Princes Park · Thu 25 Apr 1968 · 35,929 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CarltonCARL | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.10 | 17 |
| EssendonESS | 0.1 | 0.5 | 3.6 | 50 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 17 and 50.
Essendon won by 33 points.
1.11 (17) — 7.8 (50)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adrian Gallagher | 18 | 5 | 23 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Gary Crane | 14 | 1 | 15 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Kevin Hall | 13 | 2 | 15 | 5 | — |
| 0 |
| Sergio Silvagni | 14 | 0 | 14 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Ron Barassi | 10 | 4 | 14 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Bryan Quirk | 13 | 1 | 14 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Robert Walls | 12 | 1 | 13 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Brent Crosswell | 10 | 3 | 13 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Ron Stone | 12 | 1 | 13 | 4 | — | 0 |
| John Goold | 8 | 4 | 12 | 2 | — | 0 |
| John Nicholls | 10 | 1 | 11 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Ian Nicoll | 10 | 1 | 11 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Ian Collins | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Wes Lofts | 7 | 1 | 8 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Peter Kerr | 7 | 1 | 8 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Peter Smith | 7 | 0 | 7 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Bob Edmond | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Peter Jones | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Ian Robertson | 6 | 0 | 6 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Noel Bishop | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 |
Smith 1
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Fraser | 18 | 10 | 28 | 10 | — | 1 |
| Bob Greenwood | 24 | 3 | 27 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Paul Sproule | 18 | 4 | 22 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Ted Fordham | 20 | 1 | 21 | 8 | — | 0 |
| Russell Blew | 17 | 2 | 19 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Geoff Gosper | 13 | 4 | 17 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Barry Davis | 16 | 1 | 17 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Charlie Payne | 15 | 2 | 17 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Don McKenzie | 12 | 4 | 16 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Darryl Gerlach | 15 | 0 | 15 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Geoff Pryor | 13 | 1 | 14 | 3 | — | 0 |
| John Ellis | 11 | 3 | 14 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Alec Epis | 13 | 1 | 14 | 0 | — | 0 |
| David Shaw | 11 | 1 | 12 | 3 | — | 0 |
| John Williams | 9 | 2 | 11 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Ian Anderson | 10 | 0 | 10 | 7 | — | 3 |
| Geoff Blethyn | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Lindsay McGie | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Wally Buhaj | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 1 |
| Bruce Waite | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |