1970 VFL Season: Essendon
These are the details of the premiership results for Essendon for the 1970 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used Windy Hill as their home ground, playing nine matches there (nine as hosts). The team finished the regular season in eleventh place.
Team Details
Competition:
1970 VFL Season
Team:
Essendon
Club:
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 |