1972 Championship of Australia

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 →

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

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