1968 VFL Season: Geelong

Season Team Details

Season: 1968 VFL Season
Team: Geelong
Home Ground: Kardinia Park

Team Results

Ladder Position: 3rd (W-D-L: 15-0-5, P%: 106.8%)
Finals Performance: Knocked out by Essendon (Preliminary Final)
Players: 30
Brownlow Leader(s): Denis Marshall (21)
Goalkicking Leader(s) (Home-and-Away): Doug Wade (56)
Carji Greeves Medal Recipient(s): Sam Newman

Team Leaders

Captain(s): Bill Goggin

Player Results

Player Guernsey(s) Match(es) Round(s) Goal(s) Brownlow
Ainsworth, Geoff #25 22 R01-R20, SF, PF 1
Andrews, Gareth #6 16 R01-R07, R09-R14, R20, SF, PF 15
Closter, Wayne #1 13 R01-R03, R08, R13-R16, R18-R20, SF, PF 4
Davies, John #19 16 R04-R19 12
Farman, Terry #15 22 R01-R20, SF, PF 0
Gilmore, Tony #24 1 R06 0
Gladman, Ken #18 16 R02-R04, R06-R13, R15, R17, R20, SF, PF 2
Goggin, Bill #35 21 R01-R11, R13-R20, SF, PF 20
Graham, Ricky #21 1 R14 0
Hampshire, Ian #22 4 R02-R03, R16, R18 0
Hosking, Ron #11 22 R01-R20, SF, PF 0
Hynes, Gordon #12 10 R01-R08, R10, R12 3
Marsden, Rodger #20 1 R11 0
Marshall, Denis #2 20 R01-R02, R04-R11, R13-R20, SF, PF 9
Mitchell, Chris #8 21 R01, R03-R20, SF, PF 9
Nankervis, Ian #40 18 R01, R05-R20, SF 16
Newland, Ken #3 19 R01-R09, R12-R15, R17-R20, SF, PF 21
Newman, Sam #17 21 R01-R08, R10-R20, SF, PF 7
O'Loughlin, Gerald #33 1 R16 1
Polinelli, Tony #36 16 R01-R03, R08-R12, R14-R20, PF 3
Primmer, Barry #7 14 R04-R09, R11-R18 3
Rosenow, Geoff #27 22 R01-R20, SF, PF 0
Ryan, Bill #26 19 R01-R10, R13, R15-R20, SF, PF 7
Scarlett, John #30 17 R01-R12, R14, R19-R20, SF, PF 0
Sharrock, John #10 16 R01-R07, R09-R12, R17, R19-R20, SF, PF 26
Smith, Phil #31 1 R07 0
Stevens, Phil #4 16 R01-R05, R12-R20, SF, PF 17
Strahan, Hugh #28 14 R09-R20, SF, PF 3
Wade, Doug #23 20 R01-R05, R08-R20, SF, PF 64
Walker, Peter #34 20 R01-R13, R15-R19, SF, PF 0

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)
Pianto, Peter 21 15 -0- 6 R01-R03, R05-R20, SF, PF
O'Neill, John 1 1 -0- 0 R04

Match Results

Date Round Opponent H/A Result Coach Captain (Nominated)
15/04/1968 Round 1 Carlton AWAY LOSS CAR by 46 Peter Pianto Bill Goggin
20/04/1968 Round 2 Footscray HOME WIN GEE by 24 Peter Pianto Bill Goggin
25/04/1968 Round 3 Richmond AWAY WIN GEE by 48 Peter Pianto Bill Goggin
04/05/1968 Round 4 Collingwood HOME WIN GEE by 9 John O'Neill Bill Goggin
11/05/1968 Round 5 Melbourne AWAY WIN GEE by 7 Peter Pianto Bill Goggin
18/05/1968 Round 6 Hawthorn AWAY WIN GEE by 11 Peter Pianto Bill Goggin
25/05/1968 Round 7 Fitzroy HOME WIN GEE by 39 Peter Pianto Bill Goggin
08/06/1968 Round 8 North Melbourne AWAY WIN GEE by 24 Peter Pianto Bill Goggin
15/06/1968 Round 9 St Kilda HOME WIN GEE by 24 Peter Pianto Bill Goggin
22/06/1968 Round 10 South Melbourne HOME WIN GEE by 30 Peter Pianto Bill Goggin
29/06/1968 Round 11 Essendon AWAY LOSS ESS by 23 Peter Pianto Bill Goggin
06/07/1968 Round 12 Carlton HOME LOSS CAR by 8 Peter Pianto unknown
13/07/1968 Round 13 Footscray AWAY LOSS FOO by 83 Peter Pianto Bill Goggin
20/07/1968 Round 14 Richmond HOME WIN GEE by 19 Peter Pianto Bill Goggin
27/07/1968 Round 15 Collingwood AWAY WIN GEE by 18 Peter Pianto Bill Goggin
03/08/1968 Round 16 Melbourne HOME WIN GEE by 7 Peter Pianto Bill Goggin
10/08/1968 Round 17 Hawthorn HOME WIN GEE by 16 Peter Pianto Bill Goggin
17/08/1968 Round 18 Fitzroy AWAY WIN GEE by 22 Peter Pianto Bill Goggin
24/08/1968 Round 19 North Melbourne HOME WIN GEE by 10 Peter Pianto Bill Goggin
31/08/1968 Round 20 St Kilda AWAY LOSS STK by 51 Peter Pianto Bill Goggin
07/09/1968 Semi Final St Kilda HOME WIN GEE by 44 Peter Pianto Bill Goggin
21/09/1968 Preliminary Final Essendon AWAY LOSS ESS by 24 Peter Pianto Bill Goggin