1968 VFL Season: North Melbourne
These are the details of the premiership results for North Melbourne for the 1968 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used Arden Street Oval as their home ground, playing ten matches there (ten as hosts). The team finished the regular season in twelfth place.
Team Details
Competition:
1968 VFL Season
Team:
North Melbourne
Club:
North Melbourne
Home Ground:
Arden Street Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
12th (W-D-L: 3-0-17, P%: 74.3)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allison, Tom | #18 | 19 | 4 | R01-13, R15-20 |
| Backhouse, Brian | #21 | 6 | 2 | R03-05, R07, R11, R20 |
| Benton, Terry | #23 | 15 | 1 | R01-08, R12, R15-20 |
| Cameron, Les | #17 | 1 | 0 | R07 |
| Chisnall, Peter | 2 | 0 | R01-02 | |
| Davies, Ray | #21 | 2 | 1 | R01-02 |
| Dell, Rod | #32 | 3 | 1 | R09, R19-20 |
| Dowdle, Mick | #11 | 10 | 5 | R01-10 |
| Dugdale, John | #6 | 20 | 2 | R01-20 |
| Dwyer, Laurie | #27 | 19 | 5 | R01-07, R09-20 |
| Evans, Mick | #14 | 6 | 9 | R01-02, R11-14 |
| Farrant, Doug | #16 | 16 | 35 | R01-06, R08-14, R16-18 |
| Farrant, Garry | #7 | 20 | 18 | R01-20 |
| Gargan, Michael | #9 | 3 | 2 | R04-06 |
| Goodingham, Barry | #10 | 12 | 3 | R01-02, R05-07, R10-11, R14-18 |
| Haywood, Kerry | #40 | 1 | 0 | R18 |
| Heal, Graham | #28 | 5 | 0 | R06, R13-16 |
| Hopgood, Jeff | #50 | 6 | 0 | R13-14, R17-20 |
| Howell, Mick | #33 | 17 | 3 | R01-17 |
| Hughes, Rod | #31 | 3 | 0 | R01, R03-04 |
| Ibrahim, John | #3 | 4 | 0 | R09-12 |
| Johnson, Bert | #22 | 3 | 1 | R03-05 |
| Johnston, Ray | #34 | 20 | 11 | R01-20 |
| Karanicolas, Arthur | #20 | 12 | 12 | R03-05, R08, R10, R14-20 |
| Kekovich, Sam | #4 | 13 | 11 | R08-20 |
| Leslie, Barry | #39 | 4 | 1 | R05, R07, R13-14 |
| McCarthy, Bernie | #1 | 18 | 7 | R01-12, R15-20 |
| McGrath, Dennis | #8 | 5 | 0 | R03-04, R08-10 |
| McKernan, Noel | #30 | 1 | 0 | R07 |
| Montgomery, Ken | #41 | 3 | 0 | R08-10 |
| O'Brien, Daryl | #12 | 20 | 1 | R01-20 |
| Pagan, Denis | #26 | 16 | 3 | R01-03, R06-08, R11-20 |
| Peterson, Len | #29 | 4 | 0 | R07-09, R15 |
| Peterson, Robert | #30 | 7 | 5 | R11, R14, R16-20 |
| Quade, Mike | #19 | 7 | 1 | R02, R08-09, R12-15 |
| Redenbach, Michael | #24 | 9 | 5 | R06-07, R12-15, R17, R19-20 |
| Scholes, John | #5 | 4 | 3 | R05-06, R18-19 |
| Steward, Peter | #15 | 18 | 1 | R01-10, R13-20 |
| Sykes, Kevin | #38 | 3 | 0 | R11-13 |
| Taylor, Ray | #2 | 14 | 1 | R01-07, R10-13, R16, R19-20 |
| Thompson, Ian | #35 | 11 | 12 | R08-12, R15-20 |
| Wood, Maurie | #25 | 18 | 10 | R01-04, R06, R08-20 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McKenzie, Keith | 20 | 3 | -0- | 17 | R01-20 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15/04/1968 | Round 1 | Footscray | AWAY | WIN | NMLB by 16 | Keith McKenzie | John Dugdale |
| 20/04/1968 | Round 2 | Essendon | HOME | LOSS | ESSE by 19 | Keith McKenzie | John Dugdale |
| 27/04/1968 | Round 3 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | NMLB by 16 | Keith McKenzie | John Dugdale |
| 04/05/1968 | Round 4 | Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | MELB by 6 | Keith McKenzie | John Dugdale |
| 11/05/1968 | Round 5 | St Kilda | HOME | LOSS | STKL by 12 | Keith McKenzie | John Dugdale |
| 18/05/1968 | Round 6 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 70 | Keith McKenzie | John Dugdale |
| 25/05/1968 | Round 7 | South Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | SMLB by 4 | Keith McKenzie | John Dugdale |
| 08/06/1968 | Round 8 | Geelong | HOME | LOSS | GEEL by 24 | Keith McKenzie | John Dugdale |
| 15/06/1968 | Round 9 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 56 | Keith McKenzie | John Dugdale |
| 22/06/1968 | Round 10 | Hawthorn | HOME | LOSS | HWTH by 44 | Keith McKenzie | John Dugdale |
| 29/06/1968 | Round 11 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 62 | Keith McKenzie | John Dugdale |
| 06/07/1968 | Round 12 | Footscray | HOME | LOSS | FOOT by 15 | Keith McKenzie | John Dugdale |
| 13/07/1968 | Round 13 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 52 | Keith McKenzie | John Dugdale |
| 20/07/1968 | Round 14 | Fitzroy | AWAY | LOSS | FITZ by 27 | Keith McKenzie | John Dugdale |
| 27/07/1968 | Round 15 | Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | MELB by 2 | Keith McKenzie | John Dugdale |
| 03/08/1968 | Round 16 | St Kilda | AWAY | LOSS | STKL by 22 | Keith McKenzie | John Dugdale |
| 10/08/1968 | Round 17 | Richmond | HOME | LOSS | RICH by 34 | Keith McKenzie | John Dugdale |
| 17/08/1968 | Round 18 | South Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | NMLB by 11 | Keith McKenzie | John Dugdale |
| 24/08/1968 | Round 19 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 10 | Keith McKenzie | John Dugdale |
| 31/08/1968 | Round 20 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CARL by 21 | Keith McKenzie | John Dugdale |