1969 VFL Season

Season Details

Name: 1969 VFL Season
Team(s): 12
Round(s): 20
Finals System: Page-McIntyre System
Match(es): 124

Season Results

Premiers: Richmond
Runners-Up: Carlton
Minor Premiers: Collingwood
Brownlow Medallist(s): Kevin Murray (Fitzroy)
Coleman Medallist(s): Doug Wade (Geelong)

Team Results

Team Ladder (W-D-L & P%) Brownlow Leader(s) Goalkicking Leader(s) (Home-and-Away)
Collingwood 1st 15 -0- 5 129.0% Len Thompson (11) Peter McKenna (88)
Carlton (R) 2nd 15 -0- 5 120.5% John Nicholls (11) Alex Jesaulenko (62)
Geelong 3rd 13 -1- 6 119.9% Doug Wade (12) Doug Wade (122)
Richmond (P) 4th 13 -0- 7 124.6% Kevin Bartlett (14) Rex Hunt (54)
Hawthorn 5th 13 -0- 7 98.8% Ken Beck (9) Peter Hudson (120)
Essendon 6th 10 -1- 9 102.5% Barry Davis (18) Alan Noonan (43)
St Kilda 7th 9 -0- 11 103.2% Bob Murray (15) Kevin Neale (50)
North Melbourne 8th 8 -0- 12 87.5% Sam Kekovich (12) Sam Kekovich (56)
South Melbourne 9th 7 -0- 13 82.5% John Rantall (8) John Sudholz (35)
Fitzroy 10th 7 -0- 13 82.4% Kevin Murray (19) Doug Searl (68)
Footscray 11th 6 -0- 14 85.5% George Bisset (18) George Bisset (45)
Melbourne 12th 3 -0- 17 83.1% Denis Clark, Tassie Johnson, Greg Parke (6) Ross Dillon (48)

Umpire Results

Umpire Position Umpire(s)
Field Umpire 11
Goal Umpire 4
Boundary Umpire 7

Season Fixture

Round 1

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 05/04/1969 2:10 PM St Kilda v Carlton Moorabbin Oval 79 - 82 37,767
SAT 05/04/1969 2:10 PM North Melbourne v South Melbourne Arden Street Oval 110 - 101 14,016
SAT 05/04/1969 2:10 PM Hawthorn v Collingwood Glenferrie Oval 111 - 89 28,802
MON 07/04/1969 2:10 PM Geelong v Melbourne Kardinia Park 118 - 91 23,571
MON 07/04/1969 2:10 PM Richmond v Essendon MCG 111 - 82 62,152
MON 07/04/1969 2:10 PM Fitzroy v Footscray Princes Park 103 - 159 20,284

Round 2

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 12/04/1969 2:10 PM Melbourne v North Melbourne MCG 79 - 107 16,379
SAT 12/04/1969 2:10 PM Essendon v Geelong Windy Hill 91 - 91 18,664
SAT 12/04/1969 2:10 PM Carlton v Hawthorn Princes Park 210 - 82 25,894
SAT 12/04/1969 2:10 PM Footscray v St Kilda Western Oval 65 - 98 21,352
SAT 12/04/1969 2:10 PM South Melbourne v Fitzroy Lakeside Oval 98 - 100 12,314
SAT 12/04/1969 2:10 PM Collingwood v Richmond Victoria Park 82 - 99 27,388

Round 3

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 19/04/1969 2:10 PM Collingwood v Melbourne Victoria Park 130 - 62 18,729
SAT 19/04/1969 2:10 PM Geelong v South Melbourne Kardinia Park 134 - 74 15,068
SAT 19/04/1969 2:10 PM Footscray v Carlton Western Oval 52 - 81 20,250
SAT 19/04/1969 2:10 PM Essendon v Hawthorn Windy Hill 85 - 98 15,770
SAT 19/04/1969 2:10 PM Fitzroy v St Kilda Princes Park 91 - 132 11,712
SAT 19/04/1969 2:10 PM Richmond v North Melbourne MCG 106 - 111 26,884

Round 4

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 25/04/1969 2:10 PM Melbourne v Essendon MCG 79 - 97 38,327
FRI 25/04/1969 2:10 PM St Kilda v Geelong Moorabbin Oval 69 - 92 42,954
SAT 26/04/1969 2:10 PM Carlton v Collingwood Princes Park 89 - 153 39,212
SAT 26/04/1969 2:10 PM South Melbourne v Richmond Lakeside Oval 91 - 136 16,663
SAT 26/04/1969 2:10 PM North Melbourne v Fitzroy Arden Street Oval 129 - 96 13,224
SAT 26/04/1969 2:10 PM Hawthorn v Footscray Glenferrie Oval 130 - 85 15,622

Round 5

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 03/05/1969 2:10 PM Hawthorn v Melbourne Glenferrie Oval 136 - 104 13,288
SAT 03/05/1969 2:10 PM Footscray v Geelong Western Oval 84 - 144 17,522
SAT 03/05/1969 2:10 PM Carlton v South Melbourne Princes Park 137 - 112 18,489
SAT 03/05/1969 2:10 PM Essendon v North Melbourne Windy Hill 113 - 83 23,236
SAT 03/05/1969 2:10 PM St Kilda v Collingwood Moorabbin Oval 120 - 114 34,959
SAT 03/05/1969 2:10 PM Richmond v Fitzroy MCG 120 - 55 22,991

Round 6

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 10/05/1969 2:10 PM Melbourne v Richmond MCG 93 - 121 26,848
SAT 10/05/1969 2:10 PM Geelong v Carlton Kardinia Park 124 - 85 32,025
SAT 10/05/1969 2:10 PM Fitzroy v Essendon Princes Park 90 - 115 12,872
SAT 10/05/1969 2:10 PM South Melbourne v St Kilda Lakeside Oval 93 - 56 17,490
SAT 10/05/1969 2:10 PM Collingwood v Footscray Victoria Park 115 - 62 19,025
SAT 10/05/1969 2:10 PM North Melbourne v Hawthorn Arden Street Oval 87 - 96 15,338

Round 7

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 17/05/1969 2:10 PM Carlton v Melbourne Princes Park 108 - 78 15,150
SAT 17/05/1969 2:10 PM Geelong v North Melbourne Kardinia Park 99 - 107 17,102
SAT 17/05/1969 2:10 PM St Kilda v Essendon Moorabbin Oval 106 - 80 19,008
SAT 17/05/1969 2:10 PM Footscray v South Melbourne Western Oval 58 - 66 11,462
SAT 17/05/1969 2:10 PM Collingwood v Fitzroy Victoria Park 98 - 85 14,614
SAT 17/05/1969 2:10 PM Richmond v Hawthorn MCG 52 - 61 35,933

Round 8

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 24/05/1969 2:10 PM Fitzroy v Melbourne Princes Park 81 - 102 9,367
SAT 24/05/1969 2:10 PM Hawthorn v Geelong Glenferrie Oval 94 - 90 21,888
SAT 24/05/1969 2:10 PM Richmond v Carlton MCG 86 - 115 48,656
SAT 24/05/1969 2:10 PM Essendon v Footscray Windy Hill 105 - 90 15,424
SAT 24/05/1969 2:10 PM North Melbourne v St Kilda Arden Street Oval 103 - 94 16,602
SAT 24/05/1969 2:10 PM South Melbourne v Collingwood Lakeside Oval 74 - 130 21,128

Round 9

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 31/05/1969 2:10 PM Melbourne v South Melbourne MCG 69 - 94 13,765
SAT 31/05/1969 2:10 PM Geelong v Fitzroy Kardinia Park 107 - 45 8,923
SAT 31/05/1969 2:10 PM Carlton v Essendon Princes Park 103 - 45 16,266
SAT 31/05/1969 2:10 PM St Kilda v Hawthorn Moorabbin Oval 95 - 49 15,168
SAT 31/05/1969 2:10 PM Collingwood v North Melbourne Victoria Park 118 - 58 21,254
SAT 31/05/1969 2:10 PM Footscray v Richmond Western Oval 61 - 50 8,529

Round 10

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 07/06/1969 2:10 PM Richmond v St Kilda MCG 94 - 80 44,710
SAT 07/06/1969 2:10 PM Fitzroy v Hawthorn Princes Park 81 - 105 10,526
SAT 14/06/1969 2:10 PM Collingwood v Geelong Victoria Park 106 - 59 38,437
SAT 14/06/1969 2:10 PM South Melbourne v Essendon Lakeside Oval 103 - 123 18,409
MON 16/06/1969 2:10 PM Melbourne v Footscray MCG 120 - 95 27,330
MON 16/06/1969 2:10 PM North Melbourne v Carlton Arden Street Oval 57 - 78 27,039

Round 11

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 21/06/1969 2:10 PM St Kilda v Melbourne Moorabbin Oval 120 - 94 19,491
SAT 21/06/1969 2:10 PM Geelong v Richmond Kardinia Park 113 - 86 24,278
SAT 21/06/1969 2:10 PM Carlton v Fitzroy Princes Park 158 - 98 16,400
SAT 21/06/1969 2:10 PM Essendon v Collingwood Windy Hill 97 - 108 28,893
SAT 21/06/1969 2:10 PM Hawthorn v South Melbourne Glenferrie Oval 163 - 105 13,721
SAT 21/06/1969 2:10 PM Footscray v North Melbourne Western Oval 143 - 97 12,893

Round 12

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 28/06/1969 2:10 PM Melbourne v Geelong MCG 78 - 99 23,557
SAT 28/06/1969 2:10 PM Carlton v St Kilda Princes Park 66 - 54 22,164
SAT 28/06/1969 2:10 PM Essendon v Richmond Windy Hill 63 - 54 17,020
SAT 28/06/1969 2:10 PM South Melbourne v North Melbourne Lakeside Oval 83 - 80 9,359
SAT 28/06/1969 2:10 PM Footscray v Fitzroy Western Oval 115 - 68 11,603
SAT 28/06/1969 2:10 PM Collingwood v Hawthorn Victoria Park 78 - 47 31,923

Round 13

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 05/07/1969 2:10 PM North Melbourne v Melbourne Arden Street Oval 130 - 127 6,470
SAT 05/07/1969 2:10 PM Geelong v Essendon Kardinia Park 74 - 94 20,247
SAT 05/07/1969 2:10 PM Hawthorn v Carlton Glenferrie Oval 80 - 149 19,480
SAT 05/07/1969 2:10 PM St Kilda v Footscray Moorabbin Oval 87 - 77 14,975
SAT 05/07/1969 2:10 PM Fitzroy v South Melbourne Princes Park 129 - 80 7,682
SAT 05/07/1969 2:10 PM Richmond v Collingwood MCG 93 - 91 45,546

Round 14

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 12/07/1969 2:10 PM Melbourne v Collingwood MCG 107 - 109 32,485
SAT 12/07/1969 2:10 PM South Melbourne v Geelong Lakeside Oval 87 - 113 9,486
SAT 12/07/1969 2:10 PM Carlton v Footscray Princes Park 114 - 112 15,350
SAT 12/07/1969 2:10 PM Hawthorn v Essendon Glenferrie Oval 121 - 114 17,605
SAT 12/07/1969 2:10 PM St Kilda v Fitzroy Moorabbin Oval 58 - 74 11,874
SAT 12/07/1969 2:10 PM North Melbourne v Richmond Arden Street Oval 48 - 117 10,597

Round 15

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 19/07/1969 2:10 PM Essendon v Melbourne Windy Hill 99 - 94 15,112
SAT 19/07/1969 2:10 PM Geelong v St Kilda Kardinia Park 92 - 104 19,522
SAT 19/07/1969 2:10 PM Collingwood v Carlton Victoria Park 106 - 116 43,610
SAT 19/07/1969 2:10 PM Richmond v South Melbourne MCG 144 - 77 21,959
SAT 19/07/1969 2:10 PM Fitzroy v North Melbourne Princes Park 126 - 96 9,684
SAT 19/07/1969 2:10 PM Footscray v Hawthorn Western Oval 106 - 93 15,955

Round 16

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 26/07/1969 2:10 PM Melbourne v Hawthorn MCG 95 - 131 32,527
SAT 26/07/1969 2:10 PM South Melbourne v Carlton Lakeside Oval 74 - 126 15,030
SAT 26/07/1969 2:10 PM North Melbourne v Essendon Arden Street Oval 94 - 67 14,103
SAT 02/08/1969 2:10 PM Geelong v Footscray Kardinia Park 155 - 78 22,025
SAT 02/08/1969 2:10 PM Collingwood v St Kilda Victoria Park 83 - 73 29,759
SAT 02/08/1969 2:10 PM Fitzroy v Richmond Princes Park 66 - 57 16,720

Round 17

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 09/08/1969 2:10 PM Richmond v Melbourne MCG 125 - 85 23,519
SAT 09/08/1969 2:10 PM Carlton v Geelong Princes Park 95 - 110 27,656
SAT 09/08/1969 2:10 PM Essendon v Fitzroy Windy Hill 132 - 95 15,554
SAT 09/08/1969 2:10 PM St Kilda v South Melbourne Moorabbin Oval 68 - 100 13,400
SAT 09/08/1969 2:10 PM Footscray v Collingwood Western Oval 82 - 104 21,201
SAT 09/08/1969 2:10 PM Hawthorn v North Melbourne Glenferrie Oval 144 - 126 13,504

Round 18

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 16/08/1969 2:10 PM Melbourne v Carlton MCG 99 - 92 27,029
SAT 16/08/1969 2:10 PM North Melbourne v Geelong Arden Street Oval 89 - 98 12,836
SAT 16/08/1969 2:10 PM Essendon v St Kilda Windy Hill 139 - 76 15,239
SAT 16/08/1969 2:10 PM South Melbourne v Footscray Lakeside Oval 113 - 96 11,303
SAT 16/08/1969 2:10 PM Fitzroy v Collingwood Princes Park 70 - 90 18,342
SAT 16/08/1969 2:10 PM Hawthorn v Richmond Glenferrie Oval 88 - 99 19,480

Round 19

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 23/08/1969 2:10 PM Melbourne v Fitzroy MCG 97 - 99 17,790
SAT 23/08/1969 2:10 PM Geelong v Hawthorn Kardinia Park 110 - 95 31,569
SAT 23/08/1969 2:10 PM Carlton v Richmond Princes Park 127 - 156 27,661
SAT 23/08/1969 2:10 PM Footscray v Essendon Western Oval 94 - 82 16,043
SAT 23/08/1969 2:10 PM St Kilda v North Melbourne Moorabbin Oval 144 - 58 11,109
SAT 23/08/1969 2:10 PM Collingwood v South Melbourne Victoria Park 129 - 58 19,428

Round 20

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 30/08/1969 2:10 PM South Melbourne v Melbourne Lakeside Oval 120 - 85 9,754
SAT 30/08/1969 2:10 PM Fitzroy v Geelong Princes Park 93 - 70 13,246
SAT 30/08/1969 2:10 PM Essendon v Carlton Windy Hill 118 - 129 23,622
SAT 30/08/1969 2:10 PM Hawthorn v St Kilda Glenferrie Oval 101 - 90 13,539
SAT 30/08/1969 2:10 PM North Melbourne v Collingwood Arden Street Oval 89 - 96 17,504
SAT 30/08/1969 2:10 PM Richmond v Footscray MCG 154 - 64 33,591

Finals Week 1

Semi Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 06/09/1969 2:30 PM Geelong v Richmond MCG 49 - 167 101,233

Finals Week 2

Semi Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 13/09/1969 2:30 PM Collingwood v Carlton MCG 71 - 107 108,544

Finals Week 3

Preliminary Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 20/09/1969 2:30 PM Collingwood v Richmond MCG 81 - 107 107,279

Finals Week 4

Grand Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 27/09/1969 2:50 PM Carlton v Richmond MCG 60 - 85 119,165