Junction Oval · Sat 22 Jul 1972 · 11,046 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FitzroyFITZ | 1.2 | 5.2 | 6.8 | 69 |
| GeelongGEEL | 1.0 | 6.5 | 8.11 | 85 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 69 and 85.
Geelong won by 16 points.
10.9 (69) — 12.13 (85)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Murphy | 30 | 1 | 31 | 9 | — | 1 |
| Garry Wilson | 21 | 7 | 28 | 8 | — | 3 |
| Alan Thompson | 23 | 2 | 25 | 4 | — |
| 0 |
| Barry Padley | 16 | 2 | 18 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Kevin Murray | 14 | 3 | 17 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Harvey Merrigan | 16 | 1 | 17 | 9 | — | 0 |
| Laurie Richards | 11 | 4 | 15 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Leigh Robertson | 11 | 3 | 14 | 2 | — | 0 |
| David Wall | 12 | 1 | 13 | 7 | — | 2 |
| Renato Serafini | 11 | 1 | 12 | 4 | — | 1 |
| David Rhodes | 10 | 2 | 12 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Trevor Lloyd | 8 | 3 | 11 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Jim Christou | 10 | 1 | 11 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Mike Andrews | 7 | 4 | 11 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Glenn Robertson | 8 | 1 | 9 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Ian McCulloch | 5 | 4 | 9 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Norm Dare | 8 | 1 | 9 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Norm Brown | 6 | 3 | 9 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Geoffrey Austen | 6 | 0 | 6 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Ray Brain | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Nankervis | 31 | 6 | 37 | 5 | — | 0 |
| David Clarke | 23 | 0 | 23 | 7 | — | 1 |
| Michael Woolnough | 19 | 2 | 21 | 9 | — | 1 |
| Gareth Andrews | 18 | 2 | 20 | 10 | — | 2 |
| Sam Newman | 13 | 7 | 20 | 8 | — | 0 |
| Ken Newland | 13 | 7 | 20 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Geoff Ainsworth | 17 | 0 | 17 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Bill Ryan | 16 | 1 | 17 | 9 | — | 0 |
| Robert Whatman | 13 | 4 | 17 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Paul Sarah | 15 | 0 | 15 | 6 | — | 1 |
| Tim Evans | 12 | 1 | 13 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Rod Stokes | 10 | 2 | 12 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Doug Wade | 10 | 1 | 11 | 4 | — | 4 |
| David Barkley | 10 | 1 | 11 | 4 | — | 2 |
| Peter Stephens | 8 | 3 | 11 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Kevin Higgins | 9 | 0 | 9 | 5 | — | 0 |
| John Scarlett | 5 | 2 | 7 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Ian Hampshire | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Bruce Nankervis | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Tony Gilmore | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 |