| Home | Away | H&A Totals | Finals | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Attendance | GM | Ave. | Attendance | GM | Ave. | Attendance | GM | Ave. | Attendance | GM | Ave. | |
| Carlton | 281550 | 11 | 25595 | 335169 | 11 | 30470 | 616719 | 22 | 28033 | 355673 | 4 | 88918 | |
| Collingwood | 316371 | 11 | 28761 | 335174 | 11 | 30470 | 651545 | 22 | 29616 | 183757 | 2 | 91879 | |
| Essendon | 287649 | 11 | 26150 | 331821 | 11 | 30166 | 619470 | 22 | 28158 | 52499 | 1 | 52499 | |
| Fitzroy | 190155 | 11 | 17287 | 223046 | 11 | 20277 | 413201 | 22 | 18782 | ||||
| Footscray | 204650 | 11 | 18605 | 213654 | 11 | 19423 | 418304 | 22 | 19014 | ||||
| Geelong | 195128 | 11 | 17739 | 200602 | 11 | 18237 | 395730 | 22 | 17988 | ||||
| Hawthorn | 217440 | 11 | 19767 | 245583 | 11 | 22326 | 463023 | 22 | 21047 | ||||
| Melbourne | 284817 | 11 | 25892 | 218578 | 11 | 19871 | 503395 | 22 | 22882 | ||||
| North Melbourne | 123989 | 11 | 11272 | 148550 | 11 | 13505 | 272539 | 22 | 12388 | ||||
| Richmond | 406373 | 11 | 36943 | 251181 | 11 | 22835 | 657554 | 22 | 29889 | 351301 | 4 | 87825 | |
| South Melbourne | 156892 | 11 | 14263 | 165607 | 11 | 15055 | 322499 | 22 | 14659 | ||||
| St Kilda | 269905 | 11 | 24537 | 265954 | 11 | 24178 | 535859 | 22 | 24357 | 240628 | 3 | 80209 | |
| Totals | Home & Away:2934919 (22234) | Finals:591929 (84561) | Overall:3526848 (25373) | ||||||||||
| Home & Away | Finals | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venue | Attendance | GM | Ave. | Attendance | GM | Ave. |
| Arden St | 98596 | 9 | 10955 | |||
| Glenferrie Oval | 168204 | 9 | 18689 | |||
| Junction Oval | 151323 | 9 | 16814 | |||
| Kardinia Park | 178697 | 10 | 17870 | |||
| Lake Oval | 131114 | 9 | 14568 | |||
| M.C.G. | 611126 | 19 | 32165 | 485092 | 5 | 97018 |
| Moorabbin Oval | 230894 | 9 | 25655 | |||
| Princes Park | 251436 | 10 | 25144 | |||
| Victoria Park | 276081 | 10 | 27608 | |||
| Waverley Park | 458019 | 20 | 22901 | 106837 | 2 | 53419 |
| Western Oval | 168938 | 9 | 18771 | |||
| Windy Hill | 210491 | 9 | 23388 | |||
| Breakdowns | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type | 0-10K | 10-20K | 20-30K | 30-40K | 40-50K | 50-60K | 60-70K | 70-80K | 80-90K | 90-100K | 100-110K | 110-120K | 120-130K |
| H&A | 10 | 56 | 42 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | ||||||
| Finals | 2 | 4 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Totals | 10 | 56 | 42 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | ||||
| Crowds by Round | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Total | Games | Ave. |
| Round 1 | 195724 | 6 | 32,621 |
| Round 2 | 129829 | 6 | 21,638 |
| Round 3 | 148704 | 6 | 24,784 |
| Round 4 | 135887 | 6 | 22,648 |
| Round 5 | 157442 | 6 | 26,240 |
| Round 6 | 150739 | 6 | 25,123 |
| Round 7 | 132659 | 6 | 22,110 |
| Round 8 | 128729 | 6 | 21,455 |
| Round 9 | 125744 | 6 | 20,957 |
| Round 10 | 132345 | 6 | 22,058 |
| Round 11 | 151885 | 6 | 25,314 |
| Round 12 | 137870 | 6 | 22,978 |
| Round 13 | 111430 | 6 | 18,572 |
| Round 14 | 132877 | 6 | 22,146 |
| Round 15 | 110509 | 6 | 18,418 |
| Round 16 | 121914 | 6 | 20,319 |
| Round 17 | 126360 | 6 | 21,060 |
| Round 18 | 122764 | 6 | 20,461 |
| Round 19 | 97092 | 6 | 16,182 |
| Round 20 | 126879 | 6 | 21,147 |
| Round 21 | 124378 | 6 | 20,730 |
| Round 22 | 133159 | 6 | 22,193 |
| Finals | 591929 | 7 | 84,561 |
| Highest Home & Away Crowds | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 72659 | Richmond v Collingwood | M.C.G. | 1972 |
| 55825 | Richmond v Essendon | M.C.G. | 1972 |
| 50367 | Essendon v Carlton | Waverley Park | 1972 |
| 46471 | Richmond v Carlton | M.C.G. | 1972 |
| 44861 | Collingwood v Essendon | Victoria Park | 1972 |
| 44348 | Richmond v St Kilda | M.C.G. | 1972 |
| 41357 | Melbourne v Essendon | M.C.G. | 1972 |
| 40290 | Collingwood v St Kilda | Waverley Park | 1972 |
| 38154 | Richmond v Melbourne | M.C.G. | 1972 |
| 37070 | Collingwood v Carlton | Victoria Park | 1972 |
| 36986 | Richmond v Footscray | M.C.G. | 1972 |
| 36861 | Hawthorn v Essendon | Waverley Park | 1972 |
| 35106 | Carlton v Collingwood | Princes Park | 1972 |
| 35030 | Essendon v Collingwood | Windy Hill | 1972 |
| 33601 | Carlton v Fitzroy | Princes Park | 1972 |
| 33555 | St Kilda v Richmond | Moorabbin Oval | 1972 |
| 33364 | Melbourne v Carlton | M.C.G. | 1972 |
| 32416 | Melbourne v Richmond | M.C.G. | 1972 |
| 32048 | Carlton v Hawthorn | Princes Park | 1972 |
| 31547 | St Kilda v Carlton | Moorabbin Oval | 1972 |
| Lowest Home & Away Crowds | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 7007 | Fitzroy v North Melbourne | Junction Oval | 1972 |
| 7191 | North Melbourne v South Melbourne | Arden St | 1972 |
| 7451 | Fitzroy v South Melbourne | Junction Oval | 1972 |
| 8063 | North Melbourne v Melbourne | Arden St | 1972 |
| 8206 | Hawthorn v North Melbourne | Glenferrie Oval | 1972 |
| 9111 | South Melbourne v North Melbourne | Waverley Park | 1972 |
| 9154 | South Melbourne v Footscray | Lake Oval | 1972 |
| 9207 | South Melbourne v Hawthorn | Lake Oval | 1972 |
| 9302 | North Melbourne v Footscray | Arden St | 1972 |
| 9574 | Fitzroy v Footscray | Waverley Park | 1972 |
| 10200 | North Melbourne v Hawthorn | Arden St | 1972 |
| 10383 | North Melbourne v Fitzroy | Arden St | 1972 |
| 10405 | South Melbourne v Melbourne | Lake Oval | 1972 |
| 10681 | North Melbourne v St Kilda | Arden St | 1972 |
| 11046 | Fitzroy v Geelong | Junction Oval | 1972 |
| 11241 | Melbourne v North Melbourne | M.C.G. | 1972 |
| 11271 | North Melbourne v Carlton | Arden St | 1972 |
| 11425 | North Melbourne v Richmond | Waverley Park | 1972 |
| 12267 | Geelong v North Melbourne | Kardinia Park | 1972 |
| 12375 | Hawthorn v Fitzroy | Waverley Park | 1972 |