| Venue: Lakeside Oval | Date: Saturday May 16, 1970 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Result: Lose by 77 points | Umpire: D.Jolley | Crowd: 28,395 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Goalkickers: A.Jesaulenko 3, K.Hall 2, A.Gallagher 2, S.Jackson 1, B.Crosswell 1, P.Jones 1. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Best: K.Hall, J.Goold, V.Waite, A.Gallagher, B.Gill. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Reports: Nil. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Injuries: A.Gallagher (bruised arm), R.Walls (bruised thigh), V.Waite (broken nose). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Game Review
The long down-trodden Swans had not played any finals since the much talked-about "Bloodbath" Grand Final of 1945 but were showing signs that 1970 might just be the year.Carlton headed Lakeside with a 5-1 record and a recent history of big-game performances (Premiers in 1968 and runners-up in 1969). They also had the hottest player in the comp in Alex Jesaulenko. Surely they would put the Southerners in their place.
Kicking with a strong breeze in the first term the Blues soon led 5-3 to nothing. Thereafter, humiliation. The Blues were outscored 150-40, including 93-5 during the 2nd and 4th quarters when South had the wind. Clearly these Swans were a team to be reckoned with.
Team
| B: | 21 Barry Gill | 20 Wes Lofts (vc) | 30 Vin Waite |
| HB: | 15 Phil Pinnell | 43 David McKay | 11 John Goold |
| C: | 12 Barry Armstrong | 34 Ian Robertson | 17 Brent Crosswell |
| HF: | 3 Kevin Hall | 42 Robert Walls (dvc) | 5 Syd Jackson |
| F: | 25 Alex Jesaulenko | 28 Peter Jones | 10 Adrian Gallagher |
| Ruck: | 2 John Nicholls (c) | 22 Neil Chandler | 23 Ian Nicoll |
| Res: | 7 Ted Hopkins | 49 Andy Lukimitis | |
| Coach: | Ron Barassi | ||
Milestones
Debut : Andy LukimitisRound 6 | Round 8