Arden St · Sat 4 Aug 1973 · 21,071 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North MelbourneNM | 2.3 | 9.5 | 12.8 | 91 |
| EssendonESS | 5.4 | 7.4 | 12.5 | 94 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 91 and 94.
Essendon won by 3 points.
13.13 (91) — 14.10 (94)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Burns | 26 | 4 | 30 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Robert Peterson | 24 | 5 | 29 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Barry Davis | 22 | 3 | 25 | 2 | — |
| 1 |
| Garry Farrant | 16 | 6 | 22 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Keith Greig | 14 | 6 | 20 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Paul Feltham | 17 | 2 | 19 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Barry Goodingham | 15 | 4 | 19 | 8 | — | 0 |
| Ken Montgomery | 14 | 5 | 19 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Gary Cowton | 15 | 3 | 18 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Wayne Schimmelbusch | 11 | 4 | 15 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Denis Pagan | 14 | 1 | 15 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Sam Kekovich | 5 | 9 | 14 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Jeff Hopgood | 11 | 2 | 13 | 5 | — | 3 |
| Frank Gumbleton | 11 | 1 | 12 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Doug Wade | 7 | 4 | 11 | 5 | — | 5 |
| John Rantall | 9 | 2 | 11 | 4 | — | 0 |
| David Dench | 8 | 3 | 11 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Phil Baker | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3 | — | 2 |
| Phil Ryan | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Ross Henshaw | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neville Fields | 22 | 6 | 28 | 3 | — | 2 |
| Ken Fletcher | 21 | 4 | 25 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Andrew Wilson | 18 | 5 | 23 | 2 | — | 3 |
| Graham Moss | 12 | 8 | 20 | 8 | — | 1 |
| Peter Hickmott | 13 | 6 | 19 | 1 | — | 0 |
| John Williams | 16 | 2 | 18 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Graeme Schultz | 10 | 4 | 14 | 3 | — | 2 |
| Des Tuddenham | 11 | 3 | 14 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Laurie Moloney | 14 | 0 | 14 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Ron Andrews | 10 | 3 | 13 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Gary Parkes | 11 | 1 | 12 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Geoff Pryor | 11 | 1 | 12 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Alan Noonan | 8 | 3 | 11 | 5 | — | 4 |
| Hugh Delahunty | 10 | 0 | 10 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Ray Smith | 8 | 2 | 10 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Robin Close | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | 1 |
| Greg Perry | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Wayne Headlam | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Robert Amos | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Sandy Talbot | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |