1972 Championship of Australia

The 1972 Championship of Australia was the 16th edition of the Championship of Australia, an ANFC-organised national club Australian rules football tournament between the champion clubs from the VFL, the SANFL, the WANFL and the Tasmanian State Premiership.

1972 Championship of Australia

Winfield Cup - 1972 Champions of Australia Series
Tournament details
City	Adelaide
Dates	14–15 October 1972
Teams	4
Venue(s)	1
Final positions
Champions	North Adelaide (1st title)
Runners-up	Carlton
Third place	East Perth
Fourth place	City-South
Tournament statistics
Matches played	4
Attendance	42,812 (10,703 per match)
← 1971 1973 →

Qualified Teams

Team	Nickname	League	Qualification	Participation (bold indicates winners)
Carlton	Blues	VFL	Winners of the 1972 Victorian Football League	6th (Previous: 1907, 1908, 1914, 1968, 1970)
North Adelaide	Roosters	SANFL	Winners of the 1972 South Australian National Football League	2nd (Previous: 1971)
East Perth	Royals	WANFL	Winners of the 1972 Western Australian National Football League	1st
City-South	Redlegs	NTFA	Winners of the 1972 Tasmanian State Premiership	1st

Venue

• Adelaide Oval (Capacity: 64,000)

Fixtures

Semi-finals

SF #1 14 October 1972	Carlton	135-84	East Perth	Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
	20.15 (135)		12.12 (84)	Attendance: 19,599

SF #2 14 October 1972	North Adelaide	143-74	City-South	Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
	20.23 (143)		11.8 (74)	Attendance: 19,599

Third-place play-off

Third Place 15 October 1972	East Perth	79-72	City-South	Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
	11.13 (79)		10.12 (72)	Attendance: 23,213

Championship of Australia final

Final 15 October 1972	North Adelaide	73-72	Carlton	Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
	3.5 (23) 5.6 (36) 8.12 (60) 10.13 (73)	Report	3.5 (23) 7.10 (52) 9.11 (65) 10.12 (72)	Attendance: 23,213 Umpires: William Deller
		Goals
	A Rebbeck 4 J Plummer 2 D Sachse, D Webb, D Marsh, B Robran 1		R Walls 3 G Kennedy 2 S Jackson, J Warden, G Crane, T Keogh, J Nicholls 1