1968 Golden Fleece Cup

January 2023 October 2013 January 2024 1968 Golden Fleece Cup VFL Night Series Cup 1968 180px Golden Fleece Night Premiership 8 1st 7 89439 The 1968 VFL Golden Fleece Night Premiership was the Victorian Football League end of season cup competition played in September and October of the 1968 VFL Premiership Season. Run as a knock-out tournament, it was contested by the eight VFL teams that failed to make the 1968 VFL finals series. It was the 13th VFL Night Series competition. Games were played at the Lake Oval, Albert Park, then the home ground of South Melbourne, as it was the only ground equipped to host night games. Hawthorn won its first night series cup defeating North Melbourne in the final by 61 points.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=zRZVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=dZMDAAAAIBAJ&pg=1667%2C576024 Hawks heading for night flag Greg Hobbs 3 October 1968 The Age Games Round 1 |- bgcolor="#CCCCFF" | Winning team | Winning team score | Losing team | Losing team score | Ground | Crowd | Date |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 16.10 (106) | | 10.22 (82) | Lake Oval | 14,285 | Thursday, 5 September |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 11.14 (80) | | 11.9 (75) | Lake Oval | 12,059 | Tuesday, 10 September |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 18.19 (127) | | 18.7 (115) | Lake Oval | 10,020 | Thursday, 12 September |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 15.15 (105)The match was decided after extra time; scores were level at 15.15 (104) to 16.8 (104) after the conclusion of regular time. 1994-02-22 Breaking football's deadlocks The Age 44 | | 16.8 (104) | Lake Oval | 15,037 | Tuesday, 17 September Semi-finals |- bgcolor="#CCCCFF" | Winning team | Winning team score | Losing team | Losing team score | Ground | Crowd | Date |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 19.14 (128) | | 14.10 (94) | Lake Oval | 15,336 | Thursday, 19 September |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 18.11 (119) | | 12.17 (89) | Lake Oval | 7,052 | Tuesday, 24 September Final |- bgcolor="#CCCCFF" | Winning team | Winning team score | Losing team | Losing team score | Ground | Crowd | Date |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 16.15 (111) | | 6.14 (50) | Lake Oval | 15,650 | Wednesday, 2 OctoberAFL Record Season Guide to 2010 2010 900 G. Slattery 978-0-9806274-5-9 Lovett, Michael See also List of Australian Football League night premiers 1968 VFL season Notes References External links 1968 VFL Night Premiership - detailed review including quarter-by-quarter scores, best players and goalkickers for each match Category:Australian Football League pre-season competition