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1975 VFL grand final
The 1975 VFL grand final was an Australian rules football game contested between the North Melbourne Football Club and the Hawthorn Football Club, held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne on 27 September 1975. It was the 78th annual Grand Final of the Victorian Football League, staged to determine the premiers for the 1975 VFL season. The match, attended 110,551 spectators, was won by North Melbourne by a margin of 55 points, marking that club's first premiership victory and becoming the last of the 12 VFL teams to win a flag, 50 years after its debut season.
North Melbourne had finished runners up the previous season, having been defeated by Richmond in the 1974 VFL grand final, and were the only team never to have won a premiership. It was Hawthorn's first appearance in a grand final since defeating St Kilda in 1971.
North Melbourne lost six of the first nine games of the season before a form recovery which saw it win eleven of the next thirteen games. At the conclusion of the regular home-and-away season, Hawthorn finished first on the ladder with 17 wins and 5 losses, and North Melbourne had finished third (behind Carlton) with 14 wins and 8 losses.
In the finals series leading up to the grand final, North Melbourne defeated Carlton by 20 points in the qualifying final before being beaten by Hawthorn by 11 points in the second semi-final. They then met Richmond in the preliminary final which they won by 17 points to advance to the grand final. Hawthorn advanced straight to the grand final from their win in the second semi-final.
Hawthorn captain Peter Crimmins was not included Hawthorn's grand final team, having suffered testicular cancer through the year. He had not played a senior game since round 7, but declared himself fit having played after playing five reserves games, including one final. Both the selection committee and Hawthorn's supporters were divided over whether he should play, and ultimately the match committee decided against playing him, with coach John Kennedy admitting they were fearful a knock could affect him. As he explained later: "It was very hard, it was a unique situation ... Peter wanted to play. The committee was divided. He didn't play. We'll never know what might have happened if he had played."
The umpiring panel for the match, comprising one field umpire, two boundary umpires and two goal umpires is given below. This was the last grand final with one field umpire officiating.
Numbers in brackets represent the number of grand finals umpired, including 1975.
North Melbourne was on top from the beginning of the game, accumulating nine goals by half time to Hawthorn's five. After half time, North Melbourne dominated, with its last six goals of the match extending the margin from 24 points to 61. The final winning margin of 55 points was the greatest in a grand final since 1957.
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1975 VFL grand final
The 1975 VFL grand final was an Australian rules football game contested between the North Melbourne Football Club and the Hawthorn Football Club, held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne on 27 September 1975. It was the 78th annual Grand Final of the Victorian Football League, staged to determine the premiers for the 1975 VFL season. The match, attended 110,551 spectators, was won by North Melbourne by a margin of 55 points, marking that club's first premiership victory and becoming the last of the 12 VFL teams to win a flag, 50 years after its debut season.
North Melbourne had finished runners up the previous season, having been defeated by Richmond in the 1974 VFL grand final, and were the only team never to have won a premiership. It was Hawthorn's first appearance in a grand final since defeating St Kilda in 1971.
North Melbourne lost six of the first nine games of the season before a form recovery which saw it win eleven of the next thirteen games. At the conclusion of the regular home-and-away season, Hawthorn finished first on the ladder with 17 wins and 5 losses, and North Melbourne had finished third (behind Carlton) with 14 wins and 8 losses.
In the finals series leading up to the grand final, North Melbourne defeated Carlton by 20 points in the qualifying final before being beaten by Hawthorn by 11 points in the second semi-final. They then met Richmond in the preliminary final which they won by 17 points to advance to the grand final. Hawthorn advanced straight to the grand final from their win in the second semi-final.
Hawthorn captain Peter Crimmins was not included Hawthorn's grand final team, having suffered testicular cancer through the year. He had not played a senior game since round 7, but declared himself fit having played after playing five reserves games, including one final. Both the selection committee and Hawthorn's supporters were divided over whether he should play, and ultimately the match committee decided against playing him, with coach John Kennedy admitting they were fearful a knock could affect him. As he explained later: "It was very hard, it was a unique situation ... Peter wanted to play. The committee was divided. He didn't play. We'll never know what might have happened if he had played."
The umpiring panel for the match, comprising one field umpire, two boundary umpires and two goal umpires is given below. This was the last grand final with one field umpire officiating.
Numbers in brackets represent the number of grand finals umpired, including 1975.
North Melbourne was on top from the beginning of the game, accumulating nine goals by half time to Hawthorn's five. After half time, North Melbourne dominated, with its last six goals of the match extending the margin from 24 points to 61. The final winning margin of 55 points was the greatest in a grand final since 1957.