1968 VFLR Season: Richmond Reserves

These are the details of the premiership results for the Richmond 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 fourteen matches there (twelve as hosts and two as visitors). The team finished the regular season in first place, securing the minor premiership, and in turn, a place in the finals series. After being defeated by the Essendon Reserves in the second semi final and defeating the Collingwood Reserves in the preliminary final, the Richmond Reserves were defeated by the Essendon Reserves in the grand final, resulting in becoming the runners-up.

Team Details

Competition: 1968 VFLR Season
Team: Richmond Reserves
Club: Richmond
Home Ground: MCG

Team Results

Ladder Position: 1st (W-D-L: 15-1-4, P%: 154.1)
Finals Performance: Runners-Up

Player Results

Player Guernseys Matches Goals Rounds

Coach Results

Coach Matches (W-D-L) Rounds
Nix, John 23 16 -1- 6 R01-20, SF, PF, GF

Match Results

Date Round Opponent H/A Result Coach Captain (Nominated)
15/04/1968 Round 1 Collingwood (R) AWAY WIN RICR by 28 John Nix unknown
20/04/1968 Round 2 Carlton (R) HOME WIN RICR by 20 John Nix unknown
27/04/1968 Round 3 Geelong (R) HOME WIN RICR by 56 John Nix unknown
04/05/1968 Round 4 St Kilda (R) AWAY LOSS STKR by 60 John Nix unknown
11/05/1968 Round 5 South Melbourne (R) AWAY WIN RICR by 43 John Nix unknown
18/05/1968 Round 6 North Melbourne (R) HOME WIN RICR by 77 John Nix unknown
25/05/1968 Round 7 Essendon (R) AWAY WIN RICR by 41 John Nix unknown
10/06/1968 Round 8 Hawthorn (R) HOME WIN RICR by 108 John Nix unknown
15/06/1968 Round 9 Melbourne (R) AWAY WIN RICR by 72 John Nix unknown
22/06/1968 Round 10 Fitzroy (R) AWAY WIN RICR by 80 John Nix unknown
29/06/1968 Round 11 Footscray (R) HOME WIN RICR by 72 John Nix unknown
06/07/1968 Round 12 Collingwood (R) HOME DRAW drawn John Nix unknown
13/07/1968 Round 13 Carlton (R) AWAY LOSS CARR by 8 John Nix unknown
20/07/1968 Round 14 Geelong (R) AWAY WIN RICR by 49 John Nix unknown
27/07/1968 Round 15 St Kilda (R) HOME LOSS STKR by 34 John Nix unknown
03/08/1968 Round 16 South Melbourne (R) HOME WIN RICR by 55 John Nix unknown
10/08/1968 Round 17 North Melbourne (R) AWAY WIN RICR by 55 John Nix unknown
17/08/1968 Round 18 Essendon (R) HOME WIN RICR by 40 John Nix unknown
24/08/1968 Round 19 Hawthorn (R) AWAY LOSS HWTR by 6 John Nix unknown
31/08/1968 Round 20 Melbourne (R) HOME WIN RICR by 45 John Nix unknown
14/09/1968 Semi Final Essendon (R) HOME LOSS ESSR by 14 John Nix unknown
21/09/1968 Preliminary Final Collingwood (R) HOME WIN RICR by 25 John Nix unknown
28/09/1968 Grand Final Essendon (R) AWAY LOSS ESSR by 5 John Nix unknown