Windy Hill · Sat 5 May 1973 · 19,007 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EssendonESS | 3.6 | 8.13 | 11.18 | 122 |
| GeelongGEEL | 5.6 | 7.10 | 10.12 | 106 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 122 and 106.
Essendon won by 16 points.
16.26 (122) — 15.16 (106)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Wilson | 28 | 2 | 30 | 2 | — | 2 |
| Graham Moss | 17 | 5 | 22 | 9 | — | 1 |
| Alan Noonan | 20 | 0 | 20 | 8 | — |
| 3 |
| Des Tuddenham | 15 | 4 | 19 | 3 | — | 2 |
| Robin Close | 15 | 3 | 18 | 5 | — | 2 |
| Ken Fletcher | 18 | 0 | 18 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Ray Smith | 14 | 2 | 16 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Pat Wellington | 14 | 0 | 14 | 4 | — | 2 |
| Laurie Moloney | 14 | 0 | 14 | 5 | — | 0 |
| John Williams | 11 | 1 | 12 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Ken Roberts | 10 | 1 | 11 | 3 | — | 2 |
| Greg Perry | 7 | 4 | 11 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Don Gross | 7 | 4 | 11 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Neville Fields | 9 | 1 | 10 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Gary Parkes | 10 | 0 | 10 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Don McKenzie | 8 | 2 | 10 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Peter Daniel | 8 | 0 | 8 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Peter Hickmott | 7 | 1 | 8 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Ross Wright | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Len Halley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Nankervis | 19 | 11 | 30 | 1 | — | 2 |
| David Clarke | 25 | 4 | 29 | 7 | — | 2 |
| Bruce Nankervis | 15 | 4 | 19 | 7 | — | 2 |
| Wayne Closter | 16 | 1 | 17 | 5 | — | 2 |
| Tim Evans | 16 | 0 | 16 | 5 | — | 0 |
| John Scarlett | 9 | 6 | 15 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Sam Newman | 6 | 9 | 15 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Graeme Linke | 11 | 1 | 12 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Tony Gilmore | 9 | 3 | 12 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Terry Farman | 8 | 3 | 11 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Kevin Higgins | 9 | 1 | 10 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Ian Hampshire | 4 | 6 | 10 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Ken Newland | 7 | 2 | 9 | 1 | — | 2 |
| David Barkley | 8 | 1 | 9 | 6 | — | 1 |
| Paul Sarah | 8 | 0 | 8 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Phil Stevens | 6 | 2 | 8 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Ivan Russell | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Jack Hawkins | 7 | 0 | 7 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Geoff Ainsworth | 6 | 1 | 7 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Gareth Andrews | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 |