1970 VFL Season: Melbourne
These are the details of the premiership results of Melbourne for the 1970 VFL season. The team finished the regular season in tenth place.
Season Team Details
Competition:
1970 VFL Season
Team:
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 |
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.