Moorabbin Oval · Sat 19 Aug 1972 · 18,836 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St KildaSTK | 3.5 | 6.6 | 12.11 | 90 |
| MelbourneMELB | 3.3 | 6.4 | 8.9 | 89 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 90 and 89.
St Kilda won by 1 point.
13.12 (90) — 13.11 (89)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carl Ditterich | 16 | 9 | 25 | 9 | — | 1 |
| Stuart Trott | 23 | 1 | 24 | 5 | — | 2 |
| John Manzie | 17 | 5 | 22 | 4 | — |
| 4 |
| Allan Davis | 19 | 2 | 21 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Ross Smith | 15 | 5 | 20 | 1 | — | 2 |
| Stephen Theodore | 11 | 8 | 19 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Gary Colling | 11 | 6 | 17 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Barry Breen | 12 | 4 | 16 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Wayne Judson | 11 | 3 | 14 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Travis Payze | 12 | 1 | 13 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Stephen Rae | 11 | 2 | 13 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Neil Besanko | 10 | 2 | 12 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Bob Murray | 12 | 0 | 12 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Graham Scott | 7 | 4 | 11 | 5 | — | 2 |
| Jeff Moran | 8 | 3 | 11 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Rod Galt | 9 | 1 | 10 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Brian Mynott | 7 | 2 | 9 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Shane Grambeau | 8 | 1 | 9 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Ian Corner | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Mick Malthouse | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stan Alves | 22 | 7 | 29 | 13 | — | 4 |
| Paul Callery | 22 | 1 | 23 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Trevor Rollinson | 20 | 3 | 23 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Greg Wells | 19 | 2 | 21 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Gary Hardeman | 13 | 3 | 16 | 9 | — | 0 |
| Graham Molloy | 11 | 4 | 15 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Tony Sullivan | 13 | 2 | 15 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Greg Parke | 12 | 1 | 13 | 12 | — | 4 |
| Ross Brewer | 12 | 1 | 13 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Stephen Kerley | 12 | 1 | 13 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Ray Biffin | 10 | 2 | 12 | 3 | — | 0 |
| John Letcher | 11 | 1 | 12 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Robert McKenzie | 10 | 2 | 12 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Henry Ritterman | 11 | 0 | 11 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Graham Osborne | 8 | 1 | 9 | 7 | — | 2 |
| Frank Davis | 7 | 1 | 8 | 2 | — | 0 |
| John Clennett | 5 | 1 | 6 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Barry Bourke | 6 | 0 | 6 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Peter Yeo | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Max Walker | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 |