1972 WANFL Premiership Season
The WAFL (West Australian Football League) is the premier League and governing body for Australian Football in Western Australia. Originally formed as the West Australian Football Association (WAFA) in 1885, the WAFL has undergone a variety of name changes since then, re-adopting its current name in 2001. The league currently consists of nine teams, which play each other in a 24-round season usually lasting from March to September, with the top five teams playing off in a finals series, culminating in a Grand Final.
1972 Ladder
| LP | Club | P | W | L | D | For | Agn | % | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Claremont | 21 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 2295 | 1815 | 126.45 | 72 |
| 2 | East Perth | 20 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 2261 | 1727 | 130.92 | 56 |
| 3 | Perth | 20 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 2038 | 1802 | 113.10 | 48 |
| 4 | West Perth | 21 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 1800 | 1839 | 97.88 | 36 |
| 5 | East Fremantle | 21 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 1967 | 2167 | 90.77 | 36 |
| 6 | Subiaco | 21 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 2052 | 2207 | 92.98 | 32 |
| 7 | Swan Districts | 21 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 1794 | 2257 | 79.49 | 28 |
| 8 | South Fremantle | 21 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 1949 | 2342 | 83.22 | 24 |
| H&A | 83 | 83 | 83 | 0 | 16156 | 16156 | 100.00 | 332 | |
| Finals | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 626 | 626 | 100.00 | 16 | |
| Total | 87 | 87 | 87 | 0 | 16782 | 16782 | 100.00 | 348 |
1972 Round by Round
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1SF |
2SF |
PF |
GF
Round 1[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| East Perth | 5.3 | 13.8 | 16.16 | 23.26 | 164 | Sat 1-Apr-1972 12:00 pm | Perth Oval | 10,431 | |
| Swan Districts | 4.4 | 6.7 | 7.10 | 11.13 | 79 | East Perth won by 85 points | |||
| Perth | 2.2 | 5.7 | 8.10 | 11.14 | 80 | Sat 1-Apr-1972 12:00 pm | Lathlain Park | 11,160 | |
| Claremont | 7.5 | 9.7 | 14.11 | 17.16 | 118 | Claremont won by 38 points | |||
| South Fremantle | 2.2 | 5.5 | 7.7 | 10.12 | 72 | Mon 3-Apr-1972 12:00 pm | Fremantle Oval | 11,580 | |
| West Perth | 4.2 | 4.5 | 9.9 | 11.11 | 77 | West Perth won by 5 points | |||
| Subiaco | 0.2 | 2.8 | 4.15 | 9.20 | 74 | Mon 3-Apr-1972 12:00 pm | Subiaco Oval | 10,898 | |
| East Fremantle | 6.2 | 8.3 | 15.5 | 17.9 | 111 | East Fremantle won by 37 points | |||
Round 2[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| West Perth | 2.2 | 6.3 | 12.8 | 16.11 | 107 | Sat 8-Apr-1972 12:00 pm | Leederville Oval | 10,231 | |
| Subiaco | 5.4 | 6.8 | 7.11 | 14.13 | 97 | West Perth won by 10 points | |||
| Swan Districts | 0.4 | 1.9 | 6.15 | 6.18 | 54 | Sat 8-Apr-1972 12:00 pm | Bassendean Oval | 7,341 | |
| Perth | 3.5 | 9.9 | 15.12 | 21.14 | 140 | Perth won by 86 points | |||
| Claremont | 2.5 | 5.12 | 7.17 | 12.22 | 94 | Sat 8-Apr-1972 12:00 pm | Claremont Oval | 14,466 | |
| East Perth | 3.4 | 3.6 | 7.10 | 8.10 | 58 | Claremont won by 36 points | |||
| East Fremantle | 4.6 | 4.11 | 5.17 | 6.21 | 57 | Sat 8-Apr-1972 12:00 pm | East Fremantle Oval | 13,780 | |
| South Fremantle | 0.2 | 3.2 | 4.3 | 10.10 | 70 | South Fremantle won by 13 points | |||
Round 3[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| Subiaco | 3.1 | 8.3 | 12.6 | 15.11 | 101 | Sat 15-Apr-1972 12:00 pm | Subiaco Oval | 9,456 | |
| South Fremantle | 1.3 | 3.5 | 8.8 | 11.14 | 80 | Subiaco won by 21 points | |||
| Perth | 1.2 | 6.11 | 9.16 | 11.19 | 85 | Sat 15-Apr-1972 12:00 pm | Lathlain Park | 10,365 | |
| East Perth | 6.1 | 9.3 | 10.6 | 17.13 | 115 | East Perth won by 30 points | |||
| Claremont | 8.7 | 11.8 | 17.11 | 20.13 | 133 | Sat 15-Apr-1972 12:00 pm | Claremont Oval | 7,141 | |
| Swan Districts | 1.5 | 4.10 | 7.12 | 14.14 | 98 | Claremont won by 35 points | |||
| West Perth | 3.1 | 9.4 | 10.7 | 12.9 | 81 | Sat 15-Apr-1972 12:00 pm | Leederville Oval | 11,522 | |
| East Fremantle | 3.1 | 6.4 | 9.10 | 13.21 | 99 | East Fremantle won by 18 points | |||
Round 4[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| Swan Districts | 3.2 | 6.6 | 7.7 | 12.11 | 83 | Sat 22-Apr-1972 12:00 pm | Bassendean Oval | 7,492 | |
| West Perth | 2.2 | 8.4 | 15.10 | 22.12 | 144 | West Perth won by 61 points | |||
| South Fremantle | 5.5 | 7.6 | 12.14 | 13.19 | 97 | Sat 22-Apr-1972 12:00 pm | Fremantle Oval | 9,157 | |
| Perth | 2.4 | 8.12 | 11.16 | 17.20 | 122 | Perth won by 25 points | |||
| East Perth | 4.4 | 9.8 | 15.12 | 19.15 | 129 | Sat 22-Apr-1972 12:00 pm | Perth Oval | 10,432 | |
| Subiaco | 2.2 | 6.3 | 12.6 | 15.9 | 99 | East Perth won by 30 points | |||
| East Fremantle | 3.3 | 5.3 | 8.7 | 11.10 | 76 | Sat 22-Apr-1972 12:00 pm | East Fremantle Oval | 13,223 | |
| Claremont | 3.0 | 10.6 | 12.8 | 14.11 | 95 | Claremont won by 19 points | |||
Round 5[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| Subiaco | 4.2 | 8.8 | 10.9 | 17.11 | 113 | Sat 29-Apr-1972 12:00 pm | Subiaco Oval | 5,522 | |
| Swan Districts | 6.8 | 10.11 | 16.13 | 19.18 | 132 | Swan Districts won by 19 points | |||
| West Perth | 3.5 | 6.7 | 9.10 | 11.13 | 79 | Sat 29-Apr-1972 12:00 pm | Leederville Oval | 15,185 | |
| East Perth | 2.5 | 7.8 | 12.10 | 15.13 | 103 | East Perth won by 24 points | |||
| Claremont | 0.4 | 3.8 | 10.11 | 14.16 | 100 | Sat 29-Apr-1972 12:00 pm | Claremont Oval | 10,031 | |
| South Fremantle | 4.4 | 6.9 | 11.12 | 13.14 | 92 | Claremont won by 8 points | |||
| East Fremantle | 4.1 | 10.9 | 12.14 | 13.16 | 94 | Sat 29-Apr-1972 12:00 pm | East Fremantle Oval | 9,080 | |
| Perth | 1.2 | 4.3 | 6.9 | 13.12 | 90 | East Fremantle won by 4 points | |||
Round 6[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| South Fremantle | 1.2 | 5.5 | 9.11 | 11.13 | 79 | Sat 6-May-1972 12:00 pm | Fremantle Oval | 11,084 | |
| East Perth | 8.7 | 11.10 | 12.13 | 15.20 | 110 | East Perth won by 31 points | |||
| Perth | 4.3 | 5.7 | 6.8 | 9.11 | 65 | Sat 6-May-1972 12:00 pm | Lathlain Park | 7,417 | |
| Subiaco | 1.3 | 4.5 | 9.9 | 11.12 | 78 | Subiaco won by 13 points | |||
| West Perth | 5.1 | 9.4 | 10.6 | 14.14 | 98 | Sat 6-May-1972 12:00 pm | Leederville Oval | 14,491 | |
| Claremont | 3.4 | 4.8 | 7.15 | 10.18 | 78 | West Perth won by 20 points | |||
| Swan Districts | 1.2 | 6.6 | 8.12 | 14.15 | 99 | Sat 6-May-1972 12:00 pm | Bassendean Oval | 6,967 | |
| East Fremantle | 6.6 | 8.10 | 16.13 | 20.17 | 137 | East Fremantle won by 38 points | |||
Round 7[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| South Fremantle | 4.2 | 5.4 | 8.7 | 10.14 | 74 | Sat 13-May-1972 12:00 pm | Fremantle Oval | 5,083 | |
| Swan Districts | 0.3 | 2.9 | 3.11 | 8.11 | 59 | South Fremantle won by 15 points | |||
| Perth | 0.9 | 2.13 | 6.14 | 10.19 | 79 | Sat 13-May-1972 12:00 pm | Lathlain Park | 6,682 | |
| West Perth | 2.1 | 3.6 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 43 | Perth won by 36 points | |||
| Subiaco | 5.7 | 9.12 | 13.18 | 14.19 | 103 | Sat 13-May-1972 12:00 pm | Subiaco Oval | 7,507 | |
| Claremont | 3.1 | 7.10 | 11.13 | 16.24 | 120 | Claremont won by 17 points | |||
| East Perth | 2.4 | 6.7 | 12.9 | 14.9 | 93 | Sat 13-May-1972 12:00 pm | Perth Oval | 8,254 | |
| East Fremantle | 6.6 | 9.11 | 13.14 | 16.19 | 115 | East Fremantle won by 22 points | |||
Round 8[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| West Perth | 6.3 | 12.5 | 22.10 | 31.19 | 205 | Sat 20-May-1972 12:00 pm | Leederville Oval | 10,210 | |
| South Fremantle | 2.2 | 4.2 | 9.6 | 11.10 | 76 | West Perth won by 129 points | |||
| Swan Districts | 3.2 | 8.4 | 9.8 | 14.13 | 97 | Sat 20-May-1972 12:00 pm | Bassendean Oval | 7,352 | |
| East Perth | 2.1 | 8.1 | 11.3 | 13.5 | 83 | Swan Districts won by 14 points | |||
| Claremont | 3.5 | 7.8 | 14.10 | 17.13 | 115 | Sat 20-May-1972 12:00 pm | Claremont Oval | 11,191 | |
| Perth | 1.4 | 5.11 | 6.14 | 9.21 | 75 | Claremont won by 40 points | |||
| East Fremantle | 3.0 | 7.4 | 9.9 | 15.14 | 104 | Sat 20-May-1972 12:00 pm | East Fremantle Oval | 8,251 | |
| Subiaco | 2.3 | 7.8 | 12.13 | 19.14 | 128 | Subiaco won by 24 points | |||
Round 9[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| Subiaco | 1.5 | 2.6 | 5.10 | 6.12 | 48 | Sat 27-May-1972 12:00 pm | Subiaco Oval | 11,143 | |
| West Perth | 1.4 | 5.10 | 7.11 | 11.16 | 82 | West Perth won by 34 points | |||
| Perth | 3.1 | 7.9 | 10.11 | 19.14 | 128 | Sat 27-May-1972 12:00 pm | Lathlain Park | 8,582 | |
| Swan Districts | 2.3 | 2.4 | 7.7 | 8.8 | 56 | Perth won by 72 points | |||
| East Perth | 2.3 | 11.5 | 16.12 | 23.18 | 156 | Sat 27-May-1972 12:00 pm | Perth Oval | 14,739 | |
| Claremont | 1.4 | 3.6 | 4.8 | 8.9 | 57 | East Perth won by 99 points | |||
| South Fremantle | 6.2 | 14.3 | 19.4 | 24.7 | 151 | Sat 27-May-1972 12:00 pm | Fremantle Oval | 9,379 | |
| East Fremantle | 2.2 | 5.4 | 11.7 | 14.10 | 94 | South Fremantle won by 57 points | |||
Round 10[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| Swan Districts | 4.3 | 8.4 | 11.7 | 14.8 | 92 | Sat 3-Jun-1972 12:00 pm | Bassendean Oval | 7,984 | |
| Claremont | 2.1 | 6.6 | 10.10 | 16.17 | 113 | Claremont won by 21 points | |||
| East Fremantle | 3.3 | 6.5 | 8.8 | 11.11 | 77 | Sat 3-Jun-1972 12:00 pm | East Fremantle Oval | 11,312 | |
| West Perth | 0.4 | 3.6 | 6.9 | 10.9 | 69 | East Fremantle won by 8 points | |||
| South Fremantle | 4.3 | 12.8 | 18.10 | 20.10 | 130 | Mon 5-Jun-1972 12:00 pm | Fremantle Oval | 11,761 | |
| Subiaco | 3.5 | 9.9 | 11.10 | 16.18 | 114 | South Fremantle won by 16 points | |||
| East Perth | 5.6 | 8.7 | 12.12 | 17.15 | 117 | Mon 5-Jun-1972 12:00 pm | Perth Oval | 14,666 | |
| Perth | 5.2 | 10.7 | 14.8 | 15.13 | 103 | East Perth won by 14 points | |||
Round 11[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| West Perth | 7.1 | 8.3 | 13.7 | 18.9 | 117 | Sat 10-Jun-1972 12:00 pm | Leederville Oval | 8,320 | |
| Swan Districts | 2.1 | 7.2 | 10.5 | 16.7 | 103 | West Perth won by 14 points | |||
| Perth | 1.1 | 8.4 | 12.8 | 19.8 | 122 | Sat 10-Jun-1972 12:00 pm | Lathlain Park | 10,854 | |
| South Fremantle | 2.7 | 6.12 | 9.15 | 11.17 | 83 | Perth won by 39 points | |||
| Subiaco | 2.2 | 4.5 | 9.9 | 14.12 | 96 | Sat 10-Jun-1972 12:00 pm | Subiaco Oval | 8,288 | |
| East Perth | 9.4 | 16.7 | 17.9 | 25.13 | 163 | East Perth won by 67 points | |||
| Claremont | 11.5 | 14.7 | 21.14 | 24.23 | 167 | Sat 10-Jun-1972 12:00 pm | Claremont Oval | 10,717 | |
| East Fremantle | 3.4 | 8.8 | 8.12 | 12.18 | 90 | Claremont won by 77 points | |||
Round 12[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| Swan Districts | 3.4 | 7.5 | 10.8 | 14.14 | 98 | Sat 1-Jul-1972 12:00 pm | Bassendean Oval | 3,224 | |
| Subiaco | 7.3 | 9.7 | 11.11 | 12.17 | 89 | Swan Districts won by 9 points | |||
| East Perth | 3.3 | 6.9 | 11.10 | 15.15 | 105 | Sat 1-Jul-1972 12:00 pm | Perth Oval | 8,206 | |
| West Perth | 1.2 | 3.5 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 33 | East Perth won by 72 points | |||
| South Fremantle | 4.3 | 5.5 | 8.13 | 11.18 | 84 | Sat 1-Jul-1972 12:00 pm | Fremantle Oval | 6,163 | |
| Claremont | 5.2 | 9.6 | 9.7 | 16.14 | 110 | Claremont won by 26 points | |||
| Perth | 4.6 | 5.8 | 9.12 | 13.14 | 92 | Sat 1-Jul-1972 12:00 pm | Lathlain Park | 5,559 | |
| East Fremantle | 1.1 | 4.8 | 9.8 | 11.10 | 76 | Perth won by 16 points | |||
Round 13[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| East Perth | 5.1 | 12.4 | 15.10 | 19.16 | 130 | Sat 8-Jul-1972 12:00 pm | Perth Oval | 5,860 | |
| South Fremantle | 5.3 | 6.5 | 9.7 | 10.9 | 69 | East Perth won by 61 points | |||
| Subiaco | 5.5 | 5.11 | 8.13 | 11.14 | 80 | Sat 8-Jul-1972 12:00 pm | Subiaco Oval | 4,720 | |
| Perth | 2.3 | 7.6 | 11.11 | 18.17 | 125 | Perth won by 45 points | |||
| Claremont | 2.2 | 10.7 | 11.11 | 15.16 | 106 | Sat 8-Jul-1972 12:00 pm | Claremont Oval | 7,811 | |
| West Perth | 4.2 | 4.3 | 8.3 | 8.8 | 56 | Claremont won by 50 points | |||
| East Fremantle | 2.1 | 4.4 | 6.7 | 9.10 | 64 | Sat 8-Jul-1972 12:00 pm | East Fremantle Oval | 4,785 | |
| Swan Districts | 2.0 | 5.6 | 7.8 | 10.10 | 70 | Swan Districts won by 6 points | |||
Round 14[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| Swan Districts | 3.5 | 5.9 | 11.13 | 21.19 | 145 | Sat 15-Jul-1972 12:00 pm | Bassendean Oval | 6,861 | |
| South Fremantle | 3.9 | 5.11 | 8.15 | 12.16 | 88 | Swan Districts won by 57 points | |||
| West Perth | 5.4 | 6.7 | 10.10 | 12.12 | 84 | Sat 15-Jul-1972 12:00 pm | Leederville Oval | 10,318 | |
| Perth | 5.2 | 10.2 | 14.10 | 16.11 | 107 | Perth won by 23 points | |||
| Claremont | 2.1 | 10.4 | 13.7 | 17.8 | 110 | Sat 15-Jul-1972 12:00 pm | Claremont Oval | 7,067 | |
| Subiaco | 3.1 | 4.1 | 6.8 | 10.12 | 72 | Claremont won by 38 points | |||
| East Fremantle | 3.3 | 5.6 | 10.10 | 12.14 | 86 | Sat 15-Jul-1972 12:00 pm | East Fremantle Oval | 8,420 | |
| East Perth | 4.2 | 8.8 | 12.13 | 17.18 | 120 | East Perth won by 34 points | |||
Round 15[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| South Fremantle | 5.5 | 6.7 | 6.8 | 7.10 | 52 | Sat 22-Jul-1972 12:00 pm | Fremantle Oval | 4,920 | |
| West Perth | 1.1 | 4.2 | 8.6 | 12.6 | 78 | West Perth won by 26 points | |||
| East Perth | 2.0 | 9.3 | 13.4 | 15.8 | 98 | Sat 22-Jul-1972 12:00 pm | Perth Oval | 9,564 | |
| Swan Districts | 6.2 | 8.3 | 11.5 | 11.8 | 74 | East Perth won by 24 points | |||
| Perth | 3.2 | 9.11 | 11.16 | 16.20 | 116 | Sat 22-Jul-1972 12:00 pm | Lathlain Park | 11,411 | |
| Claremont | 8.3 | 8.6 | 16.12 | 18.14 | 122 | Claremont won by 6 points | |||
| Subiaco | 6.2 | 12.6 | 13.10 | 17.15 | 117 | Sat 22-Jul-1972 12:00 pm | Subiaco Oval | 4,349 | |
| East Fremantle | 3.3 | 8.7 | 14.11 | 16.12 | 108 | Subiaco won by 9 points | |||
Round 16[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| West Perth | 5.4 | 7.7 | 11.12 | 13.12 | 90 | Sat 29-Jul-1972 12:00 pm | Leederville Oval | 6,789 | |
| Subiaco | 2.2 | 5.3 | 13.5 | 15.8 | 98 | Subiaco won by 8 points | |||
| Swan Districts | 1.1 | 6.7 | 9.9 | 12.17 | 89 | Sat 29-Jul-1972 12:00 pm | Bassendean Oval | 8,187 | |
| Perth | 3.6 | 10.10 | 14.15 | 16.15 | 111 | Perth won by 22 points | |||
| Claremont | 2.3 | 6.11 | 12.13 | 17.17 | 119 | Sat 29-Jul-1972 12:00 pm | Claremont Oval | 15,576 | |
| East Perth | 1.3 | 5.6 | 8.9 | 10.13 | 73 | Claremont won by 46 points | |||
| East Fremantle | 5.4 | 16.6 | 17.13 | 22.17 | 149 | Sat 29-Jul-1972 12:00 pm | East Fremantle Oval | 6,823 | |
| South Fremantle | 3.5 | 7.10 | 10.17 | 14.19 | 103 | East Fremantle won by 46 points | |||
Round 17[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| Subiaco | 4.3 | 9.7 | 13.10 | 23.13 | 151 | Sat 5-Aug-1972 12:00 pm | Subiaco Oval | 4,018 | |
| South Fremantle | 4.1 | 8.2 | 12.6 | 12.9 | 81 | Subiaco won by 70 points | |||
| Claremont | 7.1 | 10.4 | 14.8 | 15.9 | 99 | Sat 5-Aug-1972 12:00 pm | Claremont Oval | 7,299 | |
| Swan Districts | 0.2 | 4.4 | 5.4 | 6.9 | 45 | Claremont won by 54 points | |||
| West Perth | 3.4 | 4.8 | 6.10 | 9.14 | 68 | Sat 5-Aug-1972 12:00 pm | Leederville Oval | 8,736 | |
| East Fremantle | 5.1 | 11.4 | 15.7 | 19.10 | 124 | East Fremantle won by 56 points | |||
Round 18[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| Swan Districts | 3.4 | 3.8 | 7.12 | 10.14 | 74 | Sat 12-Aug-1972 12:00 pm | Bassendean Oval | 6,442 | |
| West Perth | 2.3 | 4.7 | 6.8 | 8.12 | 60 | Swan Districts won by 14 points | |||
| South Fremantle | 3.5 | 6.12 | 9.14 | 14.27 | 111 | Sat 12-Aug-1972 12:00 pm | Fremantle Oval | 4,723 | |
| Perth | 6.5 | 10.6 | 15.8 | 19.10 | 124 | Perth won by 13 points | |||
| East Perth | 3.1 | 6.4 | 10.5 | 12.8 | 80 | Sat 12-Aug-1972 12:00 pm | Perth Oval | 8,174 | |
| Subiaco | 2.4 | 6.13 | 7.19 | 11.23 | 89 | Subiaco won by 9 points | |||
| East Fremantle | 4.4 | 7.7 | 9.11 | 12.12 | 84 | Sat 12-Aug-1972 12:00 pm | East Fremantle Oval | 11,018 | |
| Claremont | 5.3 | 7.8 | 13.15 | 19.20 | 134 | Claremont won by 50 points | |||
Round 19[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| Subiaco | 2.9 | 2.10 | 8.18 | 11.22 | 88 | Sat 19-Aug-1972 12:00 pm | Subiaco Oval | 5,353 | |
| Swan Districts | 0.2 | 5.11 | 5.14 | 7.20 | 62 | Subiaco won by 26 points | |||
| West Perth | 2.0 | 4.3 | 6.3 | 8.8 | 56 | Sat 19-Aug-1972 12:00 pm | Leederville Oval | 6,051 | |
| East Perth | 4.2 | 7.2 | 13.8 | 16.8 | 104 | East Perth won by 48 points | |||
| Claremont | 2.7 | 6.10 | 14.19 | 16.23 | 119 | Sat 19-Aug-1972 12:00 pm | Claremont Oval | 5,345 | |
| South Fremantle | 1.1 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 9.7 | 61 | Claremont won by 58 points | |||
| East Fremantle | 6.1 | 9.3 | 12.4 | 13.8 | 86 | Sat 19-Aug-1972 12:00 pm | East Fremantle Oval | 6,167 | |
| Perth | 3.6 | 7.12 | 7.13 | 10.16 | 76 | East Fremantle won by 10 points | |||
Round 20[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| South Fremantle | 4.5 | 13.11 | 15.17 | 19.27 | 141 | Sat 26-Aug-1972 12:00 pm | Fremantle Oval | 4,413 | |
| East Perth | 4.5 | 6.8 | 14.9 | 16.10 | 106 | South Fremantle won by 35 points | |||
| Perth | 3.2 | 9.8 | 14.12 | 15.16 | 106 | Sat 26-Aug-1972 12:00 pm | Lathlain Park | 8,169 | |
| Subiaco | 2.7 | 3.13 | 7.17 | 13.22 | 100 | Perth won by 6 points | |||
| West Perth | 3.5 | 5.7 | 9.9 | 13.11 | 89 | Sat 26-Aug-1972 12:00 pm | Leederville Oval | 7,420 | |
| Claremont | 4.2 | 5.11 | 5.11 | 8.14 | 62 | West Perth won by 27 points | |||
| Swan Districts | 5.9 | 8.11 | 13.18 | 16.20 | 116 | Sat 26-Aug-1972 12:00 pm | Bassendean Oval | 5,413 | |
| East Fremantle | 1.0 | 5.5 | 6.9 | 8.11 | 59 | Swan Districts won by 57 points | |||
Round 21[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| South Fremantle | 3.3 | 9.8 | 16.12 | 23.17 | 155 | Sat 2-Sep-1972 12:00 pm | Fremantle Oval | 5,324 | |
| Swan Districts | 2.1 | 5.3 | 9.6 | 10.9 | 69 | South Fremantle won by 86 points | |||
| Perth | 5.2 | 7.4 | 11.5 | 14.8 | 92 | Sat 2-Sep-1972 12:00 pm | Lathlain Park | 9,567 | |
| West Perth | 4.3 | 7.4 | 11.4 | 13.6 | 84 | Perth won by 8 points | |||
| Subiaco | 1.4 | 5.9 | 9.12 | 17.15 | 117 | Sat 2-Sep-1972 12:00 pm | Subiaco Oval | 8,334 | |
| Claremont | 6.5 | 12.10 | 14.14 | 18.16 | 124 | Claremont won by 7 points | |||
| East Perth | 4.3 | 11.5 | 16.9 | 23.16 | 154 | Sat 2-Sep-1972 12:00 pm | Perth Oval | 8,873 | |
| East Fremantle | 3.1 | 6.4 | 10.4 | 12.5 | 77 | East Perth won by 77 points | |||
1972 Ladder
| LP | Club | P | W | L | D | For | Agn | % | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Claremont | 21 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 2295 | 1815 | 126.45 | 72 |
| 2 | East Perth | 20 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 2261 | 1727 | 130.92 | 56 |
| 3 | Perth | 20 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 2038 | 1802 | 113.10 | 48 |
| 4 | West Perth | 21 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 1800 | 1839 | 97.88 | 36 |
| 5 | East Fremantle | 21 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 1967 | 2167 | 90.77 | 36 |
| 6 | Subiaco | 21 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 2052 | 2207 | 92.98 | 32 |
| 7 | Swan Districts | 21 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 1794 | 2257 | 79.49 | 28 |
| 8 | South Fremantle | 21 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 1949 | 2342 | 83.22 | 24 |
| H&A | 83 | 83 | 83 | 0 | 16156 | 16156 | 100.00 | 332 | |
| Finals | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 626 | 626 | 100.00 | 16 | |
| Total | 87 | 87 | 87 | 0 | 16782 | 16782 | 100.00 | 348 |
First Semi-final
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| Perth | 0.1 | 5.8 | 6.11 | 12.18 | 90 | Sat 9-Sep-1972 12:00 pm | Subiaco Oval | 23,057 | |
| West Perth | 4.2 | 6.3 | 10.5 | 11.9 | 75 | Perth won by 15 points | |||
Second Semi-final
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| Claremont | 5.0 | 7.0 | 11.2 | 11.3 | 69 | Sat 16-Sep-1972 12:00 pm | Subiaco Oval | 24,119 | |
| East Perth | 2.4 | 6.7 | 8.10 | 12.14 | 86 | East Perth won by 17 points | |||
Preliminary Final
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| Perth | 2.7 | 5.10 | 6.12 | 10.14 | 74 | Sat 23-Sep-1972 12:00 pm | Subiaco Oval | 23,556 | |
| Claremont | 4.3 | 7.5 | 10.8 | 15.15 | 105 | Claremont won by 31 points | |||
Grand Final
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| East Perth | 1.3 | 5.8 | 8.12 | 9.17 | 71 | Sat 30-Sep-1972 12:00 pm | Subiaco Oval | 46,055 | |
| Claremont | 3.4 | 3.5 | 8.5 | 8.8 | 56 | East Perth won by 15 points | |||