Western Oval · Sat 28 Apr 1973 · 25,314 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western BulldogsWB | 3.8 | 3.12 | 6.16 | 67 |
| EssendonESS | 2.3 | 9.4 | 11.10 | 115 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 67 and 115.
Essendon won by 48 points.
8.19 (67) — 17.13 (115)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stuart Magee | 17 | 6 | 23 | 2 | — | 0 |
| David Thorpe | 14 | 4 | 18 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Adrian Gallagher | 16 | 1 | 17 | 4 |
| — |
| 1 |
| Gary Dempsey | 14 | 3 | 17 | 9 | — | 0 |
| Gordon Casey | 16 | 1 | 17 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Dennis Collins | 12 | 4 | 16 | 0 | — | 1 |
| Peter Welsh | 11 | 4 | 15 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Harry Frei | 13 | 1 | 14 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Laurie Sandilands | 13 | 1 | 14 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Terry Wilkins | 12 | 2 | 14 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Ron Jacks | 12 | 1 | 13 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Stephen Power | 13 | 0 | 13 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Gary Merrington | 12 | 0 | 12 | 5 | — | 2 |
| Bernie Quinlan | 12 | 0 | 12 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Barry Round | 6 | 5 | 11 | 6 | — | 1 |
| Ian Salmon | 10 | 0 | 10 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Glenn Gingell | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Les Bartlett | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Graeme Austin | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Colin Dell | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Fletcher | 27 | 1 | 28 | 10 | — | 0 |
| Des Tuddenham | 18 | 8 | 26 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Neville Fields | 21 | 3 | 24 | 7 | — | 2 |
| Andrew Wilson | 22 | 0 | 22 | 0 | — | 1 |
| Graham Moss | 12 | 6 | 18 | 11 | — | 1 |
| Gary Parkes | 15 | 2 | 17 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Ray Smith | 12 | 2 | 14 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Greg Perry | 9 | 4 | 13 | 6 | — | 2 |
| Ken Roberts | 12 | 0 | 12 | 4 | — | 4 |
| Laurie Moloney | 12 | 0 | 12 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Pat Wellington | 11 | 0 | 11 | 5 | — | 5 |
| Alan Noonan | 8 | 2 | 10 | 3 | — | 2 |
| Don McKenzie | 9 | 1 | 10 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Robin Close | 6 | 3 | 9 | 2 | — | 0 |
| John Williams | 8 | 1 | 9 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Ross Wright | 8 | 0 | 8 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Hugh Delahunty | 6 | 2 | 8 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Peter Daniel | 6 | 0 | 6 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Don Gross | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Russell Ellen | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 |