Kardinia Park · Sat 28 Apr 1973 · 14,739 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GeelongGEEL | 3.0 | 7.3 | 13.11 | 118 |
| SydneySYD | 5.3 | 8.6 | 8.8 | 86 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 118 and 86.
Geelong won by 32 points.
17.16 (118) — 12.14 (86)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Nankervis | 26 | 12 | 38 | 5 | — | 2 |
| David Clarke | 30 | 2 | 32 | 11 | — | 2 |
| David Barkley | 16 | 5 | 21 | 7 |
| — |
| 2 |
| John Scarlett | 16 | 5 | 21 | 0 | — | 1 |
| Kevin Higgins | 15 | 6 | 21 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Ian Hampshire | 11 | 9 | 20 | 10 | — | 3 |
| Wayne Closter | 18 | 1 | 19 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Phil Stevens | 13 | 5 | 18 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Tim Evans | 18 | 0 | 18 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Bruce Nankervis | 13 | 4 | 17 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Tony Gilmore | 14 | 0 | 14 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Jack Hawkins | 11 | 3 | 14 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Sam Newman | 6 | 7 | 13 | 6 | — | 1 |
| Garry Davidson | 12 | 1 | 13 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Ken Newland | 9 | 2 | 11 | 4 | — | 3 |
| Paul Sarah | 8 | 3 | 11 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Graeme Linke | 7 | 0 | 7 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Geoff Ainsworth | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Terry Mayne | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Gareth Andrews | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Pitura | 19 | 10 | 29 | 10 | — | 4 |
| Norm Goss | 25 | 1 | 26 | 5 | — | 2 |
| Haydn McAuliffe | 22 | 2 | 24 | 6 | — | 1 |
| Greg Lambert | 18 | 1 | 19 | 9 | — | 0 |
| Steve Hoffman | 17 | 1 | 18 | 5 | — | 2 |
| Robert Doyle | 10 | 6 | 16 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Brian Woodman | 15 | 1 | 16 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Russell Cook | 12 | 4 | 16 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Peter Bedford | 11 | 3 | 14 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Peter Brown | 11 | 3 | 14 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Ricky Quade | 10 | 2 | 12 | 5 | — | 1 |
| David McLeish | 12 | 0 | 12 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Greg Miller | 10 | 0 | 10 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Reg Gleeson | 10 | 0 | 10 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Barry Beecroft | 8 | 0 | 8 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Jim Prentice | 7 | 0 | 7 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Bruce Davis | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Geoff Craighead | 5 | 1 | 6 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Keith Baskin | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Eric Moore | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 |