1973 VFL Season: Footscray
These are the details of the premiership results for Footscray for the 1973 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used Western Oval as their home ground, playing nine matches there (nine as hosts). The team finished the regular season in ninth place.
Team Details
Competition:
1973 VFL Season
Team:
Footscray
Club:
Western Bulldogs
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 |