1973 VFA (D1) Season: Port Melbourne

These are the details of the premiership results for Port Melbourne for the 1973 season of the first division of the Victorian Football Association (currently known as the Victorian Football League). The team used North Port Oval as their home ground, playing nine matches there (nine as hosts). The team finished the regular season in third place, securing a place in the finals series. Port Melbourne were defeated by Prahran in the first semi final, resulting in finishing in fourth place overall (adjusted for finals).

Team Details

Competition: 1973 VFA (D1) Season
Team: Port Melbourne
Home Ground: North Port Oval

Team Results

Ladder Position: 3rd (W-D-L: 11-0-7, P%: 105.7)
Finals Performance: Defeated by Prahran (Semi Final)

Player Results

Player Guernseys Matches Goals Rounds
Allen, Mal 1 0 R04
Collins, Ian 13 0 R01, R04, R06, R08-13, R15-18

Coach Results

Coach Matches (W-D-L) Rounds
Collins, Ian 19 11 -0- 8 R01-18, SF

Match Results

Date Round Opponent H/A Result Coach Captain (Nominated)
22/04/1973 Round 1 Coburg HOME WIN PMLB by 22 Ian Collins unknown
29/04/1973 Round 2 Oakleigh AWAY LOSS OAKL by 6 Ian Collins unknown
06/05/1973 Round 3 Preston HOME WIN PMLB by 29 Ian Collins unknown
13/05/1973 Round 4 Prahran HOME WIN PMLB by 17 Ian Collins unknown
20/05/1973 Round 5 Dandenong AWAY LOSS DNDG by 87 Ian Collins unknown
27/05/1973 Round 6 Geelong West HOME WIN PMLB by 14 Ian Collins unknown
03/06/1973 Round 7 Williamstown AWAY WIN PMLB by 37 Ian Collins unknown
10/06/1973 Round 8 Sandringham AWAY LOSS SNDH by 9 Ian Collins unknown
17/06/1973 Round 9 Sunshine HOME WIN PMLB by 56 Ian Collins unknown
01/07/1973 Round 10 Coburg AWAY WIN PMLB by 5 Ian Collins unknown
08/07/1973 Round 11 Oakleigh HOME LOSS OAKL by 16 Ian Collins unknown
15/07/1973 Round 12 Preston AWAY LOSS PRST by 31 Ian Collins unknown
22/07/1973 Round 13 Prahran HOME WIN PMLB by 59 Ian Collins unknown
29/07/1973 Round 14 Dandenong HOME LOSS DNDG by 50 Ian Collins unknown
05/08/1973 Round 15 Geelong West AWAY LOSS GEWE by 47 Ian Collins unknown
12/08/1973 Round 16 Williamstown HOME WIN PMLB by 4 Ian Collins unknown
19/08/1973 Round 17 Sandringham HOME WIN PMLB by 54 Ian Collins unknown
26/08/1973 Round 18 Sunshine AWAY WIN PMLB by 67 Ian Collins unknown
02/09/1973 Semi Final Prahran HOME LOSS PRAH by 52 Ian Collins unknown