Reserves Semi Final, 1970
Richmond vs Melbourne
Saturday September 14
Venue: MCG
Attendance: n/a
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Final | |
| Richmond | 5.5 | 12.6 | 16.10 | 22.12.144 |
| Melbourne | 3.6 | 9.12 | 10.18 | 13.24.102 |
Richmond win by 42 points
Goalkickers: Paul Callery 5, Kelvin Clarke 4, Shane Burgmann 2, Shane McSpeerin 1, Peter Weekes 1
A more experienced Tigers side turned the tables on the minor premiers and stormed straight into the 1970 Reserves Grand Final on the back of a seven goal haul from future Demon coach Neale Balme.
Richmond jumped to a two goal lead at the first change, but thanks to Paul Callery and Kelvin Clarke Melbourne were level twice in the second quarter. They were well beaten after the half-time break though and were forced into a Preliminary Final against North Melbourne.
Best were Callery, K. Clarke and Jones.
Team
B: Phil Rhoden, Des Campbell, Brent Jones
HB: Noel Leary, Barry Hodges, John Forster
C: Bruce Brown, Peter Sinclair, Danny Jennings
HF: Shane McSpeerin, Ray Biffin, Lloyd Burgmann
F: Peter Weekes, Chris Aitken, Kelvin Clarke
R: Graham Osborne, Mark Mitchell, Paul Callery
IN: Stephen Cook, Michael Stanton
EM: Terry Davey, Jim Theodore, John Cumming
Media
Age - 12/09/1970
Age - 14/09/1970
Football Record 1970 Finals