1968 VFL Season: Melbourne
These are the details of the premiership results of Melbourne for the 1968 VFL season. The team finished the regular season in eighth place.
Season Team Details
Competition:
1968 VFL Season
Team:
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 |
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.