Kardinia Park · Sat 25 Aug 1973 · 15,489 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GeelongGEEL | 4.3 | 7.7 | 13.8 | 113 |
| MelbourneMELB | 6.4 | 9.6 | 11.9 | 98 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 113 and 98.
Geelong won by 15 points.
17.11 (113) — 14.14 (98)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Closter | 31 | 2 | 33 | 9 | — | 1 |
| Gareth Andrews | 19 | 4 | 23 | 10 | — | 0 |
| Tony Gilmore | 20 | 1 | 21 | 3 | — |
| 0 |
| Ian Nankervis | 19 | 1 | 20 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Kevin Higgins | 19 | 0 | 19 | 3 | — | 0 |
| David Clarke | 14 | 4 | 18 | 6 | — | 4 |
| Sam Newman | 16 | 2 | 18 | 9 | — | 1 |
| John Scarlett | 12 | 2 | 14 | 6 | — | 4 |
| Paul Sarah | 13 | 1 | 14 | 2 | — | 2 |
| Tim Evans | 14 | 0 | 14 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Bruce Nankervis | 12 | 1 | 13 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Ken Newland | 10 | 2 | 12 | 4 | — | 3 |
| Geoff Ainsworth | 9 | 3 | 12 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Jack Hawkins | 10 | 1 | 11 | 5 | — | 2 |
| Terry Mayne | 9 | 2 | 11 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Terry Farman | 6 | 4 | 10 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Warwick Yates | 8 | 2 | 10 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Jeff Kline | 8 | 0 | 8 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Robert Whatman | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Ian Hampshire | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Wells | 26 | 3 | 29 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Stan Alves | 24 | 5 | 29 | 13 | — | 0 |
| Paul Callery | 17 | 3 | 20 | 1 | — | 2 |
| Graham Osborne | 15 | 4 | 19 | 9 | — | 2 |
| John Tilbrook | 17 | 1 | 18 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Gary Hardeman | 12 | 5 | 17 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Carl Ditterich | 12 | 3 | 15 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Tony Sullivan | 11 | 4 | 15 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Robert Flower | 12 | 2 | 14 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Greg MacDonald | 11 | 2 | 13 | 0 | — | 2 |
| Barry Bourke | 12 | 1 | 13 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Stephen Kerley | 11 | 2 | 13 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Neil Chamberlain | 9 | 2 | 11 | 2 | — | 2 |
| Ray Biffin | 8 | 2 | 10 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Frank Davis | 8 | 1 | 9 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Wayne Delmenico | 5 | 4 | 9 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Ross Brewer | 6 | 2 | 8 | 3 | — | 4 |
| Anthony Dullard | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | — | 1 |
| John Clennett | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Henry Ritterman | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 |