1970 VFL Season: Richmond
These are the details of the premiership results for Richmond 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 eleven matches there (ten as hosts and one as visitors). The team finished the regular season in sixth place.
Team Details
Competition:
1970 VFL Season
Team:
Richmond
Club:
Richmond
Home Ground:
MCG
Team Results
Ladder Position:
6th (W-D-L: 12-0-10, P%: 101.6)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ball, Ray | #36 | 6 | 0 | R07-10, R13, R20 |
| Balme, Neil | #21 | 3 | 8 | R20-22 |
| Barrot, Bill | #24 | 9 | 4 | R01-02, R05, R10-12, R17-19 |
| Bartlett, Kevin | #29 | 22 | 34 | R01-22 |
| Beard, Colin | #16 | 14 | 0 | R01, R03, R11-22 |
| Bond, Graeme | #44 | 21 | 7 | R01-09, R11-22 |
| Bourke, Francis | #30 | 22 | 6 | R01-22 |
| Bowden, Michael | #11 | 12 | 4 | R01-02, R09, R11-19 |
| Boyanich, Ray | #19 | 19 | 7 | R04-22 |
| Brown, Billy | #40 | 14 | 15 | R01-02, R04-11, R19-22 |
| Burgin, Graham | #27 | 9 | 0 | R01-04, R18-22 |
| Clay, Dick | #8 | 21 | 20 | R01-18, R20-22 |
| Cloke, Peter | #41 | 6 | 2 | R02-03, R09-10, R18, R22 |
| Craig, Ian | #54 | 2 | 0 | R21-22 |
| Dean, Roger | #3 | 17 | 19 | R01-04, R08-16, R18-19, R21-22 |
| French, Lloyd | #31 | 2 | 2 | R19-20 |
| Green, Mike | #37 | 20 | 5 | R01-09, R11-18, R20-22 |
| Hart, Royce | #4 | 16 | 24 | R01-11, R13-17 |
| Hollick, Greg | #57 | 5 | 1 | R14, R19-22 |
| Hunt, Rex | #5 | 16 | 36 | R05-08, R10, R12-22 |
| Jewell, Tony | #39 | 12 | 4 | R01-10, R13-14 |
| Leech, Eric | #25 | 11 | 0 | R10-15, R17, R19-22 |
| McInnes, George | #20 | 3 | 1 | R03-04, R19 |
| Miels, Brenton | #23 | 5 | 1 | R05, R08, R19-21 |
| Moore, Eric | #7 | 20 | 39 | R01-07, R10-22 |
| Morrison, Paul | #12 | 5 | 2 | R05-07, R12-13 |
| Northey, John | #9 | 15 | 21 | R01-07, R11, R14-15, R17-21 |
| Oppy, Grant | #14 | 1 | 0 | R09 |
| Owen, Ian | #52 | 11 | 0 | R02-05, R07-08, R10, R15-18 |
| Peardon, Derek | #6 | 9 | 1 | R03-04, R06-12 |
| Richardson, Barry | #17 | 19 | 0 | R01-06, R08-09, R11-19, R21-22 |
| Robbins, Graham | #32 | 9 | 7 | R06-10, R13-16 |
| Ronaldson, John | #2 | 16 | 12 | R01-02, R05-18 |
| Sheedy, Kevin | #10 | 19 | 2 | R01, R03-12, R15-22 |
| Smythe, Keith | #26 | 7 | 3 | R02-04, R16-18, R20 |
| Strang, Geoff | #28 | 13 | 0 | R01, R06-17 |
| Thomas, Ron | #34 | 7 | 0 | R01-06, R16 |
| Wilson, Trevor | #56 | 2 | 2 | R12, R22 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hafey, Tom | 22 | 12 | -0- | 10 | R01-22 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/04/1970 | Round 1 | Fitzroy | HOME | LOSS | FITZ by 20 | Tom Hafey | Roger Dean |
| 11/04/1970 | Round 2 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 39 | Tom Hafey | Roger Dean |
| 18/04/1970 | Round 3 | Carlton | HOME | WIN | RICH by 13 | Tom Hafey | Roger Dean |
| 25/04/1970 | Round 4 | St Kilda | AWAY | LOSS | STKL by 55 | Tom Hafey | Roger Dean |
| 02/05/1970 | Round 5 | South Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | SMLB by 22 | Tom Hafey | Bill Barrot |
| 09/05/1970 | Round 6 | Hawthorn | AWAY | WIN | RICH by 7 | Tom Hafey | Royce Hart |
| 16/05/1970 | Round 7 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | RICH by 24 | Tom Hafey | Royce Hart |
| 23/05/1970 | Round 8 | Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | RICH by 27 | Tom Hafey | Roger Dean |
| 30/05/1970 | Round 9 | North Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | NMLB by 20 | Tom Hafey | Roger Dean |
| 06/06/1970 | Round 10 | Essendon | AWAY | WIN | RICH by 7 | Tom Hafey | Roger Dean |
| 15/06/1970 | Round 11 | Footscray | HOME | WIN | RICH by 57 | Tom Hafey | Roger Dean |
| 20/06/1970 | Round 12 | Fitzroy | AWAY | LOSS | FITZ by 26 | Tom Hafey | Roger Dean |
| 27/06/1970 | Round 13 | Collingwood | HOME | WIN | RICH by 12 | Tom Hafey | Roger Dean |
| 04/07/1970 | Round 14 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 29 | Tom Hafey | Roger Dean |
| 11/07/1970 | Round 15 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | RICH by 18 | Tom Hafey | Roger Dean |
| 18/07/1970 | Round 16 | South Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | RICH by 14 | Tom Hafey | Roger Dean |
| 25/07/1970 | Round 17 | Hawthorn | HOME | WIN | RICH by 22 | Tom Hafey | Bill Barrot |
| 01/08/1970 | Round 18 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 27 | Tom Hafey | Roger Dean |
| 08/08/1970 | Round 19 | Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | MELB by 54 | Tom Hafey | Roger Dean |
| 15/08/1970 | Round 20 | North Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | RICH by 58 | Tom Hafey | Kevin Bartlett |
| 22/08/1970 | Round 21 | Essendon | HOME | WIN | RICH by 74 | Tom Hafey | Roger Dean |
| 29/08/1970 | Round 22 | Footscray | AWAY | LOSS | FOOT by 10 | Tom Hafey | Roger Dean |