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