1974 VFL Season

Season Details

Name: 1974 VFL Season
Team(s): 12
Round(s): 22
Finals System: McIntyre Final Five System
Match(es): 138

Season Results

Premiers: Richmond
Runners-Up: North Melbourne
Minor Premiers: Richmond
Brownlow Medallist(s): Keith Greig (North Melbourne)
Coleman Medallist(s): Doug Wade (North Melbourne)

Team Results

Team Ladder (W-D-L & P%) Brownlow Leader(s) Goalkicking Leader(s) (Home-and-Away)
Richmond (P) 1st 17 -0- 5 129.3% Kevin Bartlett (22) Kevin Bartlett (46)
North Melbourne (R) 2nd 16 -0- 6 138.8% Keith Greig (27) Doug Wade (91)
Hawthorn 3rd 15 -0- 7 125.4% Leigh Matthews (15) Michael Moncrieff (62)
Collingwood 4th 15 -0- 7 104.6% Max Richardson (10) Peter McKenna (59)
Footscray 5th 13 -1- 8 108.8% Gary Dempsey (19) Laurie Sandilands (49)
Geelong 6th 11 -0- 11 93.4% Rex Hunt (15) Paul Sarah (32)
Carlton 7th 10 -1- 11 105.8% Gary Crane, David McKay (8) Craig Davis (45)
Essendon 8th 10 -0- 12 97.6% Graham Moss (12) Alan Noonan (77)
South Melbourne 9th 9 -1- 12 83.7% Norm Goss (8) Norm Goss (37)
St Kilda 10th 7 -0- 15 88.7% Glenn Elliott (10) Bruce Duperouzel (28)
Fitzroy 11th 4 -1- 17 71.3% Harvey Merrigan (11) David Wall (35)
Melbourne 12th 3 -0- 19 77.1% Gary Hardeman (23) Ross Brewer (40)

Umpire Results

Umpire Position Umpire(s)
Field Umpire 12
Goal Umpire 2
Boundary Umpire 6

Season Fixture

Round 1

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 06/04/1974 2:00 PM Carlton v Melbourne Princes Park 97 - 48 16,724
SAT 06/04/1974 2:00 PM Footscray v Geelong Western Oval 110 - 65 15,204
SAT 06/04/1974 2:00 PM Collingwood v Essendon Victoria Park 117 - 100 30,493
SAT 06/04/1974 2:00 PM St Kilda v Fitzroy Moorabbin Oval 83 - 43 17,286
SAT 06/04/1974 2:00 PM South Melbourne v North Melbourne Lakeside Oval 100 - 80 9,997
SAT 06/04/1974 2:00 PM Richmond v Hawthorn MCG 88 - 104 38,734

Round 2

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 13/04/1974 2:00 PM Geelong v Carlton Kardinia Park 97 - 88 21,543
SAT 13/04/1974 2:00 PM Fitzroy v Richmond Junction Oval 67 - 116 17,040
SAT 13/04/1974 2:00 PM Hawthorn v Collingwood Princes Park 48 - 71 30,216
MON 15/04/1974 2:00 PM Melbourne v St Kilda MCG 86 - 100 36,708
MON 15/04/1974 2:00 PM Essendon v South Melbourne Windy Hill 150 - 78 25,347
MON 15/04/1974 2:00 PM North Melbourne v Footscray Arden Street Oval 132 - 75 21,355

Round 3

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 20/04/1974 2:00 PM Melbourne v Geelong MCG 106 - 110 21,041
SAT 20/04/1974 2:00 PM Carlton v Richmond Princes Park 81 - 119 32,688
SAT 20/04/1974 2:00 PM Essendon v St Kilda VFL Park 110 - 105 35,064
SAT 20/04/1974 2:00 PM South Melbourne v Hawthorn Lakeside Oval 66 - 135 11,828
SAT 20/04/1974 2:00 PM North Melbourne v Fitzroy Arden Street Oval 120 - 53 10,332
SAT 20/04/1974 2:00 PM Collingwood v Footscray Victoria Park 112 - 99 23,233

Round 4

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
THU 25/04/1974 2:00 PM North Melbourne v Carlton VFL Park 123 - 51 54,173
THU 25/04/1974 2:00 PM Fitzroy v Collingwood Junction Oval 120 - 111 24,471
SAT 27/04/1974 2:00 PM Richmond v Melbourne MCG 94 - 69 28,080
SAT 27/04/1974 2:00 PM Geelong v St Kilda Kardinia Park 45 - 61 18,556
SAT 27/04/1974 2:00 PM Hawthorn v Essendon Princes Park 69 - 43 17,598
SAT 27/04/1974 2:00 PM Footscray v South Melbourne Western Oval 96 - 51 12,491

Round 5

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 04/05/1974 2:00 PM Melbourne v North Melbourne MCG 89 - 129 23,616
SAT 04/05/1974 2:00 PM Essendon v Geelong Windy Hill 98 - 74 19,123
SAT 04/05/1974 2:00 PM Collingwood v Carlton Victoria Park 92 - 74 32,961
SAT 04/05/1974 2:00 PM St Kilda v Richmond Moorabbin Oval 90 - 110 29,784
SAT 04/05/1974 2:00 PM South Melbourne v Fitzroy Lakeside Oval 100 - 100 10,240
SAT 04/05/1974 2:00 PM Hawthorn v Footscray VFL Park 62 - 85 20,275

Round 6

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 11/05/1974 2:00 PM Collingwood v Melbourne VFL Park 89 - 79 25,157
SAT 11/05/1974 2:00 PM Richmond v Geelong MCG 113 - 123 31,483
SAT 11/05/1974 2:00 PM Carlton v South Melbourne Princes Park 135 - 81 17,828
SAT 11/05/1974 2:00 PM Footscray v Essendon Western Oval 114 - 64 26,309
SAT 11/05/1974 2:00 PM North Melbourne v St Kilda Arden Street Oval 152 - 59 17,545
SAT 11/05/1974 2:00 PM Fitzroy v Hawthorn Junction Oval 124 - 94 10,588

Round 7

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 18/05/1974 2:00 PM South Melbourne v Melbourne Lakeside Oval 94 - 76 11,204
SAT 18/05/1974 2:00 PM Geelong v North Melbourne Kardinia Park 59 - 90 24,685
SAT 18/05/1974 2:00 PM Hawthorn v Carlton Princes Park 100 - 60 21,266
SAT 18/05/1974 2:00 PM Essendon v Richmond Windy Hill 105 - 115 24,376
SAT 18/05/1974 2:00 PM St Kilda v Collingwood Moorabbin Oval 82 - 88 27,976
SAT 18/05/1974 2:00 PM Footscray v Fitzroy VFL Park 87 - 60 19,450

Round 8

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 25/05/1974 2:00 PM Melbourne v Hawthorn MCG 51 - 99 18,030
SAT 25/05/1974 2:00 PM Collingwood v Geelong Victoria Park 80 - 121 22,858
SAT 25/05/1974 2:00 PM Carlton v Footscray Princes Park 66 - 66 21,003
SAT 25/05/1974 2:00 PM Fitzroy v Essendon Junction Oval 107 - 99 15,045
SAT 25/05/1974 2:00 PM South Melbourne v St Kilda VFL Park 57 - 70 16,516
SAT 25/05/1974 2:00 PM North Melbourne v Richmond Arden Street Oval 70 - 95 22,841

Round 9

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 01/06/1974 2:00 PM Footscray v Melbourne Western Oval 94 - 56 15,115
SAT 01/06/1974 2:00 PM Geelong v South Melbourne Kardinia Park 108 - 109 15,984
SAT 01/06/1974 2:00 PM Fitzroy v Carlton VFL Park 52 - 111 19,922
SAT 01/06/1974 2:00 PM North Melbourne v Essendon Arden Street Oval 81 - 111 20,027
SAT 01/06/1974 2:00 PM Hawthorn v St Kilda Princes Park 123 - 76 12,631
SAT 01/06/1974 2:00 PM Richmond v Collingwood MCG 74 - 143 66,829

Round 10

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 08/06/1974 2:00 PM Melbourne v Fitzroy MCG 124 - 93 12,414
SAT 08/06/1974 2:00 PM Hawthorn v Geelong VFL Park 97 - 66 18,562
SAT 08/06/1974 2:00 PM Essendon v Carlton Windy Hill 68 - 103 24,466
SAT 08/06/1974 2:00 PM St Kilda v Footscray Moorabbin Oval 63 - 76 17,674
SAT 08/06/1974 2:00 PM South Melbourne v Richmond Lakeside Oval 67 - 147 12,622
SAT 08/06/1974 2:00 PM Collingwood v North Melbourne Victoria Park 82 - 63 25,892

Round 11

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 15/06/1974 2:00 PM Melbourne v Essendon VFL Park 70 - 105 21,396
SAT 15/06/1974 2:00 PM Carlton v St Kilda Princes Park 133 - 88 28,964
SAT 15/06/1974 2:00 PM South Melbourne v Collingwood Lakeside Oval 73 - 104 16,874
MON 17/06/1974 2:00 PM Geelong v Fitzroy Kardinia Park 75 - 73 19,091
MON 17/06/1974 2:00 PM Richmond v Footscray MCG 133 - 101 68,447
MON 17/06/1974 2:00 PM North Melbourne v Hawthorn Arden Street Oval 95 - 75 17,368

Round 12

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 22/06/1974 2:00 PM Melbourne v Carlton MCG 79 - 108 23,336
SAT 22/06/1974 2:00 PM Geelong v Footscray VFL Park 92 - 58 16,320
SAT 22/06/1974 2:00 PM Essendon v Collingwood Windy Hill 90 - 123 25,867
SAT 22/06/1974 2:00 PM Fitzroy v St Kilda Junction Oval 92 - 87 12,519
SAT 22/06/1974 2:00 PM North Melbourne v South Melbourne Arden Street Oval 185 - 79 9,016
SAT 22/06/1974 2:00 PM Hawthorn v Richmond Princes Park 131 - 108 15,648

Round 13

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 29/06/1974 2:00 PM St Kilda v Melbourne Moorabbin Oval 79 - 88 13,854
SAT 29/06/1974 2:00 PM Carlton v Geelong Princes Park 139 - 66 23,946
SAT 29/06/1974 2:00 PM South Melbourne v Essendon Lakeside Oval 82 - 96 10,493
SAT 29/06/1974 2:00 PM Richmond v Fitzroy VFL Park 195 - 66 16,455
SAT 29/06/1974 2:00 PM Collingwood v Hawthorn Victoria Park 96 - 90 26,028
SAT 29/06/1974 2:00 PM Footscray v North Melbourne Western Oval 80 - 124 20,937

Round 14

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 06/07/1974 2:00 PM Melbourne v Richmond MCG 90 - 153 21,146
SAT 06/07/1974 2:00 PM St Kilda v Geelong VFL Park 92 - 78 13,926
SAT 06/07/1974 2:00 PM Carlton v North Melbourne Princes Park 72 - 121 27,817
SAT 06/07/1974 2:00 PM Essendon v Hawthorn Windy Hill 75 - 155 16,493
SAT 06/07/1974 2:00 PM South Melbourne v Footscray Lakeside Oval 141 - 91 9,819
SAT 06/07/1974 2:00 PM Collingwood v Fitzroy Victoria Park 158 - 127 17,356

Round 15

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 13/07/1974 2:00 PM Geelong v Melbourne Kardinia Park 83 - 63 10,881
SAT 13/07/1974 2:00 PM Richmond v Carlton MCG 105 - 75 36,416
SAT 13/07/1974 2:00 PM St Kilda v Essendon Moorabbin Oval 109 - 68 14,244
SAT 13/07/1974 2:00 PM Hawthorn v South Melbourne Princes Park 110 - 31 7,367
SAT 13/07/1974 2:00 PM Fitzroy v North Melbourne VFL Park 55 - 68 7,615
SAT 13/07/1974 2:00 PM Footscray v Collingwood Western Oval 46 - 54 18,515

Round 16

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 20/07/1974 2:00 PM North Melbourne v Melbourne Arden Street Oval 128 - 64 9,094
SAT 20/07/1974 2:00 PM Geelong v Essendon Kardinia Park 77 - 93 15,897
SAT 20/07/1974 2:00 PM Carlton v Collingwood VFL Park 118 - 82 47,524
SAT 20/07/1974 2:00 PM Richmond v St Kilda MCG 114 - 79 28,045
SAT 20/07/1974 2:00 PM Fitzroy v South Melbourne Junction Oval 73 - 133 8,110
SAT 20/07/1974 2:00 PM Footscray v Hawthorn Western Oval 60 - 81 15,299

Round 17

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 27/07/1974 2:00 PM Melbourne v Collingwood MCG 111 - 115 22,893
SAT 27/07/1974 2:00 PM Geelong v Richmond VFL Park 57 - 93 15,578
SAT 27/07/1974 2:00 PM South Melbourne v Carlton Lakeside Oval 101 - 80 14,290
SAT 27/07/1974 2:00 PM Essendon v Footscray Windy Hill 64 - 93 16,250
SAT 27/07/1974 2:00 PM St Kilda v North Melbourne Moorabbin Oval 73 - 82 15,954
SAT 27/07/1974 2:00 PM Hawthorn v Fitzroy Princes Park 106 - 58 6,418

Round 18

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 03/08/1974 2:00 PM Melbourne v South Melbourne VFL Park 83 - 97 13,188
SAT 03/08/1974 2:00 PM North Melbourne v Geelong Arden Street Oval 99 - 105 10,638
SAT 03/08/1974 2:00 PM Carlton v Hawthorn Princes Park 96 - 120 23,365
SAT 03/08/1974 2:00 PM Richmond v Essendon MCG 135 - 88 34,478
SAT 03/08/1974 2:00 PM Collingwood v St Kilda Victoria Park 88 - 94 21,433
SAT 03/08/1974 2:00 PM Fitzroy v Footscray Junction Oval 70 - 93 9,552

Round 19

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 10/08/1974 2:00 PM Hawthorn v Melbourne Princes Park 122 - 97 8,754
SAT 10/08/1974 2:00 PM Geelong v Collingwood Kardinia Park 56 - 79 22,826
SAT 10/08/1974 2:00 PM Footscray v Carlton Western Oval 68 - 44 28,151
SAT 10/08/1974 2:00 PM Essendon v Fitzroy Windy Hill 159 - 61 10,753
SAT 10/08/1974 2:00 PM St Kilda v South Melbourne Moorabbin Oval 67 - 93 17,833
SAT 10/08/1974 2:00 PM Richmond v North Melbourne VFL Park 102 - 77 40,394

Round 20

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 17/08/1974 2:00 PM Melbourne v Footscray MCG 75 - 159 17,951
SAT 17/08/1974 2:00 PM South Melbourne v Geelong Lakeside Oval 85 - 86 12,176
SAT 17/08/1974 2:00 PM Carlton v Fitzroy Princes Park 116 - 75 13,635
SAT 17/08/1974 2:00 PM Essendon v North Melbourne Windy Hill 98 - 108 19,229
SAT 17/08/1974 2:00 PM St Kilda v Hawthorn VFL Park 75 - 108 21,555
SAT 17/08/1974 2:00 PM Collingwood v Richmond Victoria Park 80 - 107 36,729

Round 21

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 24/08/1974 2:00 PM Fitzroy v Melbourne Junction Oval 100 - 133 7,803
SAT 24/08/1974 2:00 PM Geelong v Hawthorn Kardinia Park 102 - 62 17,834
SAT 24/08/1974 2:00 PM Carlton v Essendon VFL Park 83 - 89 27,321
SAT 24/08/1974 2:00 PM Footscray v St Kilda Western Oval 61 - 57 17,675
SAT 24/08/1974 2:00 PM Richmond v South Melbourne MCG 162 - 129 32,651
SAT 24/08/1974 2:00 PM North Melbourne v Collingwood Arden Street Oval 165 - 74 25,808

Round 22

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 31/08/1974 2:00 PM Essendon v Melbourne Windy Hill 137 - 103 13,561
SAT 31/08/1974 2:00 PM Fitzroy v Geelong Junction Oval 101 - 113 8,812
SAT 31/08/1974 2:00 PM St Kilda v Carlton Moorabbin Oval 101 - 123 16,458
SAT 31/08/1974 2:00 PM Collingwood v South Melbourne VFL Park 93 - 100 33,785
SAT 31/08/1974 2:00 PM Footscray v Richmond Western Oval 87 - 80 25,190
SAT 31/08/1974 2:00 PM Hawthorn v North Melbourne Princes Park 77 - 106 28,110

Finals Week 1

Elimination Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 07/09/1974 2:30 PM Collingwood v Footscray VFL Park 124 - 55 57,912

Qualifying Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 07/09/1974 2:30 PM North Melbourne v Hawthorn MCG 103 - 65 77,519

Finals Week 2

Semi Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 14/09/1974 2:30 PM Hawthorn v Collingwood MCG 138 - 88 84,846
SAT 14/09/1974 2:30 PM Richmond v North Melbourne VFL Park 73 - 52 57,569

Finals Week 3

Preliminary Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 21/09/1974 2:30 PM North Melbourne v Hawthorn MCG 56 - 51 88,262

Finals Week 4

Grand Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 28/09/1974 2:30 PM Richmond v North Melbourne MCG 128 - 87 113,839