1974 Championship of Australia
The 1974 Championship of Australia was the 18th edition of the Championship of Australia, an ANFC-organised national club Australian rules football tournament between the champion clubs from the VFL, the SANFL, the WANFL and a Tasmanian League side that contain players drawn from the premier clubs of the NTFA, NWFU and TANFL.
| Winfield Cup - 1974 Champions of Australia Series | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| City | Adelaide |
| Dates | 12–14 October 1974 |
| Teams | 4 |
| Venue(s) | 1 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Richmond (3rd title) |
| Runners-up | Sturt |
| Third place | East Fremantle |
| Fourth place | Tasmanian League |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 4 |
| Attendance | 25,000 (6,250 per match) |
Qualified Teams
| Team | Nickname | League | Qualification | Participation (bold indicates winners) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | Tigers | VFL | Winners of the 1974 Victorian Football League | 3rd (Previous: 1969, 1973) |
| Sturt | Double Blues | SANFL | Winners of the 1974 South Australian National Football League | 4th (Previous: 1968, 1969, 1970) |
| East Fremantle | Sharks | WANFL | Winners of the 1974 Western Australian National Football League | 1st |
| Tasmanian League | Devils | TANFL, NTFA, NWFU | Representative Side from the premier clubs of the TANFL, the NTFA and the NWFU. | 1st |
Venue
| Adelaide |
|---|
| Football Park |
| Capacity: 67,000 |
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Fixtures
Semi Finals
| SF #1 12 October 1974 | Richmond | 233-16 | Tasmanian League | Football Park, Adelaide | |
| 34.29 (233) | Report | 2.4 (16) | Attendance: 10,500 |
| SF #2 12 October 1974 | Sturt | 114-105 | East Fremantle | Football Park, Adelaide | |
| 16.18 (114) | 16.9 (105) | Attendance: 10,500 |
Third Place Play-off
| Third Place 14 October 1974 | East Fremantle | 180-66 | Tasmanian League | Football Park, Adelaide | |
| 28.12 (180) | 10.6 (66) | Attendance: 14,500 |
Championship of Australia Final
| Final 14 October 1974 | Richmond | 173-95 | Sturt | Football Park, Adelaide | |
| 7.2 (44) 14.5 (89) 25.8 (158) 27.11 (173) |
Report | 5.4 (34) 7.9 (51) 8.12 (60) 13.17 (95) |
Attendance: 14,500 Umpires: Ross Capes | ||
| Goals | |||||
| 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 |
M Graham, R Klomp, K Whelan, M Greenslade 2 G Wild, R Oatey, R Davies, M Nunan, R Barton 1 |
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