1974 VFL Season: Melbourne

Season Team Details

Season: 1974 VFL Season
Team: Melbourne
Home Ground: MCG

Team Results

Ladder Position: 12th (W-D-L: 3-0-19, P%: 77.1%)
Finals Performance: Did not qualify for finals
Players: 38
Brownlow Leader(s): Gary Hardeman (23)
Goalkicking Leader(s) (Home-and-Away): Ross Brewer (40)
Keith 'Bluey' Truscott Trophy Recipient(s): Stan Alves

Team Leaders

Captain(s): Stan Alves
Vice-Captain(s): Gary Hardeman

Player Results

Player Guernsey(s) Match(es) Round(s) Goal(s) Brownlow
Alves, Stan #15 21 R01-R13, R15-R22 11
Baker, Garry #1 20 R01-R04, R07-R22 24
Barham, Billy #31 9 R09, R15-R22 13
Biffin, Ray #19 19 R01-R02, R04-R07, R09-R11, R13-R22 1
Brewer, Ross #6 22 R01-R22 40
Carroll, Ted #42 2 R17-R18 1
Chamberlain, Neil #14 9 R01-R03, R15-R16, R19-R22 2
Clark, Denis #17 18 R01-R09, R11-R19 4
Clennett, John #5 14 R01-R08, R12-R16, R18 6
Collins, Mike #12 9 R01-R06, R10, R12, R16 3
Delmenico, Wayne #24 9 R01-R03, R09-R14 0
Ditterich, Carl #10 19 R01, R04-R09, R11-R22 12
Dullard, Anthony #28 17 R06-R22 5
Fitzsimmons, Shane #23 5 R04-R07, R22 4
Flower, Robert #2 18 R01-R05, R09-R21 22
Giampaolo, Frank #43 12 R01, R09-R17, R21-R22 5
Hardeman, Gary #33 20 R01-R08, R10-R14, R16-R22 11
Keays, Peter #51 7 R08-R14 1
Keenan, Peter #8 15 R01-R07, R10-R12, R16-R17, R20-R22 8
Kerley, Stephen #9 10 R01-R04, R10, R14-R15, R20-R22 0
McMullin, Neil #40 7 R07-R08, R17-R18, R20-R22 1
Molloy, Graham #21 3 R18-R20 0
Moore, Kevin #39 8 R01-R08 1
Murray, David #29 6 R03-R08 0
Osborne, Graham #7 7 R01-R02, R06-R07, R19-R21 2
Owens, Mal #34 12 R01-R09, R19-R20, R22 3
Pagnoccolo, Charles #22 1 R08 0
Payne, Dennis #32 1 R02 0
Power, Mike #54 2 R21-R22 0
Reid, John #37 2 R08-R09 0
Scott, Graham #26 8 R13-R20 4
Slade, Peter #38 15 R02-R15, R19 4
Smith, Steven #35 17 R03-R05, R09-R22 12
Sullivan, Tony #4 18 R05-R22 0
Tilbrook, Jim #18 11 R01-R11 15
Wells, Greg #11 22 R01-R22 26
Williamson, Peter #30 14 R03, R05-R06, R08, R10-R15, R17-R18, R21-R22 14
Wood, Greg #27 11 R09-R19 4

Team Line-Up

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This is an approximation for the typical team line-up based on available position records from this season.

Coach Results

Coach Match(es) (W-D-L) Round(s)
Skilton, Bob 22 3 -0- 19 R01-R22

Match Results

Date Round Opponent H/A Result Coach Captain (Nominated)
06/04/1974 Round 1 Carlton AWAY LOSS CAR by 49 Bob Skilton Stan Alves
15/04/1974 Round 2 St Kilda HOME LOSS STK by 14 Bob Skilton Stan Alves
20/04/1974 Round 3 Geelong HOME LOSS GEE by 4 Bob Skilton Stan Alves
27/04/1974 Round 4 Richmond AWAY LOSS RIC by 25 Bob Skilton Stan Alves
04/05/1974 Round 5 North Melbourne HOME LOSS NOR by 40 Bob Skilton Stan Alves
11/05/1974 Round 6 Collingwood AWAY LOSS COL by 10 Bob Skilton Stan Alves
18/05/1974 Round 7 South Melbourne AWAY LOSS SOU by 18 Bob Skilton Stan Alves
25/05/1974 Round 8 Hawthorn HOME LOSS HAW by 48 Bob Skilton Stan Alves
01/06/1974 Round 9 Footscray AWAY LOSS FOO by 38 Bob Skilton Stan Alves
08/06/1974 Round 10 Fitzroy HOME WIN MEL by 31 Bob Skilton Stan Alves
15/06/1974 Round 11 Essendon HOME LOSS ESS by 35 Bob Skilton Stan Alves
22/06/1974 Round 12 Carlton HOME LOSS CAR by 29 Bob Skilton Stan Alves
29/06/1974 Round 13 St Kilda AWAY WIN MEL by 9 Bob Skilton Stan Alves
06/07/1974 Round 14 Richmond HOME LOSS RIC by 63 Bob Skilton Gary Hardeman
13/07/1974 Round 15 Geelong AWAY LOSS GEE by 20 Bob Skilton Stan Alves
20/07/1974 Round 16 North Melbourne AWAY LOSS NOR by 64 Bob Skilton Stan Alves
27/07/1974 Round 17 Collingwood HOME LOSS COL by 4 Bob Skilton Stan Alves
03/08/1974 Round 18 South Melbourne HOME LOSS SOU by 14 Bob Skilton Stan Alves
10/08/1974 Round 19 Hawthorn AWAY LOSS HAW by 25 Bob Skilton Stan Alves
17/08/1974 Round 20 Footscray HOME LOSS FOO by 84 Bob Skilton Stan Alves
24/08/1974 Round 21 Fitzroy AWAY WIN MEL by 33 Bob Skilton Stan Alves
31/08/1974 Round 22 Essendon AWAY LOSS ESS by 34 Bob Skilton Stan Alves