Princes Park · Sat 26 Aug 1972 · 32,048 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CarltonCARL | 6.2 | 13.5 | 19.9 | 156 |
| HawthornHAW | 6.4 | 8.9 | 11.14 | 88 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 156 and 88.
Carlton won by 68 points.
24.12 (156) — 11.22 (88)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Robertson | 21 | 9 | 30 | 13 | — | 0 |
| Alex Jesaulenko | 22 | 5 | 27 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Syd Jackson | 18 | 7 | 25 | 5 |
| — |
| 1 |
| Greg Kennedy | 17 | 5 | 22 | 10 | — | 12 |
| Adrian Gallagher | 20 | 1 | 21 | 5 | — | 2 |
| David Dickson | 13 | 3 | 16 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Barry Armstrong | 16 | 0 | 16 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Paul Hurst | 12 | 2 | 14 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Bruce Doull | 12 | 2 | 14 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Peter Jones | 10 | 3 | 13 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Geoff Southby | 12 | 0 | 12 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Phillip Pinnell | 10 | 2 | 12 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Trevor Keogh | 11 | 0 | 11 | 1 | — | 1 |
| John Nicholls | 9 | 2 | 11 | 2 | — | 0 |
| David McKay | 9 | 1 | 10 | 5 | — | 2 |
| Peter Hall | 9 | 1 | 10 | 6 | — | 2 |
| Robert Walls | 7 | 0 | 7 | 1 | — | 2 |
| John OConnell | 6 | 1 | 7 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Kevin Hall | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Gary Crane | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leigh Matthews | 27 | 2 | 29 | 5 | — | 2 |
| Des Meagher | 24 | 3 | 27 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Peter Crimmins | 20 | 5 | 25 | 1 | — | 2 |
| Kelvin Matthews | 19 | 2 | 21 | 9 | — | 1 |
| John Hendrie | 18 | 1 | 19 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Leon Rice | 16 | 3 | 19 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Bob Keddie | 14 | 2 | 16 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Ken Beck | 12 | 3 | 15 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Michael Moncrieff | 12 | 0 | 12 | 7 | — | 3 |
| David Parkin | 11 | 1 | 12 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Les Hawken | 11 | 0 | 11 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Kevin Heath | 10 | 1 | 11 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Alan Martello | 8 | 2 | 10 | 4 | — | 2 |
| Gene Chiron | 5 | 4 | 9 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Kelvin Moore | 7 | 0 | 7 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Michael Porter | 7 | 0 | 7 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Gerald McCarthy | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Charlie Grummisch | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Ian Bremner | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Alan Goad | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 |