M.C.G. · Sat 8 Jul 1972 · 46,471 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RichmondRICH | 3.5 | 9.9 | 12.13 | 119 |
| CarltonCARL | 2.4 | 7.5 | 12.7 | 88 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 119 and 88.
Richmond won by 31 points.
17.17 (119) — 13.10 (88)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Stewart | 20 | 7 | 27 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Craig McKellar | 14 | 12 | 26 | 12 | — | 0 |
| Graeme Bond | 19 | 5 | 24 | 1 | — |
| 2 |
| Roger Dean | 16 | 8 | 24 | 0 | — | 2 |
| Kevin Morris | 18 | 3 | 21 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Paul Sproule | 19 | 2 | 21 | 0 | — | 1 |
| Wayne Walsh | 16 | 2 | 18 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Francis Bourke | 14 | 2 | 16 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Daryl Cumming | 11 | 4 | 15 | 2 | — | 3 |
| Barry Richardson | 11 | 2 | 13 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Bryan Wood | 10 | 3 | 13 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Kevin Sheedy | 12 | 0 | 12 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Ricky McLean | 8 | 3 | 11 | 3 | — | 5 |
| Neil Balme | 7 | 2 | 9 | 4 | — | 2 |
| Brian Roberts | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Rex Hunt | 7 | 1 | 8 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Steve Hywood | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Laurie Fowler | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Dick Clay | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Marty McMillan | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Robertson | 21 | 5 | 26 | 8 | — | 1 |
| Adrian Gallagher | 24 | 1 | 25 | 5 | — | 2 |
| Gary Crane | 21 | 1 | 22 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Geoff Southby | 16 | 4 | 20 | 3 | — | 0 |
| David McKay | 15 | 4 | 19 | 11 | — | 0 |
| Brent Crosswell | 12 | 7 | 19 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Robert Walls | 16 | 1 | 17 | 8 | — | 2 |
| Vin Waite | 9 | 5 | 14 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Phillip Pinnell | 10 | 4 | 14 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Trevor Keogh | 11 | 1 | 12 | 1 | — | 1 |
| John Nicholls | 4 | 7 | 11 | 4 | — | 2 |
| Alex Jesaulenko | 8 | 3 | 11 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Bruce Doull | 8 | 3 | 11 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Andrew Lukas | 10 | 1 | 11 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Bryan Quirk | 9 | 0 | 9 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Greg Kennedy | 5 | 3 | 8 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Peter Jones | 5 | 1 | 6 | 4 | — | 3 |
| Paul Hurst | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Peter Fyffe | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 |
| David Dickson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |