1975 Championship of Australia

1975 Championship of Australia
Winfield Cup - 1975 Champions of Australia Series
Tournament details
CityAdelaide
Dates11–13 October 1975
Teams4
Venue(s)1
Final positions
ChampionsNorth Melbourne (1st title)
Runners-upNorwood
Third placeWest Perth
Fourth placeGlenorchy
Tournament statistics
Matches played4
Attendance29,842 (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

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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

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Adelaide
Football Park
Capacity: 67,000

Fixtures

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Semi-finals

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SF #1 11 October 1975 North Melbourne 90-51 West Perth Football Park, Adelaide  
12.18 (90) 7.9 (51) Attendance: 12,266


SF #2 11 October 1975 Norwood 92-59 Glenorchy Football Park, Adelaide  
12.20 (92) 8.11 (59) Attendance: 12,266


Third-place play-off

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Third Place 13 October 1975 West Perth 119-87 Glenorchy Football Park, Adelaide  
17.17 (119) 13.9 (87) Attendance: 17,576


Championship of Australia final

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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