| Winfield Cup - 1973 Champions of Australia Series | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| City | Adelaide |
| Dates | 6–8 October 1973 |
| Teams | 4 |
| Venue(s) | 1 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Richmond (2nd title) |
| Runners-up | Subiaco |
| Third place | Glenelg |
| Fourth place | Scottsdale |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 4 |
| Attendance | 43,595 (10,899 per match) |
The 1973 Championship of Australia was the 17th edition of the Championship of Australia, an ANFC-organised national club Australian rules football tournament between the champion clubs from the VFL, the SANFL, the WANFL and the Tasmanian State Premiership.
| Team | Nickname | League | Qualification | Participation (bold indicates winners) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | Tigers | VFL | Winners of the 1973 Victorian Football League | 2nd (Previous: 1969) |
| Glenelg | Tigers | SANFL | Winners of the 1973 South Australian National Football League | 1st |
| Subiaco | Lions | WANFL | Winners of the 1973 Western Australian National Football League | 1st |
| Scottsdale | Magpies | NTFA | Winners of the 1973 Tasmanian State Premiership | 1st |
| SF #1 6 October 1973 | Subiaco | 110-78 | Scottsdale | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | |
| 16.14 (110) | 11.12 (78) | Attendance: 34,104
|
| SF #2 6 October 1973 | Richmond | 130-115 | Glenelg | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | |
| 19.16 (130) | Report | 16.19 (115) | Attendance: 34,104
|
| Third Place 8 October 1973 | Glenelg | 201-68 | Scottsdale | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | |
| 29.27 (201) | 10.8 (68) | Attendance: 9,491
|
| Final 8 October 1973 | Richmond | 92-79 | Subiaco | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | |
| 2.1 (13) 5.7 (37) 7.16 (58) 12.20 (92) |
Report | 7.4 (46) 8.10 (58) 9.16 (70) 10.19 (79) |
Attendance: 9,491 Umpires: Murray Ducker | ||
| Goals | |||||
| R Hunt 4 D Cumming 3 K Morris, N Balme 2 K Bartlett 1 |
K Ash, M Malone, N Randall, R Bayens 2 K Watt, P Burton 1 |