1972 Championship of Australia

The 1972 Championship of Australia was an Australian rules football tournament held in Adelaide between the 14 October and 15 October 1972.

The championship was contested by the premiers of the VFL, the SANFL, the WAFL and the Tasmanian State Premiership.

All matches were played in Adelaide, South Australia.

The final, played in front of 23,213, was won by North Adelaide by a margin of 1 point, giving North Adelaide its 1st Championship of Australia Title.[1] [2]

Participating teams

Team League Qualification method
Carlton VFL 1972 VFL Premiers
North Adelaide SANFL 1972 SANFL Premiers
East Perth WAFL 1972 WAFL Premiers
City-South NTFA 1972 Tasmanian State Premiership Premiers

Venues

Adelaide
Adelaide Oval
Capacity: 64,000

Matches

Semi Finals
14 October 1972 Carlton 20.15 (135) def. East Perth 12.12 (84) Adelaide Oval (crowd: 15,500)
14 October 1972 North Adelaide 20.23 (143) def. City-South 11.8 (74) Adelaide Oval (crowd: 15,500)
Third Place Play-off
15 October 1972 East Perth 11.13 (79) def. City-South 10.12 (72) Adelaide Oval (crowd: 23,213)
Championship of Australia Final
15 October 1972 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

References

  1. ↑ Butler, Keith (16 October 1972). "Cock o' Australia - They'll share $10,000". The Advertiser. p. 1.
  2. ↑ "Sports Results". The Sun-Herald. 15 October 1972.
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