1973 U/19's Season
Coach: Chris Pavlou
Captain: Gary Warke
Vice Captain: Shane Duggan
Best and Fairest: Roccio Chiodo
2nd: Shane Duggan
Equal 3rd: Max Dixon
Equal 3rd: Stephen Tolley
Leading Goalkicker: W.Draper 42 goals (10th in the competition).
Position: 9th
Premier: Richmond
Carlton would come 9th in the 1973 Under 19's competition, some way behind Richmond who would bring up their 6th Premiership at this level.
Round 1: 7th April 1973
Carlton 12.14.86
Geelong 5.15.45
Result: Won by 41 points
Goalkickers: W.Draper 6, Gary Vallance 2, Shane Duggan 1, Hills 1, A.Morgan 1, Bill Redman 1.
Best: John Trueman, Gary Vallance, A.Morgan, Shane Duggan, Gary Warke, Alan Mangels.
Round 2: 14th April 1973
Nth Melb 9.19.73
Carlton 11.14.80
Result: Won by 7 points
Goalkickers: Bill Swan 4, Gary Vallance 3, W.Draper 2, Alan Mangels 1, Chris Cheatley 1.
Best: Michael Richardson, Shane Conroy, Alan Mangels, Max Dixon, Shane Duggan, Roccio Chiodo.
Round 3: 23rd April 1973
Carlton
Melbourne
Result:
Goalkickers:
Best:
Round 4: 28th April 1973
Hawthorn 19.14.128
Carlton 18.5.113
Result: Lost by 15 points
Goalkickers: W.Draper 6, Chris Cheatley 3, Bill Swan 2, Stephen Tolley 2, Gary Vallance 2, Shane Duggan 1, Malcolm Potter 1, Thompson 1.
Best: Malcolm Potter, Bill Swan, W.Draper, Shane Duggan, Max Dixon, Thompson.
Round 5: 5th May 1973
Fitzroy 16.10.106
Carlton 21.16.142
Result: Won by 36 points.
Goalkickers: Max Dixon 4, Bill Swan 4, W.Draper 3, Chris Cheatley 2, Malcolm Potter 2, Thompson 2, Gary Vallance 2, Shane Duggan 1, Wayne Gumley.
Best: Max Dixon, Chris Cheatley, Bill Swan, Shane Duggan, Wayne Gumley, Stephen Tolley.
Round 6: 12th May 1973
Carlton 2.6.18
Richmond 19.24.138
Result: Lost by 120 points
Goalkickers: Illingworth 2.
Best: Shane Conroy, Max Dixon, Paul Thanas, Michael Richardson, R.Gianotti, Wayne Gumley.
Round 7: 19th May 1973
Collingwood 29.11.185
Carlton 17.16.118
Result: Lost by 67 points
Goalkickers: Gary Vallance 3, Burgess 2, Max Dixon 2, W.Draper 2, B.Ireland 2, Michael Richardson 2, L.Smith 2, A.Morgan 1, Bill Swan 1.
Best: Stephen Tolley, Bill Swan, A.Morgan, Michael Richardson, W.Draper, S.Toohey.
Round 8: 26th May 1973
Carlton 13.18.96
Sth Melb. 11.15.81
Result: Won by 15 points
Goalkickers: Bill Swan 3, Gary Vallance 3, Shane Conroy 2, Hills 2, W.Draper 1, A.Morgan 1, L.Smith 1.
Best: Max Dixon, Roccio Chiodo, Shane Duggan, Stephen Tolley, A.Morgan, Shane Conroy.
Round 9: 4th June 1973
Essendon 27.18.180
Carlton 11.13.79
Result: Lost by 101 points
Goalkickers: B.Ireland 4, W.Draper 3, Keith Peterson 2, Shane Conroy 1, Gary Vallance 1.
Best: Keith Peterson, Max Dixon, Shane Conroy, Roccio Chiodo.
Round 10: 9th June 1973
Footscray 18.14.122
Carlton 11.13.79
Result: Lost by 43 points
Goalkickers: W.Draper 5, Stephen Tolley 2, Shane Conroy 1, Max Dixon 1, Bill Swan 1, Gary Vallance 1.
Best: Stephen Tolley, Keith Peterson, S.Toohey, W.Draper, Wayne Gumley, B.Gannon.
Round 11: 16th June 1973
Carlton 9.22.76
St Kilda 11.16.82
Result: Lost by 6 points
Goalkickers: W.Draper 2, Keith Peterson 2, Shane Conroy 1, Max Dixon 1, David Mott 1, Stephen Tolley 1, Gary Vallance 1.
Best: Shane Duggan, Roccio Chiodo, Wayne Gumley, Shane Conroy, Stephen Tolley, Gary Vallance.
Round 12: 23rd June 1973
Geelong 9.12.66
Carlton 9.8.62
Result: Lost by 4 points.
Goalkickers: W.Draper 3, Bill Swan 3, Max Dixon 1, Keith Peterson 1, Gary Vallance 1.
Best: Wayne Gumley, Gary Warke, Shane Duggan, Roccio Chiodo, Gary Vallance, Keith Peterson.
Round 13: 30th June 1973
Carlton
Nth Melb.
Result:
Goalkickers:
Best:
Round 14: 7th July 1973
Carlton 13.5.83
Hawthorn 21.12.138
Result: Lost by 55 points
Goalkickers: David Mott 3, A.Morgan 3, Mark Maclure 2, W.Nagel 2, Max Dixon 1, F.Eigner 1, W.Phillips 1.
Best: Shane Duggan, Mark Maclure, Wayne Gumley, A.Morgan, W.Draper, Hurst.
Round 15: 14th July 1973
Melbourne
Carlton
Result:
Goalkickers:
Best:
Round 16: 21st July 1973
Carlton
Fitzroy
Result:
Goalkickers:
Best:
Round 17: 28th July 1973
Richmond 21.12.138
Carlton 13.3.81
Result: Lost by 57 points
Goalkickers: Bill Swan 5, A.Morgan 3, Mark Maclure 2, David Mott 2, S.Toohey 1.
Best: Roccio Chiodo, Bill Swan, Shane Duggan, A.Morgan, Keith Peterson, Michael Richardson.
Round 18: 4th August 1973
Carlton 11.11.77
Collingwood 22.14.146
Result: Lost by 69 points
Goalkickers: Mark Maclure 3, Shane Conroy 2, W.Draper 1, Shane Duggan 1, David Mott 1, Keith Peterson 1, Dale Reeves 1, Gary Vallance 1.
Best: A.Morgan, Max Dixon, Roccio Chiodo, Michael Richardson, Shane Duggan, Keith Peterson.
Round 19: 11th August 1973
Sth Melb
Carlton
Result:
Goalkickers:
Best:
Round 20: 18th August 1973
Carlton 10.3.63
Essendon 14.13.97
Result: Lost by 34 points
Goalkickers: W.Nagel 3, David Mott 2, Bill Swan 2, Keith Peterson 1, Stephen Tolley 1, Gary Vallance 1.
Best: Roccio Chiodo, Chris Cheatley, Michael Richardson, Gary Vallance, Shane Duggan, W.Nagel.
Round 21: 25th August 1973
Carlton
Footscray
Result:
Goalkickers:
Best:
Round 22: 1st September 1973
St Kilda 16.16.112
Carlton 4.8.32
Result: Lost by 80 points
Goalkickers: Nick Blackmore 1, Shane Duggan 1, B.Nagel 1, Keith Peterson 1.
Best: Paul Thanas, Ross Papworth, Shane Duggan, Gary Vallance, Michael Richardson, Nick Blackmore.
1973 U/19's End of Home & Away Season Ladder
| Pos | Team | Wins | Losses | Draws | Points | For | Against | % |
| 1 | Richmond | 19 | 3 | 0 | 76 | 2856 | 1618 | 176.5 |
| 2 | Essendon | 18 | 4 | 0 | 72 | 2793 | 1709 | 163.4 |
| 3 | Hawthorn | 16 | 6 | 0 | 64 | 2444 | 1844 | 132.5 |
| 4 | Collingwood | 16 | 6 | 0 | 64 | 2644 | 2004 | 131.9 |
| 5 | St Kilda | 16 | 6 | 0 | 64 | 2236 | 1728 | 129.4 |
| 6 | Melbourne | 11 | 11 | 0 | 44 | 1938 | 2221 | 87.2 |
| 7 | Footscray | 10 | 12 | 0 | 40 | 2142 | 1927 | 111.1 |
| 8 | Nth Melbourne | 8 | 14 | 0 | 32 | 1830 | 2209 | 82.8 |
| 9 | Carlton | 6 | 16 | 0 | 24 | 1743 | 2363 | 73.8 |
| 10 | Geelong | 5 | 17 | 0 | 20 | 1655 | 2406 | 68.8 |
| 11 | Fitzroy | 4 | 18 | 0 | 16 | 1856 | 2575 | 72.1 |
| 12 | Sth Melbourne | 3 | 19 | 0 | 12 | 1448 | 2981 | 48.6 |
1973 U/19's Finals Series
Elimination Final - Collingwood 28.18.186 d St Kilda 11.18.84
Qualifying Final - Essendon 20.12.132 d Hawthorn 11.11.77
1st Semi Final - Hawthorn 14.9.93 d Collingwood 10.19.79
2nd Semi Final - Richmond 12.17.89 d Essendon 11.14.80
Preliminary Final - Essendon 23.16.154 d Hawthorn 17.9.111