1973 VFL Season: Footscray
These are the details of the premiership results of Footscray for the 1973 VFL season. The team finished the regular season in ninth place.
Season Team Details
Competition:
1973 VFL Season
Team:
Footscray
Home Ground:
Western Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
9th (W-D-L: 7-1-14, P%: 88.2)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbey, Ross | #30 | 5 | 2 | R08, R13-15, R21 |
| Austin, Graeme | #31 | 6 | 1 | R01-04, R06-07 |
| Baker, Garry | #27 | 13 | 9 | R02-03, R05-09, R12-13, R15, R19-21 |
| Bartlett, Les | #20 | 12 | 5 | R01-10, R12, R22 |
| Boyd, Colin | #44 | 10 | 0 | R05-10, R13-15, R19 |
| Brown, Don | #26 | 3 | 1 | R19-21 |
| Carroll, Ted | #35 | 1 | 0 | R13 |
| Casey, Gordon | #10 | 21 | 0 | R01-04, R06-22 |
| Collins, Dennis | #48 | 18 | 13 | R01-09, R11-15, R17-19, R22 |
| Cook, Graeme | #34 | 10 | 3 | R01-02, R05-06, R10, R16-20 |
| Dell, Colin | #12 | 12 | 0 | R03-04, R10-14, R18-22 |
| Dempsey, Gary | #24 | 20 | 10 | R01-05, R07-12, R14-22 |
| Dunstan, Ian | #32 | 3 | 0 | R08-09, R18 |
| Frei, Harry | #40 | 6 | 0 | R03-04, R06-07, R11-12 |
| Gallagher, Adrian | #17 | 21 | 16 | R02-22 |
| Gingell, Glenn | #37 | 15 | 13 | R04-13, R16-17, R20-22 |
| Jacks, Ron | #25 | 11 | 5 | R01, R03-05, R09-12, R16-18 |
| Keast, John | #1 | 4 | 2 | R11, R13-14, R22 |
| Magee, Stuart | #23 | 20 | 14 | R01-06, R08-11, R13-22 |
| Merrington, Gary | #19 | 20 | 8 | R01-07, R10-22 |
| Morrison, Ian | #39 | 4 | 6 | R12-15 |
| O'Halloran, Max | #5 | 3 | 0 | R01, R05, R16 |
| Pagnoccolo, Charles | #6 | 11 | 10 | R01-03, R05, R09-15 |
| Power, Stephen | #21 | 20 | 5 | R01-02, R04-17, R19-22 |
| Quinlan, Bernie | #2 | 20 | 20 | R01-04, R07-22 |
| Rasmussen, Ivan | #11 | 11 | 18 | R12-22 |
| Rippon, Laurie | #11 | 2 | 0 | R05-06 |
| Rose, Robert | #22 | 9 | 2 | R10-12, R14-18, R22 |
| Round, Barry | #14 | 8 | 11 | R01-04, R11, R16-18 |
| Salmon, Ian | #18 | 22 | 14 | R01-22 |
| Sandilands, Laurie | #9 | 16 | 34 | R01-09, R15-21 |
| Simmons, Grant | #29 | 5 | 0 | R01, R06-08, R16 |
| Steel, Gary | #33 | 4 | 3 | R19-22 |
| Stoneham, Alan | #3 | 12 | 4 | R01-02, R07-11, R18-22 |
| Thorpe, David | #16 | 22 | 16 | R01-22 |
| Vesty, Carl | #36 | 2 | 0 | R02, R15 |
| Welsh, Peter | #4 | 22 | 18 | R01-22 |
| Wickson, Ian | #49 | 2 | 0 | R17-18 |
| Wilkins, Terry | #38 | 14 | 1 | R03-10, R14, R16-17, R20-22 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rose, Bob | 22 | 7 | -1- | 14 | R01-22 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/04/1973 | Round 1 | Fitzroy | AWAY | LOSS | FITZ by 50 | Bob Rose | David Thorpe |
| 14/04/1973 | Round 2 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 20 | Bob Rose | David Thorpe |
| 23/04/1973 | Round 3 | South Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | FOOT by 17 | Bob Rose | David Thorpe |
| 28/04/1973 | Round 4 | Essendon | HOME | LOSS | ESSE by 48 | Bob Rose | David Thorpe |
| 05/05/1973 | Round 5 | Hawthorn | AWAY | LOSS | HWTH by 16 | Bob Rose | David Thorpe |
| 12/05/1973 | Round 6 | Geelong | AWAY | WIN | FOOT by 18 | Bob Rose | David Thorpe |
| 19/05/1973 | Round 7 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 3 | Bob Rose | David Thorpe |
| 26/05/1973 | Round 8 | North Melbourne | AWAY | DRAW | drawn | Bob Rose | David Thorpe |
| 04/06/1973 | Round 9 | Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | MELB by 6 | Bob Rose | David Thorpe |
| 09/06/1973 | Round 10 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 26 | Bob Rose | David Thorpe |
| 16/06/1973 | Round 11 | Richmond | HOME | LOSS | RICH by 51 | Bob Rose | David Thorpe |
| 23/06/1973 | Round 12 | Fitzroy | HOME | LOSS | FITZ by 14 | Bob Rose | David Thorpe |
| 30/06/1973 | Round 13 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 5 | Bob Rose | David Thorpe |
| 07/07/1973 | Round 14 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 35 | Bob Rose | David Thorpe |
| 14/07/1973 | Round 15 | South Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | SMLB by 62 | Bob Rose | David Thorpe |
| 21/07/1973 | Round 16 | Hawthorn | HOME | LOSS | HWTH by 20 | Bob Rose | David Thorpe |
| 28/07/1973 | Round 17 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 49 | Bob Rose | David Thorpe |
| 04/08/1973 | Round 18 | St Kilda | AWAY | LOSS | STKL by 24 | Bob Rose | David Thorpe |
| 11/08/1973 | Round 19 | North Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | NMLB by 6 | Bob Rose | David Thorpe |
| 18/08/1973 | Round 20 | Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | FOOT by 37 | Bob Rose | David Thorpe |
| 25/08/1973 | Round 21 | Carlton | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 9 | Bob Rose | David Thorpe |
| 01/09/1973 | Round 22 | Richmond | AWAY | WIN | FOOT by 1 | Bob Rose | David Thorpe |
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.