1973 VFL Season: Melbourne
These are the details of the premiership results for Melbourne for the 1973 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used the MCG as their home ground, playing eleven matches there (ten as hosts and one as visitors). The team finished the regular season in tenth place.
Team Details
Competition:
1973 VFL Season
Team:
Melbourne
Club:
Melbourne
Home Ground:
MCG
Team Results
Ladder Position:
10th (W-D-L: 7-0-15, P%: 91.8)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alves, Stan | #15 | 22 | 29 | R01-22 |
| Biffin, Ray | #19 | 22 | 5 | R01-22 |
| Bourke, Barry | #14 | 21 | 0 | R01-16, R18-22 |
| Brewer, Ross | #27 | 18 | 32 | R01-17, R21 |
| Callery, Paul | #35 | 22 | 28 | R01-22 |
| Chamberlain, Neil | #54 | 3 | 3 | R20-22 |
| Clark, Denis | #17 | 14 | 3 | R01, R06-18 |
| Clennett, John | #5 | 8 | 3 | R03-04, R06, R11-12, R15, R21-22 |
| Collins, Mike | #12 | 2 | 1 | R01, R08 |
| Cumming, John | #40 | 4 | 0 | R02, R16-18 |
| Davis, Frank | #6 | 18 | 1 | R02-11, R13, R15-16, R18-22 |
| Delmenico, Wayne | #24 | 7 | 1 | R05-07, R09, R20-22 |
| Dilnot, Peter | #39 | 4 | 3 | R06-09 |
| Ditterich, Carl | #10 | 22 | 5 | R01-22 |
| Dullard, Anthony | #28 | 3 | 5 | R19-21 |
| Fitzsimmons, Shane | #23 | 14 | 2 | R02-04, R09-17, R19-20 |
| Flower, Robert | #2 | 13 | 4 | R10-22 |
| Giampaolo, Frank | #43 | 3 | 4 | R01-03 |
| Hardeman, Gary | #33 | 21 | 6 | R01-05, R07-22 |
| Keenan, Peter | #8 | 15 | 13 | R01-08, R14-20 |
| Kerley, Stephen | #9 | 18 | 2 | R01-08, R11-12, R14-19, R21-22 |
| Leary, Noel | #29 | 7 | 0 | R01-03, R10, R13-14, R17 |
| MacDonald, Greg | #45 | 4 | 6 | R19-22 |
| McGuinness, Ian | #49 | 2 | 0 | R09, R16 |
| McSpeerin, Shane | #20 | 4 | 5 | R06-07, R17-18 |
| Molloy, Graham | #21 | 4 | 4 | R02, R06-07, R15 |
| Morgan, John | #42 | 4 | 0 | R04-06, R17 |
| Osborne, Graham | #7 | 21 | 13 | R01-16, R18-22 |
| Owens, Mal | #34 | 3 | 0 | R01, R05, R17 |
| Parke, Greg | #26 | 21 | 21 | R01-20, R22 |
| Ritterman, Henry | #22 | 9 | 5 | R03-05, R08, R10, R19-22 |
| Rollinson, Trevor | #3 | 4 | 0 | R04, R12-14 |
| Sullivan, Tony | #4 | 21 | 0 | R01, R03-22 |
| Swan, Glenn | #36 | 13 | 21 | R01-02, R08-14, R17-19, R22 |
| Tilbrook, Jim | #18 | 21 | 24 | R01-16, R18-22 |
| Wells, Greg | #11 | 21 | 20 | R01-05, R07-22 |
| Williamson, Peter | #30 | 7 | 2 | R05, R09-13, R18 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ridley, Ian | 22 | 7 | -0- | 15 | R01-22 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/04/1973 | Round 1 | St Kilda | HOME | LOSS | STKL by 32 | Ian Ridley | Stan Alves |
| 14/04/1973 | Round 2 | Hawthorn | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 2 | Ian Ridley | Stan Alves |
| 23/04/1973 | Round 3 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CARL by 7 | Ian Ridley | Stan Alves |
| 28/04/1973 | Round 4 | Fitzroy | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 7 | Ian Ridley | Stan Alves |
| 05/05/1973 | Round 5 | Richmond | HOME | LOSS | RICH by 19 | Ian Ridley | Stan Alves |
| 12/05/1973 | Round 6 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 24 | Ian Ridley | Stan Alves |
| 19/05/1973 | Round 7 | South Melbourne | HOME | WIN | MELB by 29 | Ian Ridley | Stan Alves |
| 26/05/1973 | Round 8 | Essendon | HOME | LOSS | ESSE by 10 | Ian Ridley | Stan Alves |
| 04/06/1973 | Round 9 | Footscray | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 6 | Ian Ridley | Stan Alves |
| 09/06/1973 | Round 10 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | MELB by 58 | Ian Ridley | Stan Alves |
| 16/06/1973 | Round 11 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | MELB by 9 | Ian Ridley | Stan Alves |
| 23/06/1973 | Round 12 | St Kilda | AWAY | LOSS | STKL by 26 | Ian Ridley | Stan Alves |
| 30/06/1973 | Round 13 | Hawthorn | HOME | LOSS | HWTH by 7 | Ian Ridley | Stan Alves |
| 07/07/1973 | Round 14 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | MELB by 37 | Ian Ridley | Stan Alves |
| 14/07/1973 | Round 15 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 41 | Ian Ridley | Stan Alves |
| 21/07/1973 | Round 16 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 37 | Ian Ridley | Stan Alves |
| 28/07/1973 | Round 17 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 39 | Ian Ridley | Stan Alves |
| 04/08/1973 | Round 18 | South Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | SMLB by 8 | Ian Ridley | Stan Alves |
| 11/08/1973 | Round 19 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 14 | Ian Ridley | Stan Alves |
| 18/08/1973 | Round 20 | Footscray | HOME | LOSS | FOOT by 37 | Ian Ridley | Stan Alves |
| 25/08/1973 | Round 21 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 15 | Ian Ridley | Stan Alves |
| 01/09/1973 | Round 22 | North Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | NMLB by 5 | Ian Ridley | Stan Alves |