| Carlton | 8.2 | 50 | 13.7 | 85 | 17.11 | 113 | 20.17 | 137 | | Sth Melbourne | 3.4 | 22 | 5.8 | 38 | 8.11 | 59 | 11.14 | 80 |
| Venue: Princes Park | Date: Saturday August 11, 1973 |
| Result: Win by 57 points | Umpire: Bill Deller | Crowd: 22,181 Receipts: $9,755 |
| Goalkickers: B.Walsh 5, J.Nicholls 4, R.Walls 4, A.Jesaulenko 2, D.McKay 2, T.Keogh 2, B.Armstrong 1. |
| Best: B.Walsh, B.Armstrong, R.Walls, J.Nicholls, P.Jones, B.Crosswell, T.Keogh. |
| Reports: | Injuries: |
Game Review
Carlton put paid to South Melbourne's winning run with a power-packed and determined 57 point crushing for their seventh straight win over the Swans. The Blues showed a great return to top form and kicked their fifth succesive century score against South. South were unable to develop the fast, play on game which has been a feature of their game recently.
- Football Record.
Team
| B: | 33 Paul Hurst | 20 Geoff Southby | 30 Vin Waite |
| HB: | 11 Bruce Doull | 17 Brent Crosswell | 15 Phil Pinnell |
| C: | 27 David Dickson | 12 Barry Armstrong | 6 Garry Crane |
| HF: | 43 David McKay | 42 Robert Walls (vc) | 5 Syd Jackson |
| F: | 2 John Nicholls (cc) | 25 Alex Jesaulenko (dvc) | 18 Brian Walsh |
| Ruck: | 28 Peter Jones | 22 Neil Chandler | 8 Trevor Keogh |
| Res: | 14 Rod Ashman | 21 Rod Austin | |
| Coach: | John Nicholls |
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