Junction Oval · Sat 23 May 1970 · 12,264 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FitzroyFITZ | 3.0 | 5.6 | 9.10 | 68 |
| EssendonESS | 5.0 | 7.2 | 10.4 | 71 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 68 and 71.
Essendon won by 3 points.
9.14 (68) — 11.5 (71)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Murphy | 24 | 4 | 28 | 9 | — | 0 |
| John Newnham | 24 | 2 | 26 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Mike Andrews | 19 | 7 | 26 | 4 | — |
| 0 |
| Norm Dare | 21 | 4 | 25 | 8 | — | 0 |
| David Rhodes | 20 | 3 | 23 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Alan Thompson | 16 | 6 | 22 | 5 | — | 3 |
| Barry Padley | 14 | 6 | 20 | 6 | — | 1 |
| Darryl Herrod | 15 | 5 | 20 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Kevin Murray | 14 | 4 | 18 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Norm Brown | 13 | 1 | 14 | 9 | — | 0 |
| John Duckworth | 14 | 0 | 14 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Noel Zunneberg | 14 | 0 | 14 | 10 | — | 0 |
| Russell Crow | 12 | 0 | 12 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Paul Shanahan | 7 | 3 | 10 | 4 | — | 3 |
| Bruce Baker | 8 | 2 | 10 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Leigh Robertson | 7 | 3 | 10 | 1 | — | 0 |
| David Wall | 6 | 1 | 7 | 6 | — | 1 |
| Bill Sykes | 5 | 1 | 6 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Harvey Merrigan | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Gary Lazarus | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Davis | 21 | 7 | 28 | 7 | — | 2 |
| Geoff Gosper | 22 | 6 | 28 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Don Gross | 23 | 4 | 27 | 7 | — | 1 |
| John Williams | 17 | 4 | 21 | 8 | — | 0 |
| Paul Sproule | 12 | 8 | 20 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Darryl Gerlach | 16 | 2 | 18 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Eddie Lake | 11 | 6 | 17 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Bob Greenwood | 13 | 3 | 16 | 4 | — | 2 |
| Bruce Neish | 12 | 4 | 16 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Neville Fields | 12 | 4 | 16 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Ken Fletcher | 16 | 0 | 16 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Doug Tassell | 14 | 0 | 14 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Don McKenzie | 12 | 0 | 12 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Charlie Payne | 4 | 7 | 11 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Geoff Pryor | 8 | 3 | 11 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Geoff Blethyn | 10 | 0 | 10 | 6 | — | 4 |
| David Starbuck | 7 | 1 | 8 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Peter Daniel | 5 | 1 | 6 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Gary Grainger | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Wayne Headlam | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |