Waverley Park · Sat 28 Jul 1973 · 9,148 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western BulldogsWB | 4.5 | 7.9 | 14.11 | 141 |
| GeelongGEEL | 3.5 | 6.8 | 8.13 | 92 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 141 and 92.
Western Bulldogs won by 49 points.
21.15 (141) — 13.14 (92)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Salmon | 18 | 11 | 29 | 10 | — | 2 |
| Stuart Magee | 22 | 7 | 29 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Stephen Power | 22 | 6 | 28 | 5 | — |
| 0 |
| Ivan Rasmussen | 22 | 4 | 26 | 3 | — | 4 |
| David Thorpe | 22 | 4 | 26 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Adrian Gallagher | 21 | 4 | 25 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Gary Dempsey | 15 | 7 | 22 | 12 | — | 0 |
| Bernie Quinlan | 13 | 7 | 20 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Gordon Casey | 16 | 3 | 19 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Graeme Cook | 13 | 4 | 17 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Laurie Sandilands | 14 | 2 | 16 | 8 | — | 9 |
| Robert Rose | 9 | 4 | 13 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Peter Welsh | 9 | 3 | 12 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Barry Round | 7 | 3 | 10 | 7 | — | 2 |
| Terry Wilkins | 10 | 0 | 10 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Ron Jacks | 6 | 2 | 8 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Dennis Collins | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Gary Merrington | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Ian Wickson | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Glenn Gingell | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Sarah | 23 | 2 | 25 | 3 | — | 3 |
| John Scarlett | 19 | 4 | 23 | 5 | — | 2 |
| Ian Nankervis | 20 | 3 | 23 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Gareth Andrews | 18 | 4 | 22 | 13 | — | 0 |
| Ken Newland | 8 | 12 | 20 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Michael Woolnough | 17 | 2 | 19 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Wayne Closter | 16 | 1 | 17 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Robert Whatman | 12 | 4 | 16 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Larry Donohue | 11 | 5 | 16 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Jeff Kline | 14 | 2 | 16 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Terry Mayne | 13 | 0 | 13 | 7 | — | 4 |
| Terry Farman | 9 | 4 | 13 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Harvey Davis | 11 | 2 | 13 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Tim Evans | 10 | 1 | 11 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Ian Hampshire | 6 | 4 | 10 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Jack Hawkins | 5 | 4 | 9 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Garry Davidson | 6 | 1 | 7 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Phil Stevens | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Kevin Higgins | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Rod Blake | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 |