1970 VFL season

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Results and statistics for the Victorian Football League] season of 1970.

See List of Australian Football League premiers for a complete list.

Round 1
Sat, 4 Apr, 1970
Hawthorn 19.12.126 l. Geelong 21.9.135 Glenferrie Oval
St Kilda 14.16.100 d. North Melbourne 7.6.48 Moorabbin Oval
South Melbourne 9.14.68 l. Melbourne 14.9.93 Lake Oval
Carlton 21.19.145 d. Essendon 14.12.96 Princes Park
Footscray 12.12.84 l. Collingwood 23.10.148 Western Oval
Sun, 5 Apr, 1970
Richmond 14.12.96 l. Fitzroy 16.20.116 M.C.G.


Round 2
Sat, 11 Apr, 1970
Melbourne 14.12.96 d. Hawthorn 11.19.85 M.C.G.
North Melbourne 8.11.59 l. South Melbourne 8.12.60 Arden St
Collingwood 19.19.133 d. Richmond 13.16.94 Victoria Park
Essendon 10.14.74 l. Footscray 14.22.106 Windy Hill
Fitzroy 7.9.51 l. St Kilda 23.23.161 Junction Oval
Geelong 12.9.81 l. Carlton 16.7.103 Kardinia Park


Round 3
Sat, 18 Apr, 1970
North Melbourne 18.13.121 d. Melbourne 8.16.64 Arden St
Richmond 17.12.114 d. Carlton 15.11.101 M.C.G.
South Melbourne 12.17.89 l. Essendon 15.10.100 Lake Oval
Collingwood 14.24.108 d. Hawthorn 15.11.101 Victoria Park
Footscray 14.23.107 d. St Kilda 10.14.74 Western Oval
Geelong 17.12.114 d. Fitzroy 7.11.53 Waverley Park


Round 4
Sat, 25 Apr, 1970
Hawthorn 10.10.70 l. Essendon 16.14.110 Glenferrie Oval
Melbourne 17.19.121 d. Fitzroy 13.13.91 M.C.G.
St Kilda 15.19.109 d. Richmond 7.12.54 Moorabbin Oval
South Melbourne 11.11.77 d. Footscray 9.6.60 Waverley Park
Carlton 16.16.112 d. North Melbourne 13.15.93 Princes Park
Geelong 14.9.93 l. Collingwood 14.17.101 Kardinia Park


Round 5
Sat, 2 May, 1970
Richmond 6.13.49 l. South Melbourne 10.11.71 M.C.G.
St Kilda 8.9.57 l. Carlton 12.14.86 Moorabbin Oval
Collingwood 8.17.65 d. Melbourne 8.9.57 Waverley Park
Essendon 9.14.68 l. Geelong 14.4.88 Windy Hill
Fitzroy 5.24.54 d. North Melbourne 7.7.49 Junction Oval
Footscray 11.13.79 d. Hawthorn 11.10.76 Western Oval


Round 6
Sat, 9 May, 1970
Melbourne 10.12.72 d. Essendon 7.15.57 M.C.G.
North Melbourne 10.6.66 l. Collingwood 17.30.132 Arden St
Richmond 21.11.137 d. Hawthorn 20.10.130 Waverley Park
South Melbourne 9.25.79 d. St Kilda 9.8.62 Lake Oval
Carlton 23.9.147 d. Fitzroy 15.20.110 Princes Park
Geelong 18.15.123 d. Footscray 11.11.77 Kardinia Park


Round 7
Sat, 16 May, 1970
North Melbourne 9.22.76 d. Essendon 8.12.60 Waverley Park
Richmond 16.20.116 d. Geelong 15.2.92 M.C.G.
St Kilda 10.21.81 d. Hawthorn 8.8.56 Moorabbin Oval
South Melbourne 23.12.150 d. Carlton 10.13.73 Lake Oval
Collingwood 15.15.105 d. Fitzroy 9.18.72 Victoria Park
Footscray 9.14.68 d. Melbourne 7.4.46 Western Oval


Round 8
Sat, 23 May, 1970
Hawthorn 21.20.146 d. South Melbourne 12.12.84 Glenferrie Oval
Melbourne 15.10.100 l. Richmond 18.19.127 M.C.G.
North Melbourne 9.13.67 l. Footscray 13.18.96 Arden St
Collingwood 16.12.108 d. Carlton 12.13.85 Waverley Park
Fitzroy 9.14.68 l. Essendon 11.5.71 Junction Oval
Geelong 14.5.89 d. St Kilda 12.9.81 Kardinia Park


Round 9
Sat, 30 May, 1970
Richmond 10.17.77 l. North Melbourne 15.7.97 M.C.G.
St Kilda 14.12.96 d. Melbourne 7.11.53 Moorabbin Oval
South Melbourne 19.14.128 d. Geelong 10.18.78 Lake Oval
Carlton 10.14.74 l. Hawthorn 15.16.106 Princes Park
Essendon 13.15.93 d. Collingwood 11.21.87 Windy Hill
Fitzroy 12.9.81 d. Footscray 11.13.79 Waverley Park


Round 10
Sat, 6 Jun, 1970
Hawthorn 11.9.75 d. North Melbourne 9.8.62 Waverley Park
Melbourne 10.14.74 l. Geelong 13.13.91 M.C.G.
Collingwood 14.23.107 d. St Kilda 15.10.100 Victoria Park
Essendon 14.13.97 l. Richmond 15.14.104 Windy Hill
Fitzroy 14.9.93 d. South Melbourne 12.19.91 Junction Oval
Footscray 15.14.104 d. Carlton 14.10.94 Western Oval


Round 11
Mon, 15 Jun, 1970
Hawthorn 18.12.120 d. Fitzroy 12.8.80 Glenferrie Oval
Richmond 22.15.147 d. Footscray 13.12.90 M.C.G.
St Kilda 8.21.69 d. Essendon 8.9.57 Waverley Park
South Melbourne 16.15.111 d. Collingwood 16.14.110 Lake Oval
Carlton 22.15.147 d. Melbourne 9.8.62 Princes Park
Geelong 11.17.83 d. North Melbourne 9.10.64 Kardinia Park


Round 12
Sat, 20 Jun, 1970
North Melbourne 5.10.40 l. St Kilda 11.5.71 Arden St
South Melbourne 12.10.82 d. Melbourne 12.6.78 Waverley Park
Collingwood 8.16.64 d. Footscray 7.9.51 Victoria Park
Essendon 10.16.76 l. Carlton 12.9.81 Windy Hill
Fitzroy 12.11.83 d. Richmond 8.9.57 Junction Oval
Geelong 14.15.99 d. Hawthorn 10.11.71 Kardinia Park


Round 13
Sat, 27 Jun, 1970
Hawthorn 16.17.113 d. Melbourne 11.8.74 Glenferrie Oval
Richmond 11.13.79 d. Collingwood 9.13.67 Waverley Park
St Kilda 11.14.80 d. Fitzroy 8.11.59 Moorabbin Oval
South Melbourne 16.9.105 d. North Melbourne 14.12.96 Lake Oval
Carlton 12.21.93 d. Geelong 11.14.80 Princes Park
Footscray 11.12.78 d. Essendon 9.8.62 Western Oval


Round 14
Sat, 4 Jul, 1970
Hawthorn 18.7.115 d. Collingwood 13.13.91 Glenferrie Oval
Melbourne 11.19.85 d. North Melbourne 11.11.77 M.C.G.
St Kilda 6.16.52 d. Footscray 6.10.46 Moorabbin Oval
South Melbourne 11.5.71 d. Essendon 5.10.40 Waverley Park
Carlton 11.12.78 d. Richmond 7.7.49 Princes Park
Geelong 20.8.128 d. Fitzroy 13.16.94 Kardinia Park


Round 15
Sat, 11 Jul, 1970
Richmond 11.15.81 d. St Kilda 7.21.63 M.C.G.
Carlton 13.21.99 d. North Melbourne 4.7.31 Waverley Park
Collingwood 13.15.93 d. Geelong 8.16.64 Victoria Park
Essendon 9.8.62 l. Hawthorn 21.4.130 Windy Hill
Fitzroy 12.18.90 d. Melbourne 8.14.62 Junction Oval
Footscray 6.4.40 l. South Melbourne 13.10.88 Western Oval


Round 16
Sat, 18 Jul, 1970
Hawthorn 23.9.147 d. Footscray 6.12.48 Waverley Park
Melbourne 7.19.61 l. Collingwood 10.16.76 M.C.G.
North Melbourne 13.17.95 l. Fitzroy 18.14.122 Arden St
South Melbourne 11.9.75 l. Richmond 12.17.89 Lake Oval
Carlton 16.14.110 d. St Kilda 10.11.71 Princes Park
Geelong 15.16.106 d. Essendon 8.17.65 Kardinia Park


Round 17
Sat, 25 Jul, 1970
Richmond 15.15.105 d. Hawthorn 11.17.83 M.C.G.
St Kilda 13.14.92 d. South Melbourne 11.6.72 Moorabbin Oval
Carlton 10.11.71 d. Fitzroy 9.7.61 Waverley Park
Collingwood 14.21.105 d. North Melbourne 8.8.56 Victoria Park
Essendon 18.17.125 d. Melbourne 12.17.89 Windy Hill
Footscray 12.15.87 d. Geelong 7.14.56 Western Oval


Round 18
Sat, 1 Aug, 1970
Hawthorn 11.11.77 l. St Kilda 14.18.102 Glenferrie Oval
Melbourne 8.13.61 l. Footscray 10.15.75 M.C.G.
North Melbourne 13.13.91 l. Essendon 16.22.118 Arden St
Carlton 11.17.83 d. South Melbourne 10.19.79 Princes Park
Fitzroy 11.9.75 l. Collingwood 17.15.117 Junction Oval
Geelong 13.10.88 d. Richmond 8.13.61 Waverley Park


Round 19
Sat, 8 Aug, 1970
Richmond 9.10.64 l. Melbourne 18.10.118 M.C.G.
St Kilda 12.16.88 d. Geelong 5.7.37 Waverley Park
South Melbourne 16.7.103 d. Hawthorn 13.8.86 Lake Oval
Collingwood 13.23.101 d. Carlton 2.12.24 Victoria Park
Essendon 12.16.88 l. Fitzroy 14.10.94 Windy Hill
Footscray 10.23.83 d. North Melbourne 11.15.81 Western Oval


Round 20
Sat, 15 Aug, 1970
Hawthorn 13.9.87 l. Carlton 18.9.117 Glenferrie Oval
North Melbourne 7.6.48 l. Richmond 16.10.106 Arden St
St Kilda 17.14.116 d. Melbourne 7.14.56 Waverley Park
Collingwood 24.16.160 d. Essendon 11.13.79 Victoria Park
Fitzroy 12.10.82 d. Footscray 11.14.80 Junction Oval
Geelong 10.14.74 l. South Melbourne 11.15.81 Kardinia Park


Round 21
Sat, 22 Aug, 1970
Hawthorn 21.14.140 d. North Melbourne 9.20.74 Glenferrie Oval
Richmond 23.13.151 d. Essendon 11.11.77 M.C.G.
St Kilda 14.14.98 l. Collingwood 16.12.108 Moorabbin Oval
South Melbourne 14.15.99 d. Fitzroy 10.20.80 Lake Oval
Carlton 18.14.122 d. Footscray 17.6.108 Princes Park
Geelong 16.12.108 d. Melbourne 13.18.96 Kardinia Park


Round 22
Sat, 29 Aug, 1970
Melbourne 12.15.87 l. Carlton 14.17.101 M.C.G.
North Melbourne 12.11.83 d. Geelong 6.6.42 Arden St
Collingwood 22.15.147 d. South Melbourne 7.9.51 Victoria Park
Essendon 8.11.59 l. St Kilda 14.19.103 Windy Hill
Fitzroy 9.11.65 l. Hawthorn 18.16.124 Junction Oval
Footscray 12.10.82 d. Richmond 10.12.72 Western Oval


1970 Ladder Won Lost Draw For Agn Points %
Collingwood 18 4 - 2333 1709 72 136.51
Carlton 16 6 - 2146 1911 64 112.30
St Kilda 14 8 - 1926 1532 56 125.72
South Melbourne 14 8 - 1914 1828 56 104.70
Geelong 12 10 - 1949 1903 48 102.42
Richmond 12 10 - 2029 1998 48 101.55
Footscray 11 11 - 1728 1894 44 91.24
Hawthorn 10 12 - 2264 1986 40 114.00
Fitzroy 9 13 - 1774 2155 36 82.32
Melbourne 6 16 - 1705 2043 24 83.46
Essendon 6 16 - 1734 2128 24 81.48
North Melbourne 4 18 - 1574 1989 16 79.14


Finals
Semi Final, Sat, 5 Sep, 1970
St Kilda 22.11.143 d. South Melbourne 13.12.90 M.C.G.
Semi Final, Sat, 12 Sep, 1970
Collingwood 17.16.118 d. Carlton 17.6.108 M.C.G.
Preliminary Final, Sat, 19 Sep, 1970
Carlton 17.21.123 d. St Kilda 7.19.61 M.C.G.
Grand Final, Sat, 26 Sep, 1970
Carlton 17.9.111 d. Collingwood 14.17.101 M.C.G.


Attendances 1970 Total Average
Home & Away 2,860,423 21,670
Finals 446,988 111,747
Season 3,307,411 24,319


Award Player Club
Brownlow Medal Peter Bedford South Melbourne
Coleman Medal
Norm Smith Medal
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