1973 VFL Season: Fitzroy
These are the details of the premiership results for Fitzroy for the 1973 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used Junction Oval as their home ground, playing ten matches there (ten as hosts). The team finished the regular season in eighth place.
Team Details
Competition:
1973 VFL Season
Team:
Fitzroy
Club:
Fitzroy
Home Ground:
Junction Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
8th (W-D-L: 9-0-13, P%: 90.7)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austen, Geoff | #25 | 18 | 5 | R01-02, R05-08, R11-22 |
| Booth, Greg | #24 | 4 | 0 | R05-07, R11 |
| Brain, Ray | #38 | 4 | 0 | R06-08, R13 |
| Brown, Norm | #23 | 16 | 12 | R01-04, R08-18, R22 |
| Christou, Jim | #20 | 6 | 9 | R11-12, R15-18 |
| Crow, Russell | #32 | 6 | 2 | R03, R07, R09-10, R21-22 |
| Cruse, Colin | #39 | 13 | 3 | R09-16, R18-22 |
| Dare, Norm | #2 | 18 | 8 | R01-10, R15-22 |
| Formosa, John | #16 | 1 | 0 | R21 |
| Hayes, Kerrin | #49 | 3 | 2 | R09-11 |
| Irwin, Warwick | #7 | 21 | 22 | R01-05, R07-22 |
| Lloyd, Trevor | #28 | 6 | 0 | R02, R06-08, R10, R19 |
| Lukas, Andrew | #34 | 8 | 0 | R13-14, R17-22 |
| McCulloch, Ian | #6 | 16 | 5 | R01-02, R04-06, R11-20, R22 |
| McMahon, David | #19 | 22 | 20 | R01-22 |
| Merrigan, Harvey | #36 | 21 | 0 | R01, R03-22 |
| Molloy, Shane | #22 | 8 | 0 | R01-05, R07-08, R12 |
| Murphy, John | #5 | 22 | 33 | R01-22 |
| Murray, Kevin | #1 | 22 | 0 | R01-22 |
| Newton, Jack | #27 | 2 | 3 | R04, R20 |
| Noonan, Gerry | #30 | 3 | 2 | R02-03, R09 |
| O'Keeffe, Kevin | #11 | 10 | 10 | R03-04, R15-22 |
| Padley, Barry | #14 | 20 | 8 | R01-20 |
| Renwick, Graeme | #37 | 9 | 8 | R01-02, R08-14 |
| Rhodes, David | #15 | 13 | 2 | R03-05, R07-10, R12-14, R16, R19, R21 |
| Richards, Laurie | #8 | 21 | 16 | R01-05, R07-22 |
| Robertson, Glenn | #26 | 5 | 2 | R12-13, R20-22 |
| Robertson, Leigh | #18 | 16 | 0 | R01-06, R08-11, R14-15, R17-18, R21-22 |
| Ruscuklic, Alex | #13 | 6 | 11 | R01, R05-09 |
| Sault, Ray | #12 | 8 | 1 | R10-17 |
| Searl, Doug | #4 | 11 | 9 | R01-02, R05-09, R19-22 |
| Serafini, Renato | #10 | 19 | 20 | R01-06, R10-22 |
| Sinclair, Allan | #31 | 5 | 2 | R03-06, R14 |
| Smith, Chris | #35 | 9 | 0 | R06-07, R14-20 |
| Thompson, Alan | #21 | 5 | 3 | R01-04, R06 |
| Wall, David | #9 | 21 | 21 | R01-13, R15-22 |
| Wilson, Garry | #29 | 22 | 43 | R01-22 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donaldson, Graham | 21 | 9 | -0- | 12 | R01-13, R15-22 |
| Campbell, Graham | 1 | 0 | -0- | 1 | R14 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/04/1973 | Round 1 | Footscray | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 50 | Graham Donaldson | John Murphy |
| 14/04/1973 | Round 2 | St Kilda | AWAY | LOSS | STKL by 57 | Graham Donaldson | John Murphy |
| 21/04/1973 | Round 3 | North Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | NMLB by 6 | Graham Donaldson | John Murphy |
| 28/04/1973 | Round 4 | Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | MELB by 7 | Graham Donaldson | John Murphy |
| 05/05/1973 | Round 5 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 37 | Graham Donaldson | John Murphy |
| 12/05/1973 | Round 6 | Hawthorn | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 22 | Graham Donaldson | John Murphy |
| 19/05/1973 | Round 7 | Richmond | HOME | LOSS | RICH by 37 | Graham Donaldson | John Murphy |
| 26/05/1973 | Round 8 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 35 | Graham Donaldson | John Murphy |
| 04/06/1973 | Round 9 | South Melbourne | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 47 | Graham Donaldson | John Murphy |
| 09/06/1973 | Round 10 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 10 | Graham Donaldson | John Murphy |
| 16/06/1973 | Round 11 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 23 | Graham Donaldson | John Murphy |
| 23/06/1973 | Round 12 | Footscray | AWAY | WIN | FITZ by 14 | Graham Donaldson | John Murphy |
| 30/06/1973 | Round 13 | St Kilda | HOME | LOSS | STKL by 60 | Graham Donaldson | John Murphy |
| 07/07/1973 | Round 14 | Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | MELB by 37 | Graham Campbell | John Murphy |
| 14/07/1973 | Round 15 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 12 | Graham Donaldson | John Murphy |
| 21/07/1973 | Round 16 | Carlton | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 11 | Graham Donaldson | John Murphy |
| 28/07/1973 | Round 17 | Hawthorn | AWAY | LOSS | HWTH by 37 | Graham Donaldson | John Murphy |
| 04/08/1973 | Round 18 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 12 | Graham Donaldson | John Murphy |
| 11/08/1973 | Round 19 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 45 | Graham Donaldson | John Murphy |
| 18/08/1973 | Round 20 | South Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | FITZ by 4 | Graham Donaldson | John Murphy |
| 25/08/1973 | Round 21 | Essendon | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 23 | Graham Donaldson | John Murphy |
| 01/09/1973 | Round 22 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 16 | Graham Donaldson | John Murphy |