1974 VFL Season: North Melbourne

Season Team Details

Season: 1974 VFL Season
Team: North Melbourne
Home Ground: Arden Street Oval

Team Results

Ladder Position: 2nd (W-D-L: 16-0-6, P%: 138.8%)
Finals Performance: Runners-Up
Players: 35
Brownlow Leader(s): Keith Greig (27)
Goalkicking Leader(s) (Home-and-Away): Doug Wade (91)
Syd Barker Medal Recipient(s): John Rantall

Team Leaders

Captain(s): Barry Davis

Player Results

Player Guernsey(s) Match(es) Round(s) Goal(s) Brownlow
Baker, Phil #29 14 R01-R02, R09-R10, R13, R15, R19-R22, QF, SF, PF, GF 19
Blight, Malcolm #15 15 R02, R04-R05, R09-R20 17
Briedis, Arnold #6 24 R01-R08, R10-R18, R20-R22, QF, SF, PF, GF 42
Burns, John #11 22 R01-R05, R07-R16, R18-R19, R22, QF, SF, PF, GF 6
Cable, Barry #9 21 R01-R08, R11-R13, R16-R17, R19-R22, QF, SF, PF, GF 30
Chisnall, Peter #40 13 R09-R12, R14-R15, R19-R22, QF, SF, PF 2
Cowton, Gary #13 19 R01-R08, R10, R15, R18-R22, QF, SF, PF, GF 5
Davis, Barry #32 24 R01-R02, R05-R22, QF, SF, PF, GF 21
Dawson, Mark #35 2 R09, R21 3
Dench, David #23 23 R02-R08, R11-R22, QF, SF, PF, GF 2
Doolan, Vin #7 1 R13 1
Farrant, Garry #28 24 R01-R21, SF, PF, GF 0
Feltham, Paul #18 25 R01-R10, R12-R22, QF, SF, PF, GF 20
Goodingham, Barry #10 21 R01-R04, R08-R15, R18-R22, QF, SF, PF, GF 2
Greig, Keith #27 24 R01-R08, R10-R14, R16-R22, QF, SF, PF, GF 4
Gumbleton, Frank #38 19 R01-R10, R14-R19, R22, QF, SF 1
Henshaw, Ross #34 5 R01, R03, R08-R09, R17 0
Kekovich, Sam #4 19 R04-R15, R17-R18, R21-R22, QF, SF, GF 35
Michalczyk, Dick #16 8 R11-R18 0
Montgomery, Ken #12 25 R02-R22, QF, SF, PF, GF 0
Moylan, John #39 6 R06, R10-R14 0
Muir, Russell #3 5 R01, R03-R04, R06, R09 1
Munari, Dennis #42 2 R15-R16 0
Nolan, Mick #22 11 R05-R07, R10, R16-R17, R20-R22, QF, SF 9
Pagan, Denis #17 15 R02-R05, R07-R08, R18-R22, QF, SF, PF, GF 0
Perry, John #21 1 R01 0
Peterson, Robert #8 16 R01-R07, R10-R11, R14-R17, R20, PF, GF 22
Rantall, John #5 25 R01-R14, R16-R22, QF, SF, PF, GF 0
Ryan, Phil #19 16 R01-R09, R11-R12, R16-R17, R19, PF, GF 9
Schimmelbusch, Wayne #20 26 R01-R22, QF, SF, PF, GF 26
Smith, Brad #1 20 R01, R06-R09, R11-R22, QF, PF, GF 12
Smith, Rob #26 3 R09, R11-R12 1
Taylor, Peter #47 1 R03 0
Wade, Doug #2 24 R01-R10, R13-R22, QF, SF, PF, GF 103
Zantuck, Shane #48 1 R18 0

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)
Barassi, Ron 26 18 -0- 8 R01-R22, QF, SF, PF, GF

Match Results

Date Round Opponent H/A Result Coach Captain (Nominated)
06/04/1974 Round 1 South Melbourne AWAY LOSS SOU by 20 Ron Barassi Barry Davis
15/04/1974 Round 2 Footscray HOME WIN NOR by 57 Ron Barassi Barry Davis
20/04/1974 Round 3 Fitzroy HOME WIN NOR by 67 Ron Barassi unknown
25/04/1974 Round 4 Carlton HOME WIN NOR by 72 Ron Barassi unknown
04/05/1974 Round 5 Melbourne AWAY WIN NOR by 40 Ron Barassi Barry Davis
11/05/1974 Round 6 St Kilda HOME WIN NOR by 93 Ron Barassi Barry Davis
18/05/1974 Round 7 Geelong AWAY WIN NOR by 31 Ron Barassi Barry Davis
25/05/1974 Round 8 Richmond HOME LOSS RIC by 25 Ron Barassi Barry Davis
01/06/1974 Round 9 Essendon HOME LOSS ESS by 30 Ron Barassi Barry Davis
08/06/1974 Round 10 Collingwood AWAY LOSS COL by 19 Ron Barassi Barry Davis
17/06/1974 Round 11 Hawthorn HOME WIN NOR by 20 Ron Barassi Barry Davis
22/06/1974 Round 12 South Melbourne HOME WIN NOR by 106 Ron Barassi Barry Davis
29/06/1974 Round 13 Footscray AWAY WIN NOR by 44 Ron Barassi Barry Davis
06/07/1974 Round 14 Carlton AWAY WIN NOR by 49 Ron Barassi Barry Davis
13/07/1974 Round 15 Fitzroy AWAY WIN NOR by 13 Ron Barassi Barry Davis
20/07/1974 Round 16 Melbourne HOME WIN NOR by 64 Ron Barassi Barry Davis
27/07/1974 Round 17 St Kilda AWAY WIN NOR by 9 Ron Barassi Barry Davis
03/08/1974 Round 18 Geelong HOME LOSS GEE by 6 Ron Barassi Barry Davis
10/08/1974 Round 19 Richmond AWAY LOSS RIC by 25 Ron Barassi Barry Davis
17/08/1974 Round 20 Essendon AWAY WIN NOR by 10 Ron Barassi Barry Davis
24/08/1974 Round 21 Collingwood HOME WIN NOR by 91 Ron Barassi Barry Davis
31/08/1974 Round 22 Hawthorn AWAY WIN NOR by 29 Ron Barassi Barry Davis
07/09/1974 Qualifying Final Hawthorn HOME WIN NOR by 38 Ron Barassi Barry Davis
14/09/1974 Semi Final Richmond AWAY LOSS RIC by 21 Ron Barassi Barry Davis
21/09/1974 Preliminary Final Hawthorn HOME WIN NOR by 5 Ron Barassi Barry Davis
28/09/1974 Grand Final Richmond AWAY LOSS RIC by 41 Ron Barassi Barry Davis