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1974 Championship of Australia
Winfield Cup - 1974 Champions of Australia Series
Tournament details
CityAdelaide
Dates12–14 October 1974
Teams4
Venue(s)1
Final positions
ChampionsRichmond (3rd title)
Runners-upSturt
Third placeEast Fremantle
Fourth placeTasmanian League
Tournament statistics
Matches played4
Attendance25,000 (6,250 per match)
1973
1975

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.

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

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