M.C.G. · Sat 21 Sep 1968 · 103,649 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EssendonESS | 3.6 | 7.10 | 10.18 | 91 |
| GeelongGEEL | 5.3 | 8.6 | 8.10 | 67 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 91 and 67.
Essendon won by 24 points.
11.25 (91) — 9.13 (67)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russell Blew | 22 | 2 | 24 | 8 | — | 0 |
| John Ellis | 16 | 6 | 22 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Alec Epis | 18 | 4 | 22 | 5 | — |
| 0 |
| Ken Fletcher | 19 | 2 | 21 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Alan Noonan | 14 | 5 | 19 | 8 | — | 3 |
| Barry Davis | 17 | 2 | 19 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Ted Fordham | 16 | 1 | 17 | 10 | — | 2 |
| Geoff Gosper | 14 | 3 | 17 | 2 | — | 2 |
| Geoff Pryor | 16 | 1 | 17 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Charlie Payne | 14 | 2 | 16 | 7 | — | 1 |
| Paul Sproule | 15 | 1 | 16 | 3 | — | 1 |
| David Shaw | 14 | 0 | 14 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Robin Close | 13 | 1 | 14 | 4 | — | 1 |
| John Williams | 13 | 0 | 13 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Ken Fraser | 7 | 4 | 11 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Darryl Gerlach | 9 | 0 | 9 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Don McKenzie | 5 | 3 | 8 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Bruce Lake | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Neil Evans | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Greg Brown | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Goggin | 26 | 7 | 33 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Wayne Closter | 25 | 1 | 26 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Denis Marshall | 24 | 0 | 24 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Peter Walker | 10 | 9 | 19 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Ron Hosking | 18 | 1 | 19 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Chris Mitchell | 12 | 7 | 19 | 9 | — | 0 |
| Geoff Rosenow | 16 | 2 | 18 | 10 | — | 0 |
| Ken Newland | 10 | 8 | 18 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Tony Polinelli | 17 | 0 | 17 | 6 | — | 0 |
| John Sharrock | 13 | 2 | 15 | 5 | — | 3 |
| Geoff Ainsworth | 13 | 2 | 15 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Sam Newman | 12 | 2 | 14 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Bill Ryan | 8 | 5 | 13 | 6 | — | 1 |
| Terry Farman | 10 | 2 | 12 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Phil Stevens | 11 | 0 | 11 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Gareth Andrews | 8 | 3 | 11 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Doug Wade | 7 | 2 | 9 | 7 | — | 3 |
| John Scarlett | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Ken Gladman | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Hugh Strahan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 |