Waverley Park · Mon 12 Jun 1972 · 13,968 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North MelbourneNM | 2.2 | 7.6 | 11.8 | 95 |
| GeelongGEEL | 4.6 | 6.10 | 11.17 | 104 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 95 and 104.
Geelong won by 9 points.
14.11 (95) — 14.20 (104)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keith Greig | 22 | 6 | 28 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Vin Doolan | 19 | 8 | 27 | 9 | — | 1 |
| Ken Montgomery | 21 | 4 | 25 | 6 | — |
| 0 |
| John Perry | 18 | 3 | 21 | 8 | — | 1 |
| Paul Feltham | 21 | 0 | 21 | 3 | — | 1 |
| David Pretty | 15 | 4 | 19 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Stan Mitchell | 14 | 3 | 17 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Glenn Joseph | 12 | 3 | 15 | 4 | — | 2 |
| Denis Pagan | 13 | 2 | 15 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Bill Nunn | 10 | 4 | 14 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Michael Redenbach | 10 | 3 | 13 | 3 | — | 3 |
| Phil Ryan | 13 | 0 | 13 | 8 | — | 1 |
| Barry Goodingham | 9 | 4 | 13 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Gary Cowton | 9 | 3 | 12 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Kerry Haywood | 8 | 3 | 11 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Michael Hawking | 8 | 2 | 10 | 4 | — | 4 |
| David Dench | 8 | 1 | 9 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Peter Robinson | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Ross Henshaw | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Frank Gumbleton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Nankervis | 27 | 6 | 33 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Wayne Closter | 26 | 1 | 27 | 10 | — | 0 |
| Gareth Andrews | 24 | 2 | 26 | 11 | — | 0 |
| David Clarke | 21 | 1 | 22 | 5 | — | 2 |
| David Barkley | 14 | 5 | 19 | 8 | — | 1 |
| Ian Hampshire | 12 | 6 | 18 | 8 | — | 0 |
| Phil Stevens | 16 | 2 | 18 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Tim Evans | 15 | 1 | 16 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Robert Whatman | 13 | 2 | 15 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Sam Newman | 11 | 4 | 15 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Doug Wade | 10 | 4 | 14 | 6 | — | 7 |
| Paul Sarah | 12 | 2 | 14 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Ken Newland | 10 | 3 | 13 | 6 | — | 1 |
| Ivan Russell | 11 | 2 | 13 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Peter Stephens | 10 | 2 | 12 | 7 | — | 0 |
| John Scarlett | 9 | 2 | 11 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Geoff Ainsworth | 9 | 2 | 11 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Terry Mayne | 6 | 1 | 7 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Bill Ryan | 4 | 3 | 7 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Greg Lindquist | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |