1974 VFA (D1) Season

This page displays the results for the 1974 season of the first division of the Victorian Football Association (currently known as the Victorian Football League).

It featured eighteen rounds in a double round-robin format. Port Melbourne were the minor premiers.

The premiership ended with a finals series following the Page-McIntyre system. Port Melbourne were the premiers, with Norm Brown as the premiership coach.

Premiership Details

Name: 1974 Victorian Football Association (Division 1) Season
Known As: 1974 VFA (D1) Season
Teams: 10
Rounds: 18
Finals System: Page-McIntyre System
Matches: 94

Team Details

Team Home Ground Coach (Appointed) Coach (Caretaker)
Caulfield Princes Park
Dandenong Shepley Oval
Geelong West West Oval
Oakleigh Warrawee Park Bob Johnson
Port Melbourne North Port Oval Norm Brown
Prahran Toorak Park
Preston Preston City Oval Bob Syme
Sandringham Beach Road Oval Neil Bencraft
Sunshine Skinner Reserve
Williamstown WCG Barry Gill

Premiership Results

Premiers: Port Melbourne
Runners-Up: Oakleigh
Minor Premiers: Port Melbourne

Team Results

Minor Premiership Results

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA GF BF GA BA
Port Melbourne 1st 13 -0- 5 52 125.8% 2,028 1,612 289 294 228 244
Geelong West 2nd 13 -0- 5 52 125.5% 1,897 1,512 271 271 214 228
Dandenong 3rd 12 -0- 6 48 128.4% 1,924 1,499 275 274 220 179
Oakleigh 4th 11 -0- 7 44 110.6% 1,948 1,761 280 268 248 273
Prahran 5th 11 -0- 7 44 106.2% 1,855 1,747 271 229 252 235
Preston 6th 9 -0- 9 36 93.3% 1,673 1,793 233 275 257 251
Williamstown 7th 9 -0- 9 36 85.8% 1,607 1,873 225 257 268 265
Sandringham 8th 5 -0- 13 20 78.2% 1,495 1,912 210 235 272 280
Caulfield 9th 4 -0- 14 16 85.7% 1,722 2,010 243 264 285 300
Sunshine 10th 3 -0- 15 12 78.5% 1,572 2,002 228 204 281 316

Overall Premiership Results

Team Position (Outcome)
Port Melbourne 1st Premiers
Oakleigh 2nd Runners-Up
Geelong West 3rd Defeated by Oakleigh (Preliminary Final)
Dandenong 4th Defeated by Oakleigh (Semi Final)
Prahran 5th Did not qualify for finals
Preston 6th Did not qualify for finals
Williamstown 7th Did not qualify for finals
Sandringham 8th Did not qualify for finals
Caulfield 9th Did not qualify for finals
Sunshine 10th Did not qualify for finals

Premiership Fixture

Regular Season

Round 1

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 21/04/1974 2:10 PM Dandenong v Williamstown Shepley Oval 118 - 42
SUN 21/04/1974 2:10 PM Oakleigh v Port Melbourne Warrawee Park 104 - 145
SUN 21/04/1974 2:10 PM Prahran v Geelong West Toorak Park 102 - 93
SUN 21/04/1974 2:10 PM Sandringham v Caulfield Beach Road Oval 105 - 115
SUN 21/04/1974 2:10 PM Sunshine v Preston Skinner Reserve 92 - 100

Round 1 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Dandenong 1st 1 -0- 0 4 281.0% 118 42
Port Melbourne 2nd 1 -0- 0 4 139.4% 145 104
Prahran 3rd 1 -0- 0 4 109.7% 102 93
Caulfield 4th 1 -0- 0 4 109.5% 115 105
Preston 5th 1 -0- 0 4 108.7% 100 92
Sunshine 6th 0 -0- 1 0 92.0% 92 100
Sandringham 7th 0 -0- 1 0 91.3% 105 115
Geelong West 8th 0 -0- 1 0 91.2% 93 102
Oakleigh 9th 0 -0- 1 0 71.7% 104 145
Williamstown 10th 0 -0- 1 0 35.6% 42 118

Round 2

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 28/04/1974 2:10 PM Caulfield v Oakleigh Princes Park 81 - 128
SUN 28/04/1974 2:10 PM Geelong West v Sandringham West Oval 94 - 43
SUN 28/04/1974 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v Sunshine North Port Oval 133 - 62
SUN 28/04/1974 2:10 PM Preston v Dandenong Preston City Oval 90 - 81
SUN 28/04/1974 2:10 PM Williamstown v Prahran WCG 52 - 103

Round 2 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Port Melbourne 1st 2 -0- 0 8 167.5% 278 166
Prahran 2nd 2 -0- 0 8 141.4% 205 145
Preston 3rd 2 -0- 0 8 109.8% 190 173
Dandenong 4th 1 -0- 1 4 150.8% 199 132
Geelong West 5th 1 -0- 1 4 129.0% 187 145
Oakleigh 6th 1 -0- 1 4 102.7% 232 226
Caulfield 7th 1 -0- 1 4 84.1% 196 233
Sandringham 8th 0 -0- 2 0 70.8% 148 209
Sunshine 9th 0 -0- 2 0 66.1% 154 233
Williamstown 10th 0 -0- 2 0 42.5% 94 221

Round 3

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 05/05/1974 2:10 PM Caulfield v Preston Princes Park 126 - 129
SUN 05/05/1974 2:10 PM Dandenong v Oakleigh Shepley Oval 110 - 102
SUN 05/05/1974 2:10 PM Geelong West v Williamstown West Oval 176 - 85
SUN 05/05/1974 2:10 PM Prahran v Sunshine Toorak Park 93 - 89
SUN 05/05/1974 2:10 PM Sandringham v Port Melbourne Beach Road Oval 109 - 111

Round 3 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Port Melbourne 1st 3 -0- 0 12 141.5% 389 275
Prahran 2nd 3 -0- 0 12 127.4% 298 234
Preston 3rd 3 -0- 0 12 106.7% 319 299
Geelong West 4th 2 -0- 1 8 157.8% 363 230
Dandenong 5th 2 -0- 1 8 132.1% 309 234
Oakleigh 6th 1 -0- 2 4 99.4% 334 336
Caulfield 7th 1 -0- 2 4 89.0% 322 362
Sandringham 8th 0 -0- 3 0 80.3% 257 320
Sunshine 9th 0 -0- 3 0 74.5% 243 326
Williamstown 10th 0 -0- 3 0 45.1% 179 397

Round 4

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 12/05/1974 2:10 PM Oakleigh v Sandringham Warrawee Park 144 - 99
SUN 12/05/1974 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v Caulfield North Port Oval 116 - 91
SUN 12/05/1974 2:10 PM Prahran v Dandenong Toorak Park 82 - 129
SUN 12/05/1974 2:10 PM Preston v Geelong West Preston City Oval 100 - 105
SUN 12/05/1974 2:10 PM Williamstown v Sunshine WCG 131 - 110

Round 4 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Port Melbourne 1st 4 -0- 0 16 138.0% 505 366
Geelong West 2nd 3 -0- 1 12 141.8% 468 330
Dandenong 3rd 3 -0- 1 12 138.6% 438 316
Prahran 4th 3 -0- 1 12 104.7% 380 363
Preston 5th 3 -0- 1 12 103.7% 419 404
Oakleigh 6th 2 -0- 2 8 109.9% 478 435
Caulfield 7th 1 -0- 3 4 86.4% 413 478
Williamstown 8th 1 -0- 3 4 61.1% 310 507
Sunshine 9th 0 -0- 4 0 77.2% 353 457
Sandringham 10th 0 -0- 4 0 76.7% 356 464

Round 5

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 19/05/1974 2:10 PM Caulfield v Dandenong Princes Park 115 - 83
SUN 19/05/1974 2:10 PM Geelong West v Port Melbourne West Oval 97 - 77
SUN 19/05/1974 2:10 PM Oakleigh v Prahran Warrawee Park 102 - 85
SUN 19/05/1974 2:10 PM Sandringham v Sunshine Beach Road Oval 60 - 84
SUN 19/05/1974 2:10 PM Williamstown v Preston WCG 87 - 93

Round 5 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Geelong West 1st 4 -0- 1 16 138.8% 565 407
Port Melbourne 2nd 4 -0- 1 16 125.7% 582 463
Preston 3rd 4 -0- 1 16 104.3% 512 491
Dandenong 4th 3 -0- 2 12 120.9% 521 431
Oakleigh 5th 3 -0- 2 12 111.5% 580 520
Prahran 6th 3 -0- 2 12 100.0% 465 465
Caulfield 7th 2 -0- 3 8 94.1% 528 561
Sunshine 8th 1 -0- 4 4 84.5% 437 517
Williamstown 9th 1 -0- 4 4 66.2% 397 600
Sandringham 10th 0 -0- 5 0 75.9% 416 548

Round 6

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 26/05/1974 2:10 PM Dandenong v Sandringham Shepley Oval 108 - 52
SUN 26/05/1974 2:10 PM Geelong West v Caulfield West Oval 120 - 71
SUN 26/05/1974 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v Williamstown North Port Oval 148 - 96
SUN 26/05/1974 2:10 PM Prahran v Preston Toorak Park 112 - 86
SUN 26/05/1974 2:10 PM Sunshine v Oakleigh Skinner Reserve 90 - 95

Round 6 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Geelong West 1st 5 -0- 1 20 143.3% 685 478
Port Melbourne 2nd 5 -0- 1 20 130.6% 730 559
Dandenong 3rd 4 -0- 2 16 130.2% 629 483
Oakleigh 4th 4 -0- 2 16 110.7% 675 610
Prahran 5th 4 -0- 2 16 104.7% 577 551
Preston 6th 4 -0- 2 16 99.2% 598 603
Caulfield 7th 2 -0- 4 8 88.0% 599 681
Sunshine 8th 1 -0- 5 4 86.1% 527 612
Williamstown 9th 1 -0- 5 4 65.9% 493 748
Sandringham 10th 0 -0- 6 0 71.3% 468 656

Round 7

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 02/06/1974 2:10 PM Caulfield v Williamstown Princes Park 109 - 120
SUN 02/06/1974 2:10 PM Oakleigh v Geelong West Warrawee Park 138 - 124
SUN 02/06/1974 2:10 PM Preston v Port Melbourne Preston City Oval 99 - 122
SUN 02/06/1974 2:10 PM Sandringham v Prahran Beach Road Oval 87 - 85
SUN 02/06/1974 2:10 PM Sunshine v Dandenong Skinner Reserve 114 - 153

Round 7 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Port Melbourne 1st 6 -0- 1 24 129.5% 852 658
Geelong West 2nd 5 -0- 2 20 131.3% 809 616
Dandenong 3rd 5 -0- 2 20 131.0% 782 597
Oakleigh 4th 5 -0- 2 20 110.8% 813 734
Prahran 5th 4 -0- 3 16 103.8% 662 638
Preston 6th 4 -0- 3 16 96.1% 697 725
Caulfield 7th 2 -0- 5 8 88.4% 708 801
Williamstown 8th 2 -0- 5 8 71.5% 613 857
Sunshine 9th 1 -0- 6 4 83.8% 641 765
Sandringham 10th 1 -0- 6 4 74.9% 555 741

Round 8

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 09/06/1974 2:10 PM Geelong West v Sunshine West Oval 127 - 95
SUN 09/06/1974 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v Dandenong North Port Oval 111 - 70
SUN 09/06/1974 2:10 PM Prahran v Caulfield Toorak Park 99 - 68
SUN 09/06/1974 2:10 PM Preston v Oakleigh Preston City Oval 68 - 85
SUN 09/06/1974 2:10 PM Williamstown v Sandringham WCG 120 - 81

Round 8 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Port Melbourne 1st 7 -0- 1 28 132.3% 963 728
Geelong West 2nd 6 -0- 2 24 131.6% 936 711
Oakleigh 3rd 6 -0- 2 24 112.0% 898 802
Dandenong 4th 5 -0- 3 20 120.3% 852 708
Prahran 5th 5 -0- 3 20 107.8% 761 706
Preston 6th 4 -0- 4 16 94.4% 765 810
Williamstown 7th 3 -0- 5 12 78.1% 733 938
Caulfield 8th 2 -0- 6 8 86.2% 776 900
Sunshine 9th 1 -0- 7 4 82.5% 736 892
Sandringham 10th 1 -0- 7 4 73.9% 636 861

Round 9

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 16/06/1974 2:10 PM Oakleigh v Williamstown Warrawee Park 176 - 99
SUN 16/06/1974 2:10 PM Prahran v Port Melbourne Toorak Park 123 - 126
SUN 23/06/1974 2:10 PM Dandenong v Geelong West Shepley Oval 112 - 83
SUN 23/06/1974 2:10 PM Sandringham v Preston Beach Road Oval 84 - 124
SUN 23/06/1974 2:10 PM Sunshine v Caulfield Skinner Reserve 131 - 95

Round 9 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Port Melbourne 1st 8 -0- 1 32 128.0% 1,089 851
Oakleigh 2nd 7 -0- 2 28 119.2% 1,074 901
Geelong West 3rd 6 -0- 3 24 123.8% 1,019 823
Dandenong 4th 6 -0- 3 24 121.9% 964 791
Prahran 5th 5 -0- 4 20 106.3% 884 832
Preston 6th 5 -0- 4 20 99.4% 889 894
Williamstown 7th 3 -0- 6 12 74.7% 832 1,114
Sunshine 8th 2 -0- 7 8 87.8% 867 987
Caulfield 9th 2 -0- 7 8 84.5% 871 1,031
Sandringham 10th 1 -0- 8 4 73.1% 720 985

Round 10

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 30/06/1974 2:10 PM Caulfield v Sandringham Princes Park 103 - 104
SUN 30/06/1974 2:10 PM Geelong West v Prahran West Oval 130 - 102
SUN 30/06/1974 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v Oakleigh North Port Oval 103 - 64
SUN 30/06/1974 2:10 PM Preston v Sunshine Preston City Oval 126 - 94
SUN 30/06/1974 2:10 PM Williamstown v Dandenong WCG 99 - 95

Round 10 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Port Melbourne 1st 9 -0- 1 36 130.3% 1,192 915
Geelong West 2nd 7 -0- 3 28 124.2% 1,149 925
Oakleigh 3rd 7 -0- 3 28 113.3% 1,138 1,004
Dandenong 4th 6 -0- 4 24 119.0% 1,059 890
Preston 5th 6 -0- 4 24 102.7% 1,015 988
Prahran 6th 5 -0- 5 20 102.5% 986 962
Williamstown 7th 4 -0- 6 16 77.0% 931 1,209
Sunshine 8th 2 -0- 8 8 86.3% 961 1,113
Caulfield 9th 2 -0- 8 8 85.8% 974 1,135
Sandringham 10th 2 -0- 8 8 75.7% 824 1,088

Round 11

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 07/07/1974 2:10 PM Dandenong v Preston Shepley Oval 66 - 36
SUN 07/07/1974 2:10 PM Oakleigh v Caulfield Warrawee Park 99 - 89
SUN 07/07/1974 2:10 PM Prahran v Williamstown Toorak Park 103 - 66
SUN 07/07/1974 2:10 PM Sandringham v Geelong West Beach Road Oval 81 - 69
SUN 07/07/1974 2:10 PM Sunshine v Port Melbourne Skinner Reserve 94 - 65

Round 11 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Port Melbourne 1st 9 -0- 2 36 124.6% 1,257 1,009
Oakleigh 2nd 8 -0- 3 32 113.2% 1,237 1,093
Dandenong 3rd 7 -0- 4 28 121.5% 1,125 926
Geelong West 4th 7 -0- 4 28 121.1% 1,218 1,006
Prahran 5th 6 -0- 5 24 105.9% 1,089 1,028
Preston 6th 6 -0- 5 24 99.7% 1,051 1,054
Williamstown 7th 4 -0- 7 16 76.0% 997 1,312
Sunshine 8th 3 -0- 8 12 89.6% 1,055 1,178
Sandringham 9th 3 -0- 8 12 78.2% 905 1,157
Caulfield 10th 2 -0- 9 8 86.1% 1,063 1,234

Round 12

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 14/07/1974 2:10 PM Oakleigh v Dandenong Warrawee Park 83 - 98
SUN 14/07/1974 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v Sandringham North Port Oval 125 - 55
SUN 14/07/1974 2:10 PM Prahran v Sunshine Toorak Park 111 - 55
SUN 14/07/1974 2:10 PM Preston v Caulfield Preston City Oval 116 - 94
SUN 14/07/1974 2:10 PM Williamstown v Geelong West WCG 60 - 95

Round 12 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Port Melbourne 1st 10 -0- 2 40 129.9% 1,382 1,064
Geelong West 2nd 8 -0- 4 32 123.2% 1,313 1,066
Dandenong 3rd 8 -0- 4 32 121.2% 1,223 1,009
Oakleigh 4th 8 -0- 4 32 110.8% 1,320 1,191
Prahran 5th 7 -0- 5 28 110.8% 1,200 1,083
Preston 6th 7 -0- 5 28 101.7% 1,167 1,148
Williamstown 7th 4 -0- 8 16 75.1% 1,057 1,407
Sunshine 8th 3 -0- 9 12 86.1% 1,110 1,289
Sandringham 9th 3 -0- 9 12 74.9% 960 1,282
Caulfield 10th 2 -0- 10 8 85.7% 1,157 1,350

Round 13

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 21/07/1974 2:10 PM Caulfield v Port Melbourne Princes Park 108 - 88
SUN 21/07/1974 2:10 PM Dandenong v Prahran Shepley Oval 102 - 109
SUN 21/07/1974 2:10 PM Geelong West v Preston West Oval 89 - 63
SUN 21/07/1974 2:10 PM Sandringham v Oakleigh Beach Road Oval 120 - 110
SUN 21/07/1974 2:10 PM Sunshine v Williamstown Skinner Reserve 70 - 104

Round 13 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Port Melbourne 1st 10 -0- 3 40 125.4% 1,470 1,172
Geelong West 2nd 9 -0- 4 36 124.2% 1,402 1,129
Dandenong 3rd 8 -0- 5 32 118.5% 1,325 1,118
Prahran 4th 8 -0- 5 32 110.5% 1,309 1,185
Oakleigh 5th 8 -0- 5 32 109.1% 1,430 1,311
Preston 6th 7 -0- 6 28 99.4% 1,230 1,237
Williamstown 7th 5 -0- 8 20 78.6% 1,161 1,477
Sandringham 8th 4 -0- 9 16 77.6% 1,080 1,392
Caulfield 9th 3 -0- 10 12 88.0% 1,265 1,438
Sunshine 10th 3 -0- 10 12 84.7% 1,180 1,393

Round 14

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 28/07/1974 2:10 PM Dandenong v Caulfield Shepley Oval 151 - 66
SUN 28/07/1974 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v Geelong West North Port Oval 112 - 73
SUN 28/07/1974 2:10 PM Prahran v Oakleigh Toorak Park 106 - 142
SUN 28/07/1974 2:10 PM Preston v Williamstown Preston City Oval 103 - 87
SUN 28/07/1974 2:10 PM Sunshine v Sandringham Skinner Reserve 74 - 94

Round 14 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Port Melbourne 1st 11 -0- 3 44 127.1% 1,582 1,245
Dandenong 2nd 9 -0- 5 36 124.7% 1,476 1,184
Geelong West 3rd 9 -0- 5 36 118.9% 1,475 1,241
Oakleigh 4th 9 -0- 5 36 110.9% 1,572 1,417
Prahran 5th 8 -0- 6 32 106.6% 1,415 1,327
Preston 6th 8 -0- 6 32 100.7% 1,333 1,324
Sandringham 7th 5 -0- 9 20 80.1% 1,174 1,466
Williamstown 8th 5 -0- 9 20 79.0% 1,248 1,580
Sunshine 9th 3 -0- 11 12 84.3% 1,254 1,487
Caulfield 10th 3 -0- 11 12 83.8% 1,331 1,589

Round 15

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 04/08/1974 2:10 PM Caulfield v Geelong West Princes Park 80 - 113
SUN 04/08/1974 2:10 PM Oakleigh v Sunshine Warrawee Park 106 - 77
SUN 04/08/1974 2:10 PM Preston v Prahran Preston City Oval 80 - 88
SUN 04/08/1974 2:10 PM Sandringham v Dandenong Beach Road Oval 77 - 122
SUN 04/08/1974 2:10 PM Williamstown v Port Melbourne WCG 67 - 40

Round 15 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Port Melbourne 1st 11 -0- 4 44 123.6% 1,622 1,312
Dandenong 2nd 10 -0- 5 40 126.7% 1,598 1,261
Geelong West 3rd 10 -0- 5 40 120.2% 1,588 1,321
Oakleigh 4th 10 -0- 5 40 112.3% 1,678 1,494
Prahran 5th 9 -0- 6 36 106.8% 1,503 1,407
Preston 6th 8 -0- 7 32 100.1% 1,413 1,412
Williamstown 7th 6 -0- 9 24 81.2% 1,315 1,620
Sandringham 8th 5 -0- 10 20 78.8% 1,251 1,588
Sunshine 9th 3 -0- 12 12 83.6% 1,331 1,593
Caulfield 10th 3 -0- 12 12 82.9% 1,411 1,702

Round 16

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 11/08/1974 2:10 PM Dandenong v Sunshine Shepley Oval 152 - 73
SUN 11/08/1974 2:10 PM Geelong West v Oakleigh West Oval 93 - 51
SUN 11/08/1974 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v Preston North Port Oval 184 - 68
SUN 11/08/1974 2:10 PM Prahran v Sandringham Toorak Park 114 - 91
SUN 11/08/1974 2:10 PM Williamstown v Caulfield WCG 100 - 78

Round 16 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Port Melbourne 1st 12 -0- 4 48 130.9% 1,806 1,380
Dandenong 2nd 11 -0- 5 44 131.2% 1,750 1,334
Geelong West 3rd 11 -0- 5 44 122.5% 1,681 1,372
Oakleigh 4th 10 -0- 6 40 108.9% 1,729 1,587
Prahran 5th 10 -0- 6 40 107.9% 1,617 1,498
Preston 6th 8 -0- 8 32 92.8% 1,481 1,596
Williamstown 7th 7 -0- 9 28 83.3% 1,415 1,698
Sandringham 8th 5 -0- 11 20 78.8% 1,342 1,702
Caulfield 9th 3 -0- 13 12 82.6% 1,489 1,802
Sunshine 10th 3 -0- 13 12 80.5% 1,404 1,745

Round 17

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 18/08/1974 2:10 PM Caulfield v Prahran Princes Park 92 - 120
SUN 18/08/1974 2:10 PM Dandenong v Port Melbourne Shepley Oval 114 - 65
SUN 18/08/1974 2:10 PM Oakleigh v Preston Warrawee Park 116 - 65
SUN 18/08/1974 2:10 PM Sandringham v Williamstown Beach Road Oval 72 - 83
SUN 18/08/1974 2:10 PM Sunshine v Geelong West Skinner Reserve 80 - 116

Round 17 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Dandenong 1st 12 -0- 5 48 133.2% 1,864 1,399
Port Melbourne 2nd 12 -0- 5 48 125.2% 1,871 1,494
Geelong West 3rd 12 -0- 5 48 123.8% 1,797 1,452
Oakleigh 4th 11 -0- 6 44 111.7% 1,845 1,652
Prahran 5th 11 -0- 6 44 109.2% 1,737 1,590
Preston 6th 8 -0- 9 32 90.3% 1,546 1,712
Williamstown 7th 8 -0- 9 32 84.6% 1,498 1,770
Sandringham 8th 5 -0- 12 20 79.2% 1,414 1,785
Caulfield 9th 3 -0- 14 12 82.3% 1,581 1,922
Sunshine 10th 3 -0- 14 12 79.7% 1,484 1,861

Round 18

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 25/08/1974 2:10 PM Caulfield v Sunshine Princes Park 141 - 88
SUN 25/08/1974 2:10 PM Geelong West v Dandenong West Oval 100 - 60
SUN 25/08/1974 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v Prahran North Port Oval 157 - 118
SUN 25/08/1974 2:10 PM Preston v Sandringham Preston City Oval 127 - 81
SUN 25/08/1974 2:10 PM Williamstown v Oakleigh WCG 109 - 103

Round 18 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Port Melbourne 1st 13 -0- 5 52 125.8% 2,028 1,612
Geelong West 2nd 13 -0- 5 52 125.5% 1,897 1,512
Dandenong 3rd 12 -0- 6 48 128.4% 1,924 1,499
Oakleigh 4th 11 -0- 7 44 110.6% 1,948 1,761
Prahran 5th 11 -0- 7 44 106.2% 1,855 1,747
Preston 6th 9 -0- 9 36 93.3% 1,673 1,793
Williamstown 7th 9 -0- 9 36 85.8% 1,607 1,873
Sandringham 8th 5 -0- 13 20 78.2% 1,495 1,912
Caulfield 9th 4 -0- 14 16 85.7% 1,722 2,010
Sunshine 10th 3 -0- 15 12 78.5% 1,572 2,002

Finals Series

The positions of teams going into the finals:

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA GF BF GA BA
Port Melbourne 1st 13 -0- 5 52 125.8% 2,028 1,612 289 294 228 244
Geelong West 2nd 13 -0- 5 52 125.5% 1,897 1,512 271 271 214 228
Dandenong 3rd 12 -0- 6 48 128.4% 1,924 1,499 275 274 220 179
Oakleigh 4th 11 -0- 7 44 110.6% 1,948 1,761 280 268 248 273
Prahran 5th 11 -0- 7 44 106.2% 1,855 1,747 271 229 252 235
Preston 6th 9 -0- 9 36 93.3% 1,673 1,793 233 275 257 251
Williamstown 7th 9 -0- 9 36 85.8% 1,607 1,873 225 257 268 265
Sandringham 8th 5 -0- 13 20 78.2% 1,495 1,912 210 235 272 280
Caulfield 9th 4 -0- 14 16 85.7% 1,722 2,010 243 264 285 300
Sunshine 10th 3 -0- 15 12 78.5% 1,572 2,002 228 204 281 316

Final Round 1

Semi Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 01/09/1974 2:10 PM Dandenong v Oakleigh Junction Oval 96 - 97 13,550
SUN 08/09/1974 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v Geelong West Junction Oval 110 - 87 15,520

Final Round 1 Ladder

Team Pos.
Port Melbourne 1st
Geelong West 2nd
Oakleigh 3rd
Dandenong 4th

Final Round 2

Preliminary Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 15/09/1974 2:10 PM Geelong West v Oakleigh Junction Oval 87 - 112 12,110

Final Round 2 Ladder

Team Pos.
Port Melbourne 1st
Oakleigh 2nd
Geelong West 3rd
Dandenong 4th

Final Round 3

Grand Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 29/09/1974 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v Oakleigh Junction Oval 152 - 83 23,936

Final Round 3 Ladder

Team Pos.
Port Melbourne 1st
Oakleigh 2nd
Geelong West 3rd
Dandenong 4th