1972 SANFL season

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1972 SANFL season
Teams10
Premiers North Adelaide
(11th premiership)
Minor premiers North Adelaide
(11th minor premiership)
Matches played109
Attendance1,150,514 (10,555 per match)
Highest attendance55,709 (Grand Final, North Adelaide vs. Port Adelaide)
Ken Farmer Medallist Michael Coligan
(Norwood) 81 goals
Magarey Medallist Malcolm Blight
(Woodville)
  1971
1973  

The 1972 South Australian National Football League season was the 93rd season of the top-level Australian rules football competition in South Australia.

Contents

Ladder

1972 SANFL Ladder
TEAMPWLDPFPA %PTS
1 North Adelaide (P)2116502270171157.0232
2 Port Adelaide 2115602235182955.0030
3 Norwood 2114612280195253.8829
4 Central District 2114702019177453.2328
5 Sturt 21111002133176354.7522
6 Glenelg 21111002264202552.7922
7 West Torrens 2171401728202346.0714
8 Woodville 2171401951251543.6914
9 South Adelaide 2151601704253540.2010
10 West Adelaide 2141611793225044.359
Key: P = Played, W = Won, L = Lost, D = Drawn, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, (P) = Premiers [1]

Finals Series

Grand Final

Grand Final
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)
Sachse 6
Hearl 3
R. Robran, Marsh, Von Bertouch 2
Rebbeck, Phillips, Plummer, B. Robran , Webb 1
Goals

 

1972 Championship of Australia

Championship of Australia Final
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
  • The game was played in rain.
  • North Adelaide received $10,000 in prize money. [2]

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References

  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 17 November 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "Australian Football - North Adelaide's Finest Hour".