1972 Championship of Australia
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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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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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