M.C.G. · Sat 9 Jun 1973 · 19,900 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MelbourneMELB | 2.6 | 8.13 | 16.16 | 139 |
| GeelongGEEL | 3.7 | 4.9 | 6.12 | 81 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 139 and 81.
Melbourne won by 58 points.
20.19 (139) — 11.15 (81)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Wells | 34 | 11 | 45 | 13 | — | 1 |
| Paul Callery | 24 | 3 | 27 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Greg Parke | 16 | 4 | 20 | 12 | — |
| 0 |
| John Tilbrook | 18 | 0 | 18 | 4 | — | 6 |
| Stan Alves | 15 | 3 | 18 | 3 | — | 2 |
| Graham Osborne | 14 | 4 | 18 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Denis Clark | 15 | 3 | 18 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Ross Brewer | 11 | 5 | 16 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Gary Hardeman | 13 | 2 | 15 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Robert Flower | 11 | 3 | 14 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Tony Sullivan | 11 | 3 | 14 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Shane Fitzsimmons | 9 | 3 | 12 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Peter Williamson | 11 | 1 | 12 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Glenn Swan | 10 | 1 | 11 | 5 | — | 8 |
| Frank Davis | 8 | 3 | 11 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Barry Bourke | 11 | 0 | 11 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Carl Ditterich | 8 | 2 | 10 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Ray Biffin | 6 | 3 | 9 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Noel Leary | 6 | 0 | 6 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Henry Ritterman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Nankervis | 24 | 10 | 34 | 6 | — | 3 |
| David Clarke | 30 | 1 | 31 | 10 | — | 4 |
| John Scarlett | 20 | 4 | 24 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Terry Mayne | 16 | 2 | 18 | 3 | — | 2 |
| Peter Stephens | 9 | 7 | 16 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Jack Hawkins | 8 | 7 | 15 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Geoff Ainsworth | 15 | 0 | 15 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Wayne Closter | 14 | 1 | 15 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Michael Hawkins | 13 | 2 | 15 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Phil Stevens | 12 | 2 | 14 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Bruce Nankervis | 9 | 4 | 13 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Ivan Russell | 10 | 2 | 12 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Ken Newland | 8 | 3 | 11 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Garry Davidson | 9 | 1 | 10 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Ian Hampshire | 9 | 1 | 10 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Kevin Higgins | 8 | 1 | 9 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Graeme Linke | 6 | 2 | 8 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Jeff Kline | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Tim Evans | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Gareth Andrews | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 |