1973 VFL Season: Fitzroy
These are the details of the premiership results of Fitzroy for the 1973 VFL season. The team finished the regular season in eighth place.
Season Team Details
Competition:
1973 VFL Season
Team:
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 |
Ladder Chart
This chart is based on the nominal round, i.e. only one result (win, loss, draw, bye) per round, which may result in not being accurate from a chronological perspective. The positions during the finals series is determined via bespoke logic.