1974 Hawthorn Football Club season

Hawthorn Football Club

1974 season
President	Phil J. Ryan
Coach	John Kennedy, Sr.
Captain(s)	Peter Crimmins
Home ground	Princes Park
VFL season	3rd
Finals series	Preliminary Final
Best and Fairest	Leigh Matthews
Leading goalkicker	Michael Moncrieff (67)
Highest home attendance	84,846 (semi-final vs. Collingwood)
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Main article: 1974 VFL season

The 1974 Hawthorn Football Club season was the clubs 50th season in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Fixture

Premiership season

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

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