1972 Victorian Men's State League Results
Researched and written by John Punshon

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Sources: The Age, The Australian Jewish News, Il Globo, Neos Kosmos, Soccer World, The Sporting Globe, The Sun.

Round One

Friday March 17 1972
Olympic Park, Melbourne
Croatia
Goals: Boban x2, Horvat
3 - 4 George Cross
Goals: Kelly x2, Walker, Epifano

Saturday March 18 1972
Olympic Park, Melbourne
Referee: Bernie Finnegan
Fitzroy United Alexander
John Kennedy, Taki Xanthopoulos, Nick Racovalis, Jim Kriaris, Dabi Valtsanis, Aris Bligouras, Stratos Adamgikis, Alex Nitsopoulos, Mark Karapatsos, Angelo Tsirogiannis, John Vasilakakis
0 - 2 Juventus
Mike Harby, Pat Della Rocca, Maurice Bonfieni, Sandy Irvine, Keith Lakey, Keith Webster, Ron Frost, John Perin, Jimmy Smart, Jim McRobert, Dino De Marchi
Goals: Webster pk, De Marchi 75

Saturday March 18 1972
Jubilee Park, Ringwood
Ringwood City Wilhelmina
Goal: Pygall 90
1 - 3 Keilor Austria
Goals: J Webb, Pocock 60, Ganglmair

Sunday March 19 1972
Middle Park Soccer Stadium, Middle Park
Hakoah
Boland, Jim Lapish, Bridgeman, Hugh Murney, Auchie Waaldyk, David Baker, Jean Durand, Bobby Saunders, Thomas, Steve Gadsby, Billy Rae (Mike Clarey). Subs: McDonald, Joe Katz, John O'Neill
Goals: Clarey x2
2 - 0 Melbourne

Sunday March 19 1972
Schintler Reserve, Footscray
Footscray JUST
Goal: Rujevic
1 - 2 South Melbourne Hellas
Tim Auger (Marko Fode), Giovanni Batticciotto, Tony Koutrouvelis, John Bedford, Steve Walker, Jim Pyrgolios, Peter Bourne, David Gorrie, Jim Armstrong, Ian Marshall, John Daperis
Goals: Marshall, Gorrie

Sunday March 19 1972
Hamlyn Park, North Geelong
Polonia
Ziggy Szalinksi, Marek Konopka, Barney Klimecki, Marian Jaworski, Eddie Marmur, Andy Czapnik, Eddie Widera, Stan Adamczyk, Mike Olinowski, David Closs, Ches Plaskota
Goals: Widera x2, Plaskota
3 - 0 Box Hill
 
Round Two

Friday March 24 1972
Olympic Park, Melbourne
Juventus
Mike Harby, Maurice Bonfieni, Keith Lakey, Sandy Irvine, Pat Della Rocca, John Perin, Ron Frost, Jimmy Smart, Dino De Marchi, Keith Webster, Jim McRobert
Goal: De Marchi 29
1 - 2 Footscray JUST
Rade Vujatovic, Andy Kazi, Jovan Milinov, Marjan Lopatic, Mike Rosca, Frank Micic, Dan Zoraja, Jovan Velickovic, Steve Rujevic, Branko Buljevic, Tommy Stankovic
Goals: Rujevic 63, 65

Saturday March 25 1972
Wembley Park, Box Hill
Box Hill
Goal: Brownlie 15
1 - 3 Hakoah
Boland, Jim Lapish, John O'Neill (Greg Myron 46'), Hugh Murney, Auchie Waaldyk, David Baker, Steve Gadsby, Bobby Saunders, Thomas (Terry Lane 46'), Jean Durand, Mike Clarey
Goals: Saunders 57, Clarey ?, 75

Saturday March 25 1972
Schintler Reserve, Footscray
George Cross
Goals: Clarke, Walker 58
2 - 1 Fitzroy United Alexander
Goal: Bligouras 16

Saturday March 25 1972
Middle Park Soccer Stadium, Middle Park
Melbourne
Goals: Juhasz pen, Palinkas
2 - 1 Keilor Austria
Goal: B Webb

Sunday March 26 1972
Jubilee Park, Ringwood
Ringwood City Wilhelmina
Goal: Ollerton
1 - 3 Croatia
Goals: Adlam, Vojtek, Kuzilek

Sunday March 26 1972
Middle Park Soccer Stadium, Middle Park
South Melbourne Hellas
Tim Auger (Marko Fode), Giovanni Batticciotto, Tony Koutrouvelis, John Bedford, Steve Walker, Jim Pyrgolios, John Daperis (Mike Mandalis), Peter Bourne, David Gorrie, Ian Marshall, Jim Armstrong
0 - 1 Polonia
Goal: Olinowski
 
Round Three

Saturday April 1 1972
Wembley Park, Box Hill
Box Hill
Goals: Cameron, Brown
2 - 2 Keilor Austria
Goals: J Webb x2

Saturday April 1 1972
Olympic Park, Melbourne
Fitzroy United Alexander
John Kennedy, Taki Xanthopoulos, Nick Racovalis, Cedo Cirkovic (Alex Nitsopoulos), Dabi Valtsanis, Mark Karapatsos, Jimmy Mangopoulos, Jim Kriaris, Stratos Adamgikis, Nick Dourdoulakis, Angelo Tsirogiannis
Goal: Karapatsos 35
1 - 1 Ringwood City Wilhelmina
Goal: Ollerton

Saturday April 1 1972
Raleigh Reserve, Maribyrnong
Polonia 0 - 1 Footscray JUST
Goal: Zoraja 69

Sunday April 2 1972
Olympic Park, Melbourne
Croatia 0 - 0 Melbourne

Sunday April 2 1972
Schintler Reserve, Footscray
George Cross
Goals: Gardiner 34, Ricks 43, Clarke 55, Epifano 57
4 - 2 Juventus
Mike Harby, Maurice Bonfieni, Keith Lakey (Alex Crombie), Sandy Irvine, Pat Della Rocca, Jock Goodwin, Ron Frost, Dino De Marchi, John Perin, Keith Webster, Jim McRobertGoals: Bonifieni 21, Frost 50

Sunday April 2 1972
Middle Park Soccer Stadium, Middle Park
Hakoah
Boland, Jim Lapish, Bridgeman (Greg Myrom), Hugh Murney, Auchie Waaldyk, David Baker, Jean Durand (Ian McLeod), Steve Gadsby, Mike Clarey, Bobby Saunders, Terry Lane
0 - 6 South Melbourne Hellas
Tim Auger, Giovanni Batticciotto, Tony Koutrouvelis, John Daperis (Mike Mandalis 68), Steve Walker, Jim Pyrgolios, John Bedford, Peter Bourne, David Gorrie, Ian Marshall, Jim Armstrong
Goals: Armstrong x3, Mandalis, Marshall, Waaldyck og
 
Round Four

Saturday April 8 1972
Schintler Reserve, Footscray
Footscray JUST
Goals: Buljevic x2
2 - 3 Hakoah
Boland, Auchie Waaldyk (John O'Neill), Jim Lapish, Steve Gadsby, David Baker, Anton Dosen, Jean Durand, Bobby Saunders, Mike Clarey, Bridgeman, Gordon Cameron
Goals: Clarey x2, Gadsby

Saturday April 8 1972
Jubilee Park, Ringwood
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Stewart Mellings
Ringwood City Wilhelmina
Nick Van Egmond, Mike Pye, Rob McGinn, Dick Ward, Benny De Bruyckere, Bob Smith, Rudi Muskee, David Pygall, Peter Ollerton, Dave Begg, Beatty
Goals: Ollerton, Begg
2 - 5 George Cross
Lou Kastner, Derek Ricks, Claude Karlovic, Albert Harrison, Tommy Fox, John Gardiner, Kevin Walker, Rob Hayward, Kevin Kelly, Tom Clarke, Dario Epifano
Goals: Clark x2, Epifano x2, Gardiner

Saturday April 8 1972
Middle Park Soccer Stadium, Middle Park
Attendance: 1,250
Referee: Jim Dixon
South Melbourne Hellas
Tim Auger, Giovanni Batticciotto, Tony Koutrouvelis, John Bedford, Steve Walker, Jim Pyrgolios, Peter Bourne, Ian Marshall, David Gorrie, John Daperis, Jim Armstrong
Goals: Armstrong ?, 47
2 - 2 Keilor Austria
Frank Petersen, Gerry Daruda, Hans Hinze, Ray Pritschet, Steve Brown, Bobby Pocock, Barry Webb, John Truskowski, Drago Jurcan, John Webb, Kevin Walsh
Goals: J Webb 23, B Webb

Sunday April 9 1972
Wembley Park, Box Hill
Box Hill
Goal: Cole
1 - 1 Croatia
Goal: Lamza

Sunday April 9 1972
Olympic Park, Melbourne
Juventus
Mike Harby, Maurice Bonfieni, Keith Lakey, Pat Della Rocca, Vucasinak, Alex Crombie, Ron Frost, Keith Webster, Dino De Marchi, Jimmy Smart, Jim McRobert
Goals: De Marchi x2, McRobert
3 - 3 Polonia
Ziggy Szalinski, Peter Gray, Barney Klimecki, Marian Jaworski, Eddie Marmur, Andy Czapnik, Eddie Widera (Ron Horfiniak 50), Marek Konopka, Mike Olinowski, Kaz Kowalec, Ches Plaskota
Goals: Plaskota x2, Marmur

Sunday April 9 1972
Middle Park Soccer Stadium, Middle Park
Attendance: 1,000
Melbourne 0 - 0 Fitzroy United Alexander
John Kennedy, Taki Xanthopoulos, Nick Racovalis, Jim Kriaris, Dabi Valtsanis, Alex Nitsopoulos, Stratos Adamgikis, Jimmy Mangopoulos, Nick Dourdoulakis, Mark Karapatsos (Aris Bligouras), Angelo Tsirogiannis
 
Round Five

Saturday April 15 1972
Olympic Park, Melbourne
Fitzroy United Alexander
John Kennedy, Taki Xanthopoulos, Nick Racovalis, Alex Nitsopoulos, Dabi Valtsanis, Jim Kriaris, Jimmy Mangopoulos, Stratos Adamgikis, Ron Brown, Mark Karapatsos, Angelo Tsirogiannis
Goal: Karapatsos
1 - 0 Box Hill

Saturday April 15 1972
Middle Park Soccer Stadium, Middle Park
Hakoah
Boland (Ian McDonald), Jim Lapish, Auchie Waaldyk, Anton Dosen, David Baker, Steve Gadsby, Terry Lane, Bridgeman, Mike Clarey, Bobby Saunders, Gordon Cameron
Goals: Clarey x2, Saunders
3 - 3 Polonia
Goals: Konopka x2, Adamczyk

Saturday April 15 1972
Schintler Reserve, Footscray
Keilor Austria
Goal: J Webb 85
1 - 2 Footscray JUST
Jimmy Milisavljevic, Mate Zivkovic, Jovan Milinov, Frank Micic, Mike Rosca, Marjan Lopatic, Slobodan Zoraja, Andy Kazi, Steve Rujevic, Tommy Stankovic, Branko Buljevic
Goals: Rujevic, Milinov 37pk

Sunday April 16 1972
Olympic Park, Melbourne
Attendance: 5,000
Croatia
Goals: Kuzilek x3, McIntyre x2
5 - 3 South Melbourne Hellas
Goals: Marshall, Armstrong, Walker

Sunday April 16 1972
Schintler Reserve, Footscray
George Cross 0 - 0 Melbourne

Sunday April 16 1972
Jubilee Park, Ringwood
Ringwood City Wilhelmina
Nick Van Egmond, Mike Pye, John Feenstra, Dick Ward, Bobby Adams (David Pygall), Bob Smith, Chris Morris, Rob McGinn, Peter Ollerton, Dave Begg (Fred Bunce), Rudi Muskee
Goals: Ollerton 28, Morris 43
2 - 2 Juventus
Mike Harby, Vucasinak (Waddell), Pat Della Rocca, Maurice Bonfieni, Keith Lakey, Keith Webster, Jimmy Smart (Bruno Sabidussi), Alex Crombie, Ron Frost, Dino De Marchi, Jim McRobert
Goals: De Marchi 61, Webster 77
 
Round Six

Saturday April 22 1972
Olympic Park, Melbourne
Juventus
Mike Harby, Maurice Bonfieni, Pat Della Rocca, Bobby Thomson, Keith Lakey, Keith Webster, Alex Crombie, Waddell (Bruno Sabidussi), Ron Frost, Dino De Marchi, Jim McRobert
0 - 1 Hakoah
Jack Reilly, Auchie Waaldyk, Jim Lapish, Steve Gadsby, David Baker, Anton Dosen, Jean Durand, Bobby Saunders, Mike Clarey, Gordon Cameron (Hugh Murney), Terry Lane
Goal: Murney 85

Saturday April 22 1972
Middle Park Soccer Stadium, Middle Park
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Terry Venables
Melbourne
Charlie Odri, Ken McDonald, Fabian Juhasz, Joe Szabo (David Fearn), Charlie Kelly, Alistair Scott, Ian McCarthy, Ian Shanks, Joe Palinkas, Frank McColgan (Johnny Wallace), Steve Bleskany
0 - 1 Ringwood City Wilhelmina
Nick Van Egmond, Mike Pye, Rob McGinn, Dick Ward, Benny De Bruyckere, Bob Smith, Rudi Muskee, David Pygall, Peter Ollerton, Dave Begg, Beatty
Goal: Smith

Saturday April 22 1972
Raleigh Reserve, Maribyrnong
Polonia
Ziggy Szalinski, Jerzy Blank, Barney Klimecki (Ron Horfiniak), Marian Jaworski, Mike Olinowski, Andy Czapnik, Stan Adamczyk, David Closs, Eddie Marmur, John Dykun, Ches Plaskota
Goals: Jaworski 17, Dykun, Plaskota
3 - 2 Keilor Austria
Frank Petersen (Frank Schul 27), Gerry Daruda, Hans Hinze, Ray Pritschet, Steve Brown, Bobby Pocock, Barry Webb, John Truskowski, Gunter Ganglmair, John Webb, Kevin Walsh
Goals: B Webb 7, J Webb 55

Sunday April 23 1972
Wembley Park, Box Hill
Box Hill
Goals: Smith, Brownlie
2 - 5 George Cross
Goals: Clark x2, Harrison, Sanchez, Kelly

Sunday April 23 1972
Olympic Park, Melbourne
Fitzroy United Alexander 0 - 1 South Melbourne Hellas
Goal: Armstrong

Wednesday July 5 1972
Olympic Park, Melbourne
Footscray JUST
Jimmy Milisavljevic, Andy Kazi, Jovan Milinov, Geoff Evans, Mike Rosca, Frank Micic, Slobodan Zoraja, Marjan Lopatic, Steve Rujevic, Branko Buljevic, John Mracinkiewicz
Goal: Rujevic 80
1 - 0 Croatia
Mirko Kovacek, Hugh Gunn, Jim Kondarios, Billy McArthur, Stjepan Benic, Vlado Horvat, Billy McIntyre, Jimmy Mackay, Martin Boban, Billy Vojtek, Ibro Hadziavdic
 
Round Seven

Saturday April 29 1972
Olympic Park, Melbourne
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Bernie Finnegan
Croatia
Mike Kovacek, Benic, Jim Kondarios, Billy McArthur, Ivan Ivanovic, Anton Kuzilek, Brian Adlam, Billy McIntyre, Billy Vojtek, Jimmy Mackay, Ibro Hadiavdic
Goals: McIntyre 44, Kuzilek 69, Haviadvic 90
3 - 1 Polonia
Ziggy Szalinski, Marek Konopka, Jerzy Blank, Marian Jaworski, Eddie Marmur, Eddie Widera, John Dykun, David Closs, Mike Olinowski, Peter Grey, Ches Plaskota (Stan Adamczyk)
Goal: Marmur 62

Saturday April 29 1972
Schintler Reserve, Footscray
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Jim Dixon
Keilor Austria
Frank Petersen, Gerry Daruda, Hans Hinze, Gunter Ganglmair, Steve Brown, Bobby Pocock, Barry Webb, John Truskowski, Graham Clamp, John Webb, Kevin Walsh
0 - 4 Hakoah
Jack Reilly, Auchie Waaldyk, Jim Lapish, Steve Gadsby, David Baker, Anton Dosen, Jean Durand, Bobby Saunders, Mike Clarey, Gordon Cameron, Doug Barbour
Goals: Gadsby 31, Clarey 50, 70, Saunders 73pk

Saturday April 29 1972
Jubilee Park, Ringwood
Attendance: 950
Referee: David Yelland
Ringwood City Wilhelmina
Nick Van Egmond, Benny De Bruyckere, John Feenstra, Rob McGinn, Bobby Adams, Mike Pye, Rudi Muskee, Bob Smith, Dave Begg (David Pygall 46), Peter Ollerton, Keith Cockburn
Goal: Cockburn 70pk
1 - 2 Box Hill
John Hagar, Norm Voce, Dennis Izzard, Jim McCracken, Ian Coles, John Brown, Dave Cameron, Don Brownlie, Jimmy Coles, Terry Luckhurst, McGregor
Goals: Luckhurst 17, 89

Sunday April 30 1972
Olympic Park, Melbourne
Fitzroy United Alexander
John Kennedy, Taki Xanthopoulos, Nick Racovalis (Aris Bligouras), Jim Kriaris, Dabi Valtsanis, Alex Nitsopoulos (Angelo Tsirogiannis), Nick Dourdoulakis, Jimmy Mangopoulos, Mark Karapatsos, Kapikakis, Ron Brown
Goals: Valtsanis, Dourdoulakis
2 - 1 Footscray JUST
Goal: Zoraja

Sunday April 30 1972
Schintler Reserve, Footscray
George Cross
Goals: Hayward x2, Clark
3 - 0 South Melbourne Hellas

Sunday April 30 1972
Middle Park Soccer Stadium, Middle Park
Mebourne
Charlie Odri, David Fearn, Fabian Juhasz, Joe Szabo, Charlie Kelly, Alistair Scott, Joe Palinkas (Johnny Wallace), Ian Shanks, Ian McCarthy, Dave Owen (Frank McColgan), Steve Bleskany
0 - 0 Juventus
Mike Harby, Maurice Bonfieni, Pat Della Rocca, Bobby Thomson, Bobby Johnston, Keith Webster, Hammy McMeechan, Alex Crombie (Jimmy Smart), Ron Frost, Dino De Marchi, Jim McRobert
 
Round Eight

Saturday May 6 1972
Olympic Park, Melbourne
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Bernie Finnegan
Juventus
Mike Harby, Maurice Bonfieni, Pat Della Rocca, Bobby Thomson, Bobby Johnston (Jimmy Smart), Keith Webster, Hammy McMeechan, Alex Crombie, Ron Frost (Lucchesi), Dino De Marchi, Jim McRobert
Goals: Smart 63, De Marchi
2 - 5 Keilor Austria
Frank Schul, Gerry Daruda, Hans Hinze, Gunter Ganglmair, Steve Brown, Bobby Pocock, Barry Webb, John Truskowski, Drago Jurcan, John Webb, Graham Clamp
Goals: B Webb 37, 39, 44, Clamp 50, Jurcan

Saturday May 6 1972
Raleigh Reserve, Maribyrnong
>Attendance: 1,000
Referee: C Contini
Polonia
Ziggy Szalinski, Peter Grey, Jerzy Blank, Marian Jaworski, Mike Olinowski, Andy Czapnik, Eddie Widera, David Closs, Eddie Marmur, Marek Konopka, Ches Plaskota (Stan Adamczyk)
Goals: Valtsanis 3og, Konopka 12, Jaworski 37, Widera 80
4 - 1 Fitzroy United Alexander
John Kennedy (John Vasilakakis 43), Taki Xanthopoulos, Nick Racovalis, Alex Nitsopoulos, Dabi Valtsanis, Jim Kriaris, Jimmy Mangopoulos, Mark Karapatsos, Nick Dourdoulakis, Ron Brown, Angelo Tsirogiannis
Goal: Xanthopoulos 64pk

Saturday May 6 1972
Middle Park Soccer Stadium, Middle Park
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Stewart Mellings
South Melbourne Hellas
Marko Fode, Giovanni Batticciotto, Bill Hasapis, John Bedford, Steve Walker, John Daperis (Xanthopoulos 66), Jim Pyrgolios, Peter Bourne, David Gorrie, Ian Marshall, Jim Armstrong (Mike Mandalis 46)
Goals: Armstrong 25, Bourne, Gorrie
3 - 0 Ringwood City Wilhelmina
Nick Van Egmond, Mike Pye, Dave Garthwaite, Benny De Bruyckere, Rob McGinn, Bob Smith, Fred Bunce, David Pygall, Peter Ollerton, John Feenstra, Rudi Muskee (Farrar)

Sunday May 7 1972
Wembley Park, Box Hill
Box Hill 0 - 2 Melbourne
Goals: Scott, Wheat

Sunday May 7 1972
Middle Park Soccer Stadium, Middle Park
Hakoah
Jack Reilly, Jim Lapish, Auchie Waaldyk, Anton Dosen, David Baker, Steve Gadsby, Jean Durand, Bobby Saunders, Mike Clarey, Gordon Cameron, Doug Barbour
Goals: Durant, Barbour
2 - 1 Croatia
Goal: Kuzilek 25pk

Saturday June 10 1972
Schintler Reserve, Footscray
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Bernie Finnegan
Footscray JUST
Lou Kastner, Derek Ricks, Claude Karlovic, Albert Harrison, Tommy Fox, Paul Deeming, Rob Hayward, John Gardiner, Kevin Walker, Tom Clarke, Dario Epifano
Goals: Micic 6, Rujevic 37, Zoraja 60, Lopatic
4 - 0 George Cross
Jim Milisavljevic, Andy Kazi, Jovan Milinov, Geoff Evans, Mike Rosca, Frank Micic, Dan Zoraja, Marjan Lopatic, Steve Rujevic, Branko Buljevic, John Mracinkiewicz
 
Round Nine

Saturday May 20 1972
Wembley Park, Box Hill
Attendance: 1,300
Box Hill
John Hagar, Norm Voce, Dally, Jim McCracken, Jim Young, John Brown, Dave Cameron (Frank Butt), Don Brownlie, Jimmy Coles, Terry Luckhurst, Alan Chambers
0 - 2 Juventus
Mike Harby, Pat Della Rocca, Maurice Bonfieni, Bobby Thomson, Fausto Tarquinio, Keith Webster, Jimmy Smart, Jock Goodwin (Alex Crombie), Ron Frost, Dino De Marchi, Jim McRobert
Goals: McRobert, Smart

Saturday May 20 1972
Olympic Park, Melbourne
Referee: Roger Lamb
Croatia
Goals: Benic 15, McIntyre 78, Hadiavdic 89
3 - 1 Keilor Austria
Goal: Walsh

Saturday May 20 1972
Schintler Reserve, Footscray
Attendance: 1,800
Referee: Richard Thwaites
George Cross
Lou Kastner, Derek Ricks, Claude Karlovic, Albert Harrison, Tommy Fox, Kevin Walker, Rob Hayward, John Gardiner, Kevin Kelly, Tom Clarke, Dario Epifano
Goals: Epifano 75, Kelly 88
2 - 1 Polonia
Ziggy Szalinski, Peter Grey, Jerzy Blank, Marian Jaworski, Mike Olinowski, Andy Czapnik, Eddie Widera, David Closs, Marek Konopka, Eddie Marmur, Ches Plaskota
Goal: Widera 1

Sunday May 21 1972
Olympic Park, Melbourne
Fitzroy United Alexander
John Kennedy, Gary Fitopoulos, Jim Kriaris, Aris Bligouras, Dabi Valtsanis, Stratos Adamgikis, Mark Karapatsos, Papadopoulos (John Vasilakakis), Nick Dourdoulakis, Ron Brown, Angelo Tsirogiannis
Goals: Fitopoulos 25, Kriaris 50, Dourdoulakis 69
3 - 2 Hakoah
Jack Reilly, Jim Lapish, Auchie Waaldyk, Steve Gadsby, David Baker, Anton Dosen, Jean Durand, Joe Katz (Hugh Murney), Mike Clarey, Doug Barbour (John O'Neill), Gordon Cameron
Goals: Gadsby 2, Cameron 40

Sunday May 21 1972
Middle Park Soccer Stadium, Middle Park
Melbourne 0 - 2 South Melbourne Hellas
Marko Fode, Giovanni Batticciotto, Bill Hasapis, John Bedford, Steve Walker, Mike Mandalis, Jim Pyrgolios, Ian Marshall, Peter Bourne, David Gorrie, Jim Armstrong
Goals: Gorrie x2

Sunday May 21 1972
Jubilee Park, Ringwood
Ringwood City Wilhelmina 0 - 1 Footscray JUST
Jimmy Milisavljevic, Andy Kazi, Jovan Milinov, Geoff Evans, Mike Rosca, Frank Micic, Slobodan Zoraja, Marjan Lopatic, Steve Rujevic, John Mracinkiewicz, Branko Buljevic
Goal: Zoraja
 
Round Ten

Saturday May 27 1972
Schintler Reserve, Footscray
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Terry Venables
Footscray JUST
Jim Milisavljevic, Andy Kazi, Jovan Milinov, Geoff Evans, Mike Rosca, Frank Micic, Dan Zoraja, Marjan Lopatic, Steve Rujevic, Branko Buljevic, John Mracinkiewicz
Goals: Buljevic 20, Mraczinkiewicz 84
2 - 0 Melbourne
Charlie Odri, Ken McDonald, Alistair Scott, Joe Szabo, Fabian Juhasz, Ian Shanks, Joe Palinkas, Johnny Wallace, Frank McColgan (Martin Menich), Steve Bleskany, Ian McCarthy

Saturday May 27 1972
Raleigh Reserve, Maribyrnong
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Jim Brennan
Polonia
Ziggy Szalinski, Peter Grey, Jerzy Blank, Marian Jaworski, Mike Olinowski, Andy Czapnik, Eddie Widera, David Closs, Eddie Marmur, John Dykun, Ches Plaskota
Goal: Plaskota 61
1 - 3 Ringwood City Wilhelmina
Nick Van Egmond, Mike Pye, Dave Garthwaite, Bobby Adams, Rob McGinn, Bob Smith, Fred Bunce, David Pygall, Peter Ollerton, John Feenstra, Rudi Muskee
Goals: Ollerton 26, ?, Feenstra

Saturday May 27 1972
Middle Park Soccer Stadium, Middle Park
Attendance: 1,100
Referee: Geoff Harrison
South Melbourne Hellas
Marko Fode, Giovanni Batticciotto, Bill Hasapis, John Bedford, Steve Walker, Mike Mandalis, Jim Pyrgolios, Peter Bourne, David Gorrie, Ian Marshall, Jim Armstrong
Goals: Gorrie x3, Armstrong x2, Marshall, Mandalis
7 - 0 Box Hill
John Hagar, Norm Voce, Paul Corke, Jim McCracken, Don Brownlie, John Brown, Dave Cameron, Jim Young, Alan Chambers, Terry Luckhurst, Jimmy Coles

Sunday May 28 1972
Middle Park Soccer Stadium, Middle Park
Hakoah
Jack Reilly, Jim Lapish, John O'Neill, Auchie Waaldyk, David Baker, Anton Dosen, Jean Durand, Gordon Cameron, Mike Clarey, Steve Gadsby, Doug Barbour
Goals: Barbour 12, Clarey 57
2 - 3 George Cross
Goals: Walker 26, Gardiner 69, Epifano 75

Sunday May 28 1972
Olympic Park, Melbourne
Juventus
Mike Harby, Maurice Bonfieni, Pat Della Rocca, Bobby Thomson, Fausto Tarquinio, Keith Webster, Jimmy Smart, Hammy McMeechan (Ron Frost), Poci, Jim McRobert
0 - 0 Croatia

Sunday May 28 1972
Schintler Reserve, Footscray
Keilor Austria
John Kennedy, Dabi Valtsanis, Alex Nitsopoulos, Nick Racovalis, Jim Kriaris, Mark Karapatsos, Aris Bligouras (Kapikakis), Ron Brown, Nick Dourdoulakis (Stratos Adamgikis), Angelo Tsirogiannis, Not Known
0 - 0 Fitzroy United Alexander
 
Round Eleven

Saturday June 3 1972
Olympic Park, Melbourne
Attendance: 1,400
Referee: C Contini
Fitzroy United Alexander
John Kennedy, Taki Xanthopoulos, Nick Racovalis, Alex Nitsopoulos, Dabi Valtsanis, Jim Kriaris, Stratos Adamgikis, Mark Karapatsos, Nick Dourdoulakis, Aris Bligouras, Angelo Tsirogiannis
Goal: Valtsanis 14
1 - 1 Croatia
Steve Lepan, Hugh Gunn, Ivan Ivanovic, Benic, Billy McArthur, Vlado Horvat, Billy Vojtek, Anton Kuzilek, Billy McIntyre, Jimmy Mackay, Ibro Hadiavdic
Goal: Horvat

Saturday June 3 1972
Schintler Reserve, Footscray
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Geoff Harrison
George Cross
Lou Kastner, Derek Ricks, Claude Karlovic, Albert Harrison, Tommy Fox, Paul Deeming, Rob Hayward, John Gardiner, Kevin Walker, Tom Clarke, Dario Epifano
Goals: Epifano 53, 83
2 - 1 Keilor Austria
Frank Petersen, Gerry Daruda, Hans Hinze, Gunter Ganglmair, Steve Brown, Bobby Pocock, Barry Webb, John Truskowski, Drago Jurcan, John Webb, Graham Clamp
Goal: J Webb 59

Saturday June 3 1972
Jubilee Park, Ringwood
Referee: Bert Power
Ringwood City Wilhelmina
Goals: Thom x2, Pye, Ollerton
4 - 3 Hakoah
Jack Reilly, Jim Lapish, Auchie Waaldyk, Steve Gadsby, David Baker, Anton Dosen, Jean Durand (Frank Hoyle), John Anderson, Mike Clarey, Doug Barbour, Gordon Cameron
Goals: Clarey x2, Anderson

Sunday June 4 1972
Wembley Park, Box Hill
Box Hill
Goal: Butt 76
1 - 1 Footscray JUST
Jimmy Milisavljevic, Andy Kazi, Jovan Milinov, Geoff Evans, Mike Rosca, Frank Micic, Slobodan Zoraja, Marjan Lopatic, Steve Rujevic, John Mracinkiewicz, Branko Buljevic
Goal: Buljevic 35

Sunday June 4 1972
Olympic Park, Melbourne
Juventus
Mike Harby, Maurice Bonfieni, Pat Della Rocca, Bobby Thomson, Fausto Tarquinio, Poci, Jimmy Smart, Jock Goodwin, Hammy McMeechan, Dino De Marchi, Jim McRobert
0 - 1 South Melbourne Hellas
Marko Fode, Giovanni Batticciotto, Bill Hasapis, John Bedford, Steve Walker, John Daperis, Peter Bourne, Mike Mandalis, Ian Marshall, David Gorrie, Jim Armstrong
Goal: Mandalis

Sunday June 4 1972
Middle Park Soccer Stadium, Middle Park
Melbourne
Goals: McColgan, Shanks, Wallace
3 - 0 Polonia
Ziggy Szalinski, Eddie Marmur, Barney Klimecki, Marian Jaworski, Mike Olinowski, Andy Czapnik, Eddie Widera, David Closs, Stan Adamczyk, Marek Konopka (John Dykun 75), Ches Plaskota
 
Round Twelve

Saturday June 10 1972
Wembley Park, Box Hill
Attendance: 700
Referee: Joe Slaats
Box Hill
John Hagar, Paul Corke, Dennis Izzard, John Brown, Jim McCracken, Jim Young (Ray Smith), Frank Butt, Don Brownlie (Norm Voce), Alan Chambers, Terry Luckhurst, Jimmy Coles
Goals: Coles 10, 30, Chambers 67, Butt 76
4 - 1 Polonia
Ziggy Szalinski, Marek Konopka, Barney Klimecki, Marian Jaworski, Eddie Marmur, Andy Czapnik, Eddie Widera, David Closs, Mike Olinowski, Stan Adamczyk (Kowalczyk), Ches Plaskota
Goal: Olinowski 25

Saturday June 10 1972
Middle Park Soccer Stadium, Middle Park
Attendance: 800
Referee: Max Alexandrou
Melbourne
Charlie Odri, Ken McDonald, Charlie Kelly, Joe Szabo, Alistair Scott, Ian Shanks, Frank McColgan, Johnny Wallace, Joe Palinkas, Steve Bleskany, Ian McCarthy
Goal: Bleskany 60
1 - 0 Hakoah
Ian McDonald, Jim Lapish, David Baker, Auchie Waaldyk, O'Neill, Steve Gadsby, Doug Barbour, Bobby Saunders, Mike Clarey, John Anderson, Gordon Cameron

Saturday June 10 1972
Raleigh Reserve, Maribyrnong
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Jim Dixon
Keilor Austria
Frank Petersen, Gerry Daruda, Hans Hinze, Gunter Ganglmair, Steve Brown, Bobby Pocock, Barry Webb, John Truskowski, Schnepf, John Webb, Graham Clamp. Sub: (Drago Jurcan)
Goals: J Webb 5, Jurcan 80
2 - 2 Ringwood City Wilhelmina
Nick Van Egmond (Tom Carmichael), Mike Pye, Dave Garthwaite, Benny De Bruyckere, Rob McGinn, Bob Smith, Fred Bunce, David Pygall, Peter Ollerton, John Feenstra, Brian Thom
Goals: Thom 73, Brown 89og

Monday June 12 1972
Raleigh Reserve, Maribyrnong
George Cross
Goal: Kelly 10
1 - 0 Croatia

Monday June 12 1972
Olympic Park, Melbourne
Juventus
Goals: Bonfieni, McRobert, Webster 67pk, Smart
4 - 3 Fitzroy United Alexander
John Kennedy, Taki Xanthopoulos, Nick Racovalis, Alex Nitsopoulos, Dabi Valtsanis, Jim Kriaris, Stratos Adamgikis, Aris Bligouras, Nick Dourdoulakis, Mark Karapatsos, Ron Brown
Goals: Dourdoulakis, Adamgikis, Xanthopoulos pen

Monday June 12 1972
Middle Park Soccer Stadium, Middle Park
South Melbourne Hellas
Marko Fode, Giovanni Batticciotto, Bill Hasapis, John Bedford, Steve Walker (Boulis Kambouropoulos 85), John Daperis, Peter Bourne, Mike Mandalis, Ian Marshall, David Gorrie, Jim Armstrong
Goal: Marshall 81
1 - 0 Footscray JUST
 
Round Thirteen

Saturday June 17 1972
Olympic Park, Melbourne
Attendance: 1,100
Referee: Geoff Harrison
Croatia
Mike Kovacek, Hugh Gunn, Jim Kondarios, Billy McArthur, Ivan Ivanovic, Benic, Vlado Horvat, Billy Vojtek, Martin Boban, Billy McIntyre, Ibro Hadiavdic
Goals: Boban 53, Horvat 57, Hadiavdic 59
3 - 0 Ringwood City Wilhelmina
Nick Van Egmond, Mike Pye, John Feenstra, Benny De Bruyckere, Rob McGinn, Bob Smith, Fred Bunce (Clive Mullett), David Pygall, Peter Ollerton, Brian Thom, Rudi Muskee

Saturday June 17 1972
Middle Park Soccer Stadium, Middle Park
Attendance: 600
Referee: Hans Verniers
Hakoah
Ian McDonald, Greg Myron, Barry Fletcher, Auchie Waaldyk, Steve Gadsby, David Baker, Jean Durand, Anton Dosen (Bobby Robertson), Mike Clarey, Bobby Saunders, Doug Barbour
0 - 1 Box Hill
John Hagar, Paul Corke, Dennis Izzard, John Brown, Jim McCracken, Don Brownlie, Frank Butt, Norm Voce, Alan Chambers, Terry Luckhurst, Jimmy Coles (Ray Smith)
Goal: Luckhurst 73

Saturday June 17 1972
Schintler Reserve, Footscray
Attendance: 900
Referee: Jim Brennan
Keilor Austria
Frank Petersen, Gerry Daruda, Hans Hinze, Ray Pritschet, Steve Brown, Schnepf, Barry Webb, John Truskowski, Gunter Ganglmair, John Webb, Graham Clamp
Goal: Truskowski 55
1 - 2 Melbourne
Charlie Odri, Ken McDonald, Charlie Kelly, Joe Szabo, Alistair Scott, Ian Shanks, Frank McColgan, Johnny Wallace (Joe Palinkas), Eugene Olah, Steve Bleskany, Ian McCarthy
Goals: Olah, Bleskany

Sunday June 18 1972
Olympic Park, Melbourne
Fitzroy United Alexander 0 - 4 George Cross
Goals: Clark 9, 76, Deeming, Gardiner

Sunday June 18 1972
Schintler Reserve, Footscray
Footscray JUST
Jimmy Milisavljevic, Andy Kazi, Jovan Milinov, Geoff Evans, Mike Rosca, Frank Micic, Slobodan Zoraja, Marjan Lopatic, Steve Rujevic, Mate Zivkovic (Dragan Dimitrijevic)
Goals: Zoraja 23, Milinov 74pk, Rujevic 89
3 - 2 Juventus
Mike Harby, Maurice Bonfieni, Pat Della Rocca, Bobby Thomson, Fausto Tarquinio, Keith Webster, Jimmy Smart, Jock Goodwin, Dino De Marchi, Sandy Irvine, Jim McRobert
Goals: Webster 3, Irvine 15

Sunday June 18 1972
Raleigh Reserve, Maribyrnong
Polonia
George Wielgosz, Peter Gray, Barney Klimecki, Marian Jaworski, David Closs, Andy Czapnik, Richard Gamanski, Ron Horfiniak, Eddie Marmur, John Dykun, Ches Plaskota
0 - 2 South Melbourne Hellas
Marko Fode, Giovanni Batticciotto, Bill Hasapis, John Bedford, Steve Walker, John Daperis, Peter Bourne, Mike Mandalis (Boulis Kambouropoulos 63), Ian Marshall, David Gorrie, Jim Armstrong
Goals: Armstrong 74, Kambouropoulos 79
 
Round Fourteen

Saturday June 24 1972
Schintler Reserve, Footscray
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: C Contini
Footscray JUST
Jim Milisavljevic, Andy Kazi, Jovan Milinov, Geoff Evans, Mike Rosca, Frank Micic, Mate Zivkovic, Marjan Lopatic, Dan Zoraja, Branko Buljevic, Dragan Dimitrisevic
Goals: Zoraja 20, Dimitrisevic 31, Jaworski 56og
3 - 0 Polonia
George Wielgosz, Peter Grey, Eddie Marmur, David Closs, Andy Czapnik, Marek Konopka, Ron Horfiniak, Marian Jaworski, Richard Gamanski, John Dykun, Hugh Humphreys

Saturday June 24 1972
Raleigh Reserve, Maribyrnong
Referee: Roger Lamb
Keilor Austria
Goal: Pocock 62pk
1 - 0 Box Hill

Saturday June 24 1972
Middle Park Soccer Stadium, Middle Park
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Jim Brennan
South Melbourne Hellas
Marko Fode, Giovanni Batticciotto, Bill Hasapis, John Bedford, Steve Walker, John Daperis, Peter Bourne, Mike Mandalis (Boulis Kambouropoulos 62), Ian Marshall, David Gorrie, Jim Armstrong
Goals: Walker, Bourne
2 - 0 Hakoah
Jack Reilly, Jim Lapish, Barry Fletcher, Auchie Waaldyk, David Baker, Anton Dosen, Bobby Saunders, Steve Gadsby, Mike Clarey, Bobby Robertson, Doug Barbour

Sunday June 25 1972
Olympic Park, Melbourne
Juventus
Mike Harby, Maurice Bonfieni, Pat Della Rocca, Bobby Thomson, Fausto Tarquinio, Keith Webster, Jimmy Smart, Jock Goodwin, Dino De Marchi, Sandy Irvine, Jim McRobert (Bruno Sabidussi)
Goal: De Marchi 90
1 - 3 George Cross
Lou Kastner, Derek Ricks, Claude Karlovic, Albert Harrison, Tommy Fox, Kevin Walker, Rob Hayward, John Gardiner, Kevin Kelly, Tom Clarke, Dario Epifano
Goals: Ricks 14, Kelly 34, Clarke 55

Sunday June 25 1972
Middle Park Soccer Stadium, Middle Park
Melbourne
Goal: Wallace 40
1 - 0 Croatia

Sunday June 25 1972
Jubilee Park, Ringwood
Ringwood City Wilhelmina
Goals: Ollerton x2, Thom x2, Bunce, McGinn
6 - 0 Fitzroy United Alexander
John Kennedy, Kapikakis, Nick Racovalis, Alex Nitsopoulos, Taki Xanthopoulos, Jim Kriaris, B Kapikakis (John Vasilakakis 64), Aris Bligouras, Nick Dourdoulakis, Stratos Adamgikis, Ron Brown
 
Round Fifteen

Saturday July 1 1972
Olympic Park, Melbourne
Referee: Max Alexandrou
Croatia
Goals: Boban pk, Gunn 90
2 - 0 Box Hill

Saturday July 1 1972
Schintler Reserve, Footscray
Attendance: 1,600
Referee: Roger Lamb
George Cross
Lou Kastner, Derek Ricks, Claude Karlovic, Albert Harrison, Tommy Fox, Kevin Walker, Paul Deeming, John Gardiner, Kevin Kelly, Tom Clarke, Rob Hayward
Goals: Hayward 46, 70, Walker 56, Gardiner 60, Karlovic pk
5 - 3 Ringwood City Wilhelmina
Kerr, Mike Pye, Benny De Bruyckere, Bobby Adams, Rob McGinn, Bob Smith, Fred Bunce, David Pygall, Peter Ollerton, Dick Ward, Brian Thom
Goals: Ollerton pk, Pye 30, Smith 43

Saturday July 1 1972
Raleigh Reserve, Maribyrnong
Polonia
Ziggy Szalinski, Peter Gray, Barney Klimecki, Marian Jaworski, Andy Czapnik, Marek Konopka, Ron Horfiniak, David Closs, Henry Siwka (Bogdan Anolak 66), Richard Gamanski (Eddie Marmur 81), Ches Plaskota
Goal: Konopka 27
1 - 0 Juventus
Ian Roberts, Bobby Johnston, Pat Della Rocca, Bobby Thomson, Fausto Tarquinio, Keith Webster, Jimmy Smart, Jock Goodwin, Sandy Irvine, Dino De Marchi, Bruno Sabidussi

Sunday July 2 1972
Olympic Park, Melbourne
Fitzroy United Alexander
John Kennedy, Jim Kriaris, Alex Nitsopoulos, Taki Xanthopoulos, Nick Racovalis, Kapikakis, Aris Bligouras, Mark Karapatsos, Angelo Tsirogiannis, Stratos Adamgikis, Nick Dourdoulakis
Goal: Racovalis
1 - 1 Melbourne
Goal: Wallace

Sunday July 2 1972
Middle Park Soccer Stadium, Middle Park
Hakoah
Jack Reilly, Barry Fletcher, Jim Lapish, Auchie Waaldyk, David Baker, Anton Dosen, Jean Durand, Steve Gadsby, Mike Clarey, Bobby Saunders, Dug Barbour
0 - 1 Footscray JUST
Jimmy Milisavljevic, Andy Kazi, Jovan Milinov, Geoff Evans, Mike Rosca, Frank Micic, Mate Zivkovic, Marjan Lopatic, Slobodan Zoraja, Brank Buljevic, Steve Rujevic (Dragan Dimitrijevic)
Goal: Rujevic

Sunday July 2 1972
Schintler Reserve, Footscray
Keilor Austria 0 0 - 4 South Melbourne Hellas
Marko Fode, Giovanni Batticciotto, Bill Hasapis, John Bedford, Steve Walker, John Daperis, Peter Bourne, Mike Mandalis, Ian Marshall, David Gorrie, Jim Armstrong
Goals: Armstrong x2, Gorrie x2
 
Round Sixteen

Saturday July 8 1972
Schintler Reserve, Footscray
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Bernie Finnegan
Footscray JUST
Jim Milisavljevic, Andy Kazi, Jovan Milinov, Geoff Evans, Mike Rosca, Frank Micic, Dan Zoraja, Marjan Lopatic, Steve Rujevic, Branko Buljevic, John Mracinkiewicz
Goal: Zoraja 5
1 - 2 Keilor Austria
Frank Petersen, Hans Hinze, Ray Pritschet, Reinhard Groeger, Steve Brown, Bobby Pocock, Barry Webb, John Truskowski, Bibby, John Webb, Reinhard Hollman
Goals: Hollman 24, 25

Saturday July 8 1972
Olympic Park, Melbourne
Attendance: 1,100
Referee: Jim Brennan
Juventus
Ian Roberts, Bobby Johnston (Vithoulkas), Pat Della Rocca, Bobby Thomson, Fausto Tarquinio, Keith Webster, Jimmy Smart, Jock Goodwin, Claude Lucchesi, Bruno Sabidussi, John Lucchesi
Goals: Webster 75, Adams og
2 - 1 Ringwood City Wilhelmina
Goal: Ollerton

Saturday July 8 1972
Middle Park Soccer Stadium, Middle Park
Attendance: 2,300
Referee: David Yelland
Melbourne
Charlie Odri, Ken McDonald, Charlie Kelly, Joe Szabo, Alistair Scott, Ian Shanks, Ian McCarthy, Johnny Wallace, Martin Menich, Steve Bleskany, Liam McPhillips
Goals: McCarthy 47, Menich
2 - 0 George Cross
Lou Kastner, Derek Ricks, Claude Karlovic, Albert Harrison, Tommy Fox, Kevin Walker, Paul Deeming, John Gardiner, Kevin Kelly, Tom Clarke, Rob Hayward

Saturday July 9 1972
Wembley Park, Box Hill
Box Hill
Goals: Brownlie x2, Chambers
3 - 0 Fitzroy United Alexander
John Kennedy, Nick Racovalis, Tsolakis, Alex Nitsopoulos, Jim Kriaris, Stratos Adamgikis, Kubelidis (John Vasilakakis 40), Kapikakis, Nick Dourdoulakis, Mark Karapatsos, Angelo Tsirogiannis

Saturday July 9 1972
Raleigh Reserve, Maribyrnong
Polonia
Ziggy Szalinski, Eddie Marmur, Barney Klimecki, Marian Jaworski, Andy Czapnik, Marek Konopka, Ron Horfiniak, David Closs, Henry Siwka, Richard Gamanski, Ches Plaskota
0 - 1 Hakoah
Jack Reilly, Jim Lapish, Barry Fletcher, Anton Dosen, David Baker Auchie Waaldyk (Greg Myrom), Jean Durand (Billy Rae), Bobby Saunders, Mike Clarey, Steve Gadsby, Doug Barbour
Goal: Gadsby 25

Saturday July 9 1972
Middle Park Soccer Stadium, Middle Park
South Melbourne Hellas
Marko Fode, Giovanni Batticciotto, Bill Hasapis, John Bedford, Steve Walker, John Daperis, Peter Bourne, Mike Mandalis, Ian Marshall, David Gorrie, Jim Armstrong
Goals: Armstrong x2
2 - 0 Croatia
 
Round Seventeen

Saturday July 15 1972
Schintler Reserve, Footscray
Attendance: 1,000
George Cross
Lou Kastner, Derek Ricks, Norm Maitland, Claude Karlovic, Tommy Fox, Kevin Walker, Albert Harrison, John Gardiner, Kevin Kelly, Tom Clarke, Dario Epifano
Goals: Clark x3, Epifano, Walker, Kelly
6 - 1 Box Hill
John Hagar, Paul Corke, Norm Voce, John Brown, Jim McCracken, Jim Young, Don Brownlie, Jim Paul, Alan Chambers, Terry Luckhurst, Jimmy Coles
Goal: Luckhurst 69

Saturday July 15 1972
Middle Park Soccer Stadium, Middle Park
Hakoah
Jack Reilly, Jim Lapish (Greg Myron), Barry Fletcher, Auchie Waaldyk, David Baker, Anton Dosen, Jean Durand, Bobby Saunders, Mike Clarey, Steve Gadsby (Billy Rae), Doug Barbour
Goal: Saunders 44pk
1 - 0 Juventus
Ian Roberts, Maurice Bonfieni, Pat Della Rocca, Bobby Thomson, Fausto Tarquinio, Keith Webster (Waddell), Jimmy Smart, Jock Goodwin, Claude Lucchesi, John Lucchesi, Bruno Sabidussi

Saturday July 15 1972
Jubilee Park, Ringwood
Attendance: 800
Referee: C Contini
Ringwood City Wilhelmina
Nick Van Egmond, Mike Pye, John Feenstra, Dick Ward, Rob McGinn, Bob Smith, Williamson, Bobby Adams, Peter Ollerton, David Pygall, Brian Thom
0 - 1 Melbourne
Charlie Odri, Ken McDonald, Charlie Kelly, Joe Szabo, Alistair Scott, Ian Shanks, Ian McCarthy, Johnny Wallace, Martin Menich, Steve Bleskany, George Kotaridis
Goal: Kotaridis

Sunday July 16 1972
Olympic Park, Melbourne
Attendance: 4,500
Croatia
Steve Lepan, Hugh Gunn, Jim Kondarios, Billy McArthur, Ivan Ivanovic, Vlado Horvat, Billy McIntyre, Billy Vojtek, Stjepan Benic, Jimmy Mackay, Ibro Hadziavdic
Goals: Vojtek x2
2 - 0 Footscray JUST
Jimmy Milisavljevic, Andy Kazi, Jovan Milinov, Geoff Evans, Mike Rosca, Frank Micic, Slobodan Zoraja, Marjan Lopatic, Steve Rujevic (Dragan Dimitrijevic), Branko Buljevic, John Mracinkiewicz

Sunday July 16 1972
Schintler Reserve, Footscray
Keilor Austria
Goals: B Webb 22, Pocock 44pk
2 - 1 Polonia
Ziggy Szalinski, Eddie Marmur, Barney Klimecki (Eddie Widera), Marian Jaworski, David Closs, Andy Czapnik, Ron Horfiniak, Mike Olinowski, Henry Siwka, Marek Konopka, Ches Plaskota (Richard Gamanski 80)
Goal: Siwka 75

Sunday July 16 1972
Middle Park Soccer Stadium, Middle Park
South Melbourne Hellas 0 - 0 Fitzroy United Alexander
 
Round Eighteen

Saturday July 22 1972
Wembley Park, Box Hill
Referee: Bernie Finnegan
Box Hill 0 - 1 Ringwood City Wilhelmina
Goal: Smith 6

Saturday July 22 1972
Middle Park Soccer Stadium, Middle Park
Hakoah
Jack Reilly, Jim Lapish, Barry Fletcher, Anton Dosen, David Baker, Auchie Waaldyk, Jean Durand, Steve Gadsby, Mike Clarey (Frank Hoyle (Billy Rae)), Bobby Saunders, Doug Barbour
Goal: Waaldyk 47
1 - 2 Keilor Austria
Goals: Groeger, B Webb 89

Saturday July 22 1972
Olympic Park, Melbourne
Attendance: 1,800
Referee: Stewart Mellings
Juventus
Ian Roberts, Maurice Bonfieni, Pat Della Rocca, Bobby Thomson, Fausto Tarquinio, Jimmy Smart, Keith Webster, Jock Goodwin, Claude Lucchesi, Bruno Sabidussi (Dino De Marchi), John Lucchesi
Goal: Thomson 86pk
1 - 2 Melbourne
Charlie Odri, Ken McDonald, Charlie Kelly, Joe Szabo, Alistair Scott, Ian Shanks, Ian McCarthy, Johnny Wallace, Martin Menich, Steve Bleskany, George Kotaridis
Goals: Menich 38, 79

Sunday July 23 1972
Schintler Reserve, Footscray
Footscray JUST
Jimmy Milisavljevic, Andy Kazi, Jovan Milinov, Marjan Lopatic, Geoff Evans, Frank Micic, Slobodan Zoraja, Jovan Velickovic (Dragan Dimitrijevic), van der Poel (George Markovski), Branko Buljevic, John Mracinkiewicz
Goals: Buljevic, Micic, Evans
3 - 0 Fitzroy United Alexander

Sunday July 23 1972
Raleigh Reserve, Maribyrnong
Polonia 0 - 0 Croatia

Sunday July 23 1972
Middle Park Soccer Stadium, Middle Park
Attendance: 11,000
South Melbourne Hellas
Marko Fode, Giovanni Batticciotto, Bill Hasapis, John Bedford, Steve Walker, John Daperis, Peter Bourne, Mike Mandalis, Ian Marshall, David Gorrie, Jim Armstrong
Goals: Bourne 3, 59, Armstrong 12, Gorrie 79
4 - 0 George Cross
 
Round Nineteen

Saturday July 29 1972
Olympic Park, Melbourne
Attendance: 1,100
Referee: Bernie Finnegan
Fitzroy United Alexander
John Kennedy, Taki Xanthopoulos, Tsolakis, Nick Racovalis, Alex Nitsopoulos, Jim Kriaris, Nick Dourdoulakis, Stratos Adamgikis, Mark Karapatsos, Kapikakis, Angelo Tsirogiannis
0 - 1 Polonia
Ziggy Szalinski, Marian Czerniecki, Marian Jaworski, David Closs, Mike Olinowski, Andy Czapnik, Henry Siwka, Stan Adamczyk, Marek Konopka, Ron Horfiniak, Eddie Widera
Goal: Siwka 25

Saturday July 29 1972
Schintler Reserve, Footscray
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Lou Hemmes
Keilor Austria
Frank Petersen, Hans Hinze, Gunter Ganglmair, Reinhard Groeger, Steve Brown, Bobby Pocock, Barry Webb, John Truskowski, Bibby, John Webb, Reinhard Hollman
Goal: J Webb 80
1 - 0 Juventus
Ian Roberts, Maurice Bonfieni, Pat Della Rocca, Bobby Thomson, Fausto Tarquinio, Keith Webster, Jimmy Smart, Jock Goodwin, Dino De Marchi, Bruno Sabidussi, John Lucchesi

Saturday July 29 1972
Middle Park Soccer Stadium, Middle Park
Attendance: 800
Referee: Geoff Harrison
Melbourne
Charlie Odri, Ken McDonald, Charlie Kelly, Joe Szabo, Alistair Scott, Ian Shanks, Ian McCarthy, Steve Bleskany, Martin Menich, Johnny Wallace, George Kotaridis
Goal: Menich pen
1 - 1 Box Hill
John Hagar, Smale, Norm Voce, John Brown, Jim McCracken, Jim Paul, Frank Butt, Don Brownlie, Alan Chambers, Terry Luckhurst, Jimmy Coles
Goal: Chambers

Sunday July 30 1972
Olympic Park, Melbourne
Referee: Jim Brennan
Croatia
 
o - w Hakoah
 
Note: The match was abandoned in the 62nd minute when Croatia supporters invaded the pitch after defender Hugh Gunn was sent off by the referee. Croatia were ultimately expelled from all competition by the Victorian Soccer Federation, their remaining matches awarded to the opposition. The match, 0-0 at the time, was subsequently awarded to Hakoah

Sunday July 30 1972
Schintler Reserve, Footscray
George Cross
Goals: Kelly, Harrison
2 - 0 Footscray JUST

Sunday July 30 1972
Jubilee Park, Ringwood
Ringwood City Wilhelmina
Goal: Smith 13
1 - 4 South Melbourne Hellas
Marko Fode, Giovanni Batticciotto, Bill Hasapis, John Bedford, Steve Walker, John Daperis (Boulis Kambouropoulos 61), Peter Bourne, Mike Mandalis, Ian Marshall (John Pryde 82), David Gorrie, Jim Armstrong
Goals: Gorrie x2, Armstrong x2
 
Round Twenty

Saturday August 5 1972
Middle Park Soccer Stadium, Middle Park
Attendance: 800
Referee: David Yelland
Hakoah
Jack Reilly, Jim Lapish, Barry Fletcher, Auchie Waaldyk, David Baker, Anton Dosen, Ian Monteith, Bobby Saunders, Mike Clarey, Steve Gadsby, Doug Barbour. Sub: Joe Katz
Goal: Katz
1 - 0 Fitzroy United Alexander
John Kennedy, Taki Xanthopoulos, Tsolakis, Nick Racovalis, Alex Nitsopoulos, Jim Kriaris, Nick Dourdoulakis, Stratos Adamgikis, Mark Karapatsos, Kapikakis, Angelo Tsirogiannis

Saturday August 5 1972
Olympic Park, Melbourne
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Roger Lamb
Juventus
Mike Harby, Maurice Bonfieni, Pat Della Rocca, Bobby Thomson, Fausto Tarquinio, Keith Webster, Jimmy Smart, Jock Goodwin (Lucchesi), Dino De Marchi, Alex Crombie, Bruno Sabidussi
Goals: De Marchi 43, 75, Crombie 22, Sabidussi 45
4 - 1 Box Hill
John Hagar, Smale, Norm Voce (Paul Corke), John Brown, Jim McCracken, Jim Paul, Frank Butt, Don Brownlie, Alan Chambers, Terry Luckhurst, Jimmy Coles
Goal: Luckhurst 67

Sunday August 6 1972
Schintler Reserve, Footscray
Footscray JUST
Jimmy Milisavljevic, Andy Kazi, Jovan Milinov, Geoff Evans, Mike Rosca, Marjan Lopatic, Branko Buljevic, John Mracinkiewicz, Steve Rujevic (van der Poel), Frank Micic, Slobodan Zoraja
Goal: Zoraja
1 - 2 Ringwood City Wilhelmina
Goals: Bunce, Feenstra

Sunday August 6 1972
Raleigh Reserve, Maribyrnong
Polonia
Ziggy Szalinski, Marian Jaworski, Marian Czerniecki, David Closs, Mike Olinowski, Andy Czapnik, Henry Siwka, Stan Adamczyk, Marek Konopka, Ron Horfiniak, Eddie Widera
0 - 2 George Cross
Goals: Hayward 33, Clark 84

Sunday August 6 1972
Middle Park Soccer Stadium, Middle Park
South Melbourne Hellas
Marko Fode (Tom Auger 87), Giovanni Batticciotto, Bill Hasapis, Xanthopoulos, Steve Walker, John Daperis, Peter Bourne, Mike Mandalis, Ian Marshall (Boulis Kambouropoulos 31), David Gorrie, Jim Armstrong
Goals: Armstrong x2, Mandalis
3 - 0 Melbourne

Match not played
Keilor Austria
 
w - o Croatia
 
Note: Match awarded to Keilor Austria
 
Round Twenty-One

Saturday August 12 1972
Olympic Park, Melbourne
Attendance: 500
Referee: Stewart Mellings
Fitzroy United Alexander
John Kennedy, Taki Xanthopoulos, Tsolakis, Nick Racovalis, Alex Nitsopoulos, Jim Kriaris, Stratos Adamgikis, Kapikakis, Nick Dourdoulakis, Mark Karapatsos, Angelo Tsirogiannis
Goals: Dourdoulakis, Tsirogiannis
2 - 2 Keilor Austria
Frank Petersen, Hans Hinze, Ray Pritschet, Gunter Ganglmair, Steve Brown, Schnepf, Barry Webb, John Truskowski, Young, John Webb, Drago Jurcan
Goals: J Webb, B Webb

Saturday August 12 1972
Schintler Reserve, Footscray
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Terry Venables
George Cross
Lou Kastner, Derek Ricks, Claude Karlovic, Albert Harrison, Tommy Fox, Kevin Walker, Rob Hayward, John Gardiner, Kevin Kelly, Tom Clarke, Paul Deeming
Goal: Kelly 6
1 - 3 Hakoah
Jack Reilly, Greg Myron, Barry Fletcher, Auchie Waaldyk, David Baker, Anton Dosen, Bobby Saunders, Joe Katz, Mike Clarey, Steve Gadsby, Doug Barbour
Goals: Myron 33, Clarey 75, ?

Sunday August 13 1972
Jubilee Park, Ringwood
Attendance: 800
Referee: Richard Thwaites
Ringwood City Wilhelmina
Nick Van Egmond, Mike Pye, Dave Garthwaite, Dick Ward, Bobby Adams, Bob Smith, Clive Mullett, Rob McGinn, Peter Ollerton, John Feenstra, Brian Thom
Goals: Ollerton 4, 9, 51
3 - 1 Polonia
Ziggy Szalinski, Eddie Marmur, Marian Jaworski, Marian Czerniecki, Mike Olinowski, Andy Czapnik, Henry Siwka, Stan Adamczyk, Marek Konopka, Ron Horfiniak, Eddie Widera
Goal: Widera 7

Sunday August 13 1972
Wembley Park, Box Hill
Box Hill 0 - 1 South Melbourne Hellas
Marko Fode, Giovanni Batticciotto (Boulis Kambouropoulos 70), Bill Hasapis, John Bedford, Steve Walker, John Daperis, Peter Bourne, Mike Mandalis, John Pryde, David Gorrie, Jim Armstrong
Goal: Gorrie

Sunday August 13 1972
Schintler Reserve, Footscray
Referee: Roger Lamb
Melbourne
Goal: Milinov 67og
1 - 0 Footscray JUST
Milan Cvijic, Andrakis (Dragan Dimitrijevic), Jovan Milinov, Geoff Evans, Mike Rosca, Marjan Lopatic, Slobodan Zoraja (Mate Zivkovic), Frank Micic, Andy Kazi, Branko Buljevic, John Mracinkiewicz

Match not played
Croatia
 
w - o Juventus
 
Note: Match awarded to Juventus
 
Round Twenty-Two

Saturday August 19 1972
Middle Park Soccer Stadium, Middle Park
Attendance: 750
Referee: David Yelland
Hakoah
Jack Reilly, Greg Myron, Barry Fletcher, Auchie Waaldyk, David Baker, Anton Dosen, Bobby Saunders, Steve Gadsby, Mike Clarey, Joe Katz, Gordon Cameron
Goal: Saunders
1 - 0 Ringwood City Wilhelmina
Nick Van Egmond, Mike Pye, Dave Garthwaite, Bobby Adams, Dick Ward, Bob Smith, Clive Mullett, Rob McGinn, Peter Ollerton, John Feenstra, Brian Thom

Saturday August 19 1972
Schintler Reserve, Footscray
Attendance: 1,100
Referee: Jim Brennan
Footscray JUST
Milan Cvijic, Andy Kazi, Jovan Milinov, Geoff Evans, Mike Rosca, Marjan Lopatic, Dan Zoraja, Frank Micic, Steve Rujevic, Branko Buljevic, John Mracinkiewicz
Goals: Zoraja 6, 16, 66, Buljevic 65
4 - 0 Box Hill
Manny Deguara, Paul Corke, Norm Voce, John Brown, Smale (Dave Cameron), Jim Paul, Frank Butt, Don Brownlie, Alan Chambers, Terry Luckhurst, Sowerby

Sunday August 20 1972
Schintler Reserve, Footscray
Keilor Austria
Goal: B Webb
1 - 2 George Cross
Goals: Epifano, Clark

Sunday August 20 1972
Raleigh Reserve, Maribyrnong
Polonia
Goal: Olinowski
1 - 0 Melbourne

Sunday August 20 1972
Middle Park Soccer Stadium, Middle Park
South Melbourne Hellas
Marko Fode, Giovanni Batticciotto, Bill Hasapis, John Bedford, Steve Walker, John Daperis, Peter Bourne, Mike Mandalis (Boulis Kambouropoulos 70), John Pryde, David Gorrie, Jim Armstrong
0 - 0 Juventus
Mike Harby, Maurice Bonfieni, Pat Della Rocca, Bobby Thomson, Fausto Tarquinio, Keith Webster, Jimmy Smart, Jock Goodwin, Dino De Marchi, Alex Crombie, Bruno Sabidussi

Match not played
Croatia
 
w - o Fitzroy United Alexander
 
Note: Match awarded to Fitzroy United Alexander

Last updated: 26 September 2024.