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1973 WAFL season
Teams8
Premiers‹See Tfd›Subiaco
5th premiership
Minor premiers‹See Tfd›Subiaco
6th minor premiership
Sandover MedallistBarry Cable (‹See Tfd›Perth)
Bernie Naylor MedallistPhil Smith (‹See Tfd›West Perth)
Matches played88
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The 1973 WANFL season was the 89th season of the Western Australian National Football League. It is most famous for Subiaco breaking the longest premiership drought in the history of the competition, winning for the first time since 1924 after having been a chopping block for most of the middle third of the century. Under the coaching of former St Kilda champion Ross Smith, the Lions, as they became christened in July,[1] bounced back from two disappointing seasons to lose only two of their final sixteen home-and-away games for their first minor premiership since 1935, then in a low-scoring Grand Final comfortably defeated a much more hardened West Perth team.

In addition to Subiaco's premiership win, veteran goal machine Austin Robertson, Jr. broke Ted Tyson’s record for most goals in a WANFL career late in the home-and-away season.

The season also saw 1972 Grand Finalists Claremont suffer the worst single-season fall in WAFL history, from only three losses to only four wins despite being pre-season premiership favourites,[2] as Essendon’s century goalkicker Geoff Blethyn proved an inadequate trade for champion ruckman Graham Moss. Eight losses by under two goals sunk Claremont further.[3] Despite exceptional form from Barry Cable in his last season with the club, Perth also fell from preliminary finalists to their worst record for thirty-two seasons of only six wins. Perennial battlers Swan Districts looked like a first finals berth since 1965 during the autumn but won only two of their last thirteen matches[4] as a rainy winter negated the strength in marking that won Swans their early victories.[5]

Home-and-away season

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Round 1

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Round 1
Saturday, 7 April ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 16.11 (107) def. ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 13.7 (85) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 8653)
Saturday, 7 April ‹See Tfd›East Perth 15.8 (98) def. ‹See Tfd›West Perth 13.10 (88) Perth Oval (crowd: 11801)
Saturday, 7 April ‹See Tfd›Claremont 14.12 (96) def. by ‹See Tfd›Perth 14.14 (98) Claremont Oval (crowd: 10000)
Saturday, 7 April ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 15.14 (104) def. ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 14.19 (103) East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 11000)

Perth hang on to win despite Tiger recruit Blethyn kicking a controversial last-quarter “soccer” goal that Demon defender Richard Peel believed he kicked himself.[6]

Round 2

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Round 2
Saturday, 14 April ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 13.13 (91) def. by ‹See Tfd›East Perth 18.25 (133) Fremantle Oval (crowd: 10060)
Saturday, 14 April ‹See Tfd›Perth 13.10 (88) def. ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 12.12 (84) Lathlain Park (crowd: 9778)
Saturday, 14 April ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 18.14 (122) def. ‹See Tfd›Claremont 9.13 (67) Bassendean Oval (crowd: 10000)
Saturday, 14 April ‹See Tfd›West Perth 15.15 (105) def. ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 8.13 (61) Leederville Oval (crowd: 9765)

Swan Districts, after a clean-out by coach Jack Ensor, lead the Tigers 17.9 (111) to 4.9 (33) after three quarters.[2]

Round 3 (Easter weekend)

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Round 3
Saturday, 21 April ‹See Tfd›Claremont 9.15 (69) def. by ‹See Tfd›West Perth 12.14 (86) Claremont Oval (crowd: 12498)
Saturday, 21 April ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 14.14 (98) def. ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 11.15 (81) Bassendean Oval (crowd: 13000)
Monday, 23 April ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 21.10 (136) def. ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 12.15 (87) Fremantle Oval (crowd: 8553)
Monday, 23 April ‹See Tfd›East Perth 14.11 (95) def. ‹See Tfd›Perth 12.15 (87) Perth Oval (crowd: 12750)

Thirty-two-year-old Peter Senior leads South Fremantle to a convincing win, along with ten-goal forward Peter Troode.[7]

Round 4

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Round 4
Saturday, 28 April ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 26.15 (171) def. ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 15.13 (103) Bassendean Oval (crowd: 10220)
Saturday, 28 April ‹See Tfd›Perth 9.14 (68) def. by ‹See Tfd›West Perth 10.11 (71) Lathlain Park (crowd: 11115)
Saturday, 28 April ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 18.13 (121) def. ‹See Tfd›East Perth 10.12 (72) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 8770)
Saturday, 28 April ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 12.21 (93) def. ‹See Tfd›Claremont 13.12 (90) East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 8640)

Swan Districts kick their highest-ever second quarter score and the highest for that quarter at Bassendean Oval.[8]

Round 5

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Round 5
Saturday, 5 May ‹See Tfd›West Perth 14.11 (95) def. ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 8.13 (61) Leederville Oval (crowd: 10050)
Saturday, 5 May ‹See Tfd›East Perth 14.8 (92) def. ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 9.7 (61) Perth Oval (crowd: 15587)
Saturday, 5 May ‹See Tfd›Claremont 9.19 (73) def. ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 6.9 (45) Claremont Oval (crowd: 7898)
Saturday, 5 May ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 12.8 (80) def. ‹See Tfd›Perth 10.17 (77) East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 7404)

With John Lewis brilliant at full-back, Claremont kick 9.17 (71) to 2.6 (18) after the first 22 minutes to with their first game in slippery conditions.[9]

Round 6

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Round 6
Saturday, 12 May ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 7.20 (62) def. ‹See Tfd›West Perth 9.5 (59) Bassendean Oval (crowd: 8000)
Saturday, 12 May ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 16.14 (110) def. ‹See Tfd›Perth 14.11 (95) Fremantle Oval (crowd: 4679)
Saturday, 12 May ‹See Tfd›East Perth 16.12 (108) def. ‹See Tfd›Claremont 13.7 (85) Perth Oval (crowd: 5983)
Saturday, 12 May ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 11.21 (87) def. ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 8.6 (54) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 4564)
  • Swan Districts became the first club to win a match with two fewer goals since East Perth did so in the last round of 1961 against South Fremantle.[10]
  • The Swans hold West Perth out into a five-goal breeze after the Cardinals kick a goal in the opening minute, kicking 0.4 (4) to 0.3 (3) with stars Walker, Nowotny and Ron Boucher dominating.[11]

Round 7

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Round 7
Saturday, 19 May ‹See Tfd›West Perth 15.15 (105) def. ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 12.14 (86) Leederville Oval (crowd: 10523)
Saturday, 19 May ‹See Tfd›Perth 14.11 (95) def. by ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 20.16 (136) Lathlain Park (crowd: 12933)
Saturday, 19 May ‹See Tfd›Claremont 12.10 (82) def. by ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 13.11 (89) Claremont Oval (crowd: 9320)
Saturday, 19 May ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 13.14 (92) def. by ‹See Tfd›East Perth 23.20 (158) East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 8982)

Injuries to Vernon Orr, David Mile and fullback John Lewis (who was thrashing Austin Robertson, Jr. and threatening to keep him goalless for the first time since 1965) deny Claremont a win despite playing their best football of the season.[12]

Round 8

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Round 8
Saturday, 26 May ‹See Tfd›East Perth 23.13 (151) def. ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 16.19 (115) Perth Oval (crowd: 10178)
Saturday, 26 May ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 18.17 (125) def. ‹See Tfd›Perth 7.7 (49) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 9049)
Saturday, 26 May ‹See Tfd›Claremont 17.11 (113) def. by ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 17.20 (122) Claremont Oval (crowd: 9000)
Saturday, 26 May ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 17.11 (113) def. ‹See Tfd›West Perth 9.16 (70) East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 8714)

Round 9

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Round 9
Saturday, 2 June ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 7.8 (50) def. by ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 15.16 (106) Bassendean Oval (crowd: 10050)
Saturday, 2 June ‹See Tfd›West Perth 15.11 (101) def. ‹See Tfd›East Perth 9.12 (66) Leederville Oval (crowd: 10249)
Saturday, 2 June ‹See Tfd›Perth 13.12 (90) def. by ‹See Tfd›Claremont 16.9 (105) Lathlain Park (crowd: 6431)
Saturday, 2 June ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 19.13 (127) def. ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 8.16 (64) Fremantle Oval (crowd: 9148)

Round 10

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Round 10
Saturday, 9 June ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 10.13 (73) def. ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 5.11 (41) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 6694)
Saturday, 9 June ‹See Tfd›Perth 11.12 (78) def. ‹See Tfd›East Perth 10.6 (66) Lathlain Park (crowd: 5245)
Saturday, 9 June ‹See Tfd›West Perth 8.13 (61) def. ‹See Tfd›Claremont 5.8 (38) Leederville Oval (crowd: 6697)
Saturday, 9 June ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 12.11 (83) def. ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 9.6 (60) East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 5656)
  • Barry Cable has an astonishing 44 kicks and 11 handballs as Perth end their worst losing run since 1945 over the top-placed reigning premiers.[13]
  • West Perth full-forward Phil Smith kicks 6.2 in heavy rain to win the match on his own and deliver “the final nail in Claremont's coffin”.[14]

Round 11

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Round 11
Saturday, 16 June ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 17.17 (119) def. ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 8.13 (61) Fremantle Oval (crowd: 5860)
Saturday, 16 June ‹See Tfd›West Perth 12.12 (84) def. ‹See Tfd›Perth 7.15 (57) Leederville Oval (crowd: 6478)
Saturday, 16 June ‹See Tfd›East Perth 6.19 (55) def. by ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 8.11 (59) Perth Oval (crowd: 9880)
Saturday, 16 June ‹See Tfd›Claremont 16.13 (109) def. by ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 18.11 (119) Claremont Oval (crowd: 5465)

Round 12

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Round 12
Saturday, 23 June ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 10.7 (67) def. by ‹See Tfd›West Perth 13.10 (88) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 13357)
Saturday, 23 June ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 7.14 (56) def. by ‹See Tfd›East Perth 14.16 (100) Bassendean Oval (crowd: 8191)
Saturday, 23 June ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 12.12 (84) def. ‹See Tfd›Claremont 6.10 (46) Fremantle Oval (crowd: 7779)
Saturday, 23 June ‹See Tfd›Perth 11.12 (78) def. by ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 14.16 (100) Lathlain Park (crowd: 6281)

Round 13

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Round 13
Saturday, 30 June ‹See Tfd›West Perth 9.18 (72) def. ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 8.6 (54) Leederville Oval (crowd: 9289)
Saturday, 30 June ‹See Tfd›Perth 12.9 (81) def. by ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 16.14 (110) Lathlain Park (crowd: 7307)
Saturday, 30 June ‹See Tfd›Claremont 14.15 (99) def. by ‹See Tfd›East Perth 15.10 (100) Claremont Oval (crowd: 7356)
Saturday, 30 June ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 7.16 (58) def. by ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 16.13 (109) East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 8309)

Three goals from the previously outplayed Archie Duda win East Perth a thriller against the tailender despite a 70-metre shot from Bruce Duperouzel on the siren (which was punched clear).[15]

Round 14

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Round 14
Saturday, 14 July ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 6.10 (46) def. by ‹See Tfd›West Perth 13.17 (95) Fremantle Oval (crowd: 7402)
Saturday, 14 July ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 3.12 (30) def. by ‹See Tfd›Perth 5.11 (41) Bassendean Oval (crowd: 5220)
Saturday, 14 July ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 12.19 (91) def. ‹See Tfd›Claremont 10.8 (68) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 5684)
Saturday, 14 July ‹See Tfd›East Perth 12.15 (87) def. ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 9.9 (63) Perth Oval (crowd: 5358)
  • Perth were the first team goalless at half-time since East Fremantle kicked only 0.2 (2) in three quarters on the same weekend six years before. The Demons ultimately became the last team to win after being goalless at half-time until East Perth did so in 2002, and one of only four since 1921.[a]
  • The aggregate score remains the lowest for Bassendean Oval[8] and the second-lowest for any Swan Districts match.[16] A lower aggregate score was not seen until Round 18, 1998.

Round 15

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Round 15
Saturday, 21 July ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 14.9 (93) def. ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 12.7 (79) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 6554)
Saturday, 21 July ‹See Tfd›East Perth 13.11 (89) def. ‹See Tfd›West Perth 9.11 (65) Perth Oval (crowd: 16659)
Saturday, 21 July ‹See Tfd›Claremont 13.14 (92) def. ‹See Tfd›Perth 12.17 (89) Claremont Oval (crowd: 5933)
Saturday, 21 July ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 7.11 (53) def. by ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 17.9 (111) East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 11960)

Round 16

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Round 16
Saturday, 28 July ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 18.9 (117) def. ‹See Tfd›East Perth 12.16 (88) Fremantle Oval (crowd: 10584)
Saturday, 28 July ‹See Tfd›Perth 6.15 (51) def. by ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 8.9 (57) Lathlain Park (crowd: 5868)
Saturday, 28 July ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 10.11 (71) def. by ‹See Tfd›Claremont 13.18 (96) Bassendean Oval (crowd: 5000)
Saturday, 28 July ‹See Tfd›West Perth 21.12 (138) def. ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 11.18 (84) Leederville Oval (crowd: 7534)
  • Perth were goalless at half-time for the second time in three weeks, the closest together successive occurrences by a team since Claremont in 1945 were goalless at half-time twice in consecutive matches against Perth[17] and East Fremantle.[18]
  • Two posters and the absence of forward mainstay Murray Couper allow Subiaco to hold on in the rain as Perth press hard at the close.[19]

Round 17

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Round 17
Saturday, 4 August ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 8.13 (61) def. by ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 15.8 (98) Fremantle Oval (crowd: 12324)
Saturday, 4 August ‹See Tfd›East Perth 18.14 (122) def. ‹See Tfd›Perth 10.14 (74) Perth Oval (crowd: 7158)
Saturday, 4 August ‹See Tfd›Claremont 9.8 (62) def. by ‹See Tfd›West Perth 9.13 (67) Claremont Oval (crowd: not disclosed)
Saturday, 4 August ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 14.13 (97) def. by ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 16.14 (110) Bassendean Oval (crowd: not disclosed)

West Perth lose top spot despite winning a game where tailender Claremont wins three quarters, and their injuries rocket Subiaco to premiership favouritism for the first time at this stage since 1935.[3]

Round 18

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Round 18
Saturday, 11 August ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 12.9 (81) def. ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 11.13 (79) Bassendean Oval (crowd: 6002)
Saturday, 11 August ‹See Tfd›Perth 14.10 (94) def. ‹See Tfd›West Perth 12.7 (79) Lathlain Park (crowd: 6513)
Saturday, 11 August ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 10.12 (72) def. ‹See Tfd›East Perth 8.15 (63) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 12497)
Saturday, 11 August ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 11.18 (84) def. ‹See Tfd›Claremont 9.11 (65) East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 6744)
  • Perth move from the bottom in a win that flatters the Cardinals - and this despite Cable suffering from asthma.[20]
  • Swan Districts, despite scoring only 1.0 (6) to 6.4 (40) in the last quarter, end a run of nine defeats, with future Fitzroy forward star Bob Beecroft moved from the ruck for the first time to great effect despite kicking only three behinds.[21]

Round 19

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Round 19
Saturday, 18 August ‹See Tfd›West Perth 9.10 (64) def. ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 9.8 (62) Leederville Oval (crowd: 15262)
Saturday, 18 August ‹See Tfd›East Perth 13.13 (91) def. ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 7.10 (52) Perth Oval (crowd: 8769)
Saturday, 18 August ‹See Tfd›Claremont 14.16 (100) def. by ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 16.13 (109) Claremont Oval (crowd: 7570)
Saturday, 18 August ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 20.16 (136) def. ‹See Tfd›Perth 10.9 (69) East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 7342)

Bill Dempsey and reluctant defender Keith Miller help the Cardinals rebound to a thrilling win in a battle of defences. Austin Robertson kicked four goals to finish the match with 1,201, two behind former Cardinal Tyson.[22]

Round 20

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Round 20
Saturday, 25 August ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 13.17 (95) def. ‹See Tfd›West Perth 10.16 (76) Bassendean Oval (crowd: 7620)
Saturday, 25 August ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 20.18 (138) def. ‹See Tfd›Perth 10.16 (76) Fremantle Oval (crowd: 8235)
Saturday, 25 August ‹See Tfd›East Perth 16.10 (106) def. ‹See Tfd›Claremont 9.17 (71) Perth Oval (crowd: 8334)
Saturday, 25 August ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 15.15 (105) def. ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 11.15 (81) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 9899)

Austin Robertson was chaired from the ground after three goals took him to the WANFL record which he has held since.[23]

Round 21

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Round 21
Saturday, 1 September ‹See Tfd›West Perth 11.14 (80) def. ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 9.18 (72) Leederville Oval (crowd: 12873)
Saturday, 1 September ‹See Tfd›Perth 14.16 (100) def. ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 13.14 (92) Lathlain Park (crowd: 7362)
Saturday, 1 September ‹See Tfd›Claremont 14.10 (94) def. by ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 17.18 (120) Claremont Oval (crowd: 6608)
Saturday, 1 September ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 17.19 (121) def. ‹See Tfd›East Perth 9.12 (66) East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 9936)

East Fremantle’s desperation and determination gives them an unexpected finals place after rivals South lose.[24]

Ladder

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1973 ladder
Pos Team Pld W L D PF PA PP Pts
1 ‹See Tfd›Subiaco (P) 21 16 5 0 1873 1514 123.7 64
2 ‹See Tfd›West Perth 21 15 6 0 1749 1504 116.3 60
3 ‹See Tfd›East Perth 21 14 7 0 2006 1768 113.5 56
4 ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 21 11 10 0 1834 2009 91.3 44
5 ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 21 10 11 0 2003 1915 104.6 40
6 ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 21 8 13 0 1735 1883 92.1 32
7 ‹See Tfd›Perth 21 6 15 0 1635 2008 81.4 24
8 ‹See Tfd›Claremont 21 4 17 0 1720 1954 88.0 16
Source: WAFL Footy Facts
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers

Finals

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First semi-final

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First semi-final
Sunday, 9 September ‹See Tfd›East Perth 17.19 (121) def. ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 9.18 (72) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 25,500)

East Perth reverse the last round result with a dramatic team reshuffle, as East Fremantle fail to use a strong wind in the first quarter.[25][26]

Second semi-final

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Second semi-final
Saturday, 15 September ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 13.7 (85) def. by ‹See Tfd›West Perth 15.13 (103) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 31,320)

Mel Whinnen’s dominance of Peter Featherby in the centre and strong roving by Bill Valli and Shane Sheridan put the Cardinals in the Grand Final more comfortably than the score suggested.[27]

Preliminary final

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Preliminary final
Saturday, 22 September ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 18.13 (121) def. ‹See Tfd›East Perth 17.9 (111) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 31,050)

Subiaco win for the fourth time over the Royals in a match notable for a behind to East Perth being retracted after being placed on the scoreboard late in the second quarter (due to a Lion free kick).[28]

Grand Final

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Main article: 1973 WANFL Grand Final
1973 WANFL Grand Final
Saturday, 29 September ‹See Tfd›West Perth def. by ‹See Tfd›Subiaco Subiaco Oval (crowd: 46,885) [29]
2.0 (12)
4.2 (26)
5.2 (32)
6.4 (40) 		Q1
Q2
Q3
Final 		3.4 (22)
3.7 (25)
7.10 (52)
10.12 (72) 		Umpires: Ross Capes
Simpson Medal: Dennis Blair (‹See Tfd›Subiaco)
Geoff Taylor 2, Anderson, Logan, Watling, Sheridan Goals Watt 4, Malone 3, Robertson, Fitzpatrick, Davenport
Aitken, Steward, Whinnen, Walker, Prunster, Knell Best Ross Smith, Blair, Watt, Manning, Davenport, Fitzpatrick, Crouch, Malone

Subiaco’s superb defence win their first flag since 1924 on a very windy and damp afternoon.

Notes

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a The other two were by West Perth against Swan Districts in 1940 and the Cardinals against South Fremantle in 1966.

References

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  1. ^ Spillman, Ken; Diehards - the Story of the Subiaco Football Club 1946-2000. pp. 153–172 ISBN 0-9578185-0-5
  2. ^ a b Casellas, Ken; ‘Swans Make Capital of Panic Moves’; The West Australian, 16 April 1973, p. 59
  3. ^ a b Casellas, Ken; ‘Claremont Show Up West Perth Flaws’; The West Australian, 6 August 1973, p. 59
  4. ^ Swan Districts Football Club; SWANS - THE FIRST 40 YEARS (1934-1974) (2007)
  5. ^ Hopkins, Colin; “Swans Need More than Blue Skies”; The West Australian, 14 July 1973; p. 46
  6. ^ ‘Five Goals to Blethyn’; The West Australian, 9 April 1973, p. 59
  7. ^ Casellas, Ken; ‘Quicksilver South Humble Subiaco’; The West Australian, 24 April 1973, p. 47
  8. ^ a b WAFL Footy Facts: Bassendean Oval Archived September 21, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
  9. ^ Casellas, Ken; ‘Claremont Should Not Get Carried Away’; The West Australian, 7 May 1973, p. 55
  10. ^ "WAFL Footy Facts: Wins With Fewer Goals". Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
  11. ^ Hopkins, Colin; ‘Swans Show How to Fight Back’; The West Australian, 14 May 1973, p. 59
  12. ^ Casellas, Ken; ‘Is There a Jinx on Claremont?’; The West Australian, 21 May 1973, p. 56
  13. ^ East, Alan; “Perth Can Thank Cable”; The West Australian, 11 June 1973, p. 59
  14. ^ Christian, Geoff; “West Perth Carry Too Many Guns”; The West Australian, 11 June 1973, p. 59
  15. ^ Casellas, Ken; ‘East Perth Steady in Crisis’; The West Australian, 2 July 1973, p. 55
  16. ^ Australian Football: Swan Districts Least Points in a Game
  17. ^ Perth vs Claremont: R15 1945
  18. ^ East Fremantle vs Clarmeont: R16 1945
  19. ^ East, Alan; “Subiaco Have Their Worries”; The West Australian, 30 July 1973, p. 46
  20. ^ Hopkins, Colin; ‘West Perth Have Slipped a Little’; The West Australian, 13 August 1973, p. 51
  21. ^ East, Alan; ‘Where Now, South?’; The West Australian, 13 August 1973, p. 51
  22. ^ Christian, Geoff; ‘West Perth Held the Call in Trumps’; The West Australian, 20 August 1973, p. 59
  23. ^ ‘Record’; The West Australian, 27 August 1973; p. 68
  24. ^ Hopkins, Colin; ‘East Perth Stripped by East Fremantle’; The West Australian, 3 September 1973, p. 71
  25. ^ Christian, Geoff; ‘East Fremantle Were Gone by Quarter-Time’; The West Australian, 10 September 1973, p. 59
  26. ^ East, Alan; ‘Youth Has Its Reward’; The West Australian, 10 September 1973, p. 59
  27. ^ Christian, Geoff; ‘West Perth in Command Where It Counts’; The West Australian, 17 September 1973, p. 63
  28. ^ ‘Point Comes Off Score’; The West Australian, 24 September 1973, p. 62
  29. ^ Christian, Geoff; ‘The Year of Subiaco: Defence Holds Firm, Smith Sets Pattern’; The West Australian, 1 October 1973, pp. 51-52
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