hawthorn v north
roos make their 2nd grand final there first was 1950 beating hawks by 5 will play tigers in grand final.
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| Hawthorn | 5.3 | 6.5 | 6.7 | 7.9 | 51 | Sat 21-Sep-1974 2:30 pm | M.C.G. | 88,262 | |
| North Melbourne | 4.1 | 5.2 | 8.5 | 8.8 | 56 | North Melbourne won by 5 points | |||
grand final
richmond v north
i will note that only collingwood of the founding clubs made the 5 this is a record except maybe 1976 for the vfl era (pre 1990)