M.C.G. · Sat 7 Apr 1973 · 44,787 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MelbourneMELB | 1.2 | 2.4 | 5.6 | 66 |
| St KildaSTK | 1.7 | 7.10 | 12.14 | 98 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 66 and 98.
St Kilda won by 32 points.
9.12 (66) — 14.14 (98)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Callery | 32 | 0 | 32 | 3 | — | 3 |
| Barry Bourke | 18 | 1 | 19 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Stan Alves | 12 | 4 | 16 | 4 | — |
| 0 |
| Noel Leary | 15 | 1 | 16 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Stephen Kerley | 15 | 0 | 15 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Gary Hardeman | 14 | 1 | 15 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Greg Parke | 11 | 3 | 14 | 8 | — | 2 |
| Graham Osborne | 13 | 1 | 14 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Denis Clark | 10 | 3 | 13 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Tony Sullivan | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Carl Ditterich | 9 | 4 | 13 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Frank Giampaolo | 10 | 2 | 12 | 4 | — | 2 |
| Greg Wells | 11 | 1 | 12 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Glenn Swan | 7 | 3 | 10 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Ray Biffin | 9 | 1 | 10 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Mal Owens | 8 | 1 | 9 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Ross Brewer | 6 | 1 | 7 | 2 | — | 0 |
| John Tilbrook | 6 | 0 | 6 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Peter Keenan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Mike Collins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn Elliott | 20 | 6 | 26 | 1 | — | 0 |
| John Stephens | 23 | 1 | 24 | 4 | — | 2 |
| Allan Davis | 19 | 4 | 23 | 7 | — | 3 |
| Rod Galt | 11 | 10 | 21 | 11 | — | 1 |
| George Young | 14 | 6 | 20 | 7 | — | 4 |
| Travis Payze | 16 | 4 | 20 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Stuart Trott | 16 | 3 | 19 | 3 | — | 0 |
| John Manzie | 15 | 3 | 18 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Kevin Neale | 15 | 1 | 16 | 8 | — | 0 |
| Jeff Moran | 13 | 2 | 15 | 2 | — | 0 |
| John Bonney | 9 | 6 | 15 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Barry Lawrence | 11 | 2 | 13 | 5 | — | 2 |
| Gary Colling | 12 | 1 | 13 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Wayne Judson | 12 | 1 | 13 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Brian Mynott | 10 | 3 | 13 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Neil Besanko | 10 | 2 | 12 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Jim ODea | 9 | 2 | 11 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Stephen Theodore | 5 | 2 | 7 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Russell Reynolds | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 1 |
| Shane Grambeau | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 |