1970 VFLR Season: Melbourne Reserves
These are the details of the premiership results for the Melbourne Reserves for the 1970 season of the Victorian Football League Reserves (currently known as the Australian Football League Reserves). The team used the MCG as their home ground, playing twelve matches there (nine as hosts and three as visitors). The team finished the regular season in second place, securing a place in the finals series. After being defeated by the Richmond Reserves in the second semi final and defeating the North Melbourne Reserves in the preliminary final, the Melbourne Reserves defeated the Richmond Reserves in the grand final, winning the premiership.
Team Details
Competition:
1970 VFLR Season
Team:
Melbourne Reserves
Club:
Melbourne
Home Ground:
MCG
Team Results
Ladder Position:
2nd (W-D-L: 17-0-5, P%: 127.7)
Finals Performance:
Premiers
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ridley, Ian | 25 | 19 | -0- | 6 | R01-22, SF, PF, GF |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/04/1970 | Round 1 | South Melbourne (R) | AWAY | WIN | MLBR by 5 | Ian Ridley | unknown |
| 11/04/1970 | Round 2 | Hawthorn (R) | HOME | LOSS | HWTR by 16 | Ian Ridley | unknown |
| 18/04/1970 | Round 3 | North Melbourne (R) | AWAY | WIN | MLBR by 52 | Ian Ridley | unknown |
| 25/04/1970 | Round 4 | Fitzroy (R) | HOME | WIN | MLBR by 47 | Ian Ridley | unknown |
| 02/05/1970 | Round 5 | Collingwood (R) | AWAY | WIN | MLBR by 11 | Ian Ridley | unknown |
| 09/05/1970 | Round 6 | Essendon (R) | HOME | WIN | MLBR by 68 | Ian Ridley | unknown |
| 16/05/1970 | Round 7 | Footscray (R) | AWAY | WIN | MLBR by 6 | Ian Ridley | unknown |
| 23/05/1970 | Round 8 | Richmond (R) | HOME | LOSS | RICR by 15 | Ian Ridley | unknown |
| 30/05/1970 | Round 9 | St Kilda (R) | AWAY | WIN | MLBR by 46 | Ian Ridley | unknown |
| 06/06/1970 | Round 10 | Geelong (R) | HOME | WIN | MLBR by 12 | Ian Ridley | unknown |
| 15/06/1970 | Round 11 | Carlton (R) | AWAY | WIN | MLBR by 55 | Ian Ridley | unknown |
| 20/06/1970 | Round 12 | South Melbourne (R) | HOME | LOSS | SMLR by 6 | Ian Ridley | unknown |
| 27/06/1970 | Round 13 | Hawthorn (R) | AWAY | WIN | MLBR by 44 | Ian Ridley | unknown |
| 04/07/1970 | Round 14 | North Melbourne (R) | HOME | WIN | MLBR by 66 | Ian Ridley | unknown |
| 11/07/1970 | Round 15 | Fitzroy (R) | AWAY | WIN | MLBR by 29 | Ian Ridley | unknown |
| 18/07/1970 | Round 16 | Collingwood (R) | HOME | WIN | MLBR by 65 | Ian Ridley | unknown |
| 25/07/1970 | Round 17 | Essendon (R) | AWAY | LOSS | ESSR by 4 | Ian Ridley | unknown |
| 01/08/1970 | Round 18 | Footscray (R) | HOME | WIN | MLBR by 7 | Ian Ridley | unknown |
| 08/08/1970 | Round 19 | Richmond (R) | AWAY | LOSS | RICR by 6 | Ian Ridley | unknown |
| 15/08/1970 | Round 20 | St Kilda (R) | HOME | WIN | MLBR by 29 | Ian Ridley | unknown |
| 22/08/1970 | Round 21 | Geelong (R) | AWAY | WIN | MLBR by 5 | Ian Ridley | unknown |
| 29/08/1970 | Round 22 | Carlton (R) | HOME | WIN | MLBR by 22 | Ian Ridley | unknown |
| 12/09/1970 | Semi Final | Richmond (R) | AWAY | LOSS | RICR by 42 | Ian Ridley | unknown |
| 19/09/1970 | Preliminary Final | North Melbourne (R) | HOME | WIN | MLBR by 27 | Ian Ridley | unknown |
| 26/09/1970 | Grand Final | Richmond (R) | AWAY | WIN | MLBR by 2 | Ian Ridley | unknown |