1974 Hawthorn Football Club season

Hawthorn Football Club
1974 season
President Phil J. Ryan
Coach John Kennedy, Sr.
Captain(s) Peter Crimmins
Home ground Princes Park
VFL season 3rd
Finals series Preliminary Final
Best and Fairest Leigh Matthews
Leading goalkicker Michael Moncrieff (67)
Highest home attendance 84,846 (semi-final vs. Collingwood)
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Main article: 1974 VFL season

The 1974 Hawthorn Football Club season was the clubs 50th season in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Fixture

Premiership season

Rd Date and local time Opponent Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) Venue Attendance Ladder
position
Home Away Result
1 Saturday, 6 April (2:10 pm) Richmond 12.16 (88) 15.14 (104) Won by 16 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) 38,734 5th
2 Saturday, 13 April (2:10 pm) Collingwood 6.12 (48) 10.11 (71) Lost by 23 points Princes Park (H) 30,216 7th
3 Saturday, 20 April (2:10 pm) South Melbourne 8.18 (66) 20.15 (135) Won by 69 points Lake Oval (A) 11,828 4th
4 Saturday, 27 April (2:10 pm) Essendon 9.15 (69) 5.13 (43) Won by 26 points Princes Park (H) 17,598 2nd
5 Saturday, 4 May (2:10 pm) Footscray 8.14 (62) 11.19 (85) Lost by 23 points VFL Park (H) 20,275 4th
6 Saturday, 11 May (2:10 pm) Fitzroy 18.16 (124) 13.16 (94) Lost by 30 points Junction Oval (A) 10,588 5th
7 Saturday, 18 May (2:10 pm) Carlton 13.22 (100) 8.12 (60) Won by 40 points Princes Park (H) 21,266 5th
8 Saturday, 25 May (2:10 pm) Melbourne 6.15 (51) 13.21 (99) Won by 48 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) 18,030 5th
9 Saturday, 1 June (2:10 pm) St Kilda 18.15 (123) 10.16 (76) Won by 47 points Princes Park Football Ground (H) 12,631 4th
10 Saturday, 8 June (2:10 pm) Geelong 14.13 (97) 10.6 (66) Won by 31 points VFL Park (H) 18,562 3rd
11 Monday, 17 June (2:10 pm) North Melbourne 14.11 (95) 9.21 (75) Lost by 20 points Arden Street Oval (A) 17,368 5th
12 Saturday, 22 June (2:10 pm) Richmond 19.17 (131) 15.18 (108) Won by 23 points Princes Park (H) 15,648 3rd
13 Saturday, 29 June (2:10 pm) Collingwood 13.18 (96) 13.12 (90) Lost by 6 points Victoria Park (A) 26,028 4th
14 Saturday, 6 July (2:10 pm) Essendon 11.9 (75) 23.17 (155) Won by 80 points Windy Hill (A) 16,493 4th
15 Saturday, 13 July (2:10 pm) South Melbourne 16.14 (110) 4.7 (31) Won by 79 points Princes Park (H) 7,367 4th
16 Saturday, 20 July (2:10 pm) Footscray 8.12 (60) 12.9 (81) Won by 21 points Western Oval (A) 15,299 4th
17 Saturday, 27 July (2:10 pm) Fitzroy 13.28 (106) 8.10 (58) Won by 48 points Princes Park (H) 6,418 4th
18 Saturday, 3 August (2:10 pm) Carlton 14.12 (96) 18.12 (120) Won by 24 points Princes Park (A) 23,365 4th
19 Saturday, 10 August (2:10 pm) Melbourne 17.20 (122) 14.13 (97) Won by 25 points Princes Park (H) 8,754 3rd
20 Saturday, 17 August (2:10 pm) St Kilda 11.9 (75) 16.12 (108) Won by 33 points VFL Park (A) 21,555 2nd
21 Saturday, 24 August (2:10 pm) Geelong 15.12 (102) 9.8 (62) Lost by 40 points Kardinia Park (A) 17,834 3rd
22 Saturday, 31 August (2:10 pm) North Melbourne 10.17 (77) 16.10 (106) Lost by 29 points Princes Park (H) 28,110 3rd
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Finals Series

Rd Date and local time Opponent Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) Venue Attendance
Home Away Result
Qualifying final Saturday, 7 September (2:30 pm) North Melbourne 15.13 (103) 8.17 (65) Lost by 38 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) 77,519
First semi-final Saturday, 14 September (2:30 pm) Collingwood 21.12 (138) 13.10 (88) Won by 50 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) 84,846
Preliminary final Saturday, 21 September (2:30 pm) North Melbourne 8.8 (56) 7.9 (51) Lost by 5 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) 88,262
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Ladder

1974 VFL Ladder
TEAM P W L D PF PA % PTS
1 Richmond (P) 22 17 5 0 2558 1979 129.26 68
2 North Melbourne 22 16 6 0 2398 1728 138.77 64
3 Hawthorn 22 15 7 0 2168 1729 125.39 60
4 Collingwood 22 15 7 0 2131 2037 104.61 60
5 Footscray 22 13 8 1 1899 1746 108.76 54
6 Geelong 22 11 11 0 1858 1989 93.41 44
7 Carlton 22 10 11 1 2053 1941 105.77 42
8 Essendon 22 10 12 0 2110 2162 97.59 40
9 South Melbourne 22 9 12 1 1947 2327 83.67 38
10 St Kilda 22 7 15 0 1790 2018 88.70 28
11 Fitzroy 22 4 17 1 1770 2481 71.34 18
12 Melbourne 22 3 19 0 1840 2385 77.15 12
Key: P = Played, W = Won, L = Lost, D = Drawn, PF = Points for, PA = Points against

References

  1. 1 2 "AFL Tables - 1974 Scores". afltables.com. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
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