1970 SANFL Season

These are the results for the 1970 season of the South Australian National Football League.

It featured twenty rounds. Port Adelaide were the minor premiers.

The season ended with a finals series following the Page-McIntyre system. Sturt were the premiers, with Jack Oatey as the premiership coach.

Season Details

Name: 1970 SANFL Season
Teams: 10
Rounds: 20
Finals System: Page-McIntyre System
Matches: 104

Team Details

Team Home Ground Coach (Appointed) Coach (Caretaker)
Central District Elizabeth Oval Dennis Jones
Glenelg Glenelg Oval Neil Kerley
North Adelaide Prospect Oval Mike Patterson
Norwood Norwood Oval Robert Oatey
Port Adelaide Alberton Oval Fos Williams
South Adelaide Adelaide Oval Jim Deane
Sturt Unley Oval Jack Oatey
West Adelaide Richmond Oval Murray Weideman
West Torrens Thebarton Oval Johnny Birt
Woodville Woodville Oval Noel Teasdale

Season Results

Premiers: Sturt
Runners-Up: Glenelg
Minor Premiers: Port Adelaide

Team Results

Minor Premiership Results

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA GF BF GA BA
Port Adelaide 1st 17 -1- 2 35 60.1% 2,219 1,475 316 323 214 191
Sturt 2nd 17 -0- 3 34 59.4% 2,209 1,508 311 343 217 206
North Adelaide 3rd 12 -0- 8 24 55.2% 2,104 1,709 306 268 239 275
Glenelg 4th 11 -0- 9 22 50.8% 2,108 2,039 302 296 293 281
Norwood 5th 10 -2- 8 22 50.0% 1,872 1,872 268 264 268 264
West Adelaide 6th 8 -1- 11 17 45.4% 1,478 1,775 207 236 250 275
Central District 7th 7 -0- 13 14 47.9% 1,722 1,873 245 252 266 277
West Torrens 8th 7 -0- 13 14 47.7% 1,841 2,016 268 233 292 264
Woodville 9th 6 -0- 14 12 42.5% 1,621 2,193 232 229 315 303
South Adelaide 10th 3 -0- 17 6 40.3% 1,492 2,206 211 226 312 334

Overall Premiership Results

Team Position (Outcome)
Sturt 1st Premiers
Glenelg 2nd Runners-Up
Port Adelaide 3rd Defeated by Glenelg (Preliminary Final)
North Adelaide 4th Defeated by Glenelg (Semi Final)
Norwood 5th Did not qualify for finals
West Adelaide 6th Did not qualify for finals
Central District 7th Did not qualify for finals
West Torrens 8th Did not qualify for finals
Woodville 9th Did not qualify for finals
South Adelaide 10th Did not qualify for finals

Season Fixture

Round 1

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 04/04/1970 2:10 PM Glenelg v Woodville Glenelg Oval 172 - 116
SAT 04/04/1970 2:10 PM North Adelaide v West Torrens Prospect Oval 169 - 64
SAT 04/04/1970 2:10 PM Norwood v Port Adelaide Norwood Oval 85 - 59
SAT 04/04/1970 2:10 PM South Adelaide v Central District Adelaide Oval 75 - 96
SAT 04/04/1970 2:10 PM West Adelaide v Sturt Richmond Oval 55 - 107

Round 1 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
North Adelaide 1st 1 -0- 0 2 72.5% 169 64
Sturt 2nd 1 -0- 0 2 66.0% 107 55
Glenelg 3rd 1 -0- 0 2 59.7% 172 116
Norwood 4th 1 -0- 0 2 59.0% 85 59
Central District 5th 1 -0- 0 2 56.1% 96 75
South Adelaide 6th 0 -0- 1 0 43.9% 75 96
Port Adelaide 7th 0 -0- 1 0 41.0% 59 85
Woodville 8th 0 -0- 1 0 40.3% 116 172
West Adelaide 9th 0 -0- 1 0 34.0% 55 107
West Torrens 10th 0 -0- 1 0 27.5% 64 169

Round 2

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 11/04/1970 2:10 PM Glenelg v Port Adelaide Glenelg Oval 115 - 164
SAT 11/04/1970 2:10 PM South Adelaide v North Adelaide Adelaide Oval 104 - 134
SAT 11/04/1970 2:10 PM Sturt v Norwood Unley Oval 113 - 63
SAT 11/04/1970 2:10 PM West Adelaide v West Torrens Richmond Oval 115 - 105
SAT 11/04/1970 2:10 PM Woodville v Central District Woodville Oval 113 - 69

Round 2 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Sturt 1st 2 -0- 0 4 65.1% 220 118
North Adelaide 2nd 2 -0- 0 4 64.3% 303 168
Port Adelaide 3rd 1 -0- 1 2 52.7% 223 200
Glenelg 4th 1 -0- 1 2 50.6% 287 280
Woodville 5th 1 -0- 1 2 48.7% 229 241
Central District 6th 1 -0- 1 2 46.7% 165 188
Norwood 7th 1 -0- 1 2 46.3% 148 172
West Adelaide 8th 1 -0- 1 2 44.5% 170 212
South Adelaide 9th 0 -0- 2 0 43.8% 179 230
West Torrens 10th 0 -0- 2 0 37.3% 169 284

Round 3

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 18/04/1970 2:10 PM Central District v West Adelaide Elizabeth Oval 82 - 86
SAT 18/04/1970 2:10 PM Port Adelaide v North Adelaide Alberton Oval 108 - 71
SAT 18/04/1970 2:10 PM South Adelaide v Norwood Adelaide Oval 96 - 100
SAT 18/04/1970 2:10 PM West Torrens v Woodville Thebarton Oval 107 - 119
SAT 25/04/1970 2:10 PM Sturt v Glenelg Adelaide Oval 106 - 78

Round 3 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Sturt 1st 3 -0- 0 6 62.5% 326 196
North Adelaide 2nd 2 -0- 1 4 57.5% 374 276
Port Adelaide 3rd 2 -0- 1 4 55.0% 331 271
Woodville 4th 2 -0- 1 4 50.0% 348 348
Norwood 5th 2 -0- 1 4 48.1% 248 268
West Adelaide 6th 2 -0- 1 4 46.5% 256 294
Glenelg 7th 1 -0- 2 2 48.6% 365 386
Central District 8th 1 -0- 2 2 47.4% 247 274
South Adelaide 9th 0 -0- 3 0 45.5% 275 330
West Torrens 10th 0 -0- 3 0 40.6% 276 403

Round 4

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 02/05/1970 2:10 PM Central District v Port Adelaide Elizabeth Oval 49 - 87
SAT 02/05/1970 2:10 PM North Adelaide v Norwood Prospect Oval 129 - 53
SAT 02/05/1970 2:10 PM South Adelaide v Woodville Adelaide Oval 100 - 81
SAT 02/05/1970 2:10 PM Sturt v West Torrens Unley Oval 122 - 79
SAT 02/05/1970 2:10 PM West Adelaide v Glenelg Richmond Oval 69 - 81

Round 4 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Sturt 1st 4 -0- 0 8 62.0% 448 275
North Adelaide 2nd 3 -0- 1 6 60.5% 503 329
Port Adelaide 3rd 3 -0- 1 6 56.6% 418 320
Glenelg 4th 2 -0- 2 4 49.5% 446 455
Woodville 5th 2 -0- 2 4 48.9% 429 448
West Adelaide 6th 2 -0- 2 4 46.4% 325 375
Norwood 7th 2 -0- 2 4 43.1% 301 397
South Adelaide 8th 1 -0- 3 2 47.7% 375 411
Central District 9th 1 -0- 3 2 45.1% 296 361
West Torrens 10th 0 -0- 4 0 40.3% 355 525

Round 5

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 09/05/1970 2:10 PM Glenelg v South Adelaide Glenelg Oval 97 - 93
SAT 09/05/1970 2:10 PM North Adelaide v Central District Adelaide Oval 162 - 115
SAT 09/05/1970 2:10 PM Port Adelaide v West Adelaide Alberton Oval 145 - 65
SAT 09/05/1970 2:10 PM Sturt v Woodville Unley Oval 138 - 63
SAT 09/05/1970 2:10 PM West Torrens v Norwood Thebarton Oval 115 - 100

Round 5 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Sturt 1st 5 -0- 0 10 63.4% 586 338
North Adelaide 2nd 4 -0- 1 8 60.0% 665 444
Port Adelaide 3rd 4 -0- 1 8 59.4% 563 385
Glenelg 4th 3 -0- 2 6 49.8% 543 548
Woodville 5th 2 -0- 3 4 45.6% 492 586
Norwood 6th 2 -0- 3 4 43.9% 401 512
West Adelaide 7th 2 -0- 3 4 42.9% 390 520
South Adelaide 8th 1 -0- 4 2 48.0% 468 508
Central District 9th 1 -0- 4 2 44.0% 411 523
West Torrens 10th 1 -0- 4 2 42.9% 470 625

Round 6

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 16/05/1970 2:10 PM Central District v Sturt Elizabeth Oval 53 - 145
SAT 16/05/1970 2:10 PM Norwood v West Adelaide Norwood Oval 117 - 80
SAT 16/05/1970 2:10 PM South Adelaide v Port Adelaide Adelaide Oval 64 - 103
SAT 16/05/1970 2:10 PM West Torrens v Glenelg Thebarton Oval 90 - 110
SAT 16/05/1970 2:10 PM Woodville v North Adelaide Woodville Oval 99 - 81

Round 6 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Sturt 1st 6 -0- 0 12 65.2% 731 391
Port Adelaide 2nd 5 -0- 1 10 59.7% 666 449
North Adelaide 3rd 4 -0- 2 8 57.9% 746 543
Glenelg 4th 4 -0- 2 8 50.6% 653 638
Woodville 5th 3 -0- 3 6 47.0% 591 667
Norwood 6th 3 -0- 3 6 46.7% 518 592
West Adelaide 7th 2 -0- 4 4 42.5% 470 637
South Adelaide 8th 1 -0- 5 2 46.5% 532 611
West Torrens 9th 1 -0- 5 2 43.2% 560 735
Central District 10th 1 -0- 5 2 41.0% 464 668

Round 7

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 23/05/1970 2:10 PM Glenelg v Central District Glenelg Oval 168 - 133
SAT 23/05/1970 2:10 PM Port Adelaide v West Torrens Alberton Oval 116 - 77
SAT 23/05/1970 2:10 PM Sturt v South Adelaide Unley Oval 179 - 79
SAT 23/05/1970 2:10 PM West Adelaide v North Adelaide Richmond Oval 79 - 61
SAT 23/05/1970 2:10 PM Woodville v Norwood Woodville Oval 97 - 112

Round 7 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Sturt 1st 7 -0- 0 14 65.9% 910 470
Port Adelaide 2nd 6 -0- 1 12 59.8% 782 526
Glenelg 3rd 5 -0- 2 10 51.6% 821 771
North Adelaide 4th 4 -0- 3 8 56.5% 807 622
Norwood 5th 4 -0- 3 8 47.8% 630 689
Woodville 6th 3 -0- 4 6 46.9% 688 779
West Adelaide 7th 3 -0- 4 6 44.0% 549 698
South Adelaide 8th 1 -0- 6 2 43.6% 611 790
West Torrens 9th 1 -0- 6 2 42.8% 637 851
Central District 10th 1 -0- 6 2 41.7% 597 836

Round 8

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 30/05/1970 2:10 PM North Adelaide v Sturt Prospect Oval 76 - 88
SAT 30/05/1970 2:10 PM Norwood v Glenelg Norwood Oval 100 - 138
SAT 30/05/1970 2:10 PM Port Adelaide v Woodville Alberton Oval 143 - 80
SAT 30/05/1970 2:10 PM South Adelaide v West Adelaide Adelaide Oval 83 - 107
SAT 30/05/1970 2:10 PM West Torrens v Central District Thebarton Oval 115 - 87

Round 8 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Sturt 1st 8 -0- 0 16 64.6% 998 546
Port Adelaide 2nd 7 -0- 1 14 60.4% 925 606
Glenelg 3rd 6 -0- 2 12 52.4% 959 871
North Adelaide 4th 4 -0- 4 8 55.4% 883 710
Norwood 5th 4 -0- 4 8 46.9% 730 827
West Adelaide 6th 4 -0- 4 8 45.7% 656 781
Woodville 7th 3 -0- 5 6 45.4% 768 922
West Torrens 8th 2 -0- 6 4 44.5% 752 938
South Adelaide 9th 1 -0- 7 2 43.6% 694 897
Central District 10th 1 -0- 7 2 41.8% 684 951

Round 9

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 06/06/1970 2:10 PM Central District v Norwood Elizabeth Oval 67 - 90
SAT 06/06/1970 2:10 PM Glenelg v North Adelaide Glenelg Oval 103 - 117
SAT 06/06/1970 2:10 PM Sturt v Port Adelaide Unley Oval 124 - 83
SAT 06/06/1970 2:10 PM West Torrens v South Adelaide Thebarton Oval 157 - 44
SAT 06/06/1970 2:10 PM Woodville v West Adelaide Woodville Oval 132 - 98

Round 9 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Sturt 1st 9 -0- 0 18 64.1% 1,122 629
Port Adelaide 2nd 7 -0- 2 14 58.0% 1,008 730
Glenelg 3rd 6 -0- 3 12 51.8% 1,062 988
North Adelaide 4th 5 -0- 4 10 55.2% 1,000 813
Norwood 5th 5 -0- 4 10 47.8% 820 894
Woodville 6th 4 -0- 5 8 46.9% 900 1,020
West Adelaide 7th 4 -0- 5 8 45.2% 754 913
West Torrens 8th 3 -0- 6 6 48.1% 909 982
Central District 9th 1 -0- 8 2 41.9% 751 1,041
South Adelaide 10th 1 -0- 8 2 41.2% 738 1,054

Round 10

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 13/06/1970 2:10 PM Norwood v Sturt Norwood Oval 110 - 132
SAT 13/06/1970 2:10 PM Port Adelaide v Glenelg Alberton Oval 113 - 79
SAT 13/06/1970 2:10 PM Woodville v Central District Adelaide Oval 89 - 77
MON 15/06/1970 2:10 PM North Adelaide v South Adelaide Prospect Oval 156 - 65
MON 15/06/1970 2:10 PM West Adelaide v West Torrens Adelaide Oval 71 - 88

Round 10 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Sturt 1st 10 -0- 0 20 62.9% 1,254 739
Port Adelaide 2nd 8 -0- 2 16 58.1% 1,121 809
North Adelaide 3rd 6 -0- 4 12 56.8% 1,156 878
Glenelg 4th 6 -0- 4 12 50.9% 1,141 1,101
Norwood 5th 5 -0- 5 10 47.5% 930 1,026
Woodville 6th 5 -0- 5 10 47.4% 989 1,097
West Torrens 7th 4 -0- 6 8 48.6% 997 1,053
West Adelaide 8th 4 -0- 6 8 45.2% 825 1,001
Central District 9th 1 -0- 9 2 42.3% 828 1,130
South Adelaide 10th 1 -0- 9 2 39.9% 803 1,210

Round 11

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 20/06/1970 2:10 PM Glenelg v Sturt Glenelg Oval 86 - 117
SAT 20/06/1970 2:10 PM South Adelaide v Norwood Adelaide Oval 85 - 104
SAT 20/06/1970 2:10 PM Woodville v West Torrens Woodville Oval 70 - 145
SAT 27/06/1970 2:10 PM North Adelaide v Port Adelaide Prospect Oval 94 - 119
SAT 27/06/1970 2:10 PM West Adelaide v Central District Richmond Oval 91 - 84

Round 11 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Sturt 1st 11 -0- 0 22 62.4% 1,371 825
Port Adelaide 2nd 9 -0- 2 18 57.9% 1,240 903
North Adelaide 3rd 6 -0- 5 12 55.6% 1,250 997
Glenelg 4th 6 -0- 5 12 50.2% 1,227 1,218
Norwood 5th 6 -0- 5 12 48.2% 1,034 1,111
West Torrens 6th 5 -0- 6 10 50.4% 1,142 1,123
Woodville 7th 5 -0- 6 10 46.0% 1,059 1,242
West Adelaide 8th 5 -0- 6 10 45.8% 916 1,085
Central District 9th 1 -0- 10 2 42.8% 912 1,221
South Adelaide 10th 1 -0- 10 2 40.3% 888 1,314

Round 12

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 04/07/1970 2:10 PM Central District v South Adelaide Elizabeth Oval 96 - 40
SAT 04/07/1970 2:10 PM Port Adelaide v Norwood Adelaide Oval 107 - 87
SAT 04/07/1970 2:10 PM Sturt v West Adelaide Unley Oval 43 - 37
SAT 04/07/1970 2:10 PM West Torrens v North Adelaide Thebarton Oval 35 - 92
SAT 04/07/1970 2:10 PM Woodville v Glenelg Woodville Oval 96 - 142

Round 12 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Sturt 1st 12 -0- 0 24 62.1% 1,414 862
Port Adelaide 2nd 10 -0- 2 20 57.6% 1,347 990
North Adelaide 3rd 7 -0- 5 14 56.5% 1,342 1,032
Glenelg 4th 7 -0- 5 14 51.0% 1,369 1,314
Norwood 5th 6 -0- 6 12 47.9% 1,121 1,218
West Torrens 6th 5 -0- 7 10 49.2% 1,177 1,215
West Adelaide 7th 5 -0- 7 10 45.8% 953 1,128
Woodville 8th 5 -0- 7 10 45.5% 1,155 1,384
Central District 9th 2 -0- 10 4 44.4% 1,008 1,261
South Adelaide 10th 1 -0- 11 2 39.7% 928 1,410

Round 13

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 11/07/1970 2:10 PM Glenelg v West Adelaide Glenelg Oval 74 - 56
SAT 11/07/1970 2:10 PM Norwood v North Adelaide Norwood Oval 68 - 119
SAT 11/07/1970 2:10 PM Port Adelaide v Central District Alberton Oval 98 - 81
SAT 11/07/1970 2:10 PM South Adelaide v Woodville Adelaide Oval 84 - 61
SAT 11/07/1970 2:10 PM West Torrens v Sturt Thebarton Oval 82 - 135

Round 13 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Sturt 1st 13 -0- 0 26 62.1% 1,549 944
Port Adelaide 2nd 11 -0- 2 22 57.4% 1,445 1,071
North Adelaide 3rd 8 -0- 5 16 57.0% 1,461 1,100
Glenelg 4th 8 -0- 5 16 51.3% 1,443 1,370
Norwood 5th 6 -0- 7 12 47.1% 1,189 1,337
West Torrens 6th 5 -0- 8 10 48.3% 1,259 1,350
West Adelaide 7th 5 -0- 8 10 45.6% 1,009 1,202
Woodville 8th 5 -0- 8 10 45.3% 1,216 1,468
Central District 9th 2 -0- 11 4 44.5% 1,089 1,359
South Adelaide 10th 2 -0- 11 4 40.8% 1,012 1,471

Round 14

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 18/07/1970 2:10 PM Central District v North Adelaide Elizabeth Oval 77 - 45
SAT 18/07/1970 2:10 PM Norwood v West Torrens Norwood Oval 80 - 45
SAT 18/07/1970 2:10 PM South Adelaide v Glenelg Adelaide Oval 42 - 79
SAT 18/07/1970 2:10 PM West Adelaide v Port Adelaide Richmond Oval 32 - 87
SAT 18/07/1970 2:10 PM Woodville v Sturt Woodville Oval 52 - 57

Round 14 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Sturt 1st 14 -0- 0 28 61.7% 1,606 996
Port Adelaide 2nd 12 -0- 2 24 58.1% 1,532 1,103
Glenelg 3rd 9 -0- 5 18 51.9% 1,522 1,412
North Adelaide 4th 8 -0- 6 16 56.1% 1,506 1,177
Norwood 5th 7 -0- 7 14 47.9% 1,269 1,382
West Torrens 6th 5 -0- 9 10 47.7% 1,304 1,430
Woodville 7th 5 -0- 9 10 45.4% 1,268 1,525
West Adelaide 8th 5 -0- 9 10 44.7% 1,041 1,289
Central District 9th 3 -0- 11 6 45.4% 1,166 1,404
South Adelaide 10th 2 -0- 12 4 40.5% 1,054 1,550

Round 15

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 25/07/1970 2:10 PM Glenelg v West Torrens Adelaide Oval 76 - 84
SAT 25/07/1970 2:10 PM North Adelaide v Woodville Prospect Oval 121 - 41
SAT 25/07/1970 2:10 PM Port Adelaide v South Adelaide Alberton Oval 114 - 44
SAT 25/07/1970 2:10 PM Sturt v Central District Unley Oval 106 - 70
SAT 25/07/1970 2:10 PM West Adelaide v Norwood Richmond Oval 74 - 74

Round 15 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Sturt 1st 15 -0- 0 30 61.6% 1,712 1,066
Port Adelaide 2nd 13 -0- 2 26 58.9% 1,646 1,147
North Adelaide 3rd 9 -0- 6 18 57.2% 1,627 1,218
Glenelg 4th 9 -0- 6 18 51.6% 1,598 1,496
Norwood 5th 7 -1- 7 15 48.0% 1,343 1,456
West Torrens 6th 6 -0- 9 12 48.0% 1,388 1,506
West Adelaide 7th 5 -1- 9 11 45.0% 1,115 1,363
Woodville 8th 5 -0- 10 10 44.3% 1,309 1,646
Central District 9th 3 -0- 12 6 45.0% 1,236 1,510
South Adelaide 10th 2 -0- 13 4 39.8% 1,098 1,664

Round 16

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 01/08/1970 2:10 PM Central District v Glenelg Elizabeth Oval 76 - 75
SAT 01/08/1970 2:10 PM North Adelaide v West Adelaide Prospect Oval 115 - 73
SAT 01/08/1970 2:10 PM Norwood v Woodville Norwood Oval 81 - 51
SAT 01/08/1970 2:10 PM South Adelaide v Sturt Adelaide Oval 75 - 86
SAT 01/08/1970 2:10 PM West Torrens v Port Adelaide Thebarton Oval 51 - 101

Round 16 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Sturt 1st 16 -0- 0 32 61.2% 1,798 1,141
Port Adelaide 2nd 14 -0- 2 28 59.3% 1,747 1,198
North Adelaide 3rd 10 -0- 6 20 57.4% 1,742 1,291
Glenelg 4th 9 -0- 7 18 51.6% 1,673 1,572
Norwood 5th 8 -1- 7 17 48.6% 1,424 1,507
West Torrens 6th 6 -0- 10 12 47.2% 1,439 1,607
West Adelaide 7th 5 -1- 10 11 44.6% 1,188 1,478
Woodville 8th 5 -0- 11 10 44.1% 1,360 1,727
Central District 9th 4 -0- 12 8 45.3% 1,312 1,585
South Adelaide 10th 2 -0- 14 4 40.1% 1,173 1,750

Round 17

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 08/08/1970 2:10 PM Central District v West Torrens Elizabeth Oval 142 - 75
SAT 08/08/1970 2:10 PM Glenelg v Norwood Glenelg Oval 107 - 148
SAT 08/08/1970 2:10 PM Sturt v North Adelaide Unley Oval 149 - 85
SAT 08/08/1970 2:10 PM West Adelaide v South Adelaide Richmond Oval 79 - 56
SAT 08/08/1970 2:10 PM Woodville v Port Adelaide Woodville Oval 42 - 211

Round 17 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Sturt 1st 17 -0- 0 34 61.4% 1,947 1,226
Port Adelaide 2nd 15 -0- 2 30 61.2% 1,958 1,240
North Adelaide 3rd 10 -0- 7 20 55.9% 1,827 1,440
Norwood 4th 9 -1- 7 19 49.3% 1,572 1,614
Glenelg 5th 9 -0- 8 18 50.9% 1,780 1,720
West Adelaide 6th 6 -1- 10 13 45.2% 1,267 1,534
West Torrens 7th 6 -0- 11 12 46.4% 1,514 1,749
Central District 8th 5 -0- 12 10 46.7% 1,454 1,660
Woodville 9th 5 -0- 12 10 42.0% 1,402 1,938
South Adelaide 10th 2 -0- 15 4 40.2% 1,229 1,829

Round 18

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 15/08/1970 2:10 PM North Adelaide v Glenelg Prospect Oval 105 - 100
SAT 15/08/1970 2:10 PM Norwood v Central District Norwood Oval 86 - 95
SAT 15/08/1970 2:10 PM Port Adelaide v Sturt Alberton Oval 85 - 79
SAT 15/08/1970 2:10 PM South Adelaide v West Torrens Adelaide Oval 120 - 118
SAT 15/08/1970 2:10 PM West Adelaide v Woodville Richmond Oval 95 - 63

Round 18 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Sturt 1st 17 -0- 1 34 60.7% 2,026 1,311
Port Adelaide 2nd 16 -0- 2 32 60.8% 2,043 1,319
North Adelaide 3rd 11 -0- 7 22 55.6% 1,932 1,540
Norwood 4th 9 -1- 8 19 49.2% 1,658 1,709
Glenelg 5th 9 -0- 9 18 50.7% 1,880 1,825
West Adelaide 6th 7 -1- 10 15 46.0% 1,362 1,597
Central District 7th 6 -0- 12 12 47.0% 1,549 1,746
West Torrens 8th 6 -0- 12 12 46.6% 1,632 1,869
Woodville 9th 5 -0- 13 10 41.9% 1,465 2,033
South Adelaide 10th 3 -0- 15 6 40.9% 1,349 1,947

Round 19

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 22/08/1970 2:10 PM Central District v Woodville Elizabeth Oval 115 - 46
SAT 22/08/1970 2:10 PM North Adelaide v Port Adelaide Adelaide Oval 91 - 111
SAT 22/08/1970 2:10 PM Norwood v South Adelaide Norwood Oval 149 - 98
SAT 22/08/1970 2:10 PM Sturt v Glenelg Unley Oval 122 - 127
SAT 22/08/1970 2:10 PM West Torrens v West Adelaide Thebarton Oval 117 - 46

Round 19 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Port Adelaide 1st 17 -0- 2 34 60.4% 2,154 1,410
Sturt 2nd 17 -0- 2 34 59.9% 2,148 1,438
North Adelaide 3rd 11 -0- 8 22 55.1% 2,023 1,651
Norwood 4th 10 -1- 8 21 50.0% 1,807 1,807
Glenelg 5th 10 -0- 9 20 50.8% 2,007 1,947
West Adelaide 6th 7 -1- 11 15 45.1% 1,408 1,714
Central District 7th 7 -0- 12 14 48.1% 1,664 1,792
West Torrens 8th 7 -0- 12 14 47.7% 1,749 1,915
Woodville 9th 5 -0- 14 10 41.3% 1,511 2,148
South Adelaide 10th 3 -0- 16 6 40.8% 1,447 2,096

Round 20

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 29/08/1970 2:10 PM Glenelg v West Torrens Glenelg Oval 101 - 92
SAT 29/08/1970 2:10 PM North Adelaide v Central District Prospect Oval 81 - 58
SAT 29/08/1970 2:10 PM Port Adelaide v Norwood Alberton Oval 65 - 65
SAT 29/08/1970 2:10 PM Sturt v West Adelaide Adelaide Oval 61 - 70
SAT 29/08/1970 2:10 PM Woodville v South Adelaide Woodville Oval 110 - 45

Round 20 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Port Adelaide 1st 17 -1- 2 35 60.1% 2,219 1,475
Sturt 2nd 17 -0- 3 34 59.4% 2,209 1,508
North Adelaide 3rd 12 -0- 8 24 55.2% 2,104 1,709
Glenelg 4th 11 -0- 9 22 50.8% 2,108 2,039
Norwood 5th 10 -2- 8 22 50.0% 1,872 1,872
West Adelaide 6th 8 -1- 11 17 45.4% 1,478 1,775
Central District 7th 7 -0- 13 14 47.9% 1,722 1,873
West Torrens 8th 7 -0- 13 14 47.7% 1,841 2,016
Woodville 9th 6 -0- 14 12 42.5% 1,621 2,193
South Adelaide 10th 3 -0- 17 6 40.3% 1,492 2,206

Final Round 1

Semi Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 05/09/1970 2:10 PM North Adelaide v Glenelg Adelaide Oval 84 - 100 29,022
SAT 12/09/1970 2:10 PM Port Adelaide v Sturt Adelaide Oval 79 - 114 40,125

Final Round 2

Preliminary Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 19/09/1970 2:10 PM Port Adelaide v Glenelg Adelaide Oval 86 - 104 38,296

Final Round 3

Grand Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 26/09/1970 2:10 PM Sturt v Glenelg Adelaide Oval 85 - 64 48,757