1973 VFL season
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Results and statistics for the Victorian Football League season of 1973.
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[edit] Premiership season
In 1973, the VFL competition consisted of twelve teams of 18 on-the-field players each, plus two substitute players, known as the 19th man and the 20th man. A player could be substituted for any reason; however, once substituted, a player could not return to the field of play under any circumstances.
Teams played each other in a home-and-away season of 22 rounds; matches 12 to 22 were the "home-and-way reverse" of matches 1 to 11.
Once the 22 round home-and-away season had finished, the 1973 VFL Premiers were determined by the specific format and conventions of the "McIntyre Final Five system".
[edit] Round 1
Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
Melbourne | 9.12 (66) | St Kilda | 14.14 (98) | MCG | 44,737 | 7 April 1973 |
Fitzroy | 20.17 (137) | Footscray | 12.15 (87) | Junction Oval | 14,988 | 7 April 1973 |
Essendon | 19.13 (127) | Richmond | 19.15 (129) | Windy Hill | 27,959 | 7 April 1973 |
Collingwood | 17.22 (124) | South Melbourne | 6.12 (48) | Victoria Park | 23,412 | 7 April 1973 |
North Melbourne | 14.14 (98) | Hawthorn | 9.16 (70) | Arden Street Oval | 15,934 | 7 April 1973 |
Geelong | 10.8 (68) | Carlton | 18.16 (124) | Kardinia Park (Stadium) | 26,130 | 7 April 1973 |
[edit] Round 2
Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
Hawthorn | 14.14 (98) | Melbourne | 13.22 (100) | Glenferrie Oval | 13,128 | 14 April 1973 |
Carlton | 18.15 (123) | North Melbourne | 14.12 (96) | Princes Park | 29,185 | 14 April 1973 |
Richmond | 18.19 (127) | Geelong | 16.14 (110) | MCG | 29,665 | 14 April 1973 |
St Kilda | 0.4 (4) | Fitzroy | 10.11 (71) | Moorabbin Oval | 23,662 | 14 April 1973 |
South Melbourne | 15.19 (109) | Essendon | 21.20 (146) | Lake Oval | 16,260 | 14 April 1973 |
Footscray | 11.16 (82) | Collingwood | 14.18 (102) | Western Oval | 24,794 | 14 April 1973 |
[edit] Round 3
Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
Collingwood | 21.23 (149) | Geelong | 11.13 (79) | Victoria Park | 49,552 | 21 April 1973 |
St Kilda | 12.9 (81) | Richmond | 17.8 (110) | Moorabbin Oval | 33,022 | 21 April 1973 |
North Melbourne | 11.18 (84) | Fitzroy | 10.18 (78) | Arden Street Oval | 18,704 | 21 April 1973 |
South Melbourne | 17.16 (118) | Footscray | 20.15 (135) | Lake Oval | 13,199 | 23 April 1973 |
Melbourne | 11.9 (75) | Carlton | 11.16 (82) | MCG | 49,439 | 23 April 1973 |
Hawthorn | 27.8 (170) | Essendon | 15.12 (102) | VFL Park | 32,045 | 23 April 1973 |
[edit] Round 4
Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
Richmond | 11.18 (84) | North Melbourne | 14.20 (104) | MCG | 48,923 | 25 April 1973 |
Collingwood | 19.16 (130) | St Kilda | 8.12 (60) | VFL Park | 49,552 | 25 April 1973 |
Geelong | 17.16 (118) | South Melbourne | 12.14 (86) | Kardinia Park (Stadium) | 14,739 | 28 April 1973 |
Fitzroy | 13.9 (87) | Melbourne | 13.16 (94) | Junction Oval | 16,101 | 28 April 1973 |
Carlton | 14.11 (95) | Hawthorn | 12.11 (83) | Princes Park | 27,913 | 28 April 1973 |
Footscray | 8.19 (67) | Essendon | 17.13 (115) | Western Oval | 25,314 | 28 April 1973 |
[edit] Round 5
Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
Melbourne | 13.13 (91) | Richmond | 16.14 (110) | MCG | 37,667 | 5 May 1973 |
Essendon | 16.26 (122) | Geelong | 15.16 (106) | Windy Hill | 19,007 | 5 May 1973 |
South Melbourne | 6.12 (48) | St Kilda | 10.16 (76) | Lake Oval | 13,513 | 5 May 1973 |
Hawthorn | 18.16 (124) | Footscray | 16.12 (108) | Glenferrie Oval | 11,402 | 5 May 1973 |
North Melbourne | 13.20 (98) | Collingwood | 15.19 (109) | Arden Street Oval | 27,048 | 5 May 1973 |
Carlton | 15.15 (105) | Fitzroy | 10.8 (68) | VFL Park | 19,654 | 5 May 1973 |
[edit] Round 6
Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
Fitzroy | 15.17 (107) | Hawthorn | 12.13 (85) | Junction Oval | 10,706 | 12 May 1973 |
Collingwood | 15.10 (100) | Melbourne | 10.16 (76) | Victoria Park | 21,360 | 12 May 1973 |
Geelong | 11.14 (80) | Footscray | 14.14 (98) | Kardinia Park (Stadium) | 15,305 | 12 May 1973 |
St Kilda | 18.13 (121) | Essendon | 21.14 (140) | Moorabbin Oval | 23,120 | 12 May 1973 |
Richmond | 18.20 (128) | Carlton | 15.12 (102) | MCG | 54,139 | 12 May 1973 |
North Melbourne | 18.16 (124) | South Melbourne | 11.14 (80) | VFL Park | 10,020 | 12 May 1973 |
[edit] Round 7
Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
Melbourne | 17.10 (112) | South Melbourne | 12.11 (83) | MCG | 16,075 | 19 May 1973 |
Footscray | 14.9 (93) | St Kilda | 13.12 (90) | Western Oval | 14,953 | 19 May 1973 |
Essendon | 20.24 (144) | North Melbourne | 11.8 (74) | Windy Hill | 26,907 | 19 May 1973 |
Carlton | 16.23 (119) | Collingwood | 8.12 (60) | Princes Park | 43,531 | 19 May 1973 |
Hawthorn | 19.15 (129) | Geelong | 9.14 (68) | Glenferrie Oval | 11,621 | 19 May 1973 |
Richmond | 16.21 (117) | Fitzroy | 12.8 (80) | VFL Park | 19,539 | 19 May 1973 |
[edit] Round 8
Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
Collingwood | 15.13 (103) | Fitzroy | 10.8 (68) | Victoria Park | 20,822 | 26 May 1973 |
Richmond | 10.22 (82) | Hawthorn | 16.23 (119) | MCG | 32,613 | 26 May 1973 |
St Kilda | 16.10 (106) | Geelong | 8.12 (60) | Moorabbin Oval | 15,114 | 26 May 1973 |
North Melbourne | 8.8 (56) | Footscray | 8.8 (56) | Arden Street Oval | 16,148 | 26 May 1973 |
South Melbourne | 7.9 (51) | Carlton | 19.16 (130) | Lake Oval | 14,659 | 26 May 1973 |
Essendon | 12.9 (81) | Melbourne | 10.11 (71) | VFL Park | 25,603 | 26 May 1973 |
[edit] Round 9
Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
Geelong | 14.6 (90) | North Melbourne | 18.13 (121) | Kardinia Park (Stadium) | 18,868 | 4 June 1973 |
Footscray | 9.14 (68) | Melbourne | 10.14 (74) | Western Oval | 17,973 | 4 June 1973 |
Fitzroy | 16.8 (104) | South Melbourne | 7.15 (57) | Junction Oval | 10,119 | 4 June 1973 |
Carlton | 19.19 (133) | Essendon | 13.14 (92) | Princes Park | 39,646 | 4 June 1973 |
St Kilda | 11.12 (78) | Hawthorn | 8.16 (64) | Moorabbin Oval | 22,521 | 4 June 1973 |
Collingwood | 15.15 (105) | Richmond | 10.6 (66) | VFL Park | 55,827 | 4 June 1973 |
[edit] Round 10
Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
North Melbourne | 11.14 (80) | St Kilda | 7.12 (54) | Arden Street Oval | 16,387 | 9 June 1973 |
Essendon | 15.17 (107) | Fitzroy | 14.13 (97) | Windy Hill | 16,632 | 9 June 1973 |
South Melbourne | 9.8 (62) | Richmond | 13.14 (92) | Lake Oval | 10,726 | 9 June 1973 |
Melbourne | 20.19 (139) | Geelong | 11.15 (81) | MCG | 19,900 | 9 June 1973 |
Hawthorn | 14.11 (95) | Collingwood | 15.18 (108) | Glenferrie Oval | 19,963 | 9 June 1973 |
Carlton | 13.13 (91) | Footscray | 9.11 (65) | VFL Park | 18,205 | 9 June 1973 |
[edit] Round 11
Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
Melbourne | 13.12 (90) | North Melbourne | 12.9 (81) | MCG | 32,957 | 16 June 1973 |
Footscray | 7.16 (58) | Richmond | 17.7 (109) | Western Oval | 16,733 | 16 June 1973 |
Collingwood | 23.16 (154) | Essendon | 16.16 (112) | Victoria Park | 31,754 | 16 June 1973 |
Geelong | 16.8 (104) | Fitzroy | 11.15 (81) | Kardinia Park (Stadium) | 12,786 | 16 June 1973 |
St Kilda | 13.13 (91) | Carlton | 9.13 (67) | Moorabbin Oval | 25,081 | 16 June 1973 |
Hawthorn | 17.17 (119) | South Melbourne | 11.10 (76) | VFL Park | 9,436 | 16 June 1973 |
[edit] Round 12
Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
Hawthorn | 12.13 (85) | North Melbourne | 10.10 (70) | Glenferrie Oval | 12,380 | 23 June 1973 |
Carlton | 17.12 (114) | Geelong | 9.13 (67) | Princes Park | 14,202 | 23 June 1973 |
St Kilda | 11.14 (80) | Melbourne | 6.18 (54) | Moorabbin Oval | 24,262 | 23 June 1973 |
Richmond | 15.21 (111) | Essendon | 13.17 (95) | MCG | 43,892 | 23 June 1973 |
South Melbourne | 12.5 (77) | Collingwood | 15.9 (99) | Lake Oval | 12,484 | 23 June 1973 |
Fitzroy | 13.11 (89) | Footscray | 10.15 (75) | VFL Park | 7,016 | 23 June 1973 |
[edit] Round 13
Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
Fitzroy | 10.11 (71) | St Kilda | 20.11 (131) | Junction Oval | 14,776 | 30 June 1973 |
Essendon | 20.19 (139) | South Melbourne | 16.14 (110) | Windy Hill | 13,042 | 30 June 1973 |
Collingwood | 13.17 (95) | Footscray | 14.6 (90) | Victoria Park | 18,253 | 30 June 1973 |
Melbourne | 15.15 (105) | Hawthorn | 15.22 (112) | MCG | 25,787 | 30 June 1973 |
North Melbourne | 16.19 (115) | Carlton | 16.11 (107) | Arden Street Oval | 19,355 | 30 June 1973 |
Richmond | 21.7 (133) | Geelong | 13.11 (89) | VFL Park | 13,219 | 30 June 1973 |
[edit] Round 14
Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
North Melbourne | 11.12 (78) | Richmond | 17.15 (117) | Arden Street Oval | 19,114 | 7 July 1973 |
Collingwood | 15.13 (103) | St Kilda | 12.10 (82) | Victoria Park | 25,312 | 7 July 1973 |
South Melbourne | 18.15 (123) | Geelong | 12.6 (78) | Lake Oval | 9,681 | 7 July 1973 |
Melbourne | 19.20 (134) | Fitzroy | 14.13 (97) | MCG | 13,105 | 7 July 1973 |
Hawthorn | 14.24 (108) | Carlton | 12.14 (86) | Glenferrie Oval | 18,316 | 7 July 1973 |
Essendon | 21.6 (132) | Footscray | 13.19 (97) | VFL Park | 12,417 | 7 July 1973 |
[edit] Round 15
Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
Footscray | 12.7 (79) | South Melbourne | 20.21 (141) | Western Oval | 11,115 | 14 July 1973 |
Fitzroy | 16.12 (108) | North Melbourne | 13.18 (96) | Junction Oval | 9,886 | 14 July 1973 |
Essendon | 23.13 (151) | Hawthorn | 18.8 (116) | Windy Hill | 22,437 | 14 July 1973 |
Carlton | 18.14 (122) | Melbourne | 12.9 (81) | Princes Park | 22,283 | 14 July 1973 |
Geelong | 13.10 (88) | Collingwood | 13.18 (96) | Kardinia Park (Stadium) | 15,892 | 14 July 1973 |
Richmond | 13.12 (90) | St Kilda | 11.11 (77) | VFL Park | 31,502 | 14 July 1973 |
[edit] Round 16
Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
St Kilda | 14.16 (100) | South Melbourne | 13.15 (93) | Moorabbin Oval | 17,454 | 21 July 1973 |
Footscray | 6.9 (45) | Hawthorn | 9.11 (65) | Western Oval | 10,987 | 21 July 1973 |
Richmond | 16.14 (110) | Melbourne | 9.19 (73) | MCG | 30,492 | 21 July 1973 |
Geelong | 12.10 (82) | Essendon | 11.15 (81) | Kardinia Park (Stadium) | 16,746 | 21 July 1973 |
Fitzroy | 12.19 (91) | Carlton | 11.14 (80) | Junction Oval | 14,800 | 21 July 1973 |
North Melbourne | 11.10 (76) | Collingwood | 10.11 (71) | VFL Park | 25,650 | 21 July 1973 |
[edit] Round 17
Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
Essendon | 15.12 (102) | St Kilda | 10.19 (79) | Windy Hill | 21,469 | 28 July 1973 |
Carlton | 15.17 (107) | Richmond | 10.21 (81) | Princes Park | 28,592 | 28 July 1973 |
South Melbourne | 19.16 (130) | North Melbourne | 14.7 (91) | Lake Oval | 13,637 | 28 July 1973 |
Hawthorn | 15.10 (100) | Fitzroy | 9.9 (63) | Glenferrie Oval | 12,386 | 28 July 1973 |
Melbourne | 12.15 (87) | Collingwood | 17.24 (126) | MCG | 37,838 | 28 July 1973 |
Footscray | 21.15 (141) | Geelong | 13.14 (92) | VFL Park | 13,546 | 28 July 1973 |
[edit] Round 18
Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
Geelong | 14.11 (95) | Hawthorn | 14.10 (94) | Kardinia Park (Stadium) | 13,546 | 4 August 1973 |
St Kilda | 15.20 (110) | Footscray | 12.14 (86) | Moorabbin Oval | 15,217 | 4 August 1973 |
Richmond | 15.14 (104) | Fitzroy | 13.14 (92) | MCG | 20,578 | 4 August 1973 |
North Melbourne | 13.13 (91) | Essendon | 14.10 (94) | Arden Street Oval | 21,071 | 4 August 1973 |
Collingwood | 19.7 (121) | Carlton | 15.16 (106) | Victoria Park | 37,660 | 4 August 1973 |
South Melbourne | 12.14 (86) | Melbourne | 11.12 (78) | VFL Park | 15,255 | 4 August 1973 |
[edit] Round 19
Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
Hawthorn | 11.11 (77) | Richmond | 12.10 (82) | Glenferrie Oval | 20,236 | 11 August 1973 |
Footscray | 10.8 (68) | North Melbourne | 10.14 (74) | Western Oval | 13,581 | 11 August 1973 |
Essendon | 17.13 (115) | Melbourne | 15.11 (101) | Windy Hill | 18,008 | 11 August 1973 |
Carlton | 20.17 (137) | South Melbourne | 11.14 (80) | Princes Park | 22,181 | 11 August 1973 |
Fitzroy | 10.19 (79) | Collingwood | 19.10 (124) | Junction Oval | 19,103 | 11 August 1973 |
Geelong | 13.8 (86) | St Kilda | 11.17 (83) | VFL Park | 19,477 | 11 August 1973 |
[edit] Round 20
Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
Hawthorn | 11.11 (77) | St Kilda | 15.8 (98) | Glenferrie Oval | 16,952 | 18 August 1973 |
Collingwood | 8.11 (59) | Richmond | 14.16 (100) | Victoria Park | 28,286 | 18 August 1973 |
North Melbourne | 9.10 (64) | Geelong | 7.6 (48) | Arden Street Oval | 11,121 | 18 August 1973 |
Melbourne | 10.13 (73) | Footscray | 17.8 (110) | MCG | 12,563 | 18 August 1973 |
South Melbourne | 15.11 (101) | Fitzroy | 14.21 (105) | Lake Oval | 8,584 | 18 August 1973 |
Carlton | 17.9 (111) | Essendon | 10.7 (67) | VFL Park | 36,160 | 18 August 1973 |
[edit] Round 21
Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
Richmond | 22.11 (143) | South Melbourne | 13.16 (94) | MCG | 24,307 | 25 August 1973 |
Geelong | 17.11 (113) | Melbourne | 14.14 (98) | Kardinia Park (Stadium) | 15,489 | 25 August 1973 |
St Kilda | 16.18 (114) | North Melbourne | 14.12 (96) | Moorabbin Oval | 29,257 | 25 August 1973 |
Fitzroy | 13.22 (100) | Essendon | 9.23 (77) | Junction Oval | 14,875 | 25 August 1973 |
Footscray | 10.15 (75) | Carlton | 9.12 (66) | Western Oval | 18,988 | 25 August 1973 |
Collingwood | 16.10 (106) | Hawthorn | 13.10 (88) | VFL Park | 48,059 | 25 August 1973 |
[edit] Round 22
Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
Hawthorn | 16.20 (116) | South Melbourne | 11.13 (79) | Glenferrie Oval | 9,842 | 1 September 1973 |
Fitzroy | 17.15 (117) | Geelong | 14.17 (101) | Junction Oval | 9,172 | 1 September 1973 |
Carlton | 20.15 (135) | St Kilda | 13.9 (87) | Princes Park | 22,753 | 1 September 1973 |
Richmond | 10.16 (76) | Footscray | 11.11 (77) | MCG | 24,671 | 1 September 1973 |
Essendon | 16.6 (102) | Collingwood | 17.10 (112) | Windy Hill | 28,049 | 1 September 1973 |
North Melbourne | 11.5 (71) | Melbourne | 9.12 (66) | VFL Park | 9,411 | 1 September 1973 |
[edit] Grand Final
See List of Australian Football League premiers for a complete list.
Richmond defeated Carlton 16.20 (116) to 12.14 (86), in front of a crowd of 116956 people. (For an explanation of scoring see Australian rules football).
[edit] Grand Final Teams
Carlton | |||
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Backs | Ray Byrne | Geoff Southby | Vin Waite |
H/Backs | Kevin Hall | Bruce Doull | Phillip Pinnell |
Centre Line | Brent Crosswell | John O'Connell | Garry Crane |
H/Forwards | David Dickson | Robert Walls | Alex Jesaulenko |
Forwards | John Nicholls (c) | Craig Davis | Vin Catoggio |
Rucks/Rover | Peter Jones | David McKay | Brian Walsh |
Reserves | Bryan Quirk | Neil Chandler | |
Captain-Coach | John Nicholls |
Richmond | |||
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Backs | Laurie Fowler | Dick Clay | Rex Hunt |
H/Backs | Francis Bourke | Robert McGhie | Mervyn Keane |
Centre Line | Wayne Walsh | Ian Stewart | Bryan Wood |
H/Forwards | Stephen Rae | Royce Hart (c) | Kevin Sheedy |
Forwards | Noel Carter | Neil Balme | Mike Green |
Rucks/Rover | Brian Roberts | Paul Sproule | Kevin Bartlett |
Reserves | Kevin Morris | Craig McKellar | |
Captain-Coach | Tom Hafey |
Umpire - Ian Robinson
[edit] Ladder
Team | Won | Lost | Draw | For | Against | % | Points | |
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1 | Collingwood | 19 | 3 | 0 | 2356 | 1878 | 125.5 | 76 |
2 | Richmond | 17 | 5 | 0 | 2301 | 1957 | 117.6 | 68 |
3 | Carlton | 15 | 7 | 0 | 2342 | 1850 | 126.6 | 60 |
4 | Essendon | 13 | 9 | 0 | 2443 | 2341 | 104.4 | 52 |
5 | St Kilda | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2024 | 1922 | 105.3 | 48 |
6 | North Melbourne | 11 | 10 | 1 | 1938 | 1986 | 97.6 | 46 |
7 | Hawthorn | 11 | 11 | 0 | 2194 | 2002 | 109.6 | 44 |
8 | Fitzroy | 9 | 13 | 0 | 1990 | 2194 | 90.7 | 36 |
9 | Footscray | 7 | 14 | 1 | 1860 | 2109 | 88.2 | 30 |
10 | Melbourne | 7 | 15 | 0 | 1938 | 2111 | 91.8 | 28 |
11 | Geelong | 6 | 16 | 0 | 1903 | 2426 | 78.4 | 24 |
12 | South Melbourne | 4 | 18 | 0 | 1932 | 2445 | 79.0 | 16 |
[edit] Awards
- The 1973 VFL Premiership team was Richmond.
- The VFL's leading goalkicker was Peter McKenna of Collingwood who kicked 84 goals (including 2 goals in the finals).
- The winner of the 1973 Brownlow Medal was Keith Greig of North Melbourne with 27 votes.
- South Melbourne took the "wooden spoon" in 1973.
[edit] Notable Events
- Under the new VFL clearance system, whereby any player who has played 10 years with a single club can have a free transfer to the club of their choice, new North Melbourne coach Ron Barassi is able to recruit champion half-backs Barry Davis (who had already played 218 games for Essendon) and John Rantall (who had already played 174 games for South Melbourne), and champion full-forward Doug Wade (who had already played 208 games for Geelong).
- Just before half-time in the round 9 match between Geelong and North Melbourne at Kardinia Park the ball was heading out of bounds when it ricocheted back into play off the boot of boundary umpire Greg McQueen straight into the arms of North Melbourne's Wayne Schimmelbusch, who passed it to Doug Wade, who kicked a goal.
- In round 11 Kevin Murray plays his 300th game for Fitzroy.
- The round 16 match between Footscray and Hawthorn at the Western Oval was played in appalling conditions with most of the centre of the ground at least ankle-deep in mud. There were 117 free kicks paid in the match. Hawthorn won due to its rovers Leigh Matthews and Peter Crimmins being able to rove to a beaten ruck, and "shark" the dominant rucking of Footscray's much taller ruckman Gary Dempsey.
- In round round 21, Hawthorn full-forward Peter Hudson, who had been injured in round 1 of 1972 returns to the VFL. He beats four opponents and kicks 8 goals.
- In the first moments of the Grand Final Carlton's captain-coach John Nicholls was running out of goal to mark a kick from Alex Jesaulenko when Richmond's's back-pocket Laurie Fowler ran straight at Nicholls and smashed him in the head. Nicholls was given the mark and a 15-yard penalty. He kicked a goal; however, due to severe double vision cause by Fowler's blow, Nicholls could hardly see anything, and effectively took no further part in the match even though he stayed on the ground. In the second quarter Richmond's Neil Balme knocked out Carlton full-back Geoff Southby with a vicious elbow strike to the head (Southby did not return after half-time, and it took some months for him to fully recover from the effects of the assault). In the ensuing brawl, Balme also attacked Carlton's Vin Waite. Balme was not reported by the umpires.
- On the day of the Grand Final, the Richmond Football Club had much to celebrate: its Senior Team, Reserve Team, Under-19 team, and its Under-17 team all won their Grand Finals at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
[edit] References
- Hogan, P., The Tigers Of Old, The Richmond Football Club, (Richmond), 1996. ISBN 0-646-18748-1
- Maplestone, M., Flying Higher: History of the Essendon Football Club 1872-1996, Essendon Football Club, (Melbourne), 1996. ISBN 0-959-17402-8
- Rogers, S. & Brown, A., Every Game Ever Played: VFL/AFL Results 1897-1997 (Sixth Edition), Viking Books, (Ringwood), 1998. ISBN 0-670-90809-6
- Ross, J. (ed), 100 Years of Australian Football 1897-1996: The Complete Story of the AFL, All the Big Stories, All the Great Pictures, All the Champions, Every AFL Season Reported, Viking, (Ringwood), 1996. ISBN 0-670-86814-0
[edit] External links
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