1973 Championship of Australia

The 1973 Championship of Australia was an Australian rules football tournament held in Adelaide between the 6 October and 8 October 1973.

The championship was contested by the premiers of the VFL, the SANFL, the WAFL and the Tasmanian State Premiership.

All matches were played in Adelaide, South Australia.

The final, played in front of 9,491, was won by Richmond by a margin of 13 points, giving Richmond its 2nd Championship of Australia Title.^{[1] [2]}

Participating teams

Team	League	Qualification method
Richmond	VFL	1973 VFL Premiers
Glenelg	SANFL	1973 SANFL Premiers
Subiaco	WAFL	1973 WAFL Premiers
Scottsdale	NTFA	1973 Tasmanian State Premiership Premiers

Venues

Adelaide
Adelaide Oval
Capacity: 64,000

Matches

	Semi Finals
6 October 1973	Richmond 19.16 (130)	def.	Glenelg 16.19 (115)	Adelaide Oval (crowd: 34,194)
6 October 1973	Subiaco 16.14 (110)	def.	Scottsdale 11.12 (78)	Adelaide Oval (crowd: 34,194)

	Third Place Play-off
8 October 1973	Glenelg 29.27 (201)	def.	Scottsdale 10.8 (68)	Adelaide Oval (crowd: 9,491)

	Championship of Australia Final
8 October 1973	Richmond	def.	Subiaco	Adelaide Oval (Crowd: 9,491)
	2.1 (13) 5.7 (37) 7.16 (58) 12.20 (92)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	7.4 (46) 8.10 (58) 9.16 (70) 10.19 (79)	Umpires: Murray Ducker
R Hunt 4 D Cumming 3 K Morris, N Balme 2 K Bartlett 1		Goals	K Ash, M Malone, N Randall, R Bayens 2 K Watt, P Burton 1

References

1. Carter, Ron (10 October 1973). "Weary Tigers steal Crown". The Age. p. 32.
2. "Clash With Vic. Umpire - Reported, Kerley Erupts.". The Age. 8 October 1973.