1974 VFL Season: Melbourne
These are the details of the premiership results for Melbourne for the 1974 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used the MCG as their home ground, playing ten matches there (nine as hosts and one as visitors). The team finished the regular season in twelfth place.
Team Details
Competition:
1974 VFL Season
Team:
Melbourne
Club:
Melbourne
Home Ground:
MCG
Team Results
Ladder Position:
12th (W-D-L: 3-0-19, P%: 77.1)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alves, Stan | #15 | 21 | 11 | R01-13, R15-22 |
| Baker, Garry | #1 | 20 | 24 | R01-04, R07-22 |
| Barham, Billy | #31 | 9 | 13 | R09, R15-22 |
| Biffin, Ray | #19 | 19 | 1 | R01-02, R04-07, R09-11, R13-22 |
| Brewer, Ross | #6 | 22 | 40 | R01-22 |
| Carroll, Ted | #42 | 2 | 1 | R17-18 |
| Chamberlain, Neil | #14 | 9 | 2 | R01-03, R15-16, R19-22 |
| Clark, Denis | #17 | 18 | 4 | R01-09, R11-19 |
| Clennett, John | #5 | 14 | 6 | R01-08, R12-16, R18 |
| Collins, Mike | #12 | 9 | 3 | R01-06, R10, R12, R16 |
| Delmenico, Wayne | #24 | 9 | 0 | R01-03, R09-14 |
| Ditterich, Carl | #10 | 19 | 12 | R01, R04-09, R11-22 |
| Dullard, Anthony | #28 | 17 | 5 | R06-22 |
| Fitzsimmons, Shane | #23 | 5 | 4 | R04-07, R22 |
| Flower, Robert | #2 | 18 | 22 | R01-05, R09-21 |
| Giampaolo, Frank | #43 | 12 | 5 | R01, R09-17, R21-22 |
| Hardeman, Gary | #33 | 20 | 11 | R01-08, R10-14, R16-22 |
| Keays, Peter | #51 | 7 | 1 | R08-14 |
| Keenan, Peter | #8 | 15 | 8 | R01-07, R10-12, R16-17, R20-22 |
| Kerley, Stephen | #9 | 10 | 0 | R01-04, R10, R14-15, R20-22 |
| McMullin, Neil | #40 | 7 | 1 | R07-08, R17-18, R20-22 |
| Molloy, Graham | #21 | 3 | 0 | R18-20 |
| Moore, Kevin | #39 | 8 | 1 | R01-08 |
| Murray, David | #29 | 6 | 0 | R03-08 |
| Osborne, Graham | #7 | 7 | 2 | R01-02, R06-07, R19-21 |
| Owens, Mal | #34 | 12 | 3 | R01-09, R19-20, R22 |
| Pagnoccolo, Charles | #22 | 1 | 0 | R08 |
| Payne, Dennis | #32 | 1 | 0 | R02 |
| Power, Mike | #54 | 2 | 0 | R21-22 |
| Reid, John | #37 | 2 | 0 | R08-09 |
| Scott, Graham | #26 | 8 | 4 | R13-20 |
| Slade, Peter | #38 | 15 | 4 | R02-15, R19 |
| Smith, Steven | #35 | 17 | 12 | R03-05, R09-22 |
| Sullivan, Tony | #4 | 18 | 0 | R05-22 |
| Tilbrook, Jim | #18 | 11 | 15 | R01-11 |
| Wells, Greg | #11 | 22 | 26 | R01-22 |
| Williamson, Peter | #30 | 14 | 14 | R03, R05-06, R08, R10-15, R17-18, R21-22 |
| Wood, Greg | #27 | 11 | 4 | R09-19 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skilton, Bob | 22 | 3 | -0- | 19 | R01-22 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/04/1974 | Round 1 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 49 | Bob Skilton | Stan Alves |
| 15/04/1974 | Round 2 | St Kilda | HOME | LOSS | STKL by 14 | Bob Skilton | Stan Alves |
| 20/04/1974 | Round 3 | Geelong | HOME | LOSS | GEEL by 4 | Bob Skilton | Stan Alves |
| 27/04/1974 | Round 4 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 25 | Bob Skilton | Stan Alves |
| 04/05/1974 | Round 5 | North Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | NMLB by 40 | Bob Skilton | Stan Alves |
| 11/05/1974 | Round 6 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 10 | Bob Skilton | Stan Alves |
| 18/05/1974 | Round 7 | South Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | SMLB by 18 | Bob Skilton | Stan Alves |
| 25/05/1974 | Round 8 | Hawthorn | HOME | LOSS | HWTH by 48 | Bob Skilton | Stan Alves |
| 01/06/1974 | Round 9 | Footscray | AWAY | LOSS | FOOT by 38 | Bob Skilton | Stan Alves |
| 08/06/1974 | Round 10 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | MELB by 31 | Bob Skilton | Stan Alves |
| 15/06/1974 | Round 11 | Essendon | HOME | LOSS | ESSE by 35 | Bob Skilton | Stan Alves |
| 22/06/1974 | Round 12 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CARL by 29 | Bob Skilton | Stan Alves |
| 29/06/1974 | Round 13 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 9 | Bob Skilton | Stan Alves |
| 06/07/1974 | Round 14 | Richmond | HOME | LOSS | RICH by 63 | Bob Skilton | Gary Hardeman |
| 13/07/1974 | Round 15 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 20 | Bob Skilton | Stan Alves |
| 20/07/1974 | Round 16 | North Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | NMLB by 64 | Bob Skilton | Stan Alves |
| 27/07/1974 | Round 17 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 4 | Bob Skilton | Stan Alves |
| 03/08/1974 | Round 18 | South Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | SMLB by 14 | Bob Skilton | Stan Alves |
| 10/08/1974 | Round 19 | Hawthorn | AWAY | LOSS | HWTH by 25 | Bob Skilton | Stan Alves |
| 17/08/1974 | Round 20 | Footscray | HOME | LOSS | FOOT by 84 | Bob Skilton | Stan Alves |
| 24/08/1974 | Round 21 | Fitzroy | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 33 | Bob Skilton | Stan Alves |
| 31/08/1974 | Round 22 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 34 | Bob Skilton | Stan Alves |