1974 VFL Grand Final
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| Date | 28 September 1974 | ||||
| Stadium | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia | ||||
| Attendance | 113,839 | ||||
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The 1974 VFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the Richmond Football Club and North Melbourne Football Club, held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne on 28 September 1974. It was the 78th annual Grand Final of the Victorian Football League, staged to determine the premiers for the 1974 VFL season. The match, attended 113,839 spectators, was won by Richmond by a margin of 41 points, marking that club's ninth premiership victory. The game itself is also notable for being the first grand final to be videotaped in colour (test colour broadcasts however did not commence until mid-October of that same year).
Richmond, the reigning premiers, were making their third consecutive appearance in a Grand Final. Conversely, this was only North Melbourne's second appearance in a Grand Final in their long history, their sole previous appearance having been in the 1950 VFL Grand Final, and they were the only club who were yet to win a flag.
The Kangaroos were coached by three-time Premiership coach Ron Barassi in his second year as coach of the Kangaroos, and he had managed to reverse the club's fortunes after it had finished last with one win in the 1972 season. The addition through the 10-year rule of experienced players from other clubs such as Doug Wade (Geelong), Barry Davis (Essendon) and John Rantall (South Melbourne) added great strength to the North Melbourne side.
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