1970 VFL Season: Fitzroy
These are the details of the premiership results of Fitzroy for the 1970 VFL season. The team finished the regular season in ninth place.
Season Team Details
Competition:
1970 VFL Season
Team:
Fitzroy
Home Ground:
Junction Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
9th (W-D-L: 9-0-13, P%: 82.3)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrews, Mike | #3 | 10 | 2 | R01-03, R06-10, R12, R22 |
| Baker, Bruce | #6 | 7 | 3 | R03, R05, R07-11 |
| Benison, John | #10 | 8 | 2 | R04-05, R09-10, R12-14, R19 |
| Bennett, Lawrie | #27 | 1 | 0 | R11 |
| Brown, Norm | #23 | 12 | 3 | R01-12 |
| Crow, Russell | #32 | 21 | 7 | R01-04, R06-22 |
| Dare, Norm | #2 | 18 | 4 | R05-22 |
| Duckworth, John | #17 | 11 | 0 | R05-15 |
| Ellis, Peter | #47 | 2 | 0 | R05-06 |
| Herrod, Darryl | #19 | 19 | 0 | R01-17, R20-21 |
| Hobbs, Colin | #25 | 8 | 0 | R03, R10-11, R13, R15-18 |
| Hodgkin, Bob | #35 | 14 | 0 | R01-02, R04, R10-19, R22 |
| Ireland, Robert | #8 | 3 | 0 | R04, R21-22 |
| Irwin, Warwick | #7, #38 | 5 | 4 | R04, R19-22 |
| Lazarus, Gary | #31 | 18 | 15 | R01-08, R12-13, R15-22 |
| McCrae, Ian | #7 | 1 | 0 | R03 |
| McGregor, Treva | #9 | 3 | 4 | R16-18 |
| McKenzie, Barry | #4 | 10 | 6 | R13-22 |
| Merrigan, Harvey | #36 | 14 | 2 | R01-08, R11-14, R16, R18 |
| Murphy, John | #5 | 22 | 44 | R01-22 |
| Murray, Kevin | #1 | 22 | 1 | R01-22 |
| Newnham, John | #20 | 17 | 10 | R01-10, R12-18 |
| Padley, Barry | #14 | 18 | 13 | R01-02, R04-09, R11-18, R21-22 |
| Peoples, Daryl | #16 | 20 | 14 | R01-07, R09-20, R22 |
| Renwick, Graeme | #37 | 4 | 3 | R19-22 |
| Rheinberger, Cec | #26 | 3 | 0 | R19-21 |
| Rhodes, David | #15 | 7 | 1 | R08, R14-15, R19-22 |
| Robertson, Leigh | #18 | 10 | 0 | R03-08, R19-22 |
| Ruscuklic, Alex | #13 | 20 | 49 | R01-06, R09-22 |
| Searl, Doug | #34 | 8 | 18 | R14-15, R17-22 |
| Shanahan, Paul | #28 | 12 | 10 | R01-04, R07-09, R16-20 |
| Shearer, Graeme | #29 | 6 | 0 | R01-03, R09-11 |
| Sykes, Bill | #24 | 21 | 0 | R01-03, R05-22 |
| Thompson, Alan | #21 | 21 | 13 | R01-21 |
| Wall, David | #33 | 20 | 17 | R01-02, R04-18, R20-22 |
| Wood, Peter | #30 | 2 | 0 | R01-02 |
| Zunneberg, Noel | #11 | 22 | 2 | R01-22 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen, Bill | 22 | 9 | -0- | 13 | R01-22 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/04/1970 | Round 1 | Richmond | AWAY | WIN | FITZ by 20 | Bill Stephen | Kevin Murray |
| 11/04/1970 | Round 2 | St Kilda | HOME | LOSS | STKL by 110 | Bill Stephen | Kevin Murray |
| 18/04/1970 | Round 3 | Geelong | HOME | LOSS | GEEL by 61 | Bill Stephen | Kevin Murray |
| 25/04/1970 | Round 4 | Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | MELB by 30 | Bill Stephen | Kevin Murray |
| 02/05/1970 | Round 5 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 5 | Bill Stephen | Kevin Murray |
| 09/05/1970 | Round 6 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 37 | Bill Stephen | Kevin Murray |
| 16/05/1970 | Round 7 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 33 | Bill Stephen | Kevin Murray |
| 23/05/1970 | Round 8 | Essendon | HOME | LOSS | ESSE by 3 | Bill Stephen | Kevin Murray |
| 30/05/1970 | Round 9 | Footscray | AWAY | WIN | FITZ by 2 | Bill Stephen | Kevin Murray |
| 06/06/1970 | Round 10 | South Melbourne | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 2 | Bill Stephen | Kevin Murray |
| 15/06/1970 | Round 11 | Hawthorn | AWAY | LOSS | HWTH by 40 | Bill Stephen | Kevin Murray |
| 20/06/1970 | Round 12 | Richmond | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 26 | Bill Stephen | Kevin Murray |
| 27/06/1970 | Round 13 | St Kilda | AWAY | LOSS | STKL by 21 | Bill Stephen | Kevin Murray |
| 04/07/1970 | Round 14 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 34 | Bill Stephen | Kevin Murray |
| 11/07/1970 | Round 15 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 28 | Bill Stephen | Kevin Murray |
| 18/07/1970 | Round 16 | North Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | FITZ by 27 | Bill Stephen | Kevin Murray |
| 25/07/1970 | Round 17 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CARL by 10 | Bill Stephen | Kevin Murray |
| 01/08/1970 | Round 18 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 42 | Bill Stephen | Kevin Murray |
| 08/08/1970 | Round 19 | Essendon | AWAY | WIN | FITZ by 6 | Bill Stephen | Kevin Murray |
| 15/08/1970 | Round 20 | Footscray | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 2 | Bill Stephen | Kevin Murray |
| 22/08/1970 | Round 21 | South Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | SMLB by 19 | Bill Stephen | Kevin Murray |
| 29/08/1970 | Round 22 | Hawthorn | HOME | LOSS | HWTH by 59 | Bill Stephen | Kevin Murray |
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.