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Results and statistics for the VFL/AFL season of 1968. VFL/AFL is the term used to refer to the competition established in 1897, which was originally known as the Victorian Football League. ...
1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday. ...
See List of Australian Football League premiers for a complete list. AFL Logo This page is a chronological listing of Australian Football League premiers. ...
Ladder
All teams played 20 games during the home and away season, for a total of 120. An additional 4 games were played during the finals series. Essendon Football Club, nicknamed The Bombers, is an Australian rules football club that is part of the Australian Football League. ...
The Carlton Football Club is the sixth oldest Australian rules football club and the third oldest club in the Australian Football League. ...
The Geelong Football Club, nicknamed The Cats, is an Australian rules football club in the Australian Football League with a rich history. ...
The St Kilda Football Club, nicknamed The Saints, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League. ...
The Richmond Football Club, nicknamed The Tigers, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League. ...
The Hawthorn Hawks known formally as the Tassie Hawks from 07 onwards, are an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League (AFL). ...
The Collingwood Football Club, nicknamed The Magpies after the black and white striped guernseys worn by the players, is an Australian rules football club, playing in the elite Australian Football League. ...
The Melbourne Football Club (MFC), nicknamed The Demons, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League, based in Melbourne, Victoria. ...
Sydney Swans logo The Sydney Swans are an Australian Football League (AFL) club based in Sydney. ...
The Western Bulldogs, formerly known as the Footscray Football Club or The Bulldogs is an Australian Football League (AFL) club based at the Whitten Oval in western suburban Melbourne, Australia, drawing its supporter base from this traditionally poor, industrial, and less leafy part of Melbourne. ...
The Fitzroy Football Club, latterly known as the Lions, was formed in 1883 and was a foundation member club of the Victorian Football League on its inception in 1897. ...
The North Melbourne Football Club, is an Australian rules football club in the Australian Football League. ...
Night Series Competition The night series were held under the floodlights at Lake Oval, South Melbourne, for the teams (5th to 12th on ladder) out of the finals at the end of the season. South Melbourne is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ...
Final: Hawthorn 16.15 (111) defeated North Melbourne 6.14 (50). The Hawthorn Hawks known formally as the Tassie Hawks from 07 onwards, are an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League (AFL). ...
The North Melbourne Football Club, is an Australian rules football club in the Australian Football League. ...
First Semi-Final | Team | 1 Qtr | 2 Qtr | 3 Qtr | Final | | Geelong | 4.4 | 9.7 | 14.10 | 19.13 (127) | | St Kilda | 24. | 4.10 | 8.13 | 11.17 (83) | | Attendance: 98,885 | The Geelong Football Club, nicknamed The Cats, is an Australian rules football club in the Australian Football League with a rich history. ...
The St Kilda Football Club, nicknamed The Saints, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League. ...
Second Semi-Final | Team | 1 Qtr | 2 Qtr | 3 Qtr | Final | | Essendon | 1.2 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 8.11 (59) | | Carlton | 5.8 | 6.9 | 11.12 | 13.17 (95) | | Attendance: 106,365 | Essendon Football Club, nicknamed The Bombers, is an Australian rules football club that is part of the Australian Football League. ...
The Carlton Football Club is the sixth oldest Australian rules football club and the third oldest club in the Australian Football League. ...
Preliminary Final | Team | 1 Qtr | 2 Qtr | 3 Qtr | Final | | Essendon | 3.6 | 7.10 | 10.18 | 11.25 (91) | | Geelong | 5.3 | 8.6 | 8.10 | 9.13 (67) | | Attendance: 103,549 | Essendon Football Club, nicknamed The Bombers, is an Australian rules football club that is part of the Australian Football League. ...
The Geelong Football Club, nicknamed The Cats, is an Australian rules football club in the Australian Football League with a rich history. ...
| Team | 1 Qtr | 2 Qtr | 3 Qtr | Final | | Carlton | 2.2 | 6.8 | 7.9 | 7.14 (56) | | Essendon | 2.1 | 5.1 | 6.4 | 8.5 (53) | | Attendance: 116,828 | A Grand Final is the culmination of a series of final matches played between a number of sporting teams to decide the premier team. ...
The Carlton Football Club is the sixth oldest Australian rules football club and the third oldest club in the Australian Football League. ...
Essendon Football Club, nicknamed The Bombers, is an Australian rules football club that is part of the Australian Football League. ...
| | Carlton | | | Backs | xxxxxxxx | xxxxxxxx | xxxxxxxx | | H/Backs | | | | | Centre Line | | | | | H/Forwards | | | | | Forwards | | | | | Rucks/Rover | | | | | Reserves | | | | | | Essendon | | | Backs | xxxxxxxx | xxxxxxxx | xxxxxxxx | | H/Backs | | | | | Centre Line | | | | | H/Forwards | | | | | Forwards | | | | | Rucks/Rover | | | | | Reserves | | | | Umpire - A Grand Final is the culmination of a series of final matches played between a number of sporting teams to decide the premier team. ...
Awards The Charles Brownlow Trophy, better known as the Brownlow Medal and colloquially as Charlie, is the medal awarded to the best and fairest player in the Australian Football League during the regular season (ie not including finals matches) as decided upon by umpires. ...
Bob Skilton (born 1938) was an Australian Rules football player who played as a rover for South Melbourne and Victoria between 1956 and 1971. ...
Sydney Swans logo The Sydney Swans are an Australian Football League (AFL) club based in Sydney. ...
A wooden spoon is a mock or real award, usually given to an individual or team which has come last in a competition, but sometimes also to runners-up. ...
The North Melbourne Football Club, is an Australian rules football club in the Australian Football League. ...
Leading Goalkicker - Peter Hudson of Hawthorn 125 goals (including 3 goals in the final series).
Peter Hudson (born February 19, 1946) is arguably the greatest Australian rules full-forward in the games history. ...
The Hawthorn Hawks known formally as the Tassie Hawks from 07 onwards, are an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League (AFL). ...
Facts - A more equitable draw consisting of 20 rounds was introduced this year to replace the old draw of 18 rounds.
Match attendance Total attendance for the finals series was 425,627 people. Attendance at the Grand Final was 116,828 people (Record - better than the 1956 record).
References - Stephen Rodgers: Every Game Ever Played VFL/AFL Results 1897-1991 3rd Edition 1992. Penguin Books Australia ISBN 0 670 90526 7.
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