vfl 1974 round 22

collingwood (15-6) vs south (8-1-12) uor

swans stun pies by 7. south (9-1-12) finish 9th. colllingwood (15-7) host footscray in elim final.

Collingwood93
South Melbourne100

essendon (9-12) vs melbourne (3-18)

dons beat dees by 34. essendon (10-12) finish 8th. melbourne (3-19) finish last.

Essendon137
Melbourne103

fitzroy (4-1-16) vs geelong (10-11)

cats beat linos by 12. geelong (11-11) finish 6th. fitzroy (4-1-17) finish 11th.

Fitzroy101
Geelong113

hawthorn (15-6) vs north (15-6)

hawks lose to roos by 29 but get to play them again next week in the qualfing final. north (16-6) hawthorn (15-7)

Hawthorn77
North Melbourne106

st kilda (7-14) vs carlton (9-1-11)

blues beat saints by 22. carlton (10-1-11) finish 7th. st kilda (7-15) finish 10th.

St. Kilda101
Carlton123

footscray (12-1-8) vs richmond (17-4)

dogs beat tigers by 7 in big upset. fotoscray (13-1-8) play collingwood in elim final. richmond (17-5 )have a bye for finishing first.

Footscray87
Richmond80

ladder

LPClubPWLDForAgn%Pts
1Richmond22175025581979129.2668
2North Melbourne22166023981728138.7764
3Hawthorn22157021681729125.3960
4Collingwood22157021312037104.6260
5Footscray22138118991746108.7654
6Geelong22111101858198993.4144
7Carlton221011120531941105.7742
8Essendon22101202110216297.6040
9South Melbourne2291211947232783.6738
10St. Kilda2271501790201888.7028
11Fitzroy2241711770248171.3418
12Melbourne2231901840238577.1512

finals week 1

elim final

collingwood v footscray

qual final

north v hawthorn

i will note this is one of only three times in the 20th century (the others being 1976 and 1985 i think) where hawks, roos and dogs the last three teams to join the vfl from victoria make the finals together.

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