1974 VFL 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 VFL season. North Melbourne hosted Hawthorn at 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
B. Davis (capt.), D. Dench (vice-capt.), P. Baker, A. Briedis, J. Burns, B. Cable, P. Chisnall, G. Cowton, G. Farrant, P. Feltham, B. Goodingham, K. Greig, K. Montgomery, D. Pagan, R. Peterson, J. Rantall, P. Ryan, W. Schimmelbusch, B. Smith, D. Wade

Hawthorn
Back: B. Douge, K. Moore, A. Martello
Half-back: I. Bremner, K. Heath, K. Steel
Centre: L. Rice, A. Goad, G. Ablett
Half-forward: K. Matthews, C. Grummisch, B. Jaworskyj
Forward: M. Moncrieff, B. Stevenson, D. Meagher
Follower: D. Scott (capt.), M. Tuck, L. Matthews
Sub.: B. Jones, D. Parkin

North Melbourne (8.8.56) defeated Hawthorn (7.9.51).

Goalkickers
North Melbourne: D. Wade (3), P. Baker, B. Cable, P. Feltham, R. Peterson, W. Schimmelbusch
Hawthorn: G. Ablett (3), A. Martello, D. Meagher, M. Moncrieff, M. Tuck

As a result of this match, North Melbourne faced Richmond in the grand final and Hawthorn were eliminated (finishing 3rd overall).

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
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
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Ron Barassi (North Melbourne), John Kennedy (Hawthorn)
Captains: Barry Davis (North Melbourne), Don Scott (Hawthorn)
Vice-Captains: David Dench (North Melbourne), unknown (Hawthorn)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: K. Smith

Player Statistics

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
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
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 50s

Player Line-Up

North Melbourne Coach: Ron Barassi
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
11 B. Douge 15 K. Moore 14 A. Martello













FORWARD



HALF-BACK



20 I. Bremner 8 K. Heath 33 K. Steel













HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE



13 L. Rice 19 A. Goad 2 G. Ablett









FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
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











HALF-BACK



FORWARD



6 M. Moncrieff 12 B. Stevenson 30 D. Meagher













BACK



Hawthorn Coach: John Kennedy