1968 VFL Season: Essendon
Season Team Details
Competition:
1968 VFL Season
Team:
Essendon
Home Ground:
Windy Hill
Team Results
Ladder Position:
1st (W-D-L: 16-1-3, P%: 130.3)
Finals Performance:
Runners-Up
Team Leaders
Captain:
Ken Fraser
Vice-Captain:
Don McKenzie
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson, Ian | #25 | 7 | 15 | R01-07 |
| Blethyn, Geoff | #11 | 3 | 4 | R03-04, GF |
| Blew, Russell | #14 | 23 | 6 | R01-20, SF, PF, GF |
| Brown, Greg | #18 | 6 | 0 | R01, R07-10, PF |
| Buhaj, Wally | #2 | 8 | 2 | R03-05, R08, R13-14, R16, R18 |
| Close, Robin | #19 | 13 | 25 | R09-13, R15-18, R20, SF, PF, GF |
| Crowley, Ian | #34 | 1 | 0 | R10 |
| Daniel, Peter | #45 | 6 | 0 | R02, R05, R07-10 |
| Davis, Barry | #32 | 22 | 1 | R01-11, R13-20, SF, PF, GF |
| Egan, Kevin | #29 | 12 | 4 | R01, R05-06, R09, R11-12, R16-20, SF |
| Ellis, John | #30 | 23 | 23 | R01-20, SF, PF, GF |
| Epis, Alec | #28 | 22 | 0 | R01-04, R06-20, SF, PF, GF |
| Evans, Neil | #36 | 2 | 0 | PF, GF |
| Fanning, John | #27 | 4 | 0 | R15, R17-18, R20 |
| Fletcher, Ken | #21 | 12 | 1 | R02, R09-13, R15, R19-20, SF, PF, GF |
| Fordham, Ted | #20 | 22 | 22 | R01-06, R08-20, SF, PF, GF |
| Fraser, Ken | #23 | 21 | 15 | R01-04, R06-20, SF, PF |
| Gerlach, Darryl | #17 | 19 | 1 | R01-08, R12-18, R20, SF, PF, GF |
| Gosper, Geoff | #6 | 23 | 13 | R01-20, SF, PF, GF |
| Greenwood, Bob | #8 | 12 | 13 | R01-08, R14-17 |
| Gross, Don | #15 | 14 | 15 | R05-07, R10-18, SF, GF |
| Lake, Bruce | #16 | 11 | 18 | R05-13, PF, GF |
| Lake, Eddie | #42 | 7 | 5 | R09, R11-15, R19 |
| McGie, Lindsay | #4 | 14 | 1 | R01-06, R12, R15-20, SF |
| McKenzie, Don | #24 | 23 | 8 | R01-20, SF, PF, GF |
| Noonan, Alan | #10 | 18 | 51 | R01-02, R04, R07-11, R14-20, SF, PF, GF |
| Papp, Vic | #46 | 1 | 0 | R20 |
| Payne, Charlie | #7 | 19 | 14 | R01-09, R11-14, R18-20, SF, PF, GF |
| Pryor, Geoff | #35 | 23 | 0 | R01-20, SF, PF, GF |
| Shaw, David | #5 | 20 | 5 | R01-14, R17-19, SF, PF, GF |
| Sproule, Paul | #26 | 9 | 11 | R01-07, PF, GF |
| Stillman, Les | #43 | 1 | 0 | R19 |
| Thompson, Bill | #12 | 3 | 0 | R14, R16, R19 |
| Thompson, Robert | #47 | 1 | 0 | R10 |
| Waite, Bruce | #9 | 13 | 16 | R03, R08, R11-20, SF |
| Williams, John | #22 | 22 | 0 | R01-17, R19-20, SF, PF, GF |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clarke, Jack | 23 | 17 | -1- | 5 | R01-20, SF, PF, GF |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15/04/1968 | Round 1 | Hawthorn | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 73 | Jack Clarke | Ken Fraser |
| 20/04/1968 | Round 2 | North Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 19 | Jack Clarke | Ken Fraser |
| 25/04/1968 | Round 3 | Carlton | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 33 | Jack Clarke | Ken Fraser |
| 04/05/1968 | Round 4 | South Melbourne | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 40 | Jack Clarke | Ken Fraser |
| 11/05/1968 | Round 5 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 31 | Jack Clarke | Don McKenzie |
| 18/05/1968 | Round 6 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 26 | Jack Clarke | Ken Fraser |
| 25/05/1968 | Round 7 | Richmond | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 2 | Jack Clarke | Ken Fraser |
| 10/06/1968 | Round 8 | St Kilda | AWAY | LOSS | STKL by 56 | Jack Clarke | Ken Fraser |
| 15/06/1968 | Round 9 | Footscray | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 42 | Jack Clarke | Ken Fraser |
| 22/06/1968 | Round 10 | Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 28 | Jack Clarke | Ken Fraser |
| 29/06/1968 | Round 11 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 23 | Jack Clarke | Ken Fraser |
| 06/07/1968 | Round 12 | Hawthorn | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 29 | Jack Clarke | Ken Fraser |
| 13/07/1968 | Round 13 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 52 | Jack Clarke | Ken Fraser |
| 20/07/1968 | Round 14 | Carlton | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 6 | Jack Clarke | Ken Fraser |
| 27/07/1968 | Round 15 | South Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 43 | Jack Clarke | Ken Fraser |
| 03/08/1968 | Round 16 | Fitzroy | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 1 | Jack Clarke | Ken Fraser |
| 10/08/1968 | Round 17 | Collingwood | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 85 | Jack Clarke | Ken Fraser |
| 17/08/1968 | Round 18 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 20 | Jack Clarke | Ken Fraser |
| 24/08/1968 | Round 19 | St Kilda | HOME | DRAW | drawn | Jack Clarke | Ken Fraser |
| 31/08/1968 | Round 20 | Footscray | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 27 | Jack Clarke | Ken Fraser |
| 14/09/1968 | Semi Final | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CARL by 36 | Jack Clarke | Ken Fraser |
| 21/09/1968 | Preliminary Final | Geelong | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 24 | Jack Clarke | Ken Fraser |
| 28/09/1968 | Grand Final | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 3 | Jack Clarke | Don McKenzie |