1970 VFL Season: Geelong
These are the details of the premiership results of Geelong for the 1970 VFL season. The team finished the regular season in fifth place.
Season Team Details
Competition:
1970 VFL Season
Team:
Geelong
Home Ground:
Kardinia Park
Team Results
Ladder Position:
5th (W-D-L: 12-0-10, P%: 102.4)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams, Robert | #9 | 9 | 1 | R08, R11-17, R19 |
| Ainsworth, Geoff | #25 | 18 | 0 | R01-09, R13-19, R21-22 |
| Andrews, Gareth | #6 | 19 | 21 | R01-04, R06-20 |
| Bates, Jeff | #11 | 3 | 1 | R20-22 |
| Closter, Wayne | #1 | 11 | 1 | R01-04, R16-22 |
| Colley, Tim | #38 | 5 | 1 | R05, R15-18 |
| Evans, Phil | #5 | 16 | 8 | R06-08, R10-22 |
| Farman, Terry | #15 | 20 | 1 | R02-14, R16-22 |
| Gilmore, Tony | #24 | 8 | 0 | R01, R07, R10-15 |
| Gladman, Ken | #18 | 15 | 5 | R01-02, R04-12, R16, R20-22 |
| Goggin, Bill | #35 | 22 | 26 | R01-22 |
| Hampshire, Ian | #22 | 22 | 1 | R01-22 |
| Harris, David | #32 | 4 | 2 | R01-04 |
| Higgins, Kevin | #14 | 3 | 3 | R01-03 |
| Kline, Jeff | #21 | 4 | 0 | R05, R08-10 |
| Linke, Peter | #37 | 5 | 0 | R18-22 |
| McCarthy, Shane | #8 | 2 | 0 | R21-22 |
| Nankervis, Bruce | #33 | 13 | 1 | R08-17, R20-22 |
| Nankervis, Ian | #40 | 22 | 38 | R01-22 |
| Newland, Ken | #3 | 17 | 18 | R01-17 |
| Newman, Sam | #17 | 21 | 0 | R01-17, R19-22 |
| Palfreyman, Stewart | #2 | 16 | 3 | R01-07, R10-15, R17-19 |
| Polinelli, Tony | #36 | 12 | 4 | R05-09, R13-19 |
| Reid, Gordon | #29 | 21 | 0 | R01-13, R15-22 |
| Rosenow, Geoff | #27 | 20 | 1 | R01-15, R17-20, R22 |
| Ryan, Bill | #26 | 21 | 44 | R01-18, R20-22 |
| Scarlett, John | #30 | 22 | 0 | R01-22 |
| Smith, Phil | #31 | 8 | 17 | R07-10, R12, R20-22 |
| Stephenson, Doug | #20 | 2 | 1 | R18-19 |
| Stevens, Phil | #4 | 18 | 1 | R01-06, R09-15, R18-22 |
| Strahan, Hugh | #28 | 16 | 8 | R01-09, R11-14, R16, R18-19 |
| Wade, Doug | #23 | 18 | 74 | R01-06, R09-11, R14-22 |
| Wright, Jim | #12 | 7 | 3 | R03-07, R20-21 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pianto, Peter | 22 | 12 | -0- | 10 | R01-22 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/04/1970 | Round 1 | Hawthorn | AWAY | WIN | GEEL by 9 | Peter Pianto | Bill Goggin |
| 11/04/1970 | Round 2 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CARL by 22 | Peter Pianto | Bill Goggin |
| 18/04/1970 | Round 3 | Fitzroy | AWAY | WIN | GEEL by 61 | Peter Pianto | Bill Goggin |
| 25/04/1970 | Round 4 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 8 | Peter Pianto | Bill Goggin |
| 02/05/1970 | Round 5 | Essendon | AWAY | WIN | GEEL by 20 | Peter Pianto | Bill Goggin |
| 09/05/1970 | Round 6 | Footscray | HOME | WIN | GEEL by 46 | Peter Pianto | Bill Goggin |
| 16/05/1970 | Round 7 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 24 | Peter Pianto | Bill Goggin |
| 23/05/1970 | Round 8 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | GEEL by 8 | Peter Pianto | Bill Goggin |
| 30/05/1970 | Round 9 | South Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | SMLB by 50 | Peter Pianto | Bill Goggin |
| 06/06/1970 | Round 10 | Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | GEEL by 17 | Peter Pianto | Bill Goggin |
| 15/06/1970 | Round 11 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | GEEL by 19 | Peter Pianto | Bill Goggin |
| 20/06/1970 | Round 12 | Hawthorn | HOME | WIN | GEEL by 28 | Peter Pianto | Bill Goggin |
| 27/06/1970 | Round 13 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 13 | Peter Pianto | Bill Goggin |
| 04/07/1970 | Round 14 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | GEEL by 34 | Peter Pianto | Bill Goggin |
| 11/07/1970 | Round 15 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 29 | Peter Pianto | Bill Goggin |
| 18/07/1970 | Round 16 | Essendon | HOME | WIN | GEEL by 41 | Peter Pianto | Bill Goggin |
| 25/07/1970 | Round 17 | Footscray | AWAY | LOSS | FOOT by 31 | Peter Pianto | Bill Goggin |
| 01/08/1970 | Round 18 | Richmond | HOME | WIN | GEEL by 27 | Peter Pianto | Bill Goggin |
| 08/08/1970 | Round 19 | St Kilda | AWAY | LOSS | STKL by 51 | Peter Pianto | Bill Goggin |
| 15/08/1970 | Round 20 | South Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | SMLB by 7 | Peter Pianto | Bill Goggin |
| 22/08/1970 | Round 21 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | GEEL by 12 | Peter Pianto | Bill Goggin |
| 29/08/1970 | Round 22 | North Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | NMLB by 41 | Peter Pianto | Bill Goggin |
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.