1974 VFA season

Division 1

Ladder

Finals

Awards

• The leading goalkicker for the season was Jim Miller, who kicked 74 goals in the home-and-away season and 79 goals overall.
• The J. J. Liston Trophy was won by Ray Goold, who polled 33 votes. Goold finished ahead of Les Stillman, who finished second with 32 votes, and Graeme Allan, who finished third with 28 votes.
• Port Melbourne won the seconds premiership for the third consecutive season. Port Melbourne 14.8 defeated Preston 11.14 in the Grand Final, played as a stand-alone match on Saturday 14 September.
• Preston won the lightning premiership. Preston 6.2 defeated Prahran 5.3 in the Grand Final, played as a curtain-raiser to the senior Grand Final on Sunday 22 September.

  Division 2

Ladder

Finals

Awards

• The leading goalkicker for Division 2 was Peter Smith who kicked 101 goals in the home-and-away season, and 121 goals overall.
• The J. Field Medal was won by Ron Allen, who polled 45 votes. Allen finished ahead of Jim Johnstone, who polled 30 votes, and Mick Martin, who polled 30 votes and finished third on countback.
• Coburg won the Seconds premiership. Coburg 24.13 defeated Camberwell 14.18 in the Grand Final at Northcote Park on Saturday, 7 September.

  Notable events

• On 14 April, Box Hill defeated Mordialloc by 13 points, ending a 25-game losing streak which dated back to 1972.
• On 4 August, 64-year-old Sandringham trainer Ray Patmore abused and then struck field umpire Graeme Huggins during a match. He was fined $50 for the abusive language, and suspended for ten years for the striking charge.
• In the final round of the home-and-away season, Caulfield and Sunshine played off in a match which directly determined which club was relegated. Caulfield 20.21 defeated Sunshine 13.10 to hold its place in the top division.