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Bombers · 14 premierships

1972 list


37	Stuart Barclay	22y 270d (dec)	188cm	79kg	30	4	34	1	0	1
11	Geoff Blethyn	21y 246d	183cm	80kg	47	23	70	70	107	177
49	Bruce Brown	20y 268d	187cm	83kg	6	1	7	0	0	0
9	John Cassin	20y 364d	180cm	73kg	9	18	27	4	9	13
19	Robin Close	22y 240d	187cm	81kg	49	15	64	86	21	107
28	Peter Daniel	24y 287d	188cm	86kg	67	15	82	51	3	54
32	Barry Davis	28y 289d (dec)	185cm	87kg	196	22	218	63	2	65
40	Hugh Delahunty	23y 2d	185cm	85kg	14	11	25	4	8	12
1	Neville Fields	20y 222d	180cm	79kg	21	23	44	10	24	34
21	Ken Fletcher	24y 161d	184cm	78kg	89	23	112	6	7	13
17	Darryl Gerlach	28y 157d	180cm	78kg	150	18	168	6	0	6
4	Gary Grainger	22y 280d	191cm	90kg	25	5	30	19	0	19
18	Barry Grinter	20y 263d	191cm	97kg	6	21	27	1	4	5
15	Don Gross	25y 90d	173cm	75kg	100	9	109	94	4	98
44	Len Halley	21y 115d	191cm	92kg	14	17	31	7	4	11
14	Wayne Headlam	23y 191d	193cm	95kg	44	5	49	13	5	18
23	Peter Hickmott	18y 130d (dec)	184cm	70kg	0	2	2	0	0	0
29	Ken Hogan	20y 342d (dec)	175cm	73kg	8	10	18	5	4	9
38	Eddie Lake	21y 5d (dec)	177cm	75kg	37	1	38	14	0	14
24	Don McKenzie	33y 99d (dec)	188cm	85kg	218	21	239	23	0	23
34	Laurie Moloney	23y 63d	184cm	76kg	2	14	16	2	2	4
10	Alan Noonan	24y 261d (dec)	188cm	92kg	85	21	106	186	37	223
5	Gary Parkes	20y 364d	185cm	81kg	9	11	20	1	5	6
7	Charlie Payne	27y 230d	187cm	89kg	170	14	184	127	1	128
36	Greg Perry	23y 153d	193cm	87kg	5	18	23	5	15	20
6	Ken Roberts	20y 48d	185cm	85kg	3	21	24	0	23	23
12	Graeme Schultz	19y 44d	180cm	69kg	16	16	32	29	23	52
35	Ray Smith	23y 281d	183cm	81kg	11	9	20	0	0	0
27	Sandy Talbot	22y 336d (dec)	189cm	81kg	16	12	28	0	0	0
8	Des Tuddenham	29y 153d	180cm	84kg	169	21	190	234	22	256
56	Pat Wellington	18y 337d (dec)	185cm	82kg	0	2	2	0	0	0
22	John Williams	24y 349d	189cm	87kg	117	21	138	13	0	13
33	Andy Wilson	20y 279d	179cm	70kg	3	16	19	1	13	14

Figures as at 1972. Contracts shown for the current list only.

1972 season

Lost an elimination final to St Kilda

5th on the ladder · 14-8 · 108.3% · 56 points

53EFSTK

Season leaders

Awards

W.S. Crichton MedalNeville Fields

Honour board

2,669 games, 1897 to 2026 · 1,452 wins, 1,178 losses, 39 draws · 105.8%

14premierships

1901
1911
1912
1923
1942
1946
1949
1950
1962
1965
1984
1985
1993
2000

W.S. Crichton Medal

Club champion since 1901

Counts and votes

Brownlow Medal

Leigh Matthews Trophy

1989Tim Watson
1983Terry Daniher

Coleman Medal

Leading Goalkicker Medal

Norm Smith Medal

Rising Star Award

2017Andrew McGrath
2011Dyson Heppell