1968 SANFL Season: North Adelaide
These are the details of the premiership results of North Adelaide for the 1968 SANFL season. The team finished the regular season in third place, securing a place in the finals series. After defeating West Adelaide in a semi final, North Adelaide were defeated by Port Adelaide in the preliminary final, resulting in finishing in third place overall (adjusted for finals).
Season Team Details
Competition:
1968 SANFL Season
Team:
North Adelaide
Home Ground:
Prospect Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
3rd (W-D-L: 14-0-6, P%: 53.4)
Finals Performance:
Defeated by Port Adelaide (Preliminary Final)
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson, Peter | #3, #32 | 11 | 11 | R12-20, SF, PF |
| Anstey, Ian | #26 | 10 | 6 | R01-06, R17, R20, SF, PF |
| Bamford, Barry | #4 | 5 | 4 | R02-03, R06-08 |
| Barr, Kevin | #17, #24 | 18 | 0 | R01-02, R04, R06-13, R16-20, SF, PF |
| Bradtke, Bob | #3 | 10 | 8 | R03-11, R13 |
| Braunack, David | #22 | 1 | 0 | R08 |
| Burns, David | #4, #8 | 6 | 0 | R07-08, R15-18 |
| Burns, Mike | #19 | 18 | 2 | R03-12, R15-20, SF, PF |
| Byers, Alan | #13 | 22 | 18 | R01-20, SF, PF |
| Cearns, David | #5 | 17 | 15 | R01-02, R04-08, R10-16, R19-20, PF |
| Coppins, Jamie | #18 | 20 | 0 | R01-06, R09-20, SF, PF |
| Francou, Maurie | #21 | 13 | 2 | R01, R05, R08-15, R19, SF, PF |
| Geisler, Bob | #8 | 9 | 1 | R01, R03-04, R09, R13-14, R17, R19, SF |
| Hammond, Bob | #29 | 22 | 24 | R01-20, SF, PF |
| Haslam, Bert | #9 | 1 | 0 | R01 |
| Hearl, Barry | #20 | 2 | 0 | R15-16 |
| Jaworskyj, Bohdan | #27 | 21 | 0 | R01-14, R16-20, SF, PF |
| Johnston, Geoff | #22, #24 | 7 | 0 | R08, R14-18, R20 |
| Koehne, Bob | #24 | 7 | 2 | R06-07, R12, R14, R20, SF, PF |
| Lehmann, Kym | #11 | 20 | 21 | R02-06, R08-20, SF, PF |
| Lindner, Don | #1 | 16 | 10 | R01-02, R05, R07, R09, R12-20, SF, PF |
| Norton, Geoff | #31, #17 | 16 | 8 | R01-03, R06-16, R18-19 |
| Paull, Geoff | #6 | 15 | 0 | R07-15, R17-20, SF, PF |
| Phillips, John | #7 | 21 | 11 | R01-07, R09-20, SF, PF |
| Robinson, John | #16 | 22 | 11 | R01-20, SF, PF |
| Robran, Barrie | #10 | 21 | 4 | R01-07, R09-20, SF, PF |
| Ryan, Garry | #14 | 1 | 0 | R05 |
| Sachse, Dennis | #30 | 21 | 51 | R01-06, R08-20, SF, PF |
| Smith, Bob | #25 | 16 | 2 | R02-11, R13-18 |
| Speck, Barry | #4 | 2 | 0 | R10-11 |
| Stringer, Kelly | #12 | 15 | 2 | R01-09, R12, R18-20, SF, PF |
| Sutter, Adrian | #22 | 5 | 0 | R01-05 |
| Taylor, Bob | #22 | 1 | 0 | R10 |
| von Bertouch, Terry | #2, #20 | 22 | 28 | R01-20, SF, PF |
| Webb, Darryl | #22 | 1 | 0 | R11 |
| Wilkey, Arch | #23 | 5 | 3 | R01-04, R07 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Motley, Geof | 22 | 15 | -0- | 7 | R01-20, SF, PF |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13/04/1968 | Round 1 | Sturt | HOME | LOSS | STRT by 34 | Geof Motley | unknown |
| 20/04/1968 | Round 2 | Port Adelaide | AWAY | LOSS | PADL by 15 | Geof Motley | unknown |
| 27/04/1968 | Round 3 | Glenelg | AWAY | LOSS | GLNG by 1 | Geof Motley | unknown |
| 04/05/1968 | Round 4 | Woodville | HOME | WIN | NADL by 61 | Geof Motley | unknown |
| 11/05/1968 | Round 5 | West Adelaide | AWAY | WIN | NADL by 22 | Geof Motley | unknown |
| 18/05/1968 | Round 6 | Sturt | AWAY | LOSS | STRT by 37 | Geof Motley | unknown |
| 25/05/1968 | Round 7 | Central District | HOME | WIN | NADL by 12 | Geof Motley | unknown |
| 01/06/1968 | Round 8 | West Torrens | HOME | WIN | NADL by 28 | Geof Motley | unknown |
| 10/06/1968 | Round 9 | Glenelg | HOME | WIN | NADL by 20 | Geof Motley | unknown |
| 22/06/1968 | Round 10 | South Adelaide | AWAY | WIN | NADL by 1 | Geof Motley | unknown |
| 29/06/1968 | Round 11 | Norwood | HOME | WIN | NADL by 7 | Geof Motley | unknown |
| 06/07/1968 | Round 12 | West Adelaide | HOME | WIN | NADL by 7 | Geof Motley | unknown |
| 13/07/1968 | Round 13 | Sturt | AWAY | LOSS | STRT by 31 | Geof Motley | unknown |
| 20/07/1968 | Round 14 | Port Adelaide | HOME | WIN | NADL by 9 | Geof Motley | unknown |
| 27/07/1968 | Round 15 | Woodville | AWAY | WIN | NADL by 27 | Geof Motley | unknown |
| 03/08/1968 | Round 16 | Norwood | AWAY | WIN | NADL by 22 | Geof Motley | unknown |
| 10/08/1968 | Round 17 | Glenelg | HOME | WIN | NADL by 42 | Geof Motley | unknown |
| 17/08/1968 | Round 18 | Central District | HOME | WIN | NADL by 65 | Geof Motley | unknown |
| 24/08/1968 | Round 19 | West Torrens | AWAY | LOSS | WTRN by 33 | Geof Motley | unknown |
| 31/08/1968 | Round 20 | South Adelaide | HOME | WIN | NADL by 27 | Geof Motley | unknown |
| 07/09/1968 | Semi Final | West Adelaide | HOME | WIN | NADL by 34 | Geof Motley | unknown |
| 21/09/1968 | Preliminary Final | Port Adelaide | AWAY | LOSS | PADL by 19 | Geof Motley | unknown |
Ladder Chart
This chart is based on the nominal round, i.e. only one result (win, loss, draw, bye) per round, which may result in not being accurate from a chronological perspective. The positions during the finals series is determined via bespoke logic.