1970 VFA (D1) Season: Williamstown

These are the details of the premiership results for Williamstown for the 1970 season of the first division of the Victorian Football Association (currently known as the Victorian Football League). The team used the WCG as their home ground, playing nine matches there (nine as hosts). The team finished the regular season in second place, securing a place in the finals series. After being defeated by Prahran in the second semi final and defeating Waverley in the preliminary final, Williamstown were defeated by Prahran in the grand final, resulting in becoming the runners-up.

Team Details

Competition: 1970 VFA (D1) Season
Team: Williamstown
Home Ground: WCG

Team Results

Ladder Position: 2nd (W-D-L: 13-0-5, P%: 113.5)
Finals Performance: Runners-Up

Player Results

Player Guernseys Matches Goals Rounds
Papley, Max 13 0 R01-03, R08-10, R15-18, SF, PF, GF

Coach Results

Coach Matches (W-D-L) Rounds
Papley, Max 21 14 -0- 7 R01-18, SF, PF, GF

Match Results

Date Round Opponent H/A Result Coach Captain (Nominated)
19/04/1970 Round 1 Oakleigh AWAY WIN WILL by 31 Max Papley unknown
26/04/1970 Round 2 Geelong West HOME WIN WILL by 73 Max Papley unknown
03/05/1970 Round 3 Yarraville HOME WIN WILL by 19 Max Papley unknown
09/05/1970 Round 4 Waverley AWAY WIN WILL by 14 Max Papley unknown
17/05/1970 Round 5 Prahran HOME WIN WILL by 35 Max Papley unknown
24/05/1970 Round 6 Dandenong AWAY LOSS DNDG by 35 Max Papley unknown
31/05/1970 Round 7 Port Melbourne HOME LOSS PMLB by 65 Max Papley unknown
07/06/1970 Round 8 Preston HOME WIN WILL by 33 Max Papley unknown
13/06/1970 Round 9 Sandringham AWAY LOSS SNDH by 15 Max Papley unknown
28/06/1970 Round 10 Oakleigh HOME WIN WILL by 58 Max Papley unknown
05/07/1970 Round 11 Geelong West AWAY LOSS GEWE by 17 Max Papley unknown
12/07/1970 Round 12 Yarraville AWAY WIN WILL by 33 Max Papley unknown
18/07/1970 Round 13 Waverley HOME WIN WILL by 41 Max Papley unknown
26/07/1970 Round 14 Prahran AWAY LOSS PRAH by 45 Max Papley unknown
02/08/1970 Round 15 Dandenong HOME WIN WILL by 5 Max Papley unknown
09/08/1970 Round 16 Port Melbourne AWAY WIN WILL by 13 Max Papley unknown
16/08/1970 Round 17 Preston AWAY WIN WILL by 15 Max Papley unknown
23/08/1970 Round 18 Sandringham HOME WIN WILL by 41 Max Papley unknown
06/09/1970 Semi Final Prahran AWAY LOSS PRAH by 6 Max Papley unknown
13/09/1970 Preliminary Final Waverley HOME WIN WILL by 103 Max Papley unknown
20/09/1970 Grand Final Prahran AWAY LOSS PRAH by 50 Max Papley unknown