1968 VFL grand final

Grand final of the 1968 Victorian Football League season December 2021 October 2011 1968 VFL 50px 7.14 (56) 50px 8.5 (53) CAR ESS 2.2 (14) 6.8 (44) 7.9 (51) 7.14 (56) 2.1 (13) 5.1 (31) 6.4 (40) 8.5 (53) 28 September 1968 116,828 Melbourne Cricket Ground 1967 1969 The 1968 VFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the Carlton Football Club and Essendon Football Club, held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Saturday, 28 September 1968.Australian Football.com – Carlton v Essendon AFL Tables: Carlton v EssendonBlueseum: Grand Final, 1968 It was the 71st annual Grand Final of the Victorian Football League, staged to determine the premiers for the 1968 VFL season. The match, attended by a record crowd of 116,828 spectators, was won by Carlton by a margin of 3 points, making it that club's ninth premiership victory, but its first since winning the 1947 VFL Grand Final. The Blues emerged victorious despite Essendon kicking more goals, the first and only time that had happened in a VFL/AFL grand final until Collingwood defeated Brisbane in the 2023 AFL Grand Final. There was a strong wind blowing during the whole game, which did not help it as a spectacle and possibly contributed to Carlton's inaccuracy. Garry Crane starred on the wing for the Blues with 30 possessions. Essendon came within a point of Carlton at the 20 minute mark of the final term after a goal to Geoff Blethyn. Despite being goal-less in the final quarter, Carlton managed to keep their lead, thanks largely to 20th man Neil Chandler, who took some crucial marks in the dying stages. Aided by the opening during the year of the ground's new Western Stand, the attendance of 116,828 was the highest at a VFL premiership decider up to that time, breaking the record of 115,902 spectators who witnessed the 1956 VFL Grand Final.http://www.afl.com.au/staticfile/AFL%20Tenant/AFL/Files/Attendance-alterations-from-1908.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20151222074850/http://www.afl.com.au/staticfile/AFL%20Tenant/AFL/Files/Attendance-alterations-from-1908.pdf dead 22 December 2015 Attendance alterations from 1908 19 December 2015 Australian Football League The new record was broken at the 1969 VFL Grand Final, and that record was broken in turn at the 1970 VFL Grand Final. Teams _carltonfc16h 0E1E2D 000000 0E1E2D Carlton_redrightsash _hoops_black 000000 FB0000 Essendon #FFFFFF Carlton Carlton Football Club #0E1E2D 19 Ian Collins 20 Wes Lofts 42 Robert Walls 21 Barry Gill 11 John Goold 3 Kevin Hall 34 Ian Robertson 17 Brent Crosswell 6 Garry Crane 25 Alex Jesaulenko 12 Bill Bennett 32 Bryan Quirk 28 Peter Jones 16 Brian Kekovich 8 Dennis Munari 2 John Nicholls (c) 1 Sergio Silvagni 10 Adrian Gallagher 36 Peter McLean 47 Neil Chandler Ron Barassi #CC2031 Essendon Essendon Football Club #000000 17 Darryl Gerlach 35 Geoff Pryor 36 Neil Evans 28 Alec Epis 22 John Williams 32 Barry Davis 21 Ken Fletcher 30 John Ellis 14 Russell Blew 19 Robin Close 10 Alan Noonan 5 David Shaw 20 Ted Fordham 11 Geoff Blethyn 26 Paul Sproule 24 Don McKenzie (c) 7 Charlie Payne 6 Geoff Gosper 16 Bruce Lake 15 Don Gross Jack Clarke Scorecard vs 2:30PM AEST Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Final2.2 (14)6.8 (44)7.9 (51)7.14 (56)2.1 (13)5.1 (31)6.4 (40)8.5 (53)Venue:Melbourne Cricket Ground, MelbourneDate and time:28 September 1968Attendance:116,828Umpires:Jeff Crouch (central)Goal scorers: 4: Kekovich1: Crane, Crosswell, Quirk 4: Blethyn1: Close, Lake, Noonan, SprouleBest: Reports:nilInjuries:nil Footnotes References Ross, J. (ed), 100 Years of Australian Football 1897–1996: The Complete Story of the AFL, All the Big Stories, All the Great Pictures, All the Champions, Every AFL Season Reported, Viking, (Ringwood), 1996. 0-670-86814-0 External links 8Z93xvoCRRI 1968 VFL Grand Final – Carlton v Essendon Grand final Category:VFL/AFL Grand Finals Category:Carlton Football Club Category:Essendon Football Club