1968 VFL Season: Melbourne
These are the details of the premiership results for Melbourne for the 1968 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used the MCG as their home ground, playing eleven matches there (ten as hosts and one as visitors). The team finished the regular season in eighth place.
Team Details
Competition:
1968 VFL Season
Team:
Melbourne
Club:
Melbourne
Home Ground:
MCG
Team Results
Ladder Position:
8th (W-D-L: 8-0-12, P%: 83.9)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alves, Stan | #15 | 18 | 20 | R01-05, R07-19 |
| Anderson, Tony | #11 | 13 | 0 | R02-09, R11-15 |
| Aubrey, Graeme | #49 | 1 | 2 | R20 |
| Biffin, Ray | #40 | 5 | 2 | R12, R14-17 |
| Bourke, Barry | #14 | 12 | 4 | R09-20 |
| Campbell, Euan | #41 | 1 | 0 | R16 |
| Catlin, Sid | #3 | 1 | 0 | R12 |
| Clark, Denis | #38 | 5 | 1 | R05-07, R13-14 |
| Clarke, Kelvin | #17 | 2 | 5 | R01, R12 |
| Davis, Frank | #6 | 16 | 0 | R01, R03-14, R18-20 |
| Dillon, Ross | #24 | 7 | 13 | R01-06, R15 |
| Dixon, Brian | #9 | 19 | 2 | R01-05, R07-20 |
| Dowsing, Rob | #2 | 7 | 0 | R02-04, R06, R08-09, R20 |
| Feldmann, Derek | #28 | 18 | 1 | R01-09, R12-20 |
| Forster, John | #27 | 5 | 0 | R01-02, R11, R14-15 |
| Fowler, Chris | #12 | 15 | 3 | R01-06, R08-09, R12-18 |
| Groom, Ray | #31 | 19 | 0 | R01-11, R13-20 |
| Hardeman, Gary | #33 | 17 | 21 | R01, R03, R06-20 |
| Johnson, Tassie | #8 | 19 | 1 | R01-03, R05-20 |
| Jones, Brent | #34 | 15 | 1 | R01, R04, R07, R09-20 |
| Kenneally, Bryan | #22 | 19 | 7 | R01-14, R16-20 |
| Lakes, George | #39 | 9 | 1 | R12-20 |
| Lees, Ted | #21 | 6 | 7 | R01-02, R10-11, R19-20 |
| Mann, Hassa | #29 | 18 | 29 | R01-05, R07-11, R13-20 |
| Osborne, Graham | #7 | 17 | 10 | R03-14, R16-20 |
| Osborne, Ken | #36 | 5 | 5 | R07-11 |
| Parke, Greg | #26 | 17 | 17 | R02-08, R10-13, R15-20 |
| Rhoden, Phil | #44 | 1 | 0 | R07 |
| Roet, Brian | #23 | 18 | 0 | R01-02, R04-15, R17-20 |
| Schwarz, Darryl | #37 | 2 | 0 | R09-10 |
| Stone, Neville | #18 | 5 | 0 | R06-07, R10, R17, R19 |
| Sullivan, Tony | #4 | 6 | 0 | R04-06, R08, R10, R16 |
| Townsend, John | #16 | 16 | 15 | R01-06, R08-11, R15-20 |
| Vagg, Barrie | #32 | 19 | 21 | R01-13, R15-20 |
| Walker, Max | #1 | 16 | 14 | R01-08, R11-16, R18, R20 |
| Weekes, Peter | #25 | 3 | 2 | R17-19 |
| Whitton, Geoff | #25 | 5 | 0 | R02-06 |
| Williams, Don | #35 | 3 | 0 | R01-03 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beckwith, John | 20 | 8 | -0- | 12 | R01-20 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15/04/1968 | Round 1 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | MELB by 4 | John Beckwith | Hassa Mann |
| 20/04/1968 | Round 2 | St Kilda | AWAY | LOSS | STKL by 56 | John Beckwith | Hassa Mann |
| 27/04/1968 | Round 3 | South Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 10 | John Beckwith | Hassa Mann |
| 04/05/1968 | Round 4 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | MELB by 6 | John Beckwith | Hassa Mann |
| 11/05/1968 | Round 5 | Geelong | HOME | LOSS | GEEL by 7 | John Beckwith | Hassa Mann |
| 18/05/1968 | Round 6 | Footscray | AWAY | LOSS | FOOT by 37 | John Beckwith | Tassie Johnson |
| 25/05/1968 | Round 7 | Hawthorn | HOME | WIN | MELB by 4 | John Beckwith | Hassa Mann |
| 08/06/1968 | Round 8 | Collingwood | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 6 | John Beckwith | Hassa Mann |
| 15/06/1968 | Round 9 | Richmond | HOME | LOSS | RICH by 56 | John Beckwith | Hassa Mann |
| 22/06/1968 | Round 10 | Essendon | HOME | LOSS | ESSE by 28 | John Beckwith | Hassa Mann |
| 29/06/1968 | Round 11 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 42 | John Beckwith | Hassa Mann |
| 06/07/1968 | Round 12 | Fitzroy | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 20 | John Beckwith | Tassie Johnson |
| 13/07/1968 | Round 13 | St Kilda | HOME | LOSS | STKL by 5 | John Beckwith | Hassa Mann |
| 20/07/1968 | Round 14 | South Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | SMLB by 10 | John Beckwith | Hassa Mann |
| 27/07/1968 | Round 15 | North Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 2 | John Beckwith | Hassa Mann |
| 03/08/1968 | Round 16 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 7 | John Beckwith | Hassa Mann |
| 10/08/1968 | Round 17 | Footscray | HOME | WIN | MELB by 9 | John Beckwith | Hassa Mann |
| 17/08/1968 | Round 18 | Hawthorn | AWAY | LOSS | HWTH by 38 | John Beckwith | Hassa Mann |
| 24/08/1968 | Round 19 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 1 | John Beckwith | Hassa Mann |
| 31/08/1968 | Round 20 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 49 | John Beckwith | Hassa Mann |