1974 VFL Grand Final: Richmond v North Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 28 September 1974 between Richmond and North Melbourne in the grand final of the 1974 VFL season.
Richmond hosted North Melbourne at MCG.
Royce Hart captained the hosts with Kevin Bartlett as vice-captain.
Barry Davis captained the visitors with David Dench as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Tom Hafey and the visitors were coached by Ron Barassi.
Richmond
R. Hart (capt.), K. Bartlett (vice-capt.), G. Andrews, N. Balme, F. Bourke, D. Clay, C. Clayton, D. Cloke, D. Cumming, M. Green, M. Keane, R. McGhie, K. Morris, B. Richardson, B. Roberts, K. Sheedy, P. Sproule, D. Thorpe, W. Walsh, B. Wood
North Melbourne
B. Davis (capt.), D. Dench (vice-capt.), P. Baker, A. Briedis, J. Burns, B. Cable, G. Cowton, G. Farrant, P. Feltham, B. Goodingham, K. Greig, S. Kekovich, K. Montgomery, D. Pagan, R. Peterson, J. Rantall, P. Ryan, W. Schimmelbusch, B. Smith, D. Wade
Richmond (18.20.128) defeated North Melbourne (13.9.87).
Goalkickers
Richmond: B. Richardson (5), R. Hart (3), N. Balme (2), M. Green (2), K. Sheedy (2), D. Cloke, D. Cumming, D. Thorpe, W. Walsh
North Melbourne: D. Wade (4), B. Cable (2), S. Kekovich (2), A. Briedis, J. Burns, B. Davis, K. Greig, R. Peterson
As a result of this match, Richmond were the premiers and North Melbourne were the runners-up.
Match Details
Season:
1974 VFL Season
Round:
Grand Final
Teams:
Richmond
v
North Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 28 September 1974
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
113,839
Match Results
Outcome:
Richmond
def.
North Melbourne
Score:
18.20.128 - 13.9.87
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 3 | . | 8 | 10 | . | 11 | 12 | . | 17 | 18 | . | 20 | 18 | . | 20 | (128) |
| North Melbourne | 3 | . | 2 | 8 | . | 3 | 11 | . | 4 | 13 | . | 9 | 13 | . | 9 | (87) |
| Margin | RICH by 6 | RICH by 20 | RICH by 19 | RICH by 41 | RICH by 41 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Tom Hafey
(Richmond),
Ron Barassi
(North Melbourne)
Captains:
Royce Hart
(Richmond),
Barry Davis
(North Melbourne)
Vice-Captains:
Kevin Bartlett
(Richmond),
David Dench
(North Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
I. Robinson
Goal Umpire:
J. Bell,
R. Sankey
Boundary Umpire:
B. Sutton,
M. Williams
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Andrews, Gareth | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 7 | ? | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | Balme, Neil | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 2 | ? | 2 | 5 |
| 29 | Bartlett, Kevin (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | 3 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 1 | ? | 2 | 2 |
| 30 | Bourke, Francis | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 1 | ? | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Clay, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 2 | ? | 3 | 1 |
| 43 | Clayton, Cameron | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ? | 0 | 1 |
| 33 | Cloke, David | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | ? | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Cumming, Daryl | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 18 | 5 | 13 | 1 | ? | 1 | 4 |
| 37 | Green, Mike | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 6 | ? | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Hart, Royce (c) | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 22 | 19 | 3 | 5 | ? | 4 | 2 |
| 40 | Keane, Merv | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 1 | ? | 3 | 2 |
| 12 | McGhie, Robbie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 6 | ? | 0 | 2 |
| 38 | Morris, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 1 | ? | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | Richardson, Barry | ? | ? | 5 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 4 | ? | 0 | 5 |
| 15 | Roberts, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Sheedy, Kevin | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 29 | 17 | 12 | 6 | ? | 6 | 2 |
| 6 | Sproule, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 4 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 5 | ? | 1 | 5 |
| 14 | Thorpe, David | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 1 | ? | 4 | 2 |
| 7 | Walsh, Wayne | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 5 | ? | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | Wood, Bryan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | ? | 2 | 2 |
| Rushed | 3 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 18 | 20 | 284 | 220 | 64 | 59 | 0+ | 29 | 42 | |||
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Baker, Phil | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 5 | ? | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Briedis, Arnold | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 3 | ? | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | Burns, John | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 1 | ? | 3 | 1 |
| 9 | Cable, Barry | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 25 | 21 | 4 | 2 | ? | 5 | 3 |
| 13 | Cowton, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ? | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Davis, Barry (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | ? | 2 | 1 |
| 23 | Dench, David (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | ? | 2 | 3 |
| 28 | Farrant, Garry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | ? | 3 | 3 |
| 18 | Feltham, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 3 | ? | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | Goodingham, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 2 | ? | 4 | 1 |
| 27 | Greig, Keith | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 3 | ? | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | Kekovich, Sam | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 2 | ? | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | Montgomery, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 1 | ? | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | Pagan, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | ? | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Peterson, Robert | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 1 | ? | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Rantall, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 5 | ? | 2 | 2 |
| 19 | Ryan, Phil | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 1 | ? | 3 | 2 |
| 20 | Schimmelbusch, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 4 | ? | 3 | 1 |
| 1 | Smith, Brad | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 6 | ? | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Wade, Doug | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | ? | 1 | 3 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 9 | 266 | 202 | 64 | 45 | 0+ | 42 | 29 | |||