| Carlton | 5.4 | 34 | 10.6 | 66 | 15.11 | 101 | 18.15 | 123 | | Nth Melbourne | 3.2 | 20 | 7.7 | 49 | 12.9 | 81 | 14.12 | 96 |
| Venue: Princes Park | Date: Saturday April 14, 1973 |
| Result: Win by 27 points | Umpire: | Crowd: 29,185 |
| Goalkickers: G.Kennedy 5, B.Walsh 3, N.Chandler 3, A.Jesaulenko 2, B.Armstrong 1, D.Dickson 1, P.Jones 1, D.McKay 1, R.Walls 1. |
| Best: B.Crosswell, N.Chandler, D.McKay, G.Kennedy, D.Dickson, J.O'Connell, G.Southby. |
| Reports: | Injuries: |
Game Review
Ron Barassi returned to Princes Park for this game as the new coach of North Melbourne, after parting from the Blues the previous year. Barassi's successor at Carlton, John Nicholls, was under suspension at this time, so Reserves coach
Keith McKenzie took charge.
Team
| B: | 19 John O'Connell | 20 Geoff Southby | 30 Vin Waite |
| HB: | 33 Paul Hurst | 11 Bruce Doull | 3 Kevin Hall |
| C: | 27 David Dickson | 25 Alex Jesaulenko (acting vc) | 32 Bryan Quirk |
| HF: | 22 Neil Chandler | 42 Robert Walls (acting capt.) | 8 Trevor Keogh |
| F: | 43 David McKay | 16 Greg Kennedy | 18 Brian Walsh |
| Ruck: | 28 Peter Jones | 17 Brent Crosswell | 12 Barry Armstrong |
| Res: | 31 Peter Hall | 26 Ray Byrne | |
| Coach: | Keith McKenzie |
Milestones
Debut: Ray Byrne
Round 1 |
Round 3
