Glenferrie Oval · Sat 1 Jul 1972 · 8,206 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HawthornHAW | 5.2 | 10.7 | 15.11 | 140 |
| North MelbourneNM | 1.4 | 4.5 | 8.10 | 76 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 140 and 76.
Hawthorn won by 64 points.
21.14 (140) — 10.16 (76)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Heath | 24 | 3 | 27 | 13 | — | 0 |
| Leigh Matthews | 19 | 5 | 24 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Peter Crimmins | 22 | 0 | 22 | 0 | — |
| 5 |
| Bruce Stevenson | 20 | 1 | 21 | 10 | — | 1 |
| Kelvin Matthews | 15 | 5 | 20 | 10 | — | 3 |
| Peter Knights | 19 | 0 | 19 | 14 | — | 8 |
| Michael Porter | 17 | 2 | 19 | 7 | — | 2 |
| John Hendrie | 16 | 3 | 19 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Les Hawken | 16 | 1 | 17 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Kelvin Moore | 14 | 1 | 15 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Andrew Scott | 10 | 4 | 14 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Norm Bussell | 11 | 2 | 13 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Des Meagher | 12 | 1 | 13 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Brian Douge | 11 | 1 | 12 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Alan Martello | 11 | 1 | 12 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Don Scott | 9 | 0 | 9 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Ian Bremner | 7 | 0 | 7 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Leon Rice | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Geoff Smith | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Terry Fitzgerald | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Perry | 20 | 0 | 20 | 10 | — | 1 |
| Keith Greig | 17 | 3 | 20 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Ken Montgomery | 16 | 3 | 19 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Robert Peterson | 14 | 3 | 17 | 2 | — | 0 |
| David Pretty | 12 | 3 | 15 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Paul Feltham | 14 | 1 | 15 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Phil Ryan | 12 | 2 | 14 | 8 | — | 0 |
| Barry Goodingham | 12 | 2 | 14 | 8 | — | 0 |
| Denis Pagan | 14 | 0 | 14 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Jeff Hopgood | 11 | 2 | 13 | 4 | — | 1 |
| David Dench | 12 | 1 | 13 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Phil Baker | 11 | 2 | 13 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Gary Cowton | 9 | 4 | 13 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Michael Redenbach | 12 | 0 | 12 | 3 | — | 4 |
| Vin Doolan | 9 | 3 | 12 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Peter Robinson | 7 | 5 | 12 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Bill Nunn | 8 | 3 | 11 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Sam Kekovich | 6 | 3 | 9 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Kerry Haywood | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Glenn Joseph | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |