M.C.G. · Sat 17 Aug 1968 · 68,529 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RichmondRICH | 3.4 | 6.7 | 9.12 | 74 |
| EssendonESS | 2.4 | 5.6 | 6.8 | 54 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 74 and 54.
Richmond won by 20 points.
10.14 (74) — 7.12 (54)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Bartlett | 28 | 1 | 29 | 1 | — | 2 |
| Michael Bowden | 14 | 10 | 24 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Graham Burgin | 17 | 5 | 22 | 4 |
| — |
| 0 |
| Ted Murphy | 19 | 2 | 21 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Roger Dean | 10 | 11 | 21 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Dick Clay | 18 | 1 | 19 | 6 | — | 1 |
| John Northey | 15 | 3 | 18 | 2 | — | 3 |
| Des McKenzie | 17 | 1 | 18 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Michael Patterson | 15 | 3 | 18 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Kevin Sheedy | 13 | 5 | 18 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Francis Bourke | 14 | 3 | 17 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Billy Brown | 15 | 2 | 17 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Royce Hart | 13 | 3 | 16 | 2 | — | 2 |
| Mike Green | 11 | 4 | 15 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Tony Jewell | 9 | 4 | 13 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Barry Richardson | 8 | 1 | 9 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Rex Hunt | 6 | 2 | 8 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Paddy Guinane | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Eric Moore | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Graeme Bond | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geoff Gosper | 21 | 5 | 26 | 2 | — | 0 |
| John Ellis | 16 | 8 | 24 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Barry Davis | 17 | 6 | 23 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Ken Fraser | 11 | 10 | 21 | 6 | — | 1 |
| Darryl Gerlach | 19 | 1 | 20 | 6 | — | 1 |
| Russell Blew | 16 | 2 | 18 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Ted Fordham | 14 | 3 | 17 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Geoff Pryor | 16 | 0 | 16 | 4 | — | 0 |
| David Shaw | 14 | 0 | 14 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Robin Close | 13 | 0 | 13 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Don McKenzie | 11 | 2 | 13 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Kevin Egan | 8 | 4 | 12 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Charlie Payne | 10 | 2 | 12 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Alan Noonan | 8 | 4 | 12 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Bruce Waite | 11 | 0 | 11 | 5 | — | 2 |
| Lindsay McGie | 10 | 0 | 10 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Alec Epis | 7 | 3 | 10 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Don Gross | 5 | 2 | 7 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Wally Buhaj | 6 | 1 | 7 | 0 | — | 0 |
| John Fanning | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 |