Glenferrie Oval · Sat 14 Apr 1973 · 13,336 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HawthornHAW | 5.5 | 5.10 | 9.11 | 98 |
| MelbourneMELB | 2.5 | 4.10 | 8.13 | 100 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 98 and 100.
Melbourne won by 2 points.
14.14 (98) — 13.22 (100)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Crimmins | 26 | 4 | 30 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Michael Zemski | 23 | 1 | 24 | 2 | — | 0 |
| John Hendrie | 17 | 4 | 21 | 6 |
| — |
| 1 |
| Kevin Heath | 17 | 1 | 18 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Alan Martello | 16 | 0 | 16 | 8 | — | 2 |
| Des Meagher | 15 | 1 | 16 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Bruce Stevenson | 13 | 2 | 15 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Leigh Matthews | 10 | 4 | 14 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Kelvin Matthews | 12 | 1 | 13 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Norm Bussell | 12 | 1 | 13 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Don Scott | 11 | 0 | 11 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Peter Welsh | 11 | 0 | 11 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Gene Chiron | 9 | 2 | 11 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Kelvin Moore | 9 | 1 | 10 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Brian Douge | 8 | 0 | 8 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Charlie Grummisch | 6 | 1 | 7 | 3 | — | 4 |
| Michael Moncrieff | 7 | 0 | 7 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Wayne Bevan | 6 | 0 | 6 | 2 | — | 2 |
| Peter Knights | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | 2 |
| Andrew Scott | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Wells | 26 | 6 | 32 | 5 | — | 2 |
| Paul Callery | 25 | 1 | 26 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Stan Alves | 17 | 3 | 20 | 3 | — | 3 |
| Ross Brewer | 11 | 4 | 15 | 4 | — | 2 |
| Frank Giampaolo | 12 | 2 | 14 | 3 | — | 2 |
| Stephen Kerley | 12 | 1 | 13 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Noel Leary | 11 | 1 | 12 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Graham Osborne | 10 | 1 | 11 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Ray Biffin | 10 | 1 | 11 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Barry Bourke | 10 | 1 | 11 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Greg Parke | 8 | 2 | 10 | 5 | — | 1 |
| John Tilbrook | 10 | 0 | 10 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Carl Ditterich | 7 | 3 | 10 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Glenn Swan | 5 | 4 | 9 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Frank Davis | 8 | 0 | 8 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Peter Keenan | 7 | 1 | 8 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Gary Hardeman | 8 | 0 | 8 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Graham Molloy | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 | — | 0 |
| John Cumming | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Shane Fitzsimmons | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |