Junction Oval · Sat 12 Aug 1972 · 7,451 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FitzroyFITZ | 3.3 | 6.7 | 9.12 | 98 |
| SydneySYD | 1.4 | 3.8 | 4.11 | 53 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 98 and 53.
Fitzroy won by 45 points.
14.14 (98) — 6.17 (53)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Murphy | 30 | 4 | 34 | 9 | — | 1 |
| Garry Wilson | 25 | 6 | 31 | 8 | — | 3 |
| Laurie Richards | 25 | 4 | 29 | 16 |
| — |
| 1 |
| Warwick Irwin | 23 | 3 | 26 | 7 | — | 1 |
| David Rhodes | 18 | 6 | 24 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Alan Thompson | 20 | 3 | 23 | 3 | — | 2 |
| Shane Molloy | 16 | 7 | 23 | 8 | — | 0 |
| Barry Padley | 20 | 1 | 21 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Kevin Murray | 15 | 3 | 18 | 5 | — | 0 |
| David Wall | 10 | 7 | 17 | 6 | — | 0 |
| John Formosa | 15 | 2 | 17 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Doug Searl | 12 | 3 | 15 | 9 | — | 5 |
| Harvey Merrigan | 11 | 2 | 13 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Russell Crow | 8 | 3 | 11 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Norm Brown | 9 | 0 | 9 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Norm Dare | 9 | 0 | 9 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Trevor Lloyd | 6 | 2 | 8 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Ian McCulloch | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Gerry Noonan | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Greg Booth | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Ewin | 21 | 1 | 22 | 6 | — | 1 |
| Brian Woodman | 16 | 6 | 22 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Keith Baskin | 18 | 2 | 20 | 5 | — | 3 |
| Bruce Davis | 20 | 0 | 20 | 6 | — | 0 |
| John Pitura | 19 | 0 | 19 | 8 | — | 0 |
| John Rantall | 16 | 2 | 18 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Ricky Quade | 17 | 0 | 17 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Norm Goss | 15 | 1 | 16 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Peter Bedford | 9 | 7 | 16 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Max Robertson | 15 | 0 | 15 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Russell McHenry | 15 | 0 | 15 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Russell Cook | 13 | 1 | 14 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Reg Gleeson | 12 | 0 | 12 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Greg Miller | 10 | 0 | 10 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Stewart Gull | 8 | 0 | 8 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Graham Dempster | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Peter Brown | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Lance Morton | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Robert Hay | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 |
| David McLeish | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |