1970 VFA season

none December 2017 December 2017 250px Prahran – Division 1 premiers 1970 10 Prahran 3 Prahran 3 10 Coburg 1 Coburg 1 white 1969 VFA season 1969 white 1971 VFA season 1971 The 1970 Victorian Football Association season was the 89th season of the top division of the Australian rules football competition, and the tenth season of second division competition. The Division 1 premiership was won by the Prahran Football Club, marking the club's third Division 1 premiership; it defeated Williamstown, which qualified for the Grand Final in its first season after promotion to Division 1, on 20 September by 50 points. The Division 2 premiership was won by Coburg, in its second season since being relegated from Division 1. Division 1 The Division 1 home-and-home season was played over 18 rounds; the top four then contested the finals under the Page–McIntyre system. The finals returned to the St Kilda Cricket Ground for the first time since 1966. Ladder 1970 VFA Division 1 Ladder TEAM P W L D PF PA Pct PTS 1 Prahran (P) 18 15 3 0 2102 1561 134.6 60 2 Williamstown 18 13 5 0 1962 1723 113.5 52 3 Port Melbourne 18 11 7 0 1890 1531 123.5 44 4 Waverley 18 11 7 0 2045 1720 118.9 44 5 Sandringham 18 11 7 0 2083 1975 105.9 44 6 Preston 18 11 7 0 1994 1700 105.4 44 7 Dandenong 18 10 8 0 1936 1630 118.7 40 8 Oakleigh 18 4 14 0 1656 2128 77.8 16 9 Geelong West 18 3 15 0 1581 2337 67.6 12 10 Yarraville 18 1 17 0 1585 2324 68.2 4 Key: P = Played, W = Won, L = Lost, D = Drawn, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, Pct = Percentage; (P) = Premiers, PTS = Premiership points SourceThe Sun News-Pictorial 24 August 1970 Fiery Port in the four 58 Melbourne Murray Hubbard Finals Semi-finals Sunday, 30 August Port Melbourne 10.15 (75) A Waverley 15.16 (106) St Kilda Cricket Ground The Sun News-Pictorial 54 Murray Hubbard 31 August 1970 Waverley strongly Melbourne Sunday, 6 September Prahran 10.15 (75) H Williamstown 9.15 (69) St Kilda Cricket Ground The Sun News-Pictorial 52 Murray Hubbard 7 September 1970 Prahran wins by 6 points Melbourne Preliminary Final Sunday, 13 September Williamstown 22.22 (154) H Waverley 7.9 (51) St Kilda Cricket Ground The Sun News-Pictorial 56 Murray Hubbard 14 September 1970 Easy, but not dull Melbourne 1970 VFA Division 1 Grand Final Sunday, 20 September Prahran 3.5 (23) 9.7 (61) 16.15 (111) 17.18 (120) Bartlett 4, Knox 4, Dowsing 3, Marinko 2, Emselle, Karanicolas, Kenneally, Parker Culpin (ribs) H Williamstown 3.1 (19) 5.4 (34) 5.5 (35) 10.10 (70) Hayward 2, Jackman 2, Hayward 2, Papley, Patterson, Smith, Stark St Kilda Cricket Ground 26,000 The Sun News-Pictorial 52 Murray Hubbard 21 September 1970 'Town flops badly Melbourne Anderson Awards The leading goalkicker for the third consecutive season was Jim Miller (Dandenong), who kicked 80 goals in the home-and-away season and did not participate in finals. The J. J. Liston Trophy was won by Fred Cook (Yarraville). Cook, who later became the Association's all-time leading goalkicker, won the award as Yarraville's first choice ruckman and compared with the rest of his career kicked relatively few goals during the year; he polled 41 votes and won the award by a wide margin of 14 votes, despite Yarraville winning only one game for the season. Kevin Jackman (Williamstown) was second with 27 votes, and Derek King (Oakleigh) finished third with 22 votes.The Sun News-Pictorial 27 August 1970 Cook takes VFA award 62 Melbourne Port Melbourne won the seconds premiership. Port Melbourne 16.18 (114) defeated Preston 14.9 (93) in the Grand Final, played as a stand-alone match on Saturday 12 September at Toorak Park. Division 2 The Division 2 home-and-home season was played over eighteen rounds; the top four then contested the finals under the Page–McIntyre system; all finals were played on Sundays at Toorak Park. Ladder 1970 VFA Division 2 Ladder TEAM P W L D PF PA Pct PTS 1 Coburg (P) 18 16 2 0 2472 1379 179.1 64 2 Sunshine 18 15 3 0 2228 1496 148.8 60 3 Box Hill 18 12 5 1 1859 1669 111.3 50 4 Brunswick 18 10 8 0 1781 1714 103.9 40 5 Caulfield 18 9 9 0 1892 1915 95.1 36 6 Frankston 18 8 10 0 1715 1987 86.3 32 7 Mordialloc 18 7 10 1 1449 1798 80.5 30 8 Northcote 18 7 11 0 1621 1853 87.4 28 9 Werribee 18 3 15 0 1524 2022 75.3 12 10 Camberwell 18 2 16 0 1284 2010 63.8 8 Key: P = Played, W = Won, L = Lost, D = Drawn, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, Pct = Percentage; (P) = Premiers, PTS = Premiership points SourceThe Sun News-Pictorial 46 Scores in the VFA 10 August 1970 Melbourne Finals Semi-finals Sunday, 16 August Box Hill 20.15 (135) H Brunswick 16.7 (103) Toorak Park The Sun News-Pictorial 17 August 1970 Sandy turns on 'power' 46 Melbourne Murray Hubbard Sunday, 23 August Coburg 25.12 (162) H Sunshine 14.12 (96) Toorak Park The Sun News-Pictorial 58 Murray Hubbard 24 August 1970 Coburg's claim Melbourne Preliminary Final Sunday, 30 August Sunshine 12.12 (84) A Box Hill 16.7 (103) Toorak Park The Sun News-Pictorial 54 Murray Hubbard 31 August 1970 Box Hill is not troubled Melbourne 1970 VFA Division 2 Grand Final Sunday, 6 September Coburg 5.4 (34) 11.13 (79) 16.15 (111) 20.17 (137) Sporton 5, Hepper 4, McCarthy 3, Morrison 3, Kirkman 2, Gale, Marsh, Sullivan H Box Hill 4.2 (26) 8.6 (54) 12.10 (82) 16.11 (107) Barnett 6, Dawson 3, Abbott 2, Baker 2, Smith 2, Crisp Toorak Park 8,000 The Sun News-Pictorial 52 Murray Hubbard 7 September 1970 Flag to Coburg Melbourne Anderson Awards The leading goalkicker for Division 2 was George Allen (Sunshine), who kicked 73 goals in the home-and-away season, and 80 goals overall. The J. J. Field Medal was won by Greg Smith (Mordialloc), who polled 39 votes. Smith finished ahead of Bob Kirkman (Coburg), who was second with 33 votes.The Sun News-Pictorial Melbourne 58 13 August 1970 VFA best Northcote won the seconds premiership. Northcote 15.19 (109) defeated Sunshine 13.14 (92) in the Grand Final, held as a stand-alone match on Saturday 29 August at Skinner Reserve. Notable events On 16 March, the Association was formally expelled from the Australian National Football Council as punishment for its refusal to establish a clearance reciprocity agreement with the Victorian Football League during the previous season. The expulsion passed by a vote of 6–3, and brought an end to the Association's twenty-year affiliation with the national body. As a consequence of the expulsion, the League was now free under ANFC rules to field Association players without a permit; likewise the Association could field League players without a permit, but it had already been doing so against ANFC rules.The Sun News-Pictorial 62 Scot Palmer 17 March 1970 Permits: VFA is expelled Melbourne Prior to the season, the Broadmeadows Football Club submitted an application to join the Association; but the application was rejected because Association was not interested in expanding beyond twenty teams.The Sun News-Pictorial 45 Murray Hubbard 10 April 1970 New look in VFA teams Melbourne On 26 April, Prahran defeated Preston to end Preston's 18-match winning streak.The Sun News-Pictorial 57 Murray Hubbard 27 April 1970 Prahran in upset win Melbourne The final round in Division 1 saw one of the closest finishes to the home-and-away in Association history, with five teams – Sandringham, Port Melbourne, Dandenong, Waverley and Preston – battling in the final round for the last two positions in the final four. In the final round: Sandringham, which could have claimed third place with a victory, suffered a heavy loss against Williamstown, trailing by 57 points at quarter time before losing by 41 points Port Melbourne defeated Dandenong by 13 points to claim third place from Sandringham on percentage, and leave Dandenong out of the finals by four premiership points Waverley defeated Oakleigh by 93 points to claim fourth place from Sandringham on percentage Preston defeated Geelong West by 32 points, falling 0.5%pts short of passing Sandringham on percentage for fifth place; the percentage gap to Waverley for fourth place was in any case insurmountable, so Waverley's win eliminated Preston from finals contention. Williamstown reached the Division 1 Grand Final in its first season after promotion from Division 2. It was the best performance by a team in its first season after promotion in the history of Division 2.Marc Fiddian 2004 The VFA: a history of the Victorian Football Association, 1877–1995 40 See also List of VFA/VFL premiers References 2 Category:Victorian Football League seasons VFL