1975 Championship of Australia
| Winfield Cup - 1975 Champions of Australia Series | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| City | Adelaide |
| Dates | 11–13 October 1975 |
| Teams | 4 |
| Venue(s) | 1 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | North Melbourne (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Norwood |
| Third place | West Perth |
| Fourth place | Glenorchy |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 4 |
| Attendance | 29,842 (7,461 per match) |
← 1974 | |
The 1975 Championship of Australia was the 19th 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 the Tasmanian State Premiership.
This was the last Championship of Australia title to be held before the competition was expanded the following year into the NFL Championship Series.
Qualified Teams
[edit]| Team | Nickname | League | Qualification | Participation (bold indicates winners) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Melbourne | Kangaroos | VFL | Winners of the 1975 Victorian Football League | 1st |
| Norwood | Redlegs | SANFL | Winners of the 1975 South Australian National Football League | 3rd (Previous: 1888, 1907) |
| West Perth | Falcons | WANFL | Winners of the 1975 Western Australian National Football League | 1st |
| Glenorchy | Magpies | TANFL | Winners of the 1975 Tasmanian State Premiership | 1st |
Venue
[edit]| Adelaide |
|---|
| Football Park |
| Capacity: 67,000 |
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Fixtures
[edit]Semi-finals
[edit]| SF #1 11 October 1975 | North Melbourne | 90-51 | West Perth | Football Park, Adelaide | |
| 12.18 (90) | 7.9 (51) | Attendance: 12,266
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| SF #2 11 October 1975 | Norwood | 92-59 | Glenorchy | Football Park, Adelaide | |
| 12.20 (92) | 8.11 (59) | Attendance: 12,266
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Third-place play-off
[edit]| Third Place 13 October 1975 | West Perth | 119-87 | Glenorchy | Football Park, Adelaide | |
| 17.17 (119) | 13.9 (87) | Attendance: 17,576
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Championship of Australia final
[edit]| Final 13 October 1975 | North Melbourne | 117-41 | Norwood | Football Park, Adelaide | |
| 4.3 (27) 9.8 (62) 15.13 (103) 17.15 (117) |
Report | 2.3 (15) 3.7 (25) 5.7 (37) 5.11 (41) |
Attendance: 17,576 Umpires: Ross Capes | ||
| Goals | |||||
| M Blight 9 R Smith 4 G Cowton, W Schimmelbusch 2 |
G Turbill, G Rosser, R Dillon, R Seekamp, J Wynne 1 |
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