M.C.G. · Sat 1 Sep 1973 · 24,671 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RichmondRICH | 3.6 | 4.10 | 7.14 | 76 |
| Western BulldogsWB | 2.2 | 5.5 | 8.8 | 77 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 76 and 77.
Western Bulldogs won by 1 point.
10.16 (76) — 11.11 (77)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Bartlett | 27 | 1 | 28 | 3 | — | 3 |
| Kevin Sheedy | 19 | 4 | 23 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Royce Hart | 18 | 1 | 19 | 7 | — |
| 3 |
| Ian Stewart | 18 | 1 | 19 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Robert McGhie | 15 | 3 | 18 | 9 | — | 0 |
| Stephen Rae | 13 | 3 | 16 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Bryan Wood | 12 | 3 | 15 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Merv Keane | 10 | 4 | 14 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Dick Clay | 13 | 0 | 13 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Rex Hunt | 12 | 1 | 13 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Craig McKellar | 7 | 4 | 11 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Francis Jackson | 10 | 1 | 11 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Laurie Fowler | 9 | 2 | 11 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Neil Balme | 6 | 4 | 10 | 2 | — | 2 |
| Paul Sproule | 6 | 4 | 10 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Brian Roberts | 8 | 1 | 9 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Kevin Morris | 8 | 0 | 8 | 1 | — | 2 |
| Bill Nalder | 6 | 0 | 6 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Noel Carter | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Wes Barrot | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adrian Gallagher | 31 | 1 | 32 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Gary Dempsey | 18 | 9 | 27 | 13 | — | 2 |
| Bernie Quinlan | 21 | 1 | 22 | 10 | — | 0 |
| Alan Stoneham | 15 | 6 | 21 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Ian Salmon | 11 | 5 | 16 | 4 | — | 2 |
| Gordon Casey | 14 | 2 | 16 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Stuart Magee | 13 | 3 | 16 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Robert Rose | 12 | 4 | 16 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Glenn Gingell | 11 | 4 | 15 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Colin Dell | 10 | 4 | 14 | 1 | — | 0 |
| David Thorpe | 10 | 1 | 11 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Gary Steel | 10 | 0 | 10 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Terry Wilkins | 10 | 0 | 10 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Ivan Rasmussen | 8 | 1 | 9 | 0 | — | 3 |
| Stephen Power | 8 | 1 | 9 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Gary Merrington | 7 | 1 | 8 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Dennis Collins | 6 | 1 | 7 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Les Bartlett | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Peter Welsh | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 |
| John Keast | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |