Kardinia Park · Sat 4 Aug 1973 · 13,546 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GeelongGEEL | 1.1 | 7.8 | 10.10 | 95 |
| HawthornHAW | 4.3 | 6.7 | 11.8 | 94 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 95 and 94.
Geelong won by 1 point.
14.11 (95) — 14.10 (94)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Closter | 26 | 1 | 27 | 10 | — | 1 |
| Gareth Andrews | 20 | 2 | 22 | 8 | — | 0 |
| Ken Newland | 12 | 8 | 20 | 5 | — |
| 2 |
| Kevin Higgins | 18 | 2 | 20 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Paul Sarah | 17 | 2 | 19 | 1 | — | 1 |
| David Clarke | 17 | 0 | 17 | 4 | — | 2 |
| Michael Woolnough | 15 | 1 | 16 | 4 | — | 2 |
| Bruce Nankervis | 13 | 3 | 16 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Ian Nankervis | 12 | 3 | 15 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Robert Whatman | 12 | 3 | 15 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Jack Hawkins | 11 | 4 | 15 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Geoff Ainsworth | 8 | 4 | 12 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Warwick Yates | 9 | 3 | 12 | 5 | — | 0 |
| John Scarlett | 8 | 3 | 11 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Phil Stevens | 9 | 1 | 10 | 1 | — | 2 |
| Terry Farman | 8 | 2 | 10 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Larry Donohue | 6 | 1 | 7 | 3 | — | 2 |
| Terry Mayne | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Rod Blake | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Ivan Russell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alan Martello | 20 | 3 | 23 | 6 | — | 2 |
| Peter Crimmins | 19 | 2 | 21 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Peter Knights | 16 | 3 | 19 | 5 | — | 3 |
| Des Meagher | 17 | 0 | 17 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Don Scott | 12 | 4 | 16 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Norm Bussell | 14 | 2 | 16 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Bruce Stevenson | 14 | 2 | 16 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Leon Rice | 12 | 3 | 15 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Bohdan Jaworskyj | 9 | 6 | 15 | 4 | — | 0 |
| John Hendrie | 11 | 2 | 13 | 6 | — | 1 |
| Leigh Matthews | 12 | 1 | 13 | 3 | — | 1 |
| David Parkin | 10 | 3 | 13 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Kevin Heath | 10 | 3 | 13 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Michael Moncrieff | 10 | 1 | 11 | 4 | — | 6 |
| Kelvin Moore | 11 | 0 | 11 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Ian Bremner | 8 | 2 | 10 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Brian Douge | 9 | 1 | 10 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Alan Goad | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Geoff Ablett | 5 | 1 | 6 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Michael Tuck | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 |