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)

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

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


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