Princes Park · Sat 1 Jul 1972 · 35,106 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CarltonCARL | 1.1 | 2.5 | 7.8 | 70 |
| CollingwoodCOLL | 2.2 | 5.5 | 6.6 | 62 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 70 and 62.
Carlton won by 8 points.
10.10 (70) — 9.8 (62)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Robertson | 22 | 4 | 26 | 10 | — | 1 |
| Bryan Quirk | 22 | 3 | 25 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Vin Waite | 18 | 5 | 23 | 9 | — |
| 0 |
| Adrian Gallagher | 20 | 0 | 20 | 9 | — | 1 |
| Bruce Doull | 12 | 7 | 19 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Alex Jesaulenko | 16 | 2 | 18 | 6 | — | 1 |
| Robert Walls | 15 | 3 | 18 | 9 | — | 0 |
| Paul Hurst | 15 | 3 | 18 | 5 | — | 0 |
| David Dickson | 13 | 4 | 17 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Trevor Keogh | 14 | 2 | 16 | 4 | — | 3 |
| Peter Jones | 11 | 3 | 14 | 7 | — | 2 |
| David McKay | 9 | 5 | 14 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Brent Crosswell | 11 | 1 | 12 | 7 | — | 1 |
| Andrew Lukas | 9 | 3 | 12 | 3 | — | 0 |
| John Nicholls | 7 | 3 | 10 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Gary Crane | 9 | 1 | 10 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Geoff Southby | 8 | 1 | 9 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Phillip Pinnell | 5 | 3 | 8 | 2 | — | 0 |
| John OConnell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Syd Jackson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Richardson | 30 | 4 | 34 | 7 | — | 2 |
| John Greening | 24 | 3 | 27 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Max Richardson | 23 | 1 | 24 | 6 | — | 2 |
| Barry Price | 12 | 7 | 19 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Ronnie Wearmouth | 10 | 8 | 18 | 0 | — | 2 |
| Doug Gott | 13 | 3 | 16 | 4 | — | 2 |
| Daryl Salmon | 13 | 3 | 16 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Graeme Jenkin | 14 | 1 | 15 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Rod Oborne | 12 | 2 | 14 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Ross Dunne | 10 | 2 | 12 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Denis OCallaghan | 10 | 1 | 11 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Ted Potter | 11 | 0 | 11 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Len Thompson | 9 | 1 | 10 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Alan Atkinson | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Jeff Clifton | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Ian McOrist | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Con Britt | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Robert Dean | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Bob Heard | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Paul Stevens | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 |
Richardson 2, Richardson 2, Wearmouth 2, Gott 2, Jenkin 1