Princes Park · Mon 4 Jun 1973 · 40,143 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CarltonCARL | 5.3 | 11.4 | 15.12 | 133 |
| EssendonESS | 2.2 | 5.4 | 8.9 | 92 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 133 and 92.
Carlton won by 41 points.
19.19 (133) — 13.14 (92)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trevor Keogh | 24 | 2 | 26 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Peter Jones | 12 | 10 | 22 | 9 | — | 4 |
| Neil Chandler | 17 | 3 | 20 | 2 | — |
| 2 |
| Vin Waite | 11 | 9 | 20 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Brian Walsh | 14 | 5 | 19 | 4 | — | 3 |
| Brent Crosswell | 14 | 5 | 19 | 6 | — | 0 |
| John OConnell | 16 | 3 | 19 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Gary Crane | 14 | 5 | 19 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Barry Armstrong | 17 | 0 | 17 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Alex Jesaulenko | 12 | 4 | 16 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Bruce Doull | 9 | 7 | 16 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Robert Walls | 15 | 1 | 16 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Syd Jackson | 14 | 1 | 15 | 1 | — | 3 |
| David McKay | 14 | 0 | 14 | 8 | — | 4 |
| John Nicholls | 4 | 9 | 13 | 2 | — | 0 |
| David Dickson | 8 | 4 | 12 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Peter Hall | 10 | 2 | 12 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Andrew Lukas | 8 | 3 | 11 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Geoff Southby | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Rodney Ashman | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Fletcher | 23 | 1 | 24 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Neville Fields | 21 | 1 | 22 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Pat Wellington | 15 | 4 | 19 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Graham Moss | 16 | 2 | 18 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Graeme Schultz | 15 | 0 | 15 | 2 | — | 5 |
| Gary Parkes | 13 | 1 | 14 | 1 | — | 1 |
| John Williams | 11 | 2 | 13 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Robin Close | 11 | 1 | 12 | 4 | — | 2 |
| Alan Noonan | 8 | 4 | 12 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Andrew Wilson | 11 | 1 | 12 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Hugh Delahunty | 9 | 3 | 12 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Ken Roberts | 7 | 4 | 11 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Len Halley | 8 | 3 | 11 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Greg Perry | 8 | 2 | 10 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Ray Smith | 8 | 2 | 10 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Geoff Pryor | 9 | 0 | 9 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Laurie Moloney | 8 | 1 | 9 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Ross Wright | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Peter Daniel | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Robert Amos | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 |