Windy Hill · Sat 31 Aug 1974 · 13,561 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EssendonESS | 5.4 | 12.6 | 17.9 | 137 |
| MelbourneMELB | 5.2 | 5.6 | 10.12 | 103 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 137 and 103.
Essendon won by 34 points.
20.17 (137) — 15.13 (103)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Des Tuddenham | 16 | 10 | 26 | 8 | — | 1 |
| Andrew Wilson | 20 | 5 | 25 | 2 | — | 2 |
| Pat Wellington | 17 | 8 | 25 | 5 |
| — |
| 2 |
| Graeme Schultz | 20 | 5 | 25 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Neville Fields | 19 | 5 | 24 | 4 | — | 2 |
| Ken Fletcher | 18 | 4 | 22 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Gary Fitzpatrick | 16 | 6 | 22 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Graham Moss | 5 | 16 | 21 | 6 | — | 1 |
| Alan Noonan | 13 | 3 | 16 | 6 | — | 3 |
| Garry Foulds | 13 | 2 | 15 | 4 | — | 3 |
| Ray Smith | 12 | 2 | 14 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Simon Madden | 11 | 2 | 13 | 6 | — | 3 |
| Don McKenzie | 12 | 1 | 13 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Geoff Pryor | 10 | 0 | 10 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Ron Andrews | 5 | 4 | 9 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Dean Hartigan | 8 | 1 | 9 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Russell Ellen | 5 | 2 | 7 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Gary Lowe | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Stephen Robins | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Barry Grinter | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Sullivan | 26 | 2 | 28 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Greg Wells | 24 | 2 | 26 | 8 | — | 2 |
| Frank Giampaolo | 21 | 4 | 25 | 3 | — | 2 |
| Billy Barham | 18 | 2 | 20 | 6 | — | 1 |
| Gary Hardeman | 13 | 4 | 17 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Ray Biffin | 12 | 5 | 17 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Carl Ditterich | 8 | 9 | 17 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Peter Keenan | 12 | 4 | 16 | 7 | — | 1 |
| Stan Alves | 12 | 3 | 15 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Steven Smith | 11 | 3 | 14 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Stephen Kerley | 13 | 1 | 14 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Anthony Dullard | 8 | 5 | 13 | 8 | — | 3 |
| Ross Brewer | 10 | 0 | 10 | 6 | — | 3 |
| Neil Chamberlain | 7 | 1 | 8 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Mal Owens | 5 | 2 | 7 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Mike Power | 5 | 1 | 6 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Garry Baker | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Neil McMullin | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Shane Fitzsimmons | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Peter Williamson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |