1968 VFLR Season: Melbourne Reserves
These are the details of the premiership results for the Melbourne Reserves for the 1968 season of the Victorian Football League Reserves (currently known as the Australian Football League Reserves). 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 seventh place.
Team Details
Competition:
1968 VFLR Season
Team:
Melbourne Reserves
Club:
Melbourne
Home Ground:
MCG
Team Results
Ladder Position:
7th (W-D-L: 8-1-11, P%: 83.8)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lane, Charles | 1 | 2 | R09 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ridley, Ian | 20 | 8 | -1- | 11 | R01-20 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15/04/1968 | Round 1 | Fitzroy (R) | HOME | WIN | MLBR by 38 | Ian Ridley | unknown |
| 20/04/1968 | Round 2 | St Kilda (R) | AWAY | WIN | MLBR by 23 | Ian Ridley | unknown |
| 27/04/1968 | Round 3 | South Melbourne (R) | AWAY | WIN | MLBR by 15 | Ian Ridley | unknown |
| 04/05/1968 | Round 4 | North Melbourne (R) | HOME | LOSS | NMLR by 36 | Ian Ridley | unknown |
| 11/05/1968 | Round 5 | Geelong (R) | HOME | LOSS | GEER by 9 | Ian Ridley | unknown |
| 18/05/1968 | Round 6 | Footscray (R) | AWAY | LOSS | FOOR by 68 | Ian Ridley | unknown |
| 25/05/1968 | Round 7 | Hawthorn (R) | HOME | LOSS | HWTR by 18 | Ian Ridley | unknown |
| 08/06/1968 | Round 8 | Collingwood (R) | AWAY | LOSS | COLR by 69 | Ian Ridley | unknown |
| 15/06/1968 | Round 9 | Richmond (R) | HOME | LOSS | RICR by 72 | Ian Ridley | unknown |
| 22/06/1968 | Round 10 | Essendon (R) | HOME | LOSS | ESSR by 50 | Ian Ridley | unknown |
| 29/06/1968 | Round 11 | Carlton (R) | AWAY | WIN | MLBR by 20 | Ian Ridley | unknown |
| 06/07/1968 | Round 12 | Fitzroy (R) | AWAY | LOSS | FITR by 48 | Ian Ridley | unknown |
| 13/07/1968 | Round 13 | St Kilda (R) | HOME | LOSS | STKR by 16 | Ian Ridley | unknown |
| 20/07/1968 | Round 14 | South Melbourne (R) | HOME | WIN | MLBR by 38 | Ian Ridley | unknown |
| 27/07/1968 | Round 15 | North Melbourne (R) | AWAY | WIN | MLBR by 19 | Ian Ridley | unknown |
| 03/08/1968 | Round 16 | Geelong (R) | AWAY | LOSS | GEER by 27 | Ian Ridley | unknown |
| 10/08/1968 | Round 17 | Footscray (R) | HOME | WIN | MLBR by 22 | Ian Ridley | unknown |
| 17/08/1968 | Round 18 | Hawthorn (R) | AWAY | DRAW | drawn | Ian Ridley | unknown |
| 24/08/1968 | Round 19 | Collingwood (R) | HOME | WIN | MLBR by 9 | Ian Ridley | unknown |
| 31/08/1968 | Round 20 | Richmond (R) | AWAY | LOSS | RICR by 45 | Ian Ridley | unknown |