1973 Championship of Australia
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{{Infobox international football competition
| tourney_name = Championship of Australia
| year = 1973
| other_titles = Winfield Cup - 1973 Champions of Australia Series
| city = Adelaide
| dates = 6–8 October 1973
| num_teams = 4
| venues = 1
| champion_other =Richmond
| count = 2
| second_other =Subiaco
| third_other =Glenelg
| fourth_other =Scottsdale
| matches = 4
| attendance = {{#expr: + 34104 + 9491}}
| prevseason = 1972
| nextseason = 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
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |
| Team
!Nickname !League !Qualification !Participation (bold indicates winners) |
|---|
| Richmond
|Tigers |VFL |Winners of the 1973 Victorian Football League |2nd {{small|(Previous: 1969)}} |
| Glenelg
|Tigers |Winners of the 1973 South Australian National Football League |1st |
| Subiaco
|Lions |Winners of the 1973 Western Australian National Football League |1st |
| Scottsdale
|Magpies |NTFA |Winners of the 1973 Tasmanian State Premiership |1st |
Venue
- Adelaide Oval (Capacity: 64,000)
Fixtures
= Semi-finals =
{{ AFLFootballbox collapsible
| round=SF #1
| date=6 October 1973
| team1= Subiaco
| score= 110-78
| team2= Scottsdale
| QtrbyQtr1= 16.14 (110)
| QtrbyQtr2= 11.12 (78)
| stadium= Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
| attendance= 34,104
}}
{{ AFLFootballbox collapsible
| round=SF #2
| date=6 October 1973
| team1= Richmond
| score= 130-115
| report= [https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=p5wQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=wZADAAAAIBAJ&pg=6975,1864774&dq=subiaco+scottsdale&hl=en Report]
| team2= Glenelg
| QtrbyQtr1= 19.16 (130)
| QtrbyQtr2= 16.19 (115)
| stadium= Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
| attendance= 34,104
}}
= Third-place play-off =
{{ AFLFootballbox collapsible
| round=Third Place
| date=8 October 1973
| team1= Glenelg
| score= 201-68
| team2= Scottsdale
| QtrbyQtr1= 29.27 (201)
| QtrbyQtr2= 10.8 (68)
| stadium= Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
| attendance= 9,491
}}
= Championship of Australia final =
{{ AFLFootballbox collapsible
| round=Final
| date=8 October 1973
| team1= Richmond
| score= 92-79
| report= [https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=qZwQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=wZADAAAAIBAJ&pg=4948,2051978&dq=richmond+subiaco&hl=en Report]
| team2= Subiaco
| QtrbyQtr1= 2.1 (13)
5.7 (37)
7.16 (58)
12.20 (92)
| QtrbyQtr2= 7.4 (46)
8.10 (58)
9.16 (70)
10.19 (79)
| stadium= Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
| attendance= 9,491
| umpires= Murray Ducker
| goals1 = R Hunt 4
D Cumming 3
K Morris, N Balme 2
K Bartlett 1
| goals2 = K Ash, M Malone, N Randall, R Bayens 2
K Watt, P Burton 1
}}
{{Championship of Australia}}
Category:Championship of Australia
Category:October 1973 sports events in Australia
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