Waverley Park · Sat 1 Sep 1973 · 9,411 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North MelbourneNM | 4.2 | 6.3 | 10.5 | 71 |
| MelbourneMELB | 3.1 | 6.3 | 7.4 | 66 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 71 and 66.
North Melbourne won by 5 points.
11.5 (71) — 9.12 (66)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keith Greig | 19 | 5 | 24 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Barry Davis | 19 | 3 | 22 | 2 | — | 2 |
| Robert Peterson | 18 | 3 | 21 | 1 |
| — |
| 2 |
| Ross Henshaw | 20 | 1 | 21 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Barry Goodingham | 14 | 6 | 20 | 9 | — | 2 |
| Wayne Schimmelbusch | 11 | 9 | 20 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Gary Cowton | 15 | 5 | 20 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Arnold Briedis | 15 | 3 | 18 | 7 | — | 0 |
| David Dench | 12 | 3 | 15 | 6 | — | 1 |
| John Rantall | 12 | 3 | 15 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Denis Pagan | 15 | 0 | 15 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Sam Kekovich | 6 | 8 | 14 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Paul Feltham | 13 | 1 | 14 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Garry Farrant | 10 | 3 | 13 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Phil Ryan | 9 | 2 | 11 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Doug Wade | 4 | 5 | 9 | 1 | — | 2 |
| Frank Gumbleton | 8 | 1 | 9 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Mick Nolan | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Michael Stilo | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 |
| David Craig | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 |
Greig 1, Davis 2, Peterson 2, Goodingham 2, Schimmelbusch 1, Dench 1, Wade 2
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Wells | 31 | 1 | 32 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Paul Callery | 20 | 5 | 25 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Stan Alves | 24 | 1 | 25 | 10 | — | 0 |
| Tony Sullivan | 19 | 2 | 21 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Robert Flower | 16 | 2 | 18 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Gary Hardeman | 12 | 4 | 16 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Stephen Kerley | 15 | 1 | 16 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Frank Davis | 14 | 1 | 15 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Barry Bourke | 9 | 4 | 13 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Henry Ritterman | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | — | 1 |
| Neil Chamberlain | 9 | 2 | 11 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Graham Osborne | 8 | 1 | 9 | 3 | — | 2 |
| John Tilbrook | 8 | 1 | 9 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Ray Biffin | 9 | 0 | 9 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Greg Parke | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Carl Ditterich | 6 | 0 | 6 | 1 | — | 0 |
| John Clennett | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Greg MacDonald | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Glenn Swan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 |
| Wayne Delmenico | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 |