New South Wales Australian National Football League

Division One -- First Grade -- Season 1972

 

Season notes

South Sydney rejoined the First Grade competition in 1972, replacing Sydney Naval which was disbanded following the 1971 season.

 

Results

 

Round 1

08/04/1972 (Sat) North Shore 24-22-166 Southern Districts 7-8-50 Venue: Erskineville Oval

09/04/1972 (Sun) Western Suburbs 27-34-196 Balmain 3-2-20 Venue: Picken Oval

09/04/1972 (Sun) St. George 37-21-243 South Sydney 6-7-43 Venue: Olds Park

09/04/1972 (Sun) East Sydney 14-20-104 Newtown 14-11-95 Venue: Trumper Park

 

Round 2

15/04/1972 (Sat) East Sydney 23-23-161 Balmain 3-13-31 Venue: Trumper Park

16/04/1972 (Sun) Southern Districts 3-1-19 St. George 21-20-146 Venue: Rosedale Oval

16/04/1972 (Sun) South Sydney 2-0-12 Western Suburbs 37-25-247 Venue: Erskineville Oval

16/04/1972 (Sun) North Shore 20-23-143 Newtown 14-18-102 Venue: North Sydney Oval

 

Round 3

22/04/1972 (Sat) Southern Districts 13-16-94 Newtown 17-21-123 Venue: Rosedale Oval

23/04/1972 (Sun) Balmain 10-17-77 North Shore 19-20-134 Venue: Jubilee Oval, Glebe

23/04/1972 (Sun) East Sydney 28-23-191 South Sydney 6-7-43 Venue: Trumper Park

25/04/1972 (Tue) Western Suburbs 11-13-79 St. George 10-12-72 Venue: Picken Oval

 

Round 4

29/04/1972 (Sat) Western Suburbs 37-22-244 Southern Districts 4-4-28 Venue: Picken Oval

30/04/1972 (Sun) Newtown 14-21-105 Balmain 7-8-50 Venue: Erskineville Oval

30/04/1972 (Sun) East Sydney 15-11-101 St. George 13-17-95 Venue: Trumper Park

30/04/1972 (Sun) North Shore 15-19-109 South Sydney 6-6-42 Venue: Picken Oval

 

Round 5

06/05/1972 (Sat) Newtown 15-17-107 South Sydney 7-11-53 Venue: Erskineville Oval

07/05/1972 (Sun) Southern Districts 5-7-37 Balmain 18-13-121 Venue: Rosedale Oval

07/05/1972 (Sun) East Sydney 6-14-50 Western Suburbs 19-25-139 Venue: Trumper Park

07/05/1972 (Sun) St. George 17-13-115 North Shore 9-14-68 Venue: Olds Park

 

Round 6

13/05/1972 (Sat) East Sydney 26-20-176 Southern Districts 10-13-73 Venue: Trumper Park

14/05/1972 (Sun) Newtown 5-12-42 St. George 14-18-102 Venue: Erskineville Oval

14/05/1972 (Sun) Western Suburbs 19-17-131 North Shore 9-5-59 Venue: Picken Oval

14/05/1972 (Sun) Balmain 20-27-147 South Sydney 8-8-56 Venue: Jubilee Oval, Glebe

 

Round 7

20/05/1972 (Sat) Balmain 9-11-65 St. George 15-20-110 Venue: Erskineville Oval

21/05/1972 (Sun) Western Suburbs 13-19-97 Newtown 6-11-47 Venue: Picken Oval

21/05/1972 (Sun) East Sydney 10-14-74 North Shore 13-11-89 Venue: Trumper Park

21/05/1972 (Sun) Southern Districts 13-9-87 South Sydney 14-9-93 Venue: Rosedale Oval

 

Round 8

27/05/1972 (Sat) Western Suburbs 14-11-95 Balmain 7-3-45 Venue: Picken Oval

28/05/1972 (Sun) Newtown 5-9-39 East Sydney 17-20-122 Venue: Erskineville Oval

28/05/1972 (Sun) South Sydney 4-2-26 St. George 19-33-147 Venue: Trumper Park

28/05/1972 (Sun) Southern Districts 6-5-41 North Shore 27-25-187 Venue: Rosedale Oval

 

Round 9

03/06/1972 (Sat) North Shore 10-12-72 Newtown 11-18-84 Venue: North Sydney Oval

04/06/1972 (Sun) Balmain 11-9-75 East Sydney 23-21-159 Venue: Jubilee Oval, Glebe

04/06/1972 (Sun) Western Suburbs 34-30-234 South Sydney 3-5-23 Venue: Picken Oval

04/06/1972 (Sun) St. George 40-26-266 Southern Districts 7-3-45 Venue: Olds Park

 

Round 10

10/06/1972 (Sat) East Sydney 34-25-229 South Sydney 13-11-89 Venue: Trumper Park

11/06/1972 (Sun) St. George 15-13-103 Western Suburbs 14-11-95 Venue: Olds Park

11/06/1972 (Sun) North Shore 19-16-130 Balmain 14-15-99 Venue: North Sydney Oval

11/06/1972 (Sun) Newtown 24-31-175 Southern Districts 5-5-35 Venue: Erskineville Oval

 

Round 11

17/06/1972 (Sat) South Sydney 2-2-14 North Shore 25-20-170 Venue: Erskineville Oval

17/06/1972 (Sat) Balmain 13-12-90 Newtown 15-22-112 Venue: Picken Oval

17/06/1972 (Sat) St. George 20-8-128 East Sydney 18-18-126 Venue: Olds Park

17/06/1972 (Sat) Southern Districts 0-2-2 Western Suburbs 38-31-259 Venue: Rosedale Oval

 

Round 12

25/06/1972 (Sun) South Sydney 8-12-60 Newtown 15-14-104 Venue: Erskineville Oval

25/06/1972 (Sun) North Shore 18-21-129 St. George 12-7-79 Venue: North Sydney Oval

25/06/1972 (Sun) Western Suburbs 12-17-89 East Sydney 4-6-30 Venue: Picken Oval

25/06/1972 (Sun) Balmain 41-33-279 Southern Districts 9-9-63 Venue: Jubilee Oval, Glebe

 

Round 13

01/07/1972 (Sat) South Sydney 4-7-31 Balmain 27-27-189 Venue: Erskineville Oval

02/07/1972 (Sun) North Shore 9-13-67 Western Suburbs 26-25-181 Venue: North Sydney Oval

02/07/1972 (Sun) St. George 17-14-116 Newtown 13-8-86 Venue: Olds Park

02/07/1972 (Sun) Southern Districts 0-1-1 East Sydney 45-28-298 Venue: Rosedale Oval

 

Round 14

08/07/1972 (Sat) South Sydney 22-29-161 Southern Districts 8-15-63 Venue: Trumper Park

09/07/1972 (Sun) Newtown 6-10-46 Western Suburbs 25-18-168 Venue: Erskineville Oval

09/07/1972 (Sun) North Shore 15-11-101 East Sydney 9-30-84 Venue: North Sydney Oval

09/07/1972 (Sun) Balmain 16-14-110 St. George 31-13-199 Venue: Jubilee Oval, Glebe

 

Round 15

15/07/1972 (Sat) North Shore 29-26-200 Southern Districts 3-9-27 Venue: North Sydney Oval

16/07/1972 (Sun) East Sydney 17-15-117 Newtown 14-7-91 Venue: Trumper Park

16/07/1972 (Sun) Western Suburbs 31-27-213 Balmain 3-7-25 Venue: Picken Oval

16/07/1972 (Sun) St. George 31-35-221 South Sydney 4-6-30 Venue: Olds Park

 

Round 16

22/07/1972 (Sat) East Sydney 26-27-183 Balmain 10-12-72 Venue: Trumper Park

23/07/1972 (Sun) Newtown 13-9-87 North Shore 20-18-138 Venue: Erskineville Oval

23/07/1972 (Sun) Southern Districts 0-0-0 St. George 49-45-339 Venue: Rosedale Oval

23/07/1972 (Sun) Western Suburbs 40-27-267 South Sydney 5-6-36 Venue: Picken Oval

 

Round 17

29/07/1972 (Sat) Western Suburbs 51-36-342 Southern Districts 3-5-23 Venue: Picken Oval

29/07/1972 (Sat) North Shore 27-34-196 South Sydney 6-7-43 Venue: North Sydney Oval

30/07/1972 (Sun) East Sydney 14-17-101 St. George 18-11-119 Venue: Trumper Park

30/07/1972 (Sun) Balmain 16-18-114 Newtown 18-17-125 Venue: Jubilee Oval, Glebe

 

Round 18

05/08/1972 (Sun) Southern Districts 12-8-80 Newtown 21-28-154 Venue: Trumper Park

06/08/1972 (Sun) South Sydney 3-4-22 East Sydney 12-20-92 Venue: Erskineville Oval

06/08/1972 (Sun) Western Suburbs 20-19-139 St. George 12-9-81 Venue: Picken Oval

06/08/1972 (Sun) North Shore 14-18-102 Balmain 13-9-87 Venue: North Sydney Oval

 

Round 19

12/08/1972 (Sun) Newtown 22-16-148 South Sydney 0-7-7 Venue: Erskineville Oval

13/08/1972 (Sun) Southern Districts 8-16-64 Balmain 21-11-137 Venue: Rosedale Oval

13/08/1972 (Sun) St. George 19-16-130 North Shore 11-12-78 Venue: Olds Park

13/08/1972 (Sun) East Sydney 13-16-94 Western Suburbs 14-21-105 Venue: Trumper Park

 

Round 20

19/08/1972 (Sun) Western Suburbs 20-16-136 North Shore 15-6-96 Venue: Picken Oval

20/08/1972 (Sun) Newtown 12-14-86 St. George 10-24-84 Venue: Erskineville Oval

20/08/1972 (Sun) Southern Districts 6-7-43 East Sydney 33-24-222 Venue: Rosedale Oval

20/08/1972 (Sun) Balmain 25-22-172 South Sydney 14-14-98 Venue: Jubilee Oval, Glebe

 

Round 21

26/08/1972 (Sun) North Shore 14-15-99 East Sydney 10-13-73 Venue: North Sydney Oval

27/08/1972 (Sun) St. George 28-27-195 Balmain 10-9-69 Venue: Olds Park

27/08/1972 (Sun) Newtown 7-2-44 Western Suburbs 22-23-155 Venue: Trumper Park

27/08/1972 (Sun) Southern Districts 9-8-62 South Sydney 7-10-52 Venue: Rosedale Oval

 

Final ladder

 

1972

Club

Played

Won

Lost

Drawn

For

Against

%

Points

1

Western Suburbs

21

20

1

0

3611

1003

360.02

80

2

St. George

21

16

5

0

3090

1537

201.04

64

3

North Shore

21

15

6

0

2533

1756

144.25

60

4

East Sydney

21

13

8

0

2787

1638

170.15

52

5

Newtown

21

11

10

0

2002

2001

100.05

44

6

Balmain

21

6

15

0

2074

2568

80.76

24

7

South Sydney

21

2

19

0

1034

3425

30.19

8

8

Southern Districts

21

1

20

0

937

4140

22.63

4

 

Total

168

84

84

0

18068

18068

 

336

 

 

Finals matches

 

First Semi-Final

03/09/1972 (Sun) North Shore 11-16-82 East Sydney 21-23-149 Venue: Trumper Park

 

Second Semi-Final

10/09/1972 (Sun) Western Suburbs 29-27-201 St. George 9-10-64 Venue: Trumper Park

 

Preliminary Final

17/09/1972 (Sun) St. George 11-20-86 East Sydney 25-17-167 Venue: Trumper Park

 

Grand Final

24/09/1972 (Sun) Western Suburbs 22-23-155 East Sydney 12-14-86 Venue: Trumper Park

 

 

1972 premiers: Western Suburbs

 

 

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First created: 8 February 2023
Last updated: 9 February 2023

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