Glenferrie Oval · Sat 12 Aug 1972 · 18,834 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HawthornHAW | 3.2 | 7.7 | 13.11 | 102 |
| RichmondRICH | 4.6 | 7.6 | 14.8 | 113 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 102 and 113.
Richmond won by 11 points.
15.12 (102) — 17.11 (113)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leigh Matthews | 20 | 2 | 22 | 8 | — | 2 |
| Alan Martello | 20 | 1 | 21 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Des Meagher | 20 | 0 | 20 | 3 | — |
| 0 |
| Robert Day | 14 | 6 | 20 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Peter Crimmins | 15 | 3 | 18 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Leon Rice | 17 | 1 | 18 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Bob Keddie | 15 | 1 | 16 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Ian Bremner | 13 | 2 | 15 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Michael Moncrieff | 12 | 1 | 13 | 4 | — | 7 |
| John Hendrie | 11 | 2 | 13 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Don Scott | 11 | 2 | 13 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Ray Wilson | 10 | 3 | 13 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Kevin Heath | 10 | 1 | 11 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Peter Knights | 10 | 1 | 11 | 3 | — | 0 |
| David Parkin | 10 | 1 | 11 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Alan Goad | 6 | 4 | 10 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Les Hawken | 8 | 2 | 10 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Kelvin Moore | 8 | 0 | 8 | 3 | — | 2 |
| Kelvin Matthews | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Ken Beck | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Morris | 19 | 3 | 22 | 0 | — | 1 |
| Barry Richardson | 16 | 1 | 17 | 4 | — | 2 |
| Anthony Smith | 11 | 4 | 15 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Wayne Walsh | 14 | 1 | 15 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Craig McKellar | 13 | 1 | 14 | 8 | — | 0 |
| Graeme Bond | 12 | 1 | 13 | 3 | — | 2 |
| Paul Sproule | 12 | 1 | 13 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Francis Bourke | 11 | 2 | 13 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Dick Clay | 12 | 1 | 13 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Neil Balme | 10 | 2 | 12 | 4 | — | 2 |
| Laurie Fowler | 12 | 0 | 12 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Ray Boyanich | 12 | 0 | 12 | 8 | — | 0 |
| Rex Hunt | 12 | 0 | 12 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Steve Hywood | 9 | 1 | 10 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Daryl Cumming | 8 | 1 | 9 | 2 | — | 5 |
| Royce Hart | 7 | 1 | 8 | 2 | — | 2 |
| Marty McMillan | 6 | 0 | 6 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Roger Dean | 6 | 0 | 6 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Bryan Wood | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Ian Stewart | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 |