1973 Victorian Men's State League Results
Researched and written by John Punshon

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Sources: The Age, Allsport Weekly, The Australian Jewish News, Soccer World, The Sporting Globe, VSF Yearbook 1974.

Round One

Saturday March 31 1973
Wembley Park, Box Hill
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Jim Dixon
Box Hill
Manny Deguara, John McDaid, Paul Corke, Andy Smale (Peter Thompson 46), Jim Young, Terry Luckhurst, Jim Paul, W Murray, David Haynes (Steve Ward 46), Frank Butt, Jim Wyllie
0 - 4 Ringwood City Wilhelmina
Tom Carmichael, Mike Pye, Dick Ward, Rob McGinn, Dave Garthwaite, Bob Smith, Peter Ollerton, Colin Alexander, Brian Thom, Gary Cole, Phil Williamson
Goals: Ollerton 20, 40, Alexander, Garthwaite

Saturday March 31 1973
Middle Park Soccer Stadium, Middle Park
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Okkers
Hakoah-St Kilda
Jack Reilly, Auchie Waaldyk, Jim Lapish, Steve Gadsby, David Baker, Anton Dosen, Bobby Saunders, Mike Mandalis, Mike Clarey, Jean Durand, Mike Micevski
Goals: Micevski 60, 66, Durand 71
3 - 1 Fitzroy United Alexander
John Kennedy, Iosifidis, Tsolakis, Jim Kriaris, Alex Nitsopoulos, Kapilakis, Stratos Adamgikis, Boulis Kambouropoulos, Mark Karapatsos, Kivelidis, Mike Stogiannou
Goal: Karapatsos 63

Saturday March 31 1973
Jubilee Park, Ringwood
Attendance: 1,300
Referee: Bert Power
Prahran Slavia
Mike O'Hara, Archie Shedden, Alan Copeland, Frank Campbell, John Howie, Marshall McCallum, Jim Train, Bobby Kent, Stuart Gilmour, Eddie Boyd, George Train
Goal: Kent 20
1 - 0 Keilor Austria
Frank Petersen, Jurgen Woite, John Truskowski, Gunter Ganglmair, Don Young, Hans Hinze, John Webb, Jock Goodwin, Barry Webb, Steve Brown, Dragan Jurcan

Sunday April 1 1973
Schintler Reserve, Footscray
Referee: Geoff Harrison
Footscray JUST
Jimmy Milisavljevic, Mate Zivkovic, Marjan Lopatic, Frank Micic, Andy Kazi, Jovan Milinov, Slobodan Zoraja (Mendo Ristovski), Slobodan Lukic, Mirko Rujevic, John Mracinkiewicz, Branko Buljevic
Goals: Zoraja, Buljevic
2 - 0 Polonia-Maribyrnong
George Wielgosz, Andy Czapnik, Barney Klimecki, Eddie Marmur, Mike Olinowski, Marian Jaworski (Eddie Wrobel), Ron Horfiniak, Marek Konopka, Eddie Widera, Bogdan Anolak, John Dykun (Borucinski)

Sunday April 1 1973
Olympic Park, Melbourne
Juventus
Mike Harby, Maurice Bonfieni, Pat Della Rocca, Sandy Irvine, Fausto Tarquinio, Keith Webster, Bobby Johnston (Poci 46), Hammy McMeechan, Claude Lucchesi, Dino De Marchi, John Lucchesi
Goal: J Lucchesi 61
1 - 3 George Cross
Lou Kastner, Derek Ricks, Norm Maitland, Claude Karlovic, Alex McConville, Tommy Fox, John Gardiner, Kevin Kelly, Paul Deeming (Hili 71), Joe Cunningham, Dario Epifano
Goals: Epifano 1, 22, Cunningham 77

Sunday April 1 1973
Middle Park Soccer Stadium, Middle Park
South Melbourne Hellas
Tim Auger, Giovanni Batticciotto, Bill Hasapis, Jim Pirzas, Steve Walker, Ian Marshall, Peter Bourne, David Gorrie, Jim Armstrong, Billy McIntyre, John Daperis
0 - 0 Melbourne
 
Round Two

Saturday April 7 1973
Schintler Reserve, Footscray
Attendance: 500
Referee: C Contini
Keilor Austria
Frank Petersen, Jurgen Woite, Schnepf, Gunter Ganglmair, Hans Hinze, Graham Bibby, Jock Goodwin, Barry Webb, Steve Brown, John Webb, Carl Jakisch
Goals: Jakisch 20, Hinze
2 - 2 Box Hill
Jim Davis, Paul Corke, John McDaid, W Murray, Jim Young, Alex Crombie, Jim Paul, John Brown, Bobby Cox, Frank Butt, Jim Wyllie
Goals: Cox, Paul

Saturday April 7 1973
Maribyrnong Reserve, Maribyrnong
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Bernie Finnegan
Polonia-Maribyrnong
George Wielgosz, Andy Mierzwa, Marian Jaworski, Eddie Marmur, Barney Klimecki, Ron Horfiniak, Andy Czapnik, Marek Konopka, Richard Gamanski, Richard Dziedzic, Eddie Widera
Goals: Horfiniak 41, Konopka 43
2 - 5 Hakoah-St Kilda
Jack Reilly, Auchie Waaldyk, Jim Lapish, Steve Gadsby, David Baker, Anton Dosen, Bobby Saunders, Mike Mandalis, Mike Clarey, Jean Durand, Mike Micevski. Sub: Seremidis
Goals: Micevski x3, Seremidis, Saunders

Saturday April 7 1973
Jubilee Park, Ringwood
Attendance: 1,800, Referee: Stewart Mellings
Ringwood City Wilhelmina
Tom Carmichael, Mike Pye, Dick Ward, Rob McGinn, Dave Garthwaite, Bob Smith, Peter Ollerton, Colin Alexander, Clive Mullett, Gary Cole, Brian Thom
0 - 0 Footscray JUST
Jim Milisavljevic, Mate Zivkovic, Marjan Lopatic, Jovan Milinov, Andy Kazi, Slobodan Lukic, Dan Zoraja, Frank Micic, Steve Rujevic, Branko Buljevic, John Mracinkiewicz

Sunday April 8 1973
Olympic Park, Melbourne
Fitzroy United Alexander
John Vasilakakis, Vince Bannon, Tsolakis, Mike Stogiannou, Alex Nitsopoulos, Jim Kriaris, Kapilakis, Boulis Kambouropoulos, Mark Karapatsos, Stratos Adamgikis, Ian Gibson
0 - 1 South Melbourne Hellas
Tim Auger, Giovanni Batticciotto, Bill Hasapis, Jim Pirzas, Steve Walker, Ian Marshall, Peter Bourne, John Daperis, David Gorrie, Jim Armstrong, Billy McIntyre
Goal: McIntyre

Sunday April 8 1973
Schintler Reserve, Footscray
George Cross 0 - 0 Prahran Slavia

Sunday April 8 1973
Middle Park Soccer Stadium, Middle Park
Melbourne
Charlie Odri, David Fearn (Gordon Bentley), Charlie Kelly, Joe Szabo, Alistair Scott, Ian Shanks, Joe Palinkas, Johnny Wallace (George Kotaridis), Bill Spears, Steve Bleskany, Ian McCarthy
Goal: Scott 62
1 - 1 Juventus
Mike Harby, John Vithoulkas, Pat Della Rocca, Sandy Irvine, Fausto Tarquinio, Keith Webster, Maurice Bonfieni, Hammy McMeechan, Claude Lucchesi, Poci, John Lucchesi
Goal: Bonfieni 79
 
Round Three

Saturday April 14 1973
Olympic Park, Melbourne
Attendance: 1,300
Referee: Roger Lamb
Fitzroy United Alexander
John Kennedy, Vince Bannon, Tsolakis, Jim Kriaris, Alex Nitsopoulos, Mike Stogiannou, Stratos Adamgikis, Boulis Kambouropoulos, Nick Racovalis, Kapilakis, Ian Gibson
0 - 1 Footscray JUST
Jim Milisavljevic, Mate Zivkovic, Marjan Lopatic, Jovan Milinov, Andy Kazi, Slobodan Lukic, Dan Zoraja, Frank Micic, Steve Rujevic (Mirko Rnjak), Branko Buljevic, John Mracinkiewicz
Goal: Zoraja 32

Saturday April 14 1973
Schintler Reserve, Footscray
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Jim Brennan
George Cross
Lou Kastner, Derek Ricks, Norm Maitland, Claude Karlovic, Alex McConville, Tommy Fox, Paul Murphy, Joe Cunningham, Kevin Kelly, John Gardiner, Dario Epifano
Goal: Cunningham
1 - 0 Melbourne
Vic Dressler, David Fearn, Charlie Kelly, Gordon Bentley, Alistair Scott, Ian Shanks, Joe Palinkas, Joe Szabo, Bill Spears, Steve Bleskany, George Kotaridis

Saturday April 14 1973
Maribyrnong Reserve, Maribyrnong
Attendance: 600
Referee: Jim Dixon
Polonia-Maribyrnong
Ziggy Szalinski (Miro Litwin), Andy Mierzwa, Mike Olinowski, Marian Czerniecki, Marian Jaworski, Marek Konopka (Bogdan Anolak), Andy Czapnik, Ron Horfiniak, Eddie Widera, Richard Dziedzic
Goals: Widera 35, Anolak 65
2 - 1 Box Hill
Jim Davis, Paul Corke, John McDaid, Jim Young, W Murray, Alex Crombie, Jim Paul, John Brown, Andy Smale, Bobby Cox, Frank Butt
Goal: McDaid 42

Sunday April 15 1973
Middle Park Soccer Stadium, Middle Park
Referee: Terry Venables
Hakoah-St Kilda
Jack Reilly, Auchie Waaldyk, Jim Lapish, Steve Gadsby, David Baker, Anton Dosen, Bobby Saunders, Mike Mandalis, Mike Clarey, Jean Durand, Mike Micevski
0 - 0 South Melbourne Hellas

Sunday April 15 1973
Schintler Reserve, Footscray
Keilor Austria 0 - 1 Juventus
Mike Harby, John Vithoulkas, Pat Della Rocca, Sandy Irvine, Fausto Tarquinio, Maurice Bonfieni, Keith Webster, Hammy McMeechan, Claude Lucchesi, Dino De Marchi, John Lucchesi
Goal: J Lucchesi 10

Sunday April 15 1973
Jubilee Park, Ringwood
Ringwood City Wilhelmina 0 - 1 Prahran Slavia
Goal: Kent
 
Round Four

Saturday April 21 1973
Olympic Park, Melbourne
Attendance: 1,600
Referee: Geoff Harrison
Juventus
Mike Harby, John Vithoulkas, Pat Della Rocca, Sandy Irvine, Fausto Tarquinio, Maurice Bonfieni, Keith Webster, Hammy McMeechan, Bruno Sabidussi, Poci, Claude Lucchesi (Barbieri)
0 - 4 Ringwood City Wilhelmina
Tom Carmichael, Mike Pye, Dick Ward, Rob McGinn, Dave Garthwaite, Bob Smith, Rudi Muskee, Benny De Bruyckere, Colin Alexander, Gary Cole, Brian Thom
Goals: Alexander 42, 81, Muskee 70, Thom 80pk

Saturday April 21 1973
Middle Park Soccer Stadium, Middle Park
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Bernie Finnegan
Melbourne
Vic Dressler, David Fearn, Charlie Kelly, Joe Szabo, Alistair Scott, Ian Shanks, Ian McCarthy, Johnny Wallace, Joe Palinkas, Andy Segi, Steve Bleskany
Goals: Bentley, Palinkas
2 - 1 Keilor Austria
Frank Petersen, Jurgen Woite, Schnepf, Gunter Ganglmair, Steve Brown, John Truskowski, Graham Bibby, John Webb, Hans Hinze, Jock Goodwin, Frank McColgan, Grgas
Goal: Brown

Saturday April 21 1973
Jubilee Park, Ringwood
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Hans Verniers
Prahran Slavia
Lou Ivanoff, Archie Shedden, Alan Copeland, John Howie, Frank Campbell, Tony Harris, Eddie Boyd, Jim Train, Bobby Kent, George Train, Bill Kerklan
Goal: Kent 63
1 - 0 Polonia-Maribyrnong
Miro Litwin, Andy Mierzwa, Mike Olinowski, Eddie Marmur, Marian Czerniecki, Ron Horfiniak, Marian Jaworski, Andy Czapnik, Eddie Widera, Bogdan Anolak, Richard Dziedzic

Sunday April 22 1973
Wembley Park, Box Hill
Box Hill 0 - 1 Fitzroy United Alexander
John Kennedy, Vince Bannon, Tsolakis, Mike Stogiannou, Alex Nitsopoulos, Nick Racovalis, Stratos Adamgikis, Boulis Kambouropoulos, Jim Kriaris, Kapilakis, Ian Gibson
Goal: Racovalis

Sunday April 22 1973
Schintler Reserve, Footscray
Footscray JUST
Goals: Zoraja 3, 46, 70, Buljevic, Rnjak , Durand og
6 - 1 Hakoah-St Kilda
Jack Reilly, Auchie Waaldyk (Seremiadis), Jim Lapish, Steve Gadsby, David Baker, Anton Dosen, Doug Barbour, Mike Mandalis, Mike Clarey, Jean Durand, Mike Micesvki
Goal: Micevski

Sunday April 22 1973
Middle Park Soccer Stadium, Middle Park
South Melbourne Hellas
Goals: Gorrie, Armstrong, Little
3 - 2 George Cross
Goals: Cunningham, Epifano
 
Round Five

Saturday April 28 1973
Middle Park Soccer Stadium, Middle Park
Attendance: 1,100
Referee: Thwaites
Hakoah-St Kilda
Jack Reilly, Auchie Waaldyk, Jim Lapish, Steve Gadsby, David Baker, Anton Dosen, Doug Barbour, Mike Mandalis, Mike Micevski, Jean Durand, Mike Clarey
Goals: Clarey x3, Waaldyck
4 - 1 Box Hill
Jim Davis, W Murray, John McDaid, Jim Young, Coles, John Brown, Bobby Cox, Terry Luckhurst, Jim McCracken, Paul Corke, Jim Paul
Goal: Young

Saturday April 28 1973
Schintler Reserve, Footscray
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Terry Venables
Keilor Austria
Frank Petersen, Hans Hinze, Jurgen Woite, Schnepf, Steve Brown, John Truskowski, Beller, Dragan Jurcan, Frank McColgan, John Webb, Grgas
0 - 5 George Cross
Lou Kastner, Tommy Fox, Alex McConville, Derek Ricks, Norm Maitland, Kevin Kelly, Davie, John Gardiner, Joe Cunningham, Claude Karlovic (De Guara), Dario Epifano
Goals: Cunningham 11, 73, Gardiner 60, Epifano 62, De Guara

Saturday April 28 1973
Jubilee Park, Ringwood
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Roger Lamb
Ringwood City Wilhelmina
Tom Carmichael, Mike Pye, Dick Ward, Rob McGinn, Dave Garthwaite, Bob Smith, Colin Alexander, Benny De Bruyckere, Brian Thom, Gary Cole (Phil Williamson), Rudi Muskee
Goal: Thom 70
1 - 0 Melbourne
Graham Morgan, David Fearn, Charlie Kelly, Joe Szabo, Alistair Scott, Mike Manson, Ian McCarthy (Duncan Cummings), Johnny Wallace, Gordon Bentley, Joe Palinkas, Steve Bleskany

Sunday April 29 1973
Olympic Park, Melbourne
Fitzroy United Alexander
John Kennedy, Vince Bannon, Tsolakis, Mike Stogiannou, Alex Nitsopoulos, Nick Racovalis, Stratos Adamgikis, Boulis Kambouropoulos, Jim Kriaris, Kapilakis, Ian Gibson
0 - 0 Prahran Slavia

Sunday April 29 1973
Schintler Reserve, Footscray
Footscray JUST
Jimmy Milisavljevic, Mate Zivkovic, Marjan Lopatic, Jovan Milinov, Andy Kazi, Slobodan Lukic, Slobodan Zoraja, Frank Micic, Mirko Rujevic (John Mracinkiewicz), Branko Buljevic, Mirko Rnjak
Goals: Lopatic 60, Lukic 85pk
2 - 0 South Melbourne Hellas
Tim Auger, Giovanni Batticciotto, Jim Pirzas, John Bedford, Steve Walker, Ian Marshall, Peter Bourne, Nat Little, David Gorrie, Billy McIntyre (Magopoulos 78), Jim Armstrong

Sunday April 29 1973
Maribyrnong Reserve, Maribyrnong
Polonia-Maribyrnong
Miro Litwin, Andy Mierzwa, Mike Olinowski, Eddie Marmur, Marian Czerniecki (Barney Klimecki), Marian Jaworski, Eddie Widera, Andy Czapnik, Ron Horfiniak, Peter Gray, Richard Dziedzic
Goal: Marmur 58
1 - 0 Juventus
Mike Harby, John Vithoulkas, Pat Della Rocca, Sandy Irvine, Fausto Tarquinio, Maurice Bonfieni, Keith Webster, Carlo Sabidussi, Rajko Curcija (Hammy McMeechan), Poci, Claude Lucchesi
 
Round Six

Saturday May 5 1973
Olympic Park, Melbourne
Attendance: 1,100
Referee: Hans Verniers
Juventus
Mike Harby, John Vithoulkas, Maurice Bonfieni, Pat Della Rocca, Fausto Tarquinio, Carlo Sabidussi, Bobby Johnston, Keith Webster, Rajko Curcija, Poci, Claude Lucchesi
0 - 2 Fitzroy United Alexander
John Kennedy, Vince Bannon, Nick Racovalis (Tsolakis), Mike Stogiannou, Alex Nitsopoulos, Kapilakis, Stratos Adamgikis, Boulis Kambouropoulos, Jim Kriaris, Ilias Iordanis, Ian Gibson (Chris Economidis)
Goals: Gibson 10, Iordanis 35

Saturday May 5 1973
Middle Park Soccer Stadium, Middle Park
Attendance: 800
Referee: Stewart Mellings
Melbourne
Charlie Odri, David Fearn, Charlie Kelly, Joe Szabo, Alistair Scott (Mike Manson), George Kotaridis, Joe Palinkas, Johnny Wallace, Gordon Bentley, Steve Bleskany, Ian McCarthy
Goal: Bleskany
1 - 1 Polonia-Maribyrnong
Miro Litwin, Andy Mierzwa, Mike Olinowski, Eddie Marmur, Barney Klimecki, Marian Jaworski, Eddie Widera, Andy Czapnik, Ron Horfiniak, Peter Gray, Richard Dziedzic
Goal: Horfiniak

Saturday May 5 1973
Jubilee Park, Ringwood
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Jim Dixon
Prahran Slavia
Lou Ivanoff, Alan Copeland, Archie Shedden, John Howie, Frank Campbell, Tony Harris, Eddie Boyd, Jim Train, Bobby Kent, Stuart Gilmour, George Train
Goal: Harris 75
1 - 2 Hakoah-St Kilda
Jack Reilly, Auchie Waaldyk, Jim Lapish, Steve Gadsby, David Baker, Anton Dosen, Doug Barbour, Mike Mandalis, Mike Micevski, Jean Durand, Mike Clarey
Goals: Clarey 21, Durand 60

Sunday May 6 1973
Wembley Park, Box Hill
Box Hill
Goal: Wyllie
1 - 3 Footscray JUST
Goals: Zoraja x2 Lopatic

Sunday May 6 1973
Schintler Reserve, Footscray
George Cross 0 - 0 Ringwood City Wilhelmina

Sunday May 6 1973
Middle Park Soccer Stadium, Middle Park
South Melbourne Hellas
Goals: Little, McIntyre, Walker
3 - 1 Keilor Austria
Goal: McColgan
 
Round Seven

Saturday May 12 1973
Olympic Park, Melbourne
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Jack Readshaw
Fitzroy United Alexander
John Kennedy, Vince Bannon, Nick Racovalis, Mike Stogiannou, Alex Nitsopoulos, Kapilakis, Stratos Adamgikis, Boulis Kambouropoulos (Ilias Iordanis), Jim Kriaris (Tsolakis), Mark Karapatsos, Ian Gibson
Goal: Stogiannou 70
1 - 3 Melbourne
Graham Morgan, David Fearn, Charlie Kelly, Joe Szabo, George Kotaridis, Gordon Bentley, Joe Palinkas, Johnny Wallace, Mike Manson, Steve Bleskany, Ian McCarthy
Goals: Palinkas 16, Wallace 30, Manson 52

Saturday May 12 1973
Schintler Reserve, Footscray
Attendance: 1,100
Referee: Jim Dixon
Footscray JUST
Jim Milisavljevic, Mate Zivkovic, Marjan Lopatic, Jovan Milinov, Andy Kazi, Slobodan Lukic, Dan Zoraja, Frank Micic, Soren Fisker, Branko Buljevic, John Mracinkiewicz
Goals: Zoraja 48, 54, 61
3 - 0 Prahran Slavia
Mike O'Hara, Alan Copeland, Marshall McCallum, John Howie, Frank Campbell, Tony Harris, Eddie Boyd, Jim Train, Bobby Kent, George Train, Bill Kerklan

Saturday May 12 1973
Jubilee Park, Ringwood
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Bert Power
Ringwood City Wilhelmina
Tom Carmichael, Mike Pye, Dick Ward, Rob McGinn, Dave Garthwaite, Bob Smith, Benny De Bruyckere, Colin Alexander, Brian Thom, Rudi Muskee, Phil Williamson (Richard Bens)
Goals: Williamson 12, Smith 30, 60, 81, Garthwaite 67, Alexander 82
6 - 0 Keilor Austria
Frank Petersen, Hans Hinze, Jurgen Woite (Don Young), Schnepf, Steve Brown, Jock Goodwin, Dragan Jurcan, Graham Bibby, John Truskowski, Frank McColgan, Ivan Turicar

Sunday May 13 1973
Wembley Park, Box Hill
Box Hill
Goal: Brown
1 - 6 South Melbourne Hellas
Goals: Pirzas x2, Bourne, Bozikas, Little, Armstrong

Sunday May 13 1973
Middle Park Soccer Stadium, Middle Park
Hakoah-St Kilda
Jack Reilly, Auchie Waaldyk, Jim Lapish, Steve Gadsby, David Baker, Anton Dosen, Doug Barbour, Mike Mandalis, Mike Clarey, Jean Durand, Mike Micevski
Goals: Durand, Micevski
2 - 0 Juventus
Mike Harby, John Vithoulkas, Fausto Tarquinio, Pat Della Rocca, Maurice Bonfieni, Keith Webster, Hammy McMeechan, Jimmy Smart, Dino De Marchi, Sabidussi, Poci (Lucchesi)

Sunday May 13 1973
Maribyrnong Reserve, Maribyrnong
Polonia-Maribyrnong
Goal: Horfiniak 21
1 - 1 George Cross
Goal: Cunningham 70
 
Round Eight

Saturday May 19 1973
Schintler Reserve, Footscray
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Jim Dixon
Keilor Austria
Fred Schul, Hans Hinze, Steve Brown, Jim Kondarios, John Truskowski, Jock Goodwin, Graham Bibby, Jurgen Woite, Frank McColgan, Ivan Turicar, Dragan Jurcan
0 - 0 Polonia-Maribyrnong
Miro Litwin, Andy Mierzwa, Mike Olinowski, Eddie Marmur, Marian Czerniecki, Marian Jaworski, Marek Konopka, Andy Czapnik, Ron Horfiniak, Peter Gray, Hugh Humphrey

Saturday May 19 1973
Middle Park Soccer Stadium, Middle Park
Attendance: 1,100
Referee: Jim Brennan
Melbourne
Graham Morgan, Charlie Kelly, Bob Dobbing, Joe Szabo, George Kotaridis, Gordon Bentley, Joe Palinkas, Johnny Wallace, Mike Manson, Steve Bleskany, Ian McCarthy
Goal: Manson 7
1 - 1 Hakoah-St Kilda
Jack Reilly, Auchie Waaldyk, Jim Lapish, Steve Gadsby, David Baker, Anton Dosen, Doug Barbour, Mike Mandalis, Mike Micevski, Jean Durand, Mike Clarey
Goal: Clarey 25

Saturday May 19 1973
Jubilee Park, Ringwood
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Joe Slaats
Prahran Slavia
Mike O'Hara, Alan Copeland, Jim Train, Sjo, Frank Campbell, Marshall McCallum, Eddie Boyd, John Howie, Bobby Kent, Tony Harris, George Train
Goals: G Train 5, McCallum 32
2 - 0 Box Hill
Jim Davis, Paul Corke, John McDaid, Jim Young, Jim Paul, Terry Luckhurst, Ray Taylor, Alex Crombie, David Thelman, John Brown, Steve Ward (Alan Chambers 46)

Sunday May 20 1973
Schintler Reserve, Footscray
George Cross
Goal: Cunningham 1
1 - 0 Fitzroy United Alexander
John Kennedy, Vince Bannon, Nick Racovalis, Mike Stogiannou, Jim Kriaris, Alex Nitsopoulos, Kapilakis, Stratos Adamgikis, Boulis Kambouropoulos, Mark Karapatsos (Ilias Iordanis), Ian Gibson

Sunday May 20 1973
Olympic Park, Melbourne
Attendance: 2,000
Juventus
Goal: Webster 47
1 - 1 Footscray JUST
Jimmy Milisavljevic, Mate Zivkovic, Marjan Lopatic, Jovan Milinov, Andy Kazi, Slobodan Lukic, Slobodan Zoraja, Frank Micic, Soren Fisker, John Mracinkiewicz, Branko Buljevic
Goal: Zoraja 19

Sunday May 20 1973
Middle Park Soccer Stadium, Middle Park
South Melbourne Hellas
Tim Auger, Giovanni Batticciotto, Jim Pirzas, John Bedford, Steve Walker, Peter Bourne, Billy McIntyre, John Daperis, Jim Armstrong, Ian Marshall, Nat Little
Goal: McIntyre
1 - 0 Ringwood City Wilhelmina
 
Round Nine

Saturday May 26 1973
Wembley Park, Box Hill
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Dirk Kramp
Box Hill
Jim Davis, Paul Corke, Andy Smale, Jim Young, Ray Taylor, Jim Paul, Jim Wyllie, John Brown, Steve Ward, David Thelman, Alex Crombie
0 - 0 Juventus
Mike Harby, Maurice Bonfieni (Hugh Gunn), John Vithoulkas, Pat Della Rocca, Sandy Irvine, Hammy McMeechan, Claude Lucchesi, Carlo Sabidussi, Keith Webster, Dino De Marchi, Jimmy Smart

Saturday May 26 1973
Olympic Park, Melbourne
Attendance: 1,100
Referee: Thwaites
Fitzroy United Alexander
John Kennedy, Vince Bannon, Mike Stogiannou, Nick Racovalis, Alex Nitsopoulos, Kapilakis, Stratos Adamgikis, Boulis Kambouropoulos, Ian Gibson, Jim Kriaris, Ilias Iordanis
Goals: Gibson x2, Iordanis
3 - 3 Keilor Austria
Fred Schul, Hans Hinze, Steve Brown, Jim Kondarios, Jock Goodwin, Graham Bibby, Jurgen Woite, Frank McColgan, John Truskowski, Ivan Turicar, Dragan Jurcan
Goals: McColgan, Turicar, Brown

Saturday May 26 1973
Maribyrnong Reserve, Maribyrnong
Attendance: 800
Referee: Bernie Finnegan
Polonia-Maribyrnong
Miro Litwin, Andy Mierzwa, Mike Olinowski, Eddie Marmur, Marian Czerniecki, Marian Jaworski, Eddie Widera, Andy Czapnik, Ron Horfiniak, Peter Gray, Richard Dziedzic
Goal: Gray 90
1 - 0 Ringwood City Wilhelmina
Tom Carmichael, Mike Pye, Dick Ward, Rob McGinn, Dave Garthwaite, Bob Smith, Benny De Bruyckere, Colin Alexander, Brian Thom, Rudi Muskee, Phil Williamson

Sunday May 27 1973
Schintler Reserve, Footscray
Footscray JUST
Jimmy Milisavljevic, Mate Zivkovic, Marjan Lopatic, Jovan Milinov, Andy Kazi, Mirko Rnjak, Slobodan Zoraja, Frank Micic, Soren Fisker, Branko Buljevic, John Mracinkiewicz
Goal: Micic 28
1 - 0 Melbourne

Sunday May 27 1973
Middle Park Soccer Stadium, Middle Park
Hakoah-St Kilda
Jack Reilly, Jim Lapish, Auchie Waaldyk, Steve Gadsby, David Baker, Anton Dosen, Doug Barbour, Mike Mandalis, Mike Micevski, Jean Durand, Mike Clarey. Subs: Jim Ackers, Bobby Saunders, Henry Poznanski
0 - 0 George Cross

Sunday May 27 1973
Jubilee Park, Ringwood
Prahran Slavia 0 - 2 South Melbourne Hellas
Tim Auger, Giovanni Batticciotto, Jim Pirzas, John Bedford, Steve Walker, Peter Bourne, Ian Marshall, John Daperis (Bill Hasapis 46), Jim Armstrong, Billy McIntyre, Nat Little
Goals: Armstrong x2
 
Round Ten

Saturday June 2 1973
Olympic Park, Melbourne
Attendance: 1,100
Referee: Bert Power
Juventus
Mike Harby, Maurice Bonfieni, Fausto Tarquinio, Pat Della Rocca, Sandy Irvine, Hammy McMeechan, Claude Lucchesi, Carlo Sabidussi (Rajko Curcija), Dino De Marchi, Keith Webster, Jimmy Smart
Goals: Di Marchi 53, Curcija 67, C Lucchesi 80
3 - 0 Prahran Slavia

Saturday June 2 1973
Schintler Reserve, Footscray
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Jack Readshaw
Keilor Austria
Fred Schul, Hans Hinze, Steve Brown, Jim Kondarios, Jock Goodwin, Graham Bibby, Jurgen Woite, Frank McColgan, John Truskowski, Ivan Turicar, Dragan Jurcan
Goal: Turicar 82
1 - 0 Hakoah-St Kilda
Jack Reilly, Auchie Waaldyk, Jim Lapish, Steve Gadsby, David Baker, Anton Dosen, Bobby Saunders (Doug Barbour), Mike Mandalis, Mike Clarey (Jim Ackers), Jean Durand, Mike Micevski

Saturday June 2 1973
Middle Park Soccer Stadium, Middle Park
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Geoff Harrison
Melbourne
Graham Morgan, Charlie Kelly, Bob Dobbing, Joe Szabo, George Kotaridis, Gordon Bentley, Ian McCarthy, Johnny Wallace, Alistair Scott, Mike Manson, Joe Palinkas, Steve Bleskany. Sub: David Fearn
Goals: Wallace x2, Szabo, Scott, Bleskany, Fearn
6 - 1 Box Hill
Harry Bauer, Paul Corke, Andy Smale, Jim Young, Ray Taylor, Jim Paul, John Brown, David Thelman, Steve Ward, Alex Crombie, Jim Wyllie
Goal: Dobbing og

Sunday June 3 1973
Schintler Reserve, Footscray
George Cross
Goal: Kelly 29
1 - 1 Footscray JUST
Jimmy Milisavljevic, Mate Zivkovic, Marjan Lopatic, Jovan Milinov, Andy Kazi, Slobodan Lukic, Slobodan Zoraja, Frank Micic, Mirko Rujevic (John Mracinkiewicz), Soren Fisker, Branko Buljevic
Goal: Zoraja 38

Sunday June 3 1973
Jubilee Park, Ringwood
Ringwood City Wilhelmina
Goals: Thom, Smith, Muskee
3 - 2 Fitzroy United Alexander
Goals: Gibson, Iordanis

Sunday June 3 1973
Middle Park Soccer Stadium, Middle Park
South Melbourne Hellas
Tim Auger, Bill Hasapis, Jim Pirzas, John Bedford, Steve Walker, Peter Bourne, Ian Marshall, John Daperis (Andy Bozikas), Billy McIntyre, Jim Armstrong, Nat Little
0 - 1 Polonia-Maribyrnong
Goal: Marmur 17
 
Round Eleven

Saturday June 16 1973
Schintler Reserve, Footscray
Attendance: 1,100
Referee: Jack Readshaw
Footscray JUST
Jim Milisavljevic, Mirko Rnjak, Marjan Lopatic, Jovan Milinov, Andy Kazi, Slobodan Lukic, Dan Zoraja, Frank Micic, Soren Fisker, Branko Buljevic, John Mracinkiewicz
Goal: Buljevic 30
1 - 0 Keilor Austria
Fred Schul, Hans Hinze, Steve Brown, Jim Kondarios, Jock Goodwin, Graham Bibby, Ivan Turicar, Frank McColgan, Gunter Ganglmair, Webb, Dragan Jurcan

Saturday June 16 1973
Middle Park Soccer Stadium, Middle Park
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Terry Venables
Hakoah-St Kilda
Jack Reilly, Davie Davidson (Jean Durand 46), Jim Lapish, Jim Ackers, David Baker, Anton Dosen, Bobby Saunders (Joe Jozip 46), Mike Mandalis, Mike Clarey, Steve Gadsby, Mike Micevski
Goal: Mandalis 82pk
1 - 3 Ringwood City Wilhelmina
Tom Carmichael, Mike Pye, Dick Ward, Rob McGinn, Dave Garthwaite, Colin Alexander, Bob Smith, Phil Williamson, Brian Thom, Gary Cole, Rudi Muskee
Goals: Alexander 15, Muskee 30, Cole 66

Saturday June 16 1973
Maribyrnong Reserve, Maribyrnong
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: C Contini
Polonia-Maribyrnong
Miro Litwin, Andy Mierzwa, Mike Olinowski, Eddie Marmur, Barney Klimecki, Marian Jaworski, Eddie Widera, Andy Czapnik, Ron Horfiniak, Peter Gray (John Dykun 80), David Closs
0 - 0 Fitzroy United Alexander
John Kennedy, Vince Bannon, Nick Racovalis, Jim Kriaris, Alex Nitsopoulos, Pat Bannon, Stratos Adamgikis, Boulis Kambouropoulos, Ian Gibson, Kapilakis, Ilias Iordanis

Sunday June 17 1973
Wembley Park, Box Hill
Box Hill
Goal: Taylor
1 - 8 George Cross
Goals: Cunningham x 6, Clarke, Epifano

Sunday June 17 1973
Jubilee Park, Ringwood
Prahran Slavia
Goal: Kent
1 - 2 Melbourne
Goals: Bleskany, Wallace

Sunday June 17 1973
Middle Park Soccer Stadium, Middle Park
South Melbourne Hellas
Goals: Armstrong x3, Little
4 - 2 Juventus
Tim Auger, Bill Hasapis, Jim Pirzas, John Daperis, Steve Walker, Ian Marshall, Peter Bourne, Andy Bozikas, Jim Armstrong, Billy McIntyre, Nat Little
Goals: Irvine, De Marchi
 
Round Twelve

Saturday June 23 1973
Olympic Park, Melbourne
Attendance: 1,400
Referee: Jim Dixon
Fitzroy United Alexander
John Kennedy, Vince Bannon, Nick Racovalis, Jim Kriaris, Alex Nitsopoulos, Pat Bannon, Stratos Adamgikis, Boulis Kambouropoulos, Nick Dourdoulakis (George Gillan), Mike Stogiannou (Ilias Iordanis), Ian Gibson
Goal: Gillan 81
1 - 1 Hakoah-St Kilda
Jack Reilly, Auchie Waaldyk, Jim Lapish, Jim Ackers, David Baker, Anton Dosen, Mike Mandalis, Bobby Saunders, Mike Clarey, Steve Gadsby, Mike Micevski
Goal: Mandalis 63

Saturday June 23 1973
Schintler Reserve, Footscray
Attendance: 700
Referee: Joe Slaats
Keilor Austria
Fred Schul, Hans Hinze, Steve Brown, Jim Kondarios, Jock Goodwin, Graham Bibby, Ivan Turicar, Frank McColgan, Gunter Ganglmair, Webb, Dragan Jurcan
0 - 0 Prahran Slavia
Lou Ivanoff, Alan Copeland, Sjo, Jim Train, John Howie, Marshall McCallum, George Train, Bobby Kent, Humble, Stuart Gilmour, Eddie Boyd

Saturday June 23 1973
Jubilee Park, Ringwood
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Bert Power
Ringwood City Wilhelmina
Tom Carmichael, Mike Pye, Dick Ward, Rob McGinn, Dave Garthwaite, Colin Alexander, Bob Smith, Phil Williamson, Brian Thom, Gary Cole, Rudi Muskee. Sub: Syd Steele
Goals: Williamson, Steele
2 - 0 Box Hill
Harry Bauer, W Murray, Frank Weimper, Peter Thompson, Jim McCracken, Ray Taylor, John Brown, Ferguson, David Haynes, Sinclair, Bobby Cox

Sunday June 24 1973
Schintler Reserve, Footscray
George Cross
Lou Kastner, Derek Ricks, Alex McConville, Kevin Kelly, Norm Maitland, Tommy Fox, Paul Deeming, Joe Cunningham, John Gardiner, Tom Clarke (Paul Murphy), Dario Epifano
Goals: Kelly 45, 50, Epifano 63
3 - 1 Juventus
Juventus: Mike Harby, Maurice Bonfieni, Fausto Tarquinio, Sandy Irvine, Pat Della Rocca, Hammy McMeechan, Williamson (Rajko Curcija), Sabidussi, Dino De Marchi, Keith Webster (John Vithoulkas), Lucchesi
Goal: Lucchesi 40

Sunday June 24 1973
Middle Park Soccer Stadium, Middle Park
Melbourne
Charlie Odri, David Fearn, Bob Dobbing, Gordon Bentley, George Kotaridis, Charlie Kelly, Joe Palinkas, Johnny Wallace, Alistair Scott, Steve Bleskany, Ian McCarthy
Goals: Bleskany x2, Scott x2
4 - 3 South Melbourne Hellas
Goals: Armstrong x3

Sunday June 24 1973
Maribyrnong Reserve, Maribyrnong
Polonia-Maribyrnong 0 - 1 Footscray JUST
Jimmy Milisavljevic, Mirko Rnjak, Marjan Lopatic, Jovan Milinov, Andy Kazi (Mirko Roganovic), Slobodan Lukic, Slobodan Zoraja, Frank Micic, Soren Fisker (Mendo Ristovski), Branko Buljevic, John Martin
Goal: Zoraja 21pk
 
Round Thirteen

Saturday July 7 1973
Wembley Park, Box Hill
Box Hill
Goals: Haynes 30, Taylor
2 - 3 Keilor Austria
Goals: Jurcan 43, Ganglmair 55, Goodwinpk

Saturday July 7 1973
Schintler Reserve, Footscray
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Geoff Harrison
Footscray JUST
Jim Milisavljevic, Mirko Rnjak, Marjan Lopatic, Jovan Milinov, Andy Kazi, Slobodan Lukic, Dan Zoraja, Frank Micic, Soren Fisker (Mendo Ristovski 46), Branko Buljevic, John Mracinkiewicz
0 - 0 Ringwood City Wilhelmina
Tom Carmichael, Mike Pye, Dick Ward, Rob McGinn, Dave Garthwaite, Colin Alexander, Brian Thom, Phil Williamson, Gary Cole, Syd Steele, Rudi Muskee

Saturday July 7 1973
Middle Park Soccer Stadium, Middle Park
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Bernie Finnegan
Hakoah-St Kilda
Jack Reilly, Auchie Waaldyk, Jim Lapish, Jim Ackers, David Baker, Anton Dosen, Steve Gadsby, Mike Mandalis, Mike Clarey, Ken Wheeler, Mike Micevski
Goals: Clarey, Micevski
2 - 0 Polonia-Maribyrnong
Miro Litwin, Andy Mierzwa, Mike Olinowski, Eddie Marmur, Barney Klimecki, Ron Horfiniak, David Closs, Andy Czapnik, Eddie Widera, Peter Gray, George Nierobisz

Sunday July 8 1973
Olympic Park, Melbourne
Referee: Roger Lamb
Juventus
Mike Harby, Maurice Bonfieni, Fausto Tarquinio, Sandy Irvine, Hugh Gunn, Jimmy Smart, Hammy McMeechan, Sabidussi, David Gorrie, Dino De Marchi, Keith Webster, Claude Lucchesi
12 starters listed in Il Globo
Goals: DeMarchi 5, 33, McMeechan 7, Smart 40
4 - 0 Melbourne
Charlie Odri, David Fearn, Bob Dobbing, Charlie Kelly (Joe Szabo), Alistair Scott (sent off 67), George Kotaridis, Joe Palinkas, Johnny Wallace, Gordon Bentley, Steve Bleskany, Ian McCarthy

Sunday July 8 1973
Jubilee Park, Ringwood
Prahran Slavia
Goal: McConville og
1 - 2 George Cross
Goals: Cunningham, Fox

Sunday July 8 1973
Middle Park Soccer Stadium, Middle Park
South Melbourne Hellas
Tim Auger, Giovanni Batticciotto, Jim Pirzas, John Bedford, Steve Walker, Ian Marshall, Andy Bozikas, Peter Bourne, Jim Armstrong, Billy McIntyre, Nat Little
Goals: Bourne, McIntyre
2 - 4 Fitzroy United Alexander
John Kennedy, Vince Bannon, Nick Racovalis, Jim Kriaris, Alex Nitsopoulos, Pat Bannon, Stratos Adamgikis, Boulis Kambouropoulos, George Gillan, Ian Gibson, Mark Karapatsos
Goals: Gibson x2, Gillan, Karapatsos
 
Round Fourteen

Saturday July 14 1973
Wembley Park, Box Hill
Referee: C Contini
Box Hill
Harry Bauer, W Murray, Jim McCracken, Frank Weimper, Paul Corke, John Brown, Alex Crombie, Ray Taylor, Jim Paul, David Haynes, Dennis O'Keefe (Bobby Cox)
0 - 2 Polonia-Maribyrnong
Miro Litwin, Andy Czapnik, Mike Olinowski, Eddie Marmur, Barney Klimecki, Richard Bodziony, George Nierobisz, Eddie Widera, Ron Horfiniak, Peter Gray, John Dykun
Goals: Weimper og, Horfiniak 6

Saturday July 14 1973
Olympic Park, Melbourne
Attendance: 1,100
Referee: Joe Slaats
Juventus
Mike Harby, Maurice Bonfieni, Fausto Tarquinio, Sandy Irvine, Hugh Gunn, Jimmy Smart, Hammy McMeechan, David Gorrie, Dino De Marchi, Keith Webster, Claude Lucchesi
Goals: Di Marchi 48, Lucchesi 78, 84
3 - 0 Keilor Austria
Fred Schul, Hans Hinze, Steve Brown, Jim Kondarios, Jock Goodwin, Graham Bibby, Ivan Turicar, Frank McColgan, Gunter Ganglmair, Barry Webb, Ibro Hadiavdic

Saturday July 14 1973
Middle Park Soccer Stadium, Middle Park
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Srewart Mellings
South Melbourne Hellas
Manny Tzivoglou, Giovanni Batticciotto, Jim Pirzas, John Bedford, Steve Walker, Ian Marshall, Andy Bozikas, Peter Bourne, Jim Armstrong, Billy McIntyre, Nat Little
Goals: Bozikas, McIntyre
2 - 1 Hakoah-St Kilda
Jack Reilly, Auchie Waaldyk, Jim Lapish, Jim Ackers, David Baker, Anton Dosen, Steve Gadsby, Mike Mandalis, Mike Clarey, Ken Wheeler, Mike Micevski
Goal: Clarey

Sunday July 15 1973
Schintler Reserve, Footscray
Footscray JUST
Jimmy Milisavljevic, Mirko Rnjak, Marjan Lopatic, Jovan Milinov, Andy Kazi, Slobodan Lukic (Mendo Ristovski), Slobodan Zoraja, Frank Micic, Soren Fisker, Branko Buljevic, John Martin
0 - 1 Fitzroy United Alexander
John Kennedy, Vince Bannon, Nick Racovalis, Alex Nitsopoulos, Jim Kriaris, Pat Bannon, Mark Karapatsos, Stratos Adamgikis (Ilias Iordanis), Ian Gibson, Boulis Kambouropoulos (Mike Stogiannou), George Gillan
Goal: Adamgikis 15

Sunday July 15 1973
Middle Park Soccer Stadium, Middle Park
Melbourne 0 - 1 George Cross
Goal: Murphy

Sunday July 15 1973
Jubilee Park, Ringwood
Prahran Slavia
Goals: Pierias og, Kent, Gilmour
3 - 2 Ringwood City Wilhelmina
Goals: Smith, Cole
 
Round Fifteen

Saturday July 21 1973
Olympic Park, Melbourne
Fitzroy United Alexander
John Kennedy, Vince Bannon, Nick Racovalis, Jim Kriaris, Alex Nitsopoulos, Pat Bannon, Stratos Adamgikis, Boulis Kambouropoulos, George Gillan, Ian Gibson, Mark Karapatsos
Goals: Gibson x3, Gillan x2, Adamgikispk
6 - 0 Box Hill
Harry Bauer, Andy Smale, Paul Corke, Frank Weimper, Jim McCracken, John Brown, Bobby Cox, Alex Crombie, David Haynes, Ray Taylor, Jim Paul

Saturday July 21 1973
Schintler Reserve, Footscray
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Bert Power
Keilor Austria
Fred Schul, Hans Hinze, Steve Brown, Jim Kondarios, Jock Goodwin (Ivan Turicar 25), John Truskowski, Dragan Jurcan, Frank McColgan, Gunter Ganglmair, Barry Webb, Ibro Hadiavdic
0 - 2 Melbourne
Charlie Odri, David Fearn, Charlie Kelly, Gordon Bentley, Alistair Scott, Joe Szabo, Joe Palinkas, Ian McCarthy, Mike Manson, Johnny Wallace, Steve Bleskany
Goals: Manson 27, Cummings 58

Saturday July 21 1973
Maribyrnong Reserve, Maribyrnong
Attendance: 1,100
Referee: Jim Dixon
Polonia-Maribyrnong
Miro Litwin, Andy Mierzwa, Mike Olinowski, Barney Klimecki, Marian Jaworski, Eddie Marmur, Andy Czapnik, Ron Horfiniak, Peter Gray, David Closs, Eddie Widera
0 - 1 Prahran Slavia
Lou Ivanoff, Archie Shedden, Sjo, Jim Train, John Howie, Tony Harris, Marshall McCallum, Eddie Boyd, Bobby Kent, Stuart Gilmour, Pat McElhinney
Goal: Howie 75pk

Sunday July 22 1973
Schintler Reserve, Footscray
George Cross
Goal: Gardiner
1 - 1 South Melbourne Hellas
Manny Tzivoglou, Giovanni Batticciotto, Jim Pirzas, John Bedford, Steve Walker, Ian Marshall, John Daperis, Andy Bozikas, Peter Bourne, Jim Armstrong, Billy McIntyre
Goal: McIntyre

Sunday July 22 1973
Middle Park Soccer Stadium, Middle Park
Hakoah-St Kilda
Jack Reilly, Auchie Waaldyk, Jim Lapish, Jim Ackers, David Baker, Anton Dosen, Bobby Saunders, Mike Mandalis, Mike Clarey, Steve Gadsby, Mike Micevski. Subs: Henry Poznanski, Jean Durand, Joe Katz, Dave Thompson
0 - 0 Footscray JUST
Jimmy Milisavljevic, Mate Zivkovic, Marjan Lopatic, Jovan Milinov (Dragan Dimitrijevic), Andy Kazi, Slobodan Lukic, Slobodan Zoraja, Frank Micic, Soren Fisker (Mendo Ristovski), Branko Buljevic, Mirko Rnjak

Sunday July 22 1973
Jubilee Park, Ringwood
Referee: Bernie Finnegan
Ringwood City Wilhelmina
Tom Carmichael, Mike Pye, Dick Ward, Richard Plumb, Dave Garthwaite, Colin Alexander, Brian Thom, Syd Steele, Phil Williamson (Clive Mullett), Gary Cole, Rudi Muskee
Goal: Steele 79
1 - 1 Juventus
Mike Harby, Maurice Bonfieni, Fausto Tarquinio, Sandy Irvine, Hugh Gunn, Hammy McMeechan, Jimmy Smart, David Gorrie, Dino De Marchi, Keith Webster (Pat Della Rocca), Lucchesi
Goal: Gorrie 4
 
Round Sixteen

Saturday July 28 1973
Schintler Reserve, Footscray
George Cross
Goal: Cunningham 26pk
1 - 1 Keilor Austria
Goal: J Webb 88

Saturday July 28 1973
Middle Park Soccer Stadium, Middle Park
Melbourne
Goals: Szabo, Cummings
2 - 1 Ringwood City Wilhelmina
Goal: Cole

Saturday July 28 1973
Jubilee Park, Ringwood
Attendance: 1,400
Referee: Jim Brennan
Prahran Slavia
Lou Ivanoff, Archie Shedden, Sjo, Jim Train, John Howie, Tony Harris, Marshall McCallum, Eddie Boyd, Bobby Kent, Stuart Gilmour, Pat McElhinney
0 - 4 Fitzroy United Alexander
John Kennedy, Vince Bannon, Nick Racovalis, Jim Kriaris, Alex Nitsopoulos, Pat Bannon, Stratos Adamgikis, Boulis Kambouropoulos, George Gillan, Ian Gibson, Mark Karapatsos (Mike Stogiannou)
Goals: Gillan 4, Gibson 45, Karapatsos 49, Stogiannou 82

Sunday July 29 1973
Wembley Park, Box Hill
Box Hill
Goal: Taylor
1 - 3 Hakoah-St Kilda
Jack Reilly, Dave Thompson, Jim Ackers, Auchie Waaldyk, David Baker, Anton Dosen, Steve Gadsby, Mike Mandalis, Mike Clarey, Bobby Saunders, Mike Micevski
Goals: Clarey, Saunders, Micevski

Sunday July 29 1973
Olympic Park, Melbourne
Juventus
Mike Harby, Maurice Bonfieni, Fausto Tarquinio, Sandy Irvine, Hugh Gunn, Hammy McMeechan, Alan Downes, Jimmy Smart, Dino De Marchi, Pat Della Rocca, Lucchesi
Goal: Di Marchi 62
1 - 3 Polonia-Maribyrnong
Miro Litwin, Andy Mierzwa, Mike Olinowski, Eddie Marmur, Barney Klimecki, Richard Bodziony, Eddie Widera, George Nierobisz, Ron Horfiniak, Peter Gray, Hugh Humphrey
Goals: Humphrey 61, Nierobisz 69, Horfiniak 76

Sunday July 29 1973
Middle Park Soccer Stadium, Middle Park
South Melbourne Hellas
Tim Auger, Giovanni Batticciotto, Jim Pirzas, John Bedford, Steve Walker, Peter Bourne, Ian Marshall, Andy Bozikas (Nat Little), Jim Armstrong, Billy McIntyre, John Daperis
Goals: Armstrong 26, Marshall 70
2 - 1 Footscray JUST
Jimmy Milisavljevic, Mate Zivkovic (sent off 34'), Marjan Lopatic, Jovan Milinov, Andy Kazi, Slobodan Lukic, Mendo Ristovski, Frank Micic, Mirko Rnjak, Branko Buljevic, Dimitrijevic (Todorovic)
Goal: Lukicpk
 
Round Seventeen

Saturday August 4 1973
Schintler Reserve, Footscray
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Jim Dixon
Footscray JUST
Jim Milisavljevic, Mirko Rnjak, Marjan Lopatic, Jovan Milinov, Andy Kazi, Slobodan Lukic, Dan Zoraja, Frank Micic, Soren Fisker, Branko Buljevic, John Mracinkiewicz
Goals: Micic 55, 57, Lukic 64
3 - 0 Box Hill
Harry Bauer, Williamson, Paul Corke, John Brown, Jim McCracken, Ray Taylor, Ferguson, Jim Paul, Dennis O'Keefe, Sinclair, Bobby Cox. Sub: Brian Adlam

Saturday August 4 1973
Middle Park Soccer Stadium, Middle Park
Attendance: 1,400
Referee: Bert Power
Hakoah-St Kilda
Jack Reilly, Auchie Waaldyk, Jim Ackers, Thompson, David Baker, Anton Dosen, Steve Gadsby, Mike Mandalis, Mike Clarey, Bobby Saunders, Mike Micevski
Goal: Clarey 1
1 - 0 Prahran Slavia
Lou Ivanoff, Archie Shedden, Sjo, Jim Train, John Howie, Tony Harris, Pat McElhinney, Eddie Boyd, Stuart Gilmour, George Train, Bobby Kent

Saturday August 4 1973
Maribyrnong Reserve, Maribyrnong
Attendance: 800, Referee: Thwaites
Polonia-Maribyrnong
Miro Litwin, Andy Mierzwa, Mike Olinowski, Eddie Marmur, Barney Klimecki, Andy Czapnik, Eddie Widera, George Nierobisz, Ron Horfiniak, Peter Gray, Hugh Humphrey
0 - 1 Melbourne
Charlie Odri, Bob Dobbing, Charlie Kelly, Joe Szabo, Alistair Scott (sent off), Gordon Bentley, Joe Palinkas, Johnny Wallace, Duncan Cummings, Steve Bleskany, Ian McCarthy
Goal: Bentley 87

Sunday August 5 1973
Olympic Park, Melbourne
Fitzroy United Alexander
John Kennedy, Vince Bannon, Nick Racovalis, Jim Kriaris, Alex Nitsopoulos, Pat Bannon, Stratos Adamgikis, Boulis Kambouropoulos, George Gillan, Ian Gibson, Ilias Iordanis
Goal: Irvine 41 og
1 - 0 Juventus
Mike Kovacek, Pat Della Rocca, Fausto Tarquinio, Sandy Irvine, Hugh Gunn, Maurice Bonfieni, Hammy McMeechan (Rajko Curcija 46), David Gorrie, Dino De Marchi, Jimmy Smart, Lucchesi (John Vithoulkas 66)

Sunday August 5 1973
Schintler Reserve, Footscray
Keilor Austria 0 - 0 South Melbourne Hellas
Tim Auger, Giovanni Batticciotto, John Daperis, John Bedford, Steve Walker, Peter Bourne, Ian Marshall, Andy Bozikas, Nat Little, Jim Armstrong, Billy McIntyre

Sunday August 5 1973
Jubilee Park, Ringwood
Referee: Terry Venables
Ringwood City Wilhelmina
Goals: Alexander x2
2 - 3 George Cross
Goals: Cunningham x2, Epifano
 
Round Eighteen

Saturday August 11 1973
Schintler Reserve, Footscray
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Geoff Harrison
Keilor Austria
Fred Schul, Hans Hinze, Steve Brown, John Truskowski, Jim Kondarios, Ivan Turicar, Jock Goodwin, Graham Bibby, Gunter Ganglmair (Grgas 80), Barry Webb, Ibro Hadiavdic
Goal: Ganglmair 67
1 - 1 Ringwood City Wilhelmina
Tom Carmichael, Mike Pye, Dick Ward, Benny De Bruyckere, Dave Garthwaite, Bob Smith, Brian Thom, Clive Mullett, Colin Alexander, Gary Cole, Rudi Muskee
Goal: Alexander

Saturday August 11 1973
Jubilee Park, Ringwood
Attendance: 1,400
Referee: Roger Lamb
Prahran Slavia
Lou Ivanoff, Archie Shedden, Sjo, Tony Harris, Norrie Ford, John Howie (sent off), Marshall McCallum, Eddie Boyd, Bobby Kent, Stuart Gilmour, Pat McElhinney (sent off)
Goals: McElhinney 20, Howie
2 - 2 Footscray JUST
Milan Cvijic, Marjan Lopatic, Igor Mukavec, Jovan Milinov, Andy Kazi, Slobodan Lukic (sent off), Mirko Rnjak, Frank Micic, Soren Fisker (Zeljko Mihocek 84), Dragan Dimitrijevic, John Mracinkiewicz
Goals: Fisker 11, Micic 62

Saturday August 11 1973
Middle Park Soccer Stadium, Middle Park
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: C Contini
South Melbourne Hellas
Tim Auger, Giovanni Batticciotto, George Calomino, Jim Pirzas, Steve Walker, Ian Marshall, Billy McIntyre, Andy Bozikas, Jim Armstrong, John Daperis, Nat Little
Goals: McIntyre 15, Little 23
2 - 0 Box Hill
Harry Bauer, Williamson, Paul Corke, John Brown, Jim McCracken, Ray Taylor, Jim Paul, Alex Crombie, Sinclair, Dennis O'Keefe, Bobby Cox

Sunday August 12 1973
Schintler Reserve, Footscray
George Cross
Line-up included: Frank McArdle, Paul Murphy, Joe Cunningham, Dario Epifano
Goal: Murphy
1 - 0 Polonia-Maribyrnong

Sunday August 12, 1973
Olympic Park, Melbourne
Juventus
Mike Kovacek, Pat Della Rocca, Fausto Tarquinio, Sandy Irvine, Hugh Gunn, Maurice Bonfieni, Alan Downes, David Gorrie, Dino De Marchi, Jimmy Smart, Lucchesi (Rajko Curcija)
Goal: Smart
1 - 4 Hakoah-St Kilda
Jack Reilly, Jim Lapish, Jim Ackers, Auchie Waaldyk, David Baker, Anton Dosen, Dave Thompson (Jean Durand), Mike Mandalis, Mike Clarey, Steve Gadsby, Mike Micevski
Goals: Gadsby 43, Clarey 52, Lapish, Mandalis 71

Sunday August 12 1973
Middle Park Soccer Stadium, Middle Park
Melbourne
Line-up included: Gordon Bentley, Joe Palinkas, Duncan Cummings, Steve Bleskany
Goals: Palinkas, Bleskany
2 - 1 Fitzroy United Alexander
Chris Economidis, Vince Bannon, Nick Racovalis, Jim Kriaris, Alex Nitsopoulos, Pat Bannon, Stratos Adamgikis, Boulis Kambouropoulos, George Gillan, Ian Gibson, Ilias Iordanis
Goal: Gillan 73
 
Round Nineteen

Saturday August 18 1973
Middle Park Soccer Stadium, Middle Park
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Terry Venables
Hakoah-St Kilda
Jack Reilly, Jim Lapish, Jim Ackers, Auchie Waaldyk, David Baker, Anton Dosen, Jean Durand (Ken Wheeler), Mike Mandalis, Mike Clarey, Steve Gadsby, Mike Micevski
Goal: Gadsby 79
1 - 2 Melbourne
Charlie Odri, David Fearn, George Kotaridis, Joe Szabo, Alistair Scott, Gordon Bentley, Joe Palinkas, Ian McCarthy, Duncan Cummings, Johnny Wallace, Steve Bleskany
Goals: McCarthy 35, Szabo 55

Saturday August 18 1973
Maribyrnong Reserve, Maribyrnong
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Thwaites
Polonia-Maribyrnong
Miro Litwin, Andy Mierzwa, Mike Olinowski, Eddie Marmur, Barney Klimecki, Richard Dziedzic, Eddie Widera, George Nierobisz, Ron Horfiniak, Peter Gray, Hugh Humphrey
Goal: Humphrey 71
1 - 0 Keilor Austria
Fred Schul, Hans Hinze, Steve Brown, John Truskowski, Jim Kondarios, Jock Goodwin, Ivan Turicar, Graham Bibby, Gunter Ganglmair, Barry Webb, Ibro Hadiavdic

Sunday August 19 1973
Olympic Park, Melbourne
Fitzroy United Alexander
Line-up included: Bat Bannon, Mark Karapatsos, Boulis Kambouropoulos
Goals: Karapatsos 65, Kambouropoulos 86
2 - 1 George Cross
Goal: Cunningham 34

Sunday August 19 1973
Jubilee Park, Ringwood
Ringwood City Wilhelmina
Line-up included: Tom Carmichael, Syd Steele, Gary Cole, Rudie Muskee
Goals: Cole x3, Muskee x2, Steele x2
7 - 7 South Melbourne Hellas
Manny Tzivoglou, Giovanni Batticciotto (Tony Koutrouvelis), Jim Pirzas, John Daperis, Steve Walker, Peter Bourne, Ian Marshall, Andy Bozikas, Billy McIntyre, Jim Armstrong, Nat Little
Goals: Bourne x3, McIntyre x2, Little x2

Saturday September 15 1973
Wembley Park, Box Hill
Attendance: 1,100
Referee: Lou Hemmes
Box Hill
Harry Bauer, Williamson, Long (Andy Smale), Jim McCracken, John Brown, Paul Corke, Ray Taylor, Ferguson (Mark Kowala), Dennis O'Keefe, Bobby Cox, Jim Paul (sent off)
Goals: Corke 7, Cox22,O'Keefe 87
3 - 2 Prahran Slavia
Lou Ivanoff, Archie Shedden, Sjo, Jim Train, John Howie, Tony Harris, Marshall McCallum, Eddie Boyd (sent off), Bobby Kent, George Train (Norrie Ford), Pat McElhinney
Goals: G Train 14, Howie 50pk

Saturday September 15 1973
Schintler Reserve, Footscray
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Terry Venables
Footscray JUST
Jim Milisavljevic, Mate Zivkovic, Marjan Lopatic, Jovan Milinov, Andy Kazi, Mirko Rnjak (Dragan Dimitrijevic 46), Soren Fisker, Milan Vidakovic, Frank Micic, Branko Buljevic, John Mracinkiewicz
Goal: Lopatic 31
1 - 0 Juventus
Mike Harby, Pat Della Rocca, Barbieri, Sandy Irvine, Hugh Gunn, Maurice Bonfieni (Fausto Tarquinio), Krajina, Claude Lucchesi, Dino De Marchi, Jimmy Smart, John Lucchesi (Hammy McMeechan)
 
Round Twenty

Saturday August 25 1973
Jubilee Park, Ringwood
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Jim Brennan
Ringwood City Wilhelmina
Tom Carmichael, Mike Pye, Dick Ward, Benny De Bruyckere, Dave Garthwaite, Bob Smith, Brian Thom, Colin Alexander (Richard Plumb), Syd Steele, Gary Cole (Clive Mullett), Rudi Muskee
Goals: Steele ?, 82,, Smith 30
3 - 0 Polonia-Maribyrnong
Miro Litwin, Andy Mierzwa, Eddie Marmur, Peter Gray, Barney Klimecki, John Dykun, Eddie Widera, George Nierobisz, Ron Horfiniak, Richard Gamanski, Hugh Humphrey (David Closs)

Saturday August 25 1973
Middle Park Soccer Stadium, Middle Park
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Joe Slaats
South Melbourne Hellas
Marko Fode, Giovanni Batticciotto, Jim Pirzas, John Daperis, Steve Walker, Ian Marshall, Andy Bozikas, Jim Armstrong, Billy McIntyre, Peter Bourne, Nat Little
Goals: Little, Walker, Bourne
3 - 0 Prahran Slavia
Lou Ivanoff, Humble, Sjo, Archie Shedden, Norrie Ford, Tony Harris, Marshall McCallum, Jim Train, Eddie Boyd, Bobby Kent, George Train

Saturday August 25 1973
Schintler Reserve, Footscray
Attendance: 1,400
Referee: Roger Lamb
George Cross
Lou Kastner, Paul Deeming, Alex McConville, Tommy Fox, Norm Maitland, Kevin Kelly, Frank McArdle, Paul Murphy, Joe Cunningham, John Gardiner, Dario Epifano
0 - 3 Hakoah-St Kilda
Jack Reilly, Auchie Waaldyk, Jim Lapish, Jim Ackers, David Baker, Anton Dosen, Ken Wheeler, Mike Mandalis, Mike Clarey, Steve Gadsby, Mike Micevski
Goals: Micevski 3, Wheeler 5, 30

Sunday August 26 1973
Olympic Park, Melbourne
Juventus
Mike Kovacek, Pat Della Rocca, Fausto Tarquinio, Sandy Irvine, Hugh Gunn, Maurice Bonfieni, Hammy McMeechan, Claude Lucchesi, Dino De Marchi, Jimmy Smart, John Lucchesi
Goals: J Lucchesi 39, 44, Smart 58
3 - 1 Box Hill
Harry Bauer, Williamson, Paul Corke, John Brown, Jim McCracken, Ray Taylor, Dennis O'Keefe, Alex Crombie, Andy Smale, Jim Paul, Bobby Cox
Goal: O'Keefe 32

Sunday August 26 1973
Schintler Reserve, Footscray
Keilor Austria 0 - 1 Fitzroy United Alexander
John Kennedy, Vince Bannon, Nick Racovalis, Jim Kriaris, Mike Stogiannou (Alex Nitsopoulos), Pat Bannon, Stratos Adamgikis, Boulis Kambouropoulos, George Gillan, Ian Gibson, Mark Karapatsos
Goal: Gibson 55

Wednesday September 19 1973
Olympic Park, Melbourne
Melbourne
Goal: Palinkas 78pk
1 - 2 Footscray JUST
Jimmy Milisavljevic, Mate Zivkovic, Marjan Lopatic, Jovan Milinov, Andy Kazi, Mirko Rnjak, Soren Fisker, Milan Vidakovic, Frank Micic, Branko Buljevic, John Martin
Goals: Micic 34pk, Fisker 65
 
Round Twenty-One

Saturday September 1 1973
Wembley Park, Box Hill
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Jack Readshaw
Box Hill
Harry Bauer, Williamson, Paul Corke, Jim McCracken, John Brown, Ray Taylor, Ferguson, Jim Paul, Peter Thompson, Alex Crombie, Bobby Cox
0 - 3 Melbourne
Charlie Odri, David Fearn, Charlie Kelly, Joe Szabo, Alistair Scott, Gordon Bentley, Joe Palinkas, Ian McCarthy, Duncan Cummings, Johnny Wallace, Steve Bleskany
Goals: Bentley 50, McCarthy 60, Palinkas 90

Saturday September 1 1973
Olympic Park, Melbourne
Attendance: 1,100
Referee: Thwaites
Fitzroy United Alexander
John Kennedy, Vince Bannon, Nick Racovalis, Jim Kriaris, Alex Nitsopoulos, Pat Bannon, Stratos Adamgikis, Boulis Kambouropoulos, George Gillan, Ian Gibson, Mark Karapatsos
Goal: Kambouropoulos 85
1 - 1 Ringwood City Wilhelmina
Tom Carmichael, Mike Pye, Dick Ward, Benny De Bruyckere, Richard Plumb (Dave Garthwaite), Bob Smith, Brian Thom, Colin Alexander, Syd Steele, Gary Cole, Rudi Muskee
Goal: Steele 17)

Saturday September 1 1973
Middle Park Soccer Stadium, Middle Park
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Jim Dixon
Hakoah-St Kilda
Jack Reilly, Auchie Waaldyk, Jim Lapish, Jim Ackers, David Baker, Anton Dosen, Ken Wheeler, Mike Mandalis, Mike Clarey, Steve Gadsby, Mike Micevski
0 - 0 Keilor Austria
Fred Schul, Hans Hinze, Steve Brown, John Truskowski, Jim Kondarios, Jock Goodwin, Dragan Jurcan, Gunter Ganglmair, Ivan Turicar, Barry Webb, Ibro Hadiavdic

Sunday September 2 1973
Schintler Reserve, Footscray
Referee: Geoff Harrison
Footscray JUST
Jimmy Milisavljevic, Mirko Rnjak, Marjan Lopatic, Jovan Milinov, Andy Kazi, Frank Micic, Soren Fisker, Dragan Dimitrijevic (Milan Vidakovic), Todorovic (Mendo Ristovski), Branko Buljevic, John Martin
Goal: Buljevic
1 - 2 George Cross
Goals: Cunningham x2

Sunday September 2 1973
Maribyrnong Reserve, Maribyrnong
Polonia-Maribyrnong 0 - 4 South Melbourne Hellas
Marko Fode, Giovanni Batticciotto, Jim Pirzas, John Daperis, Steve Walker, Peter Bourne, Ian Marshall, Andy Bozikas, Jim Armstrong, Billy McIntyre, Nat Little
Goals: Armstrong x2, Little, Bourne

Sunday September 2 1973
Jubilee Park, Ringwood
Prahran Slavia 0 - 3 Juventus
Goals: Di Marchi 41, C Lucchesi 43, J Lucchesi 61
 
Round Twenty-Two

Saturday September 8 1973
Olympic Park, Melbourne
Attendance: 2,300
Referee: Terry Venables
Fitzroy United Alexander
John Kennedy, Vince Bannon, Mike Stogiannou, Kapilakis, Nick Racovalis, Pat Bannon, Stratos Adamgikis, Boulis Kambouropoulos, George Gillan, Ian Gibson, Mark Farapatsos
Goals: Adamgikis 45, Gillan, Kambouropoulos 83
3 - 1 Polonia-Maribyrnong
Miro Litwin, Andy Mierzwa, Mike Olinowski, Eddie Marmur, Barney Klimecki, Ron Horfiniak, Andy Czapnik, Marian Czerniecki, Eddie Widera, Peter Gray, George Nierobisz
Goal: Czapnik 44

Saturday September 8 1973
Schintler Reserve, Footscray
Attendance: 1,100
Referee: Joe Slaats
George Cross
Lou Kastner, Joe Wilson, Alex McConville, Tommy Fox, Norm Maitland, Paul Murphy, Frank McArdle, John Gardiner, Joe Cunningham, Kevin Kelly, Dario Epifano
Goals: Epifano 7, 51, Cunningham ?, ?, 48, Gardiner 72, Kelly
7 - 0 Box Hill
Ellis, Williamson, Paul Corke, John Brown, Jim McCracken, Ray Taylor, Ferguson, Jim Paul, Andy Smale, Peter Thompson, Bobby Cox

Saturday September 8 1973
Middle Park Soccer Stadium, Middle Park
Attendance: 1,400
Referee: Jim Brennan
Melbourne
Charlie Odri, David Fearn, Charlie Kelly, Joe Szabo, Alistair Scott, Gordon Bentley, Joe Palinkas, Johnny Wallace, Mike Manson, Ian McCarthy, Steve Bleskany
0 - 0 Prahran Slavia
Lou Ivanoff, Archie Shedden, Sjo, Tony Harris, John Howie, Jim Train, Marshall McCallum, Eddie Boyd, Bobby Kent, George Train, Pat McElhinney

Sunday September 9 1973
Olympic Park, Melbourne
Juventus
Mike Harby, Pat Della Rocca, Fausto Tarquinio, Sandy Irvine, Hugh Gunn, Maurice Bonfieni, Krajina, Claude Lucchesi, Dino De Marchi, Jimmy Smart, John Lucchesi
0 - 2 South Melbourne Hellas
Marko Fode, Giovanni Batticciotto, Jim Pirzas, John Bedford, Steve Walker, John Daperis, Ian Marshall, Billy McIntyre, Jim Armstrong, Peter Bourne, Nat Little
Goals: Walker 55, Little 86

Sunday September 9 1973
Schintler Reserve, Footscray
Keilor Austria
Goal: Goodwin 20pk
1 - 2 Footscray JUST
Jimmy Milisavljevic, Mate Zivkovic, Marjan Lopatic, Jovan Milinov, Andy Kazi, Frank Micic, Soren Fisker, Milan Vidakovic, Mirko Rnjak, Branko Buljevic, John Martin
Goals: Micic 44pk, Buljevic 89

Sunday September 9 1973
Jubilee Park, Ringwood
Ringwood City Wilhelmina 0 - 2 Hakoah-St Kilda
Jack Reilly, Auchie Waaldyk (Jim Ackers), Jim Lapish, Steve Gadsby, David Baker, Anton Dosen, Ken Wheeler (Jean Durand), Mike Mandalis, Mike Clarey, Joe Katz, Mike Micevski
Goals: Clarey 46, 80

Last updated: 27 September 2024.