1973 VFL Season: Melbourne
These are the details of the premiership results of Melbourne for the 1973 VFL season. The team finished the regular season in tenth place.
Season Team Details
Competition:
1973 VFL Season
Team:
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 |
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.