Western Oval · Sat 31 Aug 1968 · 19,390 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western BulldogsWB | 2.2 | 6.6 | 10.10 | 85 |
| EssendonESS | 4.6 | 6.9 | 11.14 | 112 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 85 and 112.
Essendon won by 27 points.
12.13 (85) — 15.22 (112)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Bisset | 27 | 7 | 34 | 7 | — | 1 |
| Stuart Magee | 25 | 4 | 29 | 9 | — | 1 |
| David Thorpe | 22 | 3 | 25 | 9 |
| — |
| 0 |
| Ricky Spargo | 22 | 1 | 23 | 3 | — | 2 |
| Gary Merrington | 18 | 5 | 23 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Ted Whitten | 12 | 6 | 18 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Ian Bryant | 15 | 2 | 17 | 4 | — | 2 |
| Gary Dempsey | 15 | 1 | 16 | 8 | — | 1 |
| Ivan Marsh | 15 | 0 | 15 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Fred Cook | 13 | 1 | 14 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Laurie Sandilands | 12 | 0 | 12 | 4 | — | 2 |
| Ken Greenwood | 11 | 1 | 12 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Les Bartlett | 10 | 0 | 10 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Graeme Bean | 10 | 0 | 10 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Peter Hines | 6 | 2 | 8 | 1 | — | 0 |
| John Jillard | 8 | 0 | 8 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Kevin Delmenico | 7 | 1 | 8 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Peter Welsh | 6 | 1 | 7 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Ron McGowan | 6 | 1 | 7 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Don McKenzie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ted Fordham | 24 | 3 | 27 | 6 | — | 2 |
| Charlie Payne | 21 | 5 | 26 | 8 | — | 5 |
| Barry Davis | 22 | 2 | 24 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Russell Blew | 18 | 3 | 21 | 3 | — | 2 |
| Alan Noonan | 14 | 5 | 19 | 8 | — | 3 |
| Ken Fletcher | 15 | 4 | 19 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Robin Close | 15 | 3 | 18 | 9 | — | 1 |
| Ken Fraser | 9 | 9 | 18 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Kevin Egan | 13 | 4 | 17 | 0 | — | 0 |
| John Ellis | 7 | 8 | 15 | 2 | — | 2 |
| Vic Papp | 12 | 3 | 15 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Bruce Waite | 13 | 2 | 15 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Darryl Gerlach | 12 | 0 | 12 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Lindsay McGie | 10 | 2 | 12 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Alec Epis | 8 | 1 | 9 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Geoff Pryor | 9 | 0 | 9 | 4 | — | 0 |
| John Fanning | 6 | 1 | 7 | 2 | — | 0 |
| John Williams | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Don McKenzie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Geoff Gosper | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |