1970 Essendon Bombers Statistics
Team Record: 6-16 - 24 points
Finishing 11th in the VFL
Coach: Jack Clarke (6-16)
The Essendon Bombers of the Victorian Football League ended the 1970 season with a record of 6 wins and 16 losses for 24 points finishing eleventh in the VFL. Jack Clarke coached the team.
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Player Totals:
| Player | GP | KI | MK | HB | DI | GL | BH | HO | TK | RB | I50 | CL | CG | FF | FA | BR | CP | UP | CM | MI | 1% | BO | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geoff Blethyn | 13 | 133 | 69 | 11 | 144 | 33 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Greenwood | 21 | 390 | 91 | 62 | 452 | 23 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 56 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Sproule | 21 | 332 | 64 | 129 | 461 | 18 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 52 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Les Stillman | 10 | 104 | 28 | 26 | 130 | 18 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Barry Davis | 19 | 382 | 101 | 85 | 467 | 17 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 34 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Gross | 18 | 237 | 45 | 65 | 302 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robin Close | 14 | 133 | 59 | 24 | 157 | 17 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Grainger | 14 | 65 | 42 | 43 | 108 | 13 | 12 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Ellis | 11 | 93 | 46 | 56 | 149 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie Payne | 16 | 173 | 64 | 43 | 216 | 11 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bruce Neish | 14 | 194 | 58 | 41 | 235 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alan Noonan | 2 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Len Halley | 9 | 59 | 30 | 39 | 98 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Perry | 5 | 25 | 13 | 6 | 31 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eddie Lake | 14 | 197 | 67 | 52 | 249 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Neville Fields | 7 | 57 | 12 | 14 | 71 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Geoff Pryor | 14 | 158 | 55 | 40 | 198 | 4 | 1 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Geoff Gosper | 20 | 341 | 71 | 65 | 406 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 37 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Headlam | 16 | 123 | 58 | 42 | 165 | 3 | 6 | 94 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ian Payne | 11 | 157 | 32 | 22 | 179 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peter Daniel | 21 | 211 | 65 | 15 | 226 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Collins | 4 | 42 | 15 | 11 | 53 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bruce Lake | 4 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 30 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ian Stevenson | 6 | 42 | 31 | 26 | 68 | 2 | 3 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Fletcher | 19 | 310 | 63 | 15 | 325 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 39 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John May | 3 | 25 | 1 | 5 | 30 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Williams | 21 | 344 | 146 | 37 | 381 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don McKenzie | 18 | 168 | 49 | 17 | 185 | 1 | 1 | 184 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 61 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Crouch | 4 | 20 | 1 | 6 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Fanning | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Pirouet | 11 | 66 | 20 | 13 | 79 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stuart Barclay | 6 | 28 | 12 | 4 | 32 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darryl Gerlach | 21 | 299 | 83 | 55 | 354 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 38 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Tassell | 11 | 141 | 43 | 24 | 165 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Starbuck | 7 | 73 | 32 | 5 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Thompson | 6 | 45 | 11 | 5 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sandy Talbot | 5 | 28 | 6 | 7 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Roberts | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Parkes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 440 | 5238 | 1598 | 1116 | 6354 | 242 | 263 | 475 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 968 | 852 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

