Junction Oval · Sat 25 Aug 1973 · 14,675 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FitzroyFITZ | 2.6 | 7.11 | 9.15 | 100 |
| EssendonESS | 2.6 | 3.10 | 6.16 | 77 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 100 and 77.
Fitzroy won by 23 points.
13.22 (100) — 9.23 (77)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Murphy | 25 | 2 | 27 | 1 | — | 3 |
| Warwick Irwin | 20 | 7 | 27 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Garry Wilson | 18 | 6 | 24 | 3 | — |
| 0 |
| Leigh Robertson | 18 | 2 | 20 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Laurie Richards | 7 | 11 | 18 | 2 | — | 1 |
| David Wall | 15 | 2 | 17 | 12 | — | 1 |
| Kevin OKeeffe | 14 | 3 | 17 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Norm Dare | 13 | 3 | 16 | 0 | — | 0 |
| David McMahon | 8 | 5 | 13 | 7 | — | 1 |
| Colin Cruse | 7 | 4 | 11 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Geoffrey Austen | 9 | 1 | 10 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Doug Searl | 10 | 0 | 10 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Andrew Lukas | 10 | 0 | 10 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Glenn Robertson | 5 | 4 | 9 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Russell Crow | 8 | 1 | 9 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Harvey Merrigan | 7 | 1 | 8 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Renato Serafini | 5 | 1 | 6 | 3 | — | 3 |
| Kevin Murray | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | 0 |
| John Formosa | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | — | 0 |
| David Rhodes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Wilson | 25 | 0 | 25 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Graham Moss | 11 | 7 | 18 | 10 | — | 0 |
| Peter Hickmott | 16 | 1 | 17 | 2 | — | 1 |
| John Cassin | 14 | 3 | 17 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Ray Smith | 13 | 2 | 15 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Des Tuddenham | 10 | 4 | 14 | 5 | — | 2 |
| Neville Fields | 9 | 4 | 13 | 2 | — | 2 |
| Ken Fletcher | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | — | 1 |
| Robert Amos | 11 | 1 | 12 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Don McKenzie | 10 | 1 | 11 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Hugh Delahunty | 11 | 0 | 11 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Laurie Moloney | 10 | 0 | 10 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Geoff Pryor | 9 | 0 | 9 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Sandy Talbot | 9 | 0 | 9 | 2 | — | 0 |
| John Williams | 7 | 2 | 9 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Robin Close | 7 | 1 | 8 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Ron Andrews | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Greg Perry | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 |
| John Emin | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Graeme Schultz | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 |