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1974 VFA premiership season
Division 1
Teams10
Premiers Port Melbourne
10th premiership
Minor premiers Port Melbourne
9th minor premiership
Division 2
Teams10
Premiers Coburg
2nd D2 premiership
Minor premiers Coburg
2nd D2 minor premiership
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The 1974 Victorian Football Association season was the 93rd season of the top division of the Australian rules football competition, and the 14th season of second division competition. The Division 1 premiership was won by the Port Melbourne Football Club, after it defeated Oakleigh in the Grand Final on 22 September by 69 points; it was Port Melbourne's tenth Division 1 premiership, drawing it level with Williamstown for the most Division 1 premierships in VFA history, and the first of six premierships won in nine seasons between 1974 and 1982. The Division 2 premiership was won by Coburg in its first season after being relegated from Division 1; it was Coburg's second Division 2 premiership.

Division 1

The Division 1 home-and-away season was played over 18 rounds; the top four then contested the finals under the Page–McIntyre system. The finals were played at the St Kilda Cricket Ground.

Ladder

1974 VFA Division 1 Ladder
TEAM P W L D PF PA Pct PTS
1 Port Melbourne (P) 18 13 5 0 2028 1592 127.3 52
2 Geelong West 18 13 5 0 1888 1512 124.8 52
3 Dandenong 18 12 6 0 1924 1500 128.2 48
4 Oakleigh 18 11 7 0 1948 1760 110.6 48
5 Prahran 18 11 7 0 1855 1747 106.1 44
6 Preston 18 9 9 0 1673 1793 93.3 36
7 Williamstown 18 9 9 0 1607 1873 85.7 36
8 Sandringham 18 5 13 0 1495 1912 78.1 20
9 Caulfield 18 4 14 0 1722 2010 85.6 16
10 Sunshine 18 3 15 0 1561 2002 77.9 12
Key: P = Played, W = Won, L = Lost, D = Drawn, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, Pct = Percentage; (P) = Premiers, PTS = Premiership points Source [1]

Finals

Semi-finals
Sunday, 1 September Dandenong 13.18 (96) def. by Oakleigh 13.19 (97) St Kilda Cricket Ground (crowd: 13,500) [2]
Sunday, 8 September Port Melbourne 16.14 (110) def. Geelong West 11.21 (87) St Kilda Cricket Ground (crowd: 15,520) [3]
Preliminary Final
Sunday, 15 September Geelong West 13.9 (87) def. by Oakleigh 16.16 (112) St Kilda Cricket Ground (crowd: 12,100) [4]


1974 VFA Division 1 Grand Final
Sunday, 22 September Port Melbourne def. Oakleigh St Kilda Cricket Ground (crowd: 23,936) [5]
5.4 (34)
10.10 (70)
17.15 (117)
 22.20 (152) 		Q1
Q2
Q3
 Final 		3.3 (21)
6.7 (43)
8.13 (61)
 11.17 (83) 		Umpires: John Gambetta
Cook 10, Brown 4, Holt 3, Anderson, Behan, Buckley, Harland, P. Goss Goals Moore 4, Cloke 3, J. Lilley, Quinn, Ritterman, Tessoriero
Herrod (bruised kidneys); Holt (ankle); Lockhart (cut eye); Critch (compound fracture of finger) Injuries
Reports Quinn, for striking Lockhart

Awards

Division 2

The Division 2 home-and-away season was played over eighteen rounds; the top four then contested the finals under the Page–McIntyre system; all finals were played on Sundays at Toorak Park.

Ladder

1974 VFA Division 2 Ladder
TEAM P W L D PF PA Pct PTS
1 Coburg (P) 18 17 1 0 2591 1431 181.0 68
2 Waverley 18 15 3 0 2143 1631 131.3 60
3 Brunswick 18 14 4 0 2156 1660 134.2 56
4 Camberwell 18 10 8 0 1874 1752 112.0 40
5 Northcote 18 9 9 0 1863 1958 95.1 36
6 Frankston 18 8 10 0 1867 2276 82.0 32
7 Mordialloc 18 6 12 0 1833 2039 89.9 24
8 Box Hill 18 4 14 0 1640 2190 66.6 16
9 Werribee 18 4 14 0 1631 2185 74.1 16
10 Yarraville 18 3 15 0 1601 2032 78.7 12
Key: P = Played, W = Won, L = Lost, D = Drawn, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, Pct = Percentage; (P) = Premiers, PTS = Premiership points Source [7]

Finals

Semi-finals
Sunday, 18 August Brunswick 12.8 (80) def. Camberwell 11.12 (78) Toorak Park (crowd: 8,000) [8]
Sunday, 25 August Coburg 19.19 (133) def. Waverley 8.9 (57) Toorak Park (crowd: 10,000) [1]
Preliminary Final
Sunday, 1 September Waverley 16.13 (109) def. by Brunswick 16.22 (118) Toorak Park (crowd: 6,000) [2]


1974 VFA Division 2 Grand Final
Sunday, 8 September Coburg def. Brunswick Toorak Park (crowd: 11,000) [3]
4.3 (27)
8.7 (55)
13.12 (90)
 18.17 (125) 		Q1
Q2
Q3
 Final 		3.5 (23)
6.10 (46)
9.13 (67)
 9.15 (69) 		Umpires: John Gambetta
Smith 8, Breen 3, Paul 3, Hobbs 2, Morrison, Gait Goals Orton 3, Baird 2, Wrout 2, Joseph, Stilo
Gale (leg) Injuries Ford (arm)

Awards

  • The leading goalkicker for Division 2 was Peter Smith ( Coburg) who kicked 101 goals in the home-and-away season, [7] and 121 goals overall. [3]
  • The J. Field Medal was won by Ron Allen ( Waverley), who polled 45 votes. Allen finished ahead of Jim Johnstone ( Mordialloc), who polled 30 votes, and Mick Martin ( Yarraville), who polled 30 votes and finished third on countback. [9]
  • Coburg won the seconds premiership. Coburg 24.13 (157) defeated Camberwell 14.18 (102) in the Grand Final [3] at Northcote Park on Saturday, 7 September. [2]

Notable events

  • On 14 April, Box Hill defeated Mordialloc by 13 points, ending a 25-game losing streak which dated back to 1972. [10]
  • On 4 August, 64-year-old Sandringham trainer Ray Patmore abused and then struck field umpire Graeme Huggins during a match. He was fined $50 for the abusive language, and suspended for ten years for the striking charge. [11]
  • In the final round of the home-and-away season, Caulfield and Sunshine played off in a match which directly determined which club was relegated. Caulfield 20.21 (141) defeated Sunshine 13.10 (88) to hold its place in the top division. [1]

External links

References

  1. ^ a b c d Tom Jacob (26 August 1974). "Port, Geelong West gain double chance". The Age. Melbourne. p. 21.
  2. ^ a b c d Tom Jacob (2 September 1974). "Oakleigh by one point". The Age. Melbourne. p. 21.
  3. ^ a b c d Tom Jacob (9 September 1974). "Port is crowing!". The Age. Melbourne. p. 23.
  4. ^ a b Tom Jacob (16 September 1974). "Oakleigh in Grand Final". The Age. Melbourne. p. 27.
  5. ^ a b Tom Jacob (13 September 1974). "Vintage Port – here's cheers". The Age. Melbourne. p. 21.
  6. ^ Tom Jacob; Marc Fiddian (29 August 1974). "Outsider shocks in Liston". The Age. Melbourne. p. 26.
  7. ^ a b Tom Jacob (12 August 1974). "Smith tops the ton". The Age. Melbourne. p. 25.
  8. ^ Tom Jacob (19 August 1974). "Five in it – last round thriller". The Age. Melbourne. p. 21.
  9. ^ "Ron Allen wins Field Medal". The Age. Melbourne. 29 August 1974. p. 25.
  10. ^ Tom Jacob (15 April 1974). "Mustangs ride again". The Age. Melbourne. p. 19.
  11. ^ Tom Jacob (14 August 1974). "VFA trainer out for 10 years". The Age. Melbourne. p. 26.
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