New South Wales Australian National Football League
Division One -- First Grade -- Season 1973
Season notes
The final series was increased to the top five teams for this season. A top five final series was used from 1973 until 1978.
After the first 7 rounds, for Rounds 8-10 there was a 'mini round' of 3 matches (top 4 played each other, bottom 4 played each other), then the second 7 rounds were played.
Results
Round 1
29/04/1973 (Sun) South Sydney 16-22-118 Balmain 12-14-86 Venue: Erskineville Oval
29/04/1973 (Sun) Western Suburbs 27-17-179 North Shore 6-7-43 Venue: Picken Oval
29/04/1973 (Sun) Southern Districts 6-13-49 East Sydney 16-14-110 Venue: Rosedale Oval
29/04/1973 (Sun) St. George 9-22-76 Newtown 15-10-100 Venue: Olds Park
Round 2
05/05/1973 (Sat) Newtown 16-22-118 Balmain 10-15-75 Venue: Erskineville Oval
06/05/1973 (Sun) North Shore 12-14-86 South Sydney 14-21-105 Venue: North Sydney Oval
06/05/1973 (Sun) East Sydney 13-21-99 St. George 9-15-69 Venue: Trumper Park
06/05/1973 (Sun) Southern Districts 8-8-56 Western Suburbs 32-15-207 Venue: Rosedale Oval
Round 3
13/05/1973 (Sun) Western Suburbs 29-27-201 South Sydney 5-7-37 Venue: Picken Oval
13/05/1973 (Sun) East Sydney 16-28-124 Balmain 11-10-76 Venue: Trumper Park
13/05/1973 (Sun) Newtown 13-15-93 North Shore 16-20-116 Venue: Erskineville Oval
13/05/1973 (Sun) Southern Districts 11-13-79 St. George 10-14-74 Venue: Rosedale Oval
Round 4
20/05/1973 (Sun) East Sydney 19-24-138 South Sydney 9-5-59 Venue: Trumper Park
20/05/1973 (Sun) Southern Districts 12-14-86 Newtown 10-8-68 Venue: Rosedale Oval
20/05/1973 (Sun) Balmain 14-15-99 North Shore 15-25-115 Venue: Jubilee Oval, Glebe
20/05/1973 (Sun) St. George 7-7-49 Western Suburbs 23-18-156 Venue: Olds Park
Round 5
27/05/1973 (Sun) South Sydney 9-8-62 Southern Districts 14-25-109 Venue: Erskineville Oval
27/05/1973 (Sun) North Shore 18-17-125 East Sydney 15-20-110 Venue: North Sydney Oval
27/05/1973 (Sun) Balmain 17-17-119 St. George 21-16-142 Venue: Jubilee Oval, Glebe
27/05/1973 (Sun) Western Suburbs 25-32-182 Newtown 11-8-74 Venue: Picken Oval
Round 6
02/06/1973 (Sat) North Shore 17-30-132 St. George 21-23-149 Venue: North Sydney Oval
03/06/1973 (Sun) East Sydney 11-16-82 Western Suburbs 17-20-122 Venue: Trumper Park
09/06/1973 (Sat) Southern Districts 13-19-97 Balmain 10-6-66 Venue: Erskineville Oval
10/06/1973 (Sun) Newtown 18-16-124 South Sydney 6-9-45 Venue: Erskineville Oval
Round 7
16/06/1973 (Sat) South Sydney 10-16-76 St. George 16-16-112 Venue: Erskineville Oval
17/06/1973 (Sun) Western Suburbs 36-19-235 Balmain 4-2-26 Venue: Picken Oval
17/06/1973 (Sun) East Sydney 20-25-145 Newtown 15-15-105 Venue: Trumper Park
17/06/1973 (Sun) North Shore 17-15-117 Southern Districts 18-16-124 Venue: North Sydney Oval
Ladder after Round 7
|
At Rd 7 |
Club |
Played |
Won |
Lost |
Drawn |
For |
Against |
% |
Points |
|
1 |
Western Suburbs |
7 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
1282 |
367 |
349.32 |
28 |
|
2 |
East Sydney |
7 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
808 |
605 |
133.55 |
20 |
|
3 |
Southern Districts |
7 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
600 |
704 |
85.23 |
20 |
|
4 |
Newtown |
7 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
682 |
725 |
94.07 |
12 |
|
5 |
St. George |
7 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
671 |
761 |
88.17 |
12 |
|
6 |
North Shore |
7 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
734 |
859 |
85.45 |
12 |
|
7 |
South Sydney |
7 |
2 |
5 |
0 |
502 |
856 |
58.64 |
8 |
|
8 |
Balmain |
7 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
547 |
949 |
57.64 |
0 |
|
|
Total |
56 |
28 |
28 |
0 |
5826 |
5826 |
|
112 |
Round 8
23/06/1973 (Sat) North Shore 20-19-139 South Sydney 14-13-97 Venue: North Sydney Oval
24/06/1973 (Sun) St. George 11-13-79 Balmain 10-9-69 Venue: Erskineville Oval
24/06/1973 (Sun) Newtown 6-14-50 Western Suburbs 19-28-142 Venue: Trumper Park
24/06/1973 (Sun) Southern Districts 13-11-89 East Sydney 12-19-91 Venue: Rosedale Oval
Round 9
30/06/1973 (Sat) Newtown 13-10-88 Southern Districts 10-17-77 Venue: Erskineville Oval
01/07/1973 (Sun) South Sydney 18-16-124 Balmain 10-9-69 Venue: Picken Oval
01/07/1973 (Sun) East Sydney 13-10-88 Western Suburbs 16-14-110 Venue: Trumper Park
01/07/1973 (Sun) North Shore 8-20-68 St. George 14-16-100 Venue: North Sydney Oval
Round 10
08/07/1973 (Sun) Western Suburbs 18-13-121 Southern Districts 1-7-13 Venue: Picken Oval
08/07/1973 (Sun) East Sydney 7-20-62 Newtown 10-12-72 Venue: Trumper Park
08/07/1973 (Sun) North Shore 22-21-153 Balmain 4-5-29 Venue: Erskineville Oval
08/07/1973 (Sun) St. George 8-19-67 South Sydney 9-10-64 Venue: Olds Park
Round 11
14/07/1973 (Sat) North Shore 15-16-106 Newtown 10-16-76 Venue: North Sydney Oval
14/07/1973 (Sat) South Sydney 3-7-25 Western Suburbs 29-13-187 Venue: Erskineville Oval
15/07/1973 (Sun) St. George 17-9-111 Southern Districts 16-18-114 Venue: Olds Park
15/07/1973 (Sun) Balmain 10-6-66 East Sydney 37-20-242 Venue: Jubilee Oval, Glebe
Round 12
21/07/1973 (Sat) Balmain 13-15-93 South Sydney 19-12-126 Venue: Trumper Park
22/07/1973 (Sun) North Shore 9-16-70 Western Suburbs 31-23-209 Venue: North Sydney Oval
22/07/1973 (Sun) East Sydney 22-13-145 Southern Districts 9-20-74 Venue: Trumper Park
22/07/1973 (Sun) Newtown 16-9-105 St. George 20-10-130 Venue: Erskineville Oval
Round 13
28/07/1973 (Sat) South Sydney 10-11-71 North Shore 14-14-98 Venue: Erskineville Oval
29/07/1973 (Sun) Balmain 15-9-99 Newtown 22-28-160 Venue: Jubilee Oval, Glebe
29/07/1973 (Sun) St. George 15-10-100 East Sydney 18-17-125 Venue: Olds Park
29/07/1973 (Sun) Western Suburbs 35-16-226 Southern Districts 5-4-34 Venue: Picken Oval
Round 14
05/08/1973 (Sun) North Shore 12-22-94 Balmain 18-15-123 Venue: North Sydney Oval
05/08/1973 (Sun) Newtown 16-22-118 Southern Districts 16-16-112 Venue: Erskineville Oval
05/08/1973 (Sun) East Sydney 22-35-167 South Sydney 10-5-65 Venue: Trumper Park
05/08/1973 (Sun) Western Suburbs 31-28-214 St. George 10-5-65 Venue: Picken Oval
Round 15
11/08/1973 (Sat) South Sydney 8-11-59 Newtown 13-11-89 Venue: Erskineville Oval
12/08/1973 (Sun) Balmain 19-12-126 Southern Districts 24-24-168 Venue: Jubilee Oval, Glebe
12/08/1973 (Sun) Western Suburbs 20-22-142 East Sydney 11-11-77 Venue: Picken Oval
12/08/1973 (Sun) St. George 14-14-98 North Shore 6-15-51 Venue: Olds Park
Round 16
19/08/1973 (Sun) St. George 28-20-188 Balmain 10-5-65 Venue: Picken Oval
19/08/1973 (Sun) Southern Districts 15-23-113 South Sydney 11-5-71 Venue: Rosedale Oval
19/08/1973 (Sun) Newtown 11-13-79 Western Suburbs 16-18-114 Venue: Erskineville Oval
19/08/1973 (Sun) East Sydney 23-17-155 North Shore 9-18-72 Venue: Trumper Park
Round 17
25/08/1973 (Sat) Newtown 15-17-107 East Sydney 14-14-98 Venue: Erskineville Oval
26/08/1973 (Sun) St. George 14-17-101 South Sydney 14-9-93 Venue: Olds Park
26/08/1973 (Sun) Southern Districts 14-17-101 North Shore 14-10-94 Venue: Rosedale Oval
26/08/1973 (Sun) Balmain 3-7-25 Western Suburbs 57-28-370 Venue: Jubilee Oval, Glebe
Final ladder
|
1973 |
Club |
Played |
Won |
Lost |
Drawn |
For |
Against |
% |
Points |
|
1 |
Western Suburbs |
17 |
17 |
0 |
0 |
3117 |
893 |
349.05 |
68 |
|
2 |
East Sydney |
17 |
11 |
6 |
0 |
2058 |
1502 |
137.02 |
44 |
|
3 |
St. George |
17 |
10 |
7 |
0 |
1710 |
1729 |
98.90 |
40 |
|
4 |
Newtown |
17 |
9 |
8 |
0 |
1626 |
1724 |
94.32 |
36 |
|
5 |
Southern Districts |
17 |
9 |
8 |
0 |
1495 |
1895 |
78.89 |
36 |
|
6 |
North Shore |
17 |
7 |
10 |
0 |
1679 |
1918 |
87.54 |
28 |
|
7 |
South Sydney |
17 |
4 |
13 |
0 |
1297 |
1979 |
65.54 |
16 |
|
8 |
Balmain |
17 |
1 |
16 |
0 |
1311 |
2653 |
49.42 |
4 |
|
|
Total |
136 |
68 |
68 |
0 |
14293 |
14293 |
|
272 |
Finals matches
Elimination Final
01/09/1973 (Sat) Newtown 16-15-111 Southern Districts 15-14-104 Venue: Picken Oval
Qualifying Final
02/09/1973 (Sun) East Sydney 36-19-235 St. George 16-18-114 Venue: Trumper Park
First Semi-Final
08/09/1973 (Sat) St. George 6-18-54 Newtown 11-23-89 Venue: Erskineville Oval
Second Semi-Final
09/09/1973 (Sun) Western Suburbs 18-19-127 East Sydney 20-13-133 Venue: Trumper Park
Preliminary Final
16/09/1973 (Sun) Western Suburbs 26-16-172 Newtown 6-11-47 Venue: Trumper Park
Grand Final
23/09/1973 (Sun) East Sydney 22-18-150 Western Suburbs 18-9-117 Venue: Trumper Park
1973 premiers: East Sydney
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