1968 VFA (D1) Season

This page displays the results for the 1968 season of the first division of the Victorian Football Association (currently known as the Victorian Football League).

It featured eighteen rounds in a double round-robin format. Preston were the minor premiers.

The premiership ended with a finals series following the Page-McIntyre system. Preston were the premiers, with Alan Joyce as the premiership coach.

Premiership Details

Name: 1968 Victorian Football Association (Division 1) Season
Known As: 1968 VFA (D1) Season
Teams: 10
Rounds: 18
Finals System: Page-McIntyre System
Matches: 94

Team Details

Team Home Ground Coach (Appointed) Coach (Caretaker)
Brunswick Brunswick Park
Coburg Coburg City Oval
Dandenong Shepley Oval
Oakleigh Warrawee Park
Port Melbourne North Port Oval Brian Buckley
Prahran Toorak Park Kevin Rose
Preston Preston City Oval Alan Joyce
Sandringham Beach Road Oval Barry Harrison
Waverley Central Reserve Ian Thorogood
Yarraville Yarraville Oval John Henderson

Premiership Results

Premiers: Preston
Runners-Up: Prahran
Minor Premiers: Preston

Team Results

Minor Premiership Results

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA GF BF GA BA
Preston 1st 15 -0- 3 60 128.0% 1,648 1,288 234 244 180 208
Prahran 2nd 13 -0- 5 52 127.6% 1,651 1,294 237 229 177 232
Sandringham 3rd 12 -0- 6 48 124.9% 1,792 1,435 256 256 204 211
Dandenong 4th 11 -1- 6 46 121.7% 1,600 1,315 223 262 183 217
Port Melbourne 5th 10 -1- 7 42 115.0% 1,702 1,480 242 250 213 202
Yarraville 6th 9 -0- 9 36 99.7% 1,743 1,749 244 279 246 273
Waverley 7th 9 -0- 9 36 97.5% 1,400 1,436 195 230 204 212
Brunswick 8th 4 -0- 14 16 76.6% 1,363 1,780 193 205 251 274
Oakleigh 9th 4 -0- 14 16 71.1% 1,253 1,762 174 209 245 292
Coburg 10th 2 -0- 16 8 64.9% 1,131 1,744 151 225 246 268

Overall Premiership Results

Team Position (Outcome)
Preston 1st Premiers
Prahran 2nd Runners-Up
Sandringham 3rd Defeated by Preston (Preliminary Final)
Dandenong 4th Defeated by Sandringham (Semi Final)
Port Melbourne 5th Did not qualify for finals
Yarraville 6th Did not qualify for finals
Waverley 7th Did not qualify for finals
Brunswick 8th Did not qualify for finals
Oakleigh 9th Did not qualify for finals
Coburg 10th Did not qualify for finals

Premiership Fixture

Regular Season

Round 1

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 20/04/1968 2:10 PM Oakleigh v Yarraville Warrawee Park 86 - 80 1,000
SUN 21/04/1968 2:10 PM Coburg v Brunswick Coburg City Oval 80 - 91 5,000
SUN 21/04/1968 2:10 PM Dandenong v Port Melbourne Shepley Oval 57 - 57 10,000
SUN 21/04/1968 2:10 PM Prahran v Waverley Toorak Park 102 - 57 2,500
SUN 21/04/1968 2:10 PM Sandringham v Preston Beach Road Oval 87 - 98 3,000

Round 1 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Prahran 1st 1 -0- 0 4 178.9% 102 57
Brunswick 2nd 1 -0- 0 4 113.8% 91 80
Preston 3rd 1 -0- 0 4 112.6% 98 87
Oakleigh 4th 1 -0- 0 4 107.5% 86 80
Dandenong 5th 0 -1- 0 2 100.0% 57 57
Port Melbourne 0 -1- 0 2 100.0% 57 57
Yarraville 7th 0 -0- 1 0 93.0% 80 86
Sandringham 8th 0 -0- 1 0 88.8% 87 98
Coburg 9th 0 -0- 1 0 87.9% 80 91
Waverley 10th 0 -0- 1 0 55.9% 57 102

Round 2

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 27/04/1968 2:10 PM Waverley v Oakleigh Central Reserve 113 - 78 1,800
SUN 28/04/1968 2:10 PM Brunswick v Prahran Brunswick Park 68 - 87 2,000
SUN 28/04/1968 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v Coburg North Port Oval 105 - 43 5,000
SUN 28/04/1968 2:10 PM Preston v Dandenong Preston City Oval 97 - 101 6,000
SUN 28/04/1968 2:10 PM Yarraville v Sandringham Yarraville Oval 88 - 150 4,000

Round 2 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Prahran 1st 2 -0- 0 8 151.2% 189 125
Port Melbourne 2nd 1 -1- 0 6 162.0% 162 100
Dandenong 3rd 1 -1- 0 6 102.6% 158 154
Sandringham 4th 1 -0- 1 4 127.4% 237 186
Preston 5th 1 -0- 1 4 103.7% 195 188
Brunswick 6th 1 -0- 1 4 95.2% 159 167
Waverley 7th 1 -0- 1 4 94.4% 170 180
Oakleigh 8th 1 -0- 1 4 85.0% 164 193
Yarraville 9th 0 -0- 2 0 71.2% 168 236
Coburg 10th 0 -0- 2 0 62.8% 123 196

Round 3

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 04/05/1968 2:10 PM Oakleigh v Dandenong Warrawee Park 50 - 110
SUN 05/05/1968 2:10 PM Brunswick v Yarraville Brunswick Park 71 - 106
SUN 05/05/1968 2:10 PM Prahran v Coburg Toorak Park 122 - 55
SUN 05/05/1968 2:10 PM Preston v Waverley Preston City Oval 84 - 78
SUN 05/05/1968 2:10 PM Sandringham v Port Melbourne Beach Road Oval 121 - 137

Round 3 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Prahran 1st 3 -0- 0 12 172.8% 311 180
Port Melbourne 2nd 2 -1- 0 10 135.3% 299 221
Dandenong 3rd 2 -1- 0 10 131.4% 268 204
Preston 4th 2 -0- 1 8 104.9% 279 266
Sandringham 5th 1 -0- 2 4 110.8% 358 323
Waverley 6th 1 -0- 2 4 93.9% 248 264
Yarraville 7th 1 -0- 2 4 89.3% 274 307
Brunswick 8th 1 -0- 2 4 84.2% 230 273
Oakleigh 9th 1 -0- 2 4 70.6% 214 303
Coburg 10th 0 -0- 3 0 56.0% 178 318

Round 4

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 11/05/1968 2:10 PM Coburg v Oakleigh Coburg City Oval 96 - 102
SAT 11/05/1968 2:10 PM Dandenong v Sandringham Shepley Oval 80 - 121
SAT 11/05/1968 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v Preston North Port Oval 55 - 83
SAT 11/05/1968 2:10 PM Waverley v Brunswick Central Reserve 80 - 74
SAT 11/05/1968 2:10 PM Yarraville v Prahran Yarraville Oval 68 - 110

Round 4 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Prahran 1st 4 -0- 0 16 169.8% 421 248
Preston 2nd 3 -0- 1 12 112.8% 362 321
Port Melbourne 3rd 2 -1- 1 10 116.4% 354 304
Dandenong 4th 2 -1- 1 10 107.1% 348 325
Sandringham 5th 2 -0- 2 8 118.9% 479 403
Waverley 6th 2 -0- 2 8 97.0% 328 338
Oakleigh 7th 2 -0- 2 8 79.2% 316 399
Brunswick 8th 1 -0- 3 4 86.1% 304 353
Yarraville 9th 1 -0- 3 4 82.0% 342 417
Coburg 10th 0 -0- 4 0 65.2% 274 420

Round 5

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 18/05/1968 2:10 PM Oakleigh v Prahran Warrawee Park 35 - 66
SUN 19/05/1968 2:10 PM Brunswick v Preston Brunswick Park 99 - 102
SUN 19/05/1968 2:10 PM Sandringham v Coburg Beach Road Oval 98 - 22
SUN 19/05/1968 2:10 PM Waverley v Dandenong Central Reserve 69 - 51
SUN 19/05/1968 2:10 PM Yarraville v Port Melbourne Yarraville Oval 88 - 91

Round 5 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Prahran 1st 5 -0- 0 20 172.1% 487 283
Preston 2nd 4 -0- 1 16 110.5% 464 420
Port Melbourne 3rd 3 -1- 1 14 113.5% 445 392
Sandringham 4th 3 -0- 2 12 135.8% 577 425
Waverley 5th 3 -0- 2 12 102.1% 397 389
Dandenong 6th 2 -1- 2 10 101.3% 399 394
Oakleigh 7th 2 -0- 3 8 75.5% 351 465
Brunswick 8th 1 -0- 4 4 88.6% 403 455
Yarraville 9th 1 -0- 4 4 84.6% 430 508
Coburg 10th 0 -0- 5 0 57.1% 296 518

Round 6

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 25/05/1968 2:10 PM Oakleigh v Brunswick Warrawee Park 61 - 63
SUN 26/05/1968 2:10 PM Dandenong v Coburg Dandenong Showgrounds 107 - 49
SUN 26/05/1968 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v Waverley North Port Oval 97 - 66
SUN 26/05/1968 2:10 PM Prahran v Sandringham Toorak Park 90 - 93
SUN 26/05/1968 2:10 PM Preston v Yarraville Preston City Oval 105 - 79

Round 6 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Prahran 1st 5 -0- 1 20 153.5% 577 376
Preston 2nd 5 -0- 1 20 114.0% 569 499
Port Melbourne 3rd 4 -1- 1 18 118.3% 542 458
Sandringham 4th 4 -0- 2 16 130.1% 670 515
Dandenong 5th 3 -1- 2 14 114.2% 506 443
Waverley 6th 3 -0- 3 12 95.3% 463 486
Brunswick 7th 2 -0- 4 8 90.3% 466 516
Oakleigh 8th 2 -0- 4 8 78.0% 412 528
Yarraville 9th 1 -0- 5 4 83.0% 509 613
Coburg 10th 0 -0- 6 0 55.2% 345 625

Round 7

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 01/06/1968 2:10 PM Waverley v Yarraville Central Reserve 74 - 60 900
SUN 02/06/1968 2:10 PM Brunswick v Port Melbourne Brunswick Park 95 - 74 3,000
SUN 02/06/1968 2:10 PM Coburg v Preston Coburg City Oval 63 - 71 2,500
SUN 02/06/1968 2:10 PM Prahran v Dandenong Toorak Park 59 - 78 3,500
SUN 02/06/1968 2:10 PM Sandringham v Oakleigh Beach Road Oval 99 - 39 4,500

Round 7 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Preston 1st 6 -0- 1 24 113.9% 640 562
Prahran 2nd 5 -0- 2 20 140.1% 636 454
Sandringham 3rd 5 -0- 2 20 138.8% 769 554
Dandenong 4th 4 -1- 2 18 116.3% 584 502
Port Melbourne 5th 4 -1- 2 18 111.4% 616 553
Waverley 6th 4 -0- 3 16 98.4% 537 546
Brunswick 7th 3 -0- 4 12 95.1% 561 590
Oakleigh 8th 2 -0- 5 8 71.9% 451 627
Yarraville 9th 1 -0- 6 4 82.8% 569 687
Coburg 10th 0 -0- 7 0 58.6% 408 696

Round 8

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 08/06/1968 2:10 PM Preston v Oakleigh Preston City Oval 94 - 73 3,500
SUN 09/06/1968 2:10 PM Brunswick v Dandenong Brunswick Park 49 - 69 4,000
SUN 09/06/1968 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v Prahran North Port Oval 104 - 94 8,000
SUN 09/06/1968 2:10 PM Waverley v Sandringham Central Reserve 96 - 71 7,000
SUN 09/06/1968 2:10 PM Yarraville v Coburg Yarraville Oval 113 - 70 3,000

Round 8 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Preston 1st 7 -0- 1 28 115.6% 734 635
Dandenong 2nd 5 -1- 2 22 118.5% 653 551
Port Melbourne 3rd 5 -1- 2 22 111.3% 720 647
Prahran 4th 5 -0- 3 20 130.8% 730 558
Sandringham 5th 5 -0- 3 20 129.2% 840 650
Waverley 6th 5 -0- 3 20 102.6% 633 617
Brunswick 7th 3 -0- 5 12 92.6% 610 659
Yarraville 8th 2 -0- 6 8 90.1% 682 757
Oakleigh 9th 2 -0- 6 8 72.7% 524 721
Coburg 10th 0 -0- 8 0 59.1% 478 809

Round 9

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 15/06/1968 2:10 PM Coburg v Waverley Coburg City Oval 85 - 75
SAT 15/06/1968 2:10 PM Dandenong v Yarraville Shepley Oval 93 - 72
SAT 15/06/1968 2:10 PM Sandringham v Brunswick Beach Road Oval 105 - 75
SAT 22/06/1968 2:10 PM Oakleigh v Port Melbourne Warrawee Park 50 - 66 1,000
SUN 23/06/1968 2:10 PM Prahran v Preston Toorak Park 72 - 81 2,500

Round 9 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Preston 1st 8 -0- 1 32 115.3% 815 707
Dandenong 2nd 6 -1- 2 26 119.7% 746 623
Port Melbourne 3rd 6 -1- 2 26 112.8% 786 697
Sandringham 4th 6 -0- 3 24 130.3% 945 725
Prahran 5th 5 -0- 4 20 125.5% 802 639
Waverley 6th 5 -0- 4 20 100.9% 708 702
Brunswick 7th 3 -0- 6 12 89.7% 685 764
Yarraville 8th 2 -0- 7 8 88.7% 754 850
Oakleigh 9th 2 -0- 7 8 72.9% 574 787
Coburg 10th 1 -0- 8 4 63.7% 563 884

Round 10

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 23/06/1968 2:10 PM Brunswick v Coburg Brunswick Park 67 - 63 2,000
SAT 29/06/1968 2:10 PM Yarraville v Oakleigh Yarraville Oval 158 - 108 500
SUN 30/06/1968 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v Dandenong North Port Oval 148 - 67 8,000
SUN 30/06/1968 2:10 PM Preston v Sandringham Preston City Oval 105 - 31 6,000
SUN 30/06/1968 2:10 PM Waverley v Prahran Central Reserve 60 - 65 2,000

Round 10 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Preston 1st 9 -0- 1 36 124.7% 920 738
Port Melbourne 2nd 7 -1- 2 30 122.3% 934 764
Dandenong 3rd 6 -1- 3 26 105.4% 813 771
Prahran 4th 6 -0- 4 24 124.0% 867 699
Sandringham 5th 6 -0- 4 24 117.6% 976 830
Waverley 6th 5 -0- 5 20 100.1% 768 767
Brunswick 7th 4 -0- 6 16 90.9% 752 827
Yarraville 8th 3 -0- 7 12 95.2% 912 958
Oakleigh 9th 2 -0- 8 8 72.2% 682 945
Coburg 10th 1 -0- 9 4 65.8% 626 951

Round 11

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 06/07/1968 2:10 PM Oakleigh v Waverley Warrawee Park 57 - 62 1,200
SUN 07/07/1968 2:10 PM Coburg v Port Melbourne Coburg City Oval 87 - 73 6,000
SUN 07/07/1968 2:10 PM Dandenong v Preston Shepley Oval 87 - 35 8,000
SUN 07/07/1968 2:10 PM Prahran v Brunswick Toorak Park 117 - 71 2,500
SUN 07/07/1968 2:10 PM Sandringham v Yarraville Beach Road Oval 124 - 144 4,000

Round 11 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Preston 1st 9 -0- 2 36 115.8% 955 825
Port Melbourne 2nd 7 -1- 3 30 118.3% 1,007 851
Dandenong 3rd 7 -1- 3 30 111.7% 900 806
Prahran 4th 7 -0- 4 28 127.8% 984 770
Sandringham 5th 6 -0- 5 24 112.9% 1,100 974
Waverley 6th 6 -0- 5 24 100.7% 830 824
Yarraville 7th 4 -0- 7 16 97.6% 1,056 1,082
Brunswick 8th 4 -0- 7 16 87.2% 823 944
Oakleigh 9th 2 -0- 9 8 73.4% 739 1,007
Coburg 10th 2 -0- 9 8 69.6% 713 1,024

Round 12

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 13/07/1968 2:10 PM Dandenong v Oakleigh Shepley Oval 140 - 38 1,500
SUN 14/07/1968 2:10 PM Coburg v Prahran Coburg City Oval 68 - 95 5,000
SUN 14/07/1968 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v Sandringham North Port Oval 82 - 132 6,000
SUN 14/07/1968 2:10 PM Waverley v Preston Central Reserve 80 - 59 4,000
SUN 14/07/1968 2:10 PM Yarraville v Brunswick Yarraville Oval 179 - 124 2,000

Round 12 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Preston 1st 9 -0- 3 36 112.0% 1,014 905
Dandenong 2nd 8 -1- 3 34 123.2% 1,040 844
Prahran 3rd 8 -0- 4 32 128.8% 1,079 838
Port Melbourne 4th 7 -1- 4 30 110.8% 1,089 983
Sandringham 5th 7 -0- 5 28 116.7% 1,232 1,056
Waverley 6th 7 -0- 5 28 103.1% 910 883
Yarraville 7th 5 -0- 7 20 102.4% 1,235 1,206
Brunswick 8th 4 -0- 8 16 84.3% 947 1,123
Coburg 9th 2 -0- 10 8 69.8% 781 1,119
Oakleigh 10th 2 -0- 10 8 67.7% 777 1,147

Round 13

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 20/07/1968 2:10 PM Brunswick v Waverley Brunswick Park 79 - 82 500
SAT 20/07/1968 2:10 PM Oakleigh v Coburg Warrawee Park 132 - 85 1,100
SUN 21/07/1968 2:10 PM Prahran v Yarraville Toorak Park 106 - 44 1,500
SUN 21/07/1968 2:10 PM Preston v Port Melbourne Preston City Oval 80 - 55 2,500
SUN 21/07/1968 2:10 PM Sandringham v Dandenong Beach Road Oval 67 - 61 4,500

Round 13 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Preston 1st 10 -0- 3 40 114.0% 1,094 960
Prahran 2nd 9 -0- 4 36 134.4% 1,185 882
Dandenong 3rd 8 -1- 4 34 120.9% 1,101 911
Sandringham 4th 8 -0- 5 32 116.3% 1,299 1,117
Waverley 5th 8 -0- 5 32 103.1% 992 962
Port Melbourne 6th 7 -1- 5 30 107.6% 1,144 1,063
Yarraville 7th 5 -0- 8 20 97.5% 1,279 1,312
Brunswick 8th 4 -0- 9 16 85.1% 1,026 1,205
Oakleigh 9th 3 -0- 10 12 73.8% 909 1,232
Coburg 10th 2 -0- 11 8 69.2% 866 1,251

Round 14

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 28/07/1968 2:10 PM Coburg v Sandringham Coburg City Oval 39 - 80 2,000
SUN 28/07/1968 2:10 PM Dandenong v Waverley Shepley Oval 110 - 64 3,000
SUN 28/07/1968 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v Yarraville North Port Oval 99 - 106 4,000
SUN 28/07/1968 2:10 PM Prahran v Oakleigh Toorak Park 80 - 60 2,000
SUN 28/07/1968 2:10 PM Preston v Brunswick Preston City Oval 86 - 43 4,000

Round 14 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Preston 1st 11 -0- 3 44 117.6% 1,180 1,003
Prahran 2nd 10 -0- 4 40 134.3% 1,265 942
Dandenong 3rd 9 -1- 4 38 124.2% 1,211 975
Sandringham 4th 9 -0- 5 36 119.3% 1,379 1,156
Waverley 5th 8 -0- 6 32 98.5% 1,056 1,072
Port Melbourne 6th 7 -1- 6 30 106.3% 1,243 1,169
Yarraville 7th 6 -0- 8 24 98.2% 1,385 1,411
Brunswick 8th 4 -0- 10 16 82.8% 1,069 1,291
Oakleigh 9th 3 -0- 11 12 73.9% 969 1,312
Coburg 10th 2 -0- 12 8 68.0% 905 1,331

Round 15

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 03/08/1968 2:10 PM Brunswick v Oakleigh Brunswick Park 63 - 83
SUN 04/08/1968 2:10 PM Coburg v Dandenong Coburg City Oval 59 - 78
SUN 04/08/1968 2:10 PM Sandringham v Prahran Beach Road Oval 76 - 93
SUN 04/08/1968 2:10 PM Waverley v Port Melbourne Central Reserve 82 - 90
SUN 04/08/1968 2:10 PM Yarraville v Preston Yarraville Oval 95 - 102

Round 15 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Preston 1st 12 -0- 3 48 116.8% 1,282 1,098
Prahran 2nd 11 -0- 4 44 133.4% 1,358 1,018
Dandenong 3rd 10 -1- 4 42 124.7% 1,289 1,034
Sandringham 4th 9 -0- 6 36 116.5% 1,455 1,249
Port Melbourne 5th 8 -1- 6 34 106.6% 1,333 1,251
Waverley 6th 8 -0- 7 32 97.9% 1,138 1,162
Yarraville 7th 6 -0- 9 24 97.8% 1,480 1,513
Brunswick 8th 4 -0- 11 16 82.4% 1,132 1,374
Oakleigh 9th 4 -0- 11 16 76.5% 1,052 1,375
Coburg 10th 2 -0- 13 8 68.4% 964 1,409

Round 16

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 10/08/1968 2:10 PM Dandenong v Prahran Shepley Oval 98 - 117 2,500
SAT 10/08/1968 2:10 PM Oakleigh v Sandringham Warrawee Park 61 - 102 2,000
SAT 10/08/1968 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v Brunswick North Port Oval 139 - 70 1,200
SAT 10/08/1968 2:10 PM Preston v Coburg Preston City Oval 133 - 33 1,500
SAT 10/08/1968 2:10 PM Yarraville v Waverley Yarraville Oval 103 - 92

Round 16 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Preston 1st 13 -0- 3 52 125.1% 1,415 1,131
Prahran 2nd 12 -0- 4 48 132.2% 1,475 1,116
Dandenong 3rd 10 -1- 5 42 120.5% 1,387 1,151
Sandringham 4th 10 -0- 6 40 118.9% 1,557 1,310
Port Melbourne 5th 9 -1- 6 38 111.4% 1,472 1,321
Waverley 6th 8 -0- 8 32 97.2% 1,230 1,265
Yarraville 7th 7 -0- 9 28 98.6% 1,583 1,605
Brunswick 8th 4 -0- 12 16 79.4% 1,202 1,513
Oakleigh 9th 4 -0- 12 16 75.4% 1,113 1,477
Coburg 10th 2 -0- 14 8 64.7% 997 1,542

Round 17

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 17/08/1968 2:10 PM Coburg v Yarraville Coburg City Oval 82 - 95 350
SAT 17/08/1968 2:10 PM Dandenong v Brunswick Shepley Oval 151 - 99 1,250
SAT 17/08/1968 2:10 PM Oakleigh v Preston Warrawee Park 72 - 139 2,500
SAT 17/08/1968 2:10 PM Prahran v Port Melbourne Toorak Park 91 - 84 2,500
SAT 17/08/1968 2:10 PM Sandringham v Waverley Beach Road Oval 119 - 63 2,000

Round 17 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Preston 1st 14 -0- 3 56 129.2% 1,554 1,203
Prahran 2nd 13 -0- 4 52 130.5% 1,566 1,200
Dandenong 3rd 11 -1- 5 46 123.0% 1,538 1,250
Sandringham 4th 11 -0- 6 44 122.1% 1,676 1,373
Port Melbourne 5th 9 -1- 7 38 110.2% 1,556 1,412
Yarraville 6th 8 -0- 9 32 99.5% 1,678 1,687
Waverley 7th 8 -0- 9 32 93.4% 1,293 1,384
Brunswick 8th 4 -0- 13 16 78.2% 1,301 1,664
Oakleigh 9th 4 -0- 13 16 73.3% 1,185 1,616
Coburg 10th 2 -0- 15 8 65.9% 1,079 1,637

Round 18

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 24/08/1968 2:10 PM Brunswick v Sandringham Brunswick Park 62 - 116 300
SAT 24/08/1968 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v Oakleigh North Port Oval 146 - 68 800
SAT 24/08/1968 2:10 PM Preston v Prahran Preston City Oval 94 - 85 3,500
SAT 24/08/1968 2:10 PM Waverley v Coburg Central Reserve 107 - 52 250
SAT 24/08/1968 2:10 PM Yarraville v Dandenong Yarraville Oval 65 - 62 500

Round 18 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Preston 1st 15 -0- 3 60 128.0% 1,648 1,288
Prahran 2nd 13 -0- 5 52 127.6% 1,651 1,294
Sandringham 3rd 12 -0- 6 48 124.9% 1,792 1,435
Dandenong 4th 11 -1- 6 46 121.7% 1,600 1,315
Port Melbourne 5th 10 -1- 7 42 115.0% 1,702 1,480
Yarraville 6th 9 -0- 9 36 99.7% 1,743 1,749
Waverley 7th 9 -0- 9 36 97.5% 1,400 1,436
Brunswick 8th 4 -0- 14 16 76.6% 1,363 1,780
Oakleigh 9th 4 -0- 14 16 71.1% 1,253 1,762
Coburg 10th 2 -0- 16 8 64.9% 1,131 1,744

Finals Series

The positions of teams going into the finals:

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA GF BF GA BA
Preston 1st 15 -0- 3 60 128.0% 1,648 1,288 234 244 180 208
Prahran 2nd 13 -0- 5 52 127.6% 1,651 1,294 237 229 177 232
Sandringham 3rd 12 -0- 6 48 124.9% 1,792 1,435 256 256 204 211
Dandenong 4th 11 -1- 6 46 121.7% 1,600 1,315 223 262 183 217
Port Melbourne 5th 10 -1- 7 42 115.0% 1,702 1,480 242 250 213 202
Yarraville 6th 9 -0- 9 36 99.7% 1,743 1,749 244 279 246 273
Waverley 7th 9 -0- 9 36 97.5% 1,400 1,436 195 230 204 212
Brunswick 8th 4 -0- 14 16 76.6% 1,363 1,780 193 205 251 274
Oakleigh 9th 4 -0- 14 16 71.1% 1,253 1,762 174 209 245 292
Coburg 10th 2 -0- 16 8 64.9% 1,131 1,744 151 225 246 268

Final Round 1

Semi Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 01/09/1968 2:10 PM Sandringham v Dandenong Punt Road Oval 133 - 85
SUN 08/09/1968 2:10 PM Preston v Prahran Punt Road Oval 95 - 123

Final Round 1 Ladder

Team Pos.
Prahran 1st
Preston 2nd
Sandringham 3rd
Dandenong 4th

Final Round 2

Preliminary Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 15/09/1968 2:10 PM Preston v Sandringham Punt Road Oval 143 - 115

Final Round 2 Ladder

Team Pos.
Prahran 1st
Preston 2nd
Sandringham 3rd
Dandenong 4th

Final Round 3

Grand Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 22/09/1968 2:10 PM Prahran v Preston Punt Road Oval 84 - 98 18,000

Final Round 3 Ladder

Team Pos.
Preston 1st
Prahran 2nd
Sandringham 3rd
Dandenong 4th