1968 VFL Season: Collingwood
These are the details of the premiership results for Collingwood for the 1968 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used Victoria Park as their home ground, playing ten matches there (ten as hosts). The team finished the regular season in seventh place.
Team Details
Competition:
1968 VFL Season
Team:
Collingwood
Club:
Collingwood
Home Ground:
Victoria Park
Team Results
Ladder Position:
7th (W-D-L: 9-0-11, P%: 94.5)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Team Leaders
Captain:
Des Tuddenham
Vice-Captain:
Terry Waters
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adamson, Lee | #33 | 16 | 0 | R01, R03-13, R15-18 |
| Alexander, Terry | #30 | 10 | 4 | R01-04, R08, R12, R14-16, R18 |
| Boyne, Peter | #8 | 14 | 0 | R02-11, R14-17 |
| Brady, Bernie | #24 | 1 | 0 | R09 |
| Britt, Con | #27 | 19 | 15 | R01-16, R18-20 |
| Clark, Len | #32 | 3 | 0 | R18-20 |
| Dunne, Ross | #12 | 15 | 15 | R01-04, R08, R10-14, R16-20 |
| Ellis, Vaughan | #10 | 4 | 0 | R12-13, R17-18 |
| Farmer, Bob | #11 | 19 | 22 | R01-15, R17-20 |
| Green, Jack | #25 | 11 | 2 | R02-05, R09-10, R13, R15, R17-19 |
| Greening, John | #22 | 15 | 2 | R05-09, R11-20 |
| Hibbert, Danny | #36 | 2 | 2 | R03, R17 |
| Hill, Laurie | #13 | 10 | 0 | R01-02, R07-09, R12-13, R15, R19-20 |
| Hug, Ernie | #7 | 18 | 0 | R01-17, R20 |
| Jenkin, Graeme | #14 | 13 | 10 | R01-11, R19-20 |
| Le Gassick, Dennis | #34 | 6 | 0 | R01-05, R08 |
| McKenna, Peter | #6 | 15 | 64 | R01, R06-07, R09-20 |
| McKenzie, Brian | #36 | 5 | 0 | R16-20 |
| Montgomery, Ian | #20 | 3 | 0 | R01-02, R06 |
| Moylan, Ron | #21 | 9 | 7 | R08-14, R16-17 |
| Mugeli, Barry | #49 | 3 | 0 | R16-18 |
| Neave, Bruce | #16 | 11 | 0 | R10-20 |
| O'Callaghan, Denis | #29 | 18 | 0 | R03-20 |
| Patterson, Peter | #17 | 12 | 0 | R01-02, R04-12, R14 |
| Pitt, Max | #37 | 5 | 1 | R03-07 |
| Potter, Ted | #15 | 20 | 0 | R01-20 |
| Price, Barry | #5 | 5 | 5 | R12, R17-20 |
| Richardson, Wayne | #3 | 20 | 27 | R01-20 |
| Searl, Doug | #34 | 4 | 7 | R03, R05-07 |
| Thompson, Len | #28 | 19 | 10 | R01-11, R13-20 |
| Tuddenham, Des | #1 | 8 | 9 | R05-07, R11-12, R14-16 |
| Tully, Colin | #9 | 11 | 8 | R01, R03-07, R13-15, R19-20 |
| Urquhart, Max | #19 | 1 | 0 | R02 |
| Walker, Paul | #37 | 2 | 0 | R19-20 |
| Wallis, Gary | #32 | 5 | 2 | R01-04, R08 |
| Waters, Terry | #2 | 15 | 9 | R01-02, R04-10, R12-16, R18 |
| Watt, Ricky | #23 | 19 | 3 | R01-11, R13-20 |
| Wheadon, David | #4 | 8 | 2 | R09-16 |
| Whelan, Shane | #26 | 6 | 0 | R01-02, R10-11, R19-20 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rose, Bob | 20 | 9 | -0- | 11 | R01-20 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15/04/1968 | Round 1 | Richmond | HOME | LOSS | RICH by 16 | Bob Rose | Terry Waters |
| 20/04/1968 | Round 2 | Fitzroy | AWAY | LOSS | FITZ by 29 | Bob Rose | Terry Waters |
| 27/04/1968 | Round 3 | St Kilda | HOME | LOSS | STKL by 36 | Bob Rose | unknown |
| 04/05/1968 | Round 4 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 9 | Bob Rose | Terry Waters |
| 11/05/1968 | Round 5 | Hawthorn | HOME | WIN | COLL by 31 | Bob Rose | Des Tuddenham |
| 18/05/1968 | Round 6 | Essendon | HOME | WIN | COLL by 26 | Bob Rose | Des Tuddenham |
| 25/05/1968 | Round 7 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 34 | Bob Rose | Des Tuddenham |
| 08/06/1968 | Round 8 | Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | MELB by 6 | Bob Rose | Terry Waters |
| 15/06/1968 | Round 9 | South Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | SMLB by 25 | Bob Rose | Terry Waters |
| 22/06/1968 | Round 10 | Footscray | AWAY | WIN | COLL by 28 | Bob Rose | Terry Waters |
| 29/06/1968 | Round 11 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | COLL by 62 | Bob Rose | Des Tuddenham |
| 06/07/1968 | Round 12 | Richmond | AWAY | WIN | COLL by 3 | Bob Rose | Des Tuddenham |
| 13/07/1968 | Round 13 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | COLL by 7 | Bob Rose | Terry Waters |
| 20/07/1968 | Round 14 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | COLL by 9 | Bob Rose | Des Tuddenham |
| 27/07/1968 | Round 15 | Geelong | HOME | LOSS | GEEL by 18 | Bob Rose | Des Tuddenham |
| 03/08/1968 | Round 16 | Hawthorn | AWAY | LOSS | HWTH by 25 | Bob Rose | Des Tuddenham |
| 10/08/1968 | Round 17 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 85 | Bob Rose | unknown |
| 17/08/1968 | Round 18 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CARL by 37 | Bob Rose | Terry Waters |
| 24/08/1968 | Round 19 | Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | COLL by 1 | Bob Rose | unknown |
| 31/08/1968 | Round 20 | South Melbourne | HOME | WIN | COLL by 59 | Bob Rose | unknown |