1973 VFL Season: South Melbourne
Season Team Details
Competition:
1973 VFL Season
Team:
South Melbourne
Home Ground:
Lakeside Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
12th (W-D-L: 4-0-18, P%: 79.0)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aanensen, Vic | #2 | 18 | 14 | R01, R06-22 |
| Ball, Ray | #31 | 16 | 0 | R02, R08-22 |
| Baskin, Keith | #4 | 4 | 5 | R04, R06-08 |
| Bedford, Peter | #11 | 19 | 52 | R01-08, R12-22 |
| Beecroft, Barry | #8 | 20 | 1 | R01-07, R09-11, R13-22 |
| Brice, Gary | #7 | 14 | 10 | R07-10, R13-22 |
| Brown, Peter | #32 | 10 | 1 | R01-06, R11-12, R21-22 |
| Cook, Russell | #17 | 17 | 7 | R01-05, R10-12, R14-22 |
| Craighead, Geoff | #30 | 7 | 0 | R02-04, R08, R10-11, R22 |
| Davis, Bruce | #18 | 13 | 4 | R01-10, R13-14, R19 |
| Dempster, Graham | #45 | 11 | 0 | R01-03, R13, R15-16, R18-22 |
| Doyle, Robert | #28 | 20 | 8 | R01-09, R12-22 |
| Ewin, Wayne | #43 | 6 | 1 | R07-12 |
| Gleeson, Reg | #27 | 21 | 0 | R01-04, R06-22 |
| Goss, Norm | #12 | 22 | 20 | R01-22 |
| Gull, Stewart | #34 | 14 | 29 | R09-22 |
| Harley, Gary | #44 | 2 | 0 | R13, R19 |
| Hodges, Russ | #47 | 2 | 0 | R11-12 |
| Hoffman, Steve | #26 | 19 | 22 | R01-06, R08, R11-22 |
| Lambert, Greg | #33 | 18 | 4 | R02-06, R09-17, R19-22 |
| McAuliffe, Haydn | #25 | 14 | 6 | R01, R03-10, R14-18 |
| McKew, Shane | #35 | 1 | 0 | R01 |
| McLeish, David | #29 | 16 | 0 | R03-18 |
| Miller, Greg | #5 | 5 | 0 | R01-05 |
| Moore, Eric | #22 | 7 | 9 | R01-04, R07-09 |
| Murphy, John | #6 | 6 | 0 | R01-03, R05-07 |
| Norris, Michael | #39 | 2 | 0 | R07, R21 |
| Obudzinski, Ted | #38 | 2 | 0 | R08-09 |
| Pitura, John | #21 | 19 | 29 | R01-05, R07-20 |
| Prentice, Jim | #19 | 22 | 27 | R01-22 |
| Quade, Ricky | #16 | 15 | 14 | R04-06, R10-20, R22 |
| Stibbard, Neville | #41 | 10 | 7 | R05-06, R10-12, R17-18, R20-22 |
| Stibbard, Robert | #42 | 6 | 1 | R05-07, R09, R20-21 |
| Thomson, Ian | #20 | 20 | 2 | R01-02, R05-22 |
| Woodman, Brian | #10 | 22 | 0 | R01-22 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John, Graeme | 22 | 4 | -0- | 18 | R01-22 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/04/1973 | Round 1 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 76 | Graeme John | Peter Bedford |
| 14/04/1973 | Round 2 | Essendon | HOME | LOSS | ESSE by 37 | Graeme John | Peter Bedford |
| 23/04/1973 | Round 3 | Footscray | HOME | LOSS | FOOT by 17 | Graeme John | Peter Bedford |
| 28/04/1973 | Round 4 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 32 | Graeme John | Peter Bedford |
| 05/05/1973 | Round 5 | St Kilda | HOME | LOSS | STKL by 28 | Graeme John | Peter Bedford |
| 12/05/1973 | Round 6 | North Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | NMLB by 44 | Graeme John | Peter Bedford |
| 19/05/1973 | Round 7 | Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | MELB by 29 | Graeme John | Peter Bedford |
| 26/05/1973 | Round 8 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CARL by 79 | Graeme John | Peter Bedford |
| 04/06/1973 | Round 9 | Fitzroy | AWAY | LOSS | FITZ by 47 | Graeme John | unknown |
| 09/06/1973 | Round 10 | Richmond | HOME | LOSS | RICH by 30 | Graeme John | unknown |
| 16/06/1973 | Round 11 | Hawthorn | HOME | LOSS | HWTH by 43 | Graeme John | unknown |
| 23/06/1973 | Round 12 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 22 | Graeme John | Peter Bedford |
| 30/06/1973 | Round 13 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 29 | Graeme John | Peter Bedford |
| 07/07/1973 | Round 14 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | SMLB by 45 | Graeme John | Peter Bedford |
| 14/07/1973 | Round 15 | Footscray | AWAY | WIN | SMLB by 62 | Graeme John | Peter Bedford |
| 21/07/1973 | Round 16 | St Kilda | AWAY | LOSS | STKL by 7 | Graeme John | Peter Bedford |
| 28/07/1973 | Round 17 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | SMLB by 39 | Graeme John | Peter Bedford |
| 04/08/1973 | Round 18 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | SMLB by 8 | Graeme John | Peter Bedford |
| 11/08/1973 | Round 19 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 57 | Graeme John | Peter Bedford |
| 18/08/1973 | Round 20 | Fitzroy | HOME | LOSS | FITZ by 4 | Graeme John | Peter Bedford |
| 25/08/1973 | Round 21 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 49 | Graeme John | Peter Bedford |
| 01/09/1973 | Round 22 | Hawthorn | AWAY | LOSS | HWTH by 37 | Graeme John | Peter Bedford |