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. Peter McKenna 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

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of Western Australia won the

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

References

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