New South Wales Rugby Football League season 1974
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| New South Wales Rugby Football League season 1974 | |
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| Teams | 12 |
| Premiers |  Eastern Suburbs (10th title) |
| Minor premiers | Eastern Suburbs (13th title) |
| Matches played | 138 |
| Points scored | 4382 (average 31.754 per match) |
| Attendance | 1,278,823 (average 9,267 per match) |
| Top points scorer(s) |  Graham Eadie (216 points) |
| Top try scorer(s) | Kevin Junee (23 tries) Bill Mullins (23 tries) |
The 1974 New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership was the sixty-seventh season of professional rugby league football in Australia. Twelve clubs contested during the season for the premiership, including six Sydney-based foundation teams and another six from Sydney. NSWRFL teams also competed for the inaugural Amco Cup this season.
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[edit] Teams
 Balmain Tigers |
 Canterbury Bulldogs |
 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks |
 Eastern Suburbs Roosters |
 Manly Sea Eagles |
 Newtown Jets |
 North Sydney Bears |
 Parramatta Eels |
 Penrith Panthers |
 South Sydney Rabbitohs |
 St. George Dragons |
 Western Suburbs Magpies |
[edit] Ladder
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eastern Suburbs |
22 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 513 | 198 | +315 | 38 |
| 2 | Manly-Warringah |
22 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 526 | 316 | +210 | 30 |
| 3 |  Canterbury-Bankstown |
22 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 364 | 308 | +56 | 26 |
| 4 |  Western Suburbs |
22 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 402 | 305 | +97 | 25 |
| 5 |  South Sydney |
22 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 317 | 327 | -10 | 25 |
| 6 |  North Sydney |
22 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 297 | 272 | +25 | 24 |
| 7 |  Newtown |
22 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 278 | 261 | +17 | 20 |
| 8 |  St. George |
22 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 331 | 363 | -32 | 20 |
| 9 |  Penrith |
22 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 353 | 465 | -112 | 18 |
| 10 |  Cronulla-Sutherland |
22 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 314 | 437 | -123 | 18 |
| 11 |  Parramatta |
22 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 237 | 454 | -217 | 10 |
| 12 |  Balmain |
22 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 255 | 481 | -226 | 10 |
[edit] Finals
| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date and Time | Venue | Referee | Crowd | |||||
| Qualifying Finals | ||||||||
 Manly-Warringah |
14 - 20 |  Canterbury-Bankstown |
31 August 1974 | Sydney Cricket Ground | Keith Page | 23,600 | ||
 Western Suburbs |
24 - 8 |  South Sydney |
1 September 1974 | Sydney Cricket Ground | Laurie Bruyeres | 26,276 | ||
| Semi Finals | ||||||||
 Eastern Suburbs |
17 - 19 | Canterbury-Bankstown |
7 September 1974 | Sydney Cricket Ground | Keith Page | 31,432 | ||
| Manly-Warringah |
20 - 23 | Western Suburbs |
8 September 1974 | Sydney Cricket Ground | Laurie Bruyeres | 40,050 | ||
| Preliminary Final | ||||||||
| Eastern Suburbs |
25 - 2 | Western Suburbs |
14 September 1974 | Sydney Cricket Ground | Laurie Bruyeres | 43,072 | ||
| Grand Final | ||||||||
| Canterbury-Bankstown |
4 - 19 | Eastern Suburbs |
21 September 1974 | Sydney Cricket Ground | Laurie Bruyeres | 57,214 | ||
[edit] Grand Final
| Canterbury Bulldogs | Position | Eastern Suburbs Roosters |
|---|---|---|
| Gary Dowling | FB | Russell Fairfax |
| Chris Anderson | WG | Jim Porter |
| Stan Cutler | CE | John Brass |
| Peter Winchester | CE | Mark Harris |
| Terry Murphy | WG | Bill Mullins |
| Mark Hughes | FE | John Peard |
| Don Moseley | HB | Johnny Mayes |
| Brian Lockwood | PR | Ian McKay |
| George Peponis | HK | Elwyn Walters |
| Bill Noonan | PR | Ken Jones |
| Geoff Connell | SR | Arthur Beetson (c) |
| John McDonell (c) | SR | Barry "Bunny" Reilly |
| John Peek | LK | Ron Coote |
| Malcolm Clift | Coach | Jack Gibson |
Master coach Jack Gibson's first title - and the Roosters' first for twenty-nine years - was won by one of the most talented club teams in the Australian game's history. In rugby union convert Russell Fairfax and giant wingers Mark Harris and Bill Mullins, Easts had three attacking players who dominated Canterbury with their brilliance.
Eastern Suburbs 19 (Tries: Beetson. Mullins, Harris. Goals: Peard 3, Brass 2.)
defeated
Canterbury 4(Goals: Cutler 2.)
[edit] References
- Rugby League Tables - Season 1974 The World of Rugby League
