Lake Oval · Mon 23 Apr 1973 · 13,354 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SydneySYD | 4.3 | 8.7 | 13.10 | 118 |
| Western BulldogsWB | 6.4 | 13.10 | 18.13 | 135 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 118 and 135.
Western Bulldogs won by 17 points.
17.16 (118) — 20.15 (135)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Bedford | 23 | 8 | 31 | 7 | — | 5 |
| Greg Lambert | 28 | 2 | 30 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Norm Goss | 28 | 1 | 29 | 4 | — |
| 3 |
| John Pitura | 25 | 4 | 29 | 7 | — | 1 |
| Jim Prentice | 18 | 5 | 23 | 12 | — | 0 |
| Bruce Davis | 16 | 6 | 22 | 8 | — | 0 |
| Russell Cook | 17 | 4 | 21 | 9 | — | 2 |
| David McLeish | 14 | 1 | 15 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Peter Brown | 11 | 2 | 13 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Robert Doyle | 9 | 3 | 12 | 6 | — | 1 |
| Barry Beecroft | 12 | 0 | 12 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Eric Moore | 11 | 0 | 11 | 4 | — | 3 |
| Steve Hoffman | 9 | 1 | 10 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Reg Gleeson | 10 | 0 | 10 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Brian Woodman | 5 | 2 | 7 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Haydn McAuliffe | 6 | 0 | 6 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Graham Dempster | 6 | 0 | 6 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Greg Miller | 6 | 0 | 6 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Geoff Craighead | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 |
| John Murphy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adrian Gallagher | 25 | 1 | 26 | 6 | — | 1 |
| Bernie Quinlan | 18 | 7 | 25 | 6 | — | 5 |
| Stuart Magee | 21 | 0 | 21 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Dennis Collins | 16 | 3 | 19 | 4 | — | 2 |
| Gary Dempsey | 16 | 3 | 19 | 7 | — | 1 |
| Terry Wilkins | 14 | 5 | 19 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Gordon Casey | 18 | 0 | 18 | 3 | — | 0 |
| David Thorpe | 15 | 2 | 17 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Colin Dell | 13 | 4 | 17 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Ron Jacks | 10 | 6 | 16 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Laurie Sandilands | 12 | 4 | 16 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Harry Frei | 13 | 2 | 15 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Charles Pagnoccolo | 9 | 2 | 11 | 0 | — | 2 |
| Barry Round | 7 | 1 | 8 | 3 | — | 4 |
| Peter Welsh | 6 | 2 | 8 | 3 | — | 2 |
| Ian Salmon | 8 | 0 | 8 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Garry Baker | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 | — | 2 |
| Les Bartlett | 5 | 0 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Graeme Austin | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Gary Merrington | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |