1974 VFA season explained

Competition:VFA
Year:1974
Teams1:10
Premiers1:Port Melbourne
Count1:10
Minor Premiers1:Port Melbourne
Mpcount1:9
Teams2:10
Premiers2:Coburg
Count2:2
Minor Premiers2:Coburg
Mpcount2:2
Prevseason:1973
Nextseason:1975

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
1Port Melbourne (P)18135020281592127.352
2Geelong West18135018881512124.852
3Dandenong18126019241500128.248
4Oakleigh18117019481760110.648
5Prahran18117018551747106.144
6Preston189901673179393.336
7Williamstown189901607187385.736
8Sandringham1851301495191278.120
9Caulfield1841401722201085.616
10Sunshine1831501561200277.912
Key: P = Played, W = Won, L = Lost, D = Drawn, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, Pct = Percentage; (P) = Premiers, PTS = Premiership pointsSource[1]

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
1Coburg (P)18171025911431181.068
2Waverley18153021431631131.360
3Brunswick18144021561660134.256
4Camberwell18108018741752112.040
5Northcote189901863195895.136
6Frankston1881001867227682.032
7Mordialloc1861201833203989.924
8Box Hill1841401640219066.616
9Werribee1841401631218574.116
10Yarraville1831501601203278.712
Key: P = Played, W = Won, L = Lost, D = Drawn, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, Pct = Percentage; (P) = Premiers, PTS = Premiership pointsSource[3]

Awards

Notable events

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: The Age. 26 August 1974. Port, Geelong West gain double chance. 21. Melbourne. Tom Jacob.
  2. News: The Age. 29 August 1974. Outsider shocks in Liston. 26. Melbourne. Tom Jacob. Marc Fiddian.
  3. News: The Age. 25. Tom Jacob. Smith tops the ton. 12 August 1974. Melbourne.
  4. News: The Age. 29 August 1974. Ron Allen wins Field Medal. 25. Melbourne.
  5. News: The Age. Melbourne. 19. Tom Jacob. 15 April 1974. Mustangs ride again.
  6. News: The Age. Melbourne. 26. Tom Jacob. 14 August 1974. VFA trainer out for 10 years.