1972 Brownlow Medal
[1971][1973][1972 Team Totals]
| Player | TM | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Len Thompson | Collingwood | 25 |
| Greg Wells | Melbourne | 22 |
| John Williams | Essendon | 18 |
| Gary Hardeman | Melbourne | 18 |
| Leigh Matthews | Hawthorn | 16 |
| John Murphy | Fitzroy | 15 |
| John Greening | Collingwood | 14 |
| Gary Dempsey | Footscray | 12 |
| David Clark | Geelong | 12 |
| Stan Alves | Melbourne | 12 |
| Alex Jesaulenko | Carlton | 11 |
| Trevor Keogh | Carlton | 11 |
| Barry Davis | Essendon | 11 |
| Neville Fields | Essendon | 11 |
| Keith Greig | North Melbourne | 11 |
| Carl Ditterich | St Kilda | 11 |
| Travis Payze | St Kilda | 11 |
| Garry Wilson | Fitzroy | 10 |
| Craig McKellar | Richmond | 10 |
| Russell Cook | South Melbourne | 10 |
| Ken Fletcher | Essendon | 9 |
| Harvey Merrigan | Fitzroy | 9 |
| George Bisset | Footscray | 9 |
| Gordon Casey | Footscray | 9 |
| David Thorpe | Footscray | 9 |
| Bill Ryan | Geelong | 9 |
| Peter Crimmins | Hawthorn | 9 |
| Peter Knights | Hawthorn | 9 |
| Allan Davis | St Kilda | 9 |
| Geoff Southby | Carlton | 8 |
| Peter McKenna | Collingwood | 8 |
| Kevin Murray | Fitzroy | 8 |
| Peter Welsh | Footscray | 8 |
| Alan Martello | Hawthorn | 8 |
| Peter Bedford | South Melbourne | 8 |
| John Pitura | South Melbourne | 8 |
| John Rantall | South Melbourne | 8 |
| Glenn Elliott | St Kilda | 8 |
| Ross Smith | St Kilda | 8 |
| Brent Crosswell | Carlton | 7 |
| Kevin Heath | Hawthorn | 7 |
| David Dench | North Melbourne | 7 |
| Barry Goodingham | North Melbourne | 7 |
| Royce Hart | Richmond | 7 |
| Geoff Blethyn | Essendon | 6 |
| David Rhodes | Fitzroy | 6 |
| Laurie Richards | Fitzroy | 6 |
| Wayne Closter | Geelong | 6 |
| Francis Bourke | Richmond | 6 |
| Kevin Sheedy | Richmond | 6 |
| Ian Stewart | Richmond | 6 |
| Bruce Doull | Carlton | 5 |
| Paul Hurst | Carlton | 5 |
| Max Richardson | Collingwood | 5 |
| Russell Crow | Fitzroy | 5 |
| Paul Sarah | Geelong | 5 |
| Brian Roberts | Richmond | 5 |
| Norm Goss | South Melbourne | 5 |
| Rod Galt | St Kilda | 5 |
| Robert Walls | Carlton | 4 |
| Ross Dunne | Collingwood | 4 |
| Wayne Richardson | Collingwood | 4 |
| Ian Hampshire | Geelong | 4 |
| Phil Stevens | Geelong | 4 |
| Barry Bourke | Melbourne | 4 |
| Paul Callery | Melbourne | 4 |
| Frank Davis | Melbourne | 4 |
| Paul Feltham | North Melbourne | 4 |
| Kevin Bartlett | Richmond | 4 |
| Graeme Bond | Richmond | 4 |
| Roger Dean | Richmond | 4 |
| Barry Richardson | Richmond | 4 |
| Gary Crane | Carlton | 3 |
| Adrian Gallagher | Carlton | 3 |
| Syd Jackson | Carlton | 3 |
| Andrew Lukas | Carlton | 3 |
| David McKay | Carlton | 3 |
| Bryan Quirk | Carlton | 3 |
| Ian Robertson | Carlton | 3 |
| Greg Perry | Essendon | 3 |
| Ken Roberts | Essendon | 3 |
| Shane Molloy | Fitzroy | 3 |
| Barry Round | Footscray | 3 |
| Geoff Angus | Hawthorn | 3 |
| Don Scott | Hawthorn | 3 |
| Leon Rice | Hawthorn | 3 |
| Ross Brewer | Melbourne | 3 |
| Graham Molloy | Melbourne | 3 |
| John Perry | North Melbourne | 3 |
| Rex Hunt | Richmond | 3 |
| Steve Hoffman | South Melbourne | 3 |
| Ricky Quade | South Melbourne | 3 |
| Barry Breen | St Kilda | 3 |
| Barry Lawrence | St Kilda | 3 |
| Stuart Trott | St Kilda | 3 |
| Greg Kennedy | Carlton | 2 |
| Alan Atkinson | Collingwood | 2 |
| Graeme Jenkin | Collingwood | 2 |
| Rod Oborne | Collingwood | 2 |
| Paul Stevens | Collingwood | 2 |
| John Cassin | Essendon | 2 |
| Alan Noonan | Essendon | 2 |
| Gary Parkes | Essendon | 2 |
| Doug Searl | Fitzroy | 2 |
| Alan Thompson | Fitzroy | 2 |
| Bernie Quinlan | Footscray | 2 |
| Geoff Ainsworth | Geelong | 2 |
| Peter Stephens | Geelong | 2 |
| Ian Bremner | Hawthorn | 2 |
| Charlie Grummisch | Hawthorn | 2 |
| John Hendrie | Hawthorn | 2 |
| Des Meagher | Hawthorn | 2 |
| Ray Biffin | Melbourne | 2 |
| Ray Carr | Melbourne | 2 |
| Ross Dillon | Melbourne | 2 |
| Peter Keenan | Melbourne | 2 |
| Phil Baker | North Melbourne | 2 |
| Mark Dawson | North Melbourne | 2 |
| Vin Doolan | North Melbourne | 2 |
| Neil Balme | Richmond | 2 |
| John McIntosh | St Kilda | 2 |
| Bob Murray | St Kilda | 2 |
| Kevin Hall | Carlton | 1 |
| Peter Jones | Carlton | 1 |
| Vin Waite | Carlton | 1 |
| Con Britt | Collingwood | 1 |
| Doug Gott | Collingwood | 1 |
| Ian McOrist | Collingwood | 1 |
| Ted Potter | Collingwood | 1 |
| Robert Rose | Collingwood | 1 |
| Peter Daniel | Essendon | 1 |
| Barry Grinter | Essendon | 1 |
| Barry Padley | Fitzroy | 1 |
| Graeme Renwick | Fitzroy | 1 |
| Leigh Robertson | Fitzroy | 1 |
| Don Brown | Footscray | 1 |
| Robert McGhie | Footscray | 1 |
| Tim Evans | Geelong | 1 |
| Sam Newman | Geelong | 1 |
| Robert Whatman | Geelong | 1 |
| Michael Woolnough | Geelong | 1 |
| Peter Hudson | Hawthorn | 1 |
| Bob Keddie | Hawthorn | 1 |
| Kelvin Moore | Hawthorn | 1 |
| David Parkin | Hawthorn | 1 |
| Denis Clark | Melbourne | 1 |
| Stephen Kerley | Melbourne | 1 |
| Greg Parke | Melbourne | 1 |
| Ken Montgomery | North Melbourne | 1 |
| Ricky McLean | Richmond | 1 |
| Kevin Morris | Richmond | 1 |
| Stephen Officer | South Melbourne | 1 |
| Gary Colling | St Kilda | 1 |
| Jim ODea | St Kilda | 1 |
| Team | Votes |
|---|---|
| Melbourne | 81 |
| Carlton | 77 |
| Collingwood | 73 |
| Hawthorn | 70 |
| Fitzroy | 69 |
| Essendon | 69 |
| St Kilda | 67 |
| Richmond | 63 |
| Footscray | 54 |
| Geelong | 48 |
| South Melbourne | 46 |
| North Melbourne | 39 |