1974 Hawthorn Football Club season

The 1974 season was the Hawthorn Football Club's 50th season in the Victorian Football League and 73rd overall. Hawthorn qualified for finals for the first time since 1971, where they were defeated by North Melbourne in the Preliminary final 51–56.

Hawthorn Football Club
1974 season
PresidentPhil J. Ryan
CoachJohn Kennedy, Sr.
Captain(s)Peter Crimmins
Home groundPrinces Park
VFL season15–7 (3rd)
Finals seriesPreliminary Final
(lost to North Melbourne 51–56)
Best and FairestLeigh Matthews
Leading goalkickerMichael Moncrieff (67)
Highest home attendance84,846 (Semi-final vs. Collingwood)
Lowest home attendance6,418 (Round 17 vs. Fitzroy)
Average home attendance22,641

Fixture

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Premiership season

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Rd Date and local time Opponent Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) Venue Attendance Record
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 1–0
2 Saturday, 13 April (2:10 pm) Collingwood 6.12 (48) 10.11 (71) Lost by 23 points Princes Park (H) 30,216 1–1
3 Saturday, 20 April (2:10 pm) South Melbourne 8.18 (66) 20.15 (135) Won by 69 points Lake Oval (A) 11,828 2–1
4 Saturday, 27 April (2:10 pm) Essendon 9.15 (69) 5.13 (43) Won by 26 points Princes Park (H) 17,598 3–1
5 Saturday, 4 May (2:10 pm) Footscray 8.14 (62) 11.19 (85) Lost by 23 points VFL Park (H) 20,275 3–2
6 Saturday, 11 May (2:10 pm) Fitzroy 18.16 (124) 13.16 (94) Lost by 30 points Junction Oval (A) 10,588 3–3
7 Saturday, 18 May (2:10 pm) Carlton 13.22 (100) 8.12 (60) Won by 40 points Princes Park (H) 21,266 4–3
8 Saturday, 25 May (2:10 pm) Melbourne 6.15 (51) 13.21 (99) Won by 48 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) 18,030 5–3
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 6–3
10 Saturday, 8 June (2:10 pm) Geelong 14.13 (97) 10.6 (66) Won by 31 points VFL Park (H) 18,562 7–3
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 7–4
12 Saturday, 22 June (2:10 pm) Richmond 19.17 (131) 15.18 (108) Won by 23 points Princes Park (H) 15,648 8–4
13 Saturday, 29 June (2:10 pm) Collingwood 13.18 (96) 13.12 (90) Lost by 6 points Victoria Park (A) 26,028 8–5
14 Saturday, 6 July (2:10 pm) Essendon 11.9 (75) 23.17 (155) Won by 80 points Windy Hill (A) 16,493 9–5
15 Saturday, 13 July (2:10 pm) South Melbourne 16.14 (110) 4.7 (31) Won by 79 points Princes Park (H) 7,367 10–5
16 Saturday, 20 July (2:10 pm) Footscray 8.12 (60) 12.9 (81) Won by 21 points Western Oval (A) 15,299 11–5
17 Saturday, 27 July (2:10 pm) Fitzroy 13.28 (106) 8.10 (58) Won by 48 points Princes Park (H) 6,418 12–5
18 Saturday, 3 August (2:10 pm) Carlton 14.12 (96) 18.12 (120) Won by 24 points Princes Park (A) 23,365 13–5
19 Saturday, 10 August (2:10 pm) Melbourne 17.20 (122) 14.13 (97) Won by 25 points Princes Park (H) 8,754 14–5
20 Saturday, 17 August (2:10 pm) St Kilda 11.9 (75) 16.12 (108) Won by 33 points VFL Park (A) 21,555 15–5
21 Saturday, 24 August (2:10 pm) Geelong 15.12 (102) 9.8 (62) Lost by 40 points Kardinia Park (A) 17,834 15–6
22 Saturday, 31 August (2:10 pm) North Melbourne 10.17 (77) 16.10 (106) Lost by 29 points Princes Park (H) 28,110 15–7
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Finals Series

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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

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(P) Premiers
Qualified for finals
# Team P W L D PF PA % Pts
1 Richmond (P) 22 17 5 0 2558 1979 129.3 68
2 North Melbourne 22 16 6 0 2398 1728 138.8 64
3 Hawthorn 22 15 7 0 2168 1729 125.4 60
4 Collingwood 22 15 7 0 2131 2037 104.6 60
5 Footscray 22 13 8 1 1899 1746 108.8 54
6 Geelong 22 11 11 0 1858 1989 93.4 44
7 Carlton 22 10 11 1 2053 1941 105.8 42
8 Essendon 22 10 12 0 2110 2162 97.6 40
9 South Melbourne 22 9 12 1 1947 2327 83.7 38
10 St Kilda 22 7 15 0 1790 2018 88.7 28
11 Fitzroy 22 4 17 1 1770 2481 71.3 18
12 Melbourne 22 3 19 0 1840 2385 77.1 12

Rules for classification: 1. premiership points; 2. percentage; 3. points for
Average score: 92.9
Source: AFL Tables

References

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  1. ^ a b "AFL Tables - 1974 Scores". afltables.com. Retrieved 13 September 2016.