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1975 VFL season#Round 21

{{Short description|79th season of the Victorian Football League (VFL)}}

{{Use Australian English|date=December 2017}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2021}}

{{Infobox Australian rules football season

| competition = vfl_premiership

| year = 1975

| image =

| imagesize =

| caption =

| teams = 12

| premiers ={{AFL NM}}

| count = 1

| minor premiers ={{AFL Haw}}

| mpcount = 4

| pre-season name =

| pre-season cup =

| pscount =

| matches = 138

| attendance = 3206016

| highattend = 77,770 (regular season)
110,551 (finals)

| top goal scorer =Leigh Matthews ({{AFL Haw}})

| brownlow medal =Gary Dempsey ({{AFL Foo}})

| prevseason = 1974

| nextseason = 1976

}}

The 1975 VFL season was the 79th season of the Victorian Football League (VFL), the highest level senior Australian rules football competition in Victoria. The season featured twelve clubs, ran from 5 April until 27 September, and comprised a 22-game home-and-away season followed by a finals series featuring the top five clubs.

The premiership was won by the North Melbourne Football Club, after it defeated {{AFL Haw}} by 55 points in the VFL Grand Final. It was North Melbourne's first premiership, making it the last of the league's twelve clubs to win a premiership.

Background

In 1975, the VFL competition consisted of twelve teams of 18 on-the-field players each, plus two substitute players, known as the 19th man and the 20th man. A player could be substituted for any reason; however, once substituted, a player could not return to the field of play under any circumstances.

Teams played each other in a home-and-away season of 22 rounds; matches 12 to 22 were the "home-and-way reverse" of matches 1 to 11 (except that rounds 14 and 15 were the reverse of 4 and 3 respectively).

Once the 22 round home-and-away season had finished, the 1975 VFL Premiers were determined by the specific format and conventions of the "McIntyre final five system".

Home-and-away season

=Round 1=

{{s-start}}

|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"

| Home team

| Home team score

| Away team

| Away team score

| Venue

| Crowd

| Date

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Haw}}

| 15.15 (105)

| {{AFL NM}}

| 11.10 (76)

| Princes Park

| 14,417

| 5 April 1975

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Fit}}

| 14.14 (98)

| {{AFL Ric}}

| 15.13 (103)

| Junction Oval

| 14,442

| 5 April 1975

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Ess}}

| 21.10 (136)

| {{AFL|StK}}

| 9.13 (67)

| Windy Hill

| 19,165

| 5 April 1975

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Col}}

| 12.19 (91)

| {{AFL SM}}

| 8.7 (55)

| Victoria Park

| 19,000

| 5 April 1975

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Mel}}

| 17.9 (111)

| {{AFL Foo}}

| 15.10 (100)

| MCG

| 23,422

| 5 April 1975

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Gee}}

| 8.14 (62)

| {{AFL Car}}

| 13.16 (94)

| Kardinia Park

| 22,573

| 5 April 1975

{{s-end}}

=Round 2=

{{s-start}}

|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"

| Home team

| Home team score

| Away team

| Away team score

| Venue

| Crowd

| Date

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Car}}

| 27.10 (172)

| {{AFL Col}}

| 10.19 (79)

| Princes Park

| 38,000

| 12 April 1975

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL NM}}

| 15.13 (103)

| {{AFL Mel}}

| 16.9 (105)

| Arden Street Oval

| 14,235

| 12 April 1975

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL|StK}}

| 11.15 (81)

| {{AFL Haw}}

| 17.19 (121)

| Moorabbin Oval

| 18,465

| 12 April 1975

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Ric}}

| 15.22 (112)

| {{AFL Gee}}

| 10.12 (72)

| MCG

| 33,600

| 12 April 1975

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Foo}}

| 17.14 (116)

| {{AFL Fit}}

| 11.17 (83)

| Western Oval

| 17,700

| 12 April 1975

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL SM}}

| 15.12 (102)

| {{AFL Ess}}

| 19.17 (131)

| Lake Oval

| 17,466

| 12 April 1975

{{s-end}}

=Round 3=

{{s-start}}

|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"

| Home team

| Home team score

| Away team

| Away team score

| Venue

| Crowd

| Date

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL|StK}}

| 11.21 (87)

| {{AFL SM}}

| 9.17 (71)

| Moorabbin Oval

| 15,736

| 19 April 1975

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Ess}}

| 16.21 (117)

| {{AFL Mel}}

| 15.10 (100)

| Windy Hill

| 22,824

| 19 April 1975

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Car}}

| 14.18 (102)

| {{AFL NM}}

| 9.12 (66)

| Princes Park

| 23,824

| 19 April 1975

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Gee}}

| 13.12 (90)

| {{AFL Foo}}

| 14.14 (98)

| Kardinia Park

| 17,158

| 19 April 1975

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Fit}}

| 12.13 (85)

| {{AFL Col}}

| 12.15 (87)

| Junction Oval

| 17,626

| 19 April 1975

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Ric}}

| 12.15 (87)

| {{AFL Haw}}

| 17.14 (116)

| VFL Park

| 39,496

| 19 April 1975

{{s-end}}

=Round 4=

{{s-start}}

|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"

| Home team

| Home team score

| Away team

| Away team score

| Venue

| Crowd

| Date

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Mel}}

| 12.8 (80)

| {{AFL|StK}}

| 18.25 (133)

| MCG

| 35,328

| 25 April 1975

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Car}}

| 12.15 (87)

| {{AFL Ess}}

| 16.8 (104)

| VFL Park

| 77,770

| 25 April 1975

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Foo}}

| 16.13 (109)

| {{AFL Ric}}

| 4.19 (43)

| Western Oval

| 25,388

| 26 April 1975

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Col}}

| 17.10 (112)

| {{AFL Gee}}

| 14.15 (99)

| Victoria Park

| 24,296

| 26 April 1975

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL SM}}

| 9.15 (69)

| {{AFL Haw}}

| 13.21 (99)

| Lake Oval

| 12,666

| 26 April 1975

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL NM}}

| 11.19 (85)

| {{AFL Fit}}

| 17.13 (115)

| Arden Street Oval

| 12,707

| 26 April 1975

{{s-end}}

=Round 5=

{{s-start}}

|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"

| Home team

| Home team score

| Away team

| Away team score

| Venue

| Crowd

| Date

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Ric}}

| 19.23 (137)

| {{AFL SM}}

| 12.14 (86)

| MCG

| 25,296

| 3 May 1975

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Haw}}

| 19.22 (136)

| {{AFL Mel}}

| 11.15 (81)

| Princes Park

| 10,622

| 3 May 1975

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Gee}}

| 11.5 (71)

| {{AFL NM}}

| 12.15 (87)

| Kardinia Park

| 17,042

| 3 May 1975

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Fit}}

| 19.11 (125)

| {{AFL Ess}}

| 16.17 (113)

| Junction Oval

| 20,350

| 3 May 1975

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL|StK}}

| 7.16 (58)

| {{AFL Car}}

| 12.19 (91)

| Moorabbin Oval

| 24,275

| 3 May 1975

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Foo}}

| 12.9 (81)

| {{AFL Col}}

| 9.16 (70)

| VFL Park

| 36,638

| 3 May 1975

{{s-end}}

=Round 6=

{{s-start}}

|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"

| Home team

| Home team score

| Away team

| Away team score

| Venue

| Crowd

| Date

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Mel}}

| 22.23 (155)

| {{AFL SM}}

| 13.12 (90)

| MCG

| 15,503

| 10 May 1975

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Ess}}

| 12.21 (93)

| {{AFL Gee}}

| 15.14 (104)

| Windy Hill

| 17,225

| 10 May 1975

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Col}}

| 14.12 (96)

| {{AFL Ric}}

| 22.14 (146)

| Victoria Park

| 27,729

| 10 May 1975

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Car}}

| 16.15 (111)

| {{AFL Haw}}

| 12.13 (85)

| Princes Park

| 27,907

| 10 May 1975

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL NM}}

| 18.11 (119)

| {{AFL Foo}}

| 9.12 (66)

| Arden Street Oval

| 18,875

| 10 May 1975

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Fit}}

| 9.20 (74)

| {{AFL|StK}}

| 11.16 (82)

| VFL Park

| 18,229

| 10 May 1975

{{s-end}}

=Round 7=

{{s-start}}

|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"

| Home team

| Home team score

| Away team

| Away team score

| Venue

| Crowd

| Date

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Gee}}

| 13.10 (88)

| {{AFL|StK}}

| 11.14 (80)

| Kardinia Park

| 13,733

| 17 May 1975

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Ric}}

| 19.18 (132)

| {{AFL Mel}}

| 10.18 (78)

| MCG

| 29,131

| 17 May 1975

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Haw}}

| 19.16 (130)

| {{AFL Fit}}

| 13.12 (90)

| Princes Park

| 10,389

| 17 May 1975

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Foo}}

| 8.12 (60)

| {{AFL Ess}}

| 14.17 (101)

| Western Oval

| 26,204

| 17 May 1975

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL SM}}

| 11.11 (77)

| {{AFL Car}}

| 19.14 (128)

| Lake Oval

| 14,142

| 17 May 1975

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Col}}

| 12.18 (90)

| {{AFL NM}}

| 12.9 (81)

| VFL Park

| 29,354

| 17 May 1975

{{s-end}}

=Round 8=

{{s-start}}

|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"

| Home team

| Home team score

| Away team

| Away team score

| Venue

| Crowd

| Date

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL NM}}

| 11.8 (74)

| {{AFL Ric}}

| 9.12 (66)

| Arden Street Oval

| 20,257

| 24 May 1975

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Fit}}

| 13.13 (91)

| {{AFL SM}}

| 11.12 (78)

| Junction Oval

| 12,010

| 24 May 1975

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Car}}

| 16.14 (110)

| {{AFL Mel}}

| 11.15 (81)

| Princes Park

| 18,788

| 24 May 1975

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL|StK}}

| 7.23 (65)

| {{AFL Foo}}

| 7.12 (54)

| Moorabbin Oval

| 16,838

| 24 May 1975

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Ess}}

| 7.13 (55)

| {{AFL Col}}

| 12.9 (81)

| Windy Hill

| 31,986

| 24 May 1975

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Gee}}

| 5.10 (40)

| {{AFL Haw}}

| 17.11 (113)

| VFL Park

| 23,466

| 24 May 1975

{{s-end}}

=Round 9=

{{s-start}}

|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"

| Home team

| Home team score

| Away team

| Away team score

| Venue

| Crowd

| Date

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Foo}}

| 8.10 (58)

| {{AFL Haw}}

| 20.14 (134)

| Western Oval

| 15,933

| 31 May 1975

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Col}}

| 15.8 (98)

| {{AFL|StK}}

| 13.11 (89)

| Victoria Park

| 22,695

| 31 May 1975

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Car}}

| 16.19 (115)

| {{AFL Ric}}

| 9.13 (67)

| Princes Park

| 32,576

| 31 May 1975

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL SM}}

| 11.26 (92)

| {{AFL Gee}}

| 7.13 (55)

| Lake Oval

| 9,880

| 31 May 1975

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Mel}}

| 18.15 (123)

| {{AFL Fit}}

| 17.10 (112)

| MCG

| 16,244

| 31 May 1975

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL NM}}

| 11.17 (83)

| {{AFL Ess}}

| 15.8 (98)

| VFL Park

| 28,936

| 31 May 1975

{{s-end}}

=Round 10=

{{s-start}}

|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"

| Home team

| Home team score

| Away team

| Away team score

| Venue

| Crowd

| Date

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Gee}}

| 14.20 (104)

| {{AFL Mel}}

| 14.14 (98)

| Kardinia Park

| 13,328

| 7 June 1975

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL|StK}}

| 15.9 (99)

| {{AFL NM}}

| 17.19 (121)

| Moorabbin Oval

| 17,811

| 7 June 1975

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Ric}}

| 19.14 (128)

| {{AFL Ess}}

| 12.9 (81)

| MCG

| 49,469

| 7 June 1975

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Haw}}

| 19.24 (138)

| {{AFL Col}}

| 13.11 (89)

| Princes Park

| 23,830

| 7 June 1975

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Fit}}

| 15.7 (97)

| {{AFL Car}}

| 16.10 (106)

| Junction Oval

| 16,249

| 7 June 1975

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Foo}}

| 13.11 (89)

| {{AFL SM}}

| 12.15 (87)

| VFL Park

| 14,056

| 7 June 1975

{{s-end}}

=Round 11=

{{s-start}}

|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"

| Home team

| Home team score

| Away team

| Away team score

| Venue

| Crowd

| Date

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Ess}}

| 13.12 (90)

| {{AFL Haw}}

| 21.20 (146)

| Windy Hill

| 23,244

| 16 June 1975

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Car}}

| 19.13 (127)

| {{AFL Foo}}

| 17.13 (115)

| Princes Park

| 25,147

| 16 June 1975

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL SM}}

| 12.16 (88)

| {{AFL NM}}

| 16.12 (108)

| Lake Oval

| 16,037

| 16 June 1975

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Gee}}

| 13.19 (97)

| {{AFL Fit}}

| 14.11 (95)

| Kardinia Park

| 19,030

| 16 June 1975

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Mel}}

| 14.11 (95)

| {{AFL Col}}

| 9.19 (73)

| MCG

| 42,803

| 16 June 1975

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL|StK}}

| 14.18 (102)

| {{AFL Ric}}

| 13.12 (90)

| VFL Park

| 33,653

| 16 June 1975

{{s-end}}

=Round 12=

{{s-start}}

|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"

| Home team

| Home team score

| Away team

| Away team score

| Venue

| Crowd

| Date

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Foo}}

| 20.11 (131)

| {{AFL Mel}}

| 14.8 (92)

| Western Oval

| 14,204

| 21 June 1975

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Car}}

| 23.19 (157)

| {{AFL Gee}}

| 12.14 (86)

| Princes Park

| 16,983

| 21 June 1975

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL NM}}

| 13.17 (95)

| {{AFL Haw}}

| 18.12 (120)

| Arden Street Oval

| 15,478

| 21 June 1975

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Ric}}

| 13.18 (96)

| {{AFL Fit}}

| 13.20 (98)

| MCG

| 21,049

| 21 June 1975

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL|StK}}

| 21.15 (141)

| {{AFL Ess}}

| 11.7 (73)

| Moorabbin Oval

| 18,987

| 21 June 1975

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL SM}}

| 11.11 (77)

| {{AFL Col}}

| 12.13 (85)

| VFL Park

| 21,154

| 21 June 1975

{{s-end}}

=Round 13=

{{s-start}}

|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"

| Home team

| Home team score

| Away team

| Away team score

| Venue

| Crowd

| Date

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Haw}}

| 11.19 (85)

| {{AFL|StK}}

| 7.19 (61)

| Princes Park

| 15,464

| 28 June 1975

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Gee}}

| 8.13 (61)

| {{AFL Ric}}

| 13.14 (92)

| Kardinia Park

| 14,747

| 28 June 1975

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Fit}}

| 11.10 (76)

| {{AFL Foo}}

| 12.17 (89)

| Junction Oval

| 11,832

| 28 June 1975

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Ess}}

| 19.18 (132)

| {{AFL SM}}

| 17.12 (114)

| Windy Hill

| 6,916

| 28 June 1975

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Col}}

| 9.12 (66)

| {{AFL Car}}

| 12.10 (82)

| Victoria Park

| 28,234

| 28 June 1975

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Mel}}

| 6.10 (46)

| {{AFL NM}}

| 11.14 (80)

| VFL Park

| 12,631

| 28 June 1975

{{s-end}}

=Round 14=

{{s-start}}

|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"

| Home team

| Home team score

| Away team

| Away team score

| Venue

| Crowd

| Date

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Fit}}

| 14.12 (96)

| {{AFL NM}}

| 15.15 (105)

| Junction Oval

| 10,034

| 5 July 1975

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL|StK}}

| 15.11 (101)

| {{AFL Mel}}

| 6.13 (49)

| Moorabbin Oval

| 14,584

| 5 July 1975

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Ric}}

| 17.18 (120)

| {{AFL Foo}}

| 12.10 (82)

| MCG

| 29,501

| 5 July 1975

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Gee}}

| 14.12 (96)

| {{AFL Col}}

| 9.11 (65)

| Kardinia Park

| 16,579

| 5 July 1975

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Ess}}

| 15.5 (95)

| {{AFL Car}}

| 27.13 (175)

| Windy Hill

| 22,632

| 5 July 1975

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Haw}}

| 9.10 (64)

| {{AFL SM}}

| 5.9 (39)

| VFL Park

| 14,008

| 5 July 1975

{{s-end}}

=Round 15=

{{s-start}}

|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"

| Home team

| Home team score

| Away team

| Away team score

| Venue

| Crowd

| Date

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Haw}}

| 14.10 (94)

| {{AFL Ric}}

| 2.20 (32)

| Princes Park

| 17,115

| 12 July 1975

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Foo}}

| 13.15 (93)

| {{AFL Gee}}

| 7.7 (49)

| Western Oval

| 12,449

| 12 July 1975

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Col}}

| 16.19 (115)

| {{AFL Fit}}

| 11.7 (73)

| Victoria Park

| 17,127

| 12 July 1975

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL SM}}

| 10.10 (70)

| {{AFL|StK}}

| 19.16 (130)

| Lake Oval

| 11,170

| 12 July 1975

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Mel}}

| 19.20 (134)

| {{AFL Ess}}

| 16.13 (109)

| MCG

| 16,040

| 12 July 1975

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL NM}}

| 9.11 (65)

| {{AFL Car}}

| 5.14 (44)

| VFL Park

| 26,389

| 12 July 1975

{{s-end}}

=Round 16=

{{s-start}}

|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"

| Home team

| Home team score

| Away team

| Away team score

| Venue

| Crowd

| Date

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Col}}

| 16.14 (110)

| {{AFL Foo}}

| 16.7 (103)

| Victoria Park

| 21,746

| 19 July 1975

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Car}}

| 11.22 (88)

| {{AFL|StK}}

| 8.27 (75)

| Princes Park

| 21,827

| 19 July 1975

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL SM}}

| 8.12 (60)

| {{AFL Ric}}

| 26.11 (167)

| Lake Oval

| 13,411

| 19 July 1975

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Mel}}

| 15.17 (107)

| {{AFL Haw}}

| 17.17 (119)

| MCG

| 18,829

| 19 July 1975

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL NM}}

| 14.25 (109)

| {{AFL Gee}}

| 6.19 (55)

| Arden Street Oval

| 11,002

| 19 July 1975

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Ess}}

| 11.11 (77)

| {{AFL Fit}}

| 16.19 (115)

| VFL Park

| 13,582

| 19 July 1975

{{s-end}}

=Round 17=

{{s-start}}

|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"

| Home team

| Home team score

| Away team

| Away team score

| Venue

| Crowd

| Date

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Foo}}

| 9.14 (68)

| {{AFL NM}}

| 17.15 (117)

| Western Oval

| 19,639

| 26 July 1975

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL|StK}}

| 12.15 (87)

| {{AFL Fit}}

| 7.14 (56)

| Moorabbin Oval

| 15,259

| 26 July 1975

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Gee}}

| 13.16 (94)

| {{AFL Ess}}

| 16.13 (109)

| Kardinia Park

| 14,922

| 26 July 1975

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Ric}}

| 16.19 (115)

| {{AFL Col}}

| 10.9 (69)

| MCG

| 56,846

| 26 July 1975

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Haw}}

| 15.15 (105)

| {{AFL Car}}

| 15.11 (101)

| Princes Park

| 31,104

| 26 July 1975

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL SM}}

| 11.9 (75)

| {{AFL Mel}}

| 13.13 (91)

| VFL Park

| 11,427

| 26 July 1975

{{s-end}}

=Round 18=

{{s-start}}

|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"

| Home team

| Home team score

| Away team

| Away team score

| Venue

| Crowd

| Date

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Mel}}

| 19.13 (127)

| {{AFL Ric}}

| 12.18 (90)

| MCG

| 25,211

| 2 August 1975

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Fit}}

| 15.23 (113)

| {{AFL Haw}}

| 10.19 (79)

| Junction Oval

| 9,139

| 2 August 1975

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Ess}}

| 11.17 (83)

| {{AFL Foo}}

| 19.13 (127)

| Windy Hill

| 15,227

| 2 August 1975

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Car}}

| 19.17 (131)

| {{AFL SM}}

| 15.13 (103)

| Princes Park

| 14,039

| 2 August 1975

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL NM}}

| 15.20 (110)

| {{AFL Col}}

| 8.10 (58)

| Arden Street Oval

| 21,559

| 2 August 1975

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL|StK}}

| 11.18 (84)

| {{AFL Gee}}

| 11.14 (80)

| VFL Park

| 16,706

| 2 August 1975

{{s-end}}

=Round 19=

{{s-start}}

|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"

| Home team

| Home team score

| Away team

| Away team score

| Venue

| Crowd

| Date

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Foo}}

| 5.16 (46)

| {{AFL|StK}}

| 16.18 (114)

| Western Oval

| 18,107

| 9 August 1975

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Col}}

| 20.18 (138)

| {{AFL Ess}}

| 15.9 (99)

| Victoria Park

| 18,664

| 9 August 1975

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Ric}}

| 13.18 (96)

| {{AFL NM}}

| 13.23 (101)

| MCG

| 39,664

| 9 August 1975

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Haw}}

| 25.23 (173)

| {{AFL Gee}}

| 8.7 (55)

| Princes Park

| 8,123

| 9 August 1975

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL SM}}

| 13.20 (98)

| {{AFL Fit}}

| 16.19 (115)

| Lake Oval

| 9,032

| 9 August 1975

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Mel}}

| 11.23 (89)

| {{AFL Car}}

| 7.9 (51)

| VFL Park

| 30,328

| 9 August 1975

{{s-end}}

=Round 20=

{{s-start}}

|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"

| Home team

| Home team score

| Away team

| Away team score

| Venue

| Crowd

| Date

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Gee}}

| 12.16 (88)

| {{AFL SM}}

| 15.15 (105)

| Kardinia Park

| 10,973

| 16 August 1975

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Fit}}

| 13.22 (100)

| {{AFL Mel}}

| 13.11 (89)

| Junction Oval

| 13,181

| 16 August 1975

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Ess}}

| 15.15 (105)

| {{AFL NM}}

| 13.13 (91)

| Windy Hill

| 16,545

| 16 August 1975

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL|StK}}

| 20.17 (137)

| {{AFL Col}}

| 24.12 (156)

| Moorabbin Oval

| 28,359

| 16 August 1975

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Ric}}

| 13.20 (98)

| {{AFL Car}}

| 14.11 (95)

| MCG

| 49,756

| 16 August 1975

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Haw}}

| 13.13 (91)

| {{AFL Foo}}

| 14.9 (93)

| VFL Park

| 15,601

| 16 August 1975

{{s-end}}

=Round 21=

{{s-start}}

|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"

| Home team

| Home team score

| Away team

| Away team score

| Venue

| Crowd

| Date

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL NM}}

| 16.15 (111)

| {{AFL|StK}}

| 6.5 (41)

| Arden Street Oval

| 14,917

| 23 August 1975

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Col}}

| 7.15 (57)

| {{AFL Haw}}

| 3.9 (27)

| Victoria Park

| 26,303

| 23 August 1975

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Car}}

| 10.14 (74)

| {{AFL Fit}}

| 11.13 (79)

| Princes Park

| 14,779

| 23 August 1975

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Mel}}

| 8.16 (64)

| {{AFL Gee}}

| 10.10 (70)

| MCG

| 11,022

| 23 August 1975

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL SM}}

| 10.15 (75)

| {{AFL Foo}}

| 18.7 (115)

| Lake Oval

| 8,659

| 23 August 1975

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Ess}}

| 17.15 (117)

| {{AFL Ric}}

| 20.16 (136)

| VFL Park

| 23,601

| 23 August 1975

{{s-end}}

=Round 22=

{{s-start}}

|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"

| Home team

| Home team score

| Away team

| Away team score

| Venue

| Crowd

| Date

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Ric}}

| 17.14 (116)

| {{AFL|StK}}

| 8.20 (68)

| MCG

| 39,275

| 30 August 1975

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL NM}}

| 15.19 (109)

| {{AFL SM}}

| 12.15 (87)

| Arden Street Oval

| 17,031

| 30 August 1975

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Col}}

| 14.14 (98)

| {{AFL Mel}}

| 15.7 (97)

| Victoria Park

| 26,940

| 30 August 1975

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Haw}}

| 14.19 (103)

| {{AFL Ess}}

| 17.8 (110)

| Princes Park

| 11,945

| 30 August 1975

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Foo}}

| 10.15 (75)

| {{AFL Car}}

| 18.11 (119)

| Western Oval

| 21,060

| 30 August 1975

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Fit}}

| 14.9 (93)

| {{AFL Gee}}

| 18.11 (119)

| VFL Park

| 11,075

| 30 August 1975

{{s-end}}

Ladder

class=wikitable

| (P)

Premiers
bgcolor=FFFFBB |Qualified for finals

{{Australian rules football ladder start}}

|- style=background:#FFFFBB

| 1 || align=left | {{AFL Haw}} || 22 || 17 || 5 || 0 || 2383 || 1735 || 137.3 || 68

|- style=background:#FFFFBB

| 2 || align=left | {{AFL Car}} || 22 || 16 || 6 || 0 || 2360 || 1827 || 129.2 || 64

|- style=background:#FFFFBB

| 3 || align=left | {{AFL NM}} (P) || 22 || 14 || 8 || 0 || 2096 || 1821 || 115.1 || 56

|- style=background:#FFFFBB

| 4 || align=left | {{AFL Ric}} || 22 || 13 || 9 || 0 || 2269 || 1999 || 113.5 || 52

|- style=background:#FFFFBB

| 5 || align=left | {{AFL Col}} || 22 || 13 || 9 || 0 || 1983 || 2112 || 93.9 || 52

|-

| 6 || align=left | {{AFL|StK}} || 22 || 11 || 11 || 0 || 1982 || 1954 || 101.4 || 44

|-

| 7 || align=left | {{AFL Foo}} || 22 || 11 || 11 || 0 || 1968 || 2076 || 94.8 || 44

|-

| 8 || align=left | {{AFL Ess}} || 22 || 10 || 12 || 0 || 2222 || 2451 || 90.7 || 40

|-

| 9 || align=left | {{AFL Fit}} || 22 || 9 || 13 || 0 || 2079 || 2142 || 97.1 || 36

|-

| 10 || align=left | {{AFL Mel}} || 22 || 9 || 13 || 0 || 2092 || 2234 || 93.6 || 36

|-

| 11 || align=left | {{AFL Gee}} || 22 || 7 || 15 || 0 || 1735 || 2218 || 78.2 || 28

|-

| 12 || align=left | {{AFL SM}} || 22 || 2 || 20 || 0 || 1798 || 2398 || 75.0 || 8

|}

Rules for classification: 1. premiership points; 2. percentage; 3. points for
Average score: 94.6
Source: [https://afltables.com/afl/seas/1975.html#lad AFL Tables]

Finals series

=Finals week 1=

{{s-start}}

|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"

| Home team

| Score

| Away team

| Score

| Venue

| Crowd

| Date

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Ric}}

| 11.11 (77)

| {{AFL Col}}

| 10.13 (73)

| VFL Park

| 65,512

| 6 September

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL NM}}

| 14.12 (96)

| {{AFL Car}}

| 12.4 (76)

| MCG

| 74,015

| 6 September

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

{{s-end}}

=Finals week 2=

{{s-start}}

|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"

| Home team

| Score

| Away team

| Score

| Venue

| Crowd

| Date

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Car}}

| 9.8 (62)

| {{AFL Ric}}

| 9.17 (71)

| MCG

| 76,967

| 13 September

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Haw}}

| 12.10 (82)

| {{AFL NM}}

| 10.11 (71)

| VFL Park

| 52,076

| 13 September

{{s-end}}

=Preliminary final=

{{s-start}}

|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"

| Home team

| Score

| Away team

| Score

| Venue

| Crowd

| Date

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL NM}}

| 10.16 (76)

| {{AFL Ric}}

| 8.11 (59)

| VFL Park

| 71,130

| 20 September

{{s-end}}

=Grand final=

{{Main|1975 VFL Grand Final}}

{{s-start}}

|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"

| Home team

| Score

| Away team

| Score

| Venue

| Crowd

| Date

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Haw}}

| 9.13 (67)

| {{AFL NM}}

| 19.8 (122)

| MCG

| 110,551

| 27 September 1975

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

{{s-end}}

Season notes

  • Football matches were telecast in colour, following the official launch of colour television in Australia on 1 March 1975. In response to this, many clubs adopted brighter playing colours: {{AFL Fit}} changed its colours from maroon, blue and white to red, blue and gold; {{AFL Mel}} changed the primary colour of its guernsey from navy blue to royal blue; and other clubs adopted coloured home shorts to replace the black they had previously worn (except {{AFL Col}}, {{AFL Ric}} & {{AFL|StK}} where black is a club colour).{{cite web|url=http://boundforglorynews.com/clash-colours-an-untraditional-eyesore/|date=30 July 2012|title=Clash colours an untraditional eyesore|author=Damien Berry|access-date=21 April 2014|publisher=Bound for Glory News|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140423060524/http://boundforglorynews.com/clash-colours-an-untraditional-eyesore/|archive-date=23 April 2014|url-status=dead}}
  • The centre square replaced the centre diamond (which had been used throughout the 1973 and 1974 VFL seasons).
  • There was a wild brawl in the Round 1 match between Hawthorn and North Melbourne involving 34 of the 36 players. Hawthorn's Don Scott and North Melbourne's Brad Smith did not participate. There were no reports from this match.
  • Footscray had three new, highly talented recruits from interstate in 1975: 183 cm centreman Peter Featherby from Subiaco Football Club in the West Australian National Football League (WANFL), 183 cm forward Ian Low from Manuka Football Club in the Canberra Australian National Football League (CANFL), and 190.5 cm forward-flanker Neil Sachse from North Adelaide Football Club in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL). In an accidental collision in the Round 2 match against Fitzroy at the Western Oval, Neil Sachse was badly injured and became a quadriplegic.
  • On 17 June, Hawthorn announced that it had given full-forward Peter Hudson who had only played three and a half games for Hawthorn in three years, a clearance to Glenorchy.
  • The second quarter of the round 14 match between Carlton and Essendon at Windy Hill lasted almost 40 minutes, with Carlton scoring 14.1 (85) to Essendon's 4.1 (25) for a record quarter aggregate score of 18.2 (110). It is the first quarter to beat South Melbourne's 1919 team record of 17.4 (106).
  • Near the end of the quarter, a massive brawl involving all 36 players erupted when Essendon centreman Neville Fields ran past Carlton forward Craig Davis and king-hit him in retaliation for some supposed earlier act of aggression against an Essendon player.Davis claimed that he had been knocked out five times during the match, see caption to the photograph of severely injured Davis taken on the day following the match ([https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=KU8QAAAAIBAJ&sjid=PpIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6257%2C1491096 The Age, (Monday, 7 July 1975), p.22.])[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=KE8QAAAAIBAJ&sjid=PpIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7083%2C1480986 Barker, Geoff, "For Game, read Shame: Thuggery at Windy Hill, The Age, (Monday, 7 July 1975), p.20.] Noticing the unconscious Davis, both Rod Ashman and Rod Austin ran to remonstrate with Fields, followed by their Carlton team-mates, and the fight was on. Carlton's Phillip Pinnell knocked out Essendon's Dean Hartigan.[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=KE8QAAAAIBAJ&sjid=PpIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5514%2C1480143 Hartigan out to it, The Age, (Monday, 7 July 1975), p.20.]
    It took a long time for the match to resume. Field umpire Ian Robinson was showered with cans by spectators. Eight players were reported. Many more players would have been reported had the umpires been able to turn their attention elsewhere (the VFL responded to this problem by introducing two field umpires in the following season).[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=KU8QAAAAIBAJ&sjid=PpIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6257%2C1491096 Beames, Percy, "Probe the Windy Hill war:VFL cannot let eight reports pass", The Age, (Monday, 7 July 1975), p.22.]
    The tribunal decisions were:Carter, Ron, Knox, Ken, and Sheahan, Mike, "Windy Hill War—5 Players Outed", The Age, (Tuesday, 8 July 1975), pp.[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Kk8QAAAAIBAJ&sjid=PpIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6788%2C1642586 28], [https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=KU8QAAAAIBAJ&sjid=PpIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2337%2C1629048 26], and [https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=KU8QAAAAIBAJ&sjid=PpIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3009%2C1631462 26].
  • Rod Ashman of Carlton was suspended for 4 weeks, for striking Neville Fields.
  • Rod Austin of Carlton was suspended for 4 weeks, for striking Neville Fields.
  • Phillip Pinnell of Carlton was suspended for 2 weeks, for striking Robin Close.
  • David McKay of Carlton was found guilty of striking Laurie Moloney, and severely reprimanded.
  • Ron Andrews of Essendon was found not guilty of striking David McKay.
  • Robin Close of Essendon was suspended for 2 weeks, for striking Phillip Pinnell.
  • Laurie Moloney of Essendon was suspended for 2 weeks, for charging Phillip Pinnell.
  • Neville Fields of Essendon was found not guilty of striking Rod Austin.
  • At the end of the season, greatly dissatisfied with the approach of coach Des Tuddenham (especially his emphasis on "vigour" with players who were renowned for their skill), and disturbed by the fact that, under Tuddenham, Essendon had been involved in two massive brawls in two consecutive years, the committee of the Essendon Football Club sacked Tuddenham and paid out his contract.
  • Also, given the example of an injured John Nicholls in the 1973 Grand Final, and that of Tuddenham having his leg broken in the round 10 match against Richmond, Essendon now recognized the dangers of having its coach on the playing field and liable to injury.

Awards

  • The 1975 VFL premiership team was North Melbourne.
  • The VFL's leading goalkicker was Leigh Matthews of Hawthorn who kicked 68 goals (including one goal in the finals).
  • The winner of the 1975 Brownlow Medal was Gary Dempsey of Footscray with 20 votes.
  • South Melbourne took the "wooden spoon" in 1975.
  • The reserves premiership was won by {{AFL Gee}}. Geelong 16.18 (114) defeated {{AFL Ric}} 11.17 (83) in the grand final, held as a curtain-raiser to the seniors Grand Final at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on 27 September.{{cite news|newspaper=The Age|publication-place=Melbourne|date=29 September 1975|title=Grand final scores|page=22}}

References

{{Reflist}}

  • Hogan, P., The Tigers of Old, The Richmond Football Club, (Richmond), 1996. {{ISBN|0-646-18748-1}}
  • Maplestone, M., Flying Higher: History of the Essendon Football Club 1872–1996, Essendon Football Club, (Melbourne), 1996. {{ISBN|0-9591740-2-8}}
  • Rogers, S. & Brown, A., Every Game Ever Played: VFL/AFL Results 1897–1997 (Sixth Edition), Viking Books, (Ringwood), 1998. {{ISBN|0-670-90809-6}}
  • Ross, J. (ed), 100 Years of Australian Football 1897–1996: The Complete Story of the AFL, All the Big Stories, All the Great Pictures, All the Champions, Every AFL Season Reported, Viking, (Ringwood), 1996. {{ISBN|0-670-86814-0}}

Sources

  • [https://afltables.com/afl/seas/1975.html 1975 VFL season] at AFL Tables
  • [https://www.australianfootball.com/seasons/season/afl/138/premiership%2Bseason/1/1/1975 1975 VFL season] at Australian Football

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