Princes Park · Sat 2 Sep 1972 · 24,619 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CarltonCARL | 5.1 | 7.3 | 10.3 | 86 |
| Western BulldogsWB | 2.5 | 7.11 | 9.16 | 83 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 86 and 83.
Carlton won by 3 points.
13.8 (86) — 11.17 (83)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adrian Gallagher | 25 | 0 | 25 | 7 | — | 1 |
| Phillip Pinnell | 16 | 4 | 20 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Robert Walls | 15 | 3 | 18 | 10 |
| — |
| 2 |
| Ian Robertson | 16 | 2 | 18 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Trevor Keogh | 15 | 2 | 17 | 2 | — | 2 |
| David Dickson | 14 | 3 | 17 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Brent Crosswell | 10 | 6 | 16 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Bruce Doull | 13 | 3 | 16 | 6 | — | 0 |
| John OConnell | 11 | 4 | 15 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Paul Hurst | 12 | 2 | 14 | 4 | — | 0 |
| David McKay | 11 | 2 | 13 | 9 | — | 0 |
| Kevin Hall | 10 | 3 | 13 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Geoff Southby | 12 | 1 | 13 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Greg Kennedy | 11 | 1 | 12 | 8 | — | 5 |
| Syd Jackson | 10 | 1 | 11 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Alex Jesaulenko | 6 | 4 | 10 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Peter Jones | 6 | 2 | 8 | 6 | — | 1 |
| Andrew Lukas | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | 1 |
| John Nicholls | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Peter Hall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernie Quinlan | 24 | 4 | 28 | 12 | — | 5 |
| Stuart Magee | 17 | 5 | 22 | 4 | — | 2 |
| Colin Dell | 16 | 6 | 22 | 5 | — | 0 |
| George Bisset | 17 | 4 | 21 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Dennis Collins | 19 | 1 | 20 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Stephen Power | 17 | 2 | 19 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Gordon Casey | 16 | 2 | 18 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Don Brown | 14 | 4 | 18 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Barry Round | 12 | 5 | 17 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Peter Welsh | 16 | 1 | 17 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Gary Dempsey | 11 | 5 | 16 | 9 | — | 2 |
| David Thorpe | 13 | 2 | 15 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Trevor Zeltner | 9 | 1 | 10 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Laurie Sandilands | 9 | 1 | 10 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Alan Stoneham | 6 | 3 | 9 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Charles Pagnoccolo | 7 | 2 | 9 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Gary Steel | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Ian Salmon | 6 | 1 | 7 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Gary Merrington | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Graeme Austin | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 |