Match Recap
Preliminary Final·Sat, 21-Sep-1968 2:30 PM·M.C.G.·103,649 att.
Essendon
11.25 (91)
vs
Geelong
9.13 (67)
Essendon won by 24

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Essendon3.6 (24)7.10 (52)10.18 (78)11.25 (91)11.25 (91)
Geelong5.3 (33)8.6 (54)8.10 (58)9.13 (67)9.13 (67)

Essendon — full stats

PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#14 Russell Blew222248
#18 Greg Brown33
#19 Robin Close13114413
#32 Barry Davis172197
#30 John Ellis1662242
#28 Alec Epis184225
#36 Neil Evans2134
#21 Ken Fletcher192217
#20 Ted Fordham161171021
#23 Ken Fraser7411112
#17 Darryl Gerlach993
#6 Geoff Gosper14317221
#16 Bruce Lake22422
#24 Don McKenzie538121
#10 Alan Noonan14519833
#7 Charlie Payne142167132
#35 Geoff Pryor1611765
#5 David Shaw1414413
#26 Paul Sproule15116314
#22 John Williams13135

Geelong — full stats

PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#25 Geoff Ainsworth132153
#6 Gareth Andrews8311
#1 Wayne Closter25126511
#15 Terry Farman102124
#18 Ken Gladman213
#35 Bill Goggin2673321
#11 Ron Hosking181192
#2 Denis Marshall242471
#8 Chris Mitchell127199121
#3 Ken Newland1081831
#17 Sam Newman12214513
#36 Tony Polinelli171761
#27 Geoff Rosenow1621810
#26 Bill Ryan8513611
#30 John Scarlett3251
#10 John Sharrock13215536
#4 Phil Stevens111141
#28 Hugh Strahan11
#23 Doug Wade729731
#34 Peter Walker10919