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 TeamPldWDLPFPAPDPts1 Manly-Warringah221813460255+205372 Eastern Suburbs221714514297+217353 St. George221624398221+177344 South Sydney221408456331+125285 Newtown221129402371+31246 Canterbury-Bankstown2212010382373+9247 Western Suburbs228113367398-31178 Cronulla-Sutherland228014332378-46169 North Sydney227114320405-851510 Balmain226115333455-1221311 Penrith225116278490-2121112 Parramatta224216317585-26810
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