Glenferrie Oval · Sat 5 May 1973 · 11,492 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HawthornHAW | 6.3 | 7.7 | 13.12 | 124 |
| Western BulldogsWB | 2.4 | 12.8 | 14.10 | 108 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 124 and 108.
Hawthorn won by 16 points.
18.16 (124) — 16.12 (108)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leigh Matthews | 27 | 1 | 28 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Peter Crimmins | 20 | 2 | 22 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Kelvin Matthews | 19 | 0 | 19 | 4 |
| — |
| 3 |
| Des Meagher | 18 | 1 | 19 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Don Scott | 17 | 2 | 19 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Bohdan Jaworskyj | 15 | 3 | 18 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Brian Douge | 16 | 1 | 17 | 1 | — | 0 |
| John Hendrie | 13 | 3 | 16 | 4 | — | 2 |
| Charlie Grummisch | 12 | 2 | 14 | 8 | — | 4 |
| Bruce Stevenson | 12 | 2 | 14 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Norm Bussell | 11 | 2 | 13 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Alan Martello | 11 | 2 | 13 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Peter Welsh | 11 | 1 | 12 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Ian Bremner | 11 | 0 | 11 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Kevin Heath | 8 | 2 | 10 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Wayne Bevan | 5 | 2 | 7 | 3 | — | 3 |
| Michael Moncrieff | 6 | 0 | 6 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Alan Goad | 5 | 0 | 5 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Kelvin Moore | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Gerald McCarthy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Thorpe | 22 | 5 | 27 | 3 | — | 4 |
| Peter Welsh | 18 | 3 | 21 | 10 | — | 0 |
| Terry Wilkins | 19 | 1 | 20 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Stuart Magee | 12 | 5 | 17 | 3 | — | 3 |
| Gary Dempsey | 14 | 1 | 15 | 7 | — | 1 |
| Adrian Gallagher | 14 | 1 | 15 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Stephen Power | 13 | 1 | 14 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Colin Boyd | 11 | 3 | 14 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Laurie Sandilands | 13 | 0 | 13 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Dennis Collins | 11 | 1 | 12 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Glenn Gingell | 10 | 2 | 12 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Gary Merrington | 10 | 1 | 11 | 5 | — | 4 |
| Garry Baker | 8 | 3 | 11 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Graeme Cook | 8 | 2 | 10 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Les Bartlett | 7 | 1 | 8 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Laurie Rippon | 5 | 2 | 7 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Max OHalloran | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Ron Jacks | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Charles Pagnoccolo | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 |
| Ian Salmon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
Thorpe 4, Wilkins 1, Magee 3, Dempsey 1, Gallagher 1, Merrington 4, Bartlett 1, Pagnoccolo 1