1970 VFL season

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1970 VFL premiership season
Teams12
Premiers Carlton
10th premiership
Minor premiers Collingwood
15th minor premiership
Consolation series Footscray
4th Consolation series win
Brownlow Medallist Peter Bedford (South Melbourne)
Coleman Medallist Peter Hudson (Hawthorn)
Attendance
Matches played136
Total attendance3,321,925 (24,426 per match)
Highest121,696
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The 1970 VFL season was the 74th season of the Victorian Football League (VFL), the highest level senior Australian rules football competition in Victoria.

Contents

The season featured twelve clubs, and ran from 4 April until 26 September. It was the first season to play comprise a 22-game home-and-away season, which became the standard for the following fifty years, and which was followed by a finals series featuring the top four clubs. The season saw the opening of the league's privately owned stadium, VFL Park, in Mulgrave.

The premiership was won by the Carlton Football Club for the tenth time, after it defeated Collingwood by ten points in the 1970 VFL Grand Final. A crowd of 121,696 attended the match, the all-time record for the highest Australian rules football crowd.

Background

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.

Home-and-away season

Round 1

Home teamHome team scoreAway teamAway team scoreVenueCrowdDate
Carlton 21.19 (145) Essendon 14.12 (96) Princes Park 23,9484 April 1970
St Kilda 14.16 (100) North Melbourne 7.6 (48) Moorabbin Oval 21,4294 April 1970
South Melbourne 9.14 (68) Melbourne 14.9 (93) Lake Oval 15,2424 April 1970
Hawthorn 19.12 (126) Geelong 21.9 (135) Glenferrie Oval 20,5094 April 1970
Footscray 12.12 (84) Collingwood 23.10 (148) Western Oval 26,5964 April 1970
Richmond 14.12 (96) Fitzroy 16.20 (116) MCG 38,6175 April 1970

Round 2

Home teamHome team scoreAway teamAway team scoreVenueCrowdDate
North Melbourne 8.11 (59) South Melbourne 8.12 (60) Arden Street Oval 10,98611 April 1970
Fitzroy 7.9 (51) St Kilda 23.23 (161) Junction Oval 22,85711 April 1970
Essendon 10.14 (74) Footscray 14.22 (106) Windy Hill 19,38011 April 1970
Collingwood 19.19 (133) Richmond 13.16 (94) Victoria Park 35,31811 April 1970
Melbourne 14.12 (96) Hawthorn 11.19 (85) MCG 25,57511 April 1970
Geelong 12.9 (81) Carlton 16.7 (103) Kardinia Park 28,30211 April 1970

Round 3

Home teamHome team scoreAway teamAway team scoreVenueCrowdDate
Footscray 14.23 (107) St Kilda 10.14 (74) Western Oval 17,97218 April 1970
Collingwood 14.24 (108) Hawthorn 15.11 (101) Victoria Park 24,53218 April 1970
North Melbourne 18.13 (121) Melbourne 8.16 (64) Arden Street Oval 10,18218 April 1970
South Melbourne 12.17 (89) Essendon 15.10 (100) Lake Oval 14,72618 April 1970
Richmond 17.12 (114) Carlton 15.11 (101) MCG 46,37318 April 1970
Fitzroy 7.11 (53) Geelong 17.12 (114) VFL Park 27,55718 April 1970

Round 4

Home teamHome team scoreAway teamAway team scoreVenueCrowdDate
Carlton 16.16 (112) North Melbourne 13.15 (93) Princes Park 20,54025 April 1970
St Kilda 15.19 (109) Richmond 7.12 (54) Moorabbin Oval 32,14725 April 1970
Melbourne 17.19 (121) Fitzroy 13.13 (91) MCG 22,90925 April 1970
Hawthorn 10.10 (70) Essendon 16.14 (110) Glenferrie Oval 19,01725 April 1970
Geelong 14.9 (93) Collingwood 14.17 (101) Kardinia Park 35,65425 April 1970
South Melbourne 11.11 (77) Footscray 9.6 (60) VFL Park 24,37125 April 1970

Round 5

Home teamHome team scoreAway teamAway team scoreVenueCrowdDate
Richmond 6.13 (49) South Melbourne 10.11 (71) MCG 23,0842 May 1970
Footscray 11.13 (79) Hawthorn 11.10 (76) Western Oval 19,6102 May 1970
Fitzroy 5.24 (54) North Melbourne 7.7 (49) Junction Oval 7,4502 May 1970
Essendon 9.14 (68) Geelong 14.4 (88) Windy Hill 16,0772 May 1970
St Kilda 8.9 (57) Carlton 12.14 (86) Moorabbin Oval 22,8002 May 1970
Collingwood 8.17 (65) Melbourne 8.9 (57) VFL Park 28,4542 May 1970

Round 6

Home teamHome team scoreAway teamAway team scoreVenueCrowdDate
Carlton 23.9 (147) Fitzroy 15.20 (110) Princes Park 20,0229 May 1970
South Melbourne 9.25 (79) St Kilda 9.8 (62) Lake Oval 20,3129 May 1970
Geelong 18.15 (123) Footscray 11.11 (77) Kardinia Park 21,1399 May 1970
Melbourne 10.12 (72) Essendon 7.15 (57) MCG 34,2199 May 1970
North Melbourne 10.6 (66) Collingwood 17.30 (132) Arden Street Oval 20,0919 May 1970
Hawthorn 20.10 (130) Richmond 21.11 (137) VFL Park 26,1339 May 1970

Round 7

Home teamHome team scoreAway teamAway team scoreVenueCrowdDate
Footscray 9.14 (68) Melbourne 7.4 (46) Western Oval 16,34616 May 1970
Collingwood 15.15 (105) Fitzroy 9.18 (72) Victoria Park 22,77416 May 1970
St Kilda 10.21 (81) Hawthorn 8.8 (56) Moorabbin Oval 17,61816 May 1970
Richmond 16.20 (116) Geelong 15.2 (92) MCG 43,43516 May 1970
South Melbourne 23.12 (150) Carlton 10.13 (73) Lake Oval 28,39516 May 1970
Essendon 8.12 (60) North Melbourne 9.22 (76) VFL Park 13,33916 May 1970

Round 8

Home teamHome team scoreAway teamAway team scoreVenueCrowdDate
Melbourne 15.10 (100) Richmond 18.19 (127) MCG 36,06423 May 1970
Hawthorn 21.20 (146) South Melbourne 12.12 (84) Glenferrie Oval 17,06323 May 1970
Geelong 14.5 (89) St Kilda 12.9 (81) Kardinia Park 20,94223 May 1970
North Melbourne 9.13 (67) Footscray 13.18 (96) Arden Street Oval 13,47523 May 1970
Fitzroy 9.14 (68) Essendon 11.5 (71) Junction Oval 12,26423 May 1970
Carlton 12.13 (85) Collingwood 16.12 (108) VFL Park 55,33223 May 1970

Round 9

Home teamHome team scoreAway teamAway team scoreVenueCrowdDate
Carlton 10.14 (74) Hawthorn 15.16 (106) Princes Park 19,29830 May 1970
Richmond 10.17 (77) North Melbourne 15.7 (97) MCG 22,28430 May 1970
St Kilda 14.12 (96) Melbourne 7.11 (53) Moorabbin Oval 19,39330 May 1970
South Melbourne 19.14 (128) Geelong 10.18 (78) Lake Oval 19,79430 May 1970
Essendon 13.15 (93) Collingwood 11.21 (87) Windy Hill 24,93630 May 1970
Footscray 11.13 (79) Fitzroy 12.9 (81) VFL Park 10,29230 May 1970

Round 10

Home teamHome team scoreAway teamAway team scoreVenueCrowdDate
Fitzroy 14.9 (93) South Melbourne 12.19 (91) Junction Oval 16,9716 June 1970
Essendon 14.13 (97) Richmond 15.14 (104) Windy Hill 20,6506 June 1970
Collingwood 14.23 (107) St Kilda 15.10 (100) Victoria Park 30,8586 June 1970
Melbourne 10.14 (74) Geelong 13.13 (91) MCG 27,6656 June 1970
Footscray 15.14 (104) Carlton 14.10 (94) Western Oval 22,2626 June 1970
North Melbourne 9.8 (62) Hawthorn 11.9 (75) VFL Park 14,2146 June 1970

Round 11

Home teamHome team scoreAway teamAway team scoreVenueCrowdDate
Geelong 11.17 (83) North Melbourne 9.10 (64) Kardinia Park 19,13315 June 1970
Carlton 22.15 (147) Melbourne 9.8 (62) Princes Park 18,76015 June 1970
Richmond 22.15 (147) Footscray 13.12 (90) MCG 41,86615 June 1970
Hawthorn 18.12 (120) Fitzroy 12.8 (80) Glenferrie Oval 14,48915 June 1970
South Melbourne 16.15 (111) Collingwood 16.14 (110) Lake Oval 35,56715 June 1970
St Kilda 8.21 (69) Essendon 8.9 (57) VFL Park 21,10515 June 1970

Round 12

Home teamHome team scoreAway teamAway team scoreVenueCrowdDate
North Melbourne 5.10 (40) St Kilda 11.5 (71) Arden Street Oval 10,00720 June 1970
Geelong 14.15 (99) Hawthorn 10.11 (71) Kardinia Park 12,69820 June 1970
Fitzroy 12.11 (83) Richmond 8.9 (57) Junction Oval 14,54120 June 1970
Collingwood 8.16 (64) Footscray 7.9 (51) Victoria Park 23,00820 June 1970
Essendon 10.16 (76) Carlton 12.9 (81) Windy Hill 20,27020 June 1970
Melbourne 12.6 (78) South Melbourne 12.10 (82) VFL Park 13,96220 June 1970

Round 13

Home teamHome team scoreAway teamAway team scoreVenueCrowdDate
Hawthorn 16.17 (113) Melbourne 11.8 (74) Glenferrie Oval 13,19627 June 1970
Carlton 12.21 (93) Geelong 11.14 (80) Princes Park 25,51927 June 1970
South Melbourne 16.9 (105) North Melbourne 14.12 (96) Lake Oval 12,40727 June 1970
St Kilda 11.14 (80) Fitzroy 8.11 (59) Moorabbin Oval 17,07327 June 1970
Footscray 11.12 (78) Essendon 9.8 (62) Western Oval 18,81727 June 1970
Richmond 11.13 (79) Collingwood 9.13 (67) VFL Park 23,93927 June 1970

Round 14

Home teamHome team scoreAway teamAway team scoreVenueCrowdDate
Melbourne 11.19 (85) North Melbourne 11.11 (77) MCG 13,9754 July 1970
Carlton 11.12 (78) Richmond 7.7 (49) Princes Park 26,8954 July 1970
St Kilda 6.16 (52) Footscray 6.10 (46) Moorabbin Oval 15,4154 July 1970
Geelong 20.8 (128) Fitzroy 13.16 (94) Kardinia Park 15,3044 July 1970
Hawthorn 18.7 (115) Collingwood 13.13 (91) Glenferrie Oval 19,5874 July 1970
Essendon 5.10 (40) South Melbourne 11.5 (71) VFL Park 13,2384 July 1970

Round 15

Home teamHome team scoreAway teamAway team scoreVenueCrowdDate
Richmond 11.15 (81) St Kilda 7.21 (63) MCG 38,03711 July 1970
Footscray 6.4 (40) South Melbourne 13.10 (88) Western Oval 21,92111 July 1970
Fitzroy 12.18 (90) Melbourne 8.14 (62) Junction Oval 9,46711 July 1970
Essendon 9.8 (62) Hawthorn 21.4 (130) Windy Hill 13,17411 July 1970
Collingwood 13.15 (93) Geelong 8.16 (64) Victoria Park 28,84711 July 1970
North Melbourne 4.7 (31) Carlton 13.21 (99) VFL Park 12,57211 July 1970

Round 16

Home teamHome team scoreAway teamAway team scoreVenueCrowdDate
Carlton 16.14 (110) St Kilda 10.11 (71) Princes Park 22,98818 July 1970
South Melbourne 11.9 (75) Richmond 12.17 (89) Lake Oval 25,65118 July 1970
North Melbourne 13.17 (95) Fitzroy 18.14 (122) Arden Street Oval 8,44318 July 1970
Geelong 15.16 (106) Essendon 8.17 (65) Kardinia Park 17,22018 July 1970
Melbourne 7.19 (61) Collingwood 10.16 (76) MCG 36,04418 July 1970
Hawthorn 23.9 (147) Footscray 6.12 (48) VFL Park 14,15118 July 1970

Round 17

Home teamHome team scoreAway teamAway team scoreVenueCrowdDate
St Kilda 13.14 (92) South Melbourne 11.6 (72) Moorabbin Oval 20,85125 July 1970
Footscray 12.15 (87) Geelong 7.14 (56) Western Oval 14,66025 July 1970
Essendon 18.17 (125) Melbourne 12.17 (89) Windy Hill 9,75525 July 1970
Collingwood 14.21 (105) North Melbourne 8.8 (56) Victoria Park 15,67825 July 1970
Richmond 15.15 (105) Hawthorn 11.17 (83) MCG 55,74025 July 1970
Fitzroy 9.7 (61) Carlton 10.11 (71) VFL Park 13,82825 July 1970

Round 18

Home teamHome team scoreAway teamAway team scoreVenueCrowdDate
Hawthorn 11.11 (77) St Kilda 14.18 (102) Glenferrie Oval 16,6981 August 1970
Carlton 11.17 (83) South Melbourne 10.19 (79) Princes Park 27,2711 August 1970
Melbourne 8.13 (61) Footscray 10.15 (75) MCG 16,5911 August 1970
North Melbourne 13.13 (91) Essendon 16.22 (118) Arden Street Oval 8,9521 August 1970
Fitzroy 11.9 (75) Collingwood 17.15 (117) Junction Oval 18,7601 August 1970
Geelong 13.10 (88) Richmond 8.13 (61) VFL Park 26,3781 August 1970

Round 19

Home teamHome team scoreAway teamAway team scoreVenueCrowdDate
Footscray 10.23 (83) North Melbourne 11.15 (81) Western Oval 13,1188 August 1970
Essendon 12.16 (88) Fitzroy 14.10 (94) Windy Hill 13,5728 August 1970
Richmond 9.10 (64) Melbourne 18.10 (118) MCG 25,1588 August 1970
South Melbourne 16.7 (103) Hawthorn 13.8 (86) Lake Oval 17,4378 August 1970
Collingwood 13.23 (101) Carlton 2.12 (24) Victoria Park 39,9598 August 1970
St Kilda 12.16 (88) Geelong 5.7 (37) VFL Park 29,6678 August 1970

Round 20

Home teamHome team scoreAway teamAway team scoreVenueCrowdDate
North Melbourne 7.6 (48) Richmond 16.10 (106) Arden Street Oval 8,83715 August 1970
Geelong 10.14 (74) South Melbourne 11.15 (81) Kardinia Park 29,91815 August 1970
Fitzroy 12.10 (82) Footscray 11.14 (80) Junction Oval 11,39815 August 1970
Collingwood 24.16 (160) Essendon 11.13 (79) Victoria Park 24,78515 August 1970
Hawthorn 13.9 (87) Carlton 18.9 (117) Glenferrie Oval 20,84115 August 1970
Melbourne 7.14 (56) St Kilda 17.14 (116) VFL Park 22,57015 August 1970

Round 21

Home teamHome team scoreAway teamAway team scoreVenueCrowdDate
Hawthorn 21.14 (140) North Melbourne 9.20 (74) Glenferrie Oval 8,06122 August 1970
Geelong 16.12 (108) Melbourne 13.18 (96) Kardinia Park 13,67022 August 1970
Carlton 18.14 (122) Footscray 17.6 (108) Princes Park 21,56822 August 1970
South Melbourne 14.15 (99) Fitzroy 10.20 (80) Lake Oval 20,07122 August 1970
Richmond 23.13 (151) Essendon 11.11 (77) MCG 25,86222 August 1970
St Kilda 14.14 (98) Collingwood 16.12 (108) Moorabbin Oval 38,22222 August 1970

Round 22

Home teamHome team scoreAway teamAway team scoreVenueCrowdDate
Footscray 12.10 (82) Richmond 10.12 (72) Western Oval 16,67229 August 1970
Fitzroy 9.11 (65) Hawthorn 18.16 (124) Junction Oval 11,62629 August 1970
Essendon 8.11 (59) St Kilda 14.19 (103) Windy Hill 14,31029 August 1970
Collingwood 22.15 (147) South Melbourne 7.9 (51) Victoria Park 41,45129 August 1970
North Melbourne 12.11 (83) Geelong 6.6 (42) Arden Street Oval 6,43529 August 1970
Melbourne 12.15 (87) Carlton 14.17 (101) MCG 40,97329 August 1970

Ladder

(P)Premiers
Qualified for finals
#TeamPWLDPFPA %Pts
1 Collingwood 22184023331709136.572
2 Carlton (P)22166021461911112.364
3 St Kilda 22148019261532125.756
4 South Melbourne 22148019141828104.756
5 Geelong 221210019491903102.448
6 Richmond 221210020291998101.648
7 Footscray 22111101728189491.244
8 Hawthorn 221012022641986114.040
9 Fitzroy 2291301774215582.336
10 Melbourne 2261601705204383.524
11 Essendon 2261601734212881.524
12 North Melbourne 2241801574198979.116

Rules for classification: 1. premiership points; 2. percentage; 3. points for
Average score: 87.4
Source: AFL Tables


Finals series

Semi-finals

Team1 Qtr2 Qtr3 QtrFinal
St Kilda 6.19.314.822.11 (143)
South Melbourne 2.59.810.1013.12 (90)
Attendance: 110.467
Team1 Qtr2 Qtr3 QtrFinal
Collingwood 5.29.712.1117.16 (118)
Carlton 5.09.214.317.6 (108)
Attendance: 109.345

Preliminary final

Team1 Qtr2 Qtr3 QtrFinal
Carlton 2.66.1213.1617.21 (123)
St Kilda 1.44.126.167.19 (61)
Attendance: 102.118

Grand final

Team1 Qtr2 Qtr3 QtrFinal
Carlton 0.34.512.517.9 (111)
Collingwood 4.810.1313.1614.17 (101)
Attendance: 121,696

Consolation Night Series Competition

The consolation night series were held under the floodlights at Lake Oval, South Melbourne, for the teams (5th to 12th on ladder) out of the finals at the end of the home and away rounds.

Final: Footscray 13.17 (95) defeated Melbourne 13.15 (93).

Season notes

Awards

Major awards

Leading goalkickers

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