1968 VFL Season: Carlton

Season Team Details

Season: 1968 VFL Season
Team: Carlton
Home Ground: Princes Park

Team Results

Ladder Position: 2nd (W-D-L: 15-0-5, P%: 130.4%)
Finals Performance: Premiers
Players: 34
Brownlow Leader(s): John Nicholls (17)
Goalkicking Leader(s) (Home-and-Away): Brian Kekovich (53)
John Nicholls Medal Recipient(s): Serge Silvagni

Team Leaders

Captain(s): Ron Barassi, John Nicholls

Player Results

Player Guernsey(s) Match(es) Round(s) Goal(s) Brownlow
Anderson, Graeme #26 8 R08-R12, R14-R16 0
Auchettl, Ron #41 12 R06-R13, R17-R20 7
Barassi, Ron #31 10 R01-R03, R05, R14-R19 3
Bennett, Bill #12 7 R10, R16-R17, R19-R20, SF, GF 4
Bishop, Noel #22 2 R03, R12 0
Board, Terry #24 7 R04-R08, R17-R18 6
Casey, Gordon #15 1 R19 1
Chandler, Neil #47 9 R14-R20, SF, GF 1
Collins, Ian #19 22 R01-R20, SF, GF 0
Crane, Gary #6 18 R01-R10, R15-R20, SF, GF 3
Crosswell, Brent #17 19 R01-R17, SF, GF 13
Edmond, Bob #38 7 R01-R06, R15 0
Gallagher, Adrian #10 22 R01-R20, SF, GF 30
Gill, Barry #21 9 R11-R14, R18-R20, SF, GF 0
Goold, John #11 19 R01-R07, R09-R11, R13, R15-R20, SF, GF 0
Hall, Kevin #3 15 R01-R05, R07-R09, R11-R13, R15-R16, SF, GF 0
Hopkins, Ted #7 5 R08-R10, R12, R14 0
Jesaulenko, Alex #25 15 R01, R05-R11, R13, R15-R17, R20, SF, GF 25
Jones, Peter #28 20 R01-R04, R07-R20, SF, GF 28
Kekovich, Brian #16 17 R01, R04-R13, R17-R20, SF, GF 59
Kerr, Peter #9 11 R01-R04, R06-R07, R11-R13, R17-R18 0
Lofts, Wes #20 20 R01-R14, R16-R18, R20, SF, GF 2
McLean, Peter #36 14 R04, R06, R08, R10-R12, R14-R15, R17-R20, SF, GF 0
Munari, Dennis #8 13 R01-R02, R09-R16, R19-R20, GF 11
Nicholls, John #2 21 R01-R11, R13-R20, SF, GF 18
Nicoll, Ian #23 4 R02-R03, R05, SF 0
Quirk, Bryan #32 15 R01-R06, R14-R20, SF, GF 16
Robertson, Ian #34 20 R01-R09, R11-R16, R18-R20, SF, GF 23
Silvagni, Serge #1 22 R01-R20, SF, GF 6
Smith, Peter #37 10 R02-R07, R12-R14, R20 8
Stewart, Cliff #39 9 R07-R11, R13-R15, R18 0
Stone, Ron #44 11 R01-R09, R12, R14 3
Waite, Vin #30 5 R10, R13, R15-R16, R19 0
Walls, Robert #42 21 R01-R14, R16-R20, SF, GF 2

Team Line-Up

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This is an approximation for the typical team line-up based on available position records from this season.

Coach Results

Coach Match(es) (W-D-L) Round(s)
Barassi, Ron 22 17 -0- 5 R01-R20, SF, GF

Match Results

Date Round Opponent H/A Result Coach Captain (Nominated)
15/04/1968 Round 1 Geelong HOME WIN CAR by 46 Ron Barassi Ron Barassi
20/04/1968 Round 2 Richmond AWAY LOSS RIC by 46 Ron Barassi Ron Barassi
25/04/1968 Round 3 Essendon HOME LOSS ESS by 33 Ron Barassi Ron Barassi
04/05/1968 Round 4 Hawthorn AWAY WIN CAR by 23 Ron Barassi John Nicholls
11/05/1968 Round 5 Footscray HOME WIN CAR by 72 Ron Barassi Ron Barassi
18/05/1968 Round 6 South Melbourne AWAY WIN CAR by 12 Ron Barassi John Nicholls
25/05/1968 Round 7 Collingwood HOME WIN CAR by 34 Ron Barassi John Nicholls
10/06/1968 Round 8 Fitzroy AWAY WIN CAR by 59 Ron Barassi John Nicholls
15/06/1968 Round 9 North Melbourne HOME WIN CAR by 56 Ron Barassi John Nicholls
22/06/1968 Round 10 St Kilda AWAY WIN CAR by 28 Ron Barassi John Nicholls
29/06/1968 Round 11 Melbourne HOME WIN CAR by 42 Ron Barassi John Nicholls
06/07/1968 Round 12 Geelong AWAY WIN CAR by 8 Ron Barassi Wes Lofts
13/07/1968 Round 13 Richmond HOME WIN CAR by 6 Ron Barassi John Nicholls
20/07/1968 Round 14 Essendon AWAY LOSS ESS by 6 Ron Barassi Ron Barassi
27/07/1968 Round 15 Hawthorn HOME LOSS HAW by 13 Ron Barassi Ron Barassi
03/08/1968 Round 16 Footscray AWAY LOSS FOO by 32 Ron Barassi Ron Barassi
10/08/1968 Round 17 South Melbourne HOME WIN CAR by 42 Ron Barassi Ron Barassi
17/08/1968 Round 18 Collingwood AWAY WIN CAR by 37 Ron Barassi Ron Barassi
24/08/1968 Round 19 Fitzroy HOME WIN CAR by 52 Ron Barassi Ron Barassi
31/08/1968 Round 20 North Melbourne AWAY WIN CAR by 21 Ron Barassi John Nicholls
14/09/1968 Semi Final Essendon AWAY WIN CAR by 36 Ron Barassi John Nicholls
28/09/1968 Grand Final Essendon HOME WIN CAR by 3 Ron Barassi John Nicholls