1970 VFLR Season: Richmond Reserves
These are the details of the premiership results for the Richmond 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 thirteen matches there (twelve as hosts and one as visitors). The team finished the regular season in first place, securing the minor premiership, and in turn, a place in the finals series. After defeating the Melbourne Reserves in the second semi final, the Richmond Reserves were defeated by the Melbourne Reserves in the grand final, resulting in becoming the runners-up.
Team Details
Competition:
1970 VFLR Season
Team:
Richmond Reserves
Club:
Richmond
Home Ground:
MCG
Team Results
Ladder Position:
1st (W-D-L: 17-0-5, P%: 132.1)
Finals Performance:
Runners-Up
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howell, Verdun | 24 | 18 | -0- | 6 | R01-22, SF, GF |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/04/1970 | Round 1 | Fitzroy (R) | HOME | LOSS | FITR by 7 | Verdun Howell | unknown |
| 11/04/1970 | Round 2 | Collingwood (R) | AWAY | WIN | RICR by 20 | Verdun Howell | unknown |
| 18/04/1970 | Round 3 | Carlton (R) | HOME | WIN | RICR by 79 | Verdun Howell | unknown |
| 25/04/1970 | Round 4 | St Kilda (R) | AWAY | WIN | RICR by 69 | Verdun Howell | unknown |
| 02/05/1970 | Round 5 | South Melbourne (R) | HOME | WIN | RICR by 4 | Verdun Howell | unknown |
| 09/05/1970 | Round 6 | Hawthorn (R) | AWAY | LOSS | HWTR by 29 | Verdun Howell | unknown |
| 16/05/1970 | Round 7 | Geelong (R) | HOME | WIN | RICR by 64 | Verdun Howell | unknown |
| 23/05/1970 | Round 8 | Melbourne (R) | AWAY | WIN | RICR by 15 | Verdun Howell | unknown |
| 30/05/1970 | Round 9 | North Melbourne (R) | HOME | LOSS | NMLR by 53 | Verdun Howell | unknown |
| 06/06/1970 | Round 10 | Essendon (R) | AWAY | LOSS | ESSR by 11 | Verdun Howell | unknown |
| 15/06/1970 | Round 11 | Footscray (R) | HOME | WIN | RICR by 58 | Verdun Howell | unknown |
| 20/06/1970 | Round 12 | Fitzroy (R) | AWAY | WIN | RICR by 43 | Verdun Howell | unknown |
| 27/06/1970 | Round 13 | Collingwood (R) | HOME | WIN | RICR by 79 | Verdun Howell | unknown |
| 04/07/1970 | Round 14 | Carlton (R) | AWAY | WIN | RICR by 32 | Verdun Howell | unknown |
| 11/07/1970 | Round 15 | St Kilda (R) | HOME | WIN | RICR by 72 | Verdun Howell | unknown |
| 18/07/1970 | Round 16 | South Melbourne (R) | AWAY | WIN | RICR by 32 | Verdun Howell | unknown |
| 25/07/1970 | Round 17 | Hawthorn (R) | HOME | LOSS | HWTR by 11 | Verdun Howell | unknown |
| 01/08/1970 | Round 18 | Geelong (R) | AWAY | WIN | RICR by 15 | Verdun Howell | unknown |
| 08/08/1970 | Round 19 | Melbourne (R) | HOME | WIN | RICR by 6 | Verdun Howell | unknown |
| 15/08/1970 | Round 20 | North Melbourne (R) | AWAY | WIN | RICR by 40 | Verdun Howell | unknown |
| 22/08/1970 | Round 21 | Essendon (R) | HOME | WIN | RICR by 40 | Verdun Howell | unknown |
| 29/08/1970 | Round 22 | Footscray (R) | AWAY | WIN | RICR by 2 | Verdun Howell | unknown |
| 12/09/1970 | Semi Final | Melbourne (R) | HOME | WIN | RICR by 42 | Verdun Howell | unknown |
| 26/09/1970 | Grand Final | Melbourne (R) | HOME | LOSS | MLBR by 2 | Verdun Howell | unknown |