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VFA - KEY FACTS

Official name
Victorian Football Association

Known as
VFA

Duration
1877–1995

Disbanded
1995

Affiliated competitions (Historical)
Premiership Season 1877-1995


Premiership Season

Official Name
VFA Premiership Season

Duration
1877–1995

Affiliated clubs (Historical)
Carlton (VIC) 1877-1896; Geelong (VIC) 1877-1896; Melbourne (VIC) 1877-1896; St. Kilda (VIC) 1877-1879, 1886-1896; North Melbourne (VIC) 1877-1924; Albert Park (Original) (VIC) 1877-1879; Barwon (Original) (VIC) 1877-1878; Essendon (VIC) 1878-1896; South Melbourne (VIC) 1879-1896; West Melbourne (VIC) 1879-1880, 1889-1907; East Melbourne (VIC) 1880-1882; Fitzroy (VIC) 1884-1896; Williamstown (VIC) 1884-1995; Richmond (VIC) 1885-1907; University (VIC) 1885-1888; Footscray (VIC) 1886-1924; Ballarat Imperial (VIC) 1886-1888; Port Melbourne (VIC) 1886-1995; South Ballarat (VIC) 1886-1888; South Williamstown (VIC) 1886-1887; Ballarat (VIC) 1886-1888; Prahran (Original) (VIC) 1886-1887; Collingwood (VIC) 1892-1896; Brunswick Broadmeadows (VIC) 1897-1991; Prahran (VIC) 1899-1958, 1960-1994; Essendon Association (VIC) 1900-1921; Preston (VIC) 1903-1911, 1926-1995; Brighton (VIC) 1908-1961; Northcote (VIC) 1908-1987; Melbourne City (VIC) 1912-1913; Hawthorn (VIC) 1914-1924; Geelong Association (VIC) 1922-1927; Coburg (VIC) 1925-1995; Camberwell (VIC) 1926-1991; Yarraville (VIC) 1928-1983; Oakleigh (VIC) 1929-1994; Sandringham (VIC) 1929-1995; Box Hill (VIC) 1951-1995; Moorabbin (Original) (VIC) 1951-1963; Dandenong (VIC) 1958-1994; Mordialloc (VIC) 1958-1988; Sunshine (VIC) 1959-1989; Waverley (VIC) 1961-1987; Caulfield (VIC) 1962-1987; Geelong West (VIC) 1963-1988; Werribee (VIC) 1965-1995; Frankston (VIC) 1966-1995; Springvale (VIC) 1982-1995; Kilsyth (VIC) 1982-1984; Berwick (VIC) 1983-1987; Moorabbin (VIC) 1983-1987

Affiliated grounds (Historical)
Albert Cricket Ground; Alex G. Gillon Oval; Arch Brown Reserve; Arden Street; Ballarat City Oval; Ben Kavanagh Reserve; Bentleigh Reserve; Bill Lawry Oval; Box Hill City Oval; Brighton Beach Oval; Brunswick Street; Camberwell Sportsground; Central Reserve #2; Cheltenham Reserve; Chirnside Park; Coburg City Oval; Corio Oval; Croxton Park; Dandenong Showgrounds; East Melbourne; Eastern Oval; Edwin Flack Reserve; Elsternwick Park; Fearon Reserve; Frankston Park; Friendly Societies' Ground; Glenferrie Oval; Junction Oval; Kardinia Park; Kilsyth Reserve; Lake Oval; M.C.G.; McKinnon Reserve; Melbourne Showgrounds; Moorabbin Oval; North Port Oval; Olympic Park; Preston City Oval; Princes Park; Princes Park (Caulfield); Punt Road; Richmond City Reserve; Robertson Oval; Selwyn Park; Shepley Oval; Skinner Reserve; Springvale Reserve; TBA; Toorak Park; Trevor Barker Oval; University Oval; Victoria Park; W.C.G.; Warrawee Park; Wesley College (St Kilda Rd); West Oval; Western Oval (Ballarat); Whitten Oval; Windy Hill; Yarraville Oval

1968 VFA Premiership Season

VFA - League records
 
1967 1969
Grand Finals | Every final | Every match | Notable players
 
Ladder | Round by Round | Finals
 

1968 Ladder

LP
Club
P
W
L
D
For
Agn
%
Pts
1 Williamstown 17 15 1 1 1912 1013 188.75 62
2 Geelong West 17 14 3 0 1964 1441 136.29 56
3 Sunshine 17 11 5 1 1640 1158 141.62 46
4 Werribee 17 11 6 0 1415 1439 98.33 44
5 Northcote 17 9 8 0 1391 1433 97.07 36
6 Frankston 17 8 9 0 1603 1593 100.63 32
7 Caulfield 17 5 12 0 1382 1682 82.16 20
8 Mordialloc 17 4 13 0 1248 1684 74.11 16
9 Camberwell 17 4 13 0 1218 1933 63.01 16
10 Box Hill 17 3 14 0 1214 1611 75.36 12
  H&A 85 84 84 1 14987 14987 100.00 340
  Finals 4 4 4 0 886 886 100.00 16
  Total 89 88 88 1 15873 15873 100.00 356

1968 Round by Round

Round 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 1SF | 2SF | PF | GF

Round 1[Round Review]

 
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Score
Date / Result
Ground
Crowd
Box Hill2.54.56.811.11 77 Sat 13-Apr-1968 2:10 pm Box Hill City Oval 
Camberwell2.24.69.813.12 90 Camberwell won by 13 points
Caulfield1.04.125.146.17 53 Sat 13-Apr-1968 2:10 pm Princes Park (Caulfield) 
Williamstown2.04.26.109.13 67 Williamstown won by 14 points
Frankston2.16.210.916.15 111 Sat 13-Apr-1968 2:10 pm Frankston Park 
Geelong West5.413.814.1318.15 123 Geelong West won by 12 points
Werribee2.35.67.1012.13 85 Sun 14-Apr-1968 2:10 pm Chirnside Park 
Sunshine1.43.97.1311.15 81 Werribee won by 4 points
Northcote———15.12 102 Sun 14-Apr-1968 2:10 pm Northcote Park 
Mordialloc———11.14 80 Northcote won by 22 points

Round 2[Round Review]

 
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Score
Date / Result
Ground
Crowd
Williamstown2.76.1211.1512.21 93 Sat 20-Apr-1968 2:10 pm W.C.G. 
Werribee1.23.43.74.7 31 Williamstown won by 62 points
Sunshine3.19.410.711.10 76 Sat 20-Apr-1968 2:10 pm Skinner Reserve 
Northcote1.22.45.96.14 50 Sunshine won by 26 points
Mordialloc3.15.77.811.11 77 Sat 20-Apr-1968 2:10 pm Ben Kavanagh Reserve 
Box Hill2.45.77.1012.12 84 Box Hill won by 7 points
Camberwell3.58.810.913.17 95 Sat 20-Apr-1968 2:10 pm Camberwell Sportsground 
Frankston3.56.69.1611.19 85 Camberwell won by 10 points
Geelong West4.36.713.719.9 123 Sat 20-Apr-1968 2:10 pm West Oval 
Caulfield2.12.33.37.7 49 Geelong West won by 74 points

Round 3[Round Review]

 
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Score
Date / Result
Ground
Crowd
Frankston7.312.615.818.8 116 Sat 27-Apr-1968 2:10 pm Frankston Park 
Williamstown1.35.715.1123.16 154 Williamstown won by 38 points
Box Hill3.35.76.118.13 61 Sat 27-Apr-1968 2:10 pm Box Hill City Oval 
Caulfield3.24.49.914.17 101 Caulfield won by 40 points
Northcote1.42.811.1313.15 93 Sat 27-Apr-1968 2:10 pm Northcote Park 
Werribee4.28.610.1114.15 99 Werribee won by 6 points
Geelong West4.68.1114.1921.23 149 Sun 28-Apr-1968 2:00 pm West Oval 
Mordialloc3.16.67.69.9 63 Geelong West won by 86 points
Sunshine4.77.88.1512.19 91 Sun 28-Apr-1968 2:10 pm Skinner Reserve 
Camberwell0.13.74.88.13 61 Sunshine won by 30 points

Round 4[Round Review]

 
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Score
Date / Result
Ground
Crowd
Werribee———8.11 59 Sat 4-May-1968 2:10 pm Chirnside Park 
Box Hill———8.6 54 Werribee won by 5 points
Camberwell———10.9 69 Sat 4-May-1968 2:10 pm Camberwell Sportsground 
Northcote———12.19 91 Northcote won by 22 points
Caulfield———11.10 76 Sat 4-May-1968 2:10 pm Princes Park (Caulfield) 
Frankston———17.14 116 Frankston won by 40 points
Williamstown———15.12 102 Sun 5-May-1968 2:10 pm W.C.G. 
Geelong West———13.11 89 Williamstown won by 13 points
Mordialloc———12.17 89 Sun 5-May-1968 2:10 pm Ben Kavanagh Reserve 
Sunshine———11.13 79 Mordialloc won by 10 points

Round 5[Round Review]

 
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Score
Date / Result
Ground
Crowd
Frankston———21.17 143 Sat 11-May-1968 2:10 pm Frankston Park 
Werribee———8.9 57 Frankston won by 86 points
Box Hill———14.7 91 Sat 11-May-1968 2:10 pm Box Hill City Oval 
Northcote———16.12 108 Northcote won by 17 points
Sunshine———22.12 144 Sat 11-May-1968 2:10 pm Skinner Reserve 
Geelong West———12.7 79 Sunshine won by 65 points
Mordialloc———19.15 129 Sat 11-May-1968 2:10 pm Ben Kavanagh Reserve 
Caulfield———16.7 103 Mordialloc won by 26 points
Camberwell———13.10 88 Sat 11-May-1968 2:10 pm Camberwell Sportsground 
Williamstown———20.20 140 Williamstown won by 52 points

Round 6[Round Review]

 
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Score
Date / Result
Ground
Crowd
Box Hill———7.12 54 Sat 18-May-1968 2:10 pm Box Hill City Oval 
Sunshine———8.8 56 Sunshine won by 2 points
Northcote———15.11 101 Sat 18-May-1968 2:10 pm Northcote Park 
Frankston———9.13 67 Northcote won by 34 points
Caulfield———11.14 80 Sat 18-May-1968 2:10 pm Princes Park (Caulfield) 
Werribee———11.24 90 Werribee won by 10 points
Williamstown———11.7 73 Sat 18-May-1968 2:10 pm W.C.G. 
Mordialloc———6.4 40 Williamstown won by 33 points
Geelong West———24.27 171 Sat 18-May-1968 2:10 pm West Oval 
Camberwell———9.8 62 Geelong West won by 109 points

Round 7[Round Review]

 
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Score
Date / Result
Ground
Crowd
Frankston———12.22 94 Sat 25-May-1968 2:10 pm Frankston Park 
Box Hill———7.14 56 Frankston won by 38 points
Northcote———7.11 53 Sat 25-May-1968 2:10 pm Northcote Park 
Caulfield———12.9 81 Caulfield won by 28 points
Werribee———9.17 71 Sat 25-May-1968 2:10 pm Chirnside Park 
Geelong West———14.16 100 Geelong West won by 29 points
Sunshine———8.12 60 Sat 25-May-1968 2:10 pm Skinner Reserve 
Williamstown———7.10 52 Sunshine won by 8 points
Mordialloc———13.13 91 Sat 25-May-1968 2:10 pm Ben Kavanagh Reserve 
Camberwell———8.9 57 Mordialloc won by 34 points

Round 8[Round Review]

 
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Score
Date / Result
Ground
Crowd
Williamstown10.211.414.1116.12 108 Sat 1-Jun-1968 2:10 pm W.C.G. 
Northcote1.12.52.54.6 30 Williamstown won by 78 points
Sunshine1.08.98.128.14 62 Sat 1-Jun-1968 2:10 pm Skinner Reserve 
Caulfield2.82.85.116.12 48 Sunshine won by 14 points
Mordialloc5.78.88.169.17 71 Sat 1-Jun-1968 2:10 pm Ben Kavanagh Reserve 
Frankston0.13.24.45.8 38 Mordialloc won by 33 points
Camberwell0.23.54.811.12 78 Sat 1-Jun-1968 2:10 pm Camberwell Sportsground 
Werribee5.127.1310.1911.20 86 Werribee won by 8 points
Geelong West2.39.313.1418.26 134 Sat 1-Jun-1968 2:10 pm West Oval 
Box Hill3.34.95.148.15 63 Geelong West won by 71 points

Round 9[Round Review]

 
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Score
Date / Result
Ground
Crowd
Frankston4.55.913.1416.16 112 Sat 8-Jun-1968 2:10 pm Frankston Park 
Sunshine3.87.129.1414.21 105 Frankston won by 7 points
Box Hill2.16.47.98.9 57 Sat 8-Jun-1968 2:10 pm Box Hill City Oval 
Williamstown5.65.712.1314.14 98 Williamstown won by 41 points
Northcote3.04.36.59.7 61 Sat 8-Jun-1968 2:10 pm Northcote Park 
Geelong West3.46.1010.1414.17 101 Geelong West won by 40 points
Werribee3.36.811.1114.15 99 Sat 8-Jun-1968 2:10 pm Chirnside Park 
Mordialloc3.34.87.1111.13 79 Werribee won by 20 points
Caulfield2.76.137.1611.20 86 Sat 8-Jun-1968 2:10 pm Princes Park (Caulfield) 
Camberwell3.17.310.911.13 79 Caulfield won by 7 points

Round 10[Round Review]

 
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Score
Date / Result
Ground
Crowd
Williamstown5.313.515.923.14 152 Sun 16-Jun-1968 2:10 pm W.C.G. 
Caulfield1.82.105.157.16 58 Williamstown won by 94 points
Sunshine2.27.79.913.15 93 Sun 16-Jun-1968 2:10 pm Skinner Reserve 
Werribee2.32.46.67.7 49 Sunshine won by 44 points
Mordialloc8.18.411.912.10 82 Sun 16-Jun-1968 2:10 pm Ben Kavanagh Reserve 
Northcote6.111.612.814.12 96 Northcote won by 14 points
Camberwell5.25.510.810.9 69 Sun 16-Jun-1968 2:10 pm Camberwell Sportsground 
Box Hill1.13.55.107.15 57 Camberwell won by 12 points
Geelong West4.210.516.720.11 131 Sun 16-Jun-1968 2:10 pm West Oval 
Frankston3.04.010.315.5 95 Geelong West won by 36 points

Round 11[Round Review]

 
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Score
Date / Result
Ground
Crowd
Frankston4.412.914.1617.23 125 Sat 22-Jun-1968 2:10 pm Frankston Park 
Camberwell1.53.65.95.11 41 Frankston won by 84 points
Box Hill1.27.58.712.7 79 Sat 22-Jun-1968 2:10 pm Box Hill City Oval 
Mordialloc3.53.76.1210.15 75 Box Hill won by 4 points
Caulfield2.18.811.815.11 101 Sat 22-Jun-1968 2:10 pm Princes Park (Caulfield) 
Geelong West6.37.512.916.9 105 Geelong West won by 4 points
Northcote0.03.54.98.13 61 Sun 23-Jun-1968 2:10 pm Northcote Park 
Sunshine2.54.55.97.11 53 Northcote won by 8 points
Werribee1.02.62.64.9 33 Sun 23-Jun-1968 2:10 pm Chirnside Park 
Williamstown5.77.1116.1517.19 121 Williamstown won by 88 points

Round 12[Round Review]

 
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Score
Date / Result
Ground
Crowd
Werribee7.1311.1615.2316.24 120 Sat 29-Jun-1968 2:10 pm Chirnside Park 
Northcote0.01.22.47.10 52 Werribee won by 68 points
Caulfield6.412.1113.1616.20 116 Sat 29-Jun-1968 2:10 pm Princes Park (Caulfield) 
Box Hill2.33.67.109.15 69 Caulfield won by 47 points
Williamstown3.112.313.521.8 134 Sun 30-Jun-1968 2:10 pm W.C.G. 
Frankston3.95.127.1510.16 76 Williamstown won by 58 points
Mordialloc3.57.89.911.14 80 Sun 30-Jun-1968 2:10 pm Ben Kavanagh Reserve 
Geelong West3.36.413.918.14 122 Geelong West won by 42 points
Camberwell0.73.77.127.14 56 Sun 30-Jun-1968 2:10 pm Camberwell Sportsground 
Sunshine7.311.915.1024.12 156 Sunshine won by 100 points

Round 13[Round Review]

 
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Score
Date / Result
Ground
Crowd
Frankston4.39.914.1419.21 135 Sat 6-Jul-1968 2:10 pm Frankston Park 
Caulfield4.17.411.1012.13 85 Frankston won by 50 points
Box Hill3.25.47.511.7 73 Sat 6-Jul-1968 2:10 pm Box Hill City Oval 
Werribee4.58.1013.2016.24 120 Werribee won by 47 points
Northcote6.412.816.1120.18 138 Sun 7-Jul-1968 2:01 pm Northcote Park 
Camberwell2.23.25.26.5 41 Northcote won by 97 points
Sunshine6.214.716.1122.14 146 Sun 7-Jul-1968 2:10 pm Skinner Reserve 
Mordialloc3.24.45.76.12 48 Sunshine won by 98 points
Geelong West2.13.53.145.20 50 Sun 7-Jul-1968 2:10 pm West Oval 
Williamstown6.110.512.1014.13 97 Williamstown won by 47 points

Round 14[Round Review]

 
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Score
Date / Result
Ground
Crowd
Werribee5.110.413.917.10 112 Sat 13-Jul-1968 2:10 pm Chirnside Park 
Frankston2.12.43.43.9 27 Werribee won by 85 points
Caulfield4.69.912.1119.18 132 Sat 13-Jul-1968 2:10 pm Princes Park (Caulfield) 
Mordialloc3.26.912.1515.17 107 Caulfield won by 25 points
Northcote3.27.39.612.10 82 Sun 14-Jul-1968 2:10 pm Northcote Park 
Box Hill3.47.88.99.11 65 Northcote won by 17 points
Geelong West3.14.25.511.9 75 Sun 14-Jul-1968 2:10 pm West Oval 
Sunshine0.04.67.810.9 69 Geelong West won by 6 points
Williamstown6.614.1220.1727.28 190 Sun 14-Jul-1968 2:10 pm W.C.G. 
Camberwell0.23.35.75.7 37 Williamstown won by 153 points

Round 15[Round Review]

 
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Score
Date / Result
Ground
Crowd
Frankston8.211.413.915.10 100 Sat 20-Jul-1968 2:10 pm Frankston Park 
Northcote1.47.710.1014.14 98 Frankston won by 2 points
Werribee5.18.811.912.16 88 Sat 20-Jul-1968 2:10 pm Chirnside Park 
Caulfield5.35.67.1210.15 75 Werribee won by 13 points
Sunshine5.78.912.1320.17 137 Sat 20-Jul-1968 2:10 pm Skinner Reserve 
Box Hill3.08.411.812.10 82 Sunshine won by 55 points
Camberwell0.17.611.716.11 107 Sat 20-Jul-1968 2:10 pm Camberwell Sportsground 
Geelong West9.813.820.1124.14 158 Geelong West won by 51 points
Mordialloc2.04.15.35.4 34 Sun 21-Jul-1968 2:10 pm Ben Kavanagh Reserve 
Williamstown4.59.1312.1815.22 112 Williamstown won by 78 points

Round 16[Round Review]

 
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Score
Date / Result
Ground
Crowd
Box Hill9.210.413.816.9 105 Sat 27-Jul-1968 2:10 pm Box Hill City Oval 
Frankston0.04.64.97.12 54 Box Hill won by 51 points
Caulfield1.52.59.1110.12 72 Sat 27-Jul-1968 2:10 pm Princes Park (Caulfield) 
Northcote1.25.98.1114.21 105 Northcote won by 33 points
Williamstown3.54.125.1212.19 91 Sun 28-Jul-1968 2:10 pm W.C.G. 
Sunshine6.37.810.1712.19 91 Williamstown drew with Sunshine
Camberwell5.47.713.1315.14 104 Sun 28-Jul-1968 2:10 pm Camberwell Sportsground 
Mordialloc1.03.56.67.12 54 Camberwell won by 50 points
Geelong West3.16.412.817.11 113 Sun 28-Jul-1968 2:10 pm West Oval 
Werribee2.37.59.1011.13 79 Geelong West won by 34 points

Round 17[Round Review]

 
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Score
Date / Result
Ground
Crowd
Frankston———16.13 109 Sat 3-Aug-1968 2:10 pm Frankston Park 
Mordialloc———6.13 49 Frankston won by 60 points
Box Hill———13.9 87 Sat 3-Aug-1968 2:10 pm Box Hill City Oval 
Geelong West———20.21 141 Geelong West won by 54 points
Werribee———20.17 137 Sat 3-Aug-1968 2:10 pm Chirnside Park 
Camberwell———12.12 84 Werribee won by 53 points
Caulfield———10.6 66 Sat 3-Aug-1968 2:10 pm Princes Park (Caulfield) 
Sunshine———20.21 141 Sunshine won by 75 points
Northcote———10.10 70 Sun 4-Aug-1968 2:10 pm Northcote Park 
Williamstown———19.14 128 Williamstown won by 58 points

1968 Ladder

LP
Club
P
W
L
D
For
Agn
%
Pts
1 Williamstown 17 15 1 1 1912 1013 188.75 62
2 Geelong West 17 14 3 0 1964 1441 136.29 56
3 Sunshine 17 11 5 1 1640 1158 141.62 46
4 Werribee 17 11 6 0 1415 1439 98.33 44
5 Northcote 17 9 8 0 1391 1433 97.07 36
6 Frankston 17 8 9 0 1603 1593 100.63 32
7 Caulfield 17 5 12 0 1382 1682 82.16 20
8 Mordialloc 17 4 13 0 1248 1684 74.11 16
9 Camberwell 17 4 13 0 1218 1933 63.01 16
10 Box Hill 17 3 14 0 1214 1611 75.36 12
  H&A 85 84 84 1 14987 14987 100.00 340
  Finals 4 4 4 0 886 886 100.00 16
  Total 89 88 88 1 15873 15873 100.00 356

Finals Week 1[Finals Week 1 Review]

First Semi-final

 
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Score
Date / Result
Ground
Crowd
Sunshine1.28.1310.1613.24 102 Sun 11-Aug-1968 2:10 pm Yarraville Oval 
Werribee4.44.58.910.11 71 Sunshine won by 31 points

Finals Week 2[Finals Week 2 Review]

Second Semi-final

 
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Score
Date / Result
Ground
Crowd
Williamstown8.910.1016.1419.18 132 Sun 11-Aug-1968 2:10 pm Toorak Park8,000
Geelong West3.110.411.519.11 125 Williamstown won by 7 points

Finals Week 3[Finals Week 3 Review]

Preliminary Final

 
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Score
Date / Result
Ground
Crowd
Geelong West4.76.812.1017.12 114 Sun 18-Aug-1968 2:10 pm Toorak Park 
Sunshine2.03.126.1511.18 84 Geelong West won by 30 points

Finals Week 4[Finals Week 4 Review]

Grand Final

 
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Score
Date / Result
Ground
Crowd
Williamstown4.311.815.1118.15 123 Sun 25-Aug-1968 2:10 pm Toorak Park6,000
Geelong West4.310.614.1220.15 135 Geelong West won by 12 points

Footnotes

* Behinds calculated from the 1965 season on.
+ Score at the end of extra time.