1973 VFL Season: Geelong
These are the details of the premiership results for Geelong for the 1973 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used Kardinia Park as their home ground, playing nine matches there (nine as hosts). The team finished the regular season in eleventh place.
Team Details
Competition:
1973 VFL Season
Team:
Geelong
Club:
Geelong
Home Ground:
Kardinia Park
Team Results
Ladder Position:
11th (W-D-L: 6-0-16, P%: 78.4)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ainsworth, Geoff | #25 | 21 | 0 | R01-16, R18-22 |
| Andrews, Gareth | #6 | 20 | 5 | R01-05, R07-10, R12-22 |
| Barkley, David | #5 | 5 | 5 | R01, R03-06 |
| Blake, Rod | #16 | 4 | 0 | R15, R17-18, R20 |
| Clarke, David | #14 | 19 | 45 | R01-05, R07-12, R14-16, R18-22 |
| Closter, Wayne | #1 | 21 | 11 | R01-14, R16-22 |
| Davidson, Garry | #2 | 16 | 10 | R01-04, R06-17 |
| Davis, Harvey | #21 | 5 | 1 | R06-07, R15-17 |
| Donohue, Larry | #23 | 6 | 5 | R01, R15-19 |
| Evans, Tim | #11 | 21 | 8 | R01-17, R19-22 |
| Farman, Terry | #15 | 10 | 0 | R01-02, R05-06, R17-22 |
| Gilmore, Tony | #24 | 12 | 4 | R03-07, R12-16, R21-22 |
| Hampshire, Ian | #22 | 17 | 6 | R03-17, R21-22 |
| Hawkins, Jack | #26 | 20 | 10 | R03-22 |
| Hawkins, Michael | #29 | 2 | 0 | R10-11 |
| Higgins, Kevin | #39 | 22 | 5 | R01-22 |
| Kline, Jeff | #36 | 4 | 0 | R10-11, R17, R21 |
| Lewtas, Ian | #20 | 2 | 2 | R13-14 |
| Lindquist, Greg | #8 | 2 | 0 | R01-02 |
| Linke, Graeme | #34 | 13 | 0 | R01-12, R15 |
| Mayne, Terry | #9 | 14 | 18 | R02-04, R10-14, R17-22 |
| Nankervis, Bruce | #33 | 21 | 4 | R01-16, R18-22 |
| Nankervis, Ian | #40 | 22 | 23 | R01-22 |
| Newland, Ken | #3 | 21 | 39 | R01-07, R09-22 |
| Newman, Sam | #17 | 16 | 4 | R01-09, R11-14, R20-22 |
| Russell, Ivan | #37 | 9 | 2 | R05-06, R08, R10-13, R18-19 |
| Sarah, Paul | #13 | 15 | 23 | R01-05, R13-22 |
| Scarlett, John | #30 | 21 | 21 | R01-02, R04-22 |
| Stephens, Peter | #18 | 11 | 11 | R02-03, R06-14 |
| Stevens, Phil | #4 | 20 | 3 | R01-14, R16-20, R22 |
| Wells, Greg | #27 | 2 | 0 | R08-09 |
| Whatman, Robert | #19 | 10 | 7 | R07-08, R15-22 |
| Woolnough, Mike | #10 | 7 | 3 | R09, R15-20 |
| Yates, Warwick | #38 | 9 | 0 | R01-02, R08-09, R18-22 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Farmer, Graham | 22 | 6 | -0- | 16 | R01-22 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/04/1973 | Round 1 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CARL by 56 | Graham Farmer | Geoff Ainsworth |
| 14/04/1973 | Round 2 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 17 | Graham Farmer | Geoff Ainsworth |
| 21/04/1973 | Round 3 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 70 | Graham Farmer | Geoff Ainsworth |
| 28/04/1973 | Round 4 | South Melbourne | HOME | WIN | GEEL by 32 | Graham Farmer | Geoff Ainsworth |
| 05/05/1973 | Round 5 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 16 | Graham Farmer | Geoff Ainsworth |
| 12/05/1973 | Round 6 | Footscray | HOME | LOSS | FOOT by 18 | Graham Farmer | Geoff Ainsworth |
| 19/05/1973 | Round 7 | Hawthorn | AWAY | LOSS | HWTH by 61 | Graham Farmer | Geoff Ainsworth |
| 26/05/1973 | Round 8 | St Kilda | AWAY | LOSS | STKL by 46 | Graham Farmer | Geoff Ainsworth |
| 04/06/1973 | Round 9 | North Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | NMLB by 31 | Graham Farmer | Geoff Ainsworth |
| 09/06/1973 | Round 10 | Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | MELB by 58 | Graham Farmer | Geoff Ainsworth |
| 16/06/1973 | Round 11 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | GEEL by 23 | Graham Farmer | Geoff Ainsworth |
| 23/06/1973 | Round 12 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 47 | Graham Farmer | Geoff Ainsworth |
| 30/06/1973 | Round 13 | Richmond | HOME | LOSS | RICH by 44 | Graham Farmer | Geoff Ainsworth |
| 07/07/1973 | Round 14 | South Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | SMLB by 45 | Graham Farmer | Geoff Ainsworth |
| 14/07/1973 | Round 15 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 8 | Graham Farmer | Geoff Ainsworth |
| 21/07/1973 | Round 16 | Essendon | HOME | WIN | GEEL by 1 | Graham Farmer | Geoff Ainsworth |
| 28/07/1973 | Round 17 | Footscray | AWAY | LOSS | FOOT by 49 | Graham Farmer | unknown |
| 04/08/1973 | Round 18 | Hawthorn | HOME | WIN | GEEL by 1 | Graham Farmer | Geoff Ainsworth |
| 11/08/1973 | Round 19 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | GEEL by 3 | Graham Farmer | Geoff Ainsworth |
| 18/08/1973 | Round 20 | North Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | NMLB by 16 | Graham Farmer | Geoff Ainsworth |
| 25/08/1973 | Round 21 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | GEEL by 15 | Graham Farmer | Geoff Ainsworth |
| 01/09/1973 | Round 22 | Fitzroy | AWAY | LOSS | FITZ by 16 | Graham Farmer | Geoff Ainsworth |