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
President	Phil J. Ryan
Coach	John Kennedy, Sr.
Captain(s)	Peter Crimmins
Home ground	Princes Park
VFL season	15–7 (3rd)
Finals series	Preliminary Final (lost to North Melbourne 51–56)
Best and Fairest	Leigh Matthews
Leading goalkicker	Michael Moncrieff (67)
Highest home attendance	84,846 (Semi-final vs. Collingwood)
Lowest home attendance	6,418 (Round 17 vs. Fitzroy)
Average home attendance	22,641
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Fixture

Premiership season

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

Finals Series

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

Ladder

(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