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{{Infobox VFL Premiership Season
'''Domo''' can refer to several things.
| year = 1970
* [[Domo (NHK)]], the mascot of Japan's NHK television station|}}
| image =
* Dream of Mirror Online, the online RPG
| imagesize =
* [[Domo (robot)]] an experimental robot by [[MIT]].
| caption =
| teams =
| premiers = {{AFL Car}}
| count =
| minor premiers = {{AFL Col}}
| mpcount =
| matches =
| top goal scorer = [[Peter Hudson]] <small>({{AFL Haw}})</small>
| brownlow medalist = [[Peter Bedford]] <small>(South Melbourne)</small>
}}
Results and statistics for the '''[[VFL/AFL]] season of 1970'''.


==Premiership season==
{{disambig}}
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 [[Early_VFL_Final_systems#The_Page-McIntyre_system_.281931.29|"Page-McIntyre system"]].

===Round 1===
{{start box}}
|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
| '''Home team'''
| '''Home team score'''
| '''Away team'''
| '''Away team score'''
| '''Venue'''
| '''Crowd'''
| '''Date'''
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL Car}}'''
| '''21.19 (145)'''
| {{AFL Ess}}
| 14.12 (96)
| [[Princes Park Football Ground|Princes Park]]
| 23,948
| 4 April 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL StK}}'''
| '''14.16 (100)'''
| {{AFL Nor}}
| 7.6 (48)
| [[Moorabbin Oval]]
| 21,429
| 4 April 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL SM}}
| 9.14 (68)
| '''{{AFL Mel}}'''
| '''14.9 (93)'''
| [[Lake Oval]]
| 15,242
| 4 April 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL Haw}}
| 19.12 (126)
| '''{{AFL Gee}}'''
| '''21.9 (135)'''
| [[Glenferrie Oval]]
| 20,509
| 4 April 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL Foo}}
| 12.12 (84)
| '''{{AFL Col}}'''
| '''23.10 (148)'''
| [[Western Oval]]
| 26,596
| 4 April 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL Ric}}
| 14.12 (96)
| '''{{AFL Fit}}'''
| '''16.20 (116)'''
| [[Melbourne Cricket Ground|MCG]]
| 38,617
| 5 April 1970
{{end box}}

===Round 2===
{{start box}}
|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
| '''Home team'''
| '''Home team score'''
| '''Away team'''
| '''Away team score'''
| '''Venue'''
| '''Crowd'''
| '''Date'''
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL Nor}}
| 8.11 (59)
| '''{{AFL SM}}'''
| '''8.12 (60)'''
| [[Arden Street Oval]]
| 10,986
| 11 April 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL Fit}}
| 7.9 (51)
| '''{{AFL StK}}'''
| '''23.23 (161)'''
| [[Junction Oval]]
| 22,857
| 11 April 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL Ess}}
| 10.14 (74)
| '''{{AFL Foo}}'''
| '''14.22 (106)'''
| [[Windy Hill, Essendon|Windy Hill]]
| 19,380
| 11 April 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL Col}}'''
| '''19.19 (133)'''
| {{AFL Ric}}
| 13.16 (94)
| [[Victoria Park, Melbourne|Victoria Park]]
| 35,318
| 11 April 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL Mel}}'''
| '''14.12 (96)'''
| {{AFL Haw}}
| 11.19 (85)
| [[Melbourne Cricket Ground|MCG]]
| 25,575
| 11 April 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL Gee}}
| 12.9 (81)
| '''{{AFL Car}}'''
| '''16.7 (103)'''
| [[Kardinia Park (Stadium)]]
| 28,302
| 11 April 1970
{{end box}}

===Round 3===
{{start box}}
|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
| '''Home team'''
| '''Home team score'''
| '''Away team'''
| '''Away team score'''
| '''Venue'''
| '''Crowd'''
| '''Date'''
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL Foo}}'''
| '''14.23 (107)'''
| {{AFL StK}}
| 10.14 (74)
| [[Western Oval]]
| 17,972
| 18 April 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL Col}}'''
| '''14.24 (108)'''
| {{AFL Haw}}
| 15.11 (101)
| [[Victoria Park, Melbourne|Victoria Park]]
| 24,532
| 18 April 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL Nor}}'''
| '''18.13 (121)'''
| {{AFL Mel}}
| 8.16 (64)
| [[Arden Street Oval]]
| 10,182
| 18 April 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL SM}}
| 12.17 (89)
| '''{{AFL Ess}}'''
| '''15.10 (100)'''
| [[Lake Oval]]
| 14,726
| 18 April 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL Ric}}'''
| '''17.12 (114)'''
| {{AFL Car}}
| 15.11 (101)
| [[Melbourne Cricket Ground|MCG]]
| 46,373
| 18 April 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL Gee}}'''
| '''17.12 (114)'''
| {{AFL Fit}}
| 7.11 (53)
| [[VFL Park]]
| 27,557
| 18 April 1970
{{end box}}

===Round 4===
{{start box}}
|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
| '''Home team'''
| '''Home team score'''
| '''Away team'''
| '''Away team score'''
| '''Venue'''
| '''Crowd'''
| '''Date'''
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL Car}}'''
| '''16.16 (112)'''
| {{AFL Nor}}
| 13.15 (93)
| [[Princes Park Football Ground|Princes Park]]
| 20,540
| 25 April 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL StK}}'''
| '''15.19 (109)'''
| {{AFL Ric}}
| 7.12 (54)
| [[Moorabbin Oval]]
| 32,147
| 25 April 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL Mel}}'''
| '''17.19 (121)'''
| {{AFL Fit}}
| 13.13 (91)
| [[Melbourne Cricket Ground|MCG]]
| 22,909
| 25 April 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL Haw}}
| 10.10 (70)
| '''{{AFL Ess}}'''
| '''16.14 (110)'''
| [[Glenferrie Oval]]
| 19,017
| 25 April 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL Gee}}
| 14.9 (93)
| '''{{AFL Col}}'''
| '''14.17 (101)'''
| [[Kardinia Park (Stadium)]]
| 35,654
| 25 April 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL SM}}'''
| '''11.11 (77)'''
| {{AFL Foo}}
| 9.6 (60)
| [[VFL Park]]
| 24,371
| 25 April 1970
{{end box}}

===Round 5===
{{start box}}
|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
| '''Home team'''
| '''Home team score'''
| '''Away team'''
| '''Away team score'''
| '''Venue'''
| '''Crowd'''
| '''Date'''
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL Ric}}
| 6.13 (49)
| '''{{AFL SM}}'''
| '''10.11 (71)'''
| [[Melbourne Cricket Ground|MCG]]
| 23,084
| 2 May 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL Foo}}'''
| '''11.13 (79)'''
| {{AFL Haw}}
| 11.10 (76)
| [[Western Oval]]
| 19,610
| 2 May 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL Fit}}'''
| '''5.24 (54)'''
| {{AFL Nor}}
| 7.7 (49)
| [[Junction Oval]]
| 7,450
| 2 May 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL Ess}}
| 9.14 (68)
| '''{{AFL Gee}}'''
| '''14.4 (88)'''
| [[Windy Hill, Essendon|Windy Hill]]
| 16,077
| 2 May 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL StK}}
| 8.9 (57)
| '''{{AFL Car}}'''
| '''12.14 (86)'''
| [[Moorabbin Oval]]
| 22,800
| 2 May 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL Col}}'''
| '''8.17 (65)'''
| {{AFL Mel}}
| 8.9 (57)
| [[VFL Park]]
| 28,454
| 2 May 1970
{{end box}}

===Round 6===
{{start box}}
|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
| '''Home team'''
| '''Home team score'''
| '''Away team'''
| '''Away team score'''
| '''Venue'''
| '''Crowd'''
| '''Date'''
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL Car}}'''
| '''23.9 (147)'''
| {{AFL Fit}}
| 15.20 (110)
| [[Princes Park Football Ground|Princes Park]]
| 20,022
| 9 May 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL SM}}'''
| '''9.25 (79)'''
| {{AFL StK}}
| 9.8 (62)
| [[Lake Oval]]
| 20,312
| 9 May 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL Gee}}'''
| '''18.15 (123)'''
| {{AFL Foo}}
| 11.11 (77)
| [[Kardinia Park (Stadium)]]
| 21,139
| 9 May 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL Mel}}'''
| '''10.12 (72)'''
| {{AFL Ess}}
| 7.15 (57)
| [[Melbourne Cricket Ground|MCG]]
| 34,219
| 9 May 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL Nor}}
| 10.6 (66)
| '''{{AFL Col}}'''
| '''17.30 (132)'''
| [[Arden Street Oval]]
| 20,091
| 9 May 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL Ric}}'''
| '''21.11 (137)'''
| {{AFL Haw}}
| 20.10 (130)
| [[VFL Park]]
| 26,133
| 9 May 1970
{{end box}}

===Round 7===
{{start box}}
|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
| '''Home team'''
| '''Home team score'''
| '''Away team'''
| '''Away team score'''
| '''Venue'''
| '''Crowd'''
| '''Date'''
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL Foo}}'''
| '''9.14 (68)'''
| {{AFL Mel}}
| 7.4 (46)
| [[Western Oval]]
| 16,346
| 16 May 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL Col}}'''
| '''15.15 (105)'''
| {{AFL Fit}}
| 9.18 (72)
| [[Victoria Park, Melbourne|Victoria Park]]
| 22,774
| 16 May 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL StK}}'''
| '''10.21 (81)'''
| {{AFL Haw}}
| 8.8 (56)
| [[Moorabbin Oval]]
| 17,618
| 16 May 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL Ric}}'''
| '''16.20 (116)'''
| {{AFL Gee}}
| 15.2 (92)
| [[Melbourne Cricket Ground|MCG]]
| 43,435
| 16 May 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL SM}}'''
| '''23.12 (150)'''
| {{AFL Car}}
| 10.13 (73)
| [[Lake Oval]]
| 28,395
| 16 May 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL Nor}}'''
| '''9.22 (76)'''
| {{AFL Ess}}
| 8.12 (60)
| [[VFL Park]]
| 13,339
| 16 May 1970
{{end box}}

===Round 8===
{{start box}}
|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
| '''Home team'''
| '''Home team score'''
| '''Away team'''
| '''Away team score'''
| '''Venue'''
| '''Crowd'''
| '''Date'''
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL Mel}}
| 15.10 (100)
| '''{{AFL Ric}}'''
| '''18.19 (127)'''
| [[Melbourne Cricket Ground|MCG]]
| 36,064
| 23 May 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL Haw}}'''
| '''21.20 (146)'''
| {{AFL SM}}
| 12.12 (84)
| [[Glenferrie Oval]]
| 17,063
| 23 May 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL Gee}}'''
| '''14.5 (89)'''
| {{AFL StK}}
| 12.9 (81)
| [[Kardinia Park (Stadium)]]
| 20,942
| 23 May 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL Nor}}
| 9.13 (67)
| '''{{AFL Foo}}'''
| '''13.18 (96)'''
| [[Arden Street Oval]]
| 13,475
| 23 May 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL Fit}}
| 9.14 (68)
| '''{{AFL Ess}}'''
| '''11.5 (71)'''
| [[Junction Oval]]
| 12,264
| 23 May 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL Col}}'''
| '''16.12 (108)'''
| {{AFL Car}}
| 12.13 (85)
| [[VFL Park]]
| 55,332
| 23 May 1970
{{end box}}

===Round 9===
{{start box}}
|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
| '''Home team'''
| '''Home team score'''
| '''Away team'''
| '''Away team score'''
| '''Venue'''
| '''Crowd'''
| '''Date'''
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL Car}}
| 10.14 (74)
| '''{{AFL Haw}}'''
| '''15.16 (106)'''
| [[Princes Park Football Ground|Princes Park]]
| 19,298
| 30 May 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL Ric}}
| 10.17 (77)
| '''{{AFL Nor}}'''
| '''15.7 (97)'''
| [[Melbourne Cricket Ground|MCG]]
| 22,284
| 30 May 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL StK}}'''
| '''14.12 (96)'''
| {{AFL Mel}}
| 7.11 (53)
| [[Moorabbin Oval]]
| 19,393
| 30 May 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL SM}}'''
| '''19.14 (128)'''
| {{AFL Gee}}
| 10.18 (78)
| [[Lake Oval]]
| 19,794
| 30 May 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL Ess}}'''
| '''13.15 (93)'''
| {{AFL Col}}
| 11.21 (87)
| [[Windy Hill, Essendon|Windy Hill]]
| 24,936
| 30 May 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL Fit}}'''
| '''12.9 (81)'''
| {{AFL Foo}}
| 11.13 (79)
| [[VFL Park]]
| 10,292
| 30 May 1970
{{end box}}

===Round 10===
{{start box}}
|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
| '''Home team'''
| '''Home team score'''
| '''Away team'''
| '''Away team score'''
| '''Venue'''
| '''Crowd'''
| '''Date'''
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL Fit}}'''
| '''14.9 (93)'''
| {{AFL SM}}
| 12.19 (91)
| [[Junction Oval]]
| 16,971
| 6 June 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL Ess}}
| 14.13 (97)
| '''{{AFL Ric}}'''
| '''15.14 (104)'''
| [[Windy Hill, Essendon|Windy Hill]]
| 20,650
| 6 June 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL Col}}'''
| '''14.23 (107)'''
| {{AFL StK}}
| 15.10 (100)
| [[Victoria Park, Melbourne|Victoria Park]]
| 30,858
| 6 June 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL Mel}}
| 10.14 (74)
| '''{{AFL Gee}}'''
| '''13.13 (91)'''
| [[Melbourne Cricket Ground|MCG]]
| 27,665
| 6 June 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL Foo}}'''
| '''15.14 (104)'''
| {{AFL Car}}
| 14.10 (94)
| [[Western Oval]]
| 22,262
| 6 June 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL Haw}}'''
| '''11.9 (75)'''
| {{AFL Nor}}
| 9.8 (62)
| [[VFL Park]]
| 14,214
| 6 June 1970
{{end box}}

===Round 11===
{{start box}}
|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
| '''Home team'''
| '''Home team score'''
| '''Away team'''
| '''Away team score'''
| '''Venue'''
| '''Crowd'''
| '''Date'''
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL Gee}}'''
| '''11.17 (83)'''
| {{AFL Nor}}
| 9.10 (64)
| [[Kardinia Park (Stadium)]]
| 19,133
| 15 June 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL Car}}'''
| '''22.15 (147)'''
| {{AFL Mel}}
| 9.8 (62)
| [[Princes Park Football Ground|Princes Park]]
| 18,760
| 15 June 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL Ric}}'''
| '''22.15 (147)'''
| {{AFL Foo}}
| 13.12 (90)
| [[Melbourne Cricket Ground|MCG]]
| 41,866
| 15 June 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL Haw}}'''
| '''18.12 (120)'''
| {{AFL Fit}}
| 12.8 (80)
| [[Glenferrie Oval]]
| 14,489
| 15 June 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL SM}}'''
| '''16.15 (111)'''
| {{AFL Col}}
| 16.14 (110)
| [[Lake Oval]]
| 35,567
| 15 June 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL StK}}'''
| '''8.21 (69)'''
| {{AFL Ess}}
| 8.9 (57)
| [[VFL Park]]
| 21,105
| 15 June 1970
{{end box}}

===Round 12===
{{start box}}
|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
| '''Home team'''
| '''Home team score'''
| '''Away team'''
| '''Away team score'''
| '''Venue'''
| '''Crowd'''
| '''Date'''
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL Nor}}
| 5.10 (40)
| '''{{AFL StK}}'''
| '''11.5 (71)'''
| [[Arden Street Oval]]
| 10,007
| 20 June 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL Gee}}'''
| '''14.15 (99)'''
| {{AFL Haw}}
| 10.11 (71)
| [[Kardinia Park (Stadium)]]
| 12,698
| 20 June 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL Fit}}'''
| '''12.11 (83)'''
| {{AFL Ric}}
| 8.9 (57)
| [[Junction Oval]]
| 14,541
| 20 June 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL Col}}'''
| '''8.16 (64)'''
| {{AFL Foo}}
| 7.9 (51)
| [[Victoria Park, Melbourne|Victoria Park]]
| 23,008
| 20 June 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL Ess}}
| 10.16 (76)
| '''{{AFL Car}}'''
| '''12.9 (81)'''
| [[Windy Hill, Essendon|Windy Hill]]
| 20,270
| 20 June 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL SM}}'''
| '''12.10 (82)'''
| {{AFL Mel}}
| 12.6 (78)
| [[VFL Park]]
| 13,962
| 20 June 1970
{{end box}}

===Round 13===
{{start box}}
|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
| '''Home team'''
| '''Home team score'''
| '''Away team'''
| '''Away team score'''
| '''Venue'''
| '''Crowd'''
| '''Date'''
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL Haw}}'''
| '''16.17 (113)'''
| {{AFL Mel}}
| 11.8 (74)
| [[Glenferrie Oval]]
| 13,196
| 27 June 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL Car}}'''
| '''12.21 (93)'''
| {{AFL Gee}}
| 11.14 (80)
| [[Princes Park Football Ground|Princes Park]]
| 25,519
| 27 June 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL SM}}'''
| '''16.9 (105)'''
| {{AFL Nor}}
| 14.12 (96)
| [[Lake Oval]]
| 12,407
| 27 June 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL StK}}'''
| '''11.14 (80)'''
| {{AFL Fit}}
| 8.11 (59)
| [[Moorabbin Oval]]
| 17,073
| 27 June 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL Foo}}'''
| '''11.12 (78)'''
| {{AFL Ess}}
| 9.8 (62)
| [[Western Oval]]
| 18,817
| 27 June 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL Ric}}'''
| '''11.13 (79)'''
| {{AFL Col}}
| 9.13 (67)
| [[VFL Park]]
| 23,939
| 27 June 1970
{{end box}}

===Round 14===
{{start box}}
|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
| '''Home team'''
| '''Home team score'''
| '''Away team'''
| '''Away team score'''
| '''Venue'''
| '''Crowd'''
| '''Date'''
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL Mel}}'''
| '''11.19 (85)'''
| {{AFL Nor}}
| 11.11 (77)
| [[Melbourne Cricket Ground|MCG]]
| 13,975
| 4 July 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL Car}}'''
| '''11.12 (78)'''
| {{AFL Ric}}
| 7.7 (49)
| [[Princes Park Football Ground|Princes Park]]
| 26,895
| 4 July 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL StK}}'''
| '''6.16 (52)'''
| {{AFL Foo}}
| 6.10 (46)
| [[Moorabbin Oval]]
| 15,415
| 4 July 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL Gee}}'''
| '''20.8 (128)'''
| {{AFL Fit}}
| 13.16 (94)
| [[Kardinia Park (Stadium)]]
| 15,304
| 4 July 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL Haw}}'''
| '''18.7 (115)'''
| {{AFL Col}}
| 13.13 (91)
| [[Glenferrie Oval]]
| 19,587
| 4 July 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL SM}}'''
| '''11.5 (71)'''
| {{AFL Ess}}
| 5.10 (40)
| [[VFL Park]]
| 13,238
| 4 July 1970
{{end box}}

===Round 15===
{{start box}}
|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
| '''Home team'''
| '''Home team score'''
| '''Away team'''
| '''Away team score'''
| '''Venue'''
| '''Crowd'''
| '''Date'''
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL Ric}}'''
| '''11.15 (81)'''
| {{AFL StK}}
| 7.21 (63)
| [[Melbourne Cricket Ground|MCG]]
| 38,037
| 11 July 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL Foo}}
| 6.4 (40)
| '''{{AFL SM}}'''
| '''13.10 (88)'''
| [[Western Oval]]
| 21,921
| 11 July 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL Fit}}'''
| '''12.18 (90)'''
| {{AFL Mel}}
| 8.14 (62)
| [[Junction Oval]]
| 9,467
| 11 July 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL Ess}}
| 9.8 (62)
| '''{{AFL Haw}}'''
| '''21.4 (130)'''
| [[Windy Hill, Essendon|Windy Hill]]
| 13,174
| 11 July 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL Col}}'''
| '''13.15 (93)'''
| {{AFL Gee}}
| 8.16 (64)
| [[Victoria Park, Melbourne|Victoria Park]]
| 28,847
| 11 July 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL Car}}'''
| '''13.21 (99)'''
| {{AFL Nor}}
| 4.7 (31)
| [[VFL Park]]
| 12,572
| 11 July 1970
{{end box}}

===Round 16===
{{start box}}
|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
| '''Home team'''
| '''Home team score'''
| '''Away team'''
| '''Away team score'''
| '''Venue'''
| '''Crowd'''
| '''Date'''
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL Car}}'''
| '''16.14 (110)'''
| {{AFL StK}}
| 10.11 (71)
| [[Princes Park Football Ground|Princes Park]]
| 22,988
| 18 July 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL SM}}
| 11.9 (75)
| '''{{AFL Ric}}'''
| '''12.17 (89)'''
| [[Lake Oval]]
| 25,651
| 18 July 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL Nor}}
| 13.17 (95)
| '''{{AFL Fit}}'''
| '''18.14 (122)'''
| [[Arden Street Oval]]
| 8,443
| 18 July 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL Gee}}'''
| '''15.16 (106)'''
| {{AFL Ess}}
| 8.17 (65)
| [[Kardinia Park (Stadium)]]
| 17,220
| 18 July 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL Mel}}
| 7.19 (61)
| '''{{AFL Col}}'''
| '''10.16 (76)'''
| [[Melbourne Cricket Ground|MCG]]
| 36,044
| 18 July 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL Haw}}'''
| '''23.9 (147)'''
| {{AFL Foo}}
| 6.12 (48)
| [[VFL Park]]
| 14,151
| 18 July 1970
{{end box}}

===Round 17===
{{start box}}
|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
| '''Home team'''
| '''Home team score'''
| '''Away team'''
| '''Away team score'''
| '''Venue'''
| '''Crowd'''
| '''Date'''
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL StK}}'''
| '''13.14 (92)'''
| {{AFL SM}}
| 11.6 (72)
| [[Moorabbin Oval]]
| 20,851
| 25 July 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL Foo}}'''
| '''12.15 (87)'''
| {{AFL Gee}}
| 7.14 (56)
| [[Western Oval]]
| 14,660
| 25 July 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL Ess}}'''
| '''18.17 (125)'''
| {{AFL Mel}}
| 12.17 (89)
| [[Windy Hill, Essendon|Windy Hill]]
| 9,755
| 25 July 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL Col}}'''
| '''14.21 (105)'''
| {{AFL Nor}}
| 8.8 (56)
| [[Victoria Park, Melbourne|Victoria Park]]
| 15,678
| 25 July 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL Ric}}'''
| '''15.15 (105)'''
| {{AFL Haw}}
| 11.17 (83)
| [[Melbourne Cricket Ground|MCG]]
| 55,740
| 25 July 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL Car}}'''
| '''10.11 (71)'''
| {{AFL Fit}}
| 9.7 (61)
| [[VFL Park]]
| 13,828
| 25 July 1970
{{end box}}

===Round 18===
{{start box}}
|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
| '''Home team'''
| '''Home team score'''
| '''Away team'''
| '''Away team score'''
| '''Venue'''
| '''Crowd'''
| '''Date'''
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL Haw}}
| 11.11 (77)
| '''{{AFL StK}}'''
| '''14.18 (102)'''
| [[Glenferrie Oval]]
| 16,698
| 1 August 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL Car}}'''
| '''11.17 (83)'''
| {{AFL SM}}
| 10.19 (79)
| [[Princes Park Football Ground|Princes Park]]
| 27,271
| 1 August 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL Mel}}
| 8.13 (61)
| '''{{AFL Foo}}'''
| '''10.15 (75)'''
| [[Melbourne Cricket Ground|MCG]]
| 16,591
| 1 August 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL Nor}}
| 13.13 (91)
| '''{{AFL Ess}}'''
| '''16.22 (118)'''
| [[Arden Street Oval]]
| 8,952
| 1 August 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL Fit}}
| 11.9 (75)
| '''{{AFL Col}}'''
| '''17.15 (117)'''
| [[Junction Oval]]
| 18,760
| 1 August 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL Gee}}'''
| '''13.10 (88)'''
| {{AFL Ric}}
| 8.13 (61)
| [[VFL Park]]
| 26,378
| 1 August 1970
{{end box}}

===Round 19===
{{start box}}
|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
| '''Home team'''
| '''Home team score'''
| '''Away team'''
| '''Away team score'''
| '''Venue'''
| '''Crowd'''
| '''Date'''
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL Foo}}'''
| '''10.23 (83)'''
| {{AFL Nor}}
| 11.15 (81)
| [[Western Oval]]
| 13,118
| 8 August 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL Ess}}
| 12.16 (88)
| '''{{AFL Fit}}'''
| '''14.10 (94)'''
| [[Windy Hill, Essendon|Windy Hill]]
| 13,572
| 8 August 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL Ric}}
| 9.10 (64)
| '''{{AFL Mel}}'''
| '''18.10 (118)'''
| [[Melbourne Cricket Ground|MCG]]
| 25,158
| 8 August 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL SM}}'''
| '''16.7 (103)'''
| {{AFL Haw}}
| 13.8 (86)
| [[Lake Oval]]
| 17,437
| 8 August 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL Col}}'''
| '''13.23 (101)'''
| {{AFL Car}}
| 2.12 (24)
| [[Victoria Park, Melbourne|Victoria Park]]
| 39,959
| 8 August 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL StK}}'''
| '''12.16 (88)'''
| {{AFL Gee}}
| 5.7 (37)
| [[VFL Park]]
| 29,667
| 8 August 1970
{{end box}}

===Round 20===
{{start box}}
|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
| '''Home team'''
| '''Home team score'''
| '''Away team'''
| '''Away team score'''
| '''Venue'''
| '''Crowd'''
| '''Date'''
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL Nor}}
| 7.6 (48)
| '''{{AFL Ric}}'''
| '''16.10 (106)'''
| [[Arden Street Oval]]
| 8,837
| 15 August 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL Gee}}
| 10.14 (74)
| '''{{AFL SM}}'''
| '''11.15 (81)'''
| [[Kardinia Park (Stadium)]]
| 29,918
| 15 August 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL Fit}}'''
| '''12.10 (82)'''
| {{AFL Foo}}
| 11.14 (80)
| [[Junction Oval]]
| 11,398
| 15 August 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL Col}}'''
| '''24.16 (160)'''
| {{AFL Ess}}
| 11.13 (79)
| [[Victoria Park, Melbourne|Victoria Park]]
| 24,785
| 15 August 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL Haw}}
| 13.9 (87)
| '''{{AFL Car}}'''
| '''18.9 (117)'''
| [[Glenferrie Oval]]
| 20,841
| 15 August 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL StK}}'''
| '''17.14 (116)'''
| {{AFL Mel}}
| 7.14 (56)
| [[VFL Park]]
| 22,570
| 15 August 1970
{{end box}}

===Round 21===
{{start box}}
|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
| '''Home team'''
| '''Home team score'''
| '''Away team'''
| '''Away team score'''
| '''Venue'''
| '''Crowd'''
| '''Date'''
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL Haw}}'''
| '''21.14 (140)'''
| {{AFL Nor}}
| 9.20 (74)
| [[Glenferrie Oval]]
| 8,061
| 22 August 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL Gee}}'''
| '''16.12 (108)'''
| {{AFL Mel}}
| 13.18 (96)
| [[Kardinia Park (Stadium)]]
| 13,670
| 22 August 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL Car}}'''
| '''18.14 (122)'''
| {{AFL Foo}}
| 17.6 (108)
| [[Princes Park Football Ground|Princes Park]]
| 21,568
| 22 August 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL SM}}'''
| '''14.15 (99)'''
| {{AFL Fit}}
| 10.20 (80)
| [[Lake Oval]]
| 20,071
| 22 August 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL Ric}}'''
| '''23.13 (151)'''
| {{AFL Ess}}
| 11.11 (77)
| [[Melbourne Cricket Ground|MCG]]
| 25,862
| 22 August 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL StK}}
| 14.14 (98)
| '''{{AFL Col}}'''
| '''16.12 (108)'''
| [[Moorabbin Oval]]
| 38,222
| 22 August 1970
{{end box}}

===Round 22===
{{start box}}
|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
| '''Home team'''
| '''Home team score'''
| '''Away team'''
| '''Away team score'''
| '''Venue'''
| '''Crowd'''
| '''Date'''
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL Foo}}'''
| '''12.10 (82)'''
| {{AFL Ric}}
| 10.12 (72)
| [[Western Oval]]
| 16,672
| 29 August 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL Fit}}
| 9.11 (65)
| '''{{AFL Haw}}'''
| '''18.16 (124)'''
| [[Junction Oval]]
| 11,626
| 29 August 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL Ess}}
| 8.11 (59)
| '''{{AFL StK}}'''
| '''14.19 (103)'''
| [[Windy Hill, Essendon|Windy Hill]]
| 14,310
| 29 August 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL Col}}'''
| '''22.15 (147)'''
| {{AFL SM}}
| 7.9 (51)
| [[Victoria Park, Melbourne|Victoria Park]]
| 41,451
| 29 August 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL Nor}}'''
| '''12.11 (83)'''
| {{AFL Gee}}
| 6.6 (42)
| [[Arden Street Oval]]
| 6,435
| 29 August 1970
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL Mel}}
| 12.15 (87)
| '''{{AFL Car}}'''
| '''14.17 (101)'''
| [[Melbourne Cricket Ground|MCG]]
| 40,973
| 29 August 1970
{{end box}}

==Ladder==
{| width="500" border="1" style="border-collapse:collapse" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0"
! align="left" | 1970 Ladder
! Won
! Lost
! Draw
! For
! Agn
! Points
! %
|-----
| [[Collingwood Football Club|Collingwood]]
| align="center" | 18 || align="center" | 4
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | 2333 || align="center" | 1709
| align="center" | 72 || align="center" | 136.51
|-----
| [[Carlton Football Club|Carlton]] || align="center" | 16
| align="center" | 6
| align="center" | - || align="center" | 2146
| align="center" | 1911
| align="center" | 64 || align="center" | 112.30
|-----
| [[St Kilda Football Club|St Kilda]] || align="center" | 14
| align="center" | 8
| align="center" | - || align="center" | 1926
| align="center" | 1532
| align="center" | 56 || align="center" | 125.72
|-----
| [[South Melbourne Swans|South Melbourne]]
| align="center" | 14 || align="center" | 8
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | 1914 || align="center" | 1828
| align="center" | 56 || align="center" | 104.70
|-----
| colspan="8" |
|-----
| [[Geelong Football Club|Geelong]] || align="center" | 12
| align="center" | 10
| align="center" | - || align="center" | 1949
| align="center" | 1903
| align="center" | 48 || align="center" | 102.42
|-----
| [[Richmond Football Club|Richmond]] || align="center" | 12
| align="center" | 10
| align="center" | - || align="center" | 2029
| align="center" | 1998
| align="center" | 48 || align="center" | 101.55
|-----
| [[Western Bulldogs|Footscray]] || align="center" | 11
| align="center" | 11
| align="center" | - || align="center" | 1728
| align="center" | 1894
| align="center" | 44 || align="center" | 91.24
|-----
| [[Hawthorn Football Club|Hawthorn]] || align="center" | 10
| align="center" | 12
| align="center" | - || align="center" | 2264
| align="center" | 1986
| align="center" | 40 || align="center" | 114.00
|-----
| [[Fitzroy Football Club|Fitzroy]] || align="center" | 9
| align="center" | 13
| align="center" | - || align="center" | 1774
| align="center" | 2155
| align="center" | 36 || align="center" | 82.32
|-----
| [[Melbourne Football Club|Melbourne]]
| align="center" | 6 || align="center" | 16
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | 1705 || align="center" | 2043
| align="center" | 24 || align="center" | 83.46
|-----
| [[Essendon Football Club|Essendon]] || align="center" | 6
| align="center" | 16
| align="center" | - || align="center" | 1734
| align="center" | 2128
| align="center" | 24 || align="center" | 81.48
|-----
| [[North Melbourne Football Club|North Melbourne]]
| align="center" | 4 || align="center" | 18
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | 1574 || align="center" | 1989
| align="center" | 16 || align="center" | 79.14
|}

==Consolation Night Series Competition==
The consolation night series were held under the floodlights at Lake Oval, [[South Melbourne, Victoria|South Melbourne]], for the teams (5th to 12th on ladder) out of the finals at the end of the season.

Final: {{AFL Foo}} 13.17 (95) defeated [[Melbourne Football Club|Melbourne]] 13.15 (93).

==Premiership Finals==
===First Semi-Final===
{| class="wikitable"
!Team
!1 Qtr
!2 Qtr
!3 Qtr
!Final
|-
|[[St Kilda Football Club|St Kilda]]
|align=center|6.1
|align=center|9.3
|align=center|14.8
|align=center|22.11 (143)
|-
|[[Sydney Swans|South Melbourne]]
|align=center|2.5
|align=center|9.8
|align=center|10.10
|align=center|13.12 (90)
|-
|align=center|Attendance: 104,239
|-
|}

===Second Semi-Final===
{| class="wikitable"
!Team
!1 Qtr
!2 Qtr
!3 Qtr
!Final
|-
|[[Collingwood Football Club|Collingwood]]
|align=center|5.2
|align=center|9.7
|align=center|12.11
|align=center|17.16 (118)
|-
|[[Carlton Football Club|Carlton]]
|align=center|5.0
|align=center|9.2
|align=center|14.3
|align=center|17.6 (108)
|-
|align=center|Attendance: 112,838
|-
|}

===Preliminary Final===
{| class="wikitable"
!Team
!1 Qtr
!2 Qtr
!3 Qtr
!Final
|-
|[[Carlton Football Club|Carlton]]
|align=center|2.6
|align=center|6.12
|align=center|13.16
|align=center|17.21 (123)
|-
|[[St Kilda Football Club|St Kilda]]
|align=center|1.4
|align=center|4.12
|align=center|6.16
|align=center|7.19 (61)
|-
|align=center|Attendance: 108,215
|-
|}
===Grand Final===
{{Main|1970 VFL Grand Final}}

{| class="wikitable"
!Team
!1 Qtr
!2 Qtr
!3 Qtr
!Final
|-
|[[Carlton Football Club|Carlton]]
|align=center|0.3
|align=center|4.5
|align=center|12.5
|align=center|17.9 (111)
|-
|[[Collingwood Football Club|Collingwood]]
|align=center|4.8
|align=center|10.13
|align=center|13.16
|align=center|14.17 (101)
|-
|align=center|Attendance: 121,696
|-
|}

===Grand Final Teams===
{| class="wikitable"
!
!
!Carlton
!
|-
|Backs
|align=center|[[Barry Gill]]
|align=center|[[Kevin Hall]]
|align=center|[[Vin Waite]]
|-
|H/Backs
|align=center|[[John Goold]]
|align=center|[[David McKay (footballer)|David McKay]]
|align=center|[[Barry Mulcair]]
|-
|Centre Line
|align=center|[[Garry Crane]]
|align=center|[[Ian Robertson]]
|align=center|[[Phillip Pinnell]]
|-
|H/Forwards
|align=center|[[Brent Crosswell]]
|align=center|[[Robert Walls]]
|align=center|[[Syd Jackson (Australian footballer)|Syd Jackson]]
|-
|Forwards
|align=center|[[Peter Jones (Australian rules footballer)|Peter Jones]]
|align=center|[[Alex Jesaulenko]]
|align=center|[[Bert Thornley]]
|-
|Rucks/Rover
|align=center|[[John Nicholls (footballer)|John Nicholls]] (c)
|align=center|[[Sergio Silvagni]]
|align=center|[[Adrian Gallagher]]
|-
|Reserves
|align=center|[[Neil Chandler]]
|align=center|[[Ted Hopkins]]
|align=center|
|-
|Coach
|align=center|[[Ron Barassi]]
|-
|}
{| class="wikitable"
!
!
!Collingwood
!
|-
|Backs
|align=center|[[Colin Tully]]
|align=center|[[Jeff Clifton]]
|align=center|[[Peter Eakins]]
|-
|H/Backs
|align=center|[[Denis O'Callaghan]]
|align=center|[[Ted Potter]]
|align=center|[[Lee Adamson]]
|-
|Centre Line
|align=center|[[Robert Dean (footballer)|Robert Dean]]
|align=center|[[Barry Price]]
|align=center|[[John Greening]]
|-
|H/Forwards
|align=center|[[Max Richardson]]
|align=center|[[Len Thompson]]
|align=center|[[Con Britt]]
|-
|Forwards
|align=center|[[Ross Dunne]]
|align=center|[[Peter McKenna]]
|align=center|[[Wayne Richardson]]
|-
|Rucks/Rover
|align=center|[[Graeme Jenkin]]
|align=center|[[Terry Waters]] (c)
|align=center|[[Des Tuddenham]]
|-
|Reserves
|align=center|[[Bob Heard]]
|align=center|[[Ricky Watt]]
|align=center|
|-
|Coach
|align=center|[[Bob Rose (footballer)|Bob Rose]]
|-
|}
Umpire - [[Don Jolley]]

==Crowd figures==
{| width="500" border="1" style="border-collapse:collapse" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0"
|-----
| <b>Attendances 1970 || <b>Total || <b>Average
|-----
| Home & Away || 2,860,423 || 21,670
|-----
| Finals || 446,988 || 111,747
|-----
| Season || 3,307,411 || 24,319
|}<br />
==Awards==
* The 1970 VFL Premiership team was [[Carlton Football Club|Carlton]].
* The [[Coleman Medal|VFL's leading goalkicker]] was [[Peter Hudson]] of [[Hawthorn Football Club|Hawthorn]] who kicked 146 goals.
* The winner of the 1970 [[Brownlow Medal]] was [[Peter Bedford]] of [[South Melbourne Swans|South Melbourne]] with 25 votes.
* [[North Melbourne Football Club|North Melbourne]] took the "[[Wooden Spoon (award)|wooden spoon]]" in 1970.

==Notable Events==
* Unhappy with their treatment over the three seasons they spent at [[MC Labour Park|Princes Park]], [[Fitzroy Football Club|Fitzroy]] move their home ground to the [[Junction Oval]].
* [[Essendon Football Club|Essendon's]] [[Don McKenzie (footballer)|Don McKenzie]], [[Geoff Gosper]], [[Darryl Gerlach]], [[Geoff Pryor (footballer)|Geoff Pryor]], and [[Barry Davis]], and [[Collingwood Football Club|Collingwood's]] [[Len Thompson]] and [[Des Tuddenham]] do not play in round 1 due to separate disputes over player payments with their respective clubs (see [[Don_McKenzie_%28footballer%29#Dispute_over_player_payments|Dispute over player payments]]).
* In round 1, [[Richmond Football Club|Richmond]] play [[Fitzroy Football Club|Fitzroy]] at the [[Melbourne Cricket Ground]] on 5 April 1970. This was the first-ever VFL Sunday match. Before the start of the third quarter the [[Richmond Football Club|Richmond]] and [[Fitzroy Football Club|Fitzroy]] players lined up in front of the Members' Stand and were introduced to [[Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom|the Queen]], [[Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh|Prince Philip]], [[Charles, Prince of Wales|Prince Charles]], and [[Anne, Princess Royal|Princess Anne]], 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 22, Carlton's [[Alex Jesaulenko]] kicks 5 goals and brings up his "century". 1970 is the first VFl season in which three full-forwards (Alex Jesaulenko, [[Peter McKenna]], and [[Peter Hudson]]) have kicked at least 100 goals in a home-and-away season.
* In round 5, [[Ted Whitten]] plays his 321st senior VFL game, breaking the record set by [[Dick Reynolds]]. Whitten retires after this match.
* On Monday 31 August [[HSV (TV station)|HSV-7]] broadcasts the first "live" [[Brownlow Medal]] count.
* In the 1970 Second Semi-Final, Carlton's [[Syd Jackson (Australian footballer)|Syd Jackson]] was reported for striking Collingwood defender [[Lee Adamson]]. The wily Carlton President, [[George Harris (Carlton President)|George Harris]], 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 (racial term)|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, 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]

==See also==
* [[1970 VFL Grand Final]]

==References==
* Maplestone, M., ''Flying Higher: History of the Essendon Football Club 1872-1996'', Essendon Football Club, (Melbourne), 1996. ISBN 0-959-17402-8
* Rogers, S. & Brown, A., ''Every Game Ever Played: VFL/AFL Results 1897-1997 (Sixth Edition)'', Viking Books, (Ringwood), 1998. ISBN 0-670-90809-6
* Ross, J. (ed), ''100 Years of Australian Football 1897-1996: The Complete Story of the AFL, All the Big Stories, All the Great Pictures, All the Champions, Every AFL Season Reported'', Viking, (Ringwood), 1996. ISBN 0-670-86814-0

==External links==
* [http://stats.rleague.com/afl/seas/1970.html 1970 Season - AFL Tables]

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Template:Infobox VFL Premiership Season Results and statistics for the VFL/AFL season of 1970.

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

Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Venue Crowd Date
Carlton 21.19 (145) Essendon 14.12 (96) Princes Park 23,948 4 April 1970
St Kilda 14.16 (100) North Melbourne 7.6 (48) Moorabbin Oval 21,429 4 April 1970
South Melbourne 9.14 (68) Melbourne 14.9 (93) Lake Oval 15,242 4 April 1970
Hawthorn 19.12 (126) Geelong 21.9 (135) Glenferrie Oval 20,509 4 April 1970
Footscray 12.12 (84) Collingwood 23.10 (148) Western Oval 26,596 4 April 1970
Richmond 14.12 (96) Fitzroy 16.20 (116) MCG 38,617 5 April 1970

Round 2

Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Venue Crowd Date
North Melbourne 8.11 (59) South Melbourne 8.12 (60) Arden Street Oval 10,986 11 April 1970
Fitzroy 7.9 (51) St Kilda 23.23 (161) Junction Oval 22,857 11 April 1970
Essendon 10.14 (74) Footscray 14.22 (106) Windy Hill 19,380 11 April 1970
Collingwood 19.19 (133) Richmond 13.16 (94) Victoria Park 35,318 11 April 1970
Melbourne 14.12 (96) Hawthorn 11.19 (85) MCG 25,575 11 April 1970
Geelong 12.9 (81) Carlton 16.7 (103) Kardinia Park (Stadium) 28,302 11 April 1970

Round 3

Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Venue Crowd Date
Footscray 14.23 (107) St Kilda 10.14 (74) Western Oval 17,972 18 April 1970
Collingwood 14.24 (108) Hawthorn 15.11 (101) Victoria Park 24,532 18 April 1970
North Melbourne 18.13 (121) Melbourne 8.16 (64) Arden Street Oval 10,182 18 April 1970
South Melbourne 12.17 (89) Essendon 15.10 (100) Lake Oval 14,726 18 April 1970
Richmond 17.12 (114) Carlton 15.11 (101) MCG 46,373 18 April 1970
Geelong 17.12 (114) Fitzroy 7.11 (53) VFL Park 27,557 18 April 1970

Round 4

Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Venue Crowd Date
Carlton 16.16 (112) North Melbourne 13.15 (93) Princes Park 20,540 25 April 1970
St Kilda 15.19 (109) Richmond 7.12 (54) Moorabbin Oval 32,147 25 April 1970
Melbourne 17.19 (121) Fitzroy 13.13 (91) MCG 22,909 25 April 1970
Hawthorn 10.10 (70) Essendon 16.14 (110) Glenferrie Oval 19,017 25 April 1970
Geelong 14.9 (93) Collingwood 14.17 (101) Kardinia Park (Stadium) 35,654 25 April 1970
South Melbourne 11.11 (77) Footscray 9.6 (60) VFL Park 24,371 25 April 1970

Round 5

Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Venue Crowd Date
Richmond 6.13 (49) South Melbourne 10.11 (71) MCG 23,084 2 May 1970
Footscray 11.13 (79) Hawthorn 11.10 (76) Western Oval 19,610 2 May 1970
Fitzroy 5.24 (54) North Melbourne 7.7 (49) Junction Oval 7,450 2 May 1970
Essendon 9.14 (68) Geelong 14.4 (88) Windy Hill 16,077 2 May 1970
St Kilda 8.9 (57) Carlton 12.14 (86) Moorabbin Oval 22,800 2 May 1970
Collingwood 8.17 (65) Melbourne 8.9 (57) VFL Park 28,454 2 May 1970

Round 6

Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Venue Crowd Date
Carlton 23.9 (147) Fitzroy 15.20 (110) Princes Park 20,022 9 May 1970
South Melbourne 9.25 (79) St Kilda 9.8 (62) Lake Oval 20,312 9 May 1970
Geelong 18.15 (123) Footscray 11.11 (77) Kardinia Park (Stadium) 21,139 9 May 1970
Melbourne 10.12 (72) Essendon 7.15 (57) MCG 34,219 9 May 1970
North Melbourne 10.6 (66) Collingwood 17.30 (132) Arden Street Oval 20,091 9 May 1970
Richmond 21.11 (137) Hawthorn 20.10 (130) VFL Park 26,133 9 May 1970

Round 7

Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Venue Crowd Date
Footscray 9.14 (68) Melbourne 7.4 (46) Western Oval 16,346 16 May 1970
Collingwood 15.15 (105) Fitzroy 9.18 (72) Victoria Park 22,774 16 May 1970
St Kilda 10.21 (81) Hawthorn 8.8 (56) Moorabbin Oval 17,618 16 May 1970
Richmond 16.20 (116) Geelong 15.2 (92) MCG 43,435 16 May 1970
South Melbourne 23.12 (150) Carlton 10.13 (73) Lake Oval 28,395 16 May 1970
North Melbourne 9.22 (76) Essendon 8.12 (60) VFL Park 13,339 16 May 1970

Round 8

Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Venue Crowd Date
Melbourne 15.10 (100) Richmond 18.19 (127) MCG 36,064 23 May 1970
Hawthorn 21.20 (146) South Melbourne 12.12 (84) Glenferrie Oval 17,063 23 May 1970
Geelong 14.5 (89) St Kilda 12.9 (81) Kardinia Park (Stadium) 20,942 23 May 1970
North Melbourne 9.13 (67) Footscray 13.18 (96) Arden Street Oval 13,475 23 May 1970
Fitzroy 9.14 (68) Essendon 11.5 (71) Junction Oval 12,264 23 May 1970
Collingwood 16.12 (108) Carlton 12.13 (85) VFL Park 55,332 23 May 1970

Round 9

Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Venue Crowd Date
Carlton 10.14 (74) Hawthorn 15.16 (106) Princes Park 19,298 30 May 1970
Richmond 10.17 (77) North Melbourne 15.7 (97) MCG 22,284 30 May 1970
St Kilda 14.12 (96) Melbourne 7.11 (53) Moorabbin Oval 19,393 30 May 1970
South Melbourne 19.14 (128) Geelong 10.18 (78) Lake Oval 19,794 30 May 1970
Essendon 13.15 (93) Collingwood 11.21 (87) Windy Hill 24,936 30 May 1970
Fitzroy 12.9 (81) Footscray 11.13 (79) VFL Park 10,292 30 May 1970

Round 10

Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Venue Crowd Date
Fitzroy 14.9 (93) South Melbourne 12.19 (91) Junction Oval 16,971 6 June 1970
Essendon 14.13 (97) Richmond 15.14 (104) Windy Hill 20,650 6 June 1970
Collingwood 14.23 (107) St Kilda 15.10 (100) Victoria Park 30,858 6 June 1970
Melbourne 10.14 (74) Geelong 13.13 (91) MCG 27,665 6 June 1970
Footscray 15.14 (104) Carlton 14.10 (94) Western Oval 22,262 6 June 1970
Hawthorn 11.9 (75) North Melbourne 9.8 (62) VFL Park 14,214 6 June 1970

Round 11

Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Venue Crowd Date
Geelong 11.17 (83) North Melbourne 9.10 (64) Kardinia Park (Stadium) 19,133 15 June 1970
Carlton 22.15 (147) Melbourne 9.8 (62) Princes Park 18,760 15 June 1970
Richmond 22.15 (147) Footscray 13.12 (90) MCG 41,866 15 June 1970
Hawthorn 18.12 (120) Fitzroy 12.8 (80) Glenferrie Oval 14,489 15 June 1970
South Melbourne 16.15 (111) Collingwood 16.14 (110) Lake Oval 35,567 15 June 1970
St Kilda 8.21 (69) Essendon 8.9 (57) VFL Park 21,105 15 June 1970

Round 12

Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Venue Crowd Date
North Melbourne 5.10 (40) St Kilda 11.5 (71) Arden Street Oval 10,007 20 June 1970
Geelong 14.15 (99) Hawthorn 10.11 (71) Kardinia Park (Stadium) 12,698 20 June 1970
Fitzroy 12.11 (83) Richmond 8.9 (57) Junction Oval 14,541 20 June 1970
Collingwood 8.16 (64) Footscray 7.9 (51) Victoria Park 23,008 20 June 1970
Essendon 10.16 (76) Carlton 12.9 (81) Windy Hill 20,270 20 June 1970
South Melbourne 12.10 (82) Melbourne 12.6 (78) VFL Park 13,962 20 June 1970

Round 13

Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Venue Crowd Date
Hawthorn 16.17 (113) Melbourne 11.8 (74) Glenferrie Oval 13,196 27 June 1970
Carlton 12.21 (93) Geelong 11.14 (80) Princes Park 25,519 27 June 1970
South Melbourne 16.9 (105) North Melbourne 14.12 (96) Lake Oval 12,407 27 June 1970
St Kilda 11.14 (80) Fitzroy 8.11 (59) Moorabbin Oval 17,073 27 June 1970
Footscray 11.12 (78) Essendon 9.8 (62) Western Oval 18,817 27 June 1970
Richmond 11.13 (79) Collingwood 9.13 (67) VFL Park 23,939 27 June 1970

Round 14

Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Venue Crowd Date
Melbourne 11.19 (85) North Melbourne 11.11 (77) MCG 13,975 4 July 1970
Carlton 11.12 (78) Richmond 7.7 (49) Princes Park 26,895 4 July 1970
St Kilda 6.16 (52) Footscray 6.10 (46) Moorabbin Oval 15,415 4 July 1970
Geelong 20.8 (128) Fitzroy 13.16 (94) Kardinia Park (Stadium) 15,304 4 July 1970
Hawthorn 18.7 (115) Collingwood 13.13 (91) Glenferrie Oval 19,587 4 July 1970
South Melbourne 11.5 (71) Essendon 5.10 (40) VFL Park 13,238 4 July 1970

Round 15

Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Venue Crowd Date
Richmond 11.15 (81) St Kilda 7.21 (63) MCG 38,037 11 July 1970
Footscray 6.4 (40) South Melbourne 13.10 (88) Western Oval 21,921 11 July 1970
Fitzroy 12.18 (90) Melbourne 8.14 (62) Junction Oval 9,467 11 July 1970
Essendon 9.8 (62) Hawthorn 21.4 (130) Windy Hill 13,174 11 July 1970
Collingwood 13.15 (93) Geelong 8.16 (64) Victoria Park 28,847 11 July 1970
Carlton 13.21 (99) North Melbourne 4.7 (31) VFL Park 12,572 11 July 1970

Round 16

Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Venue Crowd Date
Carlton 16.14 (110) St Kilda 10.11 (71) Princes Park 22,988 18 July 1970
South Melbourne 11.9 (75) Richmond 12.17 (89) Lake Oval 25,651 18 July 1970
North Melbourne 13.17 (95) Fitzroy 18.14 (122) Arden Street Oval 8,443 18 July 1970
Geelong 15.16 (106) Essendon 8.17 (65) Kardinia Park (Stadium) 17,220 18 July 1970
Melbourne 7.19 (61) Collingwood 10.16 (76) MCG 36,044 18 July 1970
Hawthorn 23.9 (147) Footscray 6.12 (48) VFL Park 14,151 18 July 1970

Round 17

Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Venue Crowd Date
St Kilda 13.14 (92) South Melbourne 11.6 (72) Moorabbin Oval 20,851 25 July 1970
Footscray 12.15 (87) Geelong 7.14 (56) Western Oval 14,660 25 July 1970
Essendon 18.17 (125) Melbourne 12.17 (89) Windy Hill 9,755 25 July 1970
Collingwood 14.21 (105) North Melbourne 8.8 (56) Victoria Park 15,678 25 July 1970
Richmond 15.15 (105) Hawthorn 11.17 (83) MCG 55,740 25 July 1970
Carlton 10.11 (71) Fitzroy 9.7 (61) VFL Park 13,828 25 July 1970

Round 18

Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Venue Crowd Date
Hawthorn 11.11 (77) St Kilda 14.18 (102) Glenferrie Oval 16,698 1 August 1970
Carlton 11.17 (83) South Melbourne 10.19 (79) Princes Park 27,271 1 August 1970
Melbourne 8.13 (61) Footscray 10.15 (75) MCG 16,591 1 August 1970
North Melbourne 13.13 (91) Essendon 16.22 (118) Arden Street Oval 8,952 1 August 1970
Fitzroy 11.9 (75) Collingwood 17.15 (117) Junction Oval 18,760 1 August 1970
Geelong 13.10 (88) Richmond 8.13 (61) VFL Park 26,378 1 August 1970

Round 19

Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Venue Crowd Date
Footscray 10.23 (83) North Melbourne 11.15 (81) Western Oval 13,118 8 August 1970
Essendon 12.16 (88) Fitzroy 14.10 (94) Windy Hill 13,572 8 August 1970
Richmond 9.10 (64) Melbourne 18.10 (118) MCG 25,158 8 August 1970
South Melbourne 16.7 (103) Hawthorn 13.8 (86) Lake Oval 17,437 8 August 1970
Collingwood 13.23 (101) Carlton 2.12 (24) Victoria Park 39,959 8 August 1970
St Kilda 12.16 (88) Geelong 5.7 (37) VFL Park 29,667 8 August 1970

Round 20

Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Venue Crowd Date
North Melbourne 7.6 (48) Richmond 16.10 (106) Arden Street Oval 8,837 15 August 1970
Geelong 10.14 (74) South Melbourne 11.15 (81) Kardinia Park (Stadium) 29,918 15 August 1970
Fitzroy 12.10 (82) Footscray 11.14 (80) Junction Oval 11,398 15 August 1970
Collingwood 24.16 (160) Essendon 11.13 (79) Victoria Park 24,785 15 August 1970
Hawthorn 13.9 (87) Carlton 18.9 (117) Glenferrie Oval 20,841 15 August 1970
St Kilda 17.14 (116) Melbourne 7.14 (56) VFL Park 22,570 15 August 1970

Round 21

Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Venue Crowd Date
Hawthorn 21.14 (140) North Melbourne 9.20 (74) Glenferrie Oval 8,061 22 August 1970
Geelong 16.12 (108) Melbourne 13.18 (96) Kardinia Park (Stadium) 13,670 22 August 1970
Carlton 18.14 (122) Footscray 17.6 (108) Princes Park 21,568 22 August 1970
South Melbourne 14.15 (99) Fitzroy 10.20 (80) Lake Oval 20,071 22 August 1970
Richmond 23.13 (151) Essendon 11.11 (77) MCG 25,862 22 August 1970
St Kilda 14.14 (98) Collingwood 16.12 (108) Moorabbin Oval 38,222 22 August 1970

Round 22

Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Venue Crowd Date
Footscray 12.10 (82) Richmond 10.12 (72) Western Oval 16,672 29 August 1970
Fitzroy 9.11 (65) Hawthorn 18.16 (124) Junction Oval 11,626 29 August 1970
Essendon 8.11 (59) St Kilda 14.19 (103) Windy Hill 14,310 29 August 1970
Collingwood 22.15 (147) South Melbourne 7.9 (51) Victoria Park 41,451 29 August 1970
North Melbourne 12.11 (83) Geelong 6.6 (42) Arden Street Oval 6,435 29 August 1970
Melbourne 12.15 (87) Carlton 14.17 (101) MCG 40,973 29 August 1970

Ladder

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

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 season.

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

Premiership Finals

First Semi-Final

Team 1 Qtr 2 Qtr 3 Qtr Final
St Kilda 6.1 9.3 14.8 22.11 (143)
South Melbourne 2.5 9.8 10.10 13.12 (90)
Attendance: 104,239

Second Semi-Final

Team 1 Qtr 2 Qtr 3 Qtr Final
Collingwood 5.2 9.7 12.11 17.16 (118)
Carlton 5.0 9.2 14.3 17.6 (108)
Attendance: 112,838

Preliminary Final

Team 1 Qtr 2 Qtr 3 Qtr Final
Carlton 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

Main article: 1970 VFL Grand Final
Team 1 Qtr 2 Qtr 3 Qtr Final
Carlton 0.3 4.5 12.5 17.9 (111)
Collingwood 4.8 10.13 13.16 14.17 (101)
Attendance: 121,696

Grand Final Teams

Carlton
Backs Barry Gill Kevin Hall Vin Waite
H/Backs John Goold David McKay Barry Mulcair
Centre Line Garry Crane Ian Robertson Phillip Pinnell
H/Forwards Brent Crosswell Robert Walls Syd Jackson
Forwards Peter Jones Alex Jesaulenko Bert Thornley
Rucks/Rover John Nicholls (c) Sergio Silvagni Adrian Gallagher
Reserves Neil Chandler Ted Hopkins
Coach Ron Barassi
Collingwood
Backs Colin Tully Jeff Clifton Peter Eakins
H/Backs Denis O'Callaghan Ted Potter Lee Adamson
Centre Line Robert Dean Barry Price John Greening
H/Forwards Max Richardson Len Thompson Con Britt
Forwards Ross Dunne Peter McKenna Wayne Richardson
Rucks/Rover Graeme Jenkin Terry Waters (c) Des Tuddenham
Reserves Bob Heard Ricky Watt
Coach Bob Rose

Umpire - Don Jolley

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

Notable Events

  • Unhappy with their treatment over the three seasons they spent at Princes Park, Fitzroy move their home ground to the Junction Oval.
  • Essendon's Don McKenzie, Geoff Gosper, Darryl Gerlach, Geoff Pryor, and Barry Davis, and Collingwood's Len Thompson and Des Tuddenham 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 play Fitzroy at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on 5 April 1970. This was the first-ever VFL Sunday match. Before the start of the third quarter the Richmond and Fitzroy players lined up in front of the Members' Stand and were introduced to the Queen, Prince Philip, Prince Charles, and Princess Anne, 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 22, Carlton's Alex Jesaulenko kicks 5 goals and brings up his "century". 1970 is the first VFl season in which three full-forwards (Alex Jesaulenko, Peter McKenna, and Peter Hudson) have kicked at least 100 goals in a home-and-away season.
  • In round 5, Ted Whitten plays his 321st senior VFL game, breaking the record set by Dick Reynolds. Whitten retires after this match.
  • On Monday 31 August HSV-7 broadcasts the first "live" Brownlow Medal count.
  • In the 1970 Second Semi-Final, Carlton's Syd Jackson was reported for striking Collingwood defender Lee Adamson. The wily Carlton President, George Harris, 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, stating that Jackson had no case to answer.
    • Jackson revealed much later that it had all been a set-up by George Harris. [1]

See also

References

  • Maplestone, M., Flying Higher: History of the Essendon Football Club 1872-1996, Essendon Football Club, (Melbourne), 1996. ISBN 0-959-17402-8
  • Rogers, S. & Brown, A., Every Game Ever Played: VFL/AFL Results 1897-1997 (Sixth Edition), Viking Books, (Ringwood), 1998. ISBN 0-670-90809-6
  • Ross, J. (ed), 100 Years of Australian Football 1897-1996: The Complete Story of the AFL, All the Big Stories, All the Great Pictures, All the Champions, Every AFL Season Reported, Viking, (Ringwood), 1996. ISBN 0-670-86814-0

External links

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