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