1975 VFA season

none December 2017 December 2017 1975 188 880,914 The Age Melbourne Marc Fiddian 23 25 June 1976 Crowds up at VFA 10 Geelong West 1 Geelong West 1 10 Brunswick 1 Brunswick 1 white 1974 VFA season 1974 white 1976 VFA season 1976 The 1975 Victorian Football Association season was the 94th season of the top division of the Australian rules football competition, and the 15th season of second division competition. The Division 1 premiership was won by the Geelong West Football Club, after it defeated Dandenong in the Grand Final on 21 September by 28 points; it was the first and only Division 1 premiership won by Geelong West in its time in the Association. The Division 2 premiership was won by Brunswick; it was Brunswick's first premiership in either division since 1938. Division 1 The Division 1 home-and-away season was played over 18 rounds; the top four then contested the finals under the Page–McIntyre system. The finals were played at the St Kilda Cricket Ground. Ladder main WDL Q true points y 4 2 GLW Geelong West PMB Port Melbourne DAN Dandenong COB Coburg NBU Preston PRA Prahran OAK Oakleigh CAU Caulfield SAN Sandringham WIL Williamstown 15 3 0 2125 1596 P 14 4 0 2209 1680 12 6 0 1893 1690 11 7 0 2051 1765 8 10 0 1831 1930 8 10 0 1776 2070 7 11 0 1795 2003 6 12 0 1919 2213 5 13 0 1758 1889 4 14 0 1599 2120 #CCFFCC A A A A Premiers #FFCCCC R 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for. complete The Age 25 August 1975 Port's Holt ruffles Roosters 31 Melbourne Ken Piesse Finals Semi-finals Sunday, 31 August Dandenong 18.16 (124) H Coburg 17.18 (120) St Kilda Cricket Ground 11,264 The Age 25 Ken Piesse Dandy day for VFA veterans 1 September 1975 Melbourne Sunday, 7 September Geelong West 16.17 (113) H Port Melbourne 11.15 (81) St Kilda Cricket Ground 16,928 The Age 23 Ken Piesse 8 September 1975 Roosters crowing Melbourne Preliminary Final Sunday, 14 September Port Melbourne 16.13 (109) A Dandenong 17.11 (113) St Kilda Cricket Ground 17,827 The Age 25 Ken Piesse Moran the spark to Dandy 15 September 1975 Melbourne 1975 VFA Division 1 Grand Final Sunday, 21 September Geelong West 7.4 (46) 10.5 (65) 15.12 (102) 18.13 (121) Radojevic 4, Wells 3, Bright 2, Lynch 2, Stephens 2, Yates 2, Gilmore, Hughes, Woolfe H Dandenong 1.2 (8) 6.7 (43) 7.7 (49) 14.9 (93) Briese 3, Miller 3, Payze 2, Castricum, Flaherty, Hibbert, Moran, Orchard, Shinners Walker, for striking Hughes in the second quarterWalker, for striking Lynch in the second quarterShinners, for striking Manson in the second quarterMelai, for misconduct against Manson in the second quarter St Kilda Cricket Ground 27,582 Roosters unruffled Ken Piesse 22 September 1975 The Age 27 Melbourne Rex Wenn Awards The leading goalkicker for the season was Joe Radojevic (Geelong West), who kicked 110 goals in the home-and-away season and 119 goals overall. The J. J. Liston Trophy was won by Derek King (Oakleigh), who polled 32 votes. King finished ahead of Peter Marshall (Preston), who finished second with 30 votes, and Alan Mannix (Coburg), who finished third with 24 votes.The Age 28 August 1975 King Derek 28, 26 Melbourne Ken Piesse Coburg won the seconds premiership; it was the second consecutive season that Coburg had won the seconds premiership, with the first of those coming in Division 2. Coburg 17.13 (115) defeated Port Melbourne 9.13 (67) in the Grand Final, played as a stand-alone match on Saturday 13 September. Prahran won the lightning premiership. Prahran 7.2 (44) defeated Northcote 3.5 (23) in the Grand Final, played as a curtain-raiser to the senior Grand Final on Sunday 21 September. Division 2 The Division 2 home-and-away season was played over eighteen rounds; the top four then contested the finals under the Page–McIntyre system; all finals were played on Sundays at Toorak Park. Ladder 1975 VFA Division 2 Ladder TEAM P W L D PF PA Pct PTS 1 Brunswick (P) 18 15 3 0 2264 1565 144.6 60 2 Camberwell 18 13 4 1 2134 1622 131.5 54 3 Sunshine 18 13 5 0 2155 1679 128.3 52 4 Frankston 18 12 6 0 2088 1758 118.6 48 5 Northcote 18 12 6 0 2068 1991 101.8 48 6 Mordialloc 18 8 9 1 1752 1771 98.9 34 7 Yarraville 18 7 11 0 1937 2166 89.4 28 8 Waverley 18 6 12 0 2073 2180 95.0 24 9 Werribee 18 2 16 0 1429 2475 57.7 8 10 Box Hill 18 1 17 0 1578 2229 70.7 4 Key: P = Played, W = Won, L = Lost, D = Drawn, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, Pct = Percentage; (P) = Premiers, PTS = Premiership points SourceThe Age 14 Ken Piesse VFA stars 100 up 11 August 1975 Melbourne Finals Semi-finals Sunday, 17 August Sunshine 17.15 (117) H Frankston 13.15 (93) Toorak Park The Age 13 Ken Piesse Miller kicks another 12 18 August 1975 Melbourne Sunday, 24 August Brunswick 24.31 (175) H Camberwell 14.14 (98) Toorak Park 11,268 Preliminary Final Sunday, 31 August Camberwell 15.12 (102) H Sunshine 15.9 (99) Toorak Park 5,000 1975 VFA Division 2 Grand Final Sunday, 7 September Brunswick 6.8 (44) 9.14 (68) 14.21 (105) 18.22 (130) Baird 5, Brigham 2, O'Connor 2, Valentine 2, Warden 2, Laker, Nunn, Orton, Rowe, Woodham Nunn (shoulder) H Camberwell 1.3 (9) 5.4 (34) 9.7 (61) 12.11 (83) Hammond 4, Stone 3, Kennedy 2, Andrews, Sauerberg, Simpson Toorak Park 9,000 Rex Wenn Awards The leading goalkicker for Division 2 was Garry Hammond (Camberwell) who kicked 103 goals in the home-and-away season, and 112 goals overall. The J. Field Medal was won by Geoff Bryant (Box Hill), who polled 49 votes; it was Bryant's second Field medal in three years, each won by a considerable margin, and each won despite Box Hill finishing last on the ladder. Bryant finished ahead of Barry Nolan (Brunswick), who finished second with 26 votes, and George Stone (Camberwell), who finished third with 24 votes. Northcote won the seconds premiership. Northcote 15.18 (108) defeated Brunswick 13.12 (90) in the Grand Final on Saturday, 6 September. Notable events Interleague matches For the first time since 1968, and the first time since its expulsion from the Australian National Football Council, the Association played an interleague representative match.The Age Melbourne 21 Ken Piesse 14 June 1975 Geelong West to gain revenge The match was played in Wangaratta against the Ovens and Murray Football League. The match was played during the lean half of a split-round in the Association fixture, and selection in the team was controversially limited to players from the twelve clubs which were idle that weekend – which automatically excluded 40% of Association players from eligibility. Colin Hobbs (Coburg) captained the team. 1975 Interleague Matches Sunday, 15 June O&M 24.23 (167) H V.F.A. 17.9 (111) City Oval, Wangaratta The Sun News-Pictorial Melbourne 16 Ken Piesse 16 June 1975 Fighting Roosters cock o' the walk Other notable events On 18 May, Werribee ended a long losing streak against Frankston; Frankston had won its previous seventeen matches against Werribee.The Age Melbourne 27 Ken Piesse 19 May 1975 Cook gets 12 of Port's 30.17 During the season, Sandringham became the first Association club to hold a full liquor licence.The Age Melbourne 25 Ken Piesse 27 July 1975 Waverley exercises right to Cruse On 27 July, Northcote trailed Yarraville by 50 points at quarter time, before coming from behind to win by 32 points; Northcote 22.15 (147) d. Yarraville 17.13 (115).The Age Melbourne 23 Ken Piesse 28 July 1975 Dandenong revives to beat Coburg Camberwell opened the season with thirteen consecutive victories, but failed to win another home-and-away match season and fell to second on the ladder.The Age Melbourne 31 Ken Piesse 23 August 1975 Port to take flag rehearsal It fared little better in the finals, barely holding on for a three-point preliminary final win after leading by 40 points during the final quarter, but losing its other two finals comfortably. Eighteen minutes into the final quarter of the Division 1 preliminary final, Port Melbourne led Dandenong by 22 points; Dandenong kicked four goals in the time that remained to steal the match by two points. See also List of VFA/VFL Premiers References 2 Category:Victorian Football League seasons VFL