M.C.G. · Sat 18 Aug 1973 · 12,561 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MelbourneMELB | 4.2 | 7.7 | 10.10 | 73 |
| Western BulldogsWB | 4.3 | 11.4 | 15.4 | 110 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 73 and 110.
Western Bulldogs won by 37 points.
10.13 (73) — 17.8 (110)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Callery | 21 | 5 | 26 | 6 | — | 3 |
| John Tilbrook | 25 | 0 | 25 | 8 | — | 2 |
| Greg Wells | 18 | 2 | 20 | 3 | — |
| 0 |
| Tony Sullivan | 16 | 3 | 19 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Stan Alves | 15 | 2 | 17 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Greg Parke | 15 | 2 | 17 | 10 | — | 0 |
| Frank Davis | 15 | 2 | 17 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Ray Biffin | 13 | 3 | 16 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Barry Bourke | 14 | 2 | 16 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Gary Hardeman | 10 | 5 | 15 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Carl Ditterich | 11 | 4 | 15 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Robert Flower | 11 | 3 | 14 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Graham Osborne | 12 | 1 | 13 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Henry Ritterman | 8 | 1 | 9 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Wayne Delmenico | 6 | 3 | 9 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Shane Fitzsimmons | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Greg MacDonald | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 1 |
| Neil Chamberlain | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Anthony Dullard | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | — | 2 |
| Peter Keenan | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Thorpe | 21 | 10 | 31 | 6 | — | 2 |
| Adrian Gallagher | 26 | 4 | 30 | 8 | — | 0 |
| Alan Stoneham | 24 | 4 | 28 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Stuart Magee | 21 | 1 | 22 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Stephen Power | 20 | 1 | 21 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Ian Salmon | 17 | 3 | 20 | 6 | — | 2 |
| Bernie Quinlan | 16 | 3 | 19 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Gary Dempsey | 12 | 7 | 19 | 12 | — | 0 |
| Gordon Casey | 18 | 1 | 19 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Glenn Gingell | 14 | 2 | 16 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Laurie Sandilands | 14 | 1 | 15 | 7 | — | 8 |
| Gary Steel | 11 | 3 | 14 | 3 | — | 2 |
| Ivan Rasmussen | 13 | 1 | 14 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Terry Wilkins | 10 | 4 | 14 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Peter Welsh | 12 | 2 | 14 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Don Brown | 11 | 2 | 13 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Colin Dell | 10 | 0 | 10 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Gary Merrington | 9 | 0 | 9 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Graeme Cook | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Garry Baker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |