M.C.G. · Sat 5 Aug 1972 · 33,364 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MelbourneMELB | 2.3 | 2.6 | 3.10 | 66 |
| CarltonCARL | 3.4 | 5.7 | 9.11 | 77 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 66 and 77.
Carlton won by 11 points.
8.18 (66) — 11.11 (77)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Callery | 21 | 1 | 22 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Stephen Kerley | 19 | 3 | 22 | 8 | — | 0 |
| Frank Davis | 17 | 3 | 20 | 4 | — |
| 0 |
| Greg Wells | 18 | 1 | 19 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Stan Alves | 16 | 1 | 17 | 8 | — | 2 |
| Barry Bourke | 17 | 0 | 17 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Ray Biffin | 16 | 0 | 16 | 9 | — | 0 |
| Gary Hardeman | 13 | 1 | 14 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Mike Collins | 12 | 1 | 13 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Tony Sullivan | 11 | 1 | 12 | 3 | — | 0 |
| John Letcher | 11 | 1 | 12 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Greg Parke | 8 | 3 | 11 | 7 | — | 2 |
| Denis Clark | 10 | 1 | 11 | 5 | — | 0 |
| John Clennett | 11 | 0 | 11 | 8 | — | 0 |
| Ross Brewer | 8 | 0 | 8 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Graham Osborne | 6 | 1 | 7 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Graham Molloy | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Peter Keenan | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Ross Dillon | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 |
| John Townsend | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adrian Gallagher | 26 | 1 | 27 | 10 | — | 1 |
| Trevor Keogh | 20 | 4 | 24 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Barry Armstrong | 22 | 2 | 24 | 4 | — | 1 |
| David Dickson | 16 | 3 | 19 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Alex Jesaulenko | 15 | 4 | 19 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Vin Waite | 14 | 4 | 18 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Phillip Pinnell | 13 | 3 | 16 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Andrew Lukas | 14 | 2 | 16 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Peter Jones | 10 | 5 | 15 | 9 | — | 2 |
| Syd Jackson | 14 | 1 | 15 | 3 | — | 1 |
| David McKay | 14 | 1 | 15 | 8 | — | 1 |
| Neil Chandler | 11 | 4 | 15 | 2 | — | 0 |
| John Nicholls | 7 | 6 | 13 | 4 | — | 2 |
| Geoff Southby | 13 | 0 | 13 | 4 | — | 0 |
| John OConnell | 11 | 2 | 13 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Bruce Doull | 10 | 1 | 11 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Greg Kennedy | 7 | 3 | 10 | 5 | — | 2 |
| Kevin Hall | 9 | 1 | 10 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Brent Crosswell | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Bryan Quirk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |