M.C.G. · Sat 29 Jul 1972 · 44,348 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RichmondRICH | 5.5 | 10.8 | 17.12 | 153 |
| St KildaSTK | 4.2 | 7.6 | 9.11 | 81 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 153 and 81.
Richmond won by 72 points.
23.15 (153) — 11.15 (81)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Walsh | 21 | 3 | 24 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Royce Hart | 20 | 4 | 24 | 8 | — | 1 |
| Ian Stewart | 14 | 7 | 21 | 2 | — |
| 0 |
| Graeme Bond | 19 | 1 | 20 | 1 | — | 4 |
| Bryan Wood | 14 | 5 | 19 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Kevin Sheedy | 16 | 2 | 18 | 7 | — | 1 |
| Rex Hunt | 16 | 2 | 18 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Francis Bourke | 15 | 2 | 17 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Craig McKellar | 12 | 5 | 17 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Ricky McLean | 13 | 3 | 16 | 9 | — | 8 |
| Roger Dean | 11 | 5 | 16 | 3 | — | 2 |
| Barry Richardson | 14 | 2 | 16 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Neil Balme | 12 | 1 | 13 | 10 | — | 4 |
| Steve Hywood | 9 | 2 | 11 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Daryl Cumming | 8 | 2 | 10 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Dick Clay | 10 | 0 | 10 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Kevin Morris | 9 | 0 | 9 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Ray Boyanich | 7 | 1 | 8 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Grant Allford | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Bill Beckwith | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stuart Trott | 24 | 2 | 26 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Allan Davis | 23 | 2 | 25 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Ross Smith | 20 | 4 | 24 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Travis Payze | 18 | 1 | 19 | 6 | — | 1 |
| Carl Ditterich | 13 | 4 | 17 | 10 | — | 2 |
| John Manzie | 16 | 1 | 17 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Wayne Judson | 15 | 1 | 16 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Stephen Rae | 13 | 2 | 15 | 4 | — | 3 |
| Stephen Theodore | 11 | 3 | 14 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Mick Malthouse | 12 | 2 | 14 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Graham Scott | 11 | 1 | 12 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Gary Colling | 10 | 2 | 12 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Kevin Neale | 11 | 1 | 12 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Rod Galt | 9 | 1 | 10 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Bob Murray | 10 | 0 | 10 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Shane Grambeau | 7 | 2 | 9 | 4 | — | 2 |
| David Ellis | 6 | 2 | 8 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Derek Feldmann | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Ian Corner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| John Anthony | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |