Princes Park · Sat 3 Aug 1968 · 12,129 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FitzroyFITZ | 4.5 | 9.7 | 11.9 | 93 |
| EssendonESS | 1.2 | 5.6 | 9.10 | 94 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 93 and 94.
Essendon won by 1 point.
13.15 (93) — 13.16 (94)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Murphy | 26 | 2 | 28 | 2 | — | 2 |
| Kevin Murray | 19 | 6 | 25 | 5 | — | 0 |
| David Rhodes | 19 | 3 | 22 | 7 | — |
| 0 |
| John Newnham | 12 | 5 | 17 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Daryl Peoples | 13 | 3 | 16 | 7 | — | 1 |
| Mike Andrews | 14 | 2 | 16 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Alex Ruscuklic | 12 | 3 | 15 | 7 | — | 1 |
| Noel Zunneberg | 14 | 1 | 15 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Max Cole | 15 | 0 | 15 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Hugh Worrall | 9 | 6 | 15 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Doug Searl | 10 | 2 | 12 | 7 | — | 6 |
| Russell Crow | 12 | 0 | 12 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Paul OBrien | 9 | 3 | 12 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Norm Brown | 11 | 0 | 11 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Peter Wood | 10 | 1 | 11 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Treva McGregor | 11 | 0 | 11 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Ian McCrae | 8 | 3 | 11 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Rod Cobain | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Gary Lazarus | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Darryl Herrod | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Ellis | 15 | 9 | 24 | 5 | — | 2 |
| Ken Fraser | 16 | 6 | 22 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Don Gross | 18 | 2 | 20 | 4 | — | 2 |
| Bob Greenwood | 17 | 2 | 19 | 3 | — | 2 |
| Barry Davis | 16 | 3 | 19 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Darryl Gerlach | 18 | 1 | 19 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Geoff Gosper | 16 | 2 | 18 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Ted Fordham | 12 | 5 | 17 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Geoff Pryor | 15 | 1 | 16 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Don McKenzie | 10 | 4 | 14 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Alec Epis | 13 | 0 | 13 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Wally Buhaj | 10 | 3 | 13 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Kevin Egan | 11 | 2 | 13 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Alan Noonan | 10 | 2 | 12 | 4 | — | 5 |
| Robin Close | 9 | 2 | 11 | 5 | — | 1 |
| John Williams | 9 | 0 | 9 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Lindsay McGie | 9 | 0 | 9 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Russell Blew | 5 | 2 | 7 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Bruce Waite | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Bill Thompson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |