1973 VFL Season: Geelong

Season Team Details

Season: 1973 VFL Season
Team: Geelong
Home Ground: Kardinia Park

Team Results

Ladder Position: 11th (W-D-L: 6-0-16, P%: 78.4%)
Finals Performance: Did not qualify for finals
Players: 34
Brownlow Leader(s): David Clarke (13)
Goalkicking Leader(s) (Home-and-Away): David Clarke (45)
Carji Greeves Medal Recipient(s): Bruce Nankervis

Team Leaders

Captain(s): Geoff Ainsworth

Player Results

Player Guernsey(s) Match(es) Round(s) Goal(s) Brownlow
Ainsworth, Geoff #25 21 R01-R16, R18-R22 0
Andrews, Gareth #6 20 R01-R05, R07-R10, R12-R22 5
Barkley, David #5 5 R01, R03-R06 5
Blake, Rod #16 4 R15, R17-R18, R20 0
Clarke, David #14 19 R01-R05, R07-R12, R14-R16, R18-R22 45
Closter, Wayne #1 21 R01-R14, R16-R22 11
Davidson, Garry #2 16 R01-R04, R06-R17 10
Davis, Harvey #21 5 R06-R07, R15-R17 1
Donohue, Larry #23 6 R01, R15-R19 5
Evans, Tim #11 21 R01-R17, R19-R22 8
Farman, Terry #15 10 R01-R02, R05-R06, R17-R22 0
Gilmore, Tony #24 12 R03-R07, R12-R16, R21-R22 4
Hampshire, Ian #22 17 R03-R17, R21-R22 6
Hawkins, Jack #26 20 R03-R22 10
Hawkins, Michael #29 2 R10-R11 0
Higgins, Kevin #39 22 R01-R22 5
Kline, Jeff #36 4 R10-R11, R17, R21 0
Lewtas, Ian #20 2 R13-R14 2
Lindquist, Greg #8 2 R01-R02 0
Linke, Graeme #34 13 R01-R12, R15 0
Mayne, Terry #9 14 R02-R04, R10-R14, R17-R22 18
Nankervis, Bruce #33 21 R01-R16, R18-R22 4
Nankervis, Ian #40 22 R01-R22 23
Newland, Ken #3 21 R01-R07, R09-R22 39
Newman, Sam #17 16 R01-R09, R11-R14, R20-R22 4
Russell, Ivan #37 9 R05-R06, R08, R10-R13, R18-R19 2
Sarah, Paul #13 15 R01-R05, R13-R22 23
Scarlett, John #30 21 R01-R02, R04-R22 21
Stephens, Peter #18 11 R02-R03, R06-R14 11
Stevens, Phil #4 20 R01-R14, R16-R20, R22 3
Wells, Greg #27 2 R08-R09 0
Whatman, Robert #19 10 R07-R08, R15-R22 7
Woolnough, Mike #10 7 R09, R15-R20 3
Yates, Warwick #38 9 R01-R02, R08-R09, R18-R22 0

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This is an approximation for the typical team line-up based on available position records from this season.

Coach Results

Coach Match(es) (W-D-L) Round(s)
Farmer, Graham 22 6 -0- 16 R01-R22

Match Results

Date Round Opponent H/A Result Coach Captain (Nominated)
07/04/1973 Round 1 Carlton HOME LOSS CAR by 56 Graham Farmer Geoff Ainsworth
14/04/1973 Round 2 Richmond AWAY LOSS RIC by 17 Graham Farmer Geoff Ainsworth
21/04/1973 Round 3 Collingwood AWAY LOSS COL by 70 Graham Farmer Geoff Ainsworth
28/04/1973 Round 4 South Melbourne HOME WIN GEE by 32 Graham Farmer Geoff Ainsworth
05/05/1973 Round 5 Essendon AWAY LOSS ESS by 16 Graham Farmer Geoff Ainsworth
12/05/1973 Round 6 Footscray HOME LOSS FOO by 18 Graham Farmer Geoff Ainsworth
19/05/1973 Round 7 Hawthorn AWAY LOSS HAW by 61 Graham Farmer Geoff Ainsworth
26/05/1973 Round 8 St Kilda AWAY LOSS STK by 46 Graham Farmer Geoff Ainsworth
04/06/1973 Round 9 North Melbourne HOME LOSS NOR by 31 Graham Farmer Geoff Ainsworth
09/06/1973 Round 10 Melbourne AWAY LOSS MEL by 58 Graham Farmer Geoff Ainsworth
16/06/1973 Round 11 Fitzroy HOME WIN GEE by 23 Graham Farmer Geoff Ainsworth
23/06/1973 Round 12 Carlton AWAY LOSS CAR by 47 Graham Farmer Geoff Ainsworth
30/06/1973 Round 13 Richmond HOME LOSS RIC by 44 Graham Farmer Geoff Ainsworth
07/07/1973 Round 14 South Melbourne AWAY LOSS SOU by 45 Graham Farmer Geoff Ainsworth
14/07/1973 Round 15 Collingwood HOME LOSS COL by 8 Graham Farmer Geoff Ainsworth
21/07/1973 Round 16 Essendon HOME WIN GEE by 1 Graham Farmer Geoff Ainsworth
28/07/1973 Round 17 Footscray AWAY LOSS FOO by 49 Graham Farmer unknown
04/08/1973 Round 18 Hawthorn HOME WIN GEE by 1 Graham Farmer Geoff Ainsworth
11/08/1973 Round 19 St Kilda HOME WIN GEE by 3 Graham Farmer Geoff Ainsworth
18/08/1973 Round 20 North Melbourne AWAY LOSS NOR by 16 Graham Farmer Geoff Ainsworth
25/08/1973 Round 21 Melbourne HOME WIN GEE by 15 Graham Farmer Geoff Ainsworth
01/09/1973 Round 22 Fitzroy AWAY LOSS FIT by 16 Graham Farmer Geoff Ainsworth