Reserves Preliminary Final, 1970
Melbourne vs North Melbourne
Saturday 19 September
Venue: MCG
Attendance: n/a
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Final | |
| Melbourne | 4.4 | 7.7 | 8.14 | 12.18.90 |
| North Melbourne | 0.4 | 3.6 | 7.9 | 9.9.63 |
Melbourne win by 27 points
Goalkickers: Ray Biffin 4, Lloyd Burgmann 2, Peter Sinclair 2, George Lakes 1, Chris Aitken 1, Paul Callery 1, Kelvin Clarke 1
The Demons jumped early and had 5.4 on the board before North goalled. They dominated around the ground but still had to fight for their victory. Biffin had to work hard to get his four goals at full-forward.
Barry Hodges was best on ground.
Team
B: Phil Rhoden, Des Campbell, Brent Jones
HB: Noel Leary, Barry Hodges, Michael Stanton
C: John Forster, Peter Sinclair, Danny Jennings
HF: Lloyd Burgmann, Ray Biffin, Shane McSpeerin
F: Peter Weekes, Chris Aitken, Kelvin Clarke
R: Graham Osborne, George Lakes, Paul Callery
IN: Stephen Cook, Danny Powell
EM: Terry Davey, Bruce Brown, Mark Mitchell, Jim Theodore, John Cumming
Media
Age - 21/09/1970