M.C.G. · Sat 2 Sep 1972 · 21,653 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MelbourneMELB | 3.7 | 11.9 | 15.16 | 127 |
| FitzroyFITZ | 3.2 | 9.5 | 11.7 | 95 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 127 and 95.
Melbourne won by 32 points.
18.19 (127) — 14.11 (95)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Wells | 28 | 5 | 33 | 12 | — | 4 |
| Stan Alves | 26 | 5 | 31 | 12 | — | 0 |
| Graham Molloy | 14 | 5 | 19 | 9 | — |
| 0 |
| Paul Callery | 17 | 1 | 18 | 1 | — | 3 |
| Gary Hardeman | 14 | 4 | 18 | 6 | — | 2 |
| Ross Brewer | 13 | 4 | 17 | 8 | — | 4 |
| Frank Davis | 17 | 0 | 17 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Greg Parke | 12 | 3 | 15 | 10 | — | 2 |
| Stephen Kerley | 13 | 2 | 15 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Tony Sullivan | 13 | 2 | 15 | 3 | — | 0 |
| John Tilbrook | 14 | 1 | 15 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Henry Ritterman | 13 | 1 | 14 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Barry Bourke | 14 | 0 | 14 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Graham Osborne | 11 | 2 | 13 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Ray Biffin | 10 | 0 | 10 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Max Walker | 7 | 2 | 9 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Peter Yeo | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Peter Williamson | 6 | 1 | 7 | 3 | — | 0 |
| John Reid | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 |
| John Letcher | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garry Wilson | 21 | 5 | 26 | 11 | — | 2 |
| Alan Thompson | 19 | 6 | 25 | 7 | — | 0 |
| John Murphy | 22 | 1 | 23 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Laurie Richards | 19 | 2 | 21 | 8 | — | 0 |
| Kevin Murray | 16 | 4 | 20 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Norm Dare | 16 | 3 | 19 | 6 | — | 1 |
| Mike Andrews | 14 | 5 | 19 | 8 | — | 1 |
| Leigh Robertson | 17 | 2 | 19 | 6 | — | 1 |
| Warwick Irwin | 12 | 5 | 17 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Barry Padley | 11 | 2 | 13 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Trevor Lloyd | 10 | 3 | 13 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Gerry Noonan | 10 | 1 | 11 | 7 | — | 6 |
| Renato Serafini | 7 | 3 | 10 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Doug Searl | 8 | 0 | 8 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Shane Molloy | 6 | 1 | 7 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Harvey Merrigan | 5 | 2 | 7 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Russell Crow | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Norm Brown | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Ian McCulloch | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Glenn Robertson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 |