1973 WANFL Premiership Season
The WAFL (West Australian Football League) is the premier League and governing body for Australian Football in Western Australia. Originally formed as the West Australian Football Association (WAFA) in 1885, the WAFL has undergone a variety of name changes since then, re-adopting its current name in 2001. The league currently consists of nine teams, which play each other in a 24-round season usually lasting from March to September, with the top five teams playing off in a finals series, culminating in a Grand Final.
1973 Ladder
| LP | Club | P | W | L | D | For | Agn | % | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Subiaco | 21 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 1873 | 1514 | 123.71 | 64 |
| 2 | West Perth | 21 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 1749 | 1504 | 116.29 | 60 |
| 3 | East Perth | 21 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 2006 | 1768 | 113.46 | 56 |
| 4 | East Fremantle | 21 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1834 | 2009 | 91.29 | 44 |
| 5 | South Fremantle | 21 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 2003 | 1915 | 104.60 | 40 |
| 6 | Swan Districts | 21 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 1735 | 1883 | 92.14 | 32 |
| 7 | Perth | 21 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 1635 | 2008 | 81.42 | 24 |
| 8 | Claremont | 21 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 1720 | 1954 | 88.03 | 16 |
| H&A | 84 | 84 | 84 | 0 | 14555 | 14555 | 100.00 | 336 | |
| Finals | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 725 | 725 | 100.00 | 16 | |
| Total | 88 | 88 | 88 | 0 | 15280 | 15280 | 100.00 | 352 |
1973 Round by Round
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1SF |
2SF |
PF |
GF
Round 1[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| Subiaco | 5.4 | 8.6 | 12.9 | 16.11 | 107 | Sat 7-Apr-1973 12:00 pm | Subiaco Oval | 8,653 | |
| Swan Districts | 4.3 | 5.5 | 8.6 | 13.7 | 85 | Subiaco won by 22 points | |||
| East Perth | 3.2 | 9.4 | 13.5 | 15.8 | 98 | Sat 7-Apr-1973 12:00 pm | Perth Oval | 11,801 | |
| West Perth | 3.4 | 6.8 | 9.9 | 13.10 | 88 | East Perth won by 10 points | |||
| Claremont | 0.3 | 4.6 | 7.8 | 14.12 | 96 | Sat 7-Apr-1973 12:00 pm | Claremont Oval | 8,247 | |
| Perth | 7.7 | 8.10 | 11.13 | 14.14 | 98 | Perth won by 2 points | |||
| East Fremantle | 9.3 | 10.4 | 13.13 | 15.14 | 104 | Sat 7-Apr-1973 12:00 pm | East Fremantle Oval | 12,642 | |
| South Fremantle | 1.1 | 9.8 | 10.8 | 14.19 | 103 | East Fremantle won by 1 point | |||
Round 2[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| South Fremantle | 3.3 | 6.10 | 7.12 | 13.13 | 91 | Sat 14-Apr-1973 12:00 pm | Fremantle Oval | 9,468 | |
| East Perth | 5.6 | 11.10 | 15.20 | 18.25 | 133 | East Perth won by 42 points | |||
| Perth | 0.3 | 5.8 | 8.8 | 13.10 | 88 | Sat 14-Apr-1973 12:00 pm | Lathlain Park | 9,778 | |
| Subiaco | 4.2 | 8.5 | 10.10 | 12.12 | 84 | Perth won by 4 points | |||
| Swan Districts | 3.4 | 6.8 | 17.9 | 18.14 | 122 | Sat 14-Apr-1973 12:00 pm | Bassendean Oval | 9,850 | |
| Claremont | 2.1 | 3.5 | 4.9 | 9.13 | 67 | Swan Districts won by 55 points | |||
| West Perth | 4.2 | 9.11 | 12.13 | 15.15 | 105 | Sat 14-Apr-1973 12:00 pm | Leederville Oval | 9,245 | |
| East Fremantle | 0.2 | 2.5 | 4.10 | 8.13 | 61 | West Perth won by 44 points | |||
Round 3[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| Claremont | 2.7 | 5.12 | 7.15 | 9.15 | 69 | Sat 21-Apr-1973 12:00 pm | Claremont Oval | 11,985 | |
| West Perth | 2.2 | 4.6 | 7.10 | 12.14 | 86 | West Perth won by 17 points | |||
| Swan Districts | 3.4 | 5.7 | 9.13 | 14.14 | 98 | Sat 21-Apr-1973 12:00 pm | Bassendean Oval | 11,381 | |
| East Fremantle | 3.3 | 6.7 | 6.10 | 11.15 | 81 | Swan Districts won by 17 points | |||
| South Fremantle | 5.2 | 10.4 | 18.5 | 21.10 | 136 | Mon 23-Apr-1973 12:00 pm | Fremantle Oval | 8,553 | |
| Subiaco | 3.3 | 5.8 | 9.9 | 12.15 | 87 | South Fremantle won by 49 points | |||
| East Perth | 4.2 | 7.9 | 12.9 | 14.11 | 95 | Mon 23-Apr-1973 12:00 pm | Perth Oval | 12,529 | |
| Perth | 3.4 | 7.5 | 12.8 | 12.15 | 87 | East Perth won by 8 points | |||
Round 4[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| Swan Districts | 6.0 | 18.9 | 22.11 | 26.15 | 171 | Sat 28-Apr-1973 12:00 pm | Bassendean Oval | 10,079 | |
| South Fremantle | 2.3 | 4.4 | 11.11 | 15.13 | 103 | Swan Districts won by 68 points | |||
| Perth | 0.4 | 5.8 | 6.10 | 9.14 | 68 | Sat 28-Apr-1973 12:00 pm | Lathlain Park | 10,715 | |
| West Perth | 4.2 | 4.3 | 10.6 | 10.11 | 71 | West Perth won by 3 points | |||
| Subiaco | 7.3 | 11.8 | 14.11 | 18.13 | 121 | Sat 28-Apr-1973 12:00 pm | Subiaco Oval | 8,770 | |
| East Perth | 2.2 | 4.4 | 6.8 | 10.12 | 72 | Subiaco won by 49 points | |||
| East Fremantle | 2.8 | 3.12 | 8.19 | 12.21 | 93 | Sat 28-Apr-1973 12:00 pm | East Fremantle Oval | 8,140 | |
| Claremont | 0.0 | 5.8 | 7.12 | 13.12 | 90 | East Fremantle won by 3 points | |||
Round 5[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| West Perth | 4.1 | 8.5 | 10.8 | 14.11 | 95 | Sat 5-May-1973 12:00 pm | Leederville Oval | 10,050 | |
| Subiaco | 1.3 | 2.5 | 6.10 | 8.13 | 61 | West Perth won by 34 points | |||
| East Perth | 2.2 | 5.5 | 10.5 | 14.8 | 92 | Sat 5-May-1973 12:00 pm | Perth Oval | 15,587 | |
| Swan Districts | 3.2 | 5.5 | 7.6 | 9.7 | 61 | East Perth won by 31 points | |||
| Claremont | 1.2 | 4.12 | 4.15 | 9.19 | 73 | Sat 5-May-1973 12:00 pm | Claremont Oval | 7,557 | |
| South Fremantle | 5.3 | 5.3 | 6.5 | 6.9 | 45 | Claremont won by 28 points | |||
| East Fremantle | 6.3 | 7.5 | 8.7 | 12.8 | 80 | Sat 5-May-1973 12:00 pm | East Fremantle Oval | 7,104 | |
| Perth | 0.1 | 6.9 | 8.15 | 10.17 | 77 | East Fremantle won by 3 points | |||
Round 6[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| Swan Districts | 3.5 | 6.5 | 7.16 | 7.20 | 62 | Sat 12-May-1973 12:00 pm | Bassendean Oval | 6,337 | |
| West Perth | 2.1 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 9.5 | 59 | Swan Districts won by 3 points | |||
| South Fremantle | 3.3 | 8.6 | 12.8 | 16.14 | 110 | Sat 12-May-1973 12:00 pm | Fremantle Oval | 4,679 | |
| Perth | 4.6 | 7.6 | 11.8 | 14.11 | 95 | South Fremantle won by 15 points | |||
| East Perth | 2.2 | 6.3 | 11.6 | 16.12 | 108 | Sat 12-May-1973 12:00 pm | Perth Oval | 5,673 | |
| Claremont | 5.1 | 7.3 | 10.6 | 13.7 | 85 | East Perth won by 23 points | |||
| Subiaco | 4.9 | 6.12 | 7.16 | 11.21 | 87 | Sat 12-May-1973 12:00 pm | Subiaco Oval | 4,564 | |
| East Fremantle | 2.0 | 5.3 | 7.5 | 8.6 | 54 | Subiaco won by 33 points | |||
Round 7[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| West Perth | 3.3 | 6.6 | 10.9 | 15.15 | 105 | Sat 19-May-1973 12:00 pm | Leederville Oval | 10,523 | |
| South Fremantle | 4.4 | 9.10 | 11.14 | 12.14 | 86 | West Perth won by 19 points | |||
| Perth | 3.1 | 7.9 | 11.10 | 14.11 | 95 | Sat 19-May-1973 12:00 pm | Lathlain Park | 12,933 | |
| Swan Districts | 3.2 | 7.6 | 13.7 | 20.16 | 136 | Swan Districts won by 41 points | |||
| Claremont | 2.1 | 4.6 | 7.9 | 12.10 | 82 | Sat 19-May-1973 12:00 pm | Claremont Oval | 9,320 | |
| Subiaco | 2.6 | 5.8 | 10.8 | 13.11 | 89 | Subiaco won by 7 points | |||
| East Fremantle | 2.2 | 4.4 | 9.7 | 13.14 | 92 | Sat 19-May-1973 12:00 pm | East Fremantle Oval | 8,652 | |
| East Perth | 5.8 | 13.12 | 19.15 | 23.20 | 158 | East Perth won by 66 points | |||
Round 8[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| East Perth | 3.3 | 12.7 | 18.11 | 23.13 | 151 | Sat 26-May-1973 12:00 pm | Perth Oval | 10,178 | |
| South Fremantle | 5.4 | 7.11 | 11.14 | 16.19 | 115 | East Perth won by 36 points | |||
| Subiaco | 6.4 | 10.9 | 15.15 | 18.17 | 125 | Sat 26-May-1973 12:00 pm | Subiaco Oval | 9,049 | |
| Perth | 2.1 | 2.4 | 5.5 | 7.7 | 49 | Subiaco won by 76 points | |||
| Claremont | 7.2 | 9.6 | 14.10 | 17.11 | 113 | Sat 26-May-1973 12:00 pm | Claremont Oval | 9,882 | |
| Swan Districts | 5.0 | 10.5 | 15.10 | 17.20 | 122 | Swan Districts won by 9 points | |||
| East Fremantle | 3.8 | 6.8 | 13.9 | 17.11 | 113 | Sat 26-May-1973 12:00 pm | East Fremantle Oval | 8,114 | |
| West Perth | 1.1 | 6.5 | 8.8 | 9.16 | 70 | East Fremantle won by 43 points | |||
Round 9[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| Swan Districts | 2.0 | 2.5 | 3.6 | 7.8 | 50 | Sat 2-Jun-1973 12:00 pm | Bassendean Oval | 10,050 | |
| Subiaco | 4.4 | 5.9 | 10.14 | 15.16 | 106 | Subiaco won by 56 points | |||
| West Perth | 4.2 | 7.4 | 11.6 | 15.11 | 101 | Sat 2-Jun-1973 12:00 pm | Leederville Oval | 10,249 | |
| East Perth | 3.4 | 5.7 | 7.11 | 9.12 | 66 | West Perth won by 35 points | |||
| Perth | 4.5 | 8.8 | 10.9 | 13.12 | 90 | Sat 2-Jun-1973 12:00 pm | Lathlain Park | 5,874 | |
| Claremont | 4.2 | 7.3 | 14.6 | 16.9 | 105 | Claremont won by 15 points | |||
| South Fremantle | 5.4 | 12.6 | 17.9 | 19.13 | 127 | Sat 2-Jun-1973 12:00 pm | Fremantle Oval | 8,317 | |
| East Fremantle | 3.3 | 5.7 | 7.12 | 8.16 | 64 | South Fremantle won by 63 points | |||
Round 10[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| Subiaco | 2.2 | 7.6 | 9.10 | 10.13 | 73 | Sat 9-Jun-1973 12:00 pm | Subiaco Oval | 6,694 | |
| South Fremantle | 2.8 | 3.8 | 4.11 | 5.11 | 41 | Subiaco won by 32 points | |||
| Perth | 3.2 | 5.6 | 8.8 | 11.12 | 78 | Sat 9-Jun-1973 12:00 pm | Lathlain Park | 5,245 | |
| East Perth | 3.1 | 5.1 | 6.4 | 10.6 | 66 | Perth won by 12 points | |||
| West Perth | 3.5 | 5.8 | 6.8 | 8.13 | 61 | Sat 9-Jun-1973 12:00 pm | Leederville Oval | 6,297 | |
| Claremont | 0.2 | 1.5 | 3.5 | 5.8 | 38 | West Perth won by 23 points | |||
| East Fremantle | 4.2 | 5.5 | 10.9 | 12.11 | 83 | Sat 9-Jun-1973 12:00 pm | East Fremantle Oval | 5,154 | |
| Swan Districts | 2.4 | 3.5 | 6.5 | 9.6 | 60 | East Fremantle won by 23 points | |||
Round 11[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| South Fremantle | 5.4 | 9.11 | 12.16 | 17.17 | 119 | Sat 16-Jun-1973 12:00 pm | Fremantle Oval | 5,860 | |
| Swan Districts | 2.1 | 4.7 | 6.9 | 8.13 | 61 | South Fremantle won by 58 points | |||
| West Perth | 3.4 | 8.7 | 10.9 | 12.12 | 84 | Sat 16-Jun-1973 12:00 pm | Leederville Oval | 6,478 | |
| Perth | 3.5 | 5.8 | 6.13 | 7.15 | 57 | West Perth won by 27 points | |||
| East Perth | 0.4 | 5.7 | 5.12 | 6.19 | 55 | Sat 16-Jun-1973 12:00 pm | Perth Oval | 9,880 | |
| Subiaco | 3.4 | 6.7 | 7.10 | 8.11 | 59 | Subiaco won by 4 points | |||
| Claremont | 3.6 | 6.10 | 12.13 | 16.13 | 109 | Sat 16-Jun-1973 12:00 pm | Claremont Oval | 5,152 | |
| East Fremantle | 6.0 | 10.4 | 11.9 | 18.11 | 119 | East Fremantle won by 10 points | |||
Round 12[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| Subiaco | 2.2 | 4.4 | 8.6 | 10.7 | 67 | Sat 23-Jun-1973 12:00 pm | Subiaco Oval | 13,357 | |
| West Perth | 3.2 | 7.5 | 10.7 | 13.10 | 88 | West Perth won by 21 points | |||
| Swan Districts | 1.4 | 4.8 | 5.11 | 7.14 | 56 | Sat 23-Jun-1973 12:00 pm | Bassendean Oval | 8,191 | |
| East Perth | 6.4 | 11.11 | 12.13 | 14.16 | 100 | East Perth won by 44 points | |||
| South Fremantle | 3.5 | 10.7 | 10.9 | 12.12 | 84 | Sat 23-Jun-1973 12:00 pm | Fremantle Oval | 7,359 | |
| Claremont | 2.4 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 6.10 | 46 | South Fremantle won by 38 points | |||
| Perth | 7.1 | 10.5 | 10.8 | 11.12 | 78 | Sat 23-Jun-1973 12:00 pm | Lathlain Park | 7,791 | |
| East Fremantle | 4.7 | 7.10 | 11.12 | 14.16 | 100 | East Fremantle won by 22 points | |||
Round 13[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| West Perth | 4.5 | 6.6 | 8.12 | 9.18 | 72 | Sat 30-Jun-1973 12:00 pm | Leederville Oval | 9,289 | |
| Swan Districts | 1.3 | 3.5 | 5.5 | 8.6 | 54 | West Perth won by 18 points | |||
| Perth | 1.2 | 3.5 | 8.7 | 12.9 | 81 | Sat 30-Jun-1973 12:00 pm | Lathlain Park | 7,307 | |
| South Fremantle | 7.1 | 10.5 | 12.12 | 16.14 | 110 | South Fremantle won by 29 points | |||
| Claremont | 1.3 | 7.6 | 10.10 | 14.15 | 99 | Sat 30-Jun-1973 12:00 pm | Claremont Oval | 6,956 | |
| East Perth | 5.4 | 8.6 | 11.10 | 15.10 | 100 | East Perth won by 1 point | |||
| East Fremantle | 1.6 | 4.6 | 5.13 | 7.16 | 58 | Sat 30-Jun-1973 12:00 pm | East Fremantle Oval | 8,309 | |
| Subiaco | 2.2 | 5.7 | 9.10 | 16.13 | 109 | Subiaco won by 51 points | |||
Round 14[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| South Fremantle | 1.3 | 2.10 | 2.10 | 6.10 | 46 | Sat 14-Jul-1973 12:00 pm | Fremantle Oval | 7,402 | |
| West Perth | 4.3 | 4.8 | 10.11 | 13.17 | 95 | West Perth won by 49 points | |||
| Swan Districts | 2.10 | 2.10 | 3.12 | 3.12 | 30 | Sat 14-Jul-1973 12:00 pm | Bassendean Oval | 4,524 | |
| Perth | 0.0 | 0.6 | 3.9 | 5.11 | 41 | Perth won by 11 points | |||
| Subiaco | 3.5 | 6.8 | 9.13 | 12.19 | 91 | Sat 14-Jul-1973 12:00 pm | Subiaco Oval | 5,684 | |
| Claremont | 1.1 | 5.3 | 7.4 | 10.8 | 68 | Subiaco won by 23 points | |||
| East Perth | 3.4 | 8.9 | 11.10 | 12.15 | 87 | Sat 14-Jul-1973 12:00 pm | Perth Oval | 4,958 | |
| East Fremantle | 3.1 | 5.3 | 7.6 | 9.9 | 63 | East Perth won by 24 points | |||
Round 15[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| Subiaco | 7.3 | 8.7 | 12.9 | 14.9 | 93 | Sat 21-Jul-1973 12:00 pm | Subiaco Oval | 6,554 | |
| Swan Districts | 3.1 | 9.2 | 10.5 | 12.7 | 79 | Subiaco won by 14 points | |||
| East Perth | 3.1 | 6.7 | 11.9 | 13.11 | 89 | Sat 21-Jul-1973 12:00 pm | Perth Oval | 16,659 | |
| West Perth | 1.2 | 4.3 | 7.5 | 9.11 | 65 | East Perth won by 24 points | |||
| Claremont | 0.3 | 7.4 | 12.10 | 13.14 | 92 | Sat 21-Jul-1973 12:00 pm | Claremont Oval | 5,622 | |
| Perth | 2.7 | 4.11 | 7.14 | 12.17 | 89 | Claremont won by 3 points | |||
| East Fremantle | 2.2 | 6.4 | 7.6 | 7.11 | 53 | Sat 21-Jul-1973 12:00 pm | East Fremantle Oval | 11,660 | |
| South Fremantle | 2.4 | 8.4 | 13.5 | 17.9 | 111 | South Fremantle won by 58 points | |||
Round 16[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| South Fremantle | 2.0 | 10.4 | 14.8 | 18.9 | 117 | Sat 28-Jul-1973 12:00 pm | Fremantle Oval | 10,584 | |
| East Perth | 6.4 | 9.6 | 10.12 | 12.16 | 88 | South Fremantle won by 29 points | |||
| Perth | 0.2 | 0.6 | 3.9 | 6.15 | 51 | Sat 28-Jul-1973 12:00 pm | Lathlain Park | 5,868 | |
| Subiaco | 1.3 | 4.4 | 7.7 | 8.9 | 57 | Subiaco won by 6 points | |||
| Swan Districts | 3.3 | 8.7 | 9.8 | 10.11 | 71 | Sat 28-Jul-1973 12:00 pm | Bassendean Oval | 5,540 | |
| Claremont | 7.4 | 9.5 | 11.12 | 13.18 | 96 | Claremont won by 25 points | |||
| West Perth | 6.2 | 12.3 | 18.10 | 21.12 | 138 | Sat 28-Jul-1973 12:00 pm | Leederville Oval | 7,034 | |
| East Fremantle | 3.4 | 6.7 | 8.11 | 11.18 | 84 | West Perth won by 54 points | |||
Round 17[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| South Fremantle | 3.3 | 3.9 | 6.9 | 8.13 | 61 | Sat 4-Aug-1973 12:00 pm | Fremantle Oval | 12,324 | |
| Subiaco | 3.2 | 8.4 | 11.6 | 15.8 | 98 | Subiaco won by 37 points | |||
| East Perth | 6.2 | 6.2 | 10.8 | 18.14 | 122 | Sat 4-Aug-1973 12:00 pm | Perth Oval | 7,158 | |
| Perth | 4.6 | 7.11 | 9.14 | 10.14 | 74 | East Perth won by 48 points | |||
| Claremont | 1.2 | 3.3 | 5.5 | 9.8 | 62 | Sat 4-Aug-1973 12:00 pm | Claremont Oval | 7,263 | |
| West Perth | 1.0 | 5.7 | 6.9 | 9.13 | 67 | West Perth won by 5 points | |||
| Swan Districts | 1.4 | 8.9 | 9.11 | 14.13 | 97 | Sat 4-Aug-1973 12:00 pm | Bassendean Oval | 4,285 | |
| East Fremantle | 4.8 | 6.9 | 13.14 | 16.14 | 110 | East Fremantle won by 13 points | |||
Round 18[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| Swan Districts | 2.4 | 6.7 | 11.9 | 12.9 | 81 | Sat 11-Aug-1973 12:00 pm | Bassendean Oval | 6,002 | |
| South Fremantle | 0.6 | 3.8 | 5.9 | 11.13 | 79 | Swan Districts won by 2 points | |||
| Perth | 2.1 | 7.6 | 10.7 | 14.10 | 94 | Sat 11-Aug-1973 12:00 pm | Lathlain Park | 6,513 | |
| West Perth | 5.2 | 6.2 | 10.5 | 12.7 | 79 | Perth won by 15 points | |||
| Subiaco | 2.4 | 4.7 | 9.10 | 10.12 | 72 | Sat 11-Aug-1973 12:00 pm | Subiaco Oval | 12,497 | |
| East Perth | 2.3 | 4.8 | 5.9 | 8.15 | 63 | Subiaco won by 9 points | |||
| East Fremantle | 4.6 | 6.12 | 8.14 | 11.18 | 84 | Sat 11-Aug-1973 12:00 pm | East Fremantle Oval | 6,144 | |
| Claremont | 2.2 | 4.6 | 6.7 | 9.11 | 65 | East Fremantle won by 19 points | |||
Round 19[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| West Perth | 2.5 | 4.7 | 8.9 | 9.10 | 64 | Sat 18-Aug-1973 12:00 pm | Leederville Oval | 15,262 | |
| Subiaco | 4.2 | 4.3 | 6.8 | 9.8 | 62 | West Perth won by 2 points | |||
| East Perth | 2.4 | 4.8 | 7.10 | 13.13 | 91 | Sat 18-Aug-1973 12:00 pm | Perth Oval | 8,769 | |
| Swan Districts | 2.2 | 5.4 | 6.7 | 7.10 | 52 | East Perth won by 39 points | |||
| Claremont | 3.6 | 8.7 | 11.10 | 14.16 | 100 | Sat 18-Aug-1973 12:00 pm | Claremont Oval | 7,170 | |
| South Fremantle | 2.4 | 8.7 | 12.9 | 16.13 | 109 | South Fremantle won by 9 points | |||
| East Fremantle | 3.3 | 8.6 | 16.10 | 20.16 | 136 | Sat 18-Aug-1973 12:00 pm | East Fremantle Oval | 6,842 | |
| Perth | 5.1 | 7.4 | 8.5 | 10.9 | 69 | East Fremantle won by 67 points | |||
Round 20[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| Swan Districts | 7.2 | 8.6 | 13.13 | 13.17 | 95 | Sat 25-Aug-1973 12:00 pm | Bassendean Oval | 7,620 | |
| West Perth | 2.4 | 5.7 | 5.12 | 10.16 | 76 | Swan Districts won by 19 points | |||
| South Fremantle | 7.7 | 8.11 | 17.15 | 20.18 | 138 | Sat 25-Aug-1973 12:00 pm | Fremantle Oval | 8,235 | |
| Perth | 3.0 | 7.6 | 8.10 | 10.16 | 76 | South Fremantle won by 62 points | |||
| East Perth | 3.2 | 5.3 | 9.8 | 16.10 | 106 | Sat 25-Aug-1973 12:00 pm | Perth Oval | 7,934 | |
| Claremont | 1.9 | 3.12 | 4.15 | 9.17 | 71 | East Perth won by 35 points | |||
| Subiaco | 3.5 | 5.9 | 7.12 | 15.15 | 105 | Sat 25-Aug-1973 12:00 pm | Subiaco Oval | 9,899 | |
| East Fremantle | 4.3 | 5.11 | 8.13 | 11.15 | 81 | Subiaco won by 24 points | |||
Round 21[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| West Perth | 2.3 | 7.6 | 9.9 | 11.14 | 80 | Sat 1-Sep-1973 12:00 pm | Leederville Oval | 12,873 | |
| South Fremantle | 3.5 | 3.8 | 7.17 | 9.18 | 72 | West Perth won by 8 points | |||
| Perth | 4.2 | 7.10 | 9.13 | 14.16 | 100 | Sat 1-Sep-1973 12:00 pm | Lathlain Park | 7,362 | |
| Swan Districts | 6.2 | 10.3 | 11.10 | 13.14 | 92 | Perth won by 8 points | |||
| Claremont | 4.4 | 7.5 | 11.7 | 14.10 | 94 | Sat 1-Sep-1973 12:00 pm | Claremont Oval | 6,608 | |
| Subiaco | 4.3 | 12.10 | 15.14 | 17.18 | 120 | Subiaco won by 26 points | |||
| East Fremantle | 3.3 | 9.7 | 13.9 | 17.19 | 121 | Sat 1-Sep-1973 12:00 pm | East Fremantle Oval | 9,336 | |
| East Perth | 1.6 | 6.8 | 8.10 | 9.12 | 66 | East Fremantle won by 55 points | |||
1973 Ladder
| LP | Club | P | W | L | D | For | Agn | % | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Subiaco | 21 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 1873 | 1514 | 123.71 | 64 |
| 2 | West Perth | 21 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 1749 | 1504 | 116.29 | 60 |
| 3 | East Perth | 21 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 2006 | 1768 | 113.46 | 56 |
| 4 | East Fremantle | 21 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1834 | 2009 | 91.29 | 44 |
| 5 | South Fremantle | 21 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 2003 | 1915 | 104.60 | 40 |
| 6 | Swan Districts | 21 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 1735 | 1883 | 92.14 | 32 |
| 7 | Perth | 21 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 1635 | 2008 | 81.42 | 24 |
| 8 | Claremont | 21 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 1720 | 1954 | 88.03 | 16 |
| H&A | 84 | 84 | 84 | 0 | 14555 | 14555 | 100.00 | 336 | |
| Finals | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 725 | 725 | 100.00 | 16 | |
| Total | 88 | 88 | 88 | 0 | 15280 | 15280 | 100.00 | 352 |
First Semi-final
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| East Fremantle | 2.4 | 3.8 | 6.13 | 9.18 | 72 | Sun 9-Sep-1973 12:00 pm | Subiaco Oval | 24,519 | |
| East Perth | 2.2 | 9.8 | 13.12 | 17.19 | 121 | East Perth won by 49 points | |||
Second Semi-final
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| Subiaco | 2.0 | 6.3 | 9.5 | 13.7 | 85 | Sat 15-Sep-1973 12:00 pm | Subiaco Oval | 30,649 | |
| West Perth | 4.3 | 9.5 | 11.7 | 15.13 | 103 | West Perth won by 18 points | |||
Preliminary Final
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| East Perth | 5.2 | 8.6 | 13.6 | 17.9 | 111 | Sat 22-Sep-1973 12:00 pm | Subiaco Oval | 29,259 | |
| Subiaco | 5.3 | 13.9 | 15.11 | 18.13 | 121 | Subiaco won by 10 points | |||
Grand Final
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| West Perth | 2.0 | 4.2 | 5.2 | 6.4 | 40 | Sat 29-Sep-1973 12:00 pm | Subiaco Oval | 46,344 | |
| Subiaco | 3.4 | 3.7 | 7.10 | 10.12 | 72 | Subiaco won by 32 points | |||