 6 |
| Russell Crow | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Kevin Murray | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Renato Serafini | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 |
| John Formosa | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Callery | 19 | 5 | 24 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Peter Sinclair | 18 | 4 | 22 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Frank Davis | 19 | 2 | 21 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Stan Alves | 19 | 1 | 20 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Greg Wells | 17 | 3 | 20 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Lloyd Burgmann | 16 | 1 | 17 | 5 | — | 3 |
| Gary Hardeman | 14 | 1 | 15 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Ray Biffin | 11 | 2 | 13 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Ross Brewer | 12 | 0 | 12 | 4 | — | 3 |
| Greg Parke | 10 | 1 | 11 | 4 | — | 3 |
| John Gallus | 10 | 1 | 11 | 8 | — | 0 |
| John Clennett | 10 | 0 | 10 | 7 | — | 2 |
| John Tilbrook | 10 | 0 | 10 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Stephen Kerley | 10 | 0 | 10 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Henry Ritterman | 9 | 0 | 9 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Col Anderson | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Barry Bourke | 7 | 1 | 8 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Trevor Rollinson | 6 | 1 | 7 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Tony Sullivan | 6 | 0 | 6 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Graham Molloy | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 |