1974 Championship of Australia

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1974 Championship of Australia
Winfield Cup - 1974 Champions of Australia Series
Tournament details
CityAdelaide
Dates12–14 October 1974
Teams 4
Venue(s) 1
Final positions
Champions Richmond (3rd title)
Runners-up Sturt
Third place East Fremantle
Fourth place Tasmanian League
Tournament statistics
Matches played4
Attendance38,475 (9,619 per match)
1973
1975

The 1974 Championship of Australia was the 18th edition of the Championship of Australia, an ANFC-organised national club Australian rules football tournament between the champion clubs from the VFL, the SANFL, the WANFL and a Tasmanian League side that contain players drawn from the premier clubs of the NTFA, NWFU and TANFL.

Contents

Qualified Teams

TeamNicknameLeagueQualificationParticipation (bold indicates winners)
Richmond Tigers VFL Winners of the 1974 Victorian Football League 3rd (Previous: 1969 , 1973 )
Sturt Double Blues SANFL Winners of the 1974 South Australian National Football League 4th (Previous: 1968, 1969, 1970)
East Fremantle Sharks WANFL Winners of the 1974 Western Australian National Football League 1st
Tasmanian League Devils TANFL, NTFA, NWFU Representative Side from the premier clubs of the TANFL, the NTFA and the NWFU.1st

Venue

Adelaide
Football Park
Capacity: 67,000
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Fixtures

Semi Finals

Third Place Play-off

Championship of Australia Final


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