Waverley Park · Sat 18 Aug 1973 · 36,117 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EssendonESS | 3.2 | 9.4 | 9.6 | 67 |
| CarltonCARL | 3.3 | 5.6 | 13.8 | 111 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 67 and 111.
Carlton won by 44 points.
10.7 (67) — 17.9 (111)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Wilson | 21 | 2 | 23 | 8 | — | 1 |
| Graham Moss | 13 | 8 | 21 | 9 | — | 0 |
| Neville Fields | 16 | 3 | 19 | 3 | — |
| 1 |
| Peter Hickmott | 15 | 3 | 18 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Ken Fletcher | 15 | 3 | 18 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Robert Amos | 15 | 1 | 16 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Des Tuddenham | 9 | 5 | 14 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Laurie Moloney | 13 | 0 | 13 | 5 | — | 1 |
| John Cassin | 11 | 2 | 13 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Geoff Pryor | 13 | 0 | 13 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Greg Perry | 8 | 4 | 12 | 4 | — | 2 |
| Don McKenzie | 9 | 1 | 10 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Robin Close | 9 | 1 | 10 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Ray Smith | 10 | 0 | 10 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Hugh Delahunty | 9 | 1 | 10 | 2 | — | 0 |
| John Williams | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Pat Wellington | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | — | 2 |
| Ron Andrews | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Graeme Schultz | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Wayne Headlam | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Armstrong | 26 | 1 | 27 | 2 | — | 0 |
| David McKay | 22 | 2 | 24 | 10 | — | 2 |
| Robert Walls | 20 | 1 | 21 | 10 | — | 4 |
| Bruce Doull | 15 | 6 | 21 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Gary Crane | 17 | 1 | 18 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Peter Jones | 11 | 7 | 18 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Syd Jackson | 15 | 2 | 17 | 2 | — | 2 |
| Peter Hall | 17 | 0 | 17 | 0 | — | 1 |
| David Dickson | 13 | 3 | 16 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Alex Jesaulenko | 12 | 2 | 14 | 1 | — | 5 |
| Geoff Southby | 12 | 2 | 14 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Rod Austin | 9 | 4 | 13 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Vin Waite | 7 | 5 | 12 | 2 | — | 0 |
| John Nicholls | 8 | 2 | 10 | 5 | — | 2 |
| Trevor Keogh | 9 | 1 | 10 | 0 | — | 1 |
| Brent Crosswell | 8 | 2 | 10 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Phillip Pinnell | 10 | 0 | 10 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Paul Hurst | 6 | 0 | 6 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Neil Chandler | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Rodney Ashman | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 |