Kardinia Park · Sat 8 Jul 1972 · 23,873 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GeelongGEEL | 2.1 | 6.6 | 9.9 | 70 |
| EssendonESS | 3.2 | 5.4 | 5.6 | 60 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 70 and 60.
Geelong won by 10 points.
10.10 (70) — 9.6 (60)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Nankervis | 33 | 3 | 36 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Tony Gilmore | 20 | 2 | 22 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Ken Newland | 15 | 4 | 19 | 8 | — |
| 1 |
| David Clarke | 17 | 1 | 18 | 4 | — | 3 |
| Paul Sarah | 17 | 1 | 18 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Gareth Andrews | 16 | 2 | 18 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Phil Stevens | 17 | 1 | 18 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Hugh Strahan | 16 | 2 | 18 | 8 | — | 0 |
| David Barkley | 14 | 3 | 17 | 5 | — | 2 |
| Sam Newman | 15 | 2 | 17 | 8 | — | 0 |
| Kevin Higgins | 17 | 0 | 17 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Bill Ryan | 13 | 4 | 17 | 8 | — | 0 |
| Robert Whatman | 11 | 2 | 13 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Tim Evans | 11 | 2 | 13 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Ian Hampshire | 9 | 4 | 13 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Doug Wade | 9 | 1 | 10 | 3 | — | 4 |
| Geoff Ainsworth | 8 | 0 | 8 | 4 | — | 0 |
| John Scarlett | 8 | 0 | 8 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Michael Woolnough | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Jim Wright | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graeme Schultz | 16 | 6 | 22 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Des Tuddenham | 18 | 1 | 19 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Neville Fields | 18 | 1 | 19 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Barry Grinter | 17 | 1 | 18 | 9 | — | 0 |
| Len Halley | 13 | 2 | 15 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Barry Davis | 15 | 0 | 15 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Ken Roberts | 11 | 3 | 14 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Hugh Delahunty | 12 | 1 | 13 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Ken Fletcher | 12 | 1 | 13 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Laurie Moloney | 11 | 1 | 12 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Geoff Blethyn | 11 | 0 | 11 | 5 | — | 5 |
| Don McKenzie | 10 | 1 | 11 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Darryl Gerlach | 11 | 0 | 11 | 2 | — | 0 |
| John Williams | 10 | 0 | 10 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Alan Noonan | 6 | 2 | 8 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Greg Perry | 6 | 2 | 8 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Peter Daniel | 6 | 0 | 6 | 3 | — | 0 |
| John Cassin | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Andrew Wilson | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Charlie Payne | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 |