1972 Eastern Suburbs season

The 1972 Eastern Suburbs season was the 65th in the club's history. They competed in the NSWRFL's 1972 premiership, winning 18 of their 25 matches and finishing runners-up, defeated by Manly-Warringah.

Team

• Coach- Don Furner
• Captain- Ron Coote
• Lineup-
• FB Allan McKean
• WG Jim Porter
• CE Harry Cameron
• CE Mark Harris
• WG Bill Mullins
• FE John Ballesty
• HB Kevin Junee
• PR John Armstrong
• HK Peter Moscatt
• PR Arthur Beetson
• SR Greg Bandiera
• John Quayle
• LK Ron Coote (c)
• SR Laurie Freier
• Mick Alchin
• Johnny Mayes
• Kel Jones
• Dick Thornett
• Phil Hawthorne
• C. Boyd
• C. Renilson
• P. Flanders

Ladder

	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
1	Manly-Warringah	22	18	1	3	460	255	+205	37
2	Eastern Suburbs	22	17	1	4	514	297	+217	35
3	St. George	22	16	2	4	398	221	+177	34
4	South Sydney	22	14	0	8	456	331	+125	28
5	Newtown	22	11	2	9	402	371	+31	24
6	Canterbury-Bankstown	22	12	0	10	382	373	+9	24
7	Western Suburbs	22	8	1	13	367	398	-31	17
8	Cronulla-Sutherland	22	8	0	14	332	378	-46	16
9	North Sydney	22	7	1	14	320	405	-85	15
10	Balmain	22	6	1	15	333	455	-122	13
11	Penrith	22	5	1	16	278	490	-212	11
12	Parramatta	22	4	2	16	317	585	-268	10

Season summary

• Eastern Suburbs finished the season as runners-up, beaten by Manly Warringah 19-14in the grand final.
• Allan McKean was the highest point scorer for the New South Wales Rugby League(NSWRL) in the 1972 season.

References

• The Story Of Australian Rugby League, Gary Lester