Des Tuddenham
Born 1943-01-29 · Debut 29y 65d · Last 35y 216d · 112 games: 56-0-56 (W-D-L) · Essendon, Sydney
See also: Player Stats
By Team | Coach v Coach | Games Coached
By Team
| Home & Away | Finals | Total | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | W | D | L | T | % | W | D | L | T | % | W | D | L | T | % | PR | GF |
| 1978 | Sydney | 9 | 13 | 22 | 40.91 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 40.91 | |||||||||
| 1975 | Essendon | 10 | 12 | 22 | 45.45 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 45.45 | |||||||||
| 1974 | Essendon | 10 | 12 | 22 | 45.45 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 45.45 | |||||||||
| 1973 | Essendon | 13 | 9 | 22 | 59.09 | 1 | 1 | 0.00 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 56.52 | ||||||
| 1972 | Essendon | 14 | 8 | 22 | 63.64 | 1 | 1 | 0.00 | 14 | 9 | 23 | 60.87 | ||||||
| Totals | 56 | 54 | 110 | 50.91 | 2 | 2 | 0.00 | 56 | 56 | 112 | 50.00 | |||||||
Coach v Coach
| Home & Away | Finals | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coach | W | D | L | T | % | W | D | L | T | % | W | D | L | T | % |
| Jesaulenko, Alex | 1 | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0.00 | |||||||||
| Jeans, Allan | 6 | 1 | 7 | 85.71 | 2 | 2 | 0.00 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 66.67 | ||||
| Davis, Barry | 2 | 2 | 0.00 | 2 | 2 | 0.00 | |||||||||
| Richardson, Barry | 2 | 2 | 100.00 | 2 | 2 | 100.00 | |||||||||
| McMaster, Bill | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.00 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.00 | |||||||
| Rose, Bob | 4 | 4 | 8 | 50.00 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 50.00 | |||||||
| Skilton, Bob | 3 | 1 | 4 | 75.00 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 75.00 | |||||||
| Dixon, Brian | 2 | 2 | 100.00 | 2 | 2 | 100.00 | |||||||||
| Parkin, David | 2 | 2 | 0.00 | 2 | 2 | 0.00 | |||||||||
| Jones, Dennis | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.00 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.00 | |||||||
| McKenzie, Don | 2 | 2 | 100.00 | 2 | 2 | 100.00 | |||||||||
| Guy, Eric | 1 | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0.00 | |||||||||
| John, Graeme | 6 | 6 | 100.00 | 6 | 6 | 100.00 | |||||||||
| Campbell, Graham | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.00 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.00 | |||||||
| Donaldson, Graham | 4 | 2 | 6 | 66.67 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 66.67 | |||||||
| Farmer, Graham | 4 | 2 | 6 | 66.67 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 66.67 | |||||||
| Ridley, Ian | 3 | 1 | 4 | 75.00 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 75.00 | |||||||
| Kennedy, John | 3 | 5 | 8 | 37.50 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 37.50 | |||||||
| Nicholls, John | 2 | 5 | 7 | 28.57 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 28.57 | |||||||
| McKenzie, Keith | 1 | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0.00 | |||||||||
| Rose, Kevin | 2 | 2 | 0.00 | 2 | 2 | 0.00 | |||||||||
| Patterson, Michael | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.00 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.00 | |||||||
| Weideman, Murray | 2 | 2 | 0.00 | 2 | 2 | 0.00 | |||||||||
| Mann, Neil | 1 | 5 | 6 | 16.67 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 16.67 | |||||||
| Smith, Norm | 2 | 2 | 100.00 | 2 | 2 | 100.00 | |||||||||
| Olsson, Rod | 2 | 2 | 0.00 | 2 | 2 | 0.00 | |||||||||
| Barassi, Ron | 5 | 3 | 8 | 62.50 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 62.50 | |||||||
| Silvagni, Sergio | 1 | 1 | 100.00 | 1 | 1 | 100.00 | |||||||||
| Hafey, Tom | 2 | 8 | 10 | 20.00 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 20.00 | |||||||
Games Coached
| # | Game | R | Team | Scoring | Tot | Team | Scoring | Tot | M | Venue | Crowd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 112 | R22,1978 | L | North Melbourne | 2.7 7.11 10.12 16.15 | 111 | Sydney | 3.7 4.10 9.12 12.15 | 87 | 24 | Arden St | 15,607 |
| 111 | R21,1978 | L | Melbourne | 3.5 6.10 9.13 15.16 | 106 | Sydney | 4.5 6.9 9.14 11.19 | 85 | 21 | M.C.G. | 13,488 |
| 110 | R20,1978 | L | Sydney | 8.2 14.3 19.6 24.11 | 155 | Geelong | 9.3 18.3 21.7 26.11 | 167 | 12 | Lake Oval | 15,259 |
| 109 | R19,1978 | L | St Kilda | 3.1 5.3 8.6 13.7 | 85 | Sydney | 1.5 1.10 2.14 3.19 | 37 | 48 | Moorabbin Oval | 20,935 |
| 108 | R18,1978 | W | Sydney | 4.1 9.3 10.7 14.9 | 93 | Richmond | 3.6 5.9 8.14 9.16 | 70 | 23 | Waverley Park | 31,717 |
| 107 | R17,1978 | W | Sydney | 7.2 9.9 10.13 15.15 | 105 | Western Bulldogs | 2.1 6.4 9.8 13.13 | 91 | 14 | Lake Oval | 14,172 |
| 106 | R16,1978 | L | Carlton | 3.4 7.13 11.15 16.16 | 112 | Sydney | 2.4 6.7 9.13 9.17 | 71 | 41 | Princes Park | 24,552 |
| 105 | R15,1978 | L | Collingwood | 2.3 7.8 14.9 17.12 | 114 | Sydney | 0.6 3.12 9.17 12.22 | 94 | 20 | Victoria Park | 24,482 |
| 104 | R14,1978 | W | Sydney | 5.2 13.5 19.10 22.11 | 143 | Fitzroy | 2.5 3.13 8.14 13.15 | 93 | 50 | Lake Oval | 14,642 |
| 103 | R13,1978 | L | Hawthorn | 2.5 9.8 15.10 21.14 | 140 | Sydney | 3.6 9.6 13.7 18.11 | 119 | 21 | Princes Park | 13,853 |
| 102 | R12,1978 | L | Sydney | 1.7 2.9 10.15 13.19 | 97 | Essendon | 1.3 10.9 11.12 17.18 | 120 | 23 | Lake Oval | 19,814 |
| 101 | R11,1978 | L | Sydney | 4.1 9.1 11.4 15.7 | 97 | North Melbourne | 4.4 6.8 9.11 17.15 | 117 | 20 | Waverley Park | 31,037 |
| 100 | R10,1978 | W | Sydney | 5.5 10.8 13.13 24.18 | 162 | Melbourne | 6.1 11.2 12.6 14.8 | 92 | 70 | Lake Oval | 16,387 |
| 99 | R9,1978 | L | Geelong | 4.4 7.8 12.12 16.13 | 109 | Sydney | 3.2 6.3 9.6 14.11 | 95 | 14 | Kardinia Park | 20,603 |
| 98 | R8,1978 | W | Sydney | 3.0 8.9 12.12 20.16 | 136 | St Kilda | 2.6 2.7 4.11 4.13 | 37 | 99 | Lake Oval | 21,458 |
| 97 | R7,1978 | W | Richmond | 6.3 7.8 11.11 14.14 | 98 | Sydney | 6.2 13.4 16.8 19.11 | 125 | 27 | M.C.G. | 25,904 |
| 96 | R6,1978 | W | Western Bulldogs | 4.3 7.3 11.6 16.9 | 105 | Sydney | 2.3 4.6 10.12 18.15 | 123 | 18 | Waverley Park | 19,263 |
| 95 | R5,1978 | W | Sydney | 6.3 10.5 14.5 18.9 | 117 | Carlton | 3.4 7.6 14.11 17.14 | 116 | 1 | Lake Oval | 20,383 |
| 94 | R4,1978 | L | Fitzroy | 2.5 6.9 11.10 21.17 | 143 | Sydney | 6.3 9.8 16.12 18.16 | 124 | 19 | Junction Oval | 13,664 |
| 93 | R3,1978 | W | Sydney | 7.4 9.7 14.9 18.11 | 119 | Collingwood | 4.5 8.11 12.13 14.18 | 102 | 17 | Lake Oval | 20,719 |
| 92 | R2,1978 | L | Sydney | 3.0 8.1 12.5 16.8 | 104 | Hawthorn | 4.10 9.15 15.20 18.24 | 132 | 28 | Lake Oval | 15,072 |
| 91 | R1,1978 | L | Essendon | 5.3 7.5 13.7 19.9 | 123 | Sydney | 2.5 6.9 8.15 14.18 | 102 | 21 | Windy Hill | 23,562 |
| 90 | R22,1975 | W | Hawthorn | 4.6 8.12 10.17 14.19 | 103 | Essendon | 2.0 6.3 13.4 17.8 | 110 | 7 | Princes Park | 12,236 |
| 89 | R21,1975 | L | Essendon | 6.7 7.9 12.13 17.15 | 117 | Richmond | 4.3 12.10 14.12 20.16 | 136 | 19 | Waverley Park | 23,601 |
| 88 | R20,1975 | W | Essendon | 2.2 9.4 12.11 15.15 | 105 | North Melbourne | 4.6 6.7 9.10 13.13 | 91 | 14 | Windy Hill | 16,545 |
| 87 | R19,1975 | L | Collingwood | 2.7 10.10 15.13 20.18 | 138 | Essendon | 1.3 8.6 13.6 15.9 | 99 | 39 | Victoria Park | 18,664 |
| 86 | R18,1975 | L | Essendon | 3.7 5.10 8.14 11.17 | 83 | Western Bulldogs | 6.5 9.10 14.12 19.13 | 127 | 44 | Windy Hill | 15,227 |
| 85 | R17,1975 | W | Geelong | 5.5 8.8 10.12 13.16 | 94 | Essendon | 3.3 5.6 11.9 16.13 | 109 | 15 | Kardinia Park | 15,012 |
| 84 | R16,1975 | L | Essendon | 2.1 6.6 9.9 11.11 | 77 | Fitzroy | 4.3 7.5 10.11 16.19 | 115 | 38 | Waverley Park | 13,582 |
| 83 | R15,1975 | L | Melbourne | 3.3 7.9 15.14 19.20 | 134 | Essendon | 3.5 6.7 10.11 16.13 | 109 | 25 | M.C.G. | 16,040 |
| 82 | R14,1975 | L | Essendon | 5.1 9.2 13.3 15.5 | 95 | Carlton | 1.4 15.5 22.9 27.13 | 175 | 80 | Windy Hill | 22,632 |
| 81 | R13,1975 | W | Essendon | 5.5 9.10 11.11 19.18 | 132 | Sydney | 7.4 8.6 15.9 17.12 | 114 | 18 | Windy Hill | 13,117 |
| 80 | R12,1975 | L | St Kilda | 3.6 6.9 14.12 21.15 | 141 | Essendon | 3.2 7.3 8.6 11.7 | 73 | 68 | Moorabbin Oval | 18,987 |
| 79 | R11,1975 | L | Essendon | 1.6 7.9 9.11 13.12 | 90 | Hawthorn | 4.0 7.6 14.16 21.20 | 146 | 56 | Windy Hill | 23,244 |
| 78 | R10,1975 | L | Richmond | 4.3 9.7 10.11 19.14 | 128 | Essendon | 5.0 6.3 10.7 12.9 | 81 | 47 | M.C.G. | 49,469 |
| 77 | R9,1975 | W | North Melbourne | 2.6 5.10 9.12 11.17 | 83 | Essendon | 0.2 7.4 12.8 15.8 | 98 | 15 | Waverley Park | 28,936 |
| 76 | R8,1975 | L | Essendon | 1.2 5.6 7.11 7.13 | 55 | Collingwood | 4.1 8.2 10.7 12.9 | 81 | 26 | Windy Hill | 31,986 |
| 75 | R7,1975 | W | Western Bulldogs | 2.1 4.4 5.8 8.12 | 60 | Essendon | 2.6 6.10 9.14 14.17 | 101 | 41 | Western Oval | 26,204 |
| 74 | R6,1975 | L | Essendon | 4.8 7.16 11.18 12.21 | 93 | Geelong | 2.2 5.9 10.11 15.14 | 104 | 11 | Windy Hill | 17,225 |
| 73 | R5,1975 | L | Fitzroy | 5.0 10.5 14.7 19.11 | 125 | Essendon | 5.8 8.11 12.16 15.17 | 107 | 18 | Junction Oval | 20,349 |
| 72 | R4,1975 | W | Carlton | 3.4 7.8 9.13 12.15 | 87 | Essendon | 4.1 9.4 12.6 16.8 | 104 | 17 | Waverley Park | 77,770 |
| 71 | R3,1975 | W | Essendon | 3.7 7.13 14.17 16.21 | 117 | Melbourne | 4.5 9.7 11.10 15.10 | 100 | 17 | Windy Hill | 22,207 |
| 70 | R2,1975 | W | Sydney | 4.3 7.5 12.8 15.12 | 102 | Essendon | 4.5 7.8 14.11 19.17 | 131 | 29 | Lake Oval | 18,356 |
| 69 | R1,1975 | W | Essendon | 7.2 16.4 16.7 21.10 | 136 | St Kilda | 3.1 4.5 7.8 9.13 | 67 | 69 | Windy Hill | 19,165 |
| 68 | R22,1974 | W | Essendon | 5.4 12.6 17.9 20.17 | 137 | Melbourne | 5.2 5.6 10.12 15.13 | 103 | 34 | Windy Hill | 13,561 |
| 67 | R21,1974 | W | Carlton | 5.2 7.4 10.5 12.11 | 83 | Essendon | 5.3 9.6 11.12 12.17 | 89 | 6 | Waverley Park | 27,321 |
| 66 | R20,1974 | L | Essendon | 3.2 8.4 11.10 14.14 | 98 | North Melbourne | 3.6 7.10 10.11 16.12 | 108 | 10 | Windy Hill | 19,229 |
| 65 | R19,1974 | W | Essendon | 8.2 16.6 20.12 24.15 | 159 | Fitzroy | 3.4 6.4 7.8 8.13 | 61 | 98 | Windy Hill | 10,753 |
| 64 | R18,1974 | L | Richmond | 5.5 9.9 13.9 20.15 | 135 | Essendon | 2.4 6.8 9.11 12.16 | 88 | 47 | M.C.G. | 34,478 |
| 63 | R17,1974 | L | Essendon | 2.3 6.5 8.9 9.10 | 64 | Western Bulldogs | 4.9 4.11 9.13 13.15 | 93 | 29 | Windy Hill | 16,250 |
| 62 | R16,1974 | W | Geelong | 2.4 4.6 6.10 11.11 | 77 | Essendon | 3.3 5.4 11.6 14.9 | 93 | 16 | Kardinia Park | 15,897 |
| 61 | R15,1974 | L | St Kilda | 3.4 5.9 9.12 16.13 | 109 | Essendon | 1.4 4.6 7.7 10.8 | 68 | 41 | Moorabbin Oval | 14,244 |
| 60 | R14,1974 | L | Essendon | 1.1 9.4 9.6 11.9 | 75 | Hawthorn | 4.6 10.11 15.16 23.17 | 155 | 80 | Windy Hill | 16,493 |
| 59 | R13,1974 | W | Sydney | 4.5 4.6 8.12 11.16 | 82 | Essendon | 3.3 6.6 10.9 14.12 | 96 | 14 | Lake Oval | 10,493 |
| 58 | R12,1974 | L | Essendon | 1.3 7.7 10.8 13.12 | 90 | Collingwood | 6.2 9.4 14.7 19.9 | 123 | 33 | Windy Hill | 25,867 |
| 57 | R11,1974 | W | Melbourne | 3.3 5.4 9.5 10.10 | 70 | Essendon | 5.5 7.7 12.10 15.15 | 105 | 35 | Waverley Park | 21,396 |
| 56 | R10,1974 | L | Essendon | 3.3 4.5 7.8 9.14 | 68 | Carlton | 4.3 8.4 12.6 16.7 | 103 | 35 | Windy Hill | 24,466 |
| 55 | R9,1974 | W | North Melbourne | 4.8 7.12 10.12 11.15 | 81 | Essendon | 6.5 10.8 14.11 16.15 | 111 | 30 | Arden St | 20,027 |
| 54 | R8,1974 | L | Fitzroy | 3.1 6.4 9.7 16.11 | 107 | Essendon | 4.5 7.8 11.13 14.15 | 99 | 8 | Junction Oval | 15,045 |
| 53 | R7,1974 | L | Essendon | 5.7 7.10 11.12 15.15 | 105 | Richmond | 5.3 9.8 13.12 16.19 | 115 | 10 | Windy Hill | 24,376 |
| 52 | R6,1974 | L | Western Bulldogs | 4.2 8.6 10.9 17.12 | 114 | Essendon | 2.6 4.8 6.11 8.16 | 64 | 50 | Western Oval | 26,309 |
| 51 | R5,1974 | W | Essendon | 3.4 5.8 9.18 12.26 | 98 | Geelong | 3.6 6.10 8.12 10.14 | 74 | 24 | Windy Hill | 19,123 |
| 50 | R4,1974 | L | Hawthorn | 3.5 5.5 6.9 9.15 | 69 | Essendon | 1.3 2.7 4.13 5.13 | 43 | 26 | Princes Park | 17,598 |
| 49 | R3,1974 | W | Essendon | 3.5 6.9 12.10 16.14 | 110 | St Kilda | 3.8 9.9 9.13 15.15 | 105 | 5 | Waverley Park | 35,064 |
| 48 | R2,1974 | W | Essendon | 6.8 14.14 18.18 21.24 | 150 | Sydney | 1.1 3.4 6.13 10.18 | 78 | 72 | Windy Hill | 25,347 |
| 47 | R1,1974 | L | Collingwood | 5.5 10.7 12.11 17.15 | 117 | Essendon | 3.2 6.6 13.9 15.10 | 100 | 17 | Victoria Park | 30,493 |
| 46 | EF,1973 | L | Essendon | 3.3 7.5 8.8 13.13 | 91 | St Kilda | 4.8 7.11 14.13 24.14 | 158 | 67 | Waverley Park | 53,405 |
| 45 | R22,1973 | L | Essendon | 4.4 7.4 12.6 16.6 | 102 | Collingwood | 4.1 10.3 14.7 17.10 | 112 | 10 | Windy Hill | 28,049 |
| 44 | R21,1973 | L | Fitzroy | 2.6 7.11 9.15 13.22 | 100 | Essendon | 2.6 3.10 6.16 9.23 | 77 | 23 | Junction Oval | 14,675 |
| 43 | R20,1973 | L | Essendon | 3.2 9.4 9.6 10.7 | 67 | Carlton | 3.3 5.6 13.8 17.9 | 111 | 44 | Waverley Park | 36,117 |
| 42 | R19,1973 | W | Essendon | 7.3 11.7 15.11 17.13 | 115 | Melbourne | 3.4 9.6 11.7 15.11 | 101 | 14 | Windy Hill | 18,008 |
| 41 | R18,1973 | W | North Melbourne | 2.3 9.5 12.8 13.13 | 91 | Essendon | 5.4 7.4 12.5 14.10 | 94 | 3 | Arden St | 21,071 |
| 40 | R17,1973 | W | Essendon | 2.2 5.9 9.10 15.12 | 102 | St Kilda | 4.4 5.10 7.13 10.19 | 79 | 23 | Windy Hill | 21,469 |
| 39 | R16,1973 | L | Geelong | 4.2 7.5 9.7 12.10 | 82 | Essendon | 1.1 5.8 10.12 11.15 | 81 | 1 | Kardinia Park | 16,746 |
| 38 | R15,1973 | W | Essendon | 4.2 13.4 17.10 23.13 | 151 | Hawthorn | 4.3 10.4 14.5 18.8 | 116 | 35 | Windy Hill | 22,437 |
| 37 | R14,1973 | W | Essendon | 4.1 11.1 16.3 21.6 | 132 | Western Bulldogs | 5.4 6.12 10.17 13.19 | 97 | 35 | Waverley Park | 12,373 |
| 36 | R13,1973 | W | Essendon | 6.2 7.7 15.12 20.19 | 139 | Sydney | 4.4 8.10 10.11 16.14 | 110 | 29 | Windy Hill | 13,042 |
| 35 | R12,1973 | L | Richmond | 3.6 8.11 12.19 15.21 | 111 | Essendon | 3.4 8.9 10.10 13.17 | 95 | 16 | M.C.G. | 43,892 |
| 34 | R11,1973 | L | Collingwood | 3.6 13.10 15.14 23.16 | 154 | Essendon | 5.5 6.11 14.15 16.16 | 112 | 42 | Victoria Park | 31,784 |
| 33 | R10,1973 | W | Essendon | 0.1 6.8 9.12 15.17 | 107 | Fitzroy | 6.2 7.7 12.9 14.13 | 97 | 10 | Windy Hill | 16,632 |
| 32 | R9,1973 | L | Carlton | 5.3 11.4 15.12 19.19 | 133 | Essendon | 2.2 5.4 8.9 13.14 | 92 | 41 | Princes Park | 40,143 |
| 31 | R8,1973 | W | Melbourne | 1.5 4.6 6.9 10.11 | 71 | Essendon | 1.1 4.4 9.7 12.9 | 81 | 10 | Waverley Park | 25,392 |
| 30 | R7,1973 | W | Essendon | 5.10 9.16 15.20 20.24 | 144 | North Melbourne | 5.1 7.4 8.8 11.8 | 74 | 70 | Windy Hill | 26,906 |
| 29 | R6,1973 | W | St Kilda | 3.3 7.5 13.11 18.13 | 121 | Essendon | 6.2 13.8 16.9 21.14 | 140 | 19 | Moorabbin Oval | 23,130 |
| 28 | R5,1973 | W | Essendon | 3.6 8.13 11.18 16.26 | 122 | Geelong | 5.6 7.10 10.12 15.16 | 106 | 16 | Windy Hill | 19,007 |
| 27 | R4,1973 | W | Western Bulldogs | 3.8 3.12 6.16 8.19 | 67 | Essendon | 2.3 9.4 11.10 17.13 | 115 | 48 | Western Oval | 25,314 |
| 26 | R3,1973 | L | Hawthorn | 5.2 11.3 18.6 27.8 | 170 | Essendon | 4.1 9.6 12.8 15.12 | 102 | 68 | Waverley Park | 32,101 |
| 25 | R2,1973 | W | Sydney | 5.4 7.9 11.16 15.19 | 109 | Essendon | 4.9 10.16 14.18 21.20 | 146 | 37 | Lake Oval | 16,260 |
| 24 | R1,1973 | L | Essendon | 6.4 11.8 13.10 19.13 | 127 | Richmond | 6.3 9.9 13.11 19.15 | 129 | 2 | Windy Hill | 28,659 |
| 23 | EF,1972 | L | St Kilda | 5.5 11.8 15.16 18.16 | 124 | Essendon | 2.2 8.3 8.4 10.11 | 71 | 53 | Waverley Park | 52,499 |
| 22 | R22,1972 | W | Essendon | 5.4 10.7 13.11 17.15 | 117 | Collingwood | 5.3 8.4 15.7 17.10 | 112 | 5 | Windy Hill | 35,030 |
| 21 | R21,1972 | W | Fitzroy | 4.6 10.14 14.17 14.20 | 104 | Essendon | 5.2 7.3 15.8 18.11 | 119 | 15 | Junction Oval | 17,252 |
| 20 | R20,1972 | L | Hawthorn | 6.5 8.8 10.10 15.16 | 106 | Essendon | 0.5 6.9 9.14 12.15 | 87 | 19 | Waverley Park | 36,861 |
| 19 | R19,1972 | W | Essendon | 3.6 16.10 18.12 21.14 | 140 | North Melbourne | 3.4 3.5 7.6 14.11 | 95 | 45 | Windy Hill | 14,454 |
| 18 | R18,1972 | W | St Kilda | 4.2 8.8 9.8 12.9 | 81 | Essendon | 3.2 5.5 9.13 12.16 | 88 | 7 | Moorabbin Oval | 29,062 |
| 17 | R17,1972 | W | Essendon | 3.3 13.6 16.11 21.14 | 140 | Melbourne | 4.2 7.2 10.9 14.11 | 95 | 45 | Windy Hill | 16,318 |
| 16 | R16,1972 | L | Carlton | 4.4 16.4 17.7 20.13 | 133 | Essendon | 5.4 7.9 11.13 17.15 | 117 | 16 | Princes Park | 27,720 |
| 15 | R15,1972 | L | Essendon | 4.5 6.8 11.10 13.12 | 90 | Richmond | 2.2 5.5 10.6 17.9 | 111 | 21 | Windy Hill | 23,251 |
| 14 | R14,1972 | L | Geelong | 2.1 6.6 9.9 10.10 | 70 | Essendon | 3.2 5.4 5.6 9.6 | 60 | 10 | Kardinia Park | 23,873 |
| 13 | R13,1972 | W | Sydney | 3.1 6.5 9.8 12.12 | 84 | Essendon | 6.3 6.6 11.7 13.9 | 87 | 3 | Lake Oval | 12,984 |
| 12 | R12,1972 | L | Essendon | 3.1 8.8 11.9 14.15 | 99 | Western Bulldogs | 1.8 8.11 12.13 19.19 | 133 | 34 | Windy Hill | 23,903 |
| 11 | R11,1972 | L | Collingwood | 3.4 5.5 15.8 23.10 | 148 | Essendon | 2.2 7.9 8.12 13.15 | 93 | 55 | Victoria Park | 44,861 |
| 10 | R10,1972 | W | Essendon | 4.3 6.8 12.11 14.17 | 101 | Fitzroy | 4.3 5.6 12.6 15.9 | 99 | 2 | Waverley Park | 26,791 |
| 9 | R9,1972 | W | Essendon | 5.5 7.11 9.14 15.17 | 107 | Hawthorn | 4.5 8.14 11.17 14.21 | 105 | 2 | Windy Hill | 28,187 |
| 8 | R8,1972 | W | North Melbourne | 2.4 3.6 6.12 8.13 | 61 | Essendon | 1.3 10.7 14.8 14.12 | 96 | 35 | Arden St | 14,091 |
| 7 | R7,1972 | W | Essendon | 5.3 10.12 16.13 18.15 | 123 | St Kilda | 2.5 5.9 7.14 10.22 | 82 | 41 | Windy Hill | 27,875 |
| 6 | R6,1972 | L | Melbourne | 5.3 8.6 8.9 16.13 | 109 | Essendon | 5.2 7.5 9.11 12.13 | 85 | 24 | M.C.G. | 41,357 |
| 5 | R5,1972 | L | Essendon | 0.4 6.7 7.7 10.13 | 73 | Carlton | 2.3 3.4 7.9 13.10 | 88 | 15 | Waverley Park | 50,367 |
| 4 | R4,1972 | W | Essendon | 4.5 8.12 12.15 17.27 | 129 | Geelong | 2.3 4.6 10.10 12.14 | 86 | 43 | Windy Hill | 18,862 |
| 3 | R3,1972 | W | Richmond | 4.3 6.7 8.12 16.15 | 111 | Essendon | 6.4 10.9 16.14 19.17 | 131 | 20 | M.C.G. | 55,825 |
| 2 | R2,1972 | W | Essendon | 4.0 9.2 12.4 16.11 | 107 | Sydney | 3.5 4.8 6.13 7.18 | 60 | 47 | Windy Hill | 22,611 |
| 1 | R1,1972 | W | Western Bulldogs | 2.3 6.7 7.9 9.13 | 67 | Essendon | 7.7 7.12 14.17 18.20 | 128 | 61 | Western Oval | 27,935 |