The 1972 Perth Carnival was the 18th edition of the Australian National Football Carnival, an

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competition. It was the last of the traditional single-city round-robin carnivals in the residential qualification era of interstate football. Four teams took part, Victoria, Western Australia, South Australia and Tasmania, with each playing one another once in a round robin format. Victoria won the Carnival after finishing as the only undefeated team.

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was the most successful goal kicker with 19 goals, followed by Glynn Hewitt and Phil Tierney who kicked 11 each.

Squads

Victoria

Western Australia

South Australia

Tasmania

Results

All-Australian team

In 1972 the

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team was picked based on the Perth Carnival.

Tassie Medal

Ken McAullay of Western Australia won the

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with 17 votes, eight more than the runner-up Len Thompson received.

References

1972 Perth Carnival page on Fullpointsfooty
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