Coach: Keith McKenzie
Captain: Greg Kennedy
Manager: Peter Sullivan
Best & Fairest: Alan Mangels
Best Clubman: Tony Zoanetti
Most Consistent: Tony Zoanetti
Most Improved: Mark Maclure
Leading Goalkickers: Terry Kernan 29 goals (16th in the competition), Alex Ruscuklic 28 goals (19th in the competition), Greg Towns 27 goals (22nd in the competition)
Position: 4th
Premier: Fitzroy
NB.Vin Catoggio was runner-up in the Gardiner Medal after winning the award in 1973.
Round 1: 6th April 1974
Carlton 19.20.134
Melbourne 8.6.54
Result: Won by 80 points.
Goalkickers; Eric Pascoe 4, Vin Catoggio 2, Terry Kernan 2, Alan Mangels 2, Malcolm Potter 2, Greg Towns 2, Rod Austin 1, Shane Conroy 1, Max Dixon 1, Ian Robertson 1, Lance Styles 1.
Best; Eric Pascoe, Neil Chandler, Rod Austin, Paul Hurst, Graeme Robertson, Vin Catoggio.
Round 2: 13th April 1974
Carlton 13.12.90
Geelong 13.09.87
Result: Won by 3 points
Goalkickers; Eric Pascoe 3, Ian Robertson 2, Vin Catoggio 1, Shane Conroy 1, David Dickson 1, Terry Kernan 1, Mark Maclure 1, Malcolm Potter 1, Greg Towns 1, Graeme Whitnall 1.
Best; Eric Pascoe, Graeme Whitnall, Greg Towns, Rod Austin, Mark Maclure, Terry Kernan.
Round 3: 20th April 1974
Richmond 14.16.100
Carlton 8.09.57
Result: Lost by 43 points
Goalkickers; Ray Koeleman 2, Craig Davis 1, Terry Kernan 1, Alan Mangels 1, Eric Pascoe 1, Ian Robertson 1, Graeme Whitnall 1
Best; Eric Pascoe, George Miller, Graeme Whitnall, Graeme Robertson, Ray Koeleman, John Trueman.
Round 4: 25th April 1974
Carlton 12.11.83
Nth Melb. 08.08.56
Result: Won by 27 points.
Goalkickers; Eric Pascoe, Mark Maclure 2, Malcolm Potter 2, Ian Robertson 2, David Dickson 1, Terry Kernan 1, Greg Towns 1, Graeme Robertson 1.
Best; Eric Pascoe, Graeme Robertson, Alan Mangels, Malcolm Potter, Tony Zoanetti, Phil Pinnell.
Round 5: 4th May 1974
Carlton 15.11.101
Collingwood 06.17.53
Result: Won by 48 points.
Goalkickers; Craig Davis 5, Alan Mangels 3, Neil Chandler 2, Peter Jones 2, Terry Kernan 1, Mark Maclure 1, Ian Robertson 1.
Best; Ian Robertson, Ray Koeleman, David Dickson, John O'Connell, Vin Catoggio, Craig Davis.
Round 6: 11th May 1974
Carlton 21.24.150
Sth Melb. 16.11.107
Result: Won by 43 points.
Goalkickers; Malcolm Potter 5, Peter Jones 3, Alan Mangels 3, Vin Catoggio 2, Mark Maclure 2, George Miller 2, Brian Walsh 2, Trevor Keogh 1, Lance Styles 1.
Best; Ray Koeleman, Alan Mangels, Vin Catoggio, Tony Zoanetti, Malcolm Potter, Lance Styles.
Round 7: 18th May 1974
Carlton 18.18.126
Hawthorn 10.09.69
Result: Won by 57 points.
Goalkickers; Garry Crane 3, Syd Jackson 3, Vin Catoggio 2, Trevor Keogh 2, Alan Mangels 2, Lance Styles 2, Peter Hall 1, Peter Jones 1, Brian Walsh 1, Graeme Whitnall 1
Best; Garry Crane, John O'Connell, Lance Styles, Mark Maclure, Syd Jackson, Graeme Whitnall
Round 8: 25th May 1974
Carlton
Footscray
Result:
Goalkickers;
Best;
Round 9: 1st June 1974
Carlton 13.21.99
Fitzroy 10.08.68
Result: Won by 31 points.
Goalkickers; Greg Towns 4, Syd Jackson 2, Peter Lovell 2, Alan Mangels 2, Mark Maclure 1, Graeme Robertson 1, Graeme Whitnall 1.
Best; Vin Waite, Ian Robertson, Graeme Whitnall, Vin Catoggio, Greg Towns, Ray Byrne.
Round 10: 8th June 1974
Carlton 8.11.59
Essendon 9.13.67
Result: Lost by 8 points.
Goalkickers; Vin Catoggio 2, Brian Walsh 2, Terry Kernan 1, Graeme Robertson 1, Alex Ruscuklic 1, Graeme Whitnall 1.
Best; Tony Smith, Graeme Robertson, John Trueman, Tony Zoanetti, Graeme Whitnall, Alan Mangels.
Round 10 Team Selections.
Round 11: 15th June 1974
Carlton 16.15.111
St Kilda 14.17.101
Result: Won by 10 points.
Goalkickers; Syd Jackson 3, Ian Robertson 3, Alex Ruscuklic 3, Alan Mangels 2, Eric Pascoe 2, Mark Maclure 1, Greg Towns 1, Lance Styles 1.
Best; Mark Maclure, Graeme Whitnall, Brent Crosswell, Syd Jackson, Alan Mangels, Eric Pascoe.
Round 12: 22nd June 1974
Carlton 15.13.103
Melbourne 11.12.78
Result: Won by 25 points.
Goalkickers; Alex Ruscuklic 5, Terry Kernan 3, Alan Mangels 2, Malcolm Potter 2, Greg Towns 2, Brent Crosswell 1.
Best; Paul Hurst, Alan Mangels, Greg Towns, Mark Maclure, Alex Ruscuklic, Tony Zoanetti.
Round 13: 29th June 1974
Geelong 15.12.102
Carlton 13.15.93
Result: Lost by 9 points.
Goalkickers; Greg Towns 4, Graeme Robertson 3, Alex Ruscuklic 3, Vin Catoggio 1, Shane Conroy 1, Syd Jackson 1
Best; Syd Jackson, Alan Mangels, Greg Towns, Graeme Robertson, Max O'Halloran, Vin Catoggio.
Round 14: 6th July 1974
Carlton 16.16.112
Nth Melb. 13.21.99
Result: Won by 13 points.
Goalkickers; Greg Kennedy 4, Alex Ruscuklic 4, Terry Kernan 2, Malcolm Toy 2, Shane Conroy 1, Alan Mangels 1, Greg Towns 1, Tony West 1
Best; Terry Kernan, Tony Zoanetti, Lance Styles, Max O'Halloran, Peter Hall.
Round 15: 13th July 1974
Richmond 13.10.88
Carlton 9.15.69
Result: Lost by 19 points.
Goalkickers; Shane Conroy 2, David.B McKay 2, Malcolm Potter 2, Greg Kennedy 1, Terry Kernan 1, Greg Towns 1.
Best; Vin Catoggio, Greg Kennedy, Malcolm Potter, Stephen Tolley, Terry Kernan, Greg Towns.
Round 16: 20th July 1974
Collingwood 9.17.71
Carlton 8.11.59
Result: Lost by 12 points.
Goalkickers; Alan Mangels 2, Malcolm Potter 2, Alex Ruscuklic 2, Syd Jackson 1, Tony West 1.
Best; Ray Byrne, Syd Jackson, Alan Mangels, Tony Smith, Graeme Robertson, Graeme Whitnall, Tony Zoanetti.
Round 17: 27th July 1974
Carlton 26.12.168
Sth Melb. 15.20.110
Result: Won by 58 points.
Goalkickers; Alex Ruscuklic 6, Greg Towns 6, Alan Mangels 4, Eric Pascoe 3, Graeme Robertson 2, Graeme Whitnall 2, Max Dixon 1, Paul Hurst 1, Terry Kernan 1
Best; Alex Ruscuklic, Greg Towns, Alan Mangels, Eric Pascoe, Mark Maclure, Tony Smith.
Round 18: 3rd August 1974
Hawthorn 13.17.89
Carlton 9.14.68
Result: Lost by 31 points.
Goalkickers; Terry Kernan 5, Shane Conroy 1, David Mott 1, Alex Ruscuklic 1, Greg Towns 1.
Best; Alan Mangels, Terry Kernan, John Trueman, Tony Smith, Tony Zoanetti, Phil Ryan.
Round 19: 10th August 1974
Footscray 13.06.84
Carlton 7.14.56
Result: Lost by 28 points.
Goalkickers; Greg Towns 3, Terry Kernan 2, Vin Catoggio 1, Lance Styles 1.
Best; Terry Kernan, Tony Smith, Greg Towns, Graeme Robertson, Malcolm Potter.
Round 20: 17th August 1974
Carlton 13.23.101
Fitzroy 11.15.81
Result: Won by 20 points.
Goalkickers; Greg Kennedy 3, Bill Swan 3, Syd Jackson 2, Terry Kernan 2, Eric Pascoe 1, Malcolm Potter 1, John Trueman 1.
Best; Syd Jackson, Greg Kennedy, John Trueman, Terry Kernan, Eric Pascoe, Bill Swan.
Round 21: 24th August 1974
Essendon 16.14.110
Carlton 14.08.92
Result: Lost by 18 points.
Goalkickers; Greg Kennedy 5, Ray Byrne 2, Shane Conroy 2, Vin Catoggio 1, David Dickson 1, Terry Kernan 1, Eric Pascoe 1, John Trueman 1.
Best; Ray Byrne, Vin Catoggio, Chris Cheatley, Greg Kennedy, Peter Hall, Lance Styles.
Round 22: 31st August 1974
Carlton 17.17.119
St Kilda 14.11.95
Result: Won by 24 points.
Goalkickers: Greg Kennedy 4, Terry Kernan 3, Brian Walsh 3, Tony West 2, Syd Jackson 1, Malcolm Potter 1, Graeme Robertson 1, Tony Smith 1, Lance Styles 1.
Best: Kevin Hall, Lance Styles, John Trueman, Brian Walsh, Greg Kennedy, Syd Jackson.
1974 Reserves End of Home & Away Season Ladder
| Pos | Team | Wins | Losses | Draws | Points | For | Against | % |
| 1 | Footscray | 15 | 7 | 0 | 60 | 2238 | 1898 | 117.9 |
| 2 | Geelong | 15 | 7 | 0 | 60 | 2397 | 2049 | 117.0 |
| 3 | Fitzroy | 15 | 7 | 0 | 60 | 2194 | 1897 | 115.7 |
| 4 | Richmond | 14 | 8 | 0 | 56 | 2221 | 1900 | 116.9 |
| 5 | Carlton | 14 | 8 | 0 | 56 | 2140 | 1854 | 115.4 |
| 6 | Essendon | 14 | 8 | 0 | 56 | 2305 | 2013 | 114.5 |
| 7 | Hawthorn | 11 | 11 | 0 | 44 | 2102 | 2155 | 97.5 |
| 8 | Collingwood | 10 | 12 | 0 | 40 | 2046 | 2192 | 93.3 |
| 9 | Nth Melbourne | 9 | 13 | 0 | 36 | 2062 | 2048 | 100.7 |
| 10 | St Kilda | 9 | 13 | 0 | 36 | 1981 | 2060 | 96.2 |
| 11 | Sth Melbourne | 3 | 19 | 0 | 12 | 1887 | 2620 | 72.0 |
| 12 | Melbourne | 3 | 19 | 0 | 12 | 1729 | 2616 | 66.1 |
1974 Reserves Finals Series
Elimination Final - 7th September, 1974
Carlton 18.8.116
Richmond 14.13.97
Result: Won by 19 points.
Goalkickers: Greg Kennedy 5, Malcolm Potter 4, Alan Mangels 2, Peter Hall 2, Greg Towns 1, Lance Styles 1, Vin Catoggio 1, Ray Byrne 1, Mark Maclure 1.
Best: Syd Jackson, Max O'Halloran, Vin Catoggio, Alan Mangels, Greg Kennedy, Mark Maclure, Malcolm Potter.
Qualifying Final - Fitzroy 17.21.123 d Geelong 15.12.102
1st Semi Final: 14th September 1974
Geelong 12.17.89
Carlton 12.13.85
Result: Lost by 4 points.
Goalkickers; Greg Kennedy 6, Alex Ruscuklic 3, Syd Jackson 1, Greg Towns 1, Ray Byrne 1.
Best; Greg Kennedy, Greg Towns, Syd Jackson, Lance Styles, Tony Smith, Vin Catoggio.
Brilliant Geelong winger Robert Neal continually sent his side forward with penetrating kicks. And experienced David Barkley goaled in time-on to give the Cats the game. Carlton appeared likely to take the game at three-quarter time, when they 11 points ahead, but the Cat's pace was too much for them in the vital last term. Brilliant Carlton full-forward Greg Kennedy kicked six goals and kept his side in the game. And Syd Jackson and Greg Towns were also consistent player. - Inside Football.
2nd Semi Final - Fitzroy 12.12.72 d Footscray 6.7.43
Preliminary Final - Footscray 18.13.121 d Geelong 14.11.95
B&F
1st.Alan Mangels 79 votes2nd.Syd Jackson 74 votes
3rd. Vin Catoggio 68 votes.
4th. Greg Towns 63 votes.
5th. Lance Styles 61 votes. (on count back)
6th. Mark Maclure 61 votes.