Glenferrie Oval · Sat 29 Jul 1972 · 24,132 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HawthornHAW | 1.3 | 6.6 | 7.12 | 82 |
| CollingwoodCOLL | 6.3 | 12.8 | 16.8 | 127 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 82 and 127.
Collingwood won by 45 points.
11.16 (82) — 19.13 (127)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Parkin | 19 | 4 | 23 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Des Meagher | 21 | 0 | 21 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Leigh Matthews | 19 | 1 | 20 | 2 | — |
| 2 |
| Ray Wilson | 19 | 0 | 19 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Kelvin Matthews | 15 | 3 | 18 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Norm Bussell | 16 | 2 | 18 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Peter Knights | 13 | 4 | 17 | 9 | — | 3 |
| Bob Keddie | 16 | 0 | 16 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Robert Day | 15 | 1 | 16 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Kelvin Moore | 13 | 2 | 15 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Kevin Heath | 13 | 1 | 14 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Bruce Stevenson | 11 | 2 | 13 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Leon Rice | 8 | 3 | 11 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Don Scott | 10 | 1 | 11 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Les Hawken | 10 | 0 | 10 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Alan Martello | 7 | 2 | 9 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Geoff Angus | 8 | 0 | 8 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Ken Beck | 6 | 2 | 8 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Charlie Grummisch | 6 | 1 | 7 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Peter Crimmins | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 1 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Richardson | 27 | 4 | 31 | 1 | — | 4 |
| Len Thompson | 22 | 8 | 30 | 11 | — | 0 |
| Paul Stevens | 21 | 3 | 24 | 4 | — | 3 |
| Max Richardson | 20 | 3 | 23 | 5 | — | 3 |
| Ronnie Wearmouth | 12 | 7 | 19 | 3 | — | 3 |
| Barry Price | 13 | 5 | 18 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Jeff Clifton | 15 | 3 | 18 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Con Britt | 14 | 3 | 17 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Alan Atkinson | 14 | 2 | 16 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Lee Adamson | 11 | 4 | 15 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Ross Dunne | 13 | 2 | 15 | 8 | — | 0 |
| Rod Oborne | 13 | 1 | 14 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Ted Potter | 13 | 1 | 14 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Daryl Salmon | 12 | 1 | 13 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Robert Dean | 8 | 3 | 11 | 4 | — | 2 |
| Bob Heard | 7 | 4 | 11 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Doug Gott | 7 | 3 | 10 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Peter McKenna | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Wes McGaw | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Denis OCallaghan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
Richardson 4, Stevens 3, Richardson 3, Wearmouth 3, Price 1, Oborne 1, Dean 2, Gott 1, McKenna 1