Waverley Park · Sat 2 Sep 1972 · 16,667 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SydneySYD | 4.3 | 7.6 | 9.9 | 82 |
| RichmondRICH | 5.6 | 14.11 | 16.15 | 158 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 82 and 158.
Richmond won by 76 points.
12.10 (82) — 23.20 (158)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Pitura | 22 | 1 | 23 | 10 | — | 1 |
| Russell Cook | 20 | 2 | 22 | 13 | — | 1 |
| Brian Woodman | 18 | 2 | 20 | 3 | — |
| 0 |
| Peter Bedford | 16 | 3 | 19 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Ricky Quade | 17 | 0 | 17 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Wayne Ewin | 15 | 2 | 17 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Stewart Gull | 15 | 1 | 16 | 8 | — | 2 |
| Michael Norris | 10 | 5 | 15 | 2 | — | 1 |
| David McLeish | 10 | 5 | 15 | 2 | — | 0 |
| John Rantall | 14 | 1 | 15 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Steve Hoffman | 10 | 4 | 14 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Jim Prentice | 8 | 3 | 11 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Eric Moore | 10 | 0 | 10 | 5 | — | 4 |
| Neville Miller | 9 | 1 | 10 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Max Robertson | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Lance Morton | 8 | 0 | 8 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Greg Miller | 6 | 0 | 6 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Norm Goss | 5 | 1 | 6 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Reg Gleeson | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Bruce Davis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Richardson | 23 | 2 | 25 | 9 | — | 2 |
| Royce Hart | 19 | 4 | 23 | 11 | — | 7 |
| Wayne Walsh | 23 | 0 | 23 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Paul Sproule | 17 | 3 | 20 | 2 | — | 2 |
| Kevin Bartlett | 17 | 2 | 19 | 2 | — | 2 |
| Francis Bourke | 16 | 2 | 18 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Greg Hollick | 14 | 3 | 17 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Rex Hunt | 15 | 2 | 17 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Craig McKellar | 14 | 2 | 16 | 9 | — | 0 |
| Kevin Sheedy | 13 | 1 | 14 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Dick Clay | 13 | 1 | 14 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Ian Stewart | 13 | 1 | 14 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Ricky McLean | 11 | 1 | 12 | 6 | — | 4 |
| Neil Balme | 10 | 2 | 12 | 4 | — | 4 |
| Graham Gaunt | 8 | 3 | 11 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Ray Boyanich | 8 | 1 | 9 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Steve Hywood | 7 | 2 | 9 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Daryl Cumming | 5 | 2 | 7 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Graeme Bond | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Peter Cloke | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 |