1968 VFL Season: Hawthorn
Season Team Details
Competition:
1968 VFL Season
Team:
Hawthorn
Home Ground:
Glenferrie Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
6th (W-D-L: 9-1-10, P%: 103.5)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angus, Geoff | #35 | 17 | 15 | R03-19 |
| Arthur, Graham | #2 | 15 | 6 | R01-04, R07, R10-17, R19-20 |
| Beck, Ken | #4 | 15 | 0 | R01-05, R11-20 |
| Blood, Michael | #15 | 20 | 0 | R01-20 |
| Bremner, Ian | #20 | 18 | 1 | R01, R04-20 |
| Bussell, Norm | #16 | 17 | 1 | R01-17 |
| Chilton, Peter | #3 | 14 | 3 | R01-03, R08-12, R15-20 |
| Crimmins, Peter | #5 | 20 | 27 | R01-20 |
| Crowe, Vin | #22 | 4 | 0 | R01-02, R14-15 |
| Devenish-Meares, Rochford | #24 | 8 | 1 | R02-09 |
| Ferguson, Neil | #17 | 15 | 19 | R06-20 |
| Fisher, John | #6 | 13 | 4 | R01-06, R13-18, R20 |
| Francis, Michael | #31 | 1 | 0 | R20 |
| Gardner, John | #14 | 10 | 2 | R01-08, R10, R12 |
| Gay, Terry | #28 | 17 | 13 | R02-05, R08-20 |
| Growcott, Ross | #12 | 6 | 0 | R08-09, R11, R18-20 |
| Heath, Kevin | #34 | 2 | 0 | R19-20 |
| Horkings, Ray | #42 | 1 | 0 | R07 |
| Hudson, Peter | #26 | 19 | 125 | R01-11, R13-20 |
| Jenkins, Dennis | #13 | 4 | 0 | R01-04 |
| Johnson, Ted | #19 | 17 | 1 | R02-18 |
| Keddie, Bob | #33 | 19 | 26 | R02-20 |
| Law, Ian | #7 | 2 | 0 | R18-19 |
| Meagher, Des | #30 | 20 | 9 | R01-20 |
| Morton, Lance | #37 | 12 | 6 | R03, R05-07, R13-20 |
| Murphy, Glenn | #21 | 7 | 2 | R07-11, R13, R20 |
| Olsson, Rod | #25 | 19 | 7 | R01-02, R04-20 |
| Parkin, David | #27 | 18 | 3 | R01-11, R13-14, R16-20 |
| Pleitner, Bryan | #32 | 1 | 0 | R12 |
| Poole, Reg | #29 | 5 | 0 | R01, R03-04, R06, R12 |
| Scott, Don | #23 | 19 | 3 | R01-19 |
| Smith, Jim | #8 | 4 | 0 | R01, R05-06, R09 |
| Tolson, Paul | #11 | 4 | 0 | R01-02, R10, R12 |
| Wilson, Ray | #10 | 17 | 5 | R01, R05-20 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kennedy, John | 20 | 9 | -1- | 10 | R01-20 |
Team Line-Up
| Back: | David Parkin | Ian Bremner | Michael Blood |
| Half-Back: | Ted Johnson | Norm Bussell | Ross Growcott |
| Centre: | Des Meagher | Ray Wilson | Peter Chilton |
| Half-Forward: | Bob Keddie | Terry Gay | Rod Olsson |
| Forward: | Neil Ferguson | Peter Hudson | Geoff Angus |
| Follower: | Don Scott | Graham Arthur | Peter Crimmins |
This is an approximation for the typical team line-up based on available complete positional records from this season.
Names in bold indicate that the player was named in this position at least ten times this season (exc. interchange).
Positional information from 20 out of 20 matches was used.
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15/04/1968 | Round 1 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 73 | John Kennedy | Graham Arthur |
| 20/04/1968 | Round 2 | South Melbourne | HOME | DRAW | drawn | John Kennedy | Graham Arthur |
| 27/04/1968 | Round 3 | Footscray | AWAY | WIN | HWTH by 11 | John Kennedy | Graham Arthur |
| 04/05/1968 | Round 4 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CARL by 23 | John Kennedy | Graham Arthur |
| 11/05/1968 | Round 5 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 31 | John Kennedy | David Parkin |
| 18/05/1968 | Round 6 | Geelong | HOME | LOSS | GEEL by 11 | John Kennedy | David Parkin |
| 25/05/1968 | Round 7 | Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | MELB by 4 | John Kennedy | Graham Arthur |
| 10/06/1968 | Round 8 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 1 | John Kennedy | David Parkin |
| 15/06/1968 | Round 9 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | HWTH by 30 | John Kennedy | David Parkin |
| 22/06/1968 | Round 10 | North Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | HWTH by 44 | John Kennedy | Graham Arthur |
| 29/06/1968 | Round 11 | St Kilda | HOME | LOSS | STKL by 10 | John Kennedy | Graham Arthur |
| 06/07/1968 | Round 12 | Essendon | HOME | LOSS | ESSE by 29 | John Kennedy | Graham Arthur |
| 13/07/1968 | Round 13 | South Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | HWTH by 19 | John Kennedy | Graham Arthur |
| 20/07/1968 | Round 14 | Footscray | HOME | WIN | HWTH by 82 | John Kennedy | Graham Arthur |
| 27/07/1968 | Round 15 | Carlton | AWAY | WIN | HWTH by 13 | John Kennedy | Graham Arthur |
| 03/08/1968 | Round 16 | Collingwood | HOME | WIN | HWTH by 25 | John Kennedy | Graham Arthur |
| 10/08/1968 | Round 17 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 16 | John Kennedy | Graham Arthur |
| 17/08/1968 | Round 18 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | HWTH by 38 | John Kennedy | David Parkin |
| 24/08/1968 | Round 19 | Richmond | HOME | LOSS | RICH by 9 | John Kennedy | Graham Arthur |
| 31/08/1968 | Round 20 | Fitzroy | AWAY | WIN | HWTH by 10 | John Kennedy | Graham Arthur |