1970 VFL Season: Fitzroy
These are the details of the premiership results for Fitzroy for the 1970 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used Junction Oval as their home ground, playing nine matches there (nine as hosts). The team finished the regular season in ninth place.
Team Details
Competition:
1970 VFL Season
Team:
Fitzroy
Club:
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 | #38, #7 | 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 |