Junction Oval · Sat 7 Apr 1973 · 14,988 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FitzroyFITZ | 7.6 | 12.6 | 17.14 | 137 |
| Western BulldogsWB | 3.4 | 6.6 | 7.8 | 87 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 137 and 87.
Fitzroy won by 50 points.
20.17 (137) — 12.15 (87)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Murphy | 25 | 5 | 30 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Laurie Richards | 17 | 11 | 28 | 10 | — | 0 |
| Warwick Irwin | 19 | 3 | 22 | 2 |
| — |
| 2 |
| Norm Dare | 19 | 2 | 21 | 7 | — | 1 |
| Garry Wilson | 14 | 4 | 18 | 1 | — | 4 |
| Alan Thompson | 18 | 0 | 18 | 2 | — | 2 |
| Shane Molloy | 12 | 6 | 18 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Doug Searl | 14 | 2 | 16 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Ian McCulloch | 7 | 9 | 16 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Norm Brown | 12 | 4 | 16 | 2 | — | 0 |
| David McMahon | 13 | 2 | 15 | 4 | — | 2 |
| Renato Serafini | 12 | 3 | 15 | 4 | — | 0 |
| David Wall | 8 | 6 | 14 | 4 | — | 2 |
| Barry Padley | 10 | 3 | 13 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Kevin Murray | 8 | 4 | 12 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Harvey Merrigan | 6 | 2 | 8 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Alex Ruscuklic | 6 | 1 | 7 | 3 | — | 3 |
| Graeme Renwick | 4 | 3 | 7 | 4 | — | 2 |
| Geoffrey Austen | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Leigh Robertson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Thorpe | 26 | 4 | 30 | 6 | — | 1 |
| Stuart Magee | 20 | 5 | 25 | 2 | — | 3 |
| Peter Welsh | 14 | 4 | 18 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Stephen Power | 17 | 0 | 17 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Bernie Quinlan | 15 | 1 | 16 | 9 | — | 2 |
| Graeme Cook | 10 | 6 | 16 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Gary Dempsey | 14 | 2 | 16 | 8 | — | 0 |
| Ron Jacks | 11 | 4 | 15 | 0 | — | 2 |
| Barry Round | 10 | 5 | 15 | 9 | — | 0 |
| Gary Merrington | 12 | 0 | 12 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Alan Stoneham | 8 | 4 | 12 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Graeme Austin | 10 | 0 | 10 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Dennis Collins | 9 | 1 | 10 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Gordon Casey | 8 | 1 | 9 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Les Bartlett | 7 | 0 | 7 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Ian Salmon | 7 | 0 | 7 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Charles Pagnoccolo | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Laurie Sandilands | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Max OHalloran | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Grant Simmons | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |