1974 VFL season
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Results and statistics for the Victorian Football League season of 1974.
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[edit] Premiership season
In 1974, the VFL competition consisted of twelve teams of 18 on-the-field players each, plus two substitute players, known as the 19th man and the 20th man. A player could be substituted for any reason; however, once substituted, a player could not return to the field of play under any circumstances.
Teams played each other in a home-and-away season of 22 rounds; matches 12 to 22 were the "home-and-way reverse" of matches 1 to 11.
Once the 22 round home-and-away season had finished, the 1974 VFL Premiers were determined by the specific format and conventions of the "McIntyre Final Five system".
[edit] Round 1
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Footscray | 16.14 (110) | Geelong | 9.11 (65) | Western Oval | 15,204 | 6 April 1974 |
| Collingwood | 17.15 (117) | Essendon | 15.10 (100) | Victoria Park | 30,493 | 6 April 1974 |
| Carlton | 14.13 (97) | Melbourne | 6.12 (48) | Princes Park | 16,562 | 6 April 1974 |
| South Melbourne | 15.10 (100) | North Melbourne | 11.14 (80) | Lake Oval | 10,744 | 6 April 1974 |
| Richmond | 12.16 (88) | Hawthorn | 15.14 (104) | MCG | 38,735 | 6 April 1974 |
| St Kilda | 11.17 (83) | Fitzroy | 6.7 (43) | Moorabbin Oval | 17,286 | 6 April 1974 |
[edit] Round 2
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Fitzroy | 9.13 (67) | Richmond | 15.26 (116) | Junction Oval | 17,040 | 13 April 1974 |
| Hawthorn | 6.12 (48) | Collingwood | 10.11 (71) | Princes Park | 28,689 | 13 April 1974 |
| Geelong | 15.7 (97) | Carlton | 12.16 (88) | Kardinia Park (Stadium) | 21,043 | 13 April 1974 |
| Melbourne | 11.20 (86) | St Kilda | 14.16 (100) | MCG | 36,708 | 15 April 1974 |
| Essendon | 21.24 (150) | South Melbourne | 10.18 (78) | Windy Hill | 25,348 | 15 April 1974 |
| North Melbourne | 20.12 (132) | Footscray | 11.9 (75) | Arden Street Oval | 21,358 | 15 April 1974 |
[edit] Round 3
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Collingwood | 16.16 (112) | Footscray | 14.15 (99) | Victoria Park | 23,233 | 20 April 1974 |
| Carlton | 11.15 (81) | Richmond | 18.11 (119) | Princes Park | 33,050 | 20 April 1974 |
| South Melbourne | 8.18 (66) | Hawthorn | 20.15 (135) | Lake Oval | 12,157 | 20 April 1974 |
| Melbourne | 16.10 (106) | Geelong | 16.14 (110) | MCG | 21,041 | 20 April 1974 |
| North Melbourne | 17.18 (120) | Fitzroy | 7.11 (53) | Arden Street Oval | 21,358 | 20 April 1974 |
| Essendon | 16.14 (110) | St Kilda | 15.15 (105) | VFL Park | 35,064 | 20 April 1974 |
[edit] Round 4
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Fitzroy | 18.12 (120) | Collingwood | 17.9 (111) | Junction Oval | 28,471 | 25 April 1974 |
| North Melbourne | 19.9 (123) | Carlton | 6.15 (51) | VFL Park | 54,086 | 25 April 1974 |
| Geelong | 6.9 (45) | St Kilda | 8.13 (61) | Kardinia Park (Stadium) | 18,550 | 27 April 1974 |
| Footscray | 15.6 (96) | South Melbourne | 7.9 (51) | Western Oval | 12,491 | 27 April 1974 |
| Richmond | 13.16 (94) | Melbourne | 9.15 (69) | MCG | 28,080 | 27 April 1974 |
| Hawthorn | 9.15 (69) | Essendon | 5.13 (43) | Princes Park | 17,590 | 27 April 1974 |
[edit] Round 5
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Melbourne | 13.11 (89) | North Melbourne | 19.15 (129) | MCG | 23,616 | 4 May 1974 |
| Essendon | 12.26 (98) | Geelong | 10.14 (74) | Windy Hill | 19,123 | 4 May 1974 |
| St Kilda | 13.12 (90) | Richmond | 15.20 (110) | Moorabbin Oval | 30,673 | 4 May 1974 |
| South Melbourne | 14.16 (100) | Fitzroy | 15.10 (100) | Lake Oval | 10,316 | 4 May 1974 |
| Collingwood | 13.14 (92) | Carlton | 10.14 (74) | Victoria Park | 33,452 | 4 May 1974 |
| Footscray | 11.19 (85) | Hawthorn | 8.14 (62) | VFL Park | 20,281 | 4 May 1974 |
[edit] Round 6
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| North Melbourne | 22.20 (152) | St Kilda | 9.5 (59) | Arden Street Oval | 17,545 | 11 May 1974 |
| Fitzroy | 18.16 (124) | Hawthorn | 13.16 (94) | Junction Oval | 10,583 | 11 May 1974 |
| Carlton | 19.21 (135) | South Melbourne | 12.9 (81) | Princes Park | 19,902 | 11 May 1974 |
| Richmond | 17.11 (113) | Geelong | 18.15 (123) | MCG | 31,483 | 11 May 1974 |
| Footscray | 17.12 (114) | Essendon | 8.16 (64) | Western Oval | 26,309 | 11 May 1974 |
| Collingwood | 13.11 (89) | Melbourne | 12.7 (79) | VFL Park | 25,161 | 11 May 1974 |
[edit] Round 7
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Geelong | 9.5 (59) | North Melbourne | 13.12 (90) | Kardinia Park (Stadium) | 24,685 | 18 May 1974 |
| Essendon | 15.15 (105) | Richmond | 16.19 (115) | Windy Hill | 24,376 | 18 May 1974 |
| South Melbourne | 13.16 (94) | Melbourne | 11.10 (76) | Lake Oval | 10,239 | 18 May 1974 |
| St Kilda | 12.10 (82) | Collingwood | 11.22 (88) | Moorabbin Oval | 27,876 | 18 May 1974 |
| Hawthorn | 13.22 (100) | Carlton | 8.12 (60) | Princes Park | 21,202 | 18 May 1974 |
| Footscray | 12.15 (87) | Fitzroy | 8.12 (60) | VFL Park | 19,450 | 18 May 1974 |
[edit] Round 8
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| North Melbourne | 9.16 (70) | Richmond | 13.17 (95) | Arden Street Oval | 22,841 | 25 May 1974 |
| Collingwood | 11.14 (80) | Geelong | 18.13 (121) | Victoria Park | 22,858 | 25 May 1974 |
| Carlton | 9.12 (66) | Footscray | 9.12 (66) | Princes Park | 20,830 | 25 May 1974 |
| Melbourne | 6.15 (51) | Hawthorn | 13.21 (99) | MCG | 18,029 | 25 May 1974 |
| Fitzroy | 16.11 (107) | Essendon | 14.15 (99) | Junction Oval | 15,516 | 25 May 1974 |
| St Kilda | 10.10 (70) | South Melbourne | 8.9 (57) | VFL Park | 16,516 | 25 May 1974 |
[edit] Round 9
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Hawthorn | 18.15 (123) | St Kilda | 10.16 (76) | Princes Park | 12,630 | 1 June 1974 |
| Geelong | 16.12 (108) | South Melbourne | 17.7 (109) | Kardinia Park (Stadium) | 15,664 | 1 June 1974 |
| Footscray | 13.16 (94) | Melbourne | 8.8 (56) | Western Oval | 15,415 | 1 June 1974 |
| North Melbourne | 11.15 (81) | Essendon | 16.15 (111) | Arden Street Oval | 20,027 | 1 June 1974 |
| Richmond | 9.20 (74) | Collingwood | 21.17 (143) | MCG | 66,829 | 1 June 1974 |
| Carlton | 16.15 (111) | Fitzroy | 7.10 (52) | VFL Park | 19,906 | 1 June 1974 |
[edit] Round 10
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Collingwood | 12.10 (82) | North Melbourne | 8.15 (63) | Victoria Park | 25,892 | 8 June 1974 |
| South Melbourne | 9.13 (67) | Richmond | 23.9 (147) | Lake Oval | 12,054 | 8 June 1974 |
| St Kilda | 9.9 (63) | Footscray | 11.10 (76) | Moorabbin Oval | 17,667 | 8 June 1974 |
| Melbourne | 19.10 (124) | Fitzroy | 13.15 (93) | MCG | 12,414 | 8 June 1974 |
| Essendon | 9.14 (68) | Carlton | 16.7 (103) | Windy Hill | 24,436 | 8 June 1974 |
| Hawthorn | 14.13 (97) | Geelong | 10.6 (66) | VFL Park | 18,562 | 8 June 1974 |
[edit] Round 11
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Carlton | 20.13 (133) | St Kilda | 13.10 (88) | Princes Park | 26,030 | 15 June 1974 |
| South Melbourne | 10.13 (73) | Collingwood | 15.14 (104) | Lake Oval | 16,908 | 15 June 1974 |
| Essendon | 15.15 (105) | Melbourne | 10.10 (70) | VFL Park | 21,396 | 15 June 1974 |
| North Melbourne | 14.11 (95) | Hawthorn | 9.21 (75) | Arden Street Oval | 17,368 | 17 June 1974 |
| Richmond | 19.19 (133) | Footscray | 15.11 (101) | MCG | 68,446 | 17 June 1974 |
| Geelong | 10.15 (75) | Fitzroy | 10.13 (73) | Kardinia Park (Stadium) | 18,396 | 17 June 1974 |
[edit] Round 12
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| North Melbourne | 28.17 (185) | South Melbourne | 12.7 (79) | Arden Street Oval | 9,016 | 22 June 1974 |
| Hawthorn | 19.17 (131) | Richmond | 15.18 (108) | Princes Park | 15,710 | 22 June 1974 |
| Fitzroy | 13.14 (92) | St Kilda | 12.15 (87) | Junction Oval | 12,519 | 22 June 1974 |
| Essendon | 13.12 (90) | Collingwood | 19.9 (123) | Windy Hill | 25,867 | 22 June 1974 |
| Melbourne | 11.13 (79) | Carlton | 15.18 (108) | MCG | 23,336 | 22 June 1974 |
| Geelong | 13.14 (92) | Footscray | 8.10 (58) | VFL Park | 16,320 | 22 June 1974 |
[edit] Round 13
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Footscray | 11.14 (80) | North Melbourne | 19.10 (124) | Western Oval | 20,937 | 29 June 1974 |
| Collingwood | 13.18 (96) | Hawthorn | 13.12 (90) | Victoria Park | 26,028 | 29 June 1974 |
| Carlton | 20.19 (139) | Geelong | 10.6 (66) | Princes Park | 23,490 | 29 June 1974 |
| St Kilda | 11.13 (79) | Melbourne | 13.10 (88) | Moorabbin Oval | 13,804 | 29 June 1974 |
| South Melbourne | 11.16 (82) | Essendon | 14.12 (96) | Lake Oval | 10,494 | 29 June 1974 |
| Richmond | 29.21 (195) | Fitzroy | 9.12 (66) | VFL Park | 16,455 | 29 June 1974 |
[edit] Round 14
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Melbourne | 11.24 (90) | Richmond | 23.15 (153) | MCG | 21,146 | 7 July 1974 |
| Essendon | 11.9 (75) | Hawthorn | 23.17 (155) | Windy Hill | 16,493 | 7 July 1974 |
| Collingwood | 24.14 (158) | Fitzroy | 19.13 (127) | Victoria Park | 17,913 | 7 July 1974 |
| Carlton | 10.12 (72) | North Melbourne | 18.13 (121) | Princes Park | 27,600 | 7 July 1974 |
| South Melbourne | 19.27 (141) | Footscray | 12.19 (91) | Lake Oval | 9,739 | 7 July 1974 |
| St Kilda | 12.20 (92) | Geelong | 11.12 (78) | VFL Park | 13,926 | 7 July 1974 |
[edit] Round 15
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Hawthorn | 16.14 (110) | South Melbourne | 4.7 (31) | Princes Park | 7,075 | 13 July 1974 |
| Geelong | 12.11 (83) | Melbourne | 9.9 (63) | Kardinia Park (Stadium) | 10,873 | 13 July 1974 |
| St Kilda | 16.13 (109) | Essendon | 10.8 (68) | Moorabbin Oval | 14,244 | 13 July 1974 |
| Footscray | 6.10 (46) | Collingwood | 7.12 (54) | Western Oval | 18,515 | 13 July 1974 |
| Richmond | 15.15 (105) | Carlton | 11.9 (75) | MCG | 36,417 | 13 July 1974 |
| North Melbourne | 10.8 (68) | Fitzroy | 8.7 (55) | VFL Park | 7,615 | 13 July 1974 |
[edit] Round 16
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Richmond | 15.24 (114) | St Kilda | 11.13 (79) | MCG | 28,045 | 20 July 1974 |
| Footscray | 8.12 (60) | Hawthorn | 12.9 (81) | Western Oval | 15,299 | 20 July 1974 |
| Fitzroy | 10.13 (73) | South Melbourne | 19.19 (133) | Junction Oval | 8,110 | 20 July 1974 |
| North Melbourne | 19.14 (128) | Melbourne | 9.10 (64) | Arden Street Oval | 9,094 | 20 July 1974 |
| Geelong | 11.11 (77) | Essendon | 14.9 (93) | Kardinia Park (Stadium) | 15,897 | 20 July 1974 |
| Carlton | 18.10 (118) | Collingwood | 13.4 (82) | VFL Park | 47,558 | 20 July 1974 |
[edit] Round 17
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Essendon | 9.10 (64) | Footscray | 13.15 (93) | Windy Hill | 16,250 | 27 July 1974 |
| St Kilda | 10.13 (73) | North Melbourne | 11.16 (82) | Moorabbin Oval | 15,954 | 27 July 1974 |
| Hawthorn | 13.28 (106) | Fitzroy | 8.10 (58) | Princes Park | 6,198 | 27 July 1974 |
| Melbourne | 15.21 (111) | Collingwood | 17.13 (115) | MCG | 22,893 | 27 July 1974 |
| South Melbourne | 14.17 (101) | Carlton | 11.14 (80) | Lake Oval | 14,114 | 27 July 1974 |
| Richmond | 13.15 (93) | Geelong | 8.9 (57) | VFL Park | 15,578 | 27 July 1974 |
[edit] Round 18
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Fitzroy | 9.16 (70) | Footscray | 14.9 (93) | Junction Oval | 9,552 | 3 August 1974 |
| Collingwood | 13.10 (88) | St Kilda | 13.16 (94) | Victoria Park | 21,433 | 3 August 1974 |
| Carlton | 14.12 (96) | Hawthorn | 18.12 (120) | Princes Park | 23,180 | 3 August 1974 |
| North Melbourne | 15.9 (99) | Geelong | 15.15 (105) | Arden Street Oval | 10,638 | 3 August 1974 |
| Richmond | 20.15 (135) | Essendon | 12.16 (88) | MCG | 34,011 | 3 August 1974 |
| South Melbourne | 14.13 (97) | Melbourne | 11.17 (83) | VFL Park | 13,188 | 3 August 1974 |
[edit] Round 19
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| St Kilda | 9.13 (67) | South Melbourne | 13.15 (93) | Moorabbin Oval | 17,833 | 10 August 1974 |
| Hawthorn | 17.20 (122) | Melbourne | 14.13 (97) | Princes Park | 8,476 | 10 August 1974 |
| Essendon | 24.15 (159) | Fitzroy | 8.13 (61) | Windy Hill | 10,753 | 10 August 1974 |
| Geelong | 8.8 (56) | Collingwood | 10.19 (79) | Kardinia Park (Stadium) | 22,826 | 10 August 1974 |
| Footscray | 10.8 (68) | Carlton | 4.20 (44) | Western Oval | 28,151 | 10 August 1974 |
| Richmond | 15.12 (102) | North Melbourne | 11.11 (77) | VFL Park | 40,399 | 10 August 1974 |
[edit] Round 20
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Essendon | 14.14 (98) | North Melbourne | 16.12 (108) | Windy Hill | 19,229 | 17 August 1974 |
| Collingwood | 10.20 (80) | Richmond | 16.11 (107) | Victoria Park | 36,729 | 17 August 1974 |
| Carlton | 17.14 (116) | Fitzroy | 10.15 (75) | Princes Park | 13,400 | 17 August 1974 |
| South Melbourne | 13.7 (85) | Geelong | 12.14 (86) | Lake Oval | 12,176 | 17 August 1974 |
| Melbourne | 10.15 (75) | Footscray | 23.21 (159) | MCG | 17,951 | 17 August 1974 |
| Hawthorn | 16.12 (108) | St Kilda | 11.9 (75) | VFL Park | 21,561 | 17 August 1974 |
[edit] Round 21
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Richmond | 23.24 (162) | South Melbourne | 17.27 (129) | MCG | 32,651 | 24 August 1974 |
| Geelong | 15.12 (102) | Hawthorn | 9.8 (62) | Kardinia Park (Stadium) | 17,844 | 24 August 1974 |
| Footscray | 7.19 (61) | St Kilda | 7.15 (57) | Western Oval | 17,675 | 24 August 1974 |
| Fitzroy | 14.16 (100) | Melbourne | 20.13 (133) | Junction Oval | 7,803 | 24 August 1974 |
| North Melbourne | 25.15 (165) | Collingwood | 10.14 (74) | Arden Street Oval | 25,757 | 24 August 1974 |
| Essendon | 12.17 (89) | Carlton | 12.11 (83) | VFL Park | 27,321 | 24 August 1974 |
[edit] Round 22
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Hawthorn | 10.17 (77) | North Melbourne | 16.10 (106) | Princes Park | 28,110 | 31 August 1974 |
| Footscray | 13.9 (87) | Richmond | 11.14 (80) | Western Oval | 25,190 | 31 August 1974 |
| Fitzroy | 15.11 (101) | Geelong | 17.11 (113) | Junction Oval | 8,812 | 31 August 1974 |
| Essendon | 20.17 (137) | Melbourne | 15.13 (103) | Windy Hill | 13,561 | 31 August 1974 |
| St Kilda | 15.11 (101) | Carlton | 19.9 (123) | Moorabbin Oval | 16,458 | 31 August 1974 |
| South Melbourne | 15.10 (100) | Collingwood | 13.15 (93) | VFL Park | 33,786 | 31 August 1974 |
[edit] Ladder
| Team | Won | Lost | Draw | For | Against | % | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Richmond | 17 | 5 | 0 | 2558 | 1979 | 129.3 | 68 |
| 2 | North Melbourne | 16 | 6 | 0 | 2398 | 1728 | 138.8 | 64 |
| 3 | Hawthorn | 15 | 7 | 0 | 2168 | 1729 | 125.4 | 60 |
| 4 | Collingwood | 15 | 7 | 0 | 2131 | 2037 | 104.6 | 60 |
| 5 | Footscray | 13 | 8 | 1 | 1899 | 1746 | 108.8 | 54 |
| 6 | Geelong | 11 | 11 | 0 | 1858 | 1989 | 93.4 | 44 |
| 7 | Carlton | 10 | 11 | 1 | 2053 | 1941 | 105.8 | 42 |
| 8 | Essendon | 10 | 12 | 0 | 2110 | 2162 | 97.6 | 40 |
| 9 | South Melbourne | 9 | 12 | 1 | 1947 | 2327 | 83.7 | 38 |
| 10 | St Kilda | 7 | 15 | 0 | 1790 | 2018 | 88.7 | 28 |
| 11 | Fitzroy | 4 | 17 | 1 | 1770 | 2481 | 71.3 | 18 |
| 12 | Melbourne | 3 | 19 | 0 | 1840 | 2385 | 77.1 | 12 |
[edit] Grand Final
See List of Australian Football League premiers for a complete list.
Richmond defeated North Melbourne 18.20 (128) to 13.9 (87), in front of a crowd of 113839 people. (For an explanation of scoring see Australian rules football).
[edit] Grand Final Teams
| Richmond | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Backs | Mervyn Keane | Dick Clay | Gareth Andrews |
| H/Backs | Francis Bourke | Robert McGhie | Kevin Morris |
| Centre Line | Wayne Walsh | David Thorpe | Bryan Wood |
| H/Forwards | David Cloke | Royce Hart (c) | Paul Sproule |
| Forwards | Neil Balme | Barry Richardson | Daryl Cumming |
| Rucks/Rover | Mike Green | Kevin Sheedy | Kevin Bartlett |
| Reserves | Brian Roberts | Cameron Clayton | |
| Coach | Tom Hafey |
| North Melbourne | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Backs | Denis Pagan | David Dench | Rob Smith |
| H/Backs | John Rantall | Gary Farrant | Ken Montgomery |
| Centre Line | Keith Greig | John Burns | Wayne Schimmelbusch |
| H/Forwards | Sam Kekovich | Phil Baker | Paul Feltham |
| Forwards | Phil Ryan | Doug Wade | Robert Peterson |
| Rucks/Rover | Barry Goodingham | Barry Davis (c) | Barry Cable |
| Reserves | Gary Cowton | Arnold Briedis | |
| Coach | Ron Barassi |
Umpire - Ian Robinson
[edit] Awards
- The 1974 VFL Premiership team was Richmond.
- The VFL's leading goalkicker was Doug Wade of North Melbourne who kicked 103 goals (including 12 goals in the finals).
- The winner of the 1974 Brownlow Medal was Keith Greig of North Melbourne with 27 votes.
- Many were even more surprised at Greig winning his second Brownlow than they had been at him winning his first (in 1973). In 1973 Barry Davis had won North Melbourne's best and fairest award, and in 1974 John Rantall won North Melbourne's best and fairest award. Greig had not even been the "runner-up" in North Melbourne's best and fairest in either 1973 or 1974.
- Melbourne took the "wooden spoon" in 1952.
[edit] Notable Events
- Hawthorn play their home games at Princes Park.
- A dis-satisfied Sam Kekovich commences negotiations with West Adelaide Football Club, only to be told that North Melbourne will not clear him. Kekovich returns to North Melbourne.
- Just before half-time in the round 7 (18 May) match between Essendon and Richmond at Windy Hill, Richmond's Mal Brown clashed with Essendon's badly out of form Graeme Jenkin (Jenkin had moved to Essendon from Collingwood in an exchange with John Williams). As the teams moved towards the players' races at the half-time siren, the Essendon runner (Laurie Ashley) went out of his way to confront Brown and started abusing him. Brown took objection to this, and struck Ashley. Within seconds, one of the biggest brawls ever to take place in VFL football ensued, involving players, officials, trainers, spectators, and police. When the brawl was finally stopped, Richmond's Brian Roberts had a broken nose, and an Essendon trainer and a spectator were both unconscious.
- The VFL immediately appointed an investigating officer to determine what had taken place; and, having received the officer's report, charged four players, one Richmond official, one Essendon runner, and one Essendon staff member with "conduct unbecoming or prejudicial to the interests of the League".
- The VFL tribunal met on Monday 3 June; and, at the request of both football clubs it heard the charges behind closed doors. It took four and a half hours for the tribunal to hear all of the relevant evidence and submissions; and there was a further delay of another thirty-five minutes before its chairman John Winneke announced its findings.
- Laurie Ashley (Essendon runner): held to be responsible for the entire brawl, suspended for 6 matches.
- Mal Brown (Richmond footballer): suspended for one match for striking Ashley.
- Jim Bradley (Essendon fitness adviser): suspended for 6 weeks, for rushing into the mob and striking Brown.
- Seventeen year-old Steve Parsons (Richmond footballer): suspended for 4 weeks, for knocking Bradley unconscious.
- Ron Andrews (Essendon footballer): suspended for 6 weeks for the "unjustified" king-hit that broke Roberts' nose.
- John Cassin (Essendon footballer): exonerated (the tribunal found that he was only trying to separate players).
- Graeme Richmond (Richmond team manager): identified as a very active participant in the brawl. The tribunal referred his case to the VFL Board of Directors
- The VFL Board of Directors disqualified Graeme Richmond until 31 December 1974, and fined him $2,000.
- As a result of a police investigation, assault charges were laid against Steve Parsons and Graeme Richmond. Both Parsons and Richmond were cleared of the police charges on 11 September.
- On 18 September, the VFL demands that Graeme Richmond must pay his $2,000 fine or face indefinite suspension. On 25 September (the day before the Grand Final) Graeme Richmond takes out a Supreme Court writ seeking to prevent the VFL implementing its penalties. On December 17, the VFL announces that it had dropped the $2,000 fine altogether.
- North Melbourne full-forward Doug Wade kicked 1,000th career goal in the Qualifying Final against Hawthorn at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on 7 September. He also kicked his 100th goal of the 1974 season in the Grand Final.
- Richmond play North Melbourne in round 8, round 19, the Second Semi-Final, and the Grand Final, and defeat them four times by margins of 25, 25, 21, and 41 points respectively.
[edit] References
- Hogan, P., The Tigers Of Old, The Richmond Football Club, (Richmond), 1996. ISBN 0-646-18748-1
- Maplestone, M., Flying Higher: History of the Essendon Football Club 1872-1996, Essendon Football Club, (Melbourne), 1996. ISBN 0-959-17402-8
- Rogers, S. & Brown, A., Every Game Ever Played: VFL/AFL Results 1897-1997 (Sixth Edition), Viking Books, (Ringwood), 1998. ISBN 0-670-90809-6
- Ross, J. (ed), 100 Years of Australian Football 1897-1996: The Complete Story of the AFL, All the Big Stories, All the Great Pictures, All the Champions, Every AFL Season Reported, Viking, (Ringwood), 1996. ISBN 0-670-86814-0
[edit] External links
- 1974 Season - AFL Tables
- "Memories are made of this: 27. The Windy Hill Brawl, 1974" (Sunday Age, 15 September 2002)
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