1974 VFL Season: Fitzroy
These are the details of the premiership results of Fitzroy for the 1974 VFL season. The team finished the regular season in eleventh place.
Season Team Details
Competition:
1974 VFL Season
Team:
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 |
Ladder Chart
This chart is based on the nominal round, i.e. only one result (win, loss, draw, bye) per round, which may result in not being accurate from a chronological perspective. The positions during the finals series is determined via bespoke logic.