1968 VFL Season

Season Details

Name: 1968 VFL Season
Team(s): 12
Round(s): 20
Finals System: Page-McIntyre System
Match(es): 124

Season Results

Premiers: Carlton
Runners-Up: Essendon
Minor Premiers: Essendon
Brownlow Medallist(s): Bob Skilton (South Melbourne)
Coleman Medallist(s): Peter Hudson (Hawthorn)

Team Results

Team Ladder (W-D-L & P%) Brownlow Leader(s) Goalkicking Leader(s) (Home-and-Away)
Essendon (R) 1st 16 -1- 3 130.3% Barry Davis (14) Alan Noonan (43)
Carlton (P) 2nd 15 -0- 5 130.4% John Nicholls (17) Brian Kekovich (53)
Geelong 3rd 15 -0- 5 106.8% Denis Marshall (21) Doug Wade (56)
St Kilda 4th 14 -1- 5 136.0% Carl Ditterich (17) Kevin Neale (32)
Richmond 5th 14 -0- 6 123.0% Kevin Bartlett (10) Paddy Guinane (41)
Hawthorn 6th 9 -1- 10 103.5% Peter Hudson (16) Peter Hudson (125)
Collingwood 7th 9 -0- 11 94.5% Len Thompson (12) Peter McKenna (64)
Melbourne 8th 8 -0- 12 83.9% Greg Parke (11) Hassa Mann (29)
South Melbourne 9th 6 -1- 13 83.9% Bob Skilton (24) John Sudholz (36)
Footscray 10th 5 -0- 15 82.6% John Schultz (11) Ted Whitten (36)
Fitzroy 11th 4 -0- 16 80.7% Kevin Murray (18) Doug Searl (38)
North Melbourne 12th 3 -0- 17 74.3% Peter Steward (14) Doug Farrant (35)

Umpire Results

Umpire Position Umpire(s)
Field Umpire 11
Goal Umpire 3
Boundary Umpire 7

Season Fixture

Round 1

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
MON 15/04/1968 2:20 PM Melbourne v Fitzroy MCG 94 - 90 25,064
MON 15/04/1968 2:20 PM Carlton v Geelong Princes Park 100 - 54 30,096
MON 15/04/1968 2:20 PM Essendon v Hawthorn Windy Hill 172 - 99 16,940
MON 15/04/1968 2:20 PM South Melbourne v St Kilda Lakeside Oval 125 - 100 23,645
MON 15/04/1968 2:20 PM Collingwood v Richmond Victoria Park 72 - 88 37,018
MON 15/04/1968 2:20 PM Footscray v North Melbourne Western Oval 72 - 88 17,625

Round 2

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 20/04/1968 2:20 PM St Kilda v Melbourne Moorabbin Oval 118 - 62 21,758
SAT 20/04/1968 2:20 PM Geelong v Footscray Kardinia Park 71 - 47 14,589
SAT 20/04/1968 2:20 PM Richmond v Carlton MCG 118 - 72 51,958
SAT 20/04/1968 2:20 PM North Melbourne v Essendon Arden Street Oval 63 - 82 15,810
SAT 20/04/1968 2:20 PM Hawthorn v South Melbourne Glenferrie Oval 126 - 126 13,847
SAT 20/04/1968 2:20 PM Fitzroy v Collingwood Princes Park 100 - 71 16,799

Round 3

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
THU 25/04/1968 2:20 PM Richmond v Geelong MCG 75 - 123 52,115
THU 25/04/1968 2:20 PM Carlton v Essendon Princes Park 17 - 50 35,929
SAT 27/04/1968 2:20 PM South Melbourne v Melbourne Lakeside Oval 88 - 98 16,934
SAT 27/04/1968 2:20 PM Collingwood v St Kilda Victoria Park 31 - 67 29,491
SAT 27/04/1968 2:20 PM North Melbourne v Fitzroy Arden Street Oval 107 - 91 13,122
SAT 27/04/1968 2:20 PM Footscray v Hawthorn Western Oval 94 - 105 14,054

Round 4

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 04/05/1968 2:20 PM Melbourne v North Melbourne MCG 82 - 76 19,498
SAT 04/05/1968 2:20 PM Geelong v Collingwood Kardinia Park 46 - 37 19,144
SAT 04/05/1968 2:20 PM Hawthorn v Carlton Glenferrie Oval 77 - 100 17,128
SAT 04/05/1968 2:20 PM Essendon v South Melbourne Windy Hill 115 - 75 18,777
SAT 04/05/1968 2:20 PM St Kilda v Richmond Moorabbin Oval 84 - 60 30,606
SAT 04/05/1968 2:20 PM Fitzroy v Footscray Princes Park 97 - 85 11,425

Round 5

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 11/05/1968 2:20 PM Melbourne v Geelong MCG 63 - 70 31,862
SAT 11/05/1968 2:20 PM Carlton v Footscray Princes Park 111 - 39 14,713
SAT 11/05/1968 2:20 PM Essendon v Fitzroy Windy Hill 112 - 81 18,678
SAT 11/05/1968 2:20 PM North Melbourne v St Kilda Arden Street Oval 49 - 61 14,409
SAT 11/05/1968 2:20 PM South Melbourne v Richmond Lakeside Oval 58 - 103 17,828
SAT 11/05/1968 2:20 PM Collingwood v Hawthorn Victoria Park 113 - 82 20,688

Round 6

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 18/05/1968 2:20 PM Footscray v Melbourne Western Oval 85 - 48 10,441
SAT 18/05/1968 2:20 PM Hawthorn v Geelong Glenferrie Oval 71 - 82 10,468
SAT 18/05/1968 2:20 PM South Melbourne v Carlton Lakeside Oval 71 - 83 13,404
SAT 18/05/1968 2:20 PM Collingwood v Essendon Victoria Park 92 - 66 28,302
SAT 18/05/1968 2:20 PM Fitzroy v St Kilda Princes Park 44 - 120 13,225
SAT 18/05/1968 2:20 PM Richmond v North Melbourne MCG 101 - 31 24,317

Round 7

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 25/05/1968 2:20 PM Melbourne v Hawthorn MCG 80 - 76 17,263
SAT 25/05/1968 2:20 PM Geelong v Fitzroy Kardinia Park 87 - 48 11,474
SAT 25/05/1968 2:20 PM Carlton v Collingwood Princes Park 101 - 67 25,912
SAT 25/05/1968 2:20 PM Essendon v Richmond Windy Hill 80 - 78 22,164
SAT 25/05/1968 2:20 PM St Kilda v Footscray Moorabbin Oval 79 - 35 16,056
SAT 25/05/1968 2:20 PM North Melbourne v South Melbourne Arden Street Oval 57 - 61 7,730

Round 8

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 08/06/1968 2:20 PM Collingwood v Melbourne Victoria Park 79 - 85 24,373
SAT 08/06/1968 2:20 PM North Melbourne v Geelong Arden Street Oval 65 - 89 13,209
SAT 08/06/1968 2:20 PM Footscray v South Melbourne Western Oval 62 - 75 14,755
MON 10/06/1968 2:20 PM Fitzroy v Carlton Princes Park 34 - 93 19,515
MON 10/06/1968 2:20 PM St Kilda v Essendon Moorabbin Oval 113 - 57 43,231
MON 10/06/1968 2:20 PM Richmond v Hawthorn MCG 81 - 80 31,325

Round 9

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 15/06/1968 2:20 PM Melbourne v Richmond MCG 63 - 119 39,609
SAT 15/06/1968 2:20 PM Geelong v St Kilda Kardinia Park 99 - 75 29,404
SAT 15/06/1968 2:20 PM Carlton v North Melbourne Princes Park 131 - 75 15,340
SAT 15/06/1968 2:20 PM Essendon v Footscray Windy Hill 83 - 41 13,941
SAT 15/06/1968 2:20 PM South Melbourne v Collingwood Lakeside Oval 124 - 99 17,343
SAT 15/06/1968 2:20 PM Hawthorn v Fitzroy Glenferrie Oval 140 - 110 11,039

Round 10

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 22/06/1968 2:20 PM Melbourne v Essendon MCG 68 - 96 32,932
SAT 22/06/1968 2:20 PM Geelong v South Melbourne Kardinia Park 93 - 63 17,794
SAT 22/06/1968 2:20 PM St Kilda v Carlton Moorabbin Oval 28 - 56 28,885
SAT 22/06/1968 2:20 PM Fitzroy v Richmond Princes Park 84 - 105 11,272
SAT 22/06/1968 2:20 PM Footscray v Collingwood Western Oval 37 - 65 13,120
SAT 22/06/1968 2:20 PM North Melbourne v Hawthorn Arden Street Oval 62 - 106 7,884

Round 11

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 29/06/1968 2:20 PM Carlton v Melbourne Princes Park 85 - 43 16,516
SAT 29/06/1968 2:20 PM Essendon v Geelong Windy Hill 104 - 81 24,838
SAT 29/06/1968 2:20 PM Hawthorn v St Kilda Glenferrie Oval 101 - 111 19,269
SAT 29/06/1968 2:20 PM South Melbourne v Fitzroy Lakeside Oval 117 - 90 11,186
SAT 29/06/1968 2:20 PM Collingwood v North Melbourne Victoria Park 94 - 32 14,241
SAT 29/06/1968 2:20 PM Richmond v Footscray MCG 122 - 104 17,844

Round 12

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 06/07/1968 2:20 PM Fitzroy v Melbourne Princes Park 80 - 100 8,669
SAT 06/07/1968 2:20 PM Geelong v Carlton Kardinia Park 55 - 63 25,007
SAT 06/07/1968 2:20 PM Hawthorn v Essendon Glenferrie Oval 83 - 112 13,909
SAT 06/07/1968 2:20 PM St Kilda v South Melbourne Moorabbin Oval 109 - 45 19,059
SAT 06/07/1968 2:20 PM Richmond v Collingwood MCG 114 - 117 43,165
SAT 06/07/1968 2:20 PM North Melbourne v Footscray Arden Street Oval 57 - 72 7,844

Round 13

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 13/07/1968 2:20 PM Melbourne v St Kilda MCG 71 - 76 30,581
SAT 13/07/1968 2:20 PM Footscray v Geelong Western Oval 126 - 43 13,092
SAT 13/07/1968 2:20 PM Carlton v Richmond Princes Park 80 - 74 24,511
SAT 13/07/1968 2:20 PM Essendon v North Melbourne Windy Hill 115 - 63 11,476
SAT 13/07/1968 2:20 PM South Melbourne v Hawthorn Lakeside Oval 82 - 101 11,181
SAT 13/07/1968 2:20 PM Collingwood v Fitzroy Victoria Park 122 - 115 16,357

Round 14

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 20/07/1968 2:20 PM Melbourne v South Melbourne MCG 70 - 80 18,976
SAT 20/07/1968 2:20 PM Geelong v Richmond Kardinia Park 89 - 70 23,932
SAT 20/07/1968 2:20 PM Essendon v Carlton Windy Hill 55 - 49 31,313
SAT 20/07/1968 2:20 PM St Kilda v Collingwood Moorabbin Oval 76 - 85 28,246
SAT 20/07/1968 2:20 PM Fitzroy v North Melbourne Princes Park 95 - 68 7,634
SAT 20/07/1968 2:20 PM Hawthorn v Footscray Glenferrie Oval 152 - 70 13,810

Round 15

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 27/07/1968 2:20 PM North Melbourne v Melbourne Arden Street Oval 38 - 40 5,826
SAT 27/07/1968 2:20 PM Collingwood v Geelong Victoria Park 36 - 54 25,849
SAT 27/07/1968 2:20 PM Carlton v Hawthorn Princes Park 68 - 81 18,842
SAT 27/07/1968 2:20 PM South Melbourne v Essendon Lakeside Oval 54 - 97 14,690
SAT 27/07/1968 2:20 PM Richmond v St Kilda MCG 94 - 64 42,740
SAT 27/07/1968 2:20 PM Footscray v Fitzroy Western Oval 66 - 71 10,148

Round 16

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 03/08/1968 2:20 PM Geelong v Melbourne Kardinia Park 75 - 68 14,240
SAT 03/08/1968 2:20 PM Footscray v Carlton Western Oval 102 - 70 15,184
SAT 03/08/1968 2:20 PM Fitzroy v Essendon Princes Park 93 - 94 12,129
SAT 03/08/1968 2:20 PM St Kilda v North Melbourne Moorabbin Oval 61 - 39 13,355
SAT 03/08/1968 2:20 PM Richmond v South Melbourne MCG 111 - 71 22,404
SAT 03/08/1968 2:20 PM Hawthorn v Collingwood Glenferrie Oval 101 - 76 25,928

Round 17

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 10/08/1968 2:20 PM Melbourne v Footscray MCG 74 - 65 18,733
SAT 10/08/1968 2:20 PM Geelong v Hawthorn Kardinia Park 67 - 51 20,822
SAT 10/08/1968 2:20 PM Carlton v South Melbourne Princes Park 122 - 80 15,793
SAT 10/08/1968 2:20 PM Essendon v Collingwood Windy Hill 138 - 53 21,239
SAT 10/08/1968 2:20 PM St Kilda v Fitzroy Moorabbin Oval 91 - 41 15,643
SAT 10/08/1968 2:20 PM North Melbourne v Richmond Arden Street Oval 51 - 85 9,374

Round 18

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 17/08/1968 2:20 PM Hawthorn v Melbourne Glenferrie Oval 97 - 59 14,359
SAT 17/08/1968 2:20 PM Fitzroy v Geelong Princes Park 72 - 94 9,897
SAT 17/08/1968 2:20 PM Collingwood v Carlton Victoria Park 70 - 107 24,496
SAT 17/08/1968 2:20 PM Richmond v Essendon MCG 74 - 54 68,529
SAT 17/08/1968 2:20 PM Footscray v St Kilda Western Oval 44 - 109 15,211
SAT 17/08/1968 2:20 PM South Melbourne v North Melbourne Lakeside Oval 68 - 79 7,412

Round 19

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 24/08/1968 2:20 PM Melbourne v Collingwood MCG 86 - 87 27,967
SAT 24/08/1968 2:20 PM Geelong v North Melbourne Kardinia Park 97 - 87 13,872
SAT 24/08/1968 2:20 PM Carlton v Fitzroy Princes Park 143 - 91 16,413
SAT 24/08/1968 2:20 PM Essendon v St Kilda Windy Hill 66 - 66 24,757
SAT 24/08/1968 2:20 PM South Melbourne v Footscray Lakeside Oval 78 - 82 8,012
SAT 24/08/1968 2:20 PM Hawthorn v Richmond Glenferrie Oval 79 - 88 21,772

Round 20

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 31/08/1968 2:20 PM Richmond v Melbourne MCG 129 - 80 34,546
SAT 31/08/1968 2:20 PM St Kilda v Geelong Moorabbin Oval 110 - 59 34,072
SAT 31/08/1968 2:20 PM North Melbourne v Carlton Arden Street Oval 79 - 100 16,302
SAT 31/08/1968 2:20 PM Footscray v Essendon Western Oval 85 - 112 19,390
SAT 31/08/1968 2:20 PM Collingwood v South Melbourne Victoria Park 157 - 98 15,058
SAT 31/08/1968 2:20 PM Fitzroy v Hawthorn Princes Park 116 - 126 10,968

Finals Week 1

Semi Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 07/09/1968 2:30 PM Geelong v St Kilda MCG 127 - 83 98,885

Finals Week 2

Semi Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 14/09/1968 2:30 PM Essendon v Carlton MCG 59 - 95 106,365

Finals Week 3

Preliminary Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 21/09/1968 2:30 PM Essendon v Geelong MCG 91 - 67 103,649

Finals Week 4

Grand Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 28/09/1968 2:30 PM Carlton v Essendon MCG 56 - 53 116,828