The 1972 Brownlow Medal was the 45th year the award was presented to the player adjudged the fairest and best player during the Victorian Football League (VFL) home and away season.[1] Len Thompson of the Collingwood Football Club won the medal by polling twenty-five votes during the 1972 VFL season.[2]
| 1972 Brownlow Medal | |
|---|---|
| Winner | Len Thompson (Collingwood) 25 votes |
| Television/radio coverage | |
| Network | Seven Network |
Leading votegetters edit
| Player | Votes | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Len Thompson (Collingwood) | 25 |
| 2nd | Greg Wells (Melbourne) | 22 |
| =3rd | John Williams (Essendon) | 18 |
| Gary Hardeman (Melbourne) | ||
| 5th | Leigh Matthews (Hawthorn) | 16 |
| 6th | John Murphy (Fitzroy) | 15 |
| 7th | John Greening (Collingwood) | 14 |
| =8th | Gary Dempsey (Footscray) | 12 |
| David Clarke (Geelong) | ||
| Stan Alves (Melbourne) |
References edit
- ^ Lovett, Michael, ed. (2009). AFL Record Season Guide 2009. Docklands, Victoria: Slattery Media Group. p. 496. ISBN 978-0-9805162-6-5.
- ^ "1972 Brownlow Medal". AFL Tables. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
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