1974 VFL Season: Hawthorn
These are the details of the premiership results of Hawthorn for the 1974 VFL season. The team finished the regular season in third place, securing a place in the finals series. After being defeated by North Melbourne in the qualifying final and defeating Collingwood in a semi final, Hawthorn were defeated by North Melbourne in the preliminary final, resulting in finishing in third place overall (adjusted for finals).
Season Team Details
Competition:
1974 VFL Season
Team:
Hawthorn
Home Ground:
Princes Park
Team Results
Ladder Position:
3rd (W-D-L: 15-0-7, P%: 125.4)
Finals Performance:
Defeated by North Melbourne (Preliminary Final)
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ablett, Geoff | #2 | 25 | 20 | R01-22, QF, SF, PF |
| Beattie, Ron | #28 | 9 | 0 | R11, R14-21 |
| Bevan, Wayne | #37 | 4 | 1 | R04-05, R12-13 |
| Bremner, Ian | #20 | 7 | 0 | R18-20, R22, QF, SF, PF |
| Crimmins, Peter | #5 | 21 | 21 | R01-03, R05-22 |
| Donaldson, Russell | #38 | 2 | 0 | R01, R17 |
| Douge, Brian | #11 | 24 | 0 | R01-03, R05-22, QF, SF, PF |
| Goad, Alan | #19 | 15 | 7 | R04-06, R08, R13-21, SF, PF |
| Grummisch, Charlie | #7 | 9 | 22 | R09-10, R14-17, QF, SF, PF |
| Hawken, Les | #18 | 4 | 0 | R12-13, R16, R21 |
| Heath, Kevin | #8 | 25 | 0 | R01-22, QF, SF, PF |
| Hendrie, John | #25 | 23 | 29 | R01-14, R16-22, QF, SF |
| Hudson, Peter | #26 | 2 | 3 | R01-02 |
| Jaworskyj, Bohdan | #1 | 25 | 1 | R01-22, QF, SF, PF |
| Jones, Bernie | #31 | 20 | 3 | R01-09, R11-12, R15, R17-22, SF, PF |
| Knights, Peter | #24 | 24 | 1 | R01-22, QF, SF |
| Lynn, Gerry | #29 | 2 | 0 | R11, R15 |
| Martello, Alan | #14 | 24 | 15 | R01-22, QF, PF |
| Matthews, Kelvin | #4 | 24 | 14 | R01-14, R16-22, QF, SF, PF |
| Matthews, Leigh | #3 | 21 | 52 | R01-05, R07-08, R10-13, R16-22, QF, SF, PF |
| McCarthy, Gerald | #21 | 8 | 1 | R03-06, R10, R13, R15, QF |
| Meagher, Des | #30 | 25 | 19 | R01-22, QF, SF, PF |
| Milner, Lou | #35 | 1 | 0 | R03 |
| Moncrieff, Michael | #6 | 19 | 67 | R01-08, R10-12, R18-22, QF, SF, PF |
| Moore, Kelvin | #15 | 19 | 0 | R01-04, R07-17, R22, QF, SF, PF |
| Parkin, David | #27 | 13 | 7 | R09-10, R14-18, R20-22, QF, SF, PF |
| Reinmuth, Paul | #22 | 1 | 0 | R09 |
| Rice, Leon | #13 | 25 | 3 | R01-22, QF, SF, PF |
| Scott, Don | #23 | 24 | 19 | R01-20, R22, QF, SF, PF |
| Scrimshaw, Ian | #16 | 4 | 3 | R01-04 |
| Steel, Kelvin | #33 | 4 | 0 | R04-05, R19, PF |
| Stevenson, Bruce | #12 | 11 | 2 | R01-02, R06-09, R13-14, R21, SF, PF |
| Tuck, Michael | #17 | 23 | 23 | R02-16, R18-22, QF, SF, PF |
| Welsh, Peter | #32 | 9 | 6 | R08-12, R14-15, R22, QF |
| Wilkinson, Robert | #9 | 2 | 1 | R06-07 |
| Zemski, Michael | #10 | 2 | 0 | R06-07 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kennedy, John | 25 | 16 | -0- | 9 | R01-22, QF, SF, PF |
Team Line-Up
| Back: | Brian Douge | Kelvin Moore | Ron Beattie |
| Half-Back: | Peter Knights | Kevin Heath | Bohdan Jaworskyj |
| Centre: | Des Meagher | Kelvin Matthews | Geoff Ablett |
| Half-Forward: | Leon Rice | John Hendrie | Alan Martello |
| Forward: | David Parkin | Michael Moncrieff | Leigh Matthews |
| Follower: | Don Scott | Michael Tuck | Peter Crimmins |
This is an approximation for the typical team line-up based on available complete positional records from this season.
Names in bold indicate that the player was named in this position at least ten times this season (exc. interchange).
Positional information from 25 out of 25 matches was used.
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/04/1974 | Round 1 | Richmond | AWAY | WIN | HWTH by 16 | John Kennedy | Peter Crimmins |
| 13/04/1974 | Round 2 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 23 | John Kennedy | Peter Crimmins |
| 20/04/1974 | Round 3 | South Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | HWTH by 69 | John Kennedy | Peter Crimmins |
| 27/04/1974 | Round 4 | Essendon | HOME | WIN | HWTH by 26 | John Kennedy | Don Scott |
| 04/05/1974 | Round 5 | Footscray | HOME | LOSS | FOOT by 23 | John Kennedy | Peter Crimmins |
| 11/05/1974 | Round 6 | Fitzroy | AWAY | LOSS | FITZ by 30 | John Kennedy | Peter Crimmins |
| 18/05/1974 | Round 7 | Carlton | HOME | WIN | HWTH by 40 | John Kennedy | Peter Crimmins |
| 25/05/1974 | Round 8 | Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | HWTH by 48 | John Kennedy | Peter Crimmins |
| 01/06/1974 | Round 9 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | HWTH by 47 | John Kennedy | Peter Crimmins |
| 08/06/1974 | Round 10 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | HWTH by 31 | John Kennedy | Peter Crimmins |
| 17/06/1974 | Round 11 | North Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | NMLB by 20 | John Kennedy | Peter Crimmins |
| 22/06/1974 | Round 12 | Richmond | HOME | WIN | HWTH by 23 | John Kennedy | Peter Crimmins |
| 29/06/1974 | Round 13 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 6 | John Kennedy | Peter Crimmins |
| 06/07/1974 | Round 14 | Essendon | AWAY | WIN | HWTH by 80 | John Kennedy | Peter Crimmins |
| 13/07/1974 | Round 15 | South Melbourne | HOME | WIN | HWTH by 79 | John Kennedy | Peter Crimmins |
| 20/07/1974 | Round 16 | Footscray | AWAY | WIN | HWTH by 21 | John Kennedy | Peter Crimmins |
| 27/07/1974 | Round 17 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | HWTH by 48 | John Kennedy | Peter Crimmins |
| 03/08/1974 | Round 18 | Carlton | AWAY | WIN | HWTH by 24 | John Kennedy | Peter Crimmins |
| 10/08/1974 | Round 19 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | HWTH by 25 | John Kennedy | Peter Crimmins |
| 17/08/1974 | Round 20 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | HWTH by 33 | John Kennedy | Peter Crimmins |
| 24/08/1974 | Round 21 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 40 | John Kennedy | Peter Crimmins |
| 31/08/1974 | Round 22 | North Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | NMLB by 29 | John Kennedy | Peter Crimmins |
| 07/09/1974 | Qualifying Final | North Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | NMLB by 38 | John Kennedy | Don Scott |
| 14/09/1974 | Semi Final | Collingwood | HOME | WIN | HWTH by 50 | John Kennedy | Don Scott |
| 21/09/1974 | Preliminary Final | North Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | NMLB by 5 | John Kennedy | Don Scott |
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.