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1973 Championship of Australia

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1973 Championship of Australia
Winfield Cup - 1973 Champions of Australia Series
Tournament details
CityAdelaide
Dates6–8 October 1973
Teams4
Venue(s)1
Final positions
ChampionsRichmond (2nd title)
Runners-upSubiaco
Third placeGlenelg
Fourth placeScottsdale
Tournament statistics
Matches played4
Attendance43,595 (10,899 per match)
1972
1974

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.

Qualified Teams

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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

Venue

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Fixtures

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Semi-finals

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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 play-off

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Third Place 8 October 1973 Glenelg 201-68 Scottsdale Adelaide Oval, Adelaide  
29.27 (201) 10.8 (68) Attendance: 9,491


Championship of Australia final

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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