1970 VFL Season: Essendon
These are the details of the premiership results of Essendon for the 1970 VFL season. The team finished the regular season in eleventh place.
Season Team Details
Competition:
1970 VFL Season
Team:
Essendon
Home Ground:
Windy Hill
Team Results
Ladder Position:
11th (W-D-L: 6-0-16, P%: 81.5)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Team Leaders
Captains:
John Williams, Barry Davis
Vice-Captains:
Charlie Payne, Don McKenzie
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barclay, Stuart | #37 | 6 | 0 | R01, R03-05, R21-22 |
| Blethyn, Geoff | #11 | 13 | 33 | R08-16, R18-19, R21-22 |
| Close, Robin | #19 | 14 | 17 | R01-05, R09-13, R17-20 |
| Collins, David | #31 | 4 | 2 | R01-04 |
| Crouch, Gary | #5 | 4 | 1 | R05, R12, R20, R22 |
| Daniel, Peter | #28 | 21 | 3 | R01-11, R13-22 |
| Davis, Barry | #32 | 19 | 17 | R02-12, R14-21 |
| Ellis, John | #30 | 11 | 13 | R01-03, R07, R16-22 |
| Fanning, John | #27 | 1 | 1 | R01 |
| Fields, Neville | #41 | 7 | 4 | R08-09, R11-13, R21-22 |
| Fletcher, Ken | #21 | 19 | 1 | R01-15, R17-19, R21 |
| Gerlach, Darryl | #17 | 21 | 0 | R02-22 |
| Gosper, Geoff | #6 | 20 | 3 | R02-13, R15-22 |
| Grainger, Gary | #4 | 14 | 13 | R01-02, R08-17, R20-21 |
| Greenwood, Bob | #2 | 21 | 23 | R01-06, R08-22 |
| Gross, Don | #15 | 18 | 17 | R01-10, R13-14, R17-22 |
| Halley, Len | #44 | 9 | 6 | R11-12, R16-22 |
| Headlam, Wayne | #40 | 16 | 3 | R03, R05-06, R08-09, R12-22 |
| Lake, Bruce | #16 | 4 | 2 | R04-07 |
| Lake, Eddie | #38 | 14 | 4 | R01-08, R12-17 |
| May, John | #55 | 3 | 1 | R14-16 |
| McKenzie, Don | #24 | 18 | 1 | R02, R04-16, R18-20, R22 |
| Neish, Bruce | #8 | 14 | 8 | R06-14, R18-22 |
| Noonan, Alan | #10 | 2 | 7 | R03-04 |
| Parkes, Gary | #48 | 1 | 0 | R16 |
| Payne, Charlie | #7 | 16 | 11 | R01-02, R06-11, R13-17, R20-22 |
| Payne, Ian | #3 | 11 | 3 | R01, R10-19 |
| Perry, Greg | #14 | 5 | 5 | R01, R03-06 |
| Pirouet, Bryan | #9 | 11 | 0 | R01, R07, R10-15, R17, R21-22 |
| Pryor, Geoff | #35 | 14 | 4 | R02, R06-18 |
| Roberts, Ken | #45 | 2 | 0 | R14-15 |
| Sproule, Paul | #26 | 21 | 18 | R01-20, R22 |
| Starbuck, David | #39 | 7 | 0 | R06-08, R19-22 |
| Stevenson, Ian | #25 | 6 | 2 | R01-05, R07 |
| Stillman, Les | #23 | 10 | 18 | R01-07, R09-10, R15 |
| Talbot, Sandy | #51 | 5 | 0 | R18-22 |
| Tassell, Doug | #33 | 11 | 0 | R01-11 |
| Thompson, Robert | #43 | 6 | 0 | R15-20 |
| Williams, John | #22 | 21 | 1 | R01-14, R16-22 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clarke, Jack | 22 | 6 | -0- | 16 | R01-22 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/04/1970 | Round 1 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 49 | Jack Clarke | John Williams |
| 11/04/1970 | Round 2 | Footscray | HOME | LOSS | FOOT by 32 | Jack Clarke | Barry Davis |
| 18/04/1970 | Round 3 | South Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 11 | Jack Clarke | Barry Davis |
| 25/04/1970 | Round 4 | Hawthorn | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 40 | Jack Clarke | Barry Davis |
| 02/05/1970 | Round 5 | Geelong | HOME | LOSS | GEEL by 20 | Jack Clarke | Barry Davis |
| 09/05/1970 | Round 6 | Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | MELB by 15 | Jack Clarke | Barry Davis |
| 16/05/1970 | Round 7 | North Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | NMLB by 16 | Jack Clarke | Barry Davis |
| 23/05/1970 | Round 8 | Fitzroy | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 3 | Jack Clarke | Barry Davis |
| 30/05/1970 | Round 9 | Collingwood | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 6 | Jack Clarke | Barry Davis |
| 06/06/1970 | Round 10 | Richmond | HOME | LOSS | RICH by 7 | Jack Clarke | Barry Davis |
| 15/06/1970 | Round 11 | St Kilda | AWAY | LOSS | STKL by 12 | Jack Clarke | Barry Davis |
| 20/06/1970 | Round 12 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CARL by 5 | Jack Clarke | Barry Davis |
| 27/06/1970 | Round 13 | Footscray | AWAY | LOSS | FOOT by 16 | Jack Clarke | Don McKenzie |
| 04/07/1970 | Round 14 | South Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | SMLB by 31 | Jack Clarke | Barry Davis |
| 11/07/1970 | Round 15 | Hawthorn | HOME | LOSS | HWTH by 68 | Jack Clarke | Barry Davis |
| 18/07/1970 | Round 16 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 41 | Jack Clarke | Barry Davis |
| 25/07/1970 | Round 17 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 36 | Jack Clarke | Barry Davis |
| 01/08/1970 | Round 18 | North Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 27 | Jack Clarke | Barry Davis |
| 08/08/1970 | Round 19 | Fitzroy | HOME | LOSS | FITZ by 6 | Jack Clarke | Barry Davis |
| 15/08/1970 | Round 20 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 81 | Jack Clarke | Barry Davis |
| 22/08/1970 | Round 21 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 74 | Jack Clarke | Barry Davis |
| 29/08/1970 | Round 22 | St Kilda | HOME | LOSS | STKL by 44 | Jack Clarke | Don McKenzie |
Ladder Chart
This chart is based on the nominal round, i.e. only one result (win, loss, draw, bye) per round, which may result in not being accurate from a chronological perspective. The positions during the finals series is determined via bespoke logic.