The 1972 Brownlow Medal was the 45th year the award was presented to the player adjudged the fairest and best player during the Victorian Football League (VFL) home and away season. Len Thompson of the Collingwood Football Club won the medal by polling twenty-five votes during the 1972 VFL season.
Leading votegetters Player Votes 1st Len Thompson () 25 2nd Greg Wells () 22=3rd John Williams () 18 Gary Hardeman () 5th Leigh Matthews () 16 6th John Murphy () 15 7th John Greening () 14=8th Gary Dempsey () 12 David Clarke () Stan Alves ()
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