1970 VFL Season: South Melbourne
These are the details of the premiership results of South Melbourne for the 1970 VFL season. The team finished the regular season in fourth place, securing a place in the finals series. South Melbourne were defeated by St Kilda in a semi final, resulting in finishing in fourth place overall (adjusted for finals).
Season Team Details
Competition:
1970 VFL Season
Team:
South Melbourne
Home Ground:
Lakeside Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
4th (W-D-L: 14-0-8, P%: 104.7)
Finals Performance:
Defeated by St Kilda (Semi Final)
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baskin, Keith | #4 | 15 | 19 | R03-09, R13-17, R19-20, SF |
| Bedford, Peter | #11 | 23 | 50 | R01-22, SF |
| Bennett, Stuart | #31 | 16 | 3 | R01-03, R09, R11-13, R15-22, SF |
| Brice, Gary | #7 | 23 | 20 | R01-22, SF |
| Catlin, Sid | #32 | 8 | 4 | R13-15, R17-18, R20-22 |
| Cook, Russell | #17 | 23 | 18 | R01-22, SF |
| Davis, Bruce | #50 | 1 | 1 | R22 |
| Doyle, Robert | #28 | 2 | 0 | R14, R19 |
| Elwin, Ross | #32 | 2 | 1 | R02-03 |
| Gleeson, Reg | #27 | 18 | 2 | R02-03, R08-22, SF |
| Haenen, Tony | #8 | 23 | 1 | R01-22, SF |
| Harrison, Paul | #18 | 6 | 0 | R09, R16-20 |
| Hoffman, Steve | #26 | 7 | 8 | R01, R05-07, R11-12, SF |
| Jacobs, Graeme | #15 | 19 | 0 | R01-12, R14-17, R21-22, SF |
| Lambert, Greg | #33 | 16 | 0 | R01-02, R04-11, R18-22, SF |
| Leahy, Terry | #19 | 8 | 2 | R01, R07-13 |
| Luke, Richard | #37 | 20 | 12 | R04-22, SF |
| McAuliffe, Haydn | #25 | 22 | 18 | R01-10, R12-22, SF |
| McCracken, Peter | #22 | 1 | 0 | R04 |
| McKew, Shane | #35 | 18 | 4 | R01-07, R10-20 |
| McLeish, David | #29 | 22 | 2 | R02-22, SF |
| Miller, Neville | #13 | 6 | 0 | R11, R15, R19-22 |
| Murphy, John | #6 | 20 | 13 | R01-08, R10-16, R18-21, SF |
| Pavone, Mick | #23 | 6 | 7 | R02-07 |
| Pitura, John | #21 | 23 | 0 | R01-22, SF |
| Quade, Ricky | #16 | 1 | 0 | R01 |
| Rantall, John | #5 | 22 | 1 | R01-08, R10-22, SF |
| Richardson, Alan | #24 | 1 | 0 | R01 |
| Skilton, Bob | #14 | 20 | 33 | R02-14, R16-19, R21-22, SF |
| Sudholz, John | #20 | 20 | 60 | R04-22, SF |
| Walsh, Wayne | #10 | 19 | 0 | R01-06, R08-10, R12-18, R21-22, SF |
| Way, Fred | #30 | 18 | 0 | R01-10, R12-18, SF |
| Wetzel, Ron | #38 | 6 | 1 | R01-03, R20-22 |
| Wilkinson, Jim | #9 | 1 | 0 | R01 |
| Williams, Gary | #44 | 4 | 6 | R08-11 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smith, Norm | 23 | 14 | -0- | 9 | R01-22, SF |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/04/1970 | Round 1 | Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | MELB by 25 | Norm Smith | unknown |
| 11/04/1970 | Round 2 | North Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | SMLB by 1 | Norm Smith | Bob Skilton |
| 18/04/1970 | Round 3 | Essendon | HOME | LOSS | ESSE by 11 | Norm Smith | Bob Skilton |
| 25/04/1970 | Round 4 | Footscray | HOME | WIN | SMLB by 17 | Norm Smith | Bob Skilton |
| 02/05/1970 | Round 5 | Richmond | AWAY | WIN | SMLB by 22 | Norm Smith | Bob Skilton |
| 09/05/1970 | Round 6 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | SMLB by 17 | Norm Smith | Bob Skilton |
| 16/05/1970 | Round 7 | Carlton | HOME | WIN | SMLB by 77 | Norm Smith | Bob Skilton |
| 23/05/1970 | Round 8 | Hawthorn | AWAY | LOSS | HWTH by 62 | Norm Smith | Bob Skilton |
| 30/05/1970 | Round 9 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | SMLB by 50 | Norm Smith | Bob Skilton |
| 06/06/1970 | Round 10 | Fitzroy | AWAY | LOSS | FITZ by 2 | Norm Smith | Bob Skilton |
| 15/06/1970 | Round 11 | Collingwood | HOME | WIN | SMLB by 1 | Norm Smith | Bob Skilton |
| 20/06/1970 | Round 12 | Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | SMLB by 4 | Norm Smith | Bob Skilton |
| 27/06/1970 | Round 13 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | SMLB by 9 | Norm Smith | Bob Skilton |
| 04/07/1970 | Round 14 | Essendon | AWAY | WIN | SMLB by 31 | Norm Smith | Bob Skilton |
| 11/07/1970 | Round 15 | Footscray | AWAY | WIN | SMLB by 48 | Norm Smith | unknown |
| 18/07/1970 | Round 16 | Richmond | HOME | LOSS | RICH by 14 | Norm Smith | Bob Skilton |
| 25/07/1970 | Round 17 | St Kilda | AWAY | LOSS | STKL by 20 | Norm Smith | Bob Skilton |
| 01/08/1970 | Round 18 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 4 | Norm Smith | Bob Skilton |
| 08/08/1970 | Round 19 | Hawthorn | HOME | WIN | SMLB by 17 | Norm Smith | Bob Skilton |
| 15/08/1970 | Round 20 | Geelong | AWAY | WIN | SMLB by 7 | Norm Smith | unknown |
| 22/08/1970 | Round 21 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | SMLB by 19 | Norm Smith | Bob Skilton |
| 29/08/1970 | Round 22 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 96 | Norm Smith | Bob Skilton |
| 05/09/1970 | Semi Final | St Kilda | AWAY | LOSS | STKL by 53 | Norm Smith | Bob Skilton |
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.