vfl 1973 round 17

carlton (11-5) vs richmond (13-3)

blues beat tigers by 26. carlton (12-5) are 3rd. richmond (13-4) are 2nd.

Carlton	107
Richmond	81

essendon (10-6) vs st kilda (9-7)

dons beat saints by 23. essendon (11-6) are 4th. st kilda (9-8) are 6th.

Essendon	102
St. Kilda	79

hawthorn (9-7) vs fitzroy (6-10)
hawks beat lions by 37. hawthorn (10-7) are 5th. fitzroy (6-11) are 9th.

Hawthorn	100
Fitzroy	63

melborune (7-9) vs collingwood (14-2)
pies beat dees by 39. collingwood (15-2) are 1st. melborune (7-10) are 8th.

Melbourne	87
Collingwood	126

south (2-14) vs north (8-1-7) uor

swans stun roos by 39. south (3-14) are 11th. north (8-1-8) are 7th.

South Melbourne	130
North Melbourne	91

footscray (3-1-12) vs geelong (3-13)

dogs break bad run against cats by 49. footscrsay (4-1-12) are 10th. geelong (3-14) are last.

Footscray	141
Geelong	92

ladder

round 18 matches

collingwood v carlton gor

geelong v hawthorn

north v essendon

richmond v fitzroy

st kilda v footscray

south v melbourne