Glenferrie Oval · Sat 15 Jul 1972 · 16,844 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HawthornHAW | 8.6 | 9.11 | 13.13 | 128 |
| GeelongGEEL | 1.1 | 7.4 | 12.5 | 98 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 128 and 98.
Hawthorn won by 30 points.
19.14 (128) — 15.8 (98)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leon Rice | 22 | 4 | 26 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Peter Crimmins | 23 | 2 | 25 | 3 | — | 2 |
| Leigh Matthews | 21 | 2 | 23 | 7 | — |
| 2 |
| Kevin Heath | 20 | 3 | 23 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Des Meagher | 16 | 4 | 20 | 9 | — | 1 |
| Alan Martello | 19 | 0 | 19 | 8 | — | 3 |
| Michael Porter | 14 | 3 | 17 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Michael Tuck | 17 | 0 | 17 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Bob Keddie | 15 | 1 | 16 | 2 | — | 5 |
| Bruce Stevenson | 13 | 3 | 16 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Robert Day | 13 | 1 | 14 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Kelvin Matthews | 11 | 1 | 12 | 5 | — | 2 |
| Norm Bussell | 10 | 2 | 12 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Les Hawken | 9 | 3 | 12 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Peter Knights | 11 | 0 | 11 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Ken Beck | 8 | 3 | 11 | 8 | — | 0 |
| David Parkin | 11 | 0 | 11 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Ray Wilson | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Kelvin Moore | 5 | 1 | 6 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Michael Moncrieff | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Nankervis | 19 | 7 | 26 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Bill Ryan | 18 | 4 | 22 | 12 | — | 0 |
| David Clarke | 20 | 0 | 20 | 5 | — | 5 |
| Tony Gilmore | 18 | 2 | 20 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Gareth Andrews | 19 | 0 | 19 | 7 | — | 2 |
| John Scarlett | 13 | 4 | 17 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Ian Hampshire | 11 | 5 | 16 | 10 | — | 0 |
| Phil Stevens | 13 | 2 | 15 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Kevin Higgins | 15 | 0 | 15 | 3 | — | 0 |
| David Barkley | 12 | 1 | 13 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Geoff Ainsworth | 12 | 1 | 13 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Ken Newland | 8 | 4 | 12 | 8 | — | 0 |
| Sam Newman | 8 | 3 | 11 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Doug Wade | 9 | 1 | 10 | 5 | — | 5 |
| Paul Sarah | 9 | 0 | 9 | 4 | — | 3 |
| Tim Evans | 7 | 1 | 8 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Robert Whatman | 5 | 2 | 7 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Hugh Strahan | 5 | 2 | 7 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Rod Stokes | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Peter Stephens | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 |