Lake Oval · Sat 14 Apr 1973 · 16,260 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SydneySYD | 5.4 | 7.9 | 11.16 | 109 |
| EssendonESS | 4.9 | 10.16 | 14.18 | 146 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 109 and 146.
Essendon won by 37 points.
15.19 (109) — 21.20 (146)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Pitura | 28 | 2 | 30 | 7 | — | 1 |
| Norm Goss | 22 | 3 | 25 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Steve Hoffman | 14 | 6 | 20 | 1 | — |
| 6 |
| Graham Dempster | 18 | 0 | 18 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Greg Lambert | 12 | 2 | 14 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Peter Bedford | 12 | 1 | 13 | 7 | — | 4 |
| Bruce Davis | 10 | 2 | 12 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Robert Doyle | 9 | 2 | 11 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Reg Gleeson | 9 | 1 | 10 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Brian Woodman | 8 | 1 | 9 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Geoff Craighead | 6 | 2 | 8 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Greg Miller | 7 | 1 | 8 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Barry Beecroft | 7 | 1 | 8 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Peter Brown | 6 | 1 | 7 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Ian Thomson | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Eric Moore | 5 | 0 | 5 | 4 | — | 2 |
| Russell Cook | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 |
| John Murphy | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Jim Prentice | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Ray Ball | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neville Fields | 27 | 1 | 28 | 6 | — | 6 |
| Andrew Wilson | 24 | 3 | 27 | 6 | — | 3 |
| Don Gross | 15 | 4 | 19 | 3 | — | 3 |
| Pat Wellington | 17 | 0 | 17 | 4 | — | 3 |
| Des Tuddenham | 13 | 4 | 17 | 5 | — | 2 |
| John Williams | 14 | 1 | 15 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Ken Fletcher | 12 | 2 | 14 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Len Halley | 6 | 8 | 14 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Stuart Barclay | 11 | 2 | 13 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Graham Moss | 8 | 5 | 13 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Gary Parkes | 11 | 2 | 13 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Wayne Headlam | 7 | 5 | 12 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Geoff Pryor | 9 | 2 | 11 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Ray Smith | 8 | 2 | 10 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Sandy Talbot | 10 | 0 | 10 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Hugh Delahunty | 7 | 2 | 9 | 4 | — | 0 |
| John Cassin | 7 | 1 | 8 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Ken Roberts | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | — | 2 |
| Peter Daniel | 5 | 1 | 6 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Peter Hickmott | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 |