1974 Championship of Australia
The 1974 Championship of Australia was an Australian rules football tournament held in Adelaide between the 12 October and 14 October 1974.
The championship was contested by the premiers of the VFL, the SANFL, the WAFL and a Tasmanian League side that contain players drawn from the premier clubs of the NTFA, NWFU and TANFL.
All matches were played in Adelaide, South Australia.
The final, played in front of 14,500, was won by Richmond by a margin of 78 points, giving Richmond its 3rd Championship of Australia Title.[1] [2]
Participating teams
| Team | League | Qualification method |
|---|---|---|
| Richmond | VFL | 1974 VFL Premiers |
| Sturt | SANFL | 1974 SANFL Premiers |
| East Fremantle | WAFL | 1974 WAFL Premiers |
| Tasmanian League | TANFL, NTFA, NWFU | Representative Side from the premier clubs of the TANFL, the NTFA and the NWFU. |
Venues
| Adelaide |
|---|
| Football Park |
| Capacity: 67,000 |
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Matches
| Semi Finals | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 October 1974 | Richmond 34.29 (233) | def. | Tasmanian League 2.4 (16) | Football Park (crowd: 10,500) | |
| 12 October 1974 | Sturt 16.18 (114) | def. | East Fremantle 16.9 (105) | Football Park (crowd: 10,500) | |
| Third Place Play-off | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 October 1974 | East Fremantle 28.12 (180) | def. | Tasmanian League 10.6 (66) | Football Park (crowd: 14,500) | |
| Championship of Australia Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 October 1974 | Richmond | def. | Sturt | Football Park (Crowd: 14,500) | |
| 7.2 (44) 14.5 (89) 25.8 (158) 27.11 (173) |
Q1 Q2 Q3 Final |
5.4 (34) 7.9 (51) 8.12 (60) 13.17 (95) |
Umpires: Ross Capes | ||
| B Richardson 5 N Balme 4 D Cloke, K Sheedy, D Thorpe 3 K Bartlett, W Walsh, R Hart, D Cumming 2 M Green 1 |
Goals | M Graham, R Klomp, K Whelan, M Greenslade 2 G Wild, R Oatey, R Davies, M Nunan, R Barton 1 | |||
References
- ↑ "Tigers laugh all the way to bank". The Age. 15 October 1974.
- ↑ "Tigers may kill series". The Age. 14 October 1974.