Waverley Park · Sat 15 Jul 1972 · 30,887 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MelbourneMELB | 2.1 | 4.2 | 6.6 | 58 |
| CollingwoodCOLL | 3.3 | 7.5 | 9.10 | 73 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 58 and 73.
Collingwood won by 15 points.
8.10 (58) — 10.13 (73)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Callery | 24 | 3 | 27 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Gary Hardeman | 25 | 2 | 27 | 9 | — | 0 |
| Greg Wells | 20 | 2 | 22 | 4 | — |
| 4 |
| Stan Alves | 18 | 3 | 21 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Graham Molloy | 15 | 6 | 21 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Robert McKenzie | 12 | 5 | 17 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Mike Collins | 16 | 1 | 17 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Barry Bourke | 15 | 0 | 15 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Geoff Harrold | 13 | 2 | 15 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Stephen Kerley | 14 | 1 | 15 | 8 | — | 0 |
| Frank Davis | 11 | 2 | 13 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Peter Keenan | 9 | 0 | 9 | 7 | — | 1 |
| John Clennett | 7 | 1 | 8 | 4 | — | 1 |
| John Gallus | 8 | 0 | 8 | 6 | — | 0 |
| John Tilbrook | 8 | 0 | 8 | 1 | — | 0 |
| John Letcher | 6 | 1 | 7 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Graham Osborne | 6 | 1 | 7 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Lloyd Burgmann | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Ross Brewer | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Denis Clark | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Richardson | 25 | 1 | 26 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Len Thompson | 16 | 4 | 20 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Barry Price | 13 | 7 | 20 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Ronnie Wearmouth | 18 | 1 | 19 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Daryl Salmon | 17 | 2 | 19 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Ross Dunne | 16 | 2 | 18 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Ted Potter | 17 | 1 | 18 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Ian McOrist | 15 | 2 | 17 | 3 | — | 3 |
| Max Richardson | 13 | 4 | 17 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Doug Gott | 14 | 2 | 16 | 6 | — | 1 |
| Robert Dean | 12 | 4 | 16 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Lee Adamson | 12 | 2 | 14 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Graeme Jenkin | 10 | 3 | 13 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Con Britt | 13 | 0 | 13 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Alan Atkinson | 11 | 0 | 11 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Paul Stevens | 8 | 1 | 9 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Peter McKenna | 7 | 1 | 8 | 2 | — | 3 |
| Jeff Clifton | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Bob Heard | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Denis OCallaghan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 |
Richardson 1, Wearmouth 1, McOrist 3, Richardson 1, Gott 1, McKenna 3