1970 VFL Season: Melbourne
These are the details of the premiership results for Melbourne for the 1970 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used the MCG as their home ground, playing ten matches there (nine as hosts and one as visitors). The team finished the regular season in tenth place.
Team Details
Competition:
1970 VFL Season
Team:
Melbourne
Club:
Melbourne
Home Ground:
MCG
Team Results
Ladder Position:
10th (W-D-L: 6-0-16, P%: 83.5)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alves, Stan | #15 | 20 | 3 | R01-06, R09-22 |
| Biffin, Ray | #19 | 2 | 7 | R21-22 |
| Bourke, Barry | #14 | 21 | 7 | R01-08, R10-22 |
| Burgmann, Lloyd | #40 | 8 | 6 | R12-13, R17-22 |
| Callery, Paul | #35 | 10 | 13 | R04-07, R12-17 |
| Campbell, Des | #18 | 8 | 1 | R05-06, R08, R18-22 |
| Carr, Ray | #22 | 15 | 35 | R01-11, R14-17 |
| Clark, Denis | #2 | 13 | 4 | R01-05, R07-11, R14-15, R17 |
| Clarke, Kelvin | #17 | 2 | 2 | R16, R22 |
| Colcott, Russell | #39 | 5 | 2 | R10, R12-13, R16, R21 |
| Davey, Terry | #43 | 1 | 0 | R03 |
| Davis, Frank | #6 | 22 | 0 | R01-22 |
| Dillon, Ross | #24 | 22 | 41 | R01-22 |
| Feldmann, Derek | #28 | 15 | 1 | R01-03, R05, R08-11, R16-22 |
| Forster, John | #27 | 2 | 0 | R16-17 |
| Hardeman, Gary | #33 | 22 | 1 | R01-22 |
| Hodges, Barry | #32 | 3 | 0 | R19-21 |
| Jennings, Danny | #45 | 6 | 2 | R03-04, R08-09, R13, R18 |
| Jones, Brent | #34 | 7 | 0 | R01-05, R12-13 |
| Keenan, Peter | #8 | 14 | 13 | R01-03, R06-07, R09-10, R16-22 |
| Lakes, George | #9 | 10 | 4 | R08-15, R19-20 |
| Leary, Noel | #29 | 8 | 0 | R04-11 |
| Letcher, John | #30 | 6 | 0 | R01-05, R07 |
| McKenzie, Robert | #10 | 15 | 15 | R01-07, R12-13, R15-20 |
| Molloy, Graham | #21 | 15 | 10 | R06-11, R14-22 |
| Osborne, Graham | #7 | 10 | 0 | R01-04, R07, R12-15, R20 |
| Parke, Greg | #26 | 22 | 22 | R01-22 |
| Payne, Rod | #12 | 13 | 6 | R08-19, R22 |
| Rollinson, Trevor | #3 | 13 | 1 | R01-02, R06-07, R09-12, R14-16, R21-22 |
| Rowlands, Paul | #20 | 16 | 0 | R01-02, R04-15, R21-22 |
| Sinclair, Peter | #23 | 10 | 4 | R01-03, R08, R11-15, R18 |
| Sullivan, Tony | #4 | 22 | 1 | R01-22 |
| Townsend, John | #16 | 17 | 14 | R01-09, R11, R14-15, R18-22 |
| Walker, Max | #1 | 19 | 0 | R04-22 |
| Weekes, Peter | #25 | 6 | 4 | R06, R16-20 |
| Wells, Greg | #11 | 20 | 19 | R01-14, R17-22 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beckwith, John | 22 | 6 | -0- | 16 | R01-22 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/04/1970 | Round 1 | South Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 25 | John Beckwith | Frank Davis |
| 11/04/1970 | Round 2 | Hawthorn | HOME | WIN | MELB by 11 | John Beckwith | Frank Davis |
| 18/04/1970 | Round 3 | North Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | NMLB by 57 | John Beckwith | Frank Davis |
| 25/04/1970 | Round 4 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | MELB by 30 | John Beckwith | Frank Davis |
| 02/05/1970 | Round 5 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 8 | John Beckwith | Frank Davis |
| 09/05/1970 | Round 6 | Essendon | HOME | WIN | MELB by 15 | John Beckwith | Frank Davis |
| 16/05/1970 | Round 7 | Footscray | AWAY | LOSS | FOOT by 22 | John Beckwith | Frank Davis |
| 23/05/1970 | Round 8 | Richmond | HOME | LOSS | RICH by 27 | John Beckwith | Frank Davis |
| 30/05/1970 | Round 9 | St Kilda | AWAY | LOSS | STKL by 43 | John Beckwith | Frank Davis |
| 06/06/1970 | Round 10 | Geelong | HOME | LOSS | GEEL by 17 | John Beckwith | Frank Davis |
| 15/06/1970 | Round 11 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 85 | John Beckwith | Frank Davis |
| 20/06/1970 | Round 12 | South Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | SMLB by 4 | John Beckwith | Frank Davis |
| 27/06/1970 | Round 13 | Hawthorn | AWAY | LOSS | HWTH by 39 | John Beckwith | Frank Davis |
| 04/07/1970 | Round 14 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | MELB by 8 | John Beckwith | Frank Davis |
| 11/07/1970 | Round 15 | Fitzroy | AWAY | LOSS | FITZ by 28 | John Beckwith | Frank Davis |
| 18/07/1970 | Round 16 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 15 | John Beckwith | Frank Davis |
| 25/07/1970 | Round 17 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 36 | John Beckwith | Frank Davis |
| 01/08/1970 | Round 18 | Footscray | HOME | LOSS | FOOT by 14 | John Beckwith | Frank Davis |
| 08/08/1970 | Round 19 | Richmond | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 54 | John Beckwith | Frank Davis |
| 15/08/1970 | Round 20 | St Kilda | HOME | LOSS | STKL by 60 | John Beckwith | Frank Davis |
| 22/08/1970 | Round 21 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 12 | John Beckwith | Frank Davis |
| 29/08/1970 | Round 22 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CARL by 14 | John Beckwith | Frank Davis |