1970 VFL Season: Geelong

Season Team Details

Season: 1970 VFL Season
Team: Geelong
Home Ground: Kardinia Park

Team Results

Ladder Position: 5th (W-D-L: 12-0-10, P%: 102.4%)
Finals Performance: Did not qualify for finals
Players: 33
Brownlow Leader(s): Bill Goggin (15)
Goalkicking Leader(s) (Home-and-Away): Doug Wade (74)
Carji Greeves Medal Recipient(s): Bill Goggin

Team Leaders

Captain(s): Bill Goggin

Player Results

Player Guernsey(s) Match(es) Round(s) Goal(s) Brownlow
Adams, Robert #9 9 R08, R11-R17, R19 1
Ainsworth, Geoff #25 18 R01-R09, R13-R19, R21-R22 0
Andrews, Gareth #6 19 R01-R04, R06-R20 21
Bates, Jeff #11 3 R20-R22 1
Closter, Wayne #1 11 R01-R04, R16-R22 1
Colley, Tim #38 5 R05, R15-R18 1
Evans, Phil #5 16 R06-R08, R10-R22 8
Farman, Terry #15 20 R02-R14, R16-R22 1
Gilmore, Tony #24 8 R01, R07, R10-R15 0
Gladman, Ken #18 15 R01-R02, R04-R12, R16, R20-R22 5
Goggin, Bill #35 22 R01-R22 26
Hampshire, Ian #22 22 R01-R22 1
Harris, David #32 4 R01-R04 2
Higgins, Kevin #14 3 R01-R03 3
Kline, Jeff #21 4 R05, R08-R10 0
Linke, Peter #37 5 R18-R22 0
McCarthy, Shane #8 2 R21-R22 0
Nankervis, Bruce #33 13 R08-R17, R20-R22 1
Nankervis, Ian #40 22 R01-R22 38
Newland, Ken #3 17 R01-R17 18
Newman, Sam #17 21 R01-R17, R19-R22 0
Palfreyman, Stewart #2 16 R01-R07, R10-R15, R17-R19 3
Polinelli, Tony #36 12 R05-R09, R13-R19 4
Reid, Gordon #29 21 R01-R13, R15-R22 0
Rosenow, Geoff #27 20 R01-R15, R17-R20, R22 1
Ryan, Bill #26 21 R01-R18, R20-R22 44
Scarlett, John #30 22 R01-R22 0
Smith, Phil #31 8 R07-R10, R12, R20-R22 17
Stephenson, Doug #20 2 R18-R19 1
Stevens, Phil #4 18 R01-R06, R09-R15, R18-R22 1
Strahan, Hugh #28 16 R01-R09, R11-R14, R16, R18-R19 8
Wade, Doug #23 18 R01-R06, R09-R11, R14-R22 74
Wright, Jim #12 7 R03-R07, R20-R21 3

Team Line-Up

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This is an approximation for the typical team line-up based on available position records from this season.

Coach Results

Coach Match(es) (W-D-L) Round(s)
Pianto, Peter 22 12 -0- 10 R01-R22

Match Results

Date Round Opponent H/A Result Coach Captain (Nominated)
04/04/1970 Round 1 Hawthorn AWAY WIN GEE by 9 Peter Pianto Bill Goggin
11/04/1970 Round 2 Carlton HOME LOSS CAR by 22 Peter Pianto Bill Goggin
18/04/1970 Round 3 Fitzroy AWAY WIN GEE by 61 Peter Pianto Bill Goggin
25/04/1970 Round 4 Collingwood HOME LOSS COL by 8 Peter Pianto Bill Goggin
02/05/1970 Round 5 Essendon AWAY WIN GEE by 20 Peter Pianto Bill Goggin
09/05/1970 Round 6 Footscray HOME WIN GEE by 46 Peter Pianto Bill Goggin
16/05/1970 Round 7 Richmond AWAY LOSS RIC by 24 Peter Pianto Bill Goggin
23/05/1970 Round 8 St Kilda HOME WIN GEE by 8 Peter Pianto Bill Goggin
30/05/1970 Round 9 South Melbourne AWAY LOSS SOU by 50 Peter Pianto Bill Goggin
06/06/1970 Round 10 Melbourne AWAY WIN GEE by 17 Peter Pianto Bill Goggin
15/06/1970 Round 11 North Melbourne HOME WIN GEE by 19 Peter Pianto Bill Goggin
20/06/1970 Round 12 Hawthorn HOME WIN GEE by 28 Peter Pianto Bill Goggin
27/06/1970 Round 13 Carlton AWAY LOSS CAR by 13 Peter Pianto Bill Goggin
04/07/1970 Round 14 Fitzroy HOME WIN GEE by 34 Peter Pianto Bill Goggin
11/07/1970 Round 15 Collingwood AWAY LOSS COL by 29 Peter Pianto Bill Goggin
18/07/1970 Round 16 Essendon HOME WIN GEE by 41 Peter Pianto Bill Goggin
25/07/1970 Round 17 Footscray AWAY LOSS FOO by 31 Peter Pianto Bill Goggin
01/08/1970 Round 18 Richmond HOME WIN GEE by 27 Peter Pianto Bill Goggin
08/08/1970 Round 19 St Kilda AWAY LOSS STK by 51 Peter Pianto Bill Goggin
15/08/1970 Round 20 South Melbourne HOME LOSS SOU by 7 Peter Pianto Bill Goggin
22/08/1970 Round 21 Melbourne HOME WIN GEE by 12 Peter Pianto Bill Goggin
29/08/1970 Round 22 North Melbourne AWAY LOSS NOR by 41 Peter Pianto Bill Goggin