Kardinia Park · Sat 29 Jul 1972 · 24,797 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GeelongGEEL | 1.2 | 5.7 | 7.9 | 67 |
| CarltonCARL | 3.4 | 7.8 | 13.11 | 119 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 67 and 119.
Carlton won by 52 points.
9.13 (67) — 17.17 (119)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Nankervis | 23 | 1 | 24 | 4 | — | 0 |
| David Clarke | 23 | 0 | 23 | 10 | — | 2 |
| Gareth Andrews | 20 | 3 | 23 | 9 |
| — |
| 0 |
| Bill Ryan | 19 | 3 | 22 | 14 | — | 1 |
| Paul Sarah | 18 | 0 | 18 | 5 | — | 2 |
| Wayne Closter | 18 | 0 | 18 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Sam Newman | 12 | 3 | 15 | 13 | — | 0 |
| Kevin Higgins | 15 | 0 | 15 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Ken Newland | 12 | 1 | 13 | 3 | — | 2 |
| Ian Hampshire | 13 | 0 | 13 | 7 | — | 0 |
| David Barkley | 10 | 2 | 12 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Tim Evans | 8 | 4 | 12 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Phil Stevens | 10 | 1 | 11 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Robert Whatman | 6 | 4 | 10 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Geoff Ainsworth | 7 | 2 | 9 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Rod Stokes | 7 | 0 | 7 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Doug Wade | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | 2 |
| John Scarlett | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Garry Davidson | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Rod Blake | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adrian Gallagher | 34 | 1 | 35 | 7 | — | 1 |
| David Dickson | 24 | 7 | 31 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Alex Jesaulenko | 24 | 4 | 28 | 8 | — | 0 |
| Trevor Keogh | 23 | 4 | 27 | 8 | — | 0 |
| Robert Walls | 22 | 3 | 25 | 12 | — | 4 |
| Greg Kennedy | 20 | 1 | 21 | 10 | — | 4 |
| Barry Armstrong | 20 | 0 | 20 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Brent Crosswell | 12 | 6 | 18 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Phillip Pinnell | 15 | 0 | 15 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Syd Jackson | 14 | 0 | 14 | 4 | — | 2 |
| Peter Jones | 6 | 7 | 13 | 6 | — | 2 |
| Vin Waite | 11 | 2 | 13 | 4 | — | 0 |
| David McKay | 9 | 4 | 13 | 4 | — | 0 |
| John Nicholls | 6 | 6 | 12 | 6 | — | 2 |
| John OConnell | 10 | 2 | 12 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Bruce Doull | 10 | 1 | 11 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Andrew Lukas | 7 | 3 | 10 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Geoff Southby | 6 | 2 | 8 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Neil Chandler | 5 | 1 | 6 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Gary Crane | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 |