1969 VFLR Season
This page displays the results for the 1969 season of the Victorian Football League Reserves (currently known as the Australian Football League Reserves).
It featured twenty rounds. The Melbourne Reserves were the minor premiers.
The premiership ended with a finals series following the Page-McIntyre system. The Melbourne Reserves were the premiers, with Ian Ridley as the premiership coach.
Premiership Details
Name:
1969 Victorian Football League Reserves Season
Known As:
1969 VFLR Season
Teams:
12
Rounds:
20
Finals System:
Page-McIntyre System
Matches:
124
Team Details
| Team | Home Ground | Coach (Appointed) | Coach (Caretaker) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carlton (R) | Princes Park | ||
| Collingwood (R) | Victoria Park | Neil Mann | |
| Essendon (R) | Windy Hill | ||
| Fitzroy (R) | Princes Park | ||
| Footscray (R) | Western Oval | ||
| Geelong (R) | Kardinia Park | ||
| Hawthorn (R) | Glenferrie Oval | ||
| Melbourne (R) | MCG | Ian Ridley | |
| North Melbourne (R) | Arden Street Oval | ||
| Richmond (R) | MCG | John Nix | Verdun Howell |
| South Melbourne (R) | Lakeside Oval | ||
| St Kilda (R) | Moorabbin Oval |
Premiership Results
Premiers:
Melbourne Reserves
Runners-Up:
Carlton Reserves
Minor Premiers:
Melbourne Reserves
Team Results
Minor Premiership Results
| Team | Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) | PF | PA | GF | BF | GA | BA | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne (R) | 1st | 15 | -1- | 4 | 62 | 123.8% | 2,180 | 1,761 | 312 | 308 | 250 | 261 |
| Richmond (R) | 2nd | 14 | -1- | 5 | 58 | 128.0% | 2,028 | 1,584 | 290 | 288 | 226 | 228 |
| Carlton (R) | 3rd | 14 | -1- | 5 | 58 | 109.9% | 1,859 | 1,691 | 261 | 293 | 236 | 275 |
| Fitzroy (R) | 4th | 12 | -0- | 8 | 48 | 119.3% | 1,991 | 1,669 | 280 | 311 | 234 | 265 |
| Essendon (R) | 5th | 10 | -3- | 7 | 46 | 114.3% | 2,005 | 1,754 | 286 | 289 | 247 | 272 |
| Collingwood (R) | 6th | 10 | -0- | 10 | 40 | 118.1% | 1,900 | 1,609 | 269 | 286 | 226 | 253 |
| St Kilda (R) | 7th | 10 | -0- | 10 | 40 | 96.2% | 1,688 | 1,755 | 238 | 260 | 253 | 237 |
| Hawthorn (R) | 8th | 9 | -1- | 10 | 38 | 95.9% | 1,787 | 1,863 | 258 | 239 | 263 | 285 |
| Footscray (R) | 9th | 7 | -0- | 13 | 28 | 83.7% | 1,546 | 1,848 | 210 | 286 | 262 | 276 |
| Geelong (R) | 10th | 6 | -1- | 13 | 26 | 92.5% | 1,762 | 1,905 | 252 | 250 | 273 | 267 |
| South Melbourne (R) | 11th | 6 | -0- | 14 | 24 | 71.6% | 1,604 | 2,241 | 225 | 254 | 316 | 345 |
| North Melbourne (R) | 12th | 3 | -0- | 17 | 12 | 70.9% | 1,631 | 2,301 | 233 | 233 | 328 | 333 |
Overall Premiership Results
| Team | Position (Outcome) | |
|---|---|---|
| Melbourne (R) | 1st | Premiers |
| Carlton (R) | 2nd | Runners-Up |
| Richmond (R) | 3rd | Defeated by Carlton (R) (Preliminary Final) |
| Fitzroy (R) | 4th | Defeated by Carlton (R) (Semi Final) |
| Essendon (R) | 5th | Did not qualify for finals |
| Collingwood (R) | 6th | Did not qualify for finals |
| St Kilda (R) | 7th | Did not qualify for finals |
| Hawthorn (R) | 8th | Did not qualify for finals |
| Footscray (R) | 9th | Did not qualify for finals |
| Geelong (R) | 10th | Did not qualify for finals |
| South Melbourne (R) | 11th | Did not qualify for finals |
| North Melbourne (R) | 12th | Did not qualify for finals |
Premiership Fixture
Regular Season
Round 1
| Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAT | 05/04/1969 | Hawthorn (R) v Collingwood (R) | Glenferrie Oval | 90 | - | 104 | ||
| SAT | 05/04/1969 | North Melbourne (R) v South Melbourne (R) | Arden Street Oval | 84 | - | 108 | ||
| SAT | 05/04/1969 | St Kilda (R) v Carlton (R) | Moorabbin Oval | 70 | - | 93 | ||
| MON | 07/04/1969 | Fitzroy (R) v Footscray (R) | Princes Park | 85 | - | 84 | ||
| MON | 07/04/1969 | Geelong (R) v Melbourne (R) | Kardinia Park | 80 | - | 92 | ||
| MON | 07/04/1969 | Richmond (R) v Essendon (R) | MCG | 91 | - | 91 | ||
Round 1 Ladder
| Team | Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) | PF | PA | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlton (R) | 1st | 1 | -0- | 0 | 4 | 132.9% | 93 | 70 |
| South Melbourne (R) | 2nd | 1 | -0- | 0 | 4 | 128.6% | 108 | 84 |
| Collingwood (R) | 3rd | 1 | -0- | 0 | 4 | 115.6% | 104 | 90 |
| Melbourne (R) | 4th | 1 | -0- | 0 | 4 | 115.0% | 92 | 80 |
| Fitzroy (R) | 5th | 1 | -0- | 0 | 4 | 101.2% | 85 | 84 |
| Essendon (R) | 6th | 0 | -1- | 0 | 2 | 100.0% | 91 | 91 |
| Richmond (R) | 0 | -1- | 0 | 2 | 100.0% | 91 | 91 | |
| Footscray (R) | 8th | 0 | -0- | 1 | 0 | 98.8% | 84 | 85 |
| Geelong (R) | 9th | 0 | -0- | 1 | 0 | 87.0% | 80 | 92 |
| Hawthorn (R) | 10th | 0 | -0- | 1 | 0 | 86.5% | 90 | 104 |
| North Melbourne (R) | 11th | 0 | -0- | 1 | 0 | 77.8% | 84 | 108 |
| St Kilda (R) | 12th | 0 | -0- | 1 | 0 | 75.3% | 70 | 93 |
Round 2
| Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAT | 12/04/1969 | Carlton (R) v Hawthorn (R) | Princes Park | 109 | - | 83 | ||
| SAT | 12/04/1969 | Collingwood (R) v Richmond (R) | Victoria Park | 61 | - | 87 | ||
| SAT | 12/04/1969 | Essendon (R) v Geelong (R) | Windy Hill | 84 | - | 92 | ||
| SAT | 12/04/1969 | Footscray (R) v St Kilda (R) | Western Oval | 109 | - | 79 | ||
| SAT | 12/04/1969 | Melbourne (R) v North Melbourne (R) | MCG | 157 | - | 102 | ||
| SAT | 12/04/1969 | South Melbourne (R) v Fitzroy (R) | Lakeside Oval | 56 | - | 85 | ||
Round 2 Ladder
| Team | Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) | PF | PA | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne (R) | 1st | 2 | -0- | 0 | 8 | 136.8% | 249 | 182 |
| Carlton (R) | 2nd | 2 | -0- | 0 | 8 | 132.0% | 202 | 153 |
| Fitzroy (R) | 3rd | 2 | -0- | 0 | 8 | 121.4% | 170 | 140 |
| Richmond (R) | 4th | 1 | -1- | 0 | 6 | 117.1% | 178 | 152 |
| Footscray (R) | 5th | 1 | -0- | 1 | 4 | 117.7% | 193 | 164 |
| Geelong (R) | 6th | 1 | -0- | 1 | 4 | 97.7% | 172 | 176 |
| South Melbourne (R) | 7th | 1 | -0- | 1 | 4 | 97.0% | 164 | 169 |
| Collingwood (R) | 8th | 1 | -0- | 1 | 4 | 93.2% | 165 | 177 |
| Essendon (R) | 9th | 0 | -1- | 1 | 2 | 95.6% | 175 | 183 |
| Hawthorn (R) | 10th | 0 | -0- | 2 | 0 | 81.2% | 173 | 213 |
| St Kilda (R) | 11th | 0 | -0- | 2 | 0 | 73.8% | 149 | 202 |
| North Melbourne (R) | 12th | 0 | -0- | 2 | 0 | 70.2% | 186 | 265 |
Round 3
| Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAT | 19/04/1969 | Collingwood (R) v Melbourne (R) | Victoria Park | 129 | - | 93 | ||
| SAT | 19/04/1969 | Essendon (R) v Hawthorn (R) | Windy Hill | 100 | - | 106 | ||
| SAT | 19/04/1969 | Fitzroy (R) v St Kilda (R) | Princes Park | 96 | - | 116 | ||
| SAT | 19/04/1969 | Footscray (R) v Carlton (R) | Western Oval | 49 | - | 63 | ||
| SAT | 19/04/1969 | Geelong (R) v South Melbourne (R) | Kardinia Park | 78 | - | 91 | ||
| SAT | 19/04/1969 | Richmond (R) v North Melbourne (R) | MCG | 126 | - | 65 | ||
Round 3 Ladder
| Team | Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) | PF | PA | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlton (R) | 1st | 3 | -0- | 0 | 12 | 131.2% | 265 | 202 |
| Richmond (R) | 2nd | 2 | -1- | 0 | 10 | 140.1% | 304 | 217 |
| Melbourne (R) | 3rd | 2 | -0- | 1 | 8 | 110.0% | 342 | 311 |
| Collingwood (R) | 4th | 2 | -0- | 1 | 8 | 108.9% | 294 | 270 |
| Fitzroy (R) | 5th | 2 | -0- | 1 | 8 | 103.9% | 266 | 256 |
| South Melbourne (R) | 6th | 2 | -0- | 1 | 8 | 103.2% | 255 | 247 |
| Footscray (R) | 7th | 1 | -0- | 2 | 4 | 106.6% | 242 | 227 |
| Geelong (R) | 8th | 1 | -0- | 2 | 4 | 93.6% | 250 | 267 |
| Hawthorn (R) | 9th | 1 | -0- | 2 | 4 | 89.1% | 279 | 313 |
| St Kilda (R) | 10th | 1 | -0- | 2 | 4 | 88.9% | 265 | 298 |
| Essendon (R) | 11th | 0 | -1- | 2 | 2 | 95.2% | 275 | 289 |
| North Melbourne (R) | 12th | 0 | -0- | 3 | 0 | 64.2% | 251 | 391 |
Round 4
| Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAT | 26/04/1969 | Carlton (R) v Collingwood (R) | Princes Park | 65 | - | 145 | ||
| SAT | 26/04/1969 | Hawthorn (R) v Footscray (R) | Glenferrie Oval | 92 | - | 83 | ||
| SAT | 26/04/1969 | Melbourne (R) v Essendon (R) | MCG | 128 | - | 94 | ||
| SAT | 26/04/1969 | North Melbourne (R) v Fitzroy (R) | Arden Street Oval | 87 | - | 138 | ||
| SAT | 26/04/1969 | South Melbourne (R) v Richmond (R) | Lakeside Oval | 73 | - | 79 | ||
| SAT | 26/04/1969 | St Kilda (R) v Geelong (R) | Moorabbin Oval | 84 | - | 43 | ||
Round 4 Ladder
| Team | Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) | PF | PA | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond (R) | 1st | 3 | -1- | 0 | 14 | 132.1% | 383 | 290 |
| Collingwood (R) | 2nd | 3 | -0- | 1 | 12 | 131.0% | 439 | 335 |
| Fitzroy (R) | 3rd | 3 | -0- | 1 | 12 | 117.8% | 404 | 343 |
| Melbourne (R) | 4th | 3 | -0- | 1 | 12 | 116.0% | 470 | 405 |
| Carlton (R) | 5th | 3 | -0- | 1 | 12 | 95.1% | 330 | 347 |
| St Kilda (R) | 6th | 2 | -0- | 2 | 8 | 102.3% | 349 | 341 |
| South Melbourne (R) | 7th | 2 | -0- | 2 | 8 | 100.6% | 328 | 326 |
| Hawthorn (R) | 8th | 2 | -0- | 2 | 8 | 93.7% | 371 | 396 |
| Footscray (R) | 9th | 1 | -0- | 3 | 4 | 101.9% | 325 | 319 |
| Geelong (R) | 10th | 1 | -0- | 3 | 4 | 83.5% | 293 | 351 |
| Essendon (R) | 11th | 0 | -1- | 3 | 2 | 88.5% | 369 | 417 |
| North Melbourne (R) | 12th | 0 | -0- | 4 | 0 | 63.9% | 338 | 529 |
Round 5
| Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAT | 03/05/1969 | Carlton (R) v South Melbourne (R) | Princes Park | 97 | - | 134 | ||
| SAT | 03/05/1969 | Essendon (R) v North Melbourne (R) | Windy Hill | 149 | - | 94 | ||
| SAT | 03/05/1969 | Footscray (R) v Geelong (R) | Western Oval | 118 | - | 103 | ||
| SAT | 03/05/1969 | Hawthorn (R) v Melbourne (R) | Glenferrie Oval | 94 | - | 114 | ||
| SAT | 03/05/1969 | Richmond (R) v Fitzroy (R) | MCG | 78 | - | 161 | ||
| SAT | 03/05/1969 | St Kilda (R) v Collingwood (R) | Moorabbin Oval | 85 | - | 79 | ||
Round 5 Ladder
| Team | Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) | PF | PA | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy (R) | 1st | 4 | -0- | 1 | 16 | 134.2% | 565 | 421 |
| Melbourne (R) | 2nd | 4 | -0- | 1 | 16 | 117.0% | 584 | 499 |
| Richmond (R) | 3rd | 3 | -1- | 1 | 14 | 102.2% | 461 | 451 |
| Collingwood (R) | 4th | 3 | -0- | 2 | 12 | 123.3% | 518 | 420 |
| South Melbourne (R) | 5th | 3 | -0- | 2 | 12 | 109.2% | 462 | 423 |
| St Kilda (R) | 6th | 3 | -0- | 2 | 12 | 103.3% | 434 | 420 |
| Carlton (R) | 7th | 3 | -0- | 2 | 12 | 88.8% | 427 | 481 |
| Footscray (R) | 8th | 2 | -0- | 3 | 8 | 105.0% | 443 | 422 |
| Hawthorn (R) | 9th | 2 | -0- | 3 | 8 | 91.2% | 465 | 510 |
| Essendon (R) | 10th | 1 | -1- | 3 | 6 | 101.4% | 518 | 511 |
| Geelong (R) | 11th | 1 | -0- | 4 | 4 | 84.4% | 396 | 469 |
| North Melbourne (R) | 12th | 0 | -0- | 5 | 0 | 63.7% | 432 | 678 |
Round 6
| Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAT | 10/05/1969 | Collingwood (R) v Footscray (R) | Victoria Park | 64 | - | 88 | ||
| SAT | 10/05/1969 | Fitzroy (R) v Essendon (R) | Princes Park | 99 | - | 136 | ||
| SAT | 10/05/1969 | Geelong (R) v Carlton (R) | Kardinia Park | 80 | - | 102 | ||
| SAT | 10/05/1969 | Melbourne (R) v Richmond (R) | MCG | 143 | - | 94 | ||
| SAT | 10/05/1969 | North Melbourne (R) v Hawthorn (R) | Arden Street Oval | 70 | - | 112 | ||
| SAT | 10/05/1969 | South Melbourne (R) v St Kilda (R) | Lakeside Oval | 67 | - | 97 | ||
Round 6 Ladder
| Team | Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) | PF | PA | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne (R) | 1st | 5 | -0- | 1 | 20 | 122.6% | 727 | 593 |
| Fitzroy (R) | 2nd | 4 | -0- | 2 | 16 | 119.2% | 664 | 557 |
| St Kilda (R) | 3rd | 4 | -0- | 2 | 16 | 109.0% | 531 | 487 |
| Carlton (R) | 4th | 4 | -0- | 2 | 16 | 94.3% | 529 | 561 |
| Richmond (R) | 5th | 3 | -1- | 2 | 14 | 93.4% | 555 | 594 |
| Collingwood (R) | 6th | 3 | -0- | 3 | 12 | 114.6% | 582 | 508 |
| Footscray (R) | 7th | 3 | -0- | 3 | 12 | 109.3% | 531 | 486 |
| South Melbourne (R) | 8th | 3 | -0- | 3 | 12 | 101.7% | 529 | 520 |
| Hawthorn (R) | 9th | 3 | -0- | 3 | 12 | 99.5% | 577 | 580 |
| Essendon (R) | 10th | 2 | -1- | 3 | 10 | 107.2% | 654 | 610 |
| Geelong (R) | 11th | 1 | -0- | 5 | 4 | 83.4% | 476 | 571 |
| North Melbourne (R) | 12th | 0 | -0- | 6 | 0 | 63.5% | 502 | 790 |
Round 7
| Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAT | 17/05/1969 | Carlton (R) v Melbourne (R) | Princes Park | 85 | - | 85 | ||
| SAT | 17/05/1969 | Collingwood (R) v Fitzroy (R) | Victoria Park | 64 | - | 58 | ||
| SAT | 17/05/1969 | Footscray (R) v South Melbourne (R) | Western Oval | 71 | - | 74 | ||
| SAT | 17/05/1969 | Geelong (R) v North Melbourne (R) | Kardinia Park | 83 | - | 91 | ||
| SAT | 17/05/1969 | Richmond (R) v Hawthorn (R) | MCG | 102 | - | 80 | ||
| SAT | 17/05/1969 | St Kilda (R) v Essendon (R) | Moorabbin Oval | 113 | - | 75 | ||
Round 7 Ladder
| Team | Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) | PF | PA | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne (R) | 1st | 5 | -1- | 1 | 22 | 119.8% | 812 | 678 |
| St Kilda (R) | 2nd | 5 | -0- | 2 | 20 | 114.6% | 644 | 562 |
| Richmond (R) | 3rd | 4 | -1- | 2 | 18 | 97.5% | 657 | 674 |
| Carlton (R) | 4th | 4 | -1- | 2 | 18 | 95.0% | 614 | 646 |
| Fitzroy (R) | 5th | 4 | -0- | 3 | 16 | 116.3% | 722 | 621 |
| Collingwood (R) | 6th | 4 | -0- | 3 | 16 | 114.1% | 646 | 566 |
| South Melbourne (R) | 7th | 4 | -0- | 3 | 16 | 102.0% | 603 | 591 |
| Footscray (R) | 8th | 3 | -0- | 4 | 12 | 107.5% | 602 | 560 |
| Hawthorn (R) | 9th | 3 | -0- | 4 | 12 | 96.3% | 657 | 682 |
| Essendon (R) | 10th | 2 | -1- | 4 | 10 | 100.8% | 729 | 723 |
| Geelong (R) | 11th | 1 | -0- | 6 | 4 | 84.4% | 559 | 662 |
| North Melbourne (R) | 12th | 1 | -0- | 6 | 4 | 67.9% | 593 | 873 |
Round 8
| Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAT | 24/05/1969 | Essendon (R) v Footscray (R) | Windy Hill | 89 | - | 99 | ||
| SAT | 24/05/1969 | Fitzroy (R) v Melbourne (R) | Princes Park | 99 | - | 66 | ||
| SAT | 24/05/1969 | Hawthorn (R) v Geelong (R) | Glenferrie Oval | 134 | - | 78 | ||
| SAT | 24/05/1969 | North Melbourne (R) v St Kilda (R) | Arden Street Oval | 82 | - | 109 | ||
| SAT | 24/05/1969 | Richmond (R) v Carlton (R) | MCG | 88 | - | 92 | ||
| SAT | 24/05/1969 | South Melbourne (R) v Collingwood (R) | Lakeside Oval | 87 | - | 102 | ||
Round 8 Ladder
| Team | Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) | PF | PA | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Kilda (R) | 1st | 6 | -0- | 2 | 24 | 116.9% | 753 | 644 |
| Melbourne (R) | 2nd | 5 | -1- | 2 | 22 | 113.0% | 878 | 777 |
| Carlton (R) | 3rd | 5 | -1- | 2 | 22 | 96.2% | 706 | 734 |
| Fitzroy (R) | 4th | 5 | -0- | 3 | 20 | 119.5% | 821 | 687 |
| Collingwood (R) | 5th | 5 | -0- | 3 | 20 | 114.5% | 748 | 653 |
| Richmond (R) | 6th | 4 | -1- | 3 | 18 | 97.3% | 745 | 766 |
| Footscray (R) | 7th | 4 | -0- | 4 | 16 | 108.0% | 701 | 649 |
| Hawthorn (R) | 8th | 4 | -0- | 4 | 16 | 104.1% | 791 | 760 |
| South Melbourne (R) | 9th | 4 | -0- | 4 | 16 | 99.6% | 690 | 693 |
| Essendon (R) | 10th | 2 | -1- | 5 | 10 | 99.5% | 818 | 822 |
| Geelong (R) | 11th | 1 | -0- | 7 | 4 | 80.0% | 637 | 796 |
| North Melbourne (R) | 12th | 1 | -0- | 7 | 4 | 68.7% | 675 | 982 |
Round 9
| Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAT | 31/05/1969 | Carlton (R) v Essendon (R) | Princes Park | 79 | - | 50 | ||
| SAT | 31/05/1969 | Collingwood (R) v North Melbourne (R) | Victoria Park | 67 | - | 69 | ||
| SAT | 31/05/1969 | Footscray (R) v Richmond (R) | Western Oval | 30 | - | 95 | ||
| SAT | 31/05/1969 | Geelong (R) v Fitzroy (R) | Kardinia Park | 67 | - | 66 | ||
| SAT | 31/05/1969 | Melbourne (R) v South Melbourne (R) | MCG | 96 | - | 26 | ||
| SAT | 31/05/1969 | St Kilda (R) v Hawthorn (R) | Moorabbin Oval | 70 | - | 86 | ||
Round 9 Ladder
| Team | Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) | PF | PA | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne (R) | 1st | 6 | -1- | 2 | 26 | 121.3% | 974 | 803 |
| Carlton (R) | 2nd | 6 | -1- | 2 | 26 | 100.1% | 785 | 784 |
| St Kilda (R) | 3rd | 6 | -0- | 3 | 24 | 112.7% | 823 | 730 |
| Richmond (R) | 4th | 5 | -1- | 3 | 22 | 105.5% | 840 | 796 |
| Fitzroy (R) | 5th | 5 | -0- | 4 | 20 | 117.6% | 887 | 754 |
| Collingwood (R) | 6th | 5 | -0- | 4 | 20 | 112.9% | 815 | 722 |
| Hawthorn (R) | 7th | 5 | -0- | 4 | 20 | 105.7% | 877 | 830 |
| Footscray (R) | 8th | 4 | -0- | 5 | 16 | 98.3% | 731 | 744 |
| South Melbourne (R) | 9th | 4 | -0- | 5 | 16 | 90.7% | 716 | 789 |
| Essendon (R) | 10th | 2 | -1- | 6 | 10 | 96.3% | 868 | 901 |
| Geelong (R) | 11th | 2 | -0- | 7 | 8 | 81.7% | 704 | 862 |
| North Melbourne (R) | 12th | 2 | -0- | 7 | 8 | 70.9% | 744 | 1,049 |
Round 10
| Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAT | 07/06/1969 | Fitzroy (R) v Hawthorn (R) | Princes Park | 118 | - | 60 | ||
| SAT | 07/06/1969 | Richmond (R) v St Kilda (R) | MCG | 91 | - | 51 | ||
| SAT | 14/06/1969 | Collingwood (R) v Geelong (R) | Victoria Park | 142 | - | 60 | ||
| SAT | 14/06/1969 | South Melbourne (R) v Essendon (R) | Lakeside Oval | 64 | - | 111 | ||
| MON | 16/06/1969 | Melbourne (R) v Footscray (R) | MCG | 138 | - | 66 | ||
| MON | 16/06/1969 | North Melbourne (R) v Carlton (R) | Arden Street Oval | 69 | - | 85 | ||
Round 10 Ladder
| Team | Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) | PF | PA | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne (R) | 1st | 7 | -1- | 2 | 30 | 128.0% | 1,112 | 869 |
| Carlton (R) | 2nd | 7 | -1- | 2 | 30 | 102.0% | 870 | 853 |
| Richmond (R) | 3rd | 6 | -1- | 3 | 26 | 109.9% | 931 | 847 |
| Fitzroy (R) | 4th | 6 | -0- | 4 | 24 | 123.5% | 1,005 | 814 |
| Collingwood (R) | 5th | 6 | -0- | 4 | 24 | 122.4% | 957 | 782 |
| St Kilda (R) | 6th | 6 | -0- | 4 | 24 | 106.5% | 874 | 821 |
| Hawthorn (R) | 7th | 5 | -0- | 5 | 20 | 98.8% | 937 | 948 |
| Footscray (R) | 8th | 4 | -0- | 6 | 16 | 90.4% | 797 | 882 |
| South Melbourne (R) | 9th | 4 | -0- | 6 | 16 | 86.7% | 780 | 900 |
| Essendon (R) | 10th | 3 | -1- | 6 | 14 | 101.5% | 979 | 965 |
| Geelong (R) | 11th | 2 | -0- | 8 | 8 | 76.1% | 764 | 1,004 |
| North Melbourne (R) | 12th | 2 | -0- | 8 | 8 | 71.7% | 813 | 1,134 |
Round 11
| Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAT | 21/06/1969 | Carlton (R) v Fitzroy (R) | Princes Park | 76 | - | 172 | ||
| SAT | 21/06/1969 | Essendon (R) v Collingwood (R) | Windy Hill | 121 | - | 84 | ||
| SAT | 21/06/1969 | Footscray (R) v North Melbourne (R) | Western Oval | 101 | - | 74 | ||
| SAT | 21/06/1969 | Geelong (R) v Richmond (R) | Kardinia Park | 65 | - | 110 | ||
| SAT | 21/06/1969 | Hawthorn (R) v South Melbourne (R) | Glenferrie Oval | 171 | - | 69 | ||
| SAT | 21/06/1969 | St Kilda (R) v Melbourne (R) | Moorabbin Oval | 76 | - | 110 | ||
Round 11 Ladder
| Team | Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) | PF | PA | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne (R) | 1st | 8 | -1- | 2 | 34 | 129.3% | 1,222 | 945 |
| Richmond (R) | 2nd | 7 | -1- | 3 | 30 | 114.1% | 1,041 | 912 |
| Carlton (R) | 3rd | 7 | -1- | 3 | 30 | 92.3% | 946 | 1,025 |
| Fitzroy (R) | 4th | 7 | -0- | 4 | 28 | 132.2% | 1,177 | 890 |
| Collingwood (R) | 5th | 6 | -0- | 5 | 24 | 115.3% | 1,041 | 903 |
| Hawthorn (R) | 6th | 6 | -0- | 5 | 24 | 108.9% | 1,108 | 1,017 |
| St Kilda (R) | 7th | 6 | -0- | 5 | 24 | 102.0% | 950 | 931 |
| Footscray (R) | 8th | 5 | -0- | 6 | 20 | 93.9% | 898 | 956 |
| Essendon (R) | 9th | 4 | -1- | 6 | 18 | 104.9% | 1,100 | 1,049 |
| South Melbourne (R) | 10th | 4 | -0- | 7 | 16 | 79.3% | 849 | 1,071 |
| Geelong (R) | 11th | 2 | -0- | 9 | 8 | 74.4% | 829 | 1,114 |
| North Melbourne (R) | 12th | 2 | -0- | 9 | 8 | 71.8% | 887 | 1,235 |
Round 12
| Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAT | 28/06/1969 | Carlton (R) v St Kilda (R) | Princes Park | 93 | - | 63 | ||
| SAT | 28/06/1969 | Collingwood (R) v Hawthorn (R) | Victoria Park | 60 | - | 61 | ||
| SAT | 28/06/1969 | Essendon (R) v Richmond (R) | Windy Hill | 94 | - | 54 | ||
| SAT | 28/06/1969 | Footscray (R) v Fitzroy (R) | Western Oval | 78 | - | 67 | ||
| SAT | 28/06/1969 | Melbourne (R) v Geelong (R) | MCG | 105 | - | 78 | ||
| SAT | 28/06/1969 | South Melbourne (R) v North Melbourne (R) | Lakeside Oval | 69 | - | 103 | ||
Round 12 Ladder
| Team | Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) | PF | PA | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne (R) | 1st | 9 | -1- | 2 | 38 | 129.7% | 1,327 | 1,023 |
| Carlton (R) | 2nd | 8 | -1- | 3 | 34 | 95.5% | 1,039 | 1,088 |
| Richmond (R) | 3rd | 7 | -1- | 4 | 30 | 108.8% | 1,095 | 1,006 |
| Fitzroy (R) | 4th | 7 | -0- | 5 | 28 | 128.5% | 1,244 | 968 |
| Hawthorn (R) | 5th | 7 | -0- | 5 | 28 | 108.5% | 1,169 | 1,077 |
| Collingwood (R) | 6th | 6 | -0- | 6 | 24 | 114.2% | 1,101 | 964 |
| St Kilda (R) | 7th | 6 | -0- | 6 | 24 | 98.9% | 1,013 | 1,024 |
| Footscray (R) | 8th | 6 | -0- | 6 | 24 | 95.4% | 976 | 1,023 |
| Essendon (R) | 9th | 5 | -1- | 6 | 22 | 108.3% | 1,194 | 1,103 |
| South Melbourne (R) | 10th | 4 | -0- | 8 | 16 | 78.2% | 918 | 1,174 |
| North Melbourne (R) | 11th | 3 | -0- | 9 | 12 | 75.9% | 990 | 1,304 |
| Geelong (R) | 12th | 2 | -0- | 10 | 8 | 74.4% | 907 | 1,219 |
Round 13
| Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAT | 05/07/1969 | Fitzroy (R) v South Melbourne (R) | Princes Park | 143 | - | 87 | ||
| SAT | 05/07/1969 | Geelong (R) v Essendon (R) | Kardinia Park | 90 | - | 90 | ||
| SAT | 05/07/1969 | Hawthorn (R) v Carlton (R) | Glenferrie Oval | 46 | - | 84 | ||
| SAT | 05/07/1969 | North Melbourne (R) v Melbourne (R) | Arden Street Oval | 88 | - | 96 | ||
| SAT | 05/07/1969 | Richmond (R) v Collingwood (R) | MCG | 115 | - | 81 | ||
| SAT | 05/07/1969 | St Kilda (R) v Footscray (R) | Moorabbin Oval | 82 | - | 67 | ||
Round 13 Ladder
| Team | Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) | PF | PA | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne (R) | 1st | 10 | -1- | 2 | 42 | 128.1% | 1,423 | 1,111 |
| Carlton (R) | 2nd | 9 | -1- | 3 | 38 | 99.0% | 1,123 | 1,134 |
| Richmond (R) | 3rd | 8 | -1- | 4 | 34 | 111.3% | 1,210 | 1,087 |
| Fitzroy (R) | 4th | 8 | -0- | 5 | 32 | 131.5% | 1,387 | 1,055 |
| Hawthorn (R) | 5th | 7 | -0- | 6 | 28 | 104.7% | 1,215 | 1,161 |
| St Kilda (R) | 6th | 7 | -0- | 6 | 28 | 100.4% | 1,095 | 1,091 |
| Collingwood (R) | 7th | 6 | -0- | 7 | 24 | 109.5% | 1,182 | 1,079 |
| Essendon (R) | 8th | 5 | -2- | 6 | 24 | 107.6% | 1,284 | 1,193 |
| Footscray (R) | 9th | 6 | -0- | 7 | 24 | 94.4% | 1,043 | 1,105 |
| South Melbourne (R) | 10th | 4 | -0- | 9 | 16 | 76.3% | 1,005 | 1,317 |
| North Melbourne (R) | 11th | 3 | -0- | 10 | 12 | 77.0% | 1,078 | 1,400 |
| Geelong (R) | 12th | 2 | -1- | 10 | 10 | 76.2% | 997 | 1,309 |
Round 14
| Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAT | 12/07/1969 | Carlton (R) v Footscray (R) | Princes Park | 144 | - | 50 | ||
| SAT | 12/07/1969 | Hawthorn (R) v Essendon (R) | Glenferrie Oval | 82 | - | 82 | ||
| SAT | 12/07/1969 | Melbourne (R) v Collingwood (R) | MCG | 103 | - | 78 | ||
| SAT | 12/07/1969 | North Melbourne (R) v Richmond (R) | Arden Street Oval | 66 | - | 132 | ||
| SAT | 12/07/1969 | South Melbourne (R) v Geelong (R) | Lakeside Oval | 98 | - | 89 | ||
| SAT | 12/07/1969 | St Kilda (R) v Fitzroy (R) | Moorabbin Oval | 53 | - | 121 | ||
Round 14 Ladder
| Team | Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) | PF | PA | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne (R) | 1st | 11 | -1- | 2 | 46 | 128.3% | 1,526 | 1,189 |
| Carlton (R) | 2nd | 10 | -1- | 3 | 42 | 107.0% | 1,267 | 1,184 |
| Richmond (R) | 3rd | 9 | -1- | 4 | 38 | 116.4% | 1,342 | 1,153 |
| Fitzroy (R) | 4th | 9 | -0- | 5 | 36 | 136.1% | 1,508 | 1,108 |
| Hawthorn (R) | 5th | 7 | -1- | 6 | 30 | 104.3% | 1,297 | 1,243 |
| St Kilda (R) | 6th | 7 | -0- | 7 | 28 | 94.7% | 1,148 | 1,212 |
| Essendon (R) | 7th | 5 | -3- | 6 | 26 | 107.1% | 1,366 | 1,275 |
| Collingwood (R) | 8th | 6 | -0- | 8 | 24 | 106.6% | 1,260 | 1,182 |
| Footscray (R) | 9th | 6 | -0- | 8 | 24 | 87.5% | 1,093 | 1,249 |
| South Melbourne (R) | 10th | 5 | -0- | 9 | 20 | 78.4% | 1,103 | 1,406 |
| North Melbourne (R) | 11th | 3 | -0- | 11 | 12 | 74.7% | 1,144 | 1,532 |
| Geelong (R) | 12th | 2 | -1- | 11 | 10 | 77.2% | 1,086 | 1,407 |
Round 15
| Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAT | 19/07/1969 | Collingwood (R) v Carlton (R) | Victoria Park | 68 | - | 87 | ||
| SAT | 19/07/1969 | Essendon (R) v Melbourne (R) | Windy Hill | 127 | - | 85 | ||
| SAT | 19/07/1969 | Fitzroy (R) v North Melbourne (R) | Princes Park | 109 | - | 94 | ||
| SAT | 19/07/1969 | Footscray (R) v Hawthorn (R) | Western Oval | 122 | - | 75 | ||
| SAT | 19/07/1969 | Geelong (R) v St Kilda (R) | Kardinia Park | 90 | - | 118 | ||
| SAT | 19/07/1969 | Richmond (R) v South Melbourne (R) | MCG | 165 | - | 77 | ||
Round 15 Ladder
| Team | Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) | PF | PA | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne (R) | 1st | 11 | -1- | 3 | 46 | 122.4% | 1,611 | 1,316 |
| Carlton (R) | 2nd | 11 | -1- | 3 | 46 | 108.1% | 1,354 | 1,252 |
| Richmond (R) | 3rd | 10 | -1- | 4 | 42 | 122.5% | 1,507 | 1,230 |
| Fitzroy (R) | 4th | 10 | -0- | 5 | 40 | 134.5% | 1,617 | 1,202 |
| St Kilda (R) | 5th | 8 | -0- | 7 | 32 | 97.2% | 1,266 | 1,302 |
| Essendon (R) | 6th | 6 | -3- | 6 | 30 | 109.8% | 1,493 | 1,360 |
| Hawthorn (R) | 7th | 7 | -1- | 7 | 30 | 100.5% | 1,372 | 1,365 |
| Footscray (R) | 8th | 7 | -0- | 8 | 28 | 91.8% | 1,215 | 1,324 |
| Collingwood (R) | 9th | 6 | -0- | 9 | 24 | 104.6% | 1,328 | 1,269 |
| South Melbourne (R) | 10th | 5 | -0- | 10 | 20 | 75.1% | 1,180 | 1,571 |
| North Melbourne (R) | 11th | 3 | -0- | 12 | 12 | 75.4% | 1,238 | 1,641 |
| Geelong (R) | 12th | 2 | -1- | 12 | 10 | 77.1% | 1,176 | 1,525 |
Round 16
| Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAT | 26/07/1969 | North Melbourne (R) v Essendon (R) | Arden Street Oval | 96 | - | 142 | ||
| SAT | 26/07/1969 | South Melbourne (R) v Carlton (R) | Lakeside Oval | 75 | - | 160 | ||
| SAT | 02/08/1969 | Collingwood (R) v St Kilda (R) | Victoria Park | 114 | - | 49 | ||
| SAT | 02/08/1969 | Fitzroy (R) v Richmond (R) | Princes Park | 63 | - | 109 | ||
| SAT | 02/08/1969 | Geelong (R) v Footscray (R) | Kardinia Park | 159 | - | 59 | ||
| SAT | 02/08/1969 | Melbourne (R) v Hawthorn (R) | MCG | 60 | - | 58 | ||
Round 16 Ladder
| Team | Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) | PF | PA | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne (R) | 1st | 12 | -1- | 3 | 50 | 121.6% | 1,671 | 1,374 |
| Carlton (R) | 2nd | 12 | -1- | 3 | 50 | 114.1% | 1,514 | 1,327 |
| Richmond (R) | 3rd | 11 | -1- | 4 | 46 | 125.0% | 1,616 | 1,293 |
| Fitzroy (R) | 4th | 10 | -0- | 6 | 40 | 128.1% | 1,680 | 1,311 |
| Essendon (R) | 5th | 7 | -3- | 6 | 34 | 112.3% | 1,635 | 1,456 |
| St Kilda (R) | 6th | 8 | -0- | 8 | 32 | 92.9% | 1,315 | 1,416 |
| Hawthorn (R) | 7th | 7 | -1- | 8 | 30 | 100.4% | 1,430 | 1,425 |
| Collingwood (R) | 8th | 7 | -0- | 9 | 28 | 109.4% | 1,442 | 1,318 |
| Footscray (R) | 9th | 7 | -0- | 9 | 28 | 85.9% | 1,274 | 1,483 |
| South Melbourne (R) | 10th | 5 | -0- | 11 | 20 | 72.5% | 1,255 | 1,731 |
| Geelong (R) | 11th | 3 | -1- | 12 | 14 | 84.3% | 1,335 | 1,584 |
| North Melbourne (R) | 12th | 3 | -0- | 13 | 12 | 74.8% | 1,334 | 1,783 |
Round 17
| Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAT | 09/08/1969 | Carlton (R) v Geelong (R) | Princes Park | 101 | - | 104 | ||
| SAT | 09/08/1969 | Essendon (R) v Fitzroy (R) | Windy Hill | 81 | - | 52 | ||
| SAT | 09/08/1969 | Footscray (R) v Collingwood (R) | Western Oval | 67 | - | 69 | ||
| SAT | 09/08/1969 | Hawthorn (R) v North Melbourne (R) | Glenferrie Oval | 128 | - | 111 | ||
| SAT | 09/08/1969 | Richmond (R) v Melbourne (R) | MCG | 111 | - | 110 | ||
| SAT | 09/08/1969 | St Kilda (R) v South Melbourne (R) | Moorabbin Oval | 117 | - | 68 | ||
Round 17 Ladder
| Team | Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) | PF | PA | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond (R) | 1st | 12 | -1- | 4 | 50 | 123.1% | 1,727 | 1,403 |
| Melbourne (R) | 2nd | 12 | -1- | 4 | 50 | 119.9% | 1,781 | 1,485 |
| Carlton (R) | 3rd | 12 | -1- | 4 | 50 | 112.9% | 1,615 | 1,431 |
| Fitzroy (R) | 4th | 10 | -0- | 7 | 40 | 124.4% | 1,732 | 1,392 |
| Essendon (R) | 5th | 8 | -3- | 6 | 38 | 113.8% | 1,716 | 1,508 |
| St Kilda (R) | 6th | 9 | -0- | 8 | 36 | 96.5% | 1,432 | 1,484 |
| Hawthorn (R) | 7th | 8 | -1- | 8 | 34 | 101.4% | 1,558 | 1,536 |
| Collingwood (R) | 8th | 8 | -0- | 9 | 32 | 109.1% | 1,511 | 1,385 |
| Footscray (R) | 9th | 7 | -0- | 10 | 28 | 86.4% | 1,341 | 1,552 |
| South Melbourne (R) | 10th | 5 | -0- | 12 | 20 | 71.6% | 1,323 | 1,848 |
| Geelong (R) | 11th | 4 | -1- | 12 | 18 | 85.4% | 1,439 | 1,685 |
| North Melbourne (R) | 12th | 3 | -0- | 14 | 12 | 75.6% | 1,445 | 1,911 |
Round 18
| Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAT | 16/08/1969 | Essendon (R) v St Kilda (R) | Windy Hill | 104 | - | 78 | ||
| SAT | 16/08/1969 | Fitzroy (R) v Collingwood (R) | Princes Park | 91 | - | 77 | ||
| SAT | 16/08/1969 | Hawthorn (R) v Richmond (R) | Glenferrie Oval | 57 | - | 132 | ||
| SAT | 16/08/1969 | Melbourne (R) v Carlton (R) | MCG | 113 | - | 78 | ||
| SAT | 16/08/1969 | North Melbourne (R) v Geelong (R) | Arden Street Oval | 52 | - | 139 | ||
| SAT | 16/08/1969 | South Melbourne (R) v Footscray (R) | Lakeside Oval | 89 | - | 79 | ||
Round 18 Ladder
| Team | Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) | PF | PA | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond (R) | 1st | 13 | -1- | 4 | 54 | 127.3% | 1,859 | 1,460 |
| Melbourne (R) | 2nd | 13 | -1- | 4 | 54 | 121.2% | 1,894 | 1,563 |
| Carlton (R) | 3rd | 12 | -1- | 5 | 50 | 109.7% | 1,693 | 1,544 |
| Fitzroy (R) | 4th | 11 | -0- | 7 | 44 | 124.1% | 1,823 | 1,469 |
| Essendon (R) | 5th | 9 | -3- | 6 | 42 | 114.8% | 1,820 | 1,586 |
| St Kilda (R) | 6th | 9 | -0- | 9 | 36 | 95.1% | 1,510 | 1,588 |
| Hawthorn (R) | 7th | 8 | -1- | 9 | 34 | 96.8% | 1,615 | 1,668 |
| Collingwood (R) | 8th | 8 | -0- | 10 | 32 | 107.6% | 1,588 | 1,476 |
| Footscray (R) | 9th | 7 | -0- | 11 | 28 | 86.5% | 1,420 | 1,641 |
| South Melbourne (R) | 10th | 6 | -0- | 12 | 24 | 73.3% | 1,412 | 1,927 |
| Geelong (R) | 11th | 5 | -1- | 12 | 22 | 90.8% | 1,578 | 1,737 |
| North Melbourne (R) | 12th | 3 | -0- | 15 | 12 | 73.0% | 1,497 | 2,050 |
Round 19
| Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAT | 23/08/1969 | Carlton (R) v Richmond (R) | Princes Park | 79 | - | 61 | ||
| SAT | 23/08/1969 | Collingwood (R) v South Melbourne (R) | Kardinia Park | 154 | - | 78 | ||
| SAT | 23/08/1969 | Footscray (R) v Essendon (R) | Western Oval | 81 | - | 99 | ||
| SAT | 23/08/1969 | Geelong (R) v Hawthorn (R) | Kardinia Park | 110 | - | 84 | ||
| SAT | 23/08/1969 | Melbourne (R) v Fitzroy (R) | MCG | 126 | - | 84 | ||
| SAT | 23/08/1969 | St Kilda (R) v North Melbourne (R) | Moorabbin Oval | 93 | - | 79 | ||
Round 19 Ladder
| Team | Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) | PF | PA | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne (R) | 1st | 14 | -1- | 4 | 58 | 122.6% | 2,020 | 1,647 |
| Richmond (R) | 2nd | 13 | -1- | 5 | 54 | 124.8% | 1,920 | 1,539 |
| Carlton (R) | 3rd | 13 | -1- | 5 | 54 | 110.4% | 1,772 | 1,605 |
| Essendon (R) | 4th | 10 | -3- | 6 | 46 | 115.1% | 1,919 | 1,667 |
| Fitzroy (R) | 5th | 11 | -0- | 8 | 44 | 119.6% | 1,907 | 1,595 |
| St Kilda (R) | 6th | 10 | -0- | 9 | 40 | 96.2% | 1,603 | 1,667 |
| Collingwood (R) | 7th | 9 | -0- | 10 | 36 | 112.1% | 1,742 | 1,554 |
| Hawthorn (R) | 8th | 8 | -1- | 10 | 34 | 95.6% | 1,699 | 1,778 |
| Footscray (R) | 9th | 7 | -0- | 12 | 28 | 86.3% | 1,501 | 1,740 |
| Geelong (R) | 10th | 6 | -1- | 12 | 26 | 92.7% | 1,688 | 1,821 |
| South Melbourne (R) | 11th | 6 | -0- | 13 | 24 | 71.6% | 1,490 | 2,081 |
| North Melbourne (R) | 12th | 3 | -0- | 16 | 12 | 73.5% | 1,576 | 2,143 |
Round 20
| Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAT | 30/08/1969 | Essendon (R) v Carlton (R) | Windy Hill | 86 | - | 87 | ||
| SAT | 30/08/1969 | Fitzroy (R) v Geelong (R) | Princes Park | 84 | - | 74 | ||
| SAT | 30/08/1969 | Hawthorn (R) v St Kilda (R) | Glenferrie Oval | 88 | - | 85 | ||
| SAT | 30/08/1969 | North Melbourne (R) v Collingwood (R) | Arden Street Oval | 55 | - | 158 | ||
| SAT | 30/08/1969 | Richmond (R) v Footscray (R) | MCG | 108 | - | 45 | ||
| SAT | 30/08/1969 | South Melbourne (R) v Melbourne (R) | Lakeside Oval | 114 | - | 160 | ||
Round 20 Ladder
| Team | Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) | PF | PA | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne (R) | 1st | 15 | -1- | 4 | 62 | 123.8% | 2,180 | 1,761 |
| Richmond (R) | 2nd | 14 | -1- | 5 | 58 | 128.0% | 2,028 | 1,584 |
| Carlton (R) | 3rd | 14 | -1- | 5 | 58 | 109.9% | 1,859 | 1,691 |
| Fitzroy (R) | 4th | 12 | -0- | 8 | 48 | 119.3% | 1,991 | 1,669 |
| Essendon (R) | 5th | 10 | -3- | 7 | 46 | 114.3% | 2,005 | 1,754 |
| Collingwood (R) | 6th | 10 | -0- | 10 | 40 | 118.1% | 1,900 | 1,609 |
| St Kilda (R) | 7th | 10 | -0- | 10 | 40 | 96.2% | 1,688 | 1,755 |
| Hawthorn (R) | 8th | 9 | -1- | 10 | 38 | 95.9% | 1,787 | 1,863 |
| Footscray (R) | 9th | 7 | -0- | 13 | 28 | 83.7% | 1,546 | 1,848 |
| Geelong (R) | 10th | 6 | -1- | 13 | 26 | 92.5% | 1,762 | 1,905 |
| South Melbourne (R) | 11th | 6 | -0- | 14 | 24 | 71.6% | 1,604 | 2,241 |
| North Melbourne (R) | 12th | 3 | -0- | 17 | 12 | 70.9% | 1,631 | 2,301 |
Finals Series
The positions of teams going into the finals:
| Team | Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) | PF | PA | GF | BF | GA | BA | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne (R) | 1st | 15 | -1- | 4 | 62 | 123.8% | 2,180 | 1,761 | 312 | 308 | 250 | 261 |
| Richmond (R) | 2nd | 14 | -1- | 5 | 58 | 128.0% | 2,028 | 1,584 | 290 | 288 | 226 | 228 |
| Carlton (R) | 3rd | 14 | -1- | 5 | 58 | 109.9% | 1,859 | 1,691 | 261 | 293 | 236 | 275 |
| Fitzroy (R) | 4th | 12 | -0- | 8 | 48 | 119.3% | 1,991 | 1,669 | 280 | 311 | 234 | 265 |
| Essendon (R) | 5th | 10 | -3- | 7 | 46 | 114.3% | 2,005 | 1,754 | 286 | 289 | 247 | 272 |
| Collingwood (R) | 6th | 10 | -0- | 10 | 40 | 118.1% | 1,900 | 1,609 | 269 | 286 | 226 | 253 |
| St Kilda (R) | 7th | 10 | -0- | 10 | 40 | 96.2% | 1,688 | 1,755 | 238 | 260 | 253 | 237 |
| Hawthorn (R) | 8th | 9 | -1- | 10 | 38 | 95.9% | 1,787 | 1,863 | 258 | 239 | 263 | 285 |
| Footscray (R) | 9th | 7 | -0- | 13 | 28 | 83.7% | 1,546 | 1,848 | 210 | 286 | 262 | 276 |
| Geelong (R) | 10th | 6 | -1- | 13 | 26 | 92.5% | 1,762 | 1,905 | 252 | 250 | 273 | 267 |
| South Melbourne (R) | 11th | 6 | -0- | 14 | 24 | 71.6% | 1,604 | 2,241 | 225 | 254 | 316 | 345 |
| North Melbourne (R) | 12th | 3 | -0- | 17 | 12 | 70.9% | 1,631 | 2,301 | 233 | 233 | 328 | 333 |
Final Round 1
Semi Final
| Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAT | 06/09/1969 | Carlton (R) v Fitzroy (R) | MCG | 100 | - | 65 | ||
| SAT | 13/09/1969 | Melbourne (R) v Richmond (R) | MCG | 88 | - | 77 | ||
Final Round 1 Ladder
| Team | Pos. |
|---|---|
| Melbourne (R) | 1st |
| Richmond (R) | 2nd |
| Carlton (R) | 3rd |
| Fitzroy (R) | 4th |
Final Round 2
Preliminary Final
| Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAT | 20/09/1969 | Richmond (R) v Carlton (R) | MCG | 91 | - | 97 | ||
Final Round 2 Ladder
| Team | Pos. |
|---|---|
| Melbourne (R) | 1st |
| Carlton (R) | 2nd |
| Richmond (R) | 3rd |
| Fitzroy (R) | 4th |
Final Round 3
Grand Final
| Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAT | 27/09/1969 | Melbourne (R) v Carlton (R) | MCG | 88 | - | 60 | ||
Final Round 3 Ladder
| Team | Pos. |
|---|---|
| Melbourne (R) | 1st |
| Carlton (R) | 2nd |
| Richmond (R) | 3rd |
| Fitzroy (R) | 4th |