1974 VFL Season: Fitzroy
These are the details of the premiership results for Fitzroy for the 1974 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used Junction Oval as their home ground, playing nine matches there (nine as hosts). The team finished the regular season in eleventh place.
Team Details
Competition:
1974 VFL Season
Team:
Fitzroy
Club:
Fitzroy
Home Ground:
Junction Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
11th (W-D-L: 4-1-17, P%: 71.3)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Team Leaders
Captain:
John Murphy
Vice-Captain:
Laurie Richards
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austen, Geoff | #25 | 19 | 14 | R01-02, R06-22 |
| Booth, Greg | #24 | 7 | 0 | R03-08, R22 |
| Brain, Ray | #41 | 5 | 0 | R08, R14-17 |
| Carter, Rod | #40 | 8 | 0 | R11-13, R15-16, R20-22 |
| Christou, Jim | #20 | 5 | 1 | R06-07, R17-18, R20 |
| Cruse, Colin | #39 | 2 | 0 | R02, R04 |
| Dare, Norm | #2 | 5 | 1 | R02-03, R09-10, R17 |
| Duckworth, John | #17 | 11 | 2 | R01-06, R08, R12-14, R20 |
| Farnham, Dean | #32 | 15 | 4 | R01-06, R13-19, R21-22 |
| Formosa, John | #16 | 2 | 0 | R11-12 |
| Harrington, Dan | #23 | 3 | 0 | R08-10 |
| Hayes, Kerrin | #37 | 5 | 3 | R08-09, R13-15 |
| Irwin, Warwick | #7 | 20 | 25 | R01-14, R16-18, R20-22 |
| Linton, Wayne | #48 | 5 | 1 | R18-22 |
| Lloyd, Trevor | #28 | 12 | 4 | R01, R04-07, R13-14, R17-21 |
| Lukas, Andrew | #34 | 15 | 0 | R01, R09-22 |
| McCulloch, Ian | #6 | 16 | 6 | R01-03, R10-22 |
| McMahon, David | #19 | 12 | 4 | R01-03, R07, R09-10, R13-14, R18-21 |
| Merrigan, Harvey | #36 | 21 | 1 | R01-14, R16-22 |
| Miller, Ian | #3 | 16 | 6 | R01-07, R12-20 |
| Molloy, Shane | #22 | 7 | 0 | R03-09 |
| Murphy, John | #5 | 16 | 23 | R01-08, R10-12, R16, R19-22 |
| Murray, Kevin | #1 | 22 | 0 | R01-22 |
| Noonan, Gerry | #30 | 8 | 5 | R05-09, R11, R19-20 |
| O'Keeffe, Kevin | #11 | 10 | 2 | R02-03, R08-09, R11-13, R20-22 |
| Padley, Barry | #14 | 17 | 6 | R01-07, R09, R11-14, R18-22 |
| Richards, Laurie | #8 | 22 | 24 | R01-22 |
| Robertson, Glenn | #26 | 6 | 2 | R10, R15-19 |
| Robertson, Leigh | #18 | 6 | 0 | R08-09, R15, R17-18, R21 |
| Ruscuklic, Alex | #13 | 1 | 0 | R01 |
| Sault, Ray | #12 | 1 | 1 | R04 |
| Searl, Doug | #4 | 14 | 24 | R01-05, R07-10, R14-18 |
| Serafini, Renato | #10 | 9 | 6 | R01-02, R09-11, R15-17, R22 |
| Sinclair, Allan | #31 | 8 | 3 | R03-07, R11-12, R15 |
| Smith, Chris | #35 | 12 | 1 | R01-10, R19, R22 |
| Taylor, Neville | #33 | 17 | 7 | R03-17, R19, R22 |
| Thompson, Alan | #21 | 12 | 4 | R01-02, R05, R10-16, R20-21 |
| Wall, David | #9 | 18 | 35 | R04-19, R21-22 |
| Weatherley, Graeme | #45 | 2 | 2 | R18-19 |
| Whitford, Don | #15 | 7 | 4 | R10-12, R15-16, R21-22 |
| Wilson, Garry | #29 | 21 | 29 | R01-08, R10-22 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donaldson, Graham | 19 | 4 | -1- | 14 | R01-19 |
| Campbell, Graham | 3 | 0 | -0- | 3 | R20-22 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/04/1974 | Round 1 | St Kilda | AWAY | LOSS | STKL by 40 | Graham Donaldson | John Murphy |
| 13/04/1974 | Round 2 | Richmond | HOME | LOSS | RICH by 49 | Graham Donaldson | John Murphy |
| 20/04/1974 | Round 3 | North Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | NMLB by 67 | Graham Donaldson | John Murphy |
| 25/04/1974 | Round 4 | Collingwood | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 9 | Graham Donaldson | John Murphy |
| 04/05/1974 | Round 5 | South Melbourne | AWAY | DRAW | drawn | Graham Donaldson | John Murphy |
| 11/05/1974 | Round 6 | Hawthorn | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 30 | Graham Donaldson | John Murphy |
| 18/05/1974 | Round 7 | Footscray | AWAY | LOSS | FOOT by 27 | Graham Donaldson | John Murphy |
| 25/05/1974 | Round 8 | Essendon | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 8 | Graham Donaldson | John Murphy |
| 01/06/1974 | Round 9 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CARL by 59 | Graham Donaldson | Laurie Richards |
| 08/06/1974 | Round 10 | Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | MELB by 31 | Graham Donaldson | John Murphy |
| 17/06/1974 | Round 11 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 2 | Graham Donaldson | John Murphy |
| 22/06/1974 | Round 12 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 5 | Graham Donaldson | John Murphy |
| 29/06/1974 | Round 13 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 129 | Graham Donaldson | Laurie Richards |
| 06/07/1974 | Round 14 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 31 | Graham Donaldson | Laurie Richards |
| 13/07/1974 | Round 15 | North Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | NMLB by 13 | Graham Donaldson | Laurie Richards |
| 20/07/1974 | Round 16 | South Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | SMLB by 60 | Graham Donaldson | John Murphy |
| 27/07/1974 | Round 17 | Hawthorn | AWAY | LOSS | HWTH by 48 | Graham Donaldson | Laurie Richards |
| 03/08/1974 | Round 18 | Footscray | HOME | LOSS | FOOT by 23 | Graham Donaldson | Laurie Richards |
| 10/08/1974 | Round 19 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 98 | Graham Donaldson | John Murphy |
| 17/08/1974 | Round 20 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 41 | Graham Campbell | John Murphy |
| 24/08/1974 | Round 21 | Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | MELB by 33 | Graham Campbell | John Murphy |
| 31/08/1974 | Round 22 | Geelong | HOME | LOSS | GEEL by 12 | Graham Campbell | John Murphy |