Waverley Park · Sat 7 Jul 1973 · 12,373 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EssendonESS | 4.1 | 11.1 | 16.3 | 132 |
| Western BulldogsWB | 5.4 | 6.12 | 10.17 | 97 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 132 and 97.
Essendon won by 35 points.
21.6 (132) — 13.19 (97)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Parkes | 20 | 2 | 22 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Andrew Wilson | 20 | 1 | 21 | 5 | — | 4 |
| Ray Smith | 18 | 3 | 21 | 1 | — |
| 1 |
| Graham Moss | 10 | 11 | 21 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Don McKenzie | 17 | 4 | 21 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Neville Fields | 15 | 4 | 19 | 3 | — | 3 |
| Ken Fletcher | 16 | 3 | 19 | 1 | — | 0 |
| John Cassin | 12 | 5 | 17 | 3 | — | 1 |
| John Williams | 13 | 3 | 16 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Wayne Headlam | 12 | 3 | 15 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Alan Noonan | 13 | 1 | 14 | 11 | — | 4 |
| Laurie Moloney | 13 | 1 | 14 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Peter Hickmott | 13 | 0 | 13 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Ken Roberts | 6 | 5 | 11 | 3 | — | 2 |
| Robert Amos | 11 | 0 | 11 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Greg Perry | 9 | 1 | 10 | 5 | — | 4 |
| Ross Wright | 7 | 3 | 10 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Peter Daniel | 6 | 0 | 6 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Hugh Delahunty | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Don Gross | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stuart Magee | 28 | 5 | 33 | 12 | — | 0 |
| Stephen Power | 24 | 3 | 27 | 1 | — | 1 |
| David Thorpe | 19 | 2 | 21 | 5 | — | 2 |
| Bernie Quinlan | 13 | 7 | 20 | 5 | — | 2 |
| Adrian Gallagher | 18 | 1 | 19 | 2 | — | 2 |
| Ivan Rasmussen | 14 | 5 | 19 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Dennis Collins | 14 | 4 | 18 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Ian Salmon | 14 | 4 | 18 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Gary Dempsey | 13 | 4 | 17 | 10 | — | 0 |
| Colin Boyd | 12 | 3 | 15 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Peter Welsh | 12 | 2 | 14 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Charles Pagnoccolo | 12 | 2 | 14 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Gary Merrington | 12 | 0 | 12 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Ross Abbey | 10 | 2 | 12 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Gordon Casey | 9 | 2 | 11 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Ian Morrison | 7 | 3 | 10 | 4 | — | 3 |
| John Keast | 7 | 1 | 8 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Colin Dell | 7 | 1 | 8 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Robert Rose | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Terry Wilkins | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 |