vfl 1970 round 17

collingwood (12-4) vs north (3-13)

pies beat roos by 49. collingwood (13-4) are 1st. north (3-14) are last.

essendon (4-12) vs melbourne (5-11)

dons beat dees by 36. essendon (5-12) are 10th. melbourne (5-12) are 11th.

Essendon	125
Melbourne	89

fitzroy (7-9) vs carlton (11-5)

blues beat lions by 10. carlton (12-5) are 2nd. fitzroy (7-10) are 9th.

Fitzroy	61
Carlton	71

richmond (9-7) vs hawthorn (8-8)

tigers beat hawks by 22. richmond (10-7) are 6th. hawthorn (8-9) are 7th.

Richmond	105
Hawthorn	83

st kilda (9-7) vs south (11-5)

saints beat swans by 20. st kilda (10-7) are 4th. south (11-6) are 3rd.

St. Kilda	92
South Melbourne	72

footscray (7-9) vs geelong (10-6) uor

dogs stun cats by 31. footscray (8-9) are 8th. geelong (10-7) are 5th.t

Footscray	87
Geelong	56

ladder

round 18 matches

carlton v south

fitzroy v collingwood

geelong v richmond gor

hawthorn v st kilda

melbourne v footscray

north v essendon