Kardinia Park · Sat 24 Jun 1972 · 14,426 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GeelongGEEL | 2.1 | 7.9 | 11.10 | 104 |
| SydneySYD | 3.6 | 3.8 | 5.13 | 73 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 104 and 73.
Geelong won by 31 points.
15.14 (104) — 10.13 (73)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Newland | 17 | 14 | 31 | 10 | — | 0 |
| Gareth Andrews | 22 | 3 | 25 | 8 | — | 0 |
| Ian Nankervis | 21 | 2 | 23 | 1 |
| — |
| 1 |
| Robert Whatman | 17 | 6 | 23 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Tim Evans | 17 | 4 | 21 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Tony Gilmore | 20 | 0 | 20 | 6 | — | 1 |
| Peter Stephens | 13 | 3 | 16 | 8 | — | 1 |
| John Scarlett | 10 | 6 | 16 | 9 | — | 0 |
| Paul Sarah | 13 | 1 | 14 | 4 | — | 2 |
| Doug Wade | 12 | 1 | 13 | 5 | — | 8 |
| David Barkley | 9 | 3 | 12 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Wayne Closter | 12 | 0 | 12 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Terry Mayne | 9 | 2 | 11 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Phil Stevens | 10 | 1 | 11 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Sam Newman | 7 | 3 | 10 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Geoff Ainsworth | 10 | 0 | 10 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Ian Hampshire | 5 | 5 | 10 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Bill Ryan | 10 | 0 | 10 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Chris Lynch | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Ivan Russell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garry Robertson | 22 | 4 | 26 | 8 | — | 0 |
| Russell Cook | 17 | 7 | 24 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Norm Goss | 21 | 2 | 23 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Ricky Quade | 20 | 1 | 21 | 3 | — | 4 |
| Steve Hoffman | 14 | 6 | 20 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Bruce Davis | 16 | 2 | 18 | 6 | — | 1 |
| John Rantall | 18 | 0 | 18 | 8 | — | 0 |
| John Pitura | 16 | 1 | 17 | 7 | — | 1 |
| Shane McKew | 11 | 5 | 16 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Gary Brice | 14 | 1 | 15 | 7 | — | 3 |
| John Murphy | 11 | 1 | 12 | 4 | — | 1 |
| George Lakes | 10 | 2 | 12 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Eric Moore | 8 | 2 | 10 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Stephen Officer | 8 | 2 | 10 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Ray Ball | 9 | 0 | 9 | 3 | — | 0 |
| David McLeish | 8 | 1 | 9 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Bob Bell | 9 | 0 | 9 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Reg Gleeson | 8 | 1 | 9 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Jim Prentice | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Russell McHenry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |