New South Wales Australian National Football League
First Grade -- Season 1970
Season notes
First Grade was reduced to eight clubs for this season, and remained an eight-club competition until being expanded to 10 teams in 1982.
Results
Round 1
04/04/1970 (Sat) St. George 17-20-122 Sydney Naval 12-16-88 Venue: Olds Park
05/04/1970 (Sun) Southern Districts 9-11-65 Balmain 13-7-85 Venue: Rosedale Oval
05/04/1970 (Sun) North Shore 12-11-83 East Sydney 8-19-67 Venue: North Sydney Oval
05/04/1970 (Sun) Western Suburbs 18-23-131 Newtown 12-16-88 Venue: Trumper Park
Round 2
11/04/1970 (Sat) Newtown 14-24-108 Southern Districts 8-10-58 Venue: Erskineville Oval
12/04/1970 (Sun) St. George 11-12-78 North Shore 14-19-103 Venue: Olds Park
12/04/1970 (Sun) Western Suburbs 18-18-126 East Sydney 11-13-79 Venue: Picken Oval
12/04/1970 (Sun) Sydney Naval 7-22-64 Balmain 14-14-98 Venue: Trumper Park
Round 3
18/04/1970 (Sat) St. George 14-19-103 Western Suburbs 11-18-84 Venue: Olds Park
19/04/1970 (Sun) North Shore 20-23-143 Sydney Naval 17-13-115 Venue: North Sydney Oval
19/04/1970 (Sun) Southern Districts 9-10-64 East Sydney 13-20-98 Venue: Rosedale Oval
19/04/1970 (Sun) Newtown 13-10-88 Balmain 9-21-75 Venue: Trumper Park
Round 4
25/04/1970 (Sat) East Sydney 17-19-121 Sydney Naval 9-9-63 Venue: Trumper Park
26/04/1970 (Sun) Balmain 10-13-73 North Shore 17-18-120 Venue: Jubilee Oval, Glebe
26/04/1970 (Sun) Newtown 19-20-134 St. George 16-17-113 Venue: Trumper Park
26/04/1970 (Sun) Western Suburbs 34-29-233 Southern Districts 7-2-44 Venue: Picken Oval
Round 5
02/05/1970 (Sat) Western Suburbs 16-22-118 Balmain 4-7-31 Venue: Erskineville Oval
03/05/1970 (Sun) North Shore 15-16-106 Newtown 18-13-121 Venue: North Sydney Oval
03/05/1970 (Sun) Sydney Naval 8-10-58 Southern Districts 19-17-131 Venue: Trumper Park
03/05/1970 (Sun) St. George 14-11-95 East Sydney 13-8-86 Venue: Olds Park
Round 6
29/04/1970 (Wed) Southern Districts 11-17-83 St. George 18-17-125 Venue: Trumper Park
09/05/1970 (Sat) Balmain 5-14-44 East Sydney 16-15-111 Venue: Erskineville Oval
10/05/1970 (Sun) Western Suburbs 8-15-63 North Shore 10-17-77 Venue: Picken Oval
10/05/1970 (Sun) Sydney Naval 13-12-90 Newtown 21-23-149 Venue: Trumper Park
Round 7
16/05/1970 (Sat) Newtown 11-9-75 East Sydney 10-14-74 Venue: Erskineville Oval
17/05/1970 (Sun) Southern Districts 8-16-64 North Shore 12-17-89 Venue: Rosedale Oval
17/05/1970 (Sun) St. George 22-30-162 Balmain 8-11-59 Venue: Olds Park
17/05/1970 (Sun) Sydney Naval 6-10-46 Western Suburbs 24-17-161 Venue: Trumper Park
Round 8 (originally Round 9, fixture dates revised)
30/05/1970 (Sat) Newtown 13-8-86 St. George 16-9-105 Venue: Erskineville Oval
31/05/1970 (Sun) Sydney Naval 13-9-87 East Sydney 18-24-132 Venue: Trumper Park
31/05/1970 (Sun) North Shore 21-26-152 Balmain 3-11-29 Venue: North Sydney Oval
31/05/1970 (Sun) Southern Districts 5-8-38 Western Suburbs 29-25-199 Venue: Rosedale Oval
Round 9 (originally Round 8, fixture dates revised)
06/06/1970 (Sat) Sydney Naval 7-6-48 St. George 25-20-170 Venue: Erskineville Oval
07/06/1970 (Sun) Balmain 6-6-42 Southern Districts 18-5-113 Venue: Jubilee Oval, Glebe
07/06/1970 (Sun) Western Suburbs 17-24-126 Newtown 8-8-56 Venue: Picken Oval
07/06/1970 (Sun) East Sydney 10-12-72 North Shore 9-14-68 Venue: Trumper Park
Round 10
13/06/1970 (Sat) Newtown 22-17-149 Balmain 5-12-42 Venue: Erskineville Oval
14/06/1970 (Sun) Sydney Naval 10-13-73 North Shore 16-31-127 Venue: Trumper Park
14/06/1970 (Sun) East Sydney 24-22-166 Southern Districts 11-17-83 Venue: Picken Oval
15/06/1970 (Mon) Western Suburbs 21-14-140 St. George 12-9-81 Venue: Picken Oval
Round 11
20/06/1970 (Sat) North Shore 15-27-117 Newtown 21-10-136 Venue: North Sydney Oval
21/06/1970 (Sun) Balmain 7-6-48 Western Suburbs 32-13-205 Venue: Jubilee Oval, Glebe
21/06/1970 (Sun) East Sydney 19-14-128 St. George 22-13-145 Venue: Trumper Park
21/06/1970 (Sun) Southern Districts 12-18-90 Sydney Naval 11-14-80 Venue: Rosedale Oval
Round 12
27/06/1970 (Sat) Balmain 16-12-108 Sydney Naval 6-6-42 Venue: Picken Oval
28/06/1970 (Sun) St. George 15-18-108 North Shore 20-13-133 Venue: Olds Park
28/06/1970 (Sun) East Sydney 10-11-71 Western Suburbs 12-9-81 Venue: Trumper Park
28/06/1970 (Sun) Southern Districts 12-4-76 Newtown 13-18-96 Venue: Rosedale Oval
Round 13
04/07/1970 (Sat) Newtown 34-28-232 Sydney Naval 5-8-38 Venue: Erskineville Oval
05/07/1970 (Sun) East Sydney 19-25-139 Balmain 7-9-51 Venue: Trumper Park
05/07/1970 (Sun) St. George 22-15-147 Southern Districts 13-13-91 Venue: Olds Park
05/07/1970 (Sun) North Shore 10-14-74 Western Suburbs 22-28-160 Venue: North Sydney Oval
Round 14
11/07/1970 (Sat) North Shore 13-12-90 Southern Districts 10-9-69 Venue: Picken Oval
12/07/1970 (Sun) Balmain 13-13-91 St. George 26-25-181 Venue: Jubilee Oval, Glebe
12/07/1970 (Sun) Western Suburbs 31-16-202 Sydney Naval 2-10-22 Venue: Picken Oval
12/07/1970 (Sun) East Sydney 10-17-77 Newtown 14-17-101 Venue: Trumper Park
Round 15
18/07/1970 (Sat) St. George 26-16-172 Sydney Naval 10-9-69 Venue: Erskineville Oval
19/07/1970 (Sun) Western Suburbs 11-12-78 Newtown 8-13-61 Venue: Picken Oval
19/07/1970 (Sun) East Sydney 6-13-49 North Shore 8-11-59 Venue: Trumper Park
19/07/1970 (Sun) Southern Districts 8-12-60 Balmain 5-11-41 Venue: Rosedale Oval
Round 16
25/07/1970 (Sat) Newtown 23-25-163 Southern Districts 10-7-67 Venue: Erskineville Oval
26/07/1970 (Sun) Balmain 7-15-57 Sydney Naval 9-18-72 Venue: Picken Oval
26/07/1970 (Sun) North Shore 20-14-134 St. George 17-14-116 Venue: North Sydney Oval
26/07/1970 (Sun) East Sydney 9-13-67 Western Suburbs 14-20-104 Venue: Trumper Park
Round 17
01/08/1970 (Sat) North Shore 24-32-176 Balmain 10-18-78 Venue: North Sydney Oval
02/08/1970 (Sun) Western Suburbs 23-23-161 Southern Districts 9-16-70 Venue: Picken Oval
02/08/1970 (Sun) East Sydney 22-28-160 Sydney Naval 6-12-48 Venue: Trumper Park
02/08/1970 (Sun) St. George 19-10-124 Newtown 18-19-127 Venue: Olds Park
Round 18
08/08/1970 (Sat) Sydney Naval 2-9-21 North Shore 23-25-163 Venue: Erskineville Oval
09/08/1970 (Sun) Balmain 11-12-78 Newtown 15-18-108 Venue: Jubilee Oval, Glebe
09/08/1970 (Sun) St. George 12-15-87 Western Suburbs 18-15-123 Venue: Trumper Park
09/08/1970 (Sun) Southern Districts 14-20-104 East Sydney 12-8-80 Venue: Rosedale Oval
Round 19
15/08/1970 (Sat) Newtown 12-12-84 North Shore 20-12-132 Venue: Erskineville Oval
16/08/1970 (Sun) Balmain 7-4-46 Western Suburbs 35-22-232 Venue: Trumper Park
16/08/1970 (Sun) Southern Districts 18-23-131 Sydney Naval 7-5-47 Venue: Rosedale Oval
16/08/1970 (Sun) St. George 18-14-122 East Sydney 8-20-68 Venue: Olds Park
Round 20
22/08/1970 (Sat) St. George 15-22-112 Southern Districts 7-10-52 Venue: Erskineville Oval
23/08/1970 (Sun) Balmain 14-5-89 East Sydney 10-13-73 Venue: Jubilee Oval, Glebe
23/08/1970 (Sun) Western Suburbs 9-13-67 North Shore 7-8-50 Venue: Picken Oval
23/08/1970 (Sun) Sydney Naval 5-12-42 Newtown 27-22-184 Venue: Trumper Park
Round 21
29/08/1970 (Sat) Newtown 14-27-111 East Sydney 6-11-47 Venue: Erskineville Oval
30/08/1970 (Sun) North Shore 19-16-130 Southern Districts 17-15-117 Venue: North Sydney Oval
30/08/1970 (Sun) Sydney Naval 10-13-73 Western Suburbs 35-26-236 Venue: Trumper Park
30/08/1970 (Sun) St. George 33-24-222 Balmain 4-4-28 Venue: Olds Park
Final ladder
|
1970 |
Club |
Played |
Won |
Lost |
Drawn |
For |
Against |
% |
Points |
|
1 |
Western Suburbs |
21 |
19 |
2 |
0 |
3030 |
1312 |
230.95 |
76 |
|
2 |
Newtown |
21 |
16 |
5 |
0 |
2457 |
1796 |
136.80 |
64 |
|
3 |
North Shore |
21 |
16 |
5 |
0 |
2326 |
1760 |
132.16 |
64 |
|
4 |
St. George |
21 |
14 |
7 |
0 |
2690 |
1955 |
137.60 |
56 |
|
5 |
East Sydney |
21 |
8 |
13 |
0 |
1965 |
1803 |
108.99 |
32 |
|
6 |
Southern Districts |
21 |
6 |
15 |
0 |
1670 |
2350 |
71.06 |
24 |
|
7 |
Balmain |
21 |
4 |
17 |
0 |
1293 |
2652 |
48.76 |
16 |
|
8 |
Sydney Naval |
21 |
1 |
20 |
0 |
1286 |
3089 |
41.63 |
4 |
|
|
Total |
168 |
84 |
84 |
0 |
16717 |
16717 |
|
336 |
Finals matches
First Semi-Final
06/09/1970 (Sun) North Shore 15-18-108 St. George 15-11-101 Venue: Trumper Park
Second Semi-Final
13/09/1970 (Sun) Western Suburbs 15-20-110 Newtown 18-17-125 Venue: Trumper Park
Preliminary Final
20/09/1970 (Sun) Western Suburbs 19-16-130 North Shore 18-22-130 Venue: Trumper Park
Preliminary Final Replay
27/09/1970 (Sun) Western Suburbs 9-12-66 North Shore 9-14-68 Venue: Trumper Park
Grand Final
04/10/1970 (Sun) Newtown 15-16-106 North Shore 10-16-76 Venue: Trumper Park
1970 premiers: Newtown
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