1970 VFL season - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

Premiership season

In 1970, the VFL competition consisted of twelve teams of 18 on-the-field players each, plus two substitute players, known as the 19th man and the 20th man. A player could be substituted for any reason; however, once substituted, a player could not return to the field of play under any circumstances.

Teams played each other in a home-and-away season of 22 rounds; matches 12 to 22 were the "home-and-way reverse" of matches 1 to 11.

Once the 22 round home-and-away season had finished, the 1970 VFL Premiers were determined by the specific format and conventions of the "Page-McIntyre system".

Round 1

Moorabbin Oval

Moorabbin Oval, also known by its sponsorship name of Linen House Oval, is an Australian Rules Football ground in the city of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia at Linton Street in the suburb of Moorabbin....

| 21,429
| 4 April 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 9.14 (68)
|
| 14.9 (93)
| Lake Oval

Lake Oval

The Lake Oval was an Australian rules football and cricket stadium located in Albert Park, Victoria. It was the home of the South Melbourne Football Club from 1878 until their relocation to Sydney in 1982 , and also of the South Melbourne Cricket Club...

| 15,242
| 4 April 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 19.12 (126)
|
| 21.9 (135)
| Glenferrie Oval

Glenferrie Oval

Glenferrie Oval is an Australian rules football stadium located in Hawthorn, a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.It is the historic home of and is synonymous with the Hawthorn Football Club, who played there from 1903 and as a VFL/AFL club from 1925–1973, and retained the ground as an...

| 20,509
| 4 April 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 12.12 (84)
|
| 23.10 (148)
| Western Oval
| 26,596
| 4 April 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 14.12 (96)
|
| 16.20 (116)
| MCG

Melbourne Cricket Ground

The Melbourne Cricket Ground is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne and is home to the Melbourne Cricket Club. It is the tenth largest stadium in the world, the largest in Australia, the largest stadium for playing cricket, and holds the world record for the highest light...

| 38,617
| 5 April 1970

Round 2

Arden Street Oval

Arden Street Oval is a sports oval based in Arden Street, North Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is currently the training base of Australian rules team North Melbourne Football Club and up to the end of the 1985 season it was used for elite-level VFL/AFL matches.-History:The North Melbourne...

| 10,986
| 11 April 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 7.9 (51)
|
| 23.23 (161)
| Junction Oval

Junction Oval

The Junction Oval is an historic sports ground in the suburb of St Kilda in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Its location near the St Kilda Junction gave rise to its nickname...

| 22,857
| 11 April 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 10.14 (74)
|
| 14.22 (106)
| Windy Hill

Windy Hill, Essendon

Windy Hill is an Australian rules football ground located in Essendon, a northwestern suburb of the Melbourne metropolitan area....

| 19,380
| 11 April 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 19.19 (133)
|
| 13.16 (94)
| Victoria Park

Victoria Park, Melbourne

Victoria Park is a sports venue in Abbotsford a suburb of Melbourne in Victoria, Australia. Built for the purpose of both Australian rules football and cricket, the stadium is oval shaped....

| 35,318
| 11 April 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 14.12 (96)
|
| 11.19 (85)
| MCG

Melbourne Cricket Ground

| 25,575
| 11 April 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 12.9 (81)
|
| 16.7 (103)
| Kardinia Park (Stadium)
| 28,302
| 11 April 1970

Round 3

Victoria Park, Melbourne

Victoria Park is a sports venue in Abbotsford a suburb of Melbourne in Victoria, Australia. Built for the purpose of both Australian rules football and cricket, the stadium is oval shaped....

| 24,532
| 18 April 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 18.13 (121)
|
| 8.16 (64)
| Arden Street Oval

Arden Street Oval

| 10,182
| 18 April 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 12.17 (89)
|
| 15.10 (100)
| Lake Oval

Lake Oval

| 14,726
| 18 April 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 17.12 (114)
|
| 15.11 (101)
| MCG

Melbourne Cricket Ground

| 46,373
| 18 April 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 17.12 (114)
|
| 7.11 (53)
| VFL Park
| 27,557
| 18 April 1970

Round 4

Moorabbin Oval

| 32,147
| 25 April 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 17.19 (121)
|
| 13.13 (91)
| MCG

Melbourne Cricket Ground

| 22,909
| 25 April 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 10.10 (70)
|
| 16.14 (110)
| Glenferrie Oval

Glenferrie Oval

| 19,017
| 25 April 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 14.9 (93)
|
| 14.17 (101)
| Kardinia Park (Stadium)
| 35,654
| 25 April 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 11.11 (77)
|
| 9.6 (60)
| VFL Park
| 24,371
| 25 April 1970

Round 5

Melbourne Cricket Ground

| 23,084
| 2 May 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 11.13 (79)
|
| 11.10 (76)
| Western Oval
| 19,610
| 2 May 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 5.24 (54)
|
| 7.7 (49)
| Junction Oval

Junction Oval

The Junction Oval is an historic sports ground in the suburb of St Kilda in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Its location near the St Kilda Junction gave rise to its nickname...

| 7,450
| 2 May 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 9.14 (68)
|
| 14.4 (88)
| Windy Hill

Windy Hill, Essendon

Windy Hill is an Australian rules football ground located in Essendon, a northwestern suburb of the Melbourne metropolitan area....

| 16,077
| 2 May 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 8.9 (57)
|
| 12.14 (86)
| Moorabbin Oval

Moorabbin Oval

| 22,800
| 2 May 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 8.17 (65)
|
| 8.9 (57)
| VFL Park
| 28,454
| 2 May 1970

Round 6

Lake Oval

| 20,312
| 9 May 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 18.15 (123)
|
| 11.11 (77)
| Kardinia Park (Stadium)
| 21,139
| 9 May 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 10.12 (72)
|
| 7.15 (57)
| MCG

Melbourne Cricket Ground

| 34,219
| 9 May 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 10.6 (66)
|
| 17.30 (132)
| Arden Street Oval

Arden Street Oval

| 20,091
| 9 May 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 21.11 (137)
|
| 20.10 (130)
| VFL Park
| 26,133
| 9 May 1970

Round 7

Victoria Park, Melbourne

Victoria Park is a sports venue in Abbotsford a suburb of Melbourne in Victoria, Australia. Built for the purpose of both Australian rules football and cricket, the stadium is oval shaped....

| 22,774
| 16 May 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 10.21 (81)
|
| 8.8 (56)
| Moorabbin Oval

Moorabbin Oval

| 17,618
| 16 May 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 16.20 (116)
|
| 15.2 (92)
| MCG

Melbourne Cricket Ground

| 43,435
| 16 May 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 23.12 (150)
|
| 10.13 (73)
| Lake Oval

Lake Oval

| 28,395
| 16 May 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 9.22 (76)
|
| 8.12 (60)
| VFL Park
| 13,339
| 16 May 1970

Round 8

Melbourne Cricket Ground

| 36,064
| 23 May 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 21.20 (146)
|
| 12.12 (84)
| Glenferrie Oval

Glenferrie Oval

| 17,063
| 23 May 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 14.5 (89)
|
| 12.9 (81)
| Kardinia Park (Stadium)
| 20,942
| 23 May 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 9.13 (67)
|
| 13.18 (96)
| Arden Street Oval

Arden Street Oval

| 13,475
| 23 May 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 9.14 (68)
|
| 11.5 (71)
| Junction Oval

Junction Oval

The Junction Oval is an historic sports ground in the suburb of St Kilda in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Its location near the St Kilda Junction gave rise to its nickname...

| 12,264
| 23 May 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 16.12 (108)
|
| 12.13 (85)
| VFL Park
| 55,332
| 23 May 1970

Round 9

Melbourne Cricket Ground

| 22,284
| 30 May 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 14.12 (96)
|
| 7.11 (53)
| Moorabbin Oval

Moorabbin Oval

| 19,393
| 30 May 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 19.14 (128)
|
| 10.18 (78)
| Lake Oval

Lake Oval

| 19,794
| 30 May 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 13.15 (93)
|
| 11.21 (87)
| Windy Hill

Windy Hill, Essendon

Windy Hill is an Australian rules football ground located in Essendon, a northwestern suburb of the Melbourne metropolitan area....

| 24,936
| 30 May 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 12.9 (81)
|
| 11.13 (79)
| VFL Park
| 10,292
| 30 May 1970

Round 10

Junction Oval

The Junction Oval is an historic sports ground in the suburb of St Kilda in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Its location near the St Kilda Junction gave rise to its nickname...

| 16,971
| 6 June 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 14.13 (97)
|
| 15.14 (104)
| Windy Hill

Windy Hill, Essendon

Windy Hill is an Australian rules football ground located in Essendon, a northwestern suburb of the Melbourne metropolitan area....

| 20,650
| 6 June 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 14.23 (107)
|
| 15.10 (100)
| Victoria Park

Victoria Park, Melbourne

Victoria Park is a sports venue in Abbotsford a suburb of Melbourne in Victoria, Australia. Built for the purpose of both Australian rules football and cricket, the stadium is oval shaped....

| 30,858
| 6 June 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 10.14 (74)
|
| 13.13 (91)
| MCG

Melbourne Cricket Ground

| 27,665
| 6 June 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 15.14 (104)
|
| 14.10 (94)
| Western Oval
| 22,262
| 6 June 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 11.9 (75)
|
| 9.8 (62)
| VFL Park
| 14,214
| 6 June 1970

Round 11

Melbourne Cricket Ground

| 41,866
| 15 June 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 18.12 (120)
|
| 12.8 (80)
| Glenferrie Oval

Glenferrie Oval

| 14,489
| 15 June 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 16.15 (111)
|
| 16.14 (110)
| Lake Oval

Lake Oval

| 35,567
| 15 June 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 8.21 (69)
|
| 8.9 (57)
| VFL Park
| 21,105
| 15 June 1970

Round 12

Arden Street Oval

| 10,007
| 20 June 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 14.15 (99)
|
| 10.11 (71)
| Kardinia Park (Stadium)
| 12,698
| 20 June 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 12.11 (83)
|
| 8.9 (57)
| Junction Oval

Junction Oval

The Junction Oval is an historic sports ground in the suburb of St Kilda in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Its location near the St Kilda Junction gave rise to its nickname...

| 14,541
| 20 June 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 8.16 (64)
|
| 7.9 (51)
| Victoria Park

Victoria Park, Melbourne

Victoria Park is a sports venue in Abbotsford a suburb of Melbourne in Victoria, Australia. Built for the purpose of both Australian rules football and cricket, the stadium is oval shaped....

| 23,008
| 20 June 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 10.16 (76)
|
| 12.9 (81)
| Windy Hill

Windy Hill, Essendon

Windy Hill is an Australian rules football ground located in Essendon, a northwestern suburb of the Melbourne metropolitan area....

| 20,270
| 20 June 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 12.10 (82)
|
| 12.6 (78)
| VFL Park
| 13,962
| 20 June 1970

Round 13

Glenferrie Oval

| 13,196
| 27 June 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 12.21 (93)
|
| 11.14 (80)
| Princes Park
| 25,519
| 27 June 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 16.9 (105)
|
| 14.12 (96)
| Lake Oval

Lake Oval

| 12,407
| 27 June 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 11.14 (80)
|
| 8.11 (59)
| Moorabbin Oval

Moorabbin Oval

| 17,073
| 27 June 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 11.12 (78)
|
| 9.8 (62)
| Western Oval
| 18,817
| 27 June 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 11.13 (79)
|
| 9.13 (67)
| VFL Park
| 23,939
| 27 June 1970

Round 14

Melbourne Cricket Ground

| 13,975
| 4 July 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 11.12 (78)
|
| 7.7 (49)
| Princes Park
| 26,895
| 4 July 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 6.16 (52)
|
| 6.10 (46)
| Moorabbin Oval

Moorabbin Oval

| 15,415
| 4 July 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 20.8 (128)
|
| 13.16 (94)
| Kardinia Park (Stadium)
| 15,304
| 4 July 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 18.7 (115)
|
| 13.13 (91)
| Glenferrie Oval

Glenferrie Oval

| 19,587
| 4 July 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 11.5 (71)
|
| 5.10 (40)
| VFL Park
| 13,238
| 4 July 1970

Round 15

Melbourne Cricket Ground

| 38,037
| 11 July 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 6.4 (40)
|
| 13.10 (88)
| Western Oval
| 21,921
| 11 July 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 12.18 (90)
|
| 8.14 (62)
| Junction Oval

Junction Oval

The Junction Oval is an historic sports ground in the suburb of St Kilda in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Its location near the St Kilda Junction gave rise to its nickname...

| 9,467
| 11 July 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 9.8 (62)
|
| 21.4 (130)
| Windy Hill

Windy Hill, Essendon

Windy Hill is an Australian rules football ground located in Essendon, a northwestern suburb of the Melbourne metropolitan area....

| 13,174
| 11 July 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 13.15 (93)
|
| 8.16 (64)
| Victoria Park

Victoria Park, Melbourne

Victoria Park is a sports venue in Abbotsford a suburb of Melbourne in Victoria, Australia. Built for the purpose of both Australian rules football and cricket, the stadium is oval shaped....

| 28,847
| 11 July 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 13.21 (99)
|
| 4.7 (31)
| VFL Park
| 12,572
| 11 July 1970

Round 16

Lake Oval

| 25,651
| 18 July 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 13.17 (95)
|
| 18.14 (122)
| Arden Street Oval

Arden Street Oval

| 8,443
| 18 July 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 15.16 (106)
|
| 8.17 (65)
| Kardinia Park (Stadium)
| 17,220
| 18 July 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 7.19 (61)
|
| 10.16 (76)
| MCG

Melbourne Cricket Ground

| 36,044
| 18 July 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 23.9 (147)
|
| 6.12 (48)
| VFL Park
| 14,151
| 18 July 1970

Round 17

Moorabbin Oval

| 20,851
| 25 July 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 12.15 (87)
|
| 7.14 (56)
| Western Oval
| 14,660
| 25 July 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 18.17 (125)
|
| 12.17 (89)
| Windy Hill

Windy Hill, Essendon

Windy Hill is an Australian rules football ground located in Essendon, a northwestern suburb of the Melbourne metropolitan area....

| 9,755
| 25 July 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 14.21 (105)
|
| 8.8 (56)
| Victoria Park

Victoria Park, Melbourne

Victoria Park is a sports venue in Abbotsford a suburb of Melbourne in Victoria, Australia. Built for the purpose of both Australian rules football and cricket, the stadium is oval shaped....

| 15,678
| 25 July 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 15.15 (105)
|
| 11.17 (83)
| MCG

Melbourne Cricket Ground

| 55,740
| 25 July 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 10.11 (71)
|
| 9.7 (61)
| VFL Park
| 13,828
| 25 July 1970

Round 18

Glenferrie Oval

| 16,698
| 1 August 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 11.17 (83)
|
| 10.19 (79)
| Princes Park
| 27,271
| 1 August 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 8.13 (61)
|
| 10.15 (75)
| MCG

Melbourne Cricket Ground

| 16,591
| 1 August 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 13.13 (91)
|
| 16.22 (118)
| Arden Street Oval

Arden Street Oval

| 8,952
| 1 August 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 11.9 (75)
|
| 17.15 (117)
| Junction Oval

Junction Oval

The Junction Oval is an historic sports ground in the suburb of St Kilda in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Its location near the St Kilda Junction gave rise to its nickname...

| 18,760
| 1 August 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 13.10 (88)
|
| 8.13 (61)
| VFL Park
| 26,378
| 1 August 1970

Round 19

Windy Hill, Essendon

Windy Hill is an Australian rules football ground located in Essendon, a northwestern suburb of the Melbourne metropolitan area....

| 13,572
| 8 August 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 9.10 (64)
|
| 18.10 (118)
| MCG

Melbourne Cricket Ground

| 25,158
| 8 August 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 16.7 (103)
|
| 13.8 (86)
| Lake Oval

Lake Oval

| 17,437
| 8 August 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 13.23 (101)
|
| 2.12 (24)
| Victoria Park

Victoria Park, Melbourne

Victoria Park is a sports venue in Abbotsford a suburb of Melbourne in Victoria, Australia. Built for the purpose of both Australian rules football and cricket, the stadium is oval shaped....

| 39,959
| 8 August 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 12.16 (88)
|
| 5.7 (37)
| VFL Park
| 29,667
| 8 August 1970

Round 20

Arden Street Oval

| 8,837
| 15 August 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 10.14 (74)
|
| 11.15 (81)
| Kardinia Park (Stadium)
| 29,918
| 15 August 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 12.10 (82)
|
| 11.14 (80)
| Junction Oval

Junction Oval

The Junction Oval is an historic sports ground in the suburb of St Kilda in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Its location near the St Kilda Junction gave rise to its nickname...

| 11,398
| 15 August 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 24.16 (160)
|
| 11.13 (79)
| Victoria Park

Victoria Park, Melbourne

Victoria Park is a sports venue in Abbotsford a suburb of Melbourne in Victoria, Australia. Built for the purpose of both Australian rules football and cricket, the stadium is oval shaped....

| 24,785
| 15 August 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 13.9 (87)
|
| 18.9 (117)
| Glenferrie Oval

Glenferrie Oval

| 20,841
| 15 August 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 17.14 (116)
|
| 7.14 (56)
| VFL Park
| 22,570
| 15 August 1970

Round 21

Glenferrie Oval

| 8,061
| 22 August 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 16.12 (108)
|
| 13.18 (96)
| Kardinia Park (Stadium)
| 13,670
| 22 August 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 18.14 (122)
|
| 17.6 (108)
| Princes Park
| 21,568
| 22 August 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 14.15 (99)
|
| 10.20 (80)
| Lake Oval

Lake Oval

| 20,071
| 22 August 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 23.13 (151)
|
| 11.11 (77)
| MCG

Melbourne Cricket Ground

| 25,862
| 22 August 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 14.14 (98)
|
| 16.12 (108)
| Moorabbin Oval

Moorabbin Oval

| 38,222
| 22 August 1970

Round 22

Junction Oval

The Junction Oval is an historic sports ground in the suburb of St Kilda in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Its location near the St Kilda Junction gave rise to its nickname...

| 11,626
| 29 August 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 8.11 (59)
|
| 14.19 (103)
| Windy Hill

Windy Hill, Essendon

Windy Hill is an Australian rules football ground located in Essendon, a northwestern suburb of the Melbourne metropolitan area....

| 14,310
| 29 August 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 22.15 (147)
|
| 7.9 (51)
| Victoria Park

Victoria Park, Melbourne

Victoria Park is a sports venue in Abbotsford a suburb of Melbourne in Victoria, Australia. Built for the purpose of both Australian rules football and cricket, the stadium is oval shaped....

| 41,451
| 29 August 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 12.11 (83)
|
| 6.6 (42)
| Arden Street Oval

Arden Street Oval

| 6,435
| 29 August 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 12.15 (87)
|
| 14.17 (101)
| MCG

Melbourne Cricket Ground

| 40,973
| 29 August 1970

Consolation Night Series Competition

The consolation night series were held under the floodlights at Lake Oval, South Melbourne

South Melbourne, Victoria

South Melbourne is an inner city suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 2 km south from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area are the Cities of Port Phillip and Melbourne...

, for the teams (5th to 12th on ladder) out of the finals at the end of the home and away rounds.

Final: 13.17 (95) defeated Melbourne

Melbourne Football Club

The Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed The Demons, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League , based in Melbourne, Victoria....

13.15 (93).

First Semi-Final

Team	1 Qtr	2 Qtr	3 Qtr	Final
St Kilda	6.1	9.3	14.8	22.11 (143)
South Melbourne Sydney Swans The Sydney Swans Football Club is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based in Sydney, New South Wales. The club, founded in 1874, was known as the South Melbourne Football Club until it relocated to Sydney in 1982 to become the Sydney...	2.5	9.8	10.10	13.12 (90)
Attendance: 104,239

Second Semi-Final

Team	1 Qtr	2 Qtr	3 Qtr	Final
Collingwood Collingwood Football Club The Collingwood Football Club, nicknamed The Magpies, is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League...	5.2	9.7	12.11	17.16 (118)
Carlton Carlton Football Club The Carlton Football Club is a professional Australian rules football club based in Melbourne, Victoria. The club competes in the Australian Football League, and was one of the eight founding members of that competition in 1897...	5.0	9.2	14.3	17.6 (108)
Attendance: 112,838

Preliminary Final

Team	1 Qtr	2 Qtr	3 Qtr	Final
Carlton Carlton Football Club The Carlton Football Club is a professional Australian rules football club based in Melbourne, Victoria. The club competes in the Australian Football League, and was one of the eight founding members of that competition in 1897...	2.6	6.12	13.16	17.21 (123)
St Kilda	1.4	4.12	6.16	7.19 (61)
Attendance: 108,215

Grand final

Team	1 Qtr	2 Qtr	3 Qtr	Final
Carlton Carlton Football Club The Carlton Football Club is a professional Australian rules football club based in Melbourne, Victoria. The club competes in the Australian Football League, and was one of the eight founding members of that competition in 1897...	0.3	4.5	12.5	17.9 (111)
Collingwood Collingwood Football Club The Collingwood Football Club, nicknamed The Magpies, is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League...	4.8	10.13	13.16	14.17 (101)
Attendance: 121,696

Crowd figures

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

Awards

The 1970 VFL Premiership team was Carlton
Carlton Football Club
The Carlton Football Club is a professional Australian rules football club based in Melbourne, Victoria. The club competes in the Australian Football League, and was one of the eight founding members of that competition in 1897...

.
The VFL's leading goalkicker
Coleman Medal
The Coleman Medal is awarded yearly to the Australian Football League player who kicks the most goals in regular-season matches in that year...

was Peter Hudson
Peter Hudson
Peter John Hudson AM is a former Australian Rules Football player, considered one of the greatest full-forwards in the game's history....

of Hawthorn
Hawthorn Football Club
The Hawthorn Football Club, nicknamed the Hawks, is a professional Australian rules football club in the Australian Football League . The club, founded in 1902, is the youngest of the Victorian-based teams in the AFL. The team play in Brown & Gold vertically striped guernseys...

who kicked 146 goals.
The winner of the 1970 Brownlow Medal
Brownlow Medal
The Chas Brownlow Trophy, better known as the Brownlow Medal , is awarded to the "fairest and best" player in the Australian Football League during the regular season as determined by votes cast by the officiating field umpires after each game...

was Peter Bedford
Peter Bedford
Peter Lawrence Anthony "Wheels" Bedford is a former Australian Rules footballer. He is best known for his time at Victorian Football League team South Melbourne, but he also played eight games for Carlton....

of South Melbourne with 25 votes.
North Melbourne
North Melbourne Football Club
The North Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed The Kangaroos, is the fourth oldest Australian rules football club in the Australian Football League and is one of the oldest sporting clubs in Australia and the world...

took the "wooden spoon" in 1970.

Notable events

The 1970 Grand Final
1970 VFL Grand Final
The 1970 VFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the Carlton Football Club and Collingwood Football Club, held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne on 26 September 1970. It was the 74th annual Grand Final of the Victorian Football League, staged to determine...

between and was considered to be the most memorable Grand Final in VFL/AFL history. Collingwood have a great lead over Carlton during most of the game, however Carlton managed to come back and win the Grand Final by 10 points. Which as this point Collingwood receive the nickname "Colliwobbles" from.
Unhappy with their treatment over the three seasons they spent at Princes Park
MC Labour Park
Princes Park is an Australian rules football ground located at Princes Park in the inner Melbourne suburb of Carlton North, Victoria....

, Fitzroy
Fitzroy Football Club
The Fitzroy Football Club, formerly nicknamed The Lions, is an Australian rules football club formed in 1883 to represent the inner Melbourne suburb of Fitzroy, Victoria and was a foundation member club of the Victorian Football League on its inception in 1897...

move their home ground to the Junction Oval
Junction Oval
The Junction Oval is an historic sports ground in the suburb of St Kilda in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Its location near the St Kilda Junction gave rise to its nickname...

.
Essendon
Essendon Football Club
The Essendon Football Club, nicknamed The Bombers, is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League...

's Don McKenzie
Don McKenzie (footballer)
Don McKenzie is a former Australian rules footballer who played 266 senior games for the Essendon Bombers from 1960 to 1974...

, Geoff Gosper
Geoff Gosper
Geoff Gosper is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Essendon in the VFL during the 1960s.Gosper played mostly as a half forward flanker and was recruited to Essendon from Strathmore. He was a reserve in Essendon's 1962 premiership side and on a half forward flank in their 1965...

, Darryl Gerlach
Darryl Gerlach
Darryl Gerlach is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Essendon in the VFL.Gerlach played his football in the back pocket for Essendon although he started his career in the centre. He was a premiership player with Essendon in 1965 and won their best and fairest award in 1970...

, Geoff Pryor
Geoff Pryor (footballer)
Geoffrey Gordon Stephen Pryor is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the VFL during the late 1960s and early 1970s....

, and Barry Davis
Barry Davis
Barry Davis is a former Australian rules footballer who played in the Victorian Football League with Essendon and North Melbourne, before coaching his original team between 1978–1980.- Essendon career :...

, and Collingwood
Collingwood Football Club
The Collingwood Football Club, nicknamed The Magpies, is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League...

's Len Thompson
Len Thompson
Len Thompson was an Australian rules footballer, who played for most of his career at Collingwood.-Collingwood:...

and Des Tuddenham
Des Tuddenham
Desmond Vincent Tuddenham is a former Australian rules footballer who played during the 1960s and 1970s. He was a half forward flanker....

do not play in round 1 due to separate disputes over player payments with their respective clubs (see Dispute over player payments).
In round 1, Richmond
Richmond Football Club
The Richmond Football Club, nicknamed The Tigers, is an Australian rules football club which competes in the Australian Football League. Richmond shares healthy rivalries with Carlton, Collingwood and Essendon. After winning five premierships between 1967 and 1980, the club hit the depths in 1990,...

play Fitzroy
Fitzroy Football Club
The Fitzroy Football Club, formerly nicknamed The Lions, is an Australian rules football club formed in 1883 to represent the inner Melbourne suburb of Fitzroy, Victoria and was a foundation member club of the Victorian Football League on its inception in 1897...

at the Melbourne Cricket Ground
Melbourne Cricket Ground
The Melbourne Cricket Ground is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne and is home to the Melbourne Cricket Club. It is the tenth largest stadium in the world, the largest in Australia, the largest stadium for playing cricket, and holds the world record for the highest light...

on 5 April 1970. This was the first-ever VFL Sunday match. Before the start of the third quarter the Richmond
Richmond Football Club
The Richmond Football Club, nicknamed The Tigers, is an Australian rules football club which competes in the Australian Football League. Richmond shares healthy rivalries with Carlton, Collingwood and Essendon. After winning five premierships between 1967 and 1980, the club hit the depths in 1990,...

and Fitzroy
Fitzroy Football Club
The Fitzroy Football Club, formerly nicknamed The Lions, is an Australian rules football club formed in 1883 to represent the inner Melbourne suburb of Fitzroy, Victoria and was a foundation member club of the Victorian Football League on its inception in 1897...

players lined up in front of the Members' Stand and were introduced to the Queen, the Duke of Edinburgh
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh is the husband of Elizabeth II. He is the United Kingdom's longest-serving consort and the oldest serving spouse of a reigning British monarch....

, the Prince of Wales
Charles, Prince of Wales
Prince Charles, Prince of Wales is the heir apparent and eldest son of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. Since 1958 his major title has been His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales. In Scotland he is additionally known as The Duke of Rothesay...

and the Princess Royal
Anne, Princess Royal
Princess Anne, Princess Royal , is the only daughter of Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh...

, who then watched the last half of the match. In one of the best football matches seen for decades, in terms of the technical skills displayed by both teams, Fitzroy went on to beat Richmond 16.20 (116) to 14.12 (96).
In Round 5, Fitzroy achieved the remarkable feat of beating North Melbourne despite kicking fewer goals than any team since Round 15 of 1968. No team since 1935 had got so close to winning with less than half as many scoring shots as North Melbourne did.
In Round 10, Collingwood trailed St Kilda by over ten goals late in the second quarter but come back to win by seven points. Their 52-point deficit is the greatest at half-time by a winning side.
In round 22, Carlton's Alex Jesaulenko
Alex Jesaulenko
Alex 'Jezza' Jesaulenko MBE is a former Australian rules footballer and coach. He is regarded as one of the game's greatest-ever players and is an official Legend of the Australian Football Hall of Fame...

kicked five goals to bring up his "century". The 1970 VFL season was the first in which three full-forwards (Alex Jesaulenko, Peter McKenna
Peter McKenna
Peter McKenna is a former Australian rules footballer, who played 180 games and kicked 838 goals with the Collingwood Football Club between 1965 and 1975, where he spent the majority of his career...

, and Peter Hudson
Peter Hudson
Peter John Hudson AM is a former Australian Rules Football player, considered one of the greatest full-forwards in the game's history....

) kicked at least 100 goals in a home-and-away season.
South Melbourne ended the second longest finals drought in league history (twenty-four seasons) by finishing fourth, making the finals for the first time since 1945
1945 VFL season
Results and statistics for the Victorian Football League season of 1945.-Premiership season:In 1945, the VFL competition consisted of twelve teams of 18 on-the-field players each, plus one substitute player, known as the 19th man...

.
In round 5, Ted Whitten
Ted Whitten
Edward James "EJ" Whitten was an Australian rules football player and media personality. He played a then-record 321 Victorian Football League games for the Footscray Football Club between 1951 and 1970...

plays his 321st senior VFL game, breaking the record set by Dick Reynolds
Dick Reynolds
Richard Sylvannus 'Dick' Reynolds was an Australian rules footballer and coach who represented Essendon and Victoria with great distinction....

. Whitten retired after this match.
On Monday 31 August HSV-7 broadcasts the first "live" Brownlow Medal
Brownlow Medal
The Chas Brownlow Trophy, better known as the Brownlow Medal , is awarded to the "fairest and best" player in the Australian Football League during the regular season as determined by votes cast by the officiating field umpires after each game...

count.
In the 1970 Second Semi-Final, Carlton's Syd Jackson
Syd Jackson (Australian footballer)
Syd Jackson is a former Australian rules footballer who played with the Carlton Blues during the 1970s. He usually played in the centre or half forward flank....

was reported for striking Collingwood defender Lee Adamson
Lee Adamson
Lee Adamson is a former Australian rules footballer who played in the Victorian Football League .From Greensborough, Adamson came through the Collingwood Football Club's under 19s before getting into the senior side. He made his debut in 1966 as a slender defender...

. The wily Carlton President, George Harris
George Harris (Carlton President)
George Harris was a President of Carlton Football Club in the Victorian Football League from 1964 to 1974 and again from 1978 to 1980. He was regarded as a highly significant figure in VFL-AFL history....

, eager to have Jackson in his Grand Final team, devised the strategy of having the club's advocate to assert to the tribunal (on Jackson's behalf) that Jackson had been provoked by an extended series of racial taunts from Adamson, including repeatedly calling him "Sambo" and, furthermore, stating that Jackson would respond in the same way to any future vilification. The tribunal took the stance that the VFL had to be seen to protect its (in 1970) only top-level Aboriginal footballer, and they immediately exonerated him, without bothering to hear Adamson's side of the story, stating that Jackson had no case to answer.
- Jackson revealed much later that it had all been a set-up by George Harris. http://www.blueseum.org/tiki-index.php?page=Syd%20Jackson

External links

1970 Season - AFL Tables

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