Round 22, 1974
Essendon vs Melbourne
Saturday 31 August
Venue: Windy Hill
Attendance: 13,561
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Final | |
| Essendon | 5.4 | 12.6 | 17.9 | 20.17.137 |
| Melbourne | 5.2 | 5.6 | 10.12 | 15.13.103 |
Essendon win by 34 points
Goalkickers: Ross Brewer 3, Tony Dullard 3, Frank Giampaolo 2, Greg Wells 2, Stan Alves 1, Billy Barham 1, Gary Hardeman 1, Peter Keenan 1, Steven Smith 1
Milestones:
Last Game
Stephen Kerley
Neil McMullin
Mike Power
Peter Williamson
The Demons nightmare wooden spoon season ended with their 19th loss of the year. After recovering from an early Simon Madden blast of three goals, Melbourne played an encouraging first quarter to be just two points down. The Bombers turned the game on its head in the second quarter by holding the visitors to 0.4 in the second term while piling on 7.2 of their own.
Best were Wells, Sullivan and Biffin. McMullin was replaced by Fitzsimmons and Baker by Williamson, both in the last quarter.
Reserves
Essendon 21.20 d. Melbourne 10.8
Goals - Carroll 2, Scott 2, Baker 1, Slade 1, Munday 1, Fox 1, Grant 1, Wood 1, Peters 1
Best - Carroll, Pagnoccolo, McGuinness
Under 19s
Essendon 16.22 d. Melbourne 9.9
Goals - Tarrant 2, Walley 2, Arundale 1, Campbell 1, Maxey 1, Moorhouse 1, Morgan 1
Best - Campbell, Ellingworth, Morgan
Media
Age - 02/09/1974