1968 VFL Season: Richmond
These are the details of the premiership results for Richmond 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 fifth place.
Team Details
Competition:
1968 VFL Season
Team:
Richmond
Club:
Richmond
Home Ground:
MCG
Team Results
Ladder Position:
5th (W-D-L: 14-0-6, P%: 123.0)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barrot, Bill | #24 | 10 | 7 | R01-03, R05-08, R10, R13-14 |
| Bartlett, Kevin | #29 | 20 | 38 | R01-20 |
| Beale, Darryl | #45 | 10 | 0 | R02, R04-12 |
| Bond, Graeme | #44 | 8 | 2 | R03, R08-12, R16, R18 |
| Bourke, Francis | #30 | 18 | 5 | R01-10, R13-20 |
| Bowden, Michael | #11 | 15 | 3 | R03-09, R12-15, R17-20 |
| Brown, Billy | #40 | 19 | 32 | R01-12, R14-20 |
| Burgin, Graham | #27 | 13 | 0 | R01-07, R15-20 |
| Campbell, Blair | #35 | 6 | 8 | R01, R04-05, R12-14 |
| Clay, Dick | #8 | 19 | 6 | R01-08, R10-20 |
| Curran, Pat | #6 | 1 | 0 | R04 |
| Dean, Roger | #3 | 13 | 3 | R01, R06-11, R14-15, R17-20 |
| Dimattina, Frank | #32 | 1 | 0 | R07 |
| Erwin, Mick | #21 | 4 | 0 | R01-03, R07 |
| Green, Mike | #37 | 14 | 6 | R01-04, R09, R12-20 |
| Guinane, Paddy | #1 | 16 | 41 | R01-04, R08-15, R17-20 |
| Hart, Royce | #4 | 15 | 18 | R01, R06-11, R13-20 |
| Hunt, Rex | #43 | 13 | 16 | R05-07, R09-14, R16-19 |
| Jewell, Tony | #39 | 19 | 2 | R01-14, R16-20 |
| McInnes, George | #20 | 4 | 4 | R10, R15-16, R20 |
| McKenzie, Des | #48 | 9 | 0 | R12-20 |
| Moore, Eric | #7 | 17 | 16 | R01-08, R11-19 |
| Murphy, Ted | #14 | 15 | 1 | R05-11, R13-20 |
| Northey, John | #9 | 19 | 28 | R01-13, R15-20 |
| Orchard, Ray | #46 | 4 | 0 | R05, R12, R14, R16 |
| Patterson, Mike | #25 | 20 | 11 | R01-20 |
| Peardon, Derek | #50 | 1 | 0 | R20 |
| Perry, John | #33 | 1 | 0 | R16 |
| Perry, Mike | #22 | 11 | 0 | R01-06, R08-12 |
| Richardson, Alan | #12 | 4 | 2 | R01-03, R10 |
| Richardson, Barry | #17 | 12 | 3 | R01-04, R09, R11, R15-20 |
| Ronaldson, John | #2 | 5 | 3 | R05-08, R13 |
| Sheedy, Kevin | #10 | 16 | 1 | R02, R04-06, R09-20 |
| Shinners, Kevin | #18 | 6 | 0 | R01-03, R08, R11, R15 |
| Smythe, Keith | #26 | 3 | 0 | R11, R15, R17 |
| Strang, Geoff | #28 | 12 | 0 | R04-14, R20 |
| Tully, Russell | #51 | 1 | 0 | R13 |
| Walsh, Wayne | #41 | 6 | 0 | R02-04, R09, R12, R19 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hafey, Tom | 20 | 14 | -0- | 6 | R01-20 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15/04/1968 | Round 1 | Collingwood | AWAY | WIN | RICH by 16 | Tom Hafey | Roger Dean |
| 20/04/1968 | Round 2 | Carlton | HOME | WIN | RICH by 46 | Tom Hafey | Paddy Guinane |
| 25/04/1968 | Round 3 | Geelong | HOME | LOSS | GEEL by 48 | Tom Hafey | Paddy Guinane |
| 04/05/1968 | Round 4 | St Kilda | AWAY | LOSS | STKL by 24 | Tom Hafey | Paddy Guinane |
| 11/05/1968 | Round 5 | South Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | RICH by 45 | Tom Hafey | Bill Barrot |
| 18/05/1968 | Round 6 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | RICH by 70 | Tom Hafey | Roger Dean |
| 25/05/1968 | Round 7 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 2 | Tom Hafey | Roger Dean |
| 10/06/1968 | Round 8 | Hawthorn | HOME | WIN | RICH by 1 | Tom Hafey | Roger Dean |
| 15/06/1968 | Round 9 | Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | RICH by 56 | Tom Hafey | Roger Dean |
| 22/06/1968 | Round 10 | Fitzroy | AWAY | WIN | RICH by 21 | Tom Hafey | Roger Dean |
| 29/06/1968 | Round 11 | Footscray | HOME | WIN | RICH by 18 | Tom Hafey | Roger Dean |
| 06/07/1968 | Round 12 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 3 | Tom Hafey | Paddy Guinane |
| 13/07/1968 | Round 13 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 6 | Tom Hafey | Paddy Guinane |
| 20/07/1968 | Round 14 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 19 | Tom Hafey | Roger Dean |
| 27/07/1968 | Round 15 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | RICH by 30 | Tom Hafey | Roger Dean |
| 03/08/1968 | Round 16 | South Melbourne | HOME | WIN | RICH by 40 | Tom Hafey | Mike Patterson |
| 10/08/1968 | Round 17 | North Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | RICH by 34 | Tom Hafey | Roger Dean |
| 17/08/1968 | Round 18 | Essendon | HOME | WIN | RICH by 20 | Tom Hafey | Roger Dean |
| 24/08/1968 | Round 19 | Hawthorn | AWAY | WIN | RICH by 9 | Tom Hafey | Roger Dean |
| 31/08/1968 | Round 20 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | RICH by 49 | Tom Hafey | Roger Dean |