Junction Oval · Sat 26 Aug 1972 · 17,252 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FitzroyFITZ | 4.6 | 10.14 | 14.17 | 104 |
| EssendonESS | 5.2 | 7.3 | 15.8 | 119 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 104 and 119.
Essendon won by 15 points.
14.20 (104) — 18.11 (119)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Murphy | 30 | 0 | 30 | 3 | — | 2 |
| Norm Dare | 24 | 1 | 25 | 6 | — | 2 |
| Shane Molloy | 12 | 7 | 19 | 6 | — |
| 0 |
| Garry Wilson | 14 | 4 | 18 | 5 | — | 2 |
| Warwick Irwin | 14 | 3 | 17 | 1 | — | 2 |
| Laurie Richards | 15 | 2 | 17 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Kevin Murray | 9 | 7 | 16 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Doug Searl | 14 | 1 | 15 | 8 | — | 0 |
| Trevor Lloyd | 10 | 4 | 14 | 1 | — | 2 |
| Harvey Merrigan | 14 | 0 | 14 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Alan Thompson | 12 | 1 | 13 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Russell Crow | 9 | 3 | 12 | 4 | — | 0 |
| David Wall | 11 | 1 | 12 | 3 | — | 0 |
| David Rhodes | 9 | 3 | 12 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Barry Padley | 10 | 2 | 12 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Leigh Robertson | 8 | 2 | 10 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Norm Brown | 7 | 2 | 9 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Gerry Noonan | 6 | 2 | 8 | 2 | — | 3 |
| John Formosa | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Glenn Robertson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Wilson | 22 | 3 | 25 | 5 | — | 4 |
| Barry Davis | 22 | 3 | 25 | 8 | — | 2 |
| Des Tuddenham | 19 | 5 | 24 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Neville Fields | 18 | 4 | 22 | 6 | — | 1 |
| Gary Parkes | 21 | 0 | 21 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Ken Fletcher | 19 | 1 | 20 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Hugh Delahunty | 14 | 3 | 17 | 9 | — | 3 |
| Ken Roberts | 13 | 3 | 16 | 5 | — | 2 |
| Ray Smith | 14 | 2 | 16 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Alan Noonan | 9 | 6 | 15 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Don McKenzie | 10 | 4 | 14 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Peter Daniel | 12 | 1 | 13 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Geoff Blethyn | 10 | 2 | 12 | 5 | — | 4 |
| Barry Grinter | 9 | 2 | 11 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Darryl Gerlach | 9 | 1 | 10 | 4 | — | 0 |
| John Williams | 10 | 0 | 10 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Len Halley | 6 | 3 | 9 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Graeme Schultz | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | — | 1 |
| John Cassin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Greg Perry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |