vfl 1972 round 22

carlton (17-1-3) vs footscray (11-10)

blues survive dogs scare by 3 to win minor premership and the bye. carlton (18-1-3) finish 1st and will play richmond/collingwood in the major semi. footscray (11-11) finish 7th.

Carlton	86
Footscray	83

essendon (13-8) vs collingwood (14-1-6) uor

dons stun pies by 5. essendon (14-8) play st kilda in the elimination final. collignwood (14-1-7) play richmond in the qualifing final.

Essendon	117
Collingwood	112

geelong (6-15) vs north (1-20)
cats beat roos by 51 ending the roos worse year by loses ever. geelong (7-15) finish 10th. north (1-21) finish last for the last time till 2021.

Geelong	140
North Melbourne	89

hawthorn (13-8) vs stkilda (13-8)
saints beat hawks by 19 earning revenge for the grand final by ending the hawks season. st kilda (14-8) host essendon in the elim final. hawthorn (13-9) finish 6th.

Hawthorn	102
St. Kilda	121

melbourne (9-12) vs fitzroy (9-12)

dees beat lions by 32. melbourne (10-12) finish 8th. fitzroy (9-13) finish 9th.

Melbourne	127
Fitzroy	95

south (2-19) vs richmond (17-4)

tigers smash swans by 76. richmond (18-4) finish 2nd and will host collingwood in qulaifiyng final. south (2-20) finish 11th.

South Melbourne	82
Richmond	158

ladder

LP	Club	P	W	L	D	For	Agn	%	Pts
1	Carlton	22	18	3	1	2237	1666	134.27	74
2	Richmond	22	18	4	0	2469	2098	117.68	72
3	Collingwood	22	14	7	1	2338	1747	133.83	58
4	St. Kilda	22	14	8	0	1989	1721	115.57	56
5	Essendon	22	14	8	0	2317	2140	108.27	56
6	Hawthorn	22	13	9	0	2277	2050	111.07	52
7	Footscray	22	11	11	0	1930	2038	94.70	44
8	Melbourne	22	10	12	0	2043	1929	105.91	40
9	Fitzroy	22	9	13	0	1997	2062	96.85	36
10	Geelong	22	7	15	0	1994	2369	84.17	28
11	South Melbourne	22	2	20	0	1513	2323	65.13	8
12	North Melbourne	22	1	21	0	1628	2589	62.88	4

finals week 1

qualfiing

richmond v collingwood

elimination

st kilda v essendon