Western Oval · Sat 25 Aug 1973 · 18,988 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western BulldogsWB | 3.4 | 4.6 | 8.13 | 75 |
| CarltonCARL | 1.2 | 5.3 | 6.4 | 66 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 75 and 66.
Western Bulldogs won by 9 points.
10.15 (75) — 9.12 (66)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adrian Gallagher | 33 | 2 | 35 | 7 | — | 2 |
| David Thorpe | 27 | 4 | 31 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Gary Dempsey | 14 | 11 | 25 | 14 |
| — |
| 0 |
| Ian Salmon | 13 | 9 | 22 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Gordon Casey | 18 | 2 | 20 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Don Brown | 16 | 2 | 18 | 7 | — | 1 |
| Alan Stoneham | 15 | 3 | 18 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Bernie Quinlan | 14 | 4 | 18 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Ivan Rasmussen | 14 | 4 | 18 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Stuart Magee | 16 | 1 | 17 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Laurie Sandilands | 13 | 2 | 15 | 5 | — | 5 |
| Terry Wilkins | 9 | 6 | 15 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Peter Welsh | 13 | 1 | 14 | 9 | — | 0 |
| Colin Dell | 10 | 2 | 12 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Gary Merrington | 8 | 4 | 12 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Glenn Gingell | 8 | 3 | 11 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Gary Steel | 10 | 1 | 11 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Stephen Power | 10 | 0 | 10 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Garry Baker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Ross Abbey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
Gallagher 2, Brown 1, Stoneham 1, Sandilands 5, Power 1
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Jones | 25 | 3 | 28 | 12 | — | 1 |
| Barry Armstrong | 24 | 0 | 24 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Vin Waite | 15 | 6 | 21 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Trevor Keogh | 18 | 1 | 19 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Robert Walls | 18 | 0 | 18 | 9 | — | 2 |
| David Dickson | 15 | 3 | 18 | 10 | — | 0 |
| David McKay | 14 | 2 | 16 | 13 | — | 1 |
| Rodney Ashman | 12 | 3 | 15 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Bruce Doull | 10 | 5 | 15 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Geoff Southby | 11 | 3 | 14 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Rod Austin | 10 | 3 | 13 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Ray Byrne | 10 | 3 | 13 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Brent Crosswell | 13 | 0 | 13 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Syd Jackson | 8 | 4 | 12 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Gary Crane | 9 | 2 | 11 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Kevin Hall | 8 | 3 | 11 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Peter Hall | 6 | 2 | 8 | 2 | — | 0 |
| John Nicholls | 5 | 1 | 6 | 3 | — | 3 |
| Alex Jesaulenko | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Bryan Quirk | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 |