M.C.G. · Sat 16 Sep 1972 · 91,857 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CollingwoodCOLL | 2.7 | 3.10 | 6.16 | 65 |
| St KildaSTK | 3.2 | 7.6 | 10.13 | 83 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 65 and 83.
St Kilda won by 18 points.
8.17 (65) — 11.17 (83)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Richardson | 23 | 3 | 26 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Len Thompson | 15 | 4 | 19 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Robert Dean | 18 | 0 | 18 | 9 |
| — |
| 0 |
| Ian Cooper | 14 | 3 | 17 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Robert Rose | 13 | 1 | 14 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Graeme Dunstan | 12 | 1 | 13 | 7 | — | 2 |
| Graeme Jenkin | 13 | 0 | 13 | 6 | — | 2 |
| Barry Price | 11 | 2 | 13 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Max Richardson | 12 | 1 | 13 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Denis OCallaghan | 13 | 0 | 13 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Alan Atkinson | 12 | 1 | 13 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Ross Dunne | 12 | 1 | 13 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Doug Gott | 12 | 0 | 12 | 3 | — | 2 |
| Peter Eakins | 8 | 0 | 8 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Ian McOrist | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0 | — | 1 |
| Peter Pettigrew | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Con Britt | 7 | 0 | 7 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Jeff Clifton | 6 | 0 | 6 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Bob Heard | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Rod Oborne | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 |
Richardson 1, Dunstan 2, Jenkin 2, Gott 2, McOrist 1
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Colling | 13 | 12 | 25 | 6 | — | 1 |
| Ross Smith | 22 | 3 | 25 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Carl Ditterich | 15 | 8 | 23 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Stuart Trott | 19 | 1 | 20 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Kevin Neale | 19 | 1 | 20 | 10 | — | 0 |
| Stephen Theodore | 13 | 6 | 19 | 5 | — | 2 |
| John Manzie | 16 | 3 | 19 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Travis Payze | 17 | 1 | 18 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Allan Davis | 16 | 1 | 17 | 4 | — | 2 |
| Neil Besanko | 15 | 2 | 17 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Barry Breen | 10 | 4 | 14 | 2 | — | 0 |
| John Stephens | 12 | 1 | 13 | 3 | — | 2 |
| Wayne Judson | 13 | 0 | 13 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Jeff Moran | 10 | 0 | 10 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Glenn Elliott | 7 | 3 | 10 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Rod Galt | 6 | 1 | 7 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Brian Mynott | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | — | 2 |
| Bob Murray | 5 | 0 | 5 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Shane Grambeau | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Mick Malthouse | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |