1974 VFL Season Preliminary Final: North Melbourne v Hawthorn
This is the match report for the match played on 21 September 1974 between North Melbourne and Hawthorn in the preliminary final of the 1974 season of the Victorian Football League.
North Melbourne hosted Hawthorn at the MCG.
Barry Davis captained the hosts with David Dench as vice-captain.
Don Scott captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Ron Barassi and the visitors were coached by John Kennedy.
North Melbourne (8.8.56) defeated Hawthorn (7.9.51).
Match Details
Season:
1974 VFL Season
Round:
Preliminary Final
Teams:
North Melbourne
v
Hawthorn
Date:
Saturday 21 September 1974
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
88,262
Match Results
Outcome:
North Melbourne
def.
Hawthorn
Score:
8.8.56 - 7.9.51
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| North Melbourne | 4 | . | 1 | 5 | . | 2 | 8 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 8 | 8 | . | 8 | (56) |
| Hawthorn | 5 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 5 | 6 | . | 7 | 7 | . | 9 | 7 | . | 9 | (51) |
| Margin | HWTH by 8 | HWTH by 9 | NMLB by 10 | NMLB by 5 | NMLB by 5 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
North Melbourne
Captain: Barry DavisVice-Captain: David Dench
Coach: Ron Barassi
Hawthorn
Captain: Don ScottCoach: John Kennedy
Player Statistics
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
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| 29 | Baker, Phil | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 4 | ? | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | Briedis, Arnold | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ? | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Burns, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 4 | ? | 4 | 1 |
| 9 | Cable, Barry | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 3 | ? | 2 | 1 |
| 40 | Chisnall, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ? | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | Cowton, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | ? | 0 | 3 |
| 32 | Davis, Barry (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 2 | ? | 1 | 3 |
| 23 | Dench, David (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 2 | ? | 4 | 0 |
| 28 | Farrant, Garry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | ? | 1 | 3 |
| 18 | Feltham, Paul | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 0 | ? | 1 | 4 |
| 10 | Goodingham, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 3 | ? | 3 | 8 |
| 27 | Greig, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 1 | ? | 4 | 0 |
| 12 | Montgomery, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 3 | ? | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | Pagan, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 1 | ? | 3 | 2 |
| 8 | Peterson, Robert | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 0 | ? | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | Rantall, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 7 | ? | 2 | 3 |
| 19 | Ryan, Phil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | ? | 1 | 6 |
| 20 | Schimmelbusch, Wayne | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 0 | ? | 6 | 2 |
| 1 | Smith, Brad | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 6 | ? | 7 | 1 |
| 2 | Wade, Doug | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 4 | ? | 1 | 2 |
| Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 8 | 255 | 212 | 43 | 42 | 0+ | 48 | 44 | |||
Hawthorn
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
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| 2 | Ablett, Geoff | WR | ? | 3 | 0 | 22 | 19 | 3 | 0 | ? | 9 | 1 |
| 20 | Bremner, Ian | HBFL | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | ? | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | Douge, Brian | BPL | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 1 | ? | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | Goad, Alan | C↓ | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | ? | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | Grummisch, Charlie | CHF↓ | ? | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | ? | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Heath, Kevin | CHB | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | ? | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | Jaworskyj, Bohdan | HFFR | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 3 | ? | 0 | 2 |
| 31 | Jones, Bernie | SUB↑ | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? | 0 | 2 |
| 14 | Martello, Alan | BPR | ? | 1 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 3 | ? | 5 | 2 |
| 4 | Matthews, Kelvin | HFFL | ? | 0 | 1 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 1 | ? | 4 | 1 |
| 3 | Matthews, Leigh | RO | ? | 0 | 1 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 2 | ? | 3 | 4 |
| 30 | Meagher, Des | FPR | ? | 1 | 1 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 2 | ? | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | Moncrieff, Michael | FPL | ? | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | ? | 2 | 2 |
| 15 | Moore, Kelvin | FB | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 3 | ? | 1 | 1 |
| 27 | Parkin, David | SUB↑ | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | ? | 2 | 1 |
| 13 | Rice, Leon | WL | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 3 | ? | 2 | 2 |
| 23 | Scott, Don (c) | RU | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 1 | ? | 6 | 8 |
| 33 | Steel, Kelvin | HBFR | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 1 | ? | 1 | 4 |
| 12 | Stevenson, Bruce | FF | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 7 | ? | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | Tuck, Michael | RR | ? | 1 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 2 | ? | 1 | 2 |
| Rushed | 3 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 7 | 9 | 232 | 192 | 40 | 37 | 0+ | 44 | 48 | |||
D. Parkin replaced C. Grummisch during the third quarter.
B. Jones replaced A. Goad.
Legend
ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50sPlayer Line-Up
| North Melbourne | Coach: Ron Barassi | ||||||||||||||
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| 11 | B. Douge | 15 | K. Moore | 14 | A. Martello |
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| 20 | I. Bremner | 8 | K. Heath | 33 | K. Steel |
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| 13 | L. Rice | 19 | A. Goad | 2 | G. Ablett |
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| CENTRE | 23 | D. Scott (c) | 31 | B. Jones | |||||||||||
| HALF-FORWARD | 17 | M. Tuck | 27 | D. Parkin | |||||||||||
| 4 | K. Matthews | 7 | C. Grummisch | 1 | B. Jaworskyj | 3 | L. Matthews |
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| 6 | M. Moncrieff | 12 | B. Stevenson | 30 | D. Meagher |
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| Hawthorn | Coach: John Kennedy | ||||||||||||||