Kardinia Park · Sat 19 Aug 1972 · 23,106 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GeelongGEEL | 2.2 | 5.2 | 10.6 | 112 |
| CollingwoodCOLL | 7.0 | 13.3 | 15.7 | 111 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 112 and 111.
Geelong won by 1 point.
17.10 (112) — 17.9 (111)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Clarke | 23 | 0 | 23 | 9 | — | 4 |
| Wayne Closter | 23 | 0 | 23 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Gareth Andrews | 20 | 1 | 21 | 10 |
| — |
| 0 |
| Bill Ryan | 18 | 3 | 21 | 12 | — | 0 |
| Paul Sarah | 16 | 2 | 18 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Bruce Nankervis | 16 | 1 | 17 | 8 | — | 0 |
| Ken Newland | 9 | 7 | 16 | 6 | — | 1 |
| John Scarlett | 9 | 7 | 16 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Ian Hampshire | 11 | 5 | 16 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Michael Woolnough | 14 | 1 | 15 | 0 | — | 2 |
| Ian Nankervis | 13 | 1 | 14 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Garry Davidson | 12 | 1 | 13 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Robert Whatman | 11 | 1 | 12 | 4 | — | 3 |
| Geoff Ainsworth | 10 | 2 | 12 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Tim Evans | 11 | 0 | 11 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Doug Wade | 9 | 1 | 10 | 4 | — | 4 |
| Rod Blake | 6 | 1 | 7 | 4 | — | 2 |
| Phil Stevens | 7 | 0 | 7 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Sam Newman | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Hugh Strahan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Len Thompson | 20 | 9 | 29 | 6 | — | 1 |
| Max Richardson | 25 | 2 | 27 | 9 | — | 2 |
| Wayne Richardson | 24 | 2 | 26 | 9 | — | 1 |
| Robert Dean | 13 | 8 | 21 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Bob Heard | 18 | 1 | 19 | 12 | — | 0 |
| Paul Stevens | 16 | 2 | 18 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Ross Dunne | 17 | 1 | 18 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Barry Price | 12 | 5 | 17 | 3 | — | 2 |
| Lee Adamson | 12 | 3 | 15 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Denis OCallaghan | 14 | 0 | 14 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Con Britt | 14 | 0 | 14 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Peter McKenna | 12 | 1 | 13 | 7 | — | 9 |
| Rod Oborne | 12 | 1 | 13 | 7 | — | 2 |
| Ted Potter | 11 | 0 | 11 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Doug Gott | 8 | 2 | 10 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Alan Atkinson | 7 | 3 | 10 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Jeff Clifton | 6 | 2 | 8 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Daryl Salmon | 6 | 1 | 7 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Graeme Jenkin | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Henry Coles | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 |
Thompson 1, Richardson 2, Richardson 1, Price 2, McKenna 9, Oborne 2