| Carlton | 2.0 | 12 | 6.0 | 36 | 11.4 | 70 | 15.11 | 101 | | Hawthorn | 4.2 | 26 | 8.7 | 55 | 12.10 | 82 | 15.15 | 105 |
| Venue: Princes Park | Date: Saturday July 26, 1975 |
| Result: Lose by 4 points | Umpire: John Sutcliffe | Crowd: 31,104 Receipts: $27,737 |
| Goalkickers: G.Kennedy 4, D.McKay 3, M.Fitzpatrick 2, M.Maclure 2, S.Jackson 1, T.Keogh 1, R.Ohlsen 1, P.Jones 1. |
| Best: A.Jesaulenko, S.Jackson, P.Jones, G.Southby, B.Armstrong, T.Keogh. |
| Reports: Nil | Injuries: Nil |
Game Review
Despite an impressive second half, the Blues went down to Hawthorn (via defender Brian Douge's late goal) by 4 points in this exciting contest at Princes Park. No two clubs had ever dominated a season up to this point as these two had. Ultimately, neither was able to clinch the flag. Former St Kilda ruckman-forward Rod Galt made his debut for Carlton, adding to the Blues' already impressive line-up of big men.
As expected the two League leaders put on an outstanding exhibition of power football at Princes Park, where Carlton lost by a mere four points. The lead changed at least six times in a thrill-packed last quarter. Hawthorn's win was their 11th in a row, which equals their best ever winning run created in 1961 (when they won the Grand Final). It was only the Hawks ninth century score in 51 years against Carlton - four in the last three years. It was the Blues third loss of the season (Haw, Nth Melb. and Essendon), but they showed great form, even without vice-captain Robert Walls and rover Rod Ashman.
- Football Record.
Team
| B: | 19 John O'Connell | 20 Geoff Southby | 17 Rod Galt |
| HB: | 25 Alex Jesaulenko (c) | 36 Mark Maclure | 15 Phil Pinnell |
| C: | 7 Graeme Whitnall | 5 Syd Jackson | 10 Alan Mangels |
| HF: | 24 Russell Ohlsen | 43 David McKay | 16 Greg Kennedy |
| F: | 28 Peter Jones (acting vc) | 23 Craig Davis | 8 Trevor Keogh |
| Ruck: | 3 Mike Fitzpatrick | 11 Bruce Doull | 12 Barry Armstrong |
| Res: | 32 Bryan Quirk | 31 Danny Halloran | |
| Coach: | John Nicholls |
Milestones
Debut (Carlton): Rod Galt
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