| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
|---|
| 1 | CAR | 22 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 74 | 2237 | 1666 | 134.3 |
| 2 | RIC | 22 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 72 | 2469 | 2098 | 117.7 |
| 3 | COL | 22 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 58 | 2338 | 1747 | 133.8 |
| 4 | STK | 22 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 56 | 1989 | 1721 | 115.6 |
| 5 | ESS | 22 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 56 | 2317 | 2140 | 108.3 |
| 6 | HAW | 22 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 52 | 2277 | 2050 | 111.1 |
| 7 | FOO | 22 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 44 | 1930 | 2038 | 94.7 |
| 8 | MEL | 22 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 40 | 2043 | 1929 | 105.9 |
| 9 | FIT | 22 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 36 | 1997 | 2062 | 96.8 |
| 10 | GEE | 22 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 28 | 1994 | 2369 | 84.2 |
| 11 | SME | 22 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 8 | 1513 | 2323 | 65.1 |
| 12 | NME | 22 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 4 | 1628 | 2589 | 62.9 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
|---|
| 1 | Sat Apr 01 | 10. | 15 | 75 | v | HAW | 15. | 14 | 104 | L | 29 | Glenferrie Oval | A | +7.8 | 5/12 | +39.0 | -31 | +0.2 | +8.0 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat Apr 08 | 11. | 18 | 84 | v | WBD | 15. | 15 | 105 | L | 21 | M.C.G. | H | +8.0 | 5/12 | -18.9 | +27 | -4.8 | +3.2 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat Apr 15 | 6. | 12 | 48 | v | COL | 17. | 11 | 113 | L | 65 | Victoria Park | A | +3.2 | 7/12 | +20.0 | -17 | -4.8 | -1.6 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat Apr 22 | 18. | 19 | 127 | v | SYD | 8. | 8 | 56 | W | 71 | M.C.G. | H | -1.6 | 7/12 | -28.8 | +39 | +3.2 | +1.6 | ≡ |
| 5 | Tue Apr 25 | 12. | 12 | 84 | v | RIC | 13. | 11 | 89 | L | 5 | M.C.G. | A | +1.6 | 7/12 | +17.6 | -16 | +1.1 | +2.7 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat May 06 | 16. | 13 | 109 | v | ESS | 12. | 13 | 85 | W | 24 | M.C.G. | H | +2.7 | 7/12 | -6.7 | +9 | +1.5 | +4.1 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat May 13 | 5. | 8 | 38 | v | CAR | 10. | 15 | 75 | L | 37 | Waverley Park | A | +4.1 | 7/12 | +7.6 | -3 | -3.4 | +0.8 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat May 20 | 20. | 14 | 134 | v | GEE | 14. | 17 | 101 | W | 33 | M.C.G. | H | +0.8 | 7/12 | -29.2 | +30 | +0.3 | +1.1 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat May 27 | 5. | 6 | 36 | v | STK | 9. | 19 | 73 | L | 37 | Waverley Park | H | +1.1 | 7/12 | +19.4 | -18 | -1.9 | -0.8 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jun 03 | 23. | 17 | 155 | v | NME | 6. | 11 | 47 | W | 108 | Arden St | A | -0.8 | 8/12 | -36.8 | +36 | +7.2 | +6.4 | ≡ |
| 11 | Mon Jun 12 | 13. | 10 | 88 | v | FIT | 12. | 17 | 89 | L | 1 | Junction Oval | A | +6.4 | 7/12 | +6.7 | -0 | -0.1 | +6.3 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jun 17 | 11. | 10 | 76 | v | HAW | 11. | 9 | 75 | W | 1 | M.C.G. | H | +6.3 | 7/12 | +13.4 | -7 | +0.8 | +7.2 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jul 01 | 16. | 15 | 111 | v | WBD | 11. | 8 | 74 | W | 37 | Waverley Park | A | +7.2 | 6/12 | -1.3 | +8 | +2.9 | +10.0 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Jul 08 | 14. | 9 | 93 | v | SYD | 10. | 9 | 69 | W | 24 | Lake Oval | A | +10.0 | 5/12 | -23.7 | +46 | -2.2 | +7.8 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Jul 15 | 8. | 10 | 58 | v | COL | 10. | 13 | 73 | L | 15 | Waverley Park | H | +7.8 | 5/12 | +27.0 | -19 | +0.4 | +8.3 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Jul 22 | 11. | 18 | 84 | v | RIC | 19. | 9 | 123 | L | 39 | M.C.G. | H | +8.3 | 5/12 | +6.6 | +2 | -4.1 | +4.2 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Jul 29 | 14. | 11 | 95 | v | ESS | 21. | 14 | 140 | L | 45 | Windy Hill | A | +4.2 | 6/12 | -8.9 | +13 | -5.8 | -1.6 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Aug 05 | 8. | 18 | 66 | v | CAR | 11. | 11 | 77 | L | 11 | M.C.G. | H | -1.6 | 6/12 | +17.4 | -19 | +0.8 | -0.8 | ≡ |
| 19 | Sat Aug 12 | 21. | 16 | 142 | v | GEE | 11. | 19 | 85 | W | 57 | Kardinia Park | A | -0.8 | 6/12 | -12.7 | +12 | +4.5 | +3.7 | ≡ |
| 20 | Sat Aug 19 | 13. | 11 | 89 | v | STK | 13. | 12 | 90 | L | 1 | Moorabbin Oval | A | +3.7 | 5/12 | +3.1 | +1 | -0.2 | +3.5 | ≡ |
| 21 | Sat Aug 26 | 17. | 22 | 124 | v | NME | 14. | 7 | 91 | W | 33 | M.C.G. | H | +3.5 | 5/12 | -40.5 | +44 | -1.1 | +2.4 | ≡ |
| 22 | Sat Sep 02 | 18. | 19 | 127 | v | FIT | 14. | 11 | 95 | W | 32 | M.C.G. | H | +2.4 | 6/12 | -5.1 | +8 | +2.4 | +4.9 | ≡ |
GRAFT Ratings
Melbourne - 1972 Season