vfa Topic starter Thu, 7 Jun 2012 - 23:53

Just looking at some VFA recorders from 1974.
This one is from September 15.
VFA thirds Grand Final 1st Division Preston 25.16.166 d Port 14.10.94. In the best players for Port was Bernie Evans and Greg Dermott.
In second Division Grand Final Northcote 19.22.136 d Coburg 13.13.91.
In the Coburg best players there was Rodney Wescombe, Des Herbert and one of the Dugdale's.
In the 1st Division 2nd Semi Port 16.14.110 d Geelong West 11.21.87. Freddie Cook kicked 4 and Buster Harland was B.O.G. Crowd 15,520. 2nd Division 2nd Semi Coburg 18.17.125 d Brunswick 9.15.69. Peter Smith booted 8 for Coburg. Michael Stilo and Des Horsington best for the wicks. Crowd 11,000. Lightning Premiership scores Williamstown 6.4.40 d Caulfield 3.4.40. Northcote 7.6.45 d Frankston 4.3.27.

TV coverage ATV0 Northcote v Prahran and Williamstown v Preston in the lightning Premiership followed by the Geelong West v Oakleigh Preliminary Final. Also relayed to stations BCV8-11 and GLV10. HSV7 and ABV 2 news film tonight at 6,30pm and 7pm.
3GL will provide full kick by kick description. Speaking of 3GL a private company runs what was the old 3GL and they do have audio tapes from some of the old games. 3LO will have a full summary with Greg Brown at 6.14pm. Radio stations 3UZ, 3DB and 3KZ will have scores throughout the day.

Lining up for Northcote in the lightning premiership semi final against Prahran was cricketers Rodney Hogg, Brendan McArdle plus former St Kilda player Graeme Gellie.