Waverley Park · Sat 26 May 1973 · 25,392 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MelbourneMELB | 1.5 | 4.6 | 6.9 | 71 |
| EssendonESS | 1.1 | 4.4 | 9.7 | 81 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 71 and 81.
Essendon won by 10 points.
10.11 (71) — 12.9 (81)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Wells | 32 | 2 | 34 | 11 | — | 1 |
| Stan Alves | 14 | 7 | 21 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Denis Clark | 17 | 4 | 21 | 4 | — |
| 0 |
| Gary Hardeman | 16 | 2 | 18 | 9 | — | 0 |
| Barry Bourke | 16 | 1 | 17 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Graham Osborne | 13 | 3 | 16 | 4 | — | 2 |
| Paul Callery | 16 | 0 | 16 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Peter Dilnot | 14 | 0 | 14 | 6 | — | 2 |
| Greg Parke | 9 | 5 | 14 | 9 | — | 0 |
| Carl Ditterich | 11 | 2 | 13 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Ross Brewer | 8 | 3 | 11 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Stephen Kerley | 9 | 2 | 11 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Ray Biffin | 7 | 2 | 9 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Tony Sullivan | 6 | 3 | 9 | 2 | — | 0 |
| John Tilbrook | 8 | 0 | 8 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Mike Collins | 8 | 0 | 8 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Frank Davis | 7 | 0 | 7 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Peter Keenan | 6 | 0 | 6 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Glenn Swan | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Henry Ritterman | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Wilson | 32 | 4 | 36 | 2 | — | 2 |
| Neville Fields | 21 | 6 | 27 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Ray Smith | 20 | 1 | 21 | 11 | — | 0 |
| Ken Fletcher | 17 | 0 | 17 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Alan Noonan | 14 | 1 | 15 | 7 | — | 1 |
| Hugh Delahunty | 13 | 2 | 15 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Geoff Pryor | 12 | 3 | 15 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Robin Close | 14 | 0 | 14 | 7 | — | 4 |
| Graham Moss | 8 | 6 | 14 | 8 | — | 1 |
| Gary Parkes | 13 | 1 | 14 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Pat Wellington | 11 | 0 | 11 | 5 | — | 1 |
| John Williams | 9 | 1 | 10 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Laurie Moloney | 10 | 0 | 10 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Ken Roberts | 7 | 2 | 9 | 3 | — | 2 |
| Don Gross | 9 | 0 | 9 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Peter Daniel | 9 | 0 | 9 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Greg Perry | 6 | 2 | 8 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Wayne Headlam | 7 | 0 | 7 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Des Tuddenham | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Don McKenzie | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 |