Round 11, 1973
Melbourne vs North Melbourne
Saturday 16 June
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 32,951
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Final | |
| Melbourne | 4.2 | 7.5 | 9.8 | 13.12.90 |
| North Melbourne | 3.5 | 9.5 | 11.7 | 12.9.81 |
Melbourne win by 9 points
Goalkickers: John Tilbrook 4, Ross Brewer 3, Graham Osborne 2, Stan Alves 1, Greg Parke 1, Glenn Swan 1, Greg Wells 1
Milestones:
Nil
Melbourne's third straight win lifted them to seventh and just half a game outside the top five.
Ian Ridley had been forced to blast his side at half-time when they were two goals down, but in their first clash with the Ron Barassi-era Roos his old side stormed home to win in the last quarter, with three-quarter time substitute John Clennett dominating the ruck in the last quarter.
Best were Bourke, Tilbrook and Brewer. Williamson was replaced by Clennett at three-quarter time. Frank Davis was an unused reserve. Biffin suffered a strained hamstring.
Reserves
Melbourne 13.17 d. North Melbourne 8.8
Goals - McDonald 4, Cunningham 2, McSpeerin 2, Dilnot 1, Dullard 1, Lierich 1, Morgan 1, Ritterman 1
Best - Collins, Dilnot, McDonald
Under 19s
Melbourne 14.8 d. North Melbourne 11.11
Goals - Maxey 3, Slade 3, McLean 2, Meades 2, Arundale 1, Doran 1, McIllvenna 1, McMullin 1
Best - Slade, Chamberlain, Potter
Media
Age - 18/06/1973
Football Record R12 1973