Western Oval · Sat 21 Jul 1973 · 10,987 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western BulldogsWB | 2.1 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 45 |
| HawthornHAW | 4.2 | 6.4 | 8.10 | 65 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 45 and 65.
Hawthorn won by 20 points.
6.9 (45) — 9.11 (65)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Thorpe | 26 | 4 | 30 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Gordon Casey | 23 | 3 | 26 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Ron Jacks | 24 | 2 | 26 | 4 | — |
| 0 |
| Stuart Magee | 18 | 7 | 25 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Robert Rose | 16 | 5 | 21 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Adrian Gallagher | 21 | 0 | 21 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Graeme Cook | 14 | 6 | 20 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Gary Dempsey | 10 | 10 | 20 | 12 | — | 0 |
| Terry Wilkins | 17 | 3 | 20 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Stephen Power | 17 | 2 | 19 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Peter Welsh | 17 | 1 | 18 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Barry Round | 11 | 2 | 13 | 6 | — | 1 |
| Bernie Quinlan | 11 | 1 | 12 | 6 | — | 2 |
| Ian Salmon | 9 | 3 | 12 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Ivan Rasmussen | 10 | 1 | 11 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Laurie Sandilands | 8 | 1 | 9 | 4 | — | 3 |
| Max OHalloran | 7 | 1 | 8 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Gary Merrington | 8 | 0 | 8 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Glenn Gingell | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Grant Simmons | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 |
Round 1, Quinlan 2, Sandilands 3
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Crimmins | 25 | 1 | 26 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Leigh Matthews | 22 | 2 | 24 | 4 | — | 2 |
| Kevin Heath | 17 | 6 | 23 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Des Meagher | 19 | 2 | 21 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Peter Knights | 15 | 4 | 19 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Leon Rice | 16 | 2 | 18 | 2 | — | 0 |
| David Parkin | 15 | 2 | 17 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Bruce Stevenson | 15 | 2 | 17 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Michael Moncrieff | 14 | 2 | 16 | 5 | — | 3 |
| John Hendrie | 15 | 1 | 16 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Geoff Ablett | 16 | 0 | 16 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Brian Douge | 13 | 2 | 15 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Don Scott | 10 | 1 | 11 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Kelvin Moore | 11 | 0 | 11 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Bohdan Jaworskyj | 9 | 2 | 11 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Ian Bremner | 10 | 0 | 10 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Alan Martello | 7 | 2 | 9 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Gerald McCarthy | 8 | 0 | 8 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Norm Bussell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Alan Goad | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |