1970 VFL Season: South Melbourne
These are the details of the premiership results for South Melbourne for the 1970 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used Lakeside Oval as their home ground, playing ten matches there (ten as hosts). The team finished the regular season in fourth place, securing a place in the finals series. South Melbourne were defeated by St Kilda in the first semi final, resulting in finishing in fourth place overall (adjusted for finals).
Team Details
Competition:
1970 VFL Season
Team:
South Melbourne
Club:
Sydney
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 |