1970 VFA Season

These are the results for the 1970 season of the Victorian Football Association (currently known as the Victorian Football League).

It featured eighteen rounds in a double round-robin format. Prahran were the minor premiers.

The season ended with a finals series following the Page-McIntyre system. Prahran were the premiers, with Kevin Rose as the premiership coach.

Season Details

Name: 1970 VFA Season
Teams: 10
Rounds: 18
Finals System: Page-McIntyre System
Matches: 94

Team Details

Team Home Ground Coach (Appointed) Coach (Caretaker)
Dandenong Shepley Oval
Geelong West West Oval
Oakleigh Warrawee Park
Port Melbourne North Port Oval Bob Bonnett
Prahran Toorak Park Kevin Rose
Preston Preston City Oval Alan Joyce
Sandringham Beach Road Oval Graham Clarke
Waverley Central Reserve Russell Blew
Williamstown WCG
Yarraville Yarraville Oval

Season Results

Premiers: Prahran
Runners-Up: Williamstown
Minor Premiers: Prahran

Team Results

Minor Premiership Results

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA GF BF GA BA
Prahran 1st 15 -0- 3 60 134.5% 2,100 1,561 300 300 220 241
Williamstown 2nd 13 -0- 5 52 113.5% 1,962 1,728 284 258 242 276
Port Melbourne 3rd 11 -0- 7 44 123.4% 1,890 1,531 269 276 211 265
Waverley 4th 11 -0- 7 44 118.8% 2,044 1,720 289 310 250 220
Preston 5th 11 -0- 7 44 105.5% 1,794 1,700 251 288 246 224
Sandringham 6th 11 -0- 7 44 105.5% 2,083 1,975 308 235 279 301
Dandenong 7th 10 -0- 8 40 118.9% 1,936 1,628 280 256 232 236
Oakleigh 8th 4 -0- 14 16 77.8% 1,656 2,128 232 264 306 292
Geelong West 9th 3 -0- 15 12 67.7% 1,581 2,336 221 255 338 308
Yarraville 10th 1 -0- 17 4 68.2% 1,585 2,324 227 223 337 302

Overall Premiership Results

Team Position (Outcome)
Prahran 1st Premiers
Williamstown 2nd Runners-Up
Waverley 3rd Defeated by Williamstown (Preliminary Final)
Port Melbourne 4th Defeated by Waverley (Semi Final)
Preston 5th Did not qualify for finals
Sandringham 6th Did not qualify for finals
Dandenong 7th Did not qualify for finals
Oakleigh 8th Did not qualify for finals
Geelong West 9th Did not qualify for finals
Yarraville 10th Did not qualify for finals

Season Fixture

Round 1

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 19/04/1970 2:10 PM Dandenong v Yarraville Shepley Oval 185 - 111 5,000
SUN 19/04/1970 2:10 PM Geelong West v Waverley West Oval 83 - 192 2,000
SUN 19/04/1970 2:10 PM Oakleigh v Williamstown Warrawee Park 98 - 129 3,000
SUN 19/04/1970 2:10 PM Preston v Port Melbourne Preston City Oval 104 - 84 6,000
SUN 19/04/1970 2:10 PM Sandringham v Prahran Beach Road Oval 106 - 145 6,000

Round 1 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Waverley 1st 1 -0- 0 4 231.3% 192 83
Dandenong 2nd 1 -0- 0 4 166.7% 185 111
Prahran 3rd 1 -0- 0 4 136.8% 145 106
Williamstown 4th 1 -0- 0 4 131.6% 129 98
Preston 5th 1 -0- 0 4 123.8% 104 84
Port Melbourne 6th 0 -0- 1 0 80.8% 84 104
Oakleigh 7th 0 -0- 1 0 76.0% 98 129
Sandringham 8th 0 -0- 1 0 73.1% 106 145
Yarraville 9th 0 -0- 1 0 60.0% 111 185
Geelong West 10th 0 -0- 1 0 43.2% 83 192

Round 2

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 26/04/1970 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v Oakleigh North Port Oval 161 - 68 3,500
SUN 26/04/1970 2:10 PM Prahran v Preston Toorak Park 110 - 94 8,000
SUN 26/04/1970 2:10 PM Waverley v Dandenong Central Reserve 105 - 90 8,000
SUN 26/04/1970 2:10 PM Williamstown v Geelong West WCG 146 - 73 2,500
SUN 26/04/1970 2:10 PM Yarraville v Sandringham Yarraville Oval 81 - 179 2,000

Round 2 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Waverley 1st 2 -0- 0 8 171.7% 297 173
Williamstown 2nd 2 -0- 0 8 160.8% 275 171
Prahran 3rd 2 -0- 0 8 127.5% 255 200
Port Melbourne 4th 1 -0- 1 4 142.4% 245 172
Dandenong 5th 1 -0- 1 4 127.3% 275 216
Sandringham 6th 1 -0- 1 4 126.1% 285 226
Preston 7th 1 -0- 1 4 102.1% 198 194
Oakleigh 8th 0 -0- 2 0 57.2% 166 290
Yarraville 9th 0 -0- 2 0 52.7% 192 364
Geelong West 10th 0 -0- 2 0 46.2% 156 338

Round 3

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 03/05/1970 2:10 PM Dandenong v Preston Shepley Oval 75 - 81 6,000
SUN 03/05/1970 2:10 PM Geelong West v Oakleigh West Oval 97 - 90 1,800
SUN 03/05/1970 2:10 PM Prahran v Waverley Toorak Park 149 - 60 4,000
SUN 03/05/1970 2:10 PM Sandringham v Port Melbourne Beach Road Oval 110 - 107 5,000
SUN 03/05/1970 2:10 PM Williamstown v Yarraville WCG 92 - 73 3,000

Round 3 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Prahran 1st 3 -0- 0 12 155.4% 404 260
Williamstown 2nd 3 -0- 0 12 150.4% 367 244
Sandringham 3rd 2 -0- 1 8 118.6% 395 333
Waverley 4th 2 -0- 1 8 110.9% 357 322
Preston 5th 2 -0- 1 8 103.7% 279 269
Port Melbourne 6th 1 -0- 2 4 124.8% 352 282
Dandenong 7th 1 -0- 2 4 117.8% 350 297
Geelong West 8th 1 -0- 2 4 59.1% 253 428
Oakleigh 9th 0 -0- 3 0 66.1% 256 387
Yarraville 10th 0 -0- 3 0 58.1% 265 456

Round 4

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 09/05/1970 2:10 PM Waverley v Williamstown Central Reserve 106 - 120 1,000
SUN 10/05/1970 10:05 AM Yarraville v Geelong West Yarraville Oval 110 - 118 1,500
SUN 10/05/1970 2:10 PM Oakleigh v Dandenong Warrawee Park 78 - 106 3,500
SUN 10/05/1970 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v Prahran North Port Oval 85 - 76 6,000
SUN 10/05/1970 2:10 PM Preston v Sandringham Preston City Oval 102 - 104 4,000

Round 4 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Williamstown 1st 4 -0- 0 16 139.1% 487 350
Prahran 2nd 3 -0- 1 12 139.1% 480 345
Sandringham 3rd 3 -0- 1 12 114.7% 499 435
Port Melbourne 4th 2 -0- 2 8 122.1% 437 358
Dandenong 5th 2 -0- 2 8 121.6% 456 375
Waverley 6th 2 -0- 2 8 104.8% 463 442
Preston 7th 2 -0- 2 8 102.1% 381 373
Geelong West 8th 2 -0- 2 8 69.0% 371 538
Oakleigh 9th 0 -0- 4 0 67.7% 334 493
Yarraville 10th 0 -0- 4 0 65.3% 375 574

Round 5

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 17/05/1970 2:10 PM Dandenong v Geelong West Shepley Oval 118 - 68 3,000
SUN 17/05/1970 2:10 PM Sandringham v Oakleigh Beach Road Oval 100 - 75 3,000
SUN 17/05/1970 2:10 PM Waverley v Preston Central Reserve 85 - 42 3,000
SUN 17/05/1970 2:10 PM Williamstown v Prahran WCG 106 - 71 2,500
SUN 17/05/1970 2:10 PM Yarraville v Port Melbourne Yarraville Oval 54 - 120

Round 5 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Williamstown 1st 5 -0- 0 20 140.9% 593 421
Sandringham 2nd 4 -0- 1 16 117.5% 599 510
Port Melbourne 3rd 3 -0- 2 12 135.2% 557 412
Dandenong 4th 3 -0- 2 12 129.6% 574 443
Prahran 5th 3 -0- 2 12 122.2% 551 451
Waverley 6th 3 -0- 2 12 113.2% 548 484
Preston 7th 2 -0- 3 8 92.4% 423 458
Geelong West 8th 2 -0- 3 8 66.9% 439 656
Oakleigh 9th 0 -0- 5 0 69.0% 409 593
Yarraville 10th 0 -0- 5 0 61.8% 429 694

Round 6

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 24/05/1970 2:10 PM Dandenong v Williamstown Shepley Oval 92 - 57 6,000
SUN 24/05/1970 2:10 PM Geelong West v Sandringham West Oval 104 - 109 2,500
SUN 24/05/1970 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v Waverley North Port Oval 100 - 119 5,000
SUN 24/05/1970 2:10 PM Prahran v Yarraville Toorak Park 182 - 72 3,000
SUN 24/05/1970 2:10 PM Preston v Oakleigh Preston City Oval 121 - 82 4,500

Round 6 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Williamstown 1st 5 -0- 1 20 126.7% 650 513
Sandringham 2nd 5 -0- 1 20 115.3% 708 614
Prahran 3rd 4 -0- 2 16 140.2% 733 523
Dandenong 4th 4 -0- 2 16 133.2% 666 500
Waverley 5th 4 -0- 2 16 114.2% 667 584
Port Melbourne 6th 3 -0- 3 12 123.7% 657 531
Preston 7th 3 -0- 3 12 100.7% 544 540
Geelong West 8th 2 -0- 4 8 71.0% 543 765
Oakleigh 9th 0 -0- 6 0 68.8% 491 714
Yarraville 10th 0 -0- 6 0 57.2% 501 876

Round 7

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 31/05/1970 2:10 PM Geelong West v Preston West Oval 92 - 110 3,000
SUN 31/05/1970 2:10 PM Oakleigh v Prahran Warrawee Park 65 - 126 3,000
SUN 31/05/1970 2:10 PM Sandringham v Dandenong Beach Road Oval 130 - 110 7,500
SUN 31/05/1970 2:10 PM Waverley v Yarraville Central Reserve 121 - 71 1,700
SUN 31/05/1970 2:10 PM Williamstown v Port Melbourne WCG 78 - 143 5,000

Round 7 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Sandringham 1st 6 -0- 1 24 115.7% 838 724
Prahran 2nd 5 -0- 2 20 146.1% 859 588
Waverley 3rd 5 -0- 2 20 120.3% 788 655
Williamstown 4th 5 -0- 2 20 111.0% 728 656
Port Melbourne 5th 4 -0- 3 16 131.4% 800 609
Dandenong 6th 4 -0- 3 16 123.2% 776 630
Preston 7th 4 -0- 3 16 103.5% 654 632
Geelong West 8th 2 -0- 5 8 72.6% 635 875
Oakleigh 9th 0 -0- 7 0 66.2% 556 840
Yarraville 10th 0 -0- 7 0 57.4% 572 997

Round 8

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 07/06/1970 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v Geelong West North Port Oval 138 - 86 2,000
SUN 07/06/1970 2:10 PM Prahran v Dandenong Toorak Park 103 - 91 9,000
SUN 07/06/1970 2:10 PM Waverley v Sandringham Central Reserve 149 - 84 7,000
SUN 07/06/1970 2:10 PM Williamstown v Preston WCG 120 - 87 5,000
SUN 07/06/1970 2:10 PM Yarraville v Oakleigh Yarraville Oval 125 - 136 1,500

Round 8 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Prahran 1st 6 -0- 2 24 141.7% 962 679
Waverley 2nd 6 -0- 2 24 126.8% 937 739
Williamstown 3rd 6 -0- 2 24 114.1% 848 743
Sandringham 4th 6 -0- 2 24 105.6% 922 873
Port Melbourne 5th 5 -0- 3 20 135.0% 938 695
Dandenong 6th 4 -0- 4 16 118.3% 867 733
Preston 7th 4 -0- 4 16 98.5% 741 752
Geelong West 8th 2 -0- 6 8 71.2% 721 1,013
Oakleigh 9th 1 -0- 7 4 71.7% 692 965
Yarraville 10th 0 -0- 8 0 61.5% 697 1,133

Round 9

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 13/06/1970 2:10 PM Oakleigh v Waverley Warrawee Park 64 - 117
SAT 13/06/1970 2:10 PM Sandringham v Williamstown Beach Road Oval 103 - 88
SUN 14/06/1970 2:10 PM Geelong West v Prahran West Oval 98 - 172
SUN 21/06/1970 2:10 PM Dandenong v Port Melbourne Shepley Oval 85 - 77
SUN 21/06/1970 2:10 PM Preston v Yarraville Preston City Oval 87 - 85

Round 9 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Prahran 1st 7 -0- 2 28 145.9% 1,134 777
Waverley 2nd 7 -0- 2 28 131.3% 1,054 803
Sandringham 3rd 7 -0- 2 28 106.7% 1,025 961
Williamstown 4th 6 -0- 3 24 110.6% 936 846
Port Melbourne 5th 5 -0- 4 20 130.1% 1,015 780
Dandenong 6th 5 -0- 4 20 117.5% 952 810
Preston 7th 5 -0- 4 20 98.9% 828 837
Geelong West 8th 2 -0- 7 8 69.1% 819 1,185
Oakleigh 9th 1 -0- 8 4 69.9% 756 1,082
Yarraville 10th 0 -0- 9 0 64.1% 782 1,220

Round 10

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 28/06/1970 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v Preston North Port Oval 107 - 55
SUN 28/06/1970 2:10 PM Prahran v Sandringham Toorak Park 135 - 115
SUN 28/06/1970 2:10 PM Waverley v Geelong West Central Reserve 159 - 71
SUN 28/06/1970 2:10 PM Williamstown v Oakleigh WCG 121 - 63
SUN 28/06/1970 2:10 PM Yarraville v Dandenong Yarraville Oval 67 - 130

Round 10 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Prahran 1st 8 -0- 2 32 142.3% 1,269 892
Waverley 2nd 8 -0- 2 32 138.8% 1,213 874
Williamstown 3rd 7 -0- 3 28 116.3% 1,057 909
Sandringham 4th 7 -0- 3 28 104.0% 1,140 1,096
Port Melbourne 5th 6 -0- 4 24 134.4% 1,122 835
Dandenong 6th 6 -0- 4 24 123.4% 1,082 877
Preston 7th 5 -0- 5 20 93.5% 883 944
Geelong West 8th 2 -0- 8 8 66.2% 890 1,344
Oakleigh 9th 1 -0- 9 4 68.1% 819 1,203
Yarraville 10th 0 -0- 10 0 62.9% 849 1,350

Round 11

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 05/07/1970 2:10 PM Dandenong v Waverley Shepley Oval 92 - 70 5,000
SUN 05/07/1970 2:10 PM Geelong West v Williamstown West Oval 109 - 92 2,500
SUN 05/07/1970 2:10 PM Oakleigh v Port Melbourne Warrawee Park 57 - 67 3,000
SUN 05/07/1970 2:10 PM Preston v Prahran Preston City Oval 59 - 71 4,000
SUN 05/07/1970 2:10 PM Sandringham v Yarraville Beach Road Oval 152 - 87 3,500

Round 11 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Prahran 1st 9 -0- 2 36 140.9% 1,340 951
Waverley 2nd 8 -0- 3 32 132.8% 1,283 966
Sandringham 3rd 8 -0- 3 32 109.2% 1,292 1,183
Port Melbourne 4th 7 -0- 4 28 133.3% 1,189 892
Dandenong 5th 7 -0- 4 28 124.0% 1,174 947
Williamstown 6th 7 -0- 4 28 112.9% 1,149 1,018
Preston 7th 5 -0- 6 20 92.8% 942 1,015
Geelong West 8th 3 -0- 8 12 69.6% 999 1,436
Oakleigh 9th 1 -0- 10 4 69.0% 876 1,270
Yarraville 10th 0 -0- 11 0 62.3% 936 1,502

Round 12

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 12/07/1970 2:10 PM Oakleigh v Geelong West Warrawee Park 140 - 118 1,500
SUN 12/07/1970 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v Sandringham North Port Oval 130 - 91 5,000
SUN 12/07/1970 2:10 PM Preston v Dandenong Preston City Oval 132 - 99 4,500
SUN 12/07/1970 2:10 PM Waverley v Prahran Central Reserve 64 - 68 2,000
SUN 12/07/1970 2:10 PM Yarraville v Williamstown Yarraville Oval 121 - 154 3,000

Round 12 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Prahran 1st 10 -0- 2 40 138.7% 1,408 1,015
Port Melbourne 2nd 8 -0- 4 32 134.2% 1,319 983
Waverley 3rd 8 -0- 4 32 130.3% 1,347 1,034
Williamstown 4th 8 -0- 4 32 114.4% 1,303 1,139
Sandringham 5th 8 -0- 4 32 105.3% 1,383 1,313
Dandenong 6th 7 -0- 5 28 118.0% 1,273 1,079
Preston 7th 6 -0- 6 24 96.4% 1,074 1,114
Geelong West 8th 3 -0- 9 12 70.9% 1,117 1,576
Oakleigh 9th 2 -0- 10 8 73.2% 1,016 1,388
Yarraville 10th 0 -0- 12 0 63.8% 1,057 1,656

Round 13

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 18/07/1970 2:10 PM Williamstown v Waverley WCG 142 - 101
SUN 19/07/1970 2:10 PM Dandenong v Oakleigh Shepley Oval 122 - 75
SUN 19/07/1970 2:10 PM Geelong West v Yarraville West Oval 74 - 93
SUN 19/07/1970 2:10 PM Prahran v Port Melbourne Toorak Park 94 - 84
SUN 19/07/1970 2:10 PM Sandringham v Preston Beach Road Oval 100 - 112

Round 13 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Prahran 1st 11 -0- 2 44 136.7% 1,502 1,099
Williamstown 2nd 9 -0- 4 36 116.5% 1,445 1,240
Port Melbourne 3rd 8 -0- 5 32 130.3% 1,403 1,077
Waverley 4th 8 -0- 5 32 123.1% 1,448 1,176
Dandenong 5th 8 -0- 5 32 120.9% 1,395 1,154
Sandringham 6th 8 -0- 5 32 104.1% 1,483 1,425
Preston 7th 7 -0- 6 28 97.7% 1,186 1,214
Geelong West 8th 3 -0- 10 12 71.4% 1,191 1,669
Oakleigh 9th 2 -0- 11 8 72.3% 1,091 1,510
Yarraville 10th 1 -0- 12 4 66.5% 1,150 1,730

Round 14

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 26/07/1970 2:10 PM Geelong West v Dandenong West Oval 116 - 160
SUN 26/07/1970 2:10 PM Oakleigh v Sandringham Warrawee Park 136 - 93
SUN 26/07/1970 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v Yarraville North Port Oval 129 - 91
SUN 26/07/1970 2:10 PM Prahran v Williamstown Toorak Park 130 - 85
SUN 26/07/1970 2:10 PM Preston v Waverley Preston City Oval 131 - 74

Round 14 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Prahran 1st 12 -0- 2 48 137.8% 1,632 1,184
Port Melbourne 2nd 9 -0- 5 36 131.2% 1,532 1,168
Dandenong 3rd 9 -0- 5 36 122.4% 1,555 1,270
Williamstown 4th 9 -0- 5 36 111.7% 1,530 1,370
Waverley 5th 8 -0- 6 32 116.4% 1,522 1,307
Preston 6th 8 -0- 6 32 102.3% 1,317 1,288
Sandringham 7th 8 -0- 6 32 101.0% 1,576 1,561
Oakleigh 8th 3 -0- 11 12 76.5% 1,227 1,603
Geelong West 9th 3 -0- 11 12 71.5% 1,307 1,829
Yarraville 10th 1 -0- 13 4 66.8% 1,241 1,859

Round 15

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 02/08/1970 2:10 PM Oakleigh v Preston Warrawee Park 120 - 158 4,000
SUN 02/08/1970 2:10 PM Sandringham v Geelong West Beach Road Oval 160 - 64 2,000
SUN 02/08/1970 2:10 PM Waverley v Port Melbourne Central Reserve 116 - 88 4,000
SUN 02/08/1970 2:10 PM Williamstown v Dandenong WCG 89 - 84 4,000
SUN 02/08/1970 2:10 PM Yarraville v Prahran Yarraville Oval 88 - 135 2,500

Round 15 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Prahran 1st 13 -0- 2 52 138.9% 1,767 1,272
Williamstown 2nd 10 -0- 5 40 111.3% 1,619 1,454
Port Melbourne 3rd 9 -0- 6 36 126.2% 1,620 1,284
Dandenong 4th 9 -0- 6 36 120.6% 1,639 1,359
Waverley 5th 9 -0- 6 36 117.4% 1,638 1,395
Sandringham 6th 9 -0- 6 36 106.8% 1,736 1,625
Preston 7th 9 -0- 6 36 104.8% 1,475 1,408
Oakleigh 8th 3 -0- 12 12 76.5% 1,347 1,761
Geelong West 9th 3 -0- 12 12 68.9% 1,371 1,989
Yarraville 10th 1 -0- 14 4 66.6% 1,329 1,994

Round 16

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 09/08/1970 2:10 PM Dandenong v Sandringham Shepley Oval 78 - 100 6,000
SUN 09/08/1970 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v Williamstown North Port Oval 82 - 95 5,000
SUN 09/08/1970 2:10 PM Prahran v Oakleigh Toorak Park 115 - 112 3,000
SUN 09/08/1970 2:10 PM Preston v Geelong West Preston City Oval 110 - 100 2,500
SUN 09/08/1970 2:10 PM Yarraville v Waverley Yarraville Oval 95 - 99 2,000

Round 16 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Prahran 1st 14 -0- 2 56 136.0% 1,882 1,384
Williamstown 2nd 11 -0- 5 44 111.6% 1,714 1,536
Waverley 3rd 10 -0- 6 40 116.6% 1,737 1,490
Sandringham 4th 10 -0- 6 40 107.8% 1,836 1,703
Preston 5th 10 -0- 6 40 105.1% 1,585 1,508
Port Melbourne 6th 9 -0- 7 36 123.4% 1,702 1,379
Dandenong 7th 9 -0- 7 36 117.7% 1,717 1,459
Oakleigh 8th 3 -0- 13 12 77.8% 1,459 1,876
Geelong West 9th 3 -0- 13 12 70.1% 1,471 2,099
Yarraville 10th 1 -0- 15 4 68.0% 1,424 2,093

Round 17

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 16/08/1970 2:10 PM Dandenong v Prahran Shepley Oval 113 - 50 2,500
SUN 16/08/1970 2:10 PM Geelong West v Port Melbourne West Oval 46 - 69 150
SUN 16/08/1970 2:10 PM Oakleigh v Yarraville Warrawee Park 99 - 61 1,500
SUN 16/08/1970 2:10 PM Preston v Williamstown Preston City Oval 77 - 92 6,500
SUN 16/08/1970 2:10 PM Sandringham v Waverley Beach Road Oval 132 - 116 3,000

Round 17 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Prahran 1st 14 -0- 3 56 129.1% 1,932 1,497
Williamstown 2nd 12 -0- 5 48 112.0% 1,806 1,613
Sandringham 3rd 11 -0- 6 44 108.2% 1,968 1,819
Port Melbourne 4th 10 -0- 7 40 124.3% 1,771 1,425
Dandenong 5th 10 -0- 7 40 121.3% 1,830 1,509
Waverley 6th 10 -0- 7 40 114.2% 1,853 1,622
Preston 7th 10 -0- 7 40 103.9% 1,662 1,600
Oakleigh 8th 4 -0- 13 16 80.4% 1,558 1,937
Geelong West 9th 3 -0- 14 12 70.0% 1,517 2,168
Yarraville 10th 1 -0- 16 4 67.7% 1,485 2,192

Round 18

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 22/08/1970 2:10 PM Prahran v Geelong West Toorak Park 168 - 64 5,000
SUN 23/08/1970 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v Dandenong North Port Oval 119 - 106 4,500
SUN 23/08/1970 2:10 PM Waverley v Oakleigh Central Reserve 191 - 98 3,500
SUN 23/08/1970 2:10 PM Williamstown v Sandringham WCG 156 - 115 9,000
SUN 23/08/1970 2:10 PM Yarraville v Preston Yarraville Oval 100 - 132 2,000

Round 18 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Prahran 1st 15 -0- 3 60 134.5% 2,100 1,561
Williamstown 2nd 13 -0- 5 52 113.5% 1,962 1,728
Port Melbourne 3rd 11 -0- 7 44 123.4% 1,890 1,531
Waverley 4th 11 -0- 7 44 118.8% 2,044 1,720
Sandringham 5th 11 -0- 7 44 105.5% 2,083 1,975
Preston 6th 11 -0- 7 44 105.5% 1,794 1,700
Dandenong 7th 10 -0- 8 40 118.9% 1,936 1,628
Oakleigh 8th 4 -0- 14 16 77.8% 1,656 2,128
Geelong West 9th 3 -0- 15 12 67.7% 1,581 2,336
Yarraville 10th 1 -0- 17 4 68.2% 1,585 2,324

Final Round 1

Semi Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 30/08/1970 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v Waverley Junction Oval 75 - 106
SUN 06/09/1970 2:10 PM Prahran v Williamstown Junction Oval 75 - 69 10,000

Final Round 2

Preliminary Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 13/09/1970 2:10 PM Williamstown v Waverley Junction Oval 154 - 51

Final Round 3

Grand Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 20/09/1970 2:10 PM Prahran v Williamstown Junction Oval 120 - 70 22,000