Windy Hill · Sat 15 Jul 1972 · 23,251 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EssendonESS | 4.5 | 6.8 | 11.10 | 90 |
| RichmondRICH | 2.2 | 5.5 | 10.6 | 111 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 90 and 111.
Richmond won by 21 points.
13.12 (90) — 17.9 (111)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neville Fields | 23 | 1 | 24 | 5 | — | 0 |
| John Williams | 19 | 2 | 21 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Andrew Wilson | 18 | 2 | 20 | 4 |
| — |
| 2 |
| Alan Noonan | 17 | 1 | 18 | 7 | — | 3 |
| Ken Fletcher | 17 | 1 | 18 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Barry Davis | 15 | 2 | 17 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Des Tuddenham | 13 | 3 | 16 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Barry Grinter | 13 | 2 | 15 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Len Halley | 10 | 3 | 13 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Peter Daniel | 12 | 0 | 12 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Robin Close | 7 | 3 | 10 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Darryl Gerlach | 10 | 0 | 10 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Gary Parkes | 9 | 0 | 9 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Ray Smith | 8 | 0 | 8 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Geoff Blethyn | 7 | 0 | 7 | 4 | — | 3 |
| Don Gross | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | 1 |
| Greg Perry | 5 | 2 | 7 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Hugh Delahunty | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Graeme Schultz | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 1 |
| Don McKenzie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Francis Bourke | 21 | 0 | 21 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Kevin Morris | 19 | 1 | 20 | 1 | — | 2 |
| Ian Stewart | 18 | 2 | 20 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Roger Dean | 18 | 1 | 19 | 4 | — | 2 |
| Royce Hart | 15 | 3 | 18 | 5 | — | 2 |
| Kevin Sheedy | 17 | 1 | 18 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Graeme Bond | 15 | 0 | 15 | 1 | — | 5 |
| Steve Hywood | 9 | 5 | 14 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Kevin Bartlett | 12 | 0 | 12 | 1 | — | 2 |
| Wayne Walsh | 11 | 1 | 12 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Bryan Wood | 7 | 5 | 12 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Dick Clay | 12 | 0 | 12 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Craig McKellar | 10 | 2 | 12 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Barry Richardson | 9 | 0 | 9 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Paul Sproule | 8 | 1 | 9 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Neil Balme | 7 | 1 | 8 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Rex Hunt | 7 | 1 | 8 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Eric Leech | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Daryl Cumming | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Bill Nalder | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |