1968 VFL Season: South Melbourne
These are the details of the premiership results for South Melbourne for the 1968 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used Lakeside Oval as their home ground, playing ten matches there (ten as hosts). The team finished the regular season in ninth place.
Team Details
Competition:
1968 VFL Season
Team:
South Melbourne
Club:
Sydney
Home Ground:
Lakeside Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
9th (W-D-L: 6-1-13, P%: 83.9)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson, Ray | #35 | 7 | 2 | R13-16, R18-20 |
| Baskin, Keith | #4 | 19 | 17 | R01-12, R14-20 |
| Bedford, Peter | #11 | 19 | 24 | R02-20 |
| Bennett, Stuart | #31 | 13 | 8 | R03-06, R11-12, R14-20 |
| Bethke, Des | #15 | 2 | 1 | R05-06 |
| Brookes, Don | #1 | 6 | 0 | R13-18 |
| Busse, Neil | #24 | 17 | 2 | R01-10, R13-16, R18-20 |
| Cook, Russell | #17 | 19 | 8 | R02-20 |
| Davison, Ian | #29 | 15 | 11 | R01-15 |
| Elwin, Ross | #32 | 8 | 5 | R08-14, R16 |
| Greenwood, Jack | #39 | 4 | 0 | R17-20 |
| Haenen, Tony | #8 | 20 | 13 | R01-20 |
| Harrison, Paul | #18 | 16 | 9 | R01-15, R19 |
| Heriot, John | #21 | 14 | 0 | R07-20 |
| Jacobs, Graeme | #30 | 20 | 11 | R01-20 |
| John, Graeme | #7 | 9 | 9 | R01-03, R08-13 |
| Lambert, Greg | #33 | 13 | 1 | R01-02, R10-20 |
| Leahy, Terry | #19 | 12 | 4 | R01-03, R07-12, R16-18 |
| Luke, Richard | #37 | 15 | 4 | R04-13, R16-20 |
| Luscombe, John | #23 | 1 | 0 | R05 |
| Magee, Stuart | #6 | 4 | 2 | R01-04 |
| Mallett, Bob | #40 | 3 | 1 | R14-15, R20 |
| Matthews, Herbie | #2 | 15 | 0 | R03, R06-12, R14-20 |
| McAuliffe, Haydn | #25 | 12 | 15 | R01, R03-08, R12, R17-20 |
| McCracken, Peter | #6 | 1 | 0 | R19 |
| McGee, Jeff | #26 | 2 | 0 | R01-02 |
| Mohr, Rod | #39 | 1 | 0 | R13 |
| Mulligan, Mick | #41 | 1 | 0 | R05 |
| Pedrotti, Kevin | #42 | 2 | 0 | R06-07 |
| Phillips, Ken | #3 | 7 | 2 | R04-07, R12, R14-15 |
| Priest, Doug | #9 | 9 | 0 | R01-04, R06-10 |
| Rantall, John | #5 | 18 | 0 | R01-07, R09-17, R19-20 |
| Reid, Bruce | #13 | 2 | 0 | R01, R17 |
| Sarich, Eric | #16 | 19 | 7 | R01-11, R13-20 |
| Skilton, Bob | #14 | 17 | 35 | R01-02, R04-05, R07-11, R13-20 |
| Sudholz, John | #20 | 19 | 36 | R01-13, R15-20 |
| Viney, Ron | #44 | 5 | 3 | R01-04, R06 |
| Wilcox, Dick | #27 | 12 | 2 | R01-05, R08, R11-12, R16-18, R20 |
| Williams, Rod | #10 | 2 | 1 | R09, R13 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miller, Allan | 20 | 6 | -1- | 13 | R01-20 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15/04/1968 | Round 1 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | SMLB by 25 | Allan Miller | Bob Skilton |
| 20/04/1968 | Round 2 | Hawthorn | AWAY | DRAW | drawn | Allan Miller | Bob Skilton |
| 27/04/1968 | Round 3 | Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | MELB by 10 | Allan Miller | unknown |
| 04/05/1968 | Round 4 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 40 | Allan Miller | Bob Skilton |
| 11/05/1968 | Round 5 | Richmond | HOME | LOSS | RICH by 45 | Allan Miller | Bob Skilton |
| 18/05/1968 | Round 6 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CARL by 12 | Allan Miller | unknown |
| 25/05/1968 | Round 7 | North Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | SMLB by 4 | Allan Miller | Bob Skilton |
| 08/06/1968 | Round 8 | Footscray | AWAY | WIN | SMLB by 13 | Allan Miller | Bob Skilton |
| 15/06/1968 | Round 9 | Collingwood | HOME | WIN | SMLB by 25 | Allan Miller | Bob Skilton |
| 22/06/1968 | Round 10 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 30 | Allan Miller | Bob Skilton |
| 29/06/1968 | Round 11 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | SMLB by 27 | Allan Miller | Bob Skilton |
| 06/07/1968 | Round 12 | St Kilda | AWAY | LOSS | STKL by 64 | Allan Miller | unknown |
| 13/07/1968 | Round 13 | Hawthorn | HOME | LOSS | HWTH by 19 | Allan Miller | Bob Skilton |
| 20/07/1968 | Round 14 | Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | SMLB by 10 | Allan Miller | Bob Skilton |
| 27/07/1968 | Round 15 | Essendon | HOME | LOSS | ESSE by 43 | Allan Miller | Bob Skilton |
| 03/08/1968 | Round 16 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 40 | Allan Miller | Bob Skilton |
| 10/08/1968 | Round 17 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 42 | Allan Miller | Bob Skilton |
| 17/08/1968 | Round 18 | North Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | NMLB by 11 | Allan Miller | Bob Skilton |
| 24/08/1968 | Round 19 | Footscray | HOME | LOSS | FOOT by 4 | Allan Miller | Bob Skilton |
| 31/08/1968 | Round 20 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 59 | Allan Miller | Bob Skilton |