Match Recap
Round 1·Mon, 3-Apr-1972 2:10 PM·Western Oval·27,935 att.
Footscray
9.13 (67)
vs
Essendon
18.20 (128)
Essendon won by 61

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Footscray2.3 (15)6.7 (43)7.9 (51)9.13 (67)9.13 (67)
Essendon7.7 (49)7.12 (54)14.17 (101)18.20 (128)18.20 (128)

Footscray — full stats

PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#27 Garry Baker3251
#20 Les Bartlett1331631
#6 George Bisset18321242
#10 Gordon Casey101114
#34 Graeme Cook63911
#24 Gary Dempsey92113
#23 Stuart Magee154192
#8 Alan Mannix1171811
#35 Ken Marks213
#5 Robert McGhie131142
#19 Gary Merrington122144
#36 Charles Pagnoccolo73101
#21 Stephen Power122141
#2 Bernie Quinlan819312
#11 Laurie Rippon3141
#14 Barry Round16117112
#18 Ian Salmon91103
#16 David Thorpe25328521
#4 Peter Welsh1912041
#28 Trevor Zeltner11112

Essendon — full stats

PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#11 Geoff Blethyn17171075
#9 John Cassin551
#19 Robin Close1141542
#32 Barry Davis16162
#40 Hugh Delahunty
#1 Neville Fields2323722
#21 Ken Fletcher122141
#17 Darryl Gerlach771
#15 Don Gross17522112
#44 Len Halley83114
#29 Ken Hogan1211321
#24 Don McKenzie131146
#34 Laurie Moloney112131
#10 Alan Noonan18321753
#7 Charlie Payne82104
#36 Greg Perry9312621
#6 Ken Roberts126183
#27 Sandy Talbot552
#8 Des Tuddenham19423512
#22 John Williams121134