Lake Oval · Sat 27 Jul 1968 · 14,690 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SydneySYD | 1.1 | 3.6 | 6.9 | 54 |
| EssendonESS | 5.2 | 8.3 | 11.7 | 97 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 54 and 97.
Essendon won by 43 points.
7.12 (54) — 14.13 (97)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Skilton | 30 | 9 | 39 | 6 | — | 1 |
| Peter Bedford | 21 | 8 | 29 | 3 | — | 2 |
| Don Brookes | 20 | 5 | 25 | 4 | — |
| 0 |
| Russell Cook | 18 | 5 | 23 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Stuart Bennett | 16 | 4 | 20 | 11 | — | 2 |
| Herbie Matthews | 18 | 2 | 20 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Eric Sarich | 12 | 6 | 18 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Ian Davison | 14 | 4 | 18 | 1 | — | 0 |
| John Rantall | 15 | 3 | 18 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Keith Baskin | 13 | 2 | 15 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Tony Haenen | 13 | 2 | 15 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Neil Busse | 12 | 1 | 13 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Graeme Jacobs | 11 | 1 | 12 | 2 | — | 0 |
| John Sudholz | 8 | 3 | 11 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Bob Mallett | 8 | 1 | 9 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Greg Lambert | 7 | 2 | 9 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Paul Harrison | 6 | 1 | 7 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Ray Anderson | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | 0 |
| John Heriot | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Ken Phillips | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Davis | 27 | 6 | 33 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Geoff Gosper | 22 | 2 | 24 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Ken Fraser | 15 | 8 | 23 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Ted Fordham | 17 | 4 | 21 | 7 | — | 2 |
| Lindsay McGie | 19 | 1 | 20 | 8 | — | 0 |
| Russell Blew | 17 | 3 | 20 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Alan Noonan | 17 | 1 | 18 | 11 | — | 3 |
| John Ellis | 11 | 6 | 17 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Geoff Pryor | 15 | 1 | 16 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Darryl Gerlach | 14 | 1 | 15 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Alec Epis | 13 | 2 | 15 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Bob Greenwood | 13 | 0 | 13 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Ken Fletcher | 12 | 1 | 13 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Robin Close | 12 | 0 | 12 | 6 | — | 4 |
| Don Gross | 8 | 4 | 12 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Bruce Waite | 8 | 2 | 10 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Don McKenzie | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 | — | 0 |
| John Williams | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 |
| John Fanning | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Eddie Lake | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |