| 1972 SANFL season | |
|---|---|
| Teams | 10 |
| Premiers |
North Adelaide 11th premiership |
| Minor premiers |
North Adelaide 11th minor premiership |
| Magarey Medallist |
Malcolm Blight ( Woodville) |
| Ken Farmer Medallist | Michael Coligan ( Norwood) 81 goals |
| Attendance | |
| Matches played | 109 |
| Total attendance | 1,150,514 (10,555 per match) |
| Highest | 55,709 (Grand Final, North Adelaide vs. Port Adelaide) |
The 1972 South Australian National Football League season was the 93rd season of the top-level Australian rules football competition in South Australia.
Ladder
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| TEAM | P | W | L | D | PF | PA | % | PTS | ||||
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| 1 | North Adelaide (P) | 21 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 2270 | 1711 | 57.02 | 32 | |||
| 2 | Port Adelaide | 21 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 2235 | 1829 | 55.00 | 30 | |||
| 3 | Norwood | 21 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 2280 | 1952 | 53.88 | 29 | |||
| 4 | Central District | 21 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 2019 | 1774 | 53.23 | 28 | |||
| 5 | Sturt | 21 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 2133 | 1763 | 54.75 | 22 | |||
| 6 | Glenelg | 21 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 2264 | 2025 | 52.79 | 22 | |||
| 7 | West Torrens | 21 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 1728 | 2023 | 46.07 | 14 | |||
| 8 | Woodville | 21 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 1951 | 2515 | 43.69 | 14 | |||
| 9 | South Adelaide | 21 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 1704 | 2535 | 40.20 | 10 | |||
| 10 | West Adelaide | 21 | 4 | 16 | 1 | 1793 | 2250 | 44.35 | 9 | |||
| Key: P = Played, W = Won, L = Lost, D = Drawn, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, (P) = Premiers | [1] | |||||||||||
Finals Series
Grand Final
| Grand Final | |||||
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| Saturday, 30 September (2:10 pm) | North Adelaide | def. | Port Adelaide | Adelaide Oval (crowd: 55,709) | Report |
| 3.3 (21) 5.6 (36) 13.11 (89) 19.14 (128) |
Q1 Q2 Q3 Final |
4.6 (30) 6.8 (44) 8.9 (57) 10.12 (72) |
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| Sachse 6 Hearl 3 R. Robran, Marsh, Von Bertouch 2 Rebbeck, Phillips, Plummer, B. Robran , Webb 1 |
Goals | ||||
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1972 Championship of Australia
| Championship of Australia Final | |||||
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| Sunday 15 October | North Adelaide | def. | Carlton | Adelaide Oval (crowd: 23,213) | |
| 3.5 (23) 5.6 (36) 8.12 (60) 10.13 (73) |
Q1 Q2 Q3 Final |
3.5 (23) 7.10 (52) 9.11 (65) 10.12 (72) |
Umpires:
William Deller | ||
| A Rebbeck 4 J Plummer 2 D Sachse, D Webb, D Marsh, B Robran 1 |
Goals |
R Walls 3 G Kennedy 2 S Jackson, J Warden, G Crane, T Keogh, J Nicholls 1 | |||
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References
- ^ "Australian Football - SANFL Season 1972". Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
- ^ "Australian Football – North Adelaide's Finest Hour".
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