M.C.G. · Sat 19 May 1973 · 16,075 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MelbourneMELB | 4.1 | 9.2 | 11.5 | 112 |
| SydneySYD | 3.2 | 6.4 | 9.9 | 83 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 112 and 83.
Melbourne won by 29 points.
17.10 (112) — 12.11 (83)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Wells | 27 | 4 | 31 | 6 | — | 1 |
| Paul Callery | 24 | 4 | 28 | 2 | — | 2 |
| Greg Parke | 17 | 6 | 23 | 15 | — |
| 2 |
| Gary Hardeman | 14 | 3 | 17 | 8 | — | 0 |
| Stephen Kerley | 15 | 2 | 17 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Graham Molloy | 13 | 3 | 16 | 4 | — | 2 |
| Denis Clark | 12 | 4 | 16 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Peter Dilnot | 15 | 1 | 16 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Carl Ditterich | 16 | 0 | 16 | 8 | — | 0 |
| Stan Alves | 11 | 4 | 15 | 5 | — | 2 |
| Tony Sullivan | 12 | 3 | 15 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Ray Biffin | 10 | 1 | 11 | 5 | — | 4 |
| Frank Davis | 10 | 0 | 10 | 2 | — | 0 |
| John Tilbrook | 7 | 1 | 8 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Peter Keenan | 6 | 1 | 7 | 2 | — | 2 |
| Barry Bourke | 5 | 2 | 7 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Shane McSpeerin | 6 | 0 | 6 | 2 | — | 2 |
| Ross Brewer | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Graham Osborne | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Wayne Delmenico | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norm Goss | 30 | 0 | 30 | 4 | — | 2 |
| Peter Bedford | 16 | 6 | 22 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Bruce Davis | 15 | 7 | 22 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Haydn McAuliffe | 17 | 3 | 20 | 3 | — | 1 |
| David McLeish | 16 | 1 | 17 | 3 | — | 0 |
| John Pitura | 13 | 3 | 16 | 0 | — | 1 |
| Brian Woodman | 13 | 3 | 16 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Jim Prentice | 12 | 2 | 14 | 7 | — | 1 |
| Barry Beecroft | 7 | 5 | 12 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Vic Aanensen | 8 | 2 | 10 | 6 | — | 1 |
| Keith Baskin | 8 | 2 | 10 | 2 | — | 0 |
| John Murphy | 10 | 0 | 10 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Eric Moore | 8 | 1 | 9 | 3 | — | 2 |
| Robert Stibbard | 7 | 2 | 9 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Gary Brice | 6 | 1 | 7 | 0 | — | 1 |
| Ian Thomson | 6 | 1 | 7 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Robert Doyle | 5 | 2 | 7 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Reg Gleeson | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Wayne Ewin | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 1 |
| Michael Norris | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 |