1972 Eastern Suburbs season
 | This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (August 2016) |
The 1972 Eastern Suburbs season was the 65th in the club's history. They competed in the NSWRFL's 1972 premiership, winning 18 of their 25 matches and finishing runners-up, defeated by Manly-Warringah.
Team
- Coach- Don Furner
- Captain- Ron Coote
- Lineup-
- FB Allan McKean
- WG Jim Porter
- CE Harry Cameron
- CE Mark Harris
- WG Bill Mullins
- FE John Ballesty
- HB Kevin Junee
- PR John Armstrong
- HK Peter Moscatt
- PR Arthur Beetson
- SR Greg Bandiera
- John Quayle
- LK Ron Coote (c)
- SR Laurie Freier
- Mick Alchin
- Johnny Mayes
- Kel Jones
- Dick Thornett
- Phil Hawthorne
- C. Boyd
- C. Renilson
- P. Flanders
Ladder
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Manly-Warringah
|
22 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 460 | 255 | +205 | 37 |
| 2 |  Eastern Suburbs
|
22 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 514 | 297 | +217 | 35 |
| 3 |  St. George
|
22 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 398 | 221 | +177 | 34 |
| 4 |  South Sydney
|
22 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 456 | 331 | +125 | 28 |
| 5 |  Newtown
|
22 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 402 | 371 | +31 | 24 |
| 6 |  Canterbury-Bankstown
|
22 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 382 | 373 | +9 | 24 |
| 7 |  Western Suburbs
|
22 | 8 | 1 | 13 | 367 | 398 | -31 | 17 |
| 8 |  Cronulla-Sutherland
|
22 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 332 | 378 | -46 | 16 |
| 9 |  North Sydney
|
22 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 320 | 405 | -85 | 15 |
| 10 |  Balmain
|
22 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 333 | 455 | -122 | 13 |
| 11 |  Penrith
|
22 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 278 | 490 | -212 | 11 |
| 12 |  Parramatta
|
22 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 317 | 585 | -268 | 10 |
Season summary
- Eastern Suburbs finished the season as runners-up, beaten by Manly Warringah 19-14in the grand final.
- Allan McKean was the highest point scorer for the New South Wales Rugby League(NSWRL) in the 1972 season.
References
- The Story Of Australian Rugby League, Gary Lester