1973 VFL Season: North Melbourne

Season Team Details

Season: 1973 VFL Season
Team: North Melbourne
Home Ground: Arden Street Oval

Team Results

Ladder Position: 6th (W-D-L: 11-1-10, P%: 97.6%)
Finals Performance: Did not qualify for finals
Players: 38
Brownlow Leader(s): Keith Greig (27)
Goalkicking Leader(s) (Home-and-Away): Doug Wade (73)
Syd Barker Medal Recipient(s): Barry Davis

Team Leaders

Captain(s): Barry Davis

Player Results

Player Guernsey(s) Match(es) Round(s) Goal(s) Brownlow
Baker, Phil #29 14 R04, R06-R07, R09-R18, R20 10
Briedis, Arnold #6 12 R02-R07, R11-R12, R17, R19, R21-R22 2
Burns, John #11 6 R13, R15-R19 2
Cowton, Gary #13 15 R01-R05, R07-R08, R12, R16-R22 1
Craig, David #49 1 R22 0
Davis, Barry #32 21 R01-R05, R07-R22 19
Dawson, Mark #35 3 R04, R06, R13 2
Dench, David #23 19 R01-R10, R14-R22 3
Doherty, Phil #15 4 R01, R15-R17 1
Doolan, Vin #7 10 R01-R03, R05-R06, R08-R12 6
Farrant, Doug #16 6 R03, R05-R06, R09-R11 5
Farrant, Garry #28 22 R01-R22 5
Feltham, Paul #18 22 R01-R22 13
Goodingham, Barry #10 21 R01-R07, R09-R22 14
Greig, Keith #27 21 R01-R05, R07-R22 2
Gumbleton, Frank #38 20 R01-R02, R05-R22 0
Henshaw, Ross #34 19 R01-R15, R18, R20-R22 4
Hopgood, Jeff #1 4 R08, R18-R20 3
Joseph, Glenn #33 2 R02, R19 0
Kekovich, Sam #4 18 R01-R09, R13-R18, R20-R22 27
Michalczyk, Dick #38 1 R14 0
Montgomery, Ken #12 15 R06-R20 0
Muir, Russell #3 14 R01-R13, R19 0
Nolan, Mick #22 11 R06, R08-R15, R21-R22 13
Nunn, Bill #25 4 R03, R05-R07 1
Pagan, Denis #17 12 R09-R11, R14-R22 0
Perry, John #21 1 R20 0
Peterson, Robert #8 18 R01-R08, R12-R15, R17-R22 24
Pretty, David #9 5 R09-R10, R14-R15, R21 0
Rantall, John #5 21 R01-R05, R07-R22 2
Redenbach, Michael #24 2 R01, R21 0
Ryan, Phil #19 19 R01-R08, R11-R14, R16-R22 6
Schimmelbusch, Wayne #20 22 R01-R22 33
Smith, Rob #26 6 R01-R04, R10-R11 3
Stilo, Michael #37 1 R22 0
Sutton, Darryl #14 7 R04-R06, R08, R12-R13, R16 2
Wade, Doug #2 20 R01-R04, R07-R22 73
White, John #41 1 R16 0

Team Line-Up

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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)
Barassi, Ron 22 11 -1- 10 R01-R22

Match Results

Date Round Opponent H/A Result Coach Captain (Nominated)
07/04/1973 Round 1 Hawthorn HOME WIN NOR by 28 Ron Barassi Barry Davis
14/04/1973 Round 2 Carlton AWAY LOSS CAR by 27 Ron Barassi Barry Davis
21/04/1973 Round 3 Fitzroy HOME WIN NOR by 6 Ron Barassi Barry Davis
25/04/1973 Round 4 Richmond AWAY WIN NOR by 20 Ron Barassi Barry Davis
05/05/1973 Round 5 Collingwood HOME LOSS COL by 11 Ron Barassi Barry Davis
12/05/1973 Round 6 South Melbourne HOME WIN NOR by 44 Ron Barassi unknown
19/05/1973 Round 7 Essendon AWAY LOSS ESS by 70 Ron Barassi Barry Davis
26/05/1973 Round 8 Footscray HOME DRAW drawn Ron Barassi Barry Davis
04/06/1973 Round 9 Geelong AWAY WIN NOR by 31 Ron Barassi Barry Davis
09/06/1973 Round 10 St Kilda HOME WIN NOR by 26 Ron Barassi Barry Davis
16/06/1973 Round 11 Melbourne AWAY LOSS MEL by 9 Ron Barassi Barry Davis
23/06/1973 Round 12 Hawthorn AWAY LOSS HAW by 15 Ron Barassi Barry Davis
30/06/1973 Round 13 Carlton HOME WIN NOR by 8 Ron Barassi Barry Davis
07/07/1973 Round 14 Richmond HOME LOSS RIC by 39 Ron Barassi Barry Davis
14/07/1973 Round 15 Fitzroy AWAY LOSS FIT by 12 Ron Barassi Barry Davis
21/07/1973 Round 16 Collingwood AWAY WIN NOR by 5 Ron Barassi Barry Davis
28/07/1973 Round 17 South Melbourne AWAY LOSS SOU by 39 Ron Barassi Barry Davis
04/08/1973 Round 18 Essendon HOME LOSS ESS by 3 Ron Barassi Barry Davis
11/08/1973 Round 19 Footscray AWAY WIN NOR by 6 Ron Barassi Barry Davis
18/08/1973 Round 20 Geelong HOME WIN NOR by 16 Ron Barassi Barry Davis
25/08/1973 Round 21 St Kilda AWAY LOSS STK by 18 Ron Barassi Barry Davis
01/09/1973 Round 22 Melbourne HOME WIN NOR by 5 Ron Barassi Barry Davis