Reserves Semi Final 1972
Melbourne vs Hawthorn
Saturday September 16
Venue: MCG
Attendance: n/a
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Final | |
| Melbourne | 5.4 | 6.7 | 11.8 | 14.10.94 |
| Hawthorn | 2.2 | 6.7 | 7.10 | 8.14.62 |
Melbourne win by 32 points
Goalkickers: Peter Williamson 4, Graham Osborne 2, Mike Collins 2, Peter Sinclair 2, Max Walker 1, John Reid 1, Geoff Harrold 1, Shane McSpeerin 1
With a team full of senior players under the leadership of Ross Dillon the Demons game away a good first quarter start to be level at half time, but dominated the second stanza to restrict the Hawks to two goals.
Best were Walker, Clark and Tilbrook
Team
B: John Cumming, John Tilbrook, John Gallus
HB: Wayne Delmenico, Ross Dillon, Trevor Rollinson
C: Robert McKenzie, Denis Clark, John Reid
HF: Shane McSpeerin, Max Walker, Mike Collins
F: Graham Osborne, Geoff Harrold, Peter Sinclair
R: Peter Williamson, Col Anderson, Henry Ritterman
INT: Peter Dilnot, David Anderson
Media
Age - 18/09/1972
Inside Football - 23/09/1972
Football Record 1972 finals