Windy Hill · Mon 15 Apr 1974 · 25,347 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EssendonESS | 6.8 | 14.14 | 18.18 | 150 |
| SydneySYD | 1.1 | 3.4 | 6.13 | 78 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 150 and 78.
Essendon won by 72 points.
21.24 (150) — 10.18 (78)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Wilson | 23 | 0 | 23 | 5 | — | 5 |
| Ray Smith | 17 | 4 | 21 | 1 | — | 0 |
| John Cassin | 16 | 3 | 19 | 4 | — |
| 3 |
| Graham Moss | 15 | 4 | 19 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Neville Fields | 14 | 4 | 18 | 2 | — | 2 |
| Graeme Jenkin | 14 | 4 | 18 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Alan Noonan | 16 | 1 | 17 | 8 | — | 6 |
| Robin Close | 15 | 1 | 16 | 5 | — | 2 |
| Gary Parkes | 16 | 0 | 16 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Des Tuddenham | 13 | 2 | 15 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Robert Amos | 13 | 2 | 15 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Ken Fletcher | 15 | 0 | 15 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Rob Newton | 13 | 0 | 13 | 8 | — | 1 |
| Ron Andrews | 10 | 3 | 13 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Laurie Moloney | 9 | 2 | 11 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Geoff Pryor | 7 | 1 | 8 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Peter Hickmott | 6 | 2 | 8 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Don McKenzie | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Greg Perry | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Steve Beaumont | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norm Goss | 27 | 0 | 27 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Graeme Wilson | 15 | 7 | 22 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Peter Bedford | 17 | 5 | 22 | 9 | — | 1 |
| David McLeish | 17 | 3 | 20 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Gary Brice | 14 | 3 | 17 | 0 | — | 1 |
| Max Robertson | 15 | 1 | 16 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Brian Woodman | 11 | 5 | 16 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Greg Lambert | 12 | 3 | 15 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Russell Cook | 10 | 3 | 13 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Jim Prentice | 10 | 2 | 12 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Vic Aanensen | 9 | 2 | 11 | 8 | — | 1 |
| Ian Thomson | 7 | 4 | 11 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Robert Stibbard | 8 | 2 | 10 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Stewart Gull | 10 | 0 | 10 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Robert Doyle | 7 | 2 | 9 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Ray Ball | 8 | 1 | 9 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Barry Beecroft | 7 | 2 | 9 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Reg Gleeson | 6 | 2 | 8 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Robert Grima | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | — | 3 |
| Neville Stibbard | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 |