1968 VFL Season: Fitzroy
These are the details of the premiership results of Fitzroy for the 1968 VFL season. The team finished the regular season in eleventh place.
Season Team Details
Competition:
1968 VFL Season
Team:
Fitzroy
Home Ground:
Princes Park
Team Results
Ladder Position:
11th (W-D-L: 4-0-16, P%: 80.7)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrews, Mike | #3 | 15 | 0 | R01-06, R08, R13-20 |
| Atkinson, John | #39 | 3 | 1 | R10, R12-13 |
| Austin, Jack | #37 | 3 | 1 | R10-12 |
| Benison, John | #10 | 12 | 0 | R01, R05-06, R08-12, R14, R17-19 |
| Brown, Norm | #23 | 18 | 9 | R01-11, R13, R15-20 |
| Cobain, Rod | #21 | 10 | 10 | R07-11, R14-17, R20 |
| Cole, Max | #12 | 17 | 0 | R01-09, R13-20 |
| Crow, Russell | #32 | 18 | 13 | R01-18 |
| Dare, Norm | #46 | 2 | 0 | R18-19 |
| Dawson, Trevor | #8 | 2 | 1 | R06-07 |
| Eastman, Wayne | #6 | 5 | 0 | R01-05 |
| Ebbels, Gary | #22 | 3 | 1 | R09-11 |
| Enbom, Ross | #28 | 1 | 0 | R03 |
| Hellings, Doug | #2 | 12 | 11 | R01-04, R07-14 |
| Herrod, Darryl | #19 | 12 | 0 | R01, R07-16, R20 |
| Hobbs, Colin | #25 | 9 | 1 | R02-04, R07-12 |
| Lazarus, Gary | #31 | 20 | 28 | R01-20 |
| Martin, Harold | #49 | 1 | 0 | R19 |
| McCrae, Ian | #7 | 15 | 7 | R02-12, R14-17 |
| McGregor, Treva | #9 | 19 | 10 | R01-10, R12-20 |
| McKenzie, Barry | #4 | 8 | 2 | R01-06, R19-20 |
| Murphy, John | #5 | 20 | 20 | R01-20 |
| Murray, Kevin | #1 | 20 | 10 | R01-20 |
| Newnham, John | #20 | 19 | 17 | R01-11, R13-20 |
| O'Brien, Paul | #17 | 17 | 1 | R01-10, R12-17, R20 |
| Padley, Barry | #14 | 6 | 3 | R01-06 |
| Parker, Ross | #45 | 3 | 2 | R08-09, R20 |
| Peoples, Daryl | #16 | 16 | 10 | R01-06, R11-20 |
| Rheinberger, Cec | #26 | 1 | 0 | R02 |
| Rhodes, David | #14 | 10 | 1 | R11-20 |
| Ruscuklic, Alex | #12 | 19 | 18 | R01-07, R09-20 |
| Searl, Doug | #34 | 8 | 31 | R13-20 |
| Shearer, Graeme | #41 | 3 | 1 | R17-19 |
| Sykes, David | #15 | 4 | 3 | R05-07, R12 |
| Walford, Bill | #24 | 11 | 16 | R01-08, R11-12, R20 |
| Wall, David | #33 | 2 | 0 | R07, R18 |
| Wood, Peter | #30 | 17 | 0 | R01, R04-08, R10-20 |
| Worrall, Hugh | #29 | 8 | 4 | R09, R13-16, R18-20 |
| Zunneberg, Noel | #11 | 11 | 0 | R08-13, R15-19 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen, Bill | 19 | 4 | -0- | 15 | R01-11, R13-20 |
| Slocum, Ray | 1 | 0 | -0- | 1 | R12 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15/04/1968 | Round 1 | Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | MELB by 4 | Bill Stephen | Kevin Murray |
| 20/04/1968 | Round 2 | Collingwood | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 29 | Bill Stephen | Kevin Murray |
| 27/04/1968 | Round 3 | North Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | NMLB by 16 | Bill Stephen | Kevin Murray |
| 04/05/1968 | Round 4 | Footscray | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 12 | Bill Stephen | Kevin Murray |
| 11/05/1968 | Round 5 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 31 | Bill Stephen | Kevin Murray |
| 18/05/1968 | Round 6 | St Kilda | HOME | LOSS | STKL by 76 | Bill Stephen | Kevin Murray |
| 25/05/1968 | Round 7 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 39 | Bill Stephen | Kevin Murray |
| 10/06/1968 | Round 8 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CARL by 59 | Bill Stephen | Kevin Murray |
| 15/06/1968 | Round 9 | Hawthorn | AWAY | LOSS | HWTH by 30 | Bill Stephen | Kevin Murray |
| 22/06/1968 | Round 10 | Richmond | HOME | LOSS | RICH by 21 | Bill Stephen | Kevin Murray |
| 29/06/1968 | Round 11 | South Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | SMLB by 27 | Bill Stephen | Kevin Murray |
| 06/07/1968 | Round 12 | Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | MELB by 20 | Ray Slocum | Kevin Murray |
| 13/07/1968 | Round 13 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 7 | Bill Stephen | Kevin Murray |
| 20/07/1968 | Round 14 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 27 | Bill Stephen | Kevin Murray |
| 27/07/1968 | Round 15 | Footscray | AWAY | WIN | FITZ by 5 | Bill Stephen | Kevin Murray |
| 03/08/1968 | Round 16 | Essendon | HOME | LOSS | ESSE by 1 | Bill Stephen | Kevin Murray |
| 10/08/1968 | Round 17 | St Kilda | AWAY | LOSS | STKL by 50 | Bill Stephen | Kevin Murray |
| 17/08/1968 | Round 18 | Geelong | HOME | LOSS | GEEL by 22 | Bill Stephen | Kevin Murray |
| 24/08/1968 | Round 19 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 52 | Bill Stephen | Kevin Murray |
| 31/08/1968 | Round 20 | Hawthorn | HOME | LOSS | HWTH by 10 | Bill Stephen | Kevin Murray |
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.