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1972 Championship of Australia

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1972 Championship of Australia
Winfield Cup - 1972 Champions of Australia Series
Tournament details
CityAdelaide
Dates14–15 October 1972
Teams4
Venue(s)1
Final positions
ChampionsNorth Adelaide (1st title)
Runners-upCarlton
Third placeEast Perth
Fourth placeCity-South
Tournament statistics
Matches played4
Attendance42,812 (10,703 per match)
1971
1973

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.

Qualified Teams

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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

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Fixtures

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Semi-finals

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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

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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

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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